4.5 stars. A sweet, yet sexy, novel, Some Like It Hot is a perfect blend of family, friendship and romance. Please click HERE to read my review in its entirety. ( )

Once again Susan Andersen has given us a wonderful story with strong characters, great storyline, and some seriously steamy romance. And if I'm not mistaken it appears we will get Tasha's story. Let's hope it's sooner rather than later. This is a definite must read. ( )

Max Bradshaw
Harper Summerville

A solid and entertaining story. I really liked the interactions between Max and Harper after they got over their shyness. 3 Stars ( )

This was not my favorite of Ms Anderson’s books. However, by no means was it a bad book. It just didn’t grab me by the throat right away like some of her other books do. This book is part of a series/trilogy yet can be easily read as a stand-alone novel. Ms. Anderson really doesn’t dwell too much on past story-lines for a new reader to have any difficulty with the book, plot line or even the characters themselves. This book does set up quite nicely for the next in the series and the next book appears to be an interesting one.
Harper is sort of living a lie here in Razor Bay –she is working for the in but in reality is checking out a charity that her parent’s foundation is looking to donate to. This is really her job, to assess charities all over the country for the foundation. She never stays in one place long enough to settle. Then into the picture comes the hotter than hot Deputy Sheriff, Max. Of course, things seem to sizzle right off the bat, but Ms Anderson holds off on the fireworks until the second half of the book. This allows the readers and the characters time to develop a relationship.

There was too much silly and superficial angst for me to enjoy the characters thoroughly. The ending and the ‘happily ever after’ was complicated and I found myself rolling my eyes a bit when Harper eventually gave in. I know that the author needed to conclude the story to everyone’s satisfaction, but I kind of would have liked to have seen Harper not crumble so easily.

This was a fairly fast and easy read and one that didn’t give me too much emotional investment. That was a little disappointing for me. ( )

4 stars
Some Like it Hot is the second book in the Razor Bay series. I like this series. Their are a couple of love scenes towards the end that I skipped over. A little swearing. characters that I liked. Some humor and mostly dealings with relationships between half brothers, new couple and girl friends and the community.
Max Bradshaw is a deputy in Razor Bay. He has just started the last few months getting to know his half brother Jake as a brother instead of old habits in their youth. His mom still thinks of him as the one who took his father away.
Max does a lot of volunteer work at Cedar Village a group home for troubled boys. He is trying to get support for the fundraiser pancake breakfast.
Harper Summerville is in Razor bay for some working at the resort. She takes the opportunity to help out at the breakfast and after give him some fundraiser tips, she also volunteers to help out at the ranch. Harper is glad to have a in at Cedar Village. She is hiding her past and full name to see how Cedar Village is run and if they are a good charity for her family's charity to support.
Harper has spent her whole moving from one place to another place. Her mother and brother are glad to stop moving. Harper likes her life. But she is enjoying making friends in Razor Bay and getting close to Max. She fits into Razor bay.
Max and Jake get a surprise guest and learns some interesting information.
It is nice to see the different relationships grow and become stronger to see everyone change for the better.
Fast easy book to relax with. Makes me want to go play in the water and have a bonfire. Just have fun with friends. I look forward to reading the next book in the series. I have a good guess who it will be about.
I was given this book to read and asked to give honest review of it by Netgalley, and Harlequin.
Pub Date Jul 30 2013 Harlequin HQN 336 pages ISBN: 9780373777761 ( )