Monday, December 8, 2014

Midnight Heat by Sarah Grimm- Book Tour and Review

Title: Midnight Heat (Black Phoenix #2)

Author: Sarah Grimm

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publication Date: December 2, 2014

~ Synopsis ~

She was the only woman ever to rock his world. But this time he'll have to prove he's offering more than just Midnight Heat. The unconscious man wheeled into Dr. Rebecca Dahlman’s ER is sexy—devilishly sexy—and injured. This isn’t just any patient in need of medical help. He is the only man she’s ever loved—the one who still haunts her dreams. Black Phoenix bassist Dominic Price made a mistake three years ago when he walked out on Rebecca. A mistake he plans to rectify. But first he has to convince her to open her heart to him again. One touch of his calloused hands reignites their passion. Can they rekindle their trust as easily, or will her fears cause her to lose him again…this time to a man bent on revenge?

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Midnight Heat by Sarah Grimm
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

Rebecca is an over-worked Emergency Room doctor, who is surprised when an old flame she has never been able to quite get over shows up after being in a car accident. Dominic is the bass player for Black Phoenix, and realized when it was too late that he never should have let Rebecca go those years ago. Waking up after his car accident he is reunite with the woman he hasn't been able to get out of his head. He wants her back, but he hurt her badly years ago when he walked away from her, and fears it may be too late.

Rebecca is an easy character to like. She is smart and honest, and works hard to stay true to herself despite a lot of family pressure to be who and what they want her to be. Dominic is a very sexy man who definitely screwed up in the past, but who I was ready to forgive pretty quickly. Events in his past have made it tough for him to experience and express love. It is rewarding to see how he created a real family for himself through his bandmates and friends to make up for the family he didn't have as a child. Also, he is very sexy. The chemistry between he and Rebecca was intense and I was really hoping that they would be able to sort through their respective issues and feelings and finally be able to be happy in life and with each other. This is the first book I've read in this series, but this book has made me want to go back and read the first. I will gladly read more by this author in the future.

*An ARC was provided in exchange for an honest review

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~ About the Author ~

Sarah Grimm is a wife and mother of two—five if you count her much-loved dogs. She resides in beautiful West Michigan, near the white sandy beaches of Lake Michigan.

The youngest of four, Sarah can’t remember a time when she wasn’t writing. In fact, her siblings believe she began writing in utero to pass the time. As a child, Sarah wrote constantly, littering the house with bulging spiral notebooks and ignoring the ribbing of her mother and sister who routinely said romances? in a somewhat scornful tone. Little did they know, Sarah would go on to win a 2011 Readers Favorite Award for her romantic suspense, Not Without Risk, and her interracial contemporary romance, After Midnight would both final in the 2012 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, as well as win the 2012 Romance Through the Ages Award.

Vivacious and imaginative, Sarah spends much of her day managing the family marine repair business while listening in on the lives of her characters. In the evening, she writes it all down, weaving the story as she goes. She says this method works well for her, except on the days when her hero and heroine insist on a steamy love scene while she’s answering the telephone or doing the taxes!

When asked what he thinks of her choice of genres, Sarah’s husband grins wickedly and answers, “It makes for interesting evenings.” Hmmm.