Thursday, October 26, 2006

Getting Hot in Hawaii (Modern Extra) by Kerri Leroy

Is there anything better than requited love? Only when a high school nerd is reunited with his brainy crush, on the beautiful island of Kauai. Professional student Paige Pipkin travels to a sexy singles resort, never suspecting the club is owned by the boy she turned down, repeatedly, as a teen. She’s relieved to see a friendly face, but the first time Jack Banta sees Paige, his motives are anything but friendly. He plans to show her what she turned down all those years ago, then give her a taste of her own medicine.

Except every minute Jack spends with Paige he’s remembering exactly why he fell so hard in high school. By the time Paige is responding to his advances, all thought of revenge are out the window. He’s forgotten all about his plan, until Paige learns his original intent.

With one liners like “Um, there’s a chicken in your pool” and “time for this swimsuit to walk the plank” Getting Hot in Hawaii will keep a smile on your face the whole way through. Kerri Leroy does a splendid job of incorporating all five senses so the reader feels in the scene. The flora and fauna of Hawaii are beautifully showcased, and the story delicately written.

2 comments:

Karen Erickson said...

I enjoyed this book - a lot. :)

Julie S said...

I really liked this book! ModX sure has has a LOT of great debut novelists! ;-)