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Christmas scandal is comin' to town…
He'd better watch out.
Because she's not at all shy.
She's looking for a bad boy
And he's just the guy!
She's making a list
Because her life needs some spice
And he's gonna show her
How being naughty is nice…
It's almost Christmas, and fashion-obsessive librarian Jade Carson is stuck. Stuck with her family, stuck in the town of Diablo Glen and stuck in her lousy life. Then superhot bad-boy detective Diego Salvador roars into town, looking for a criminal known as "the panty thief." And Jade decides—right then and there—that the only panties he'll be touching are hers….
- Sales Rank: #475590 in eBooks
- Published on: 2012-12-01
- Released on: 2012-12-01
- Format: Kindle eBook
About the Author
Avid reader, neurotic writer and die-hard shoe fanatic, Tawny Weber has been writing sassy, sexy stories for Harlequin Blaze since her first book hit the shelves in 2007. When not obsessing over deadlines, she’s watching Johnny Depp movies, scrapbooking or hanging out on Facebook and Twitter. Come by and visit her on the web at www.tawnyweber.com
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"Dude, I can't believe your luck with women."
"That's not luck, my friend. That's an abundance of charm," Detective Diego Sandoval offered with a wicked grin. "And the simple fact that I love women."
And with a few painful exceptions, women loved him right back.
Something that came in handy when he was charming information, and a cast-iron frying pan, out of a three-hundred-pound mass of quivering fury.
"I've never seen anyone so pissed, though. When you arrested her old man, I thought she was gonna knock you on your butt. By the time you left, you had her ready to testify against the dirtbag, handing over evidence and offering to make you a bologna sandwich."
Diego shrugged. He was a cop. That was his job, his focus, his entire life. He did whatever it took to break a case. "Try chilling a woman down while she's aiming a sawed-off shotgun at your goods."
"Suspect?"
"Date."
Following Diego up the steps of the large brick building that housed the Central California Sheriff's Field Operations Bureau, Chris Carson shook his head. In admiration or in disdain, it didn't matter to Diego. He was all about the job and he devoted 100 percent to it. He didn't have time to worry about other people's opinions or doing the buddy thing. That's what made him one of the best.
"Someday, Sandoval, you're gonna meet a challenge you can't charm your way through," Chris said as they strode down the hall toward the patrol and investigation offices.
Diego's grin slipped a notch.
"Someday" had happened at birth. Diego had heard tell over the years about such a thing as motherly love, but he'd never experienced it himself. Hell, his mother had barely tolerated him. His learning to talk had been her breaking point. At three, he'd begun the loser shuffle between the rigid disapproval of his uncle Leon's house and the dismissive foster home's revolving door. Every couple of years, his mom would feel the guilt and haul him back. But those dance breaks never lasted.
No matter. That was then. Diego only cared about now.
"Most women don't need weapons," he told the younger man, leading the way through the bullpen. "Mother Nature made sure they were born armed and dangerous."
Before they reached Diego's desk, one of the other cops shouted his name.
"Captain called down a half hour ago, Sandoval. He wants to see you."
"Yeah?" Diego tossed his leather jacket over the back of his chair, then lifted the stack of file folders off the corner of his desk to find one that Chris had been looking for before they left earlier.
"Immediately."
The room chilled. Chris grimaced, glancing around for an escape route.
Diego flipped through folders anyway. He wasn't oblivious to the potential drama. He just didn't give a damn. The case was what mattered and he was sure he had one that tied in with the bust they'd just made. If Chris moved on it, they could nail this drug dealer for twice as long.
"I can get the file later," Chris muttered. "Kinnison hates waiting."
"He's waited a half hour. Two more minutes isn't going to matter."
The chill in the room turned antsy, nervous.
Diego kept right on flipping files. For a bunch of seasoned cops, these guys were way too intimidated by the new brass. Captain Kinnison had been on the job for three months, but it'd taken him only two weeks to institute a new order in the station house. An order heavy on rules, regulations and protocol. And politics. All things Diego didn't give a rat's ass about.
Something that hadn't earned him any points with his new boss. Despite that, though, word had come down two days before that he was up for a coveted transfer to the San Francisco Sheriff Department, complete with a promotion to Homicide.
For the most part, Diego was the cocky, lone wolf his uncle claimed him to be. One who didn't look for back pats, didn't see the promotion as a big deal. But a little, rarely acknowledged part of him was like a kid on Christmas who'd just found his secretly dreamed-of present under the tree—proof that while he might not be the favorite, Santa still thought he was on the right list.
The move to San Francisco was ideal. Fresno was getting claustrophobic, like the small towns Diego had hated when he was growing up. The promotion to Homicide validated everything he'd done, everything he was. And he was up for it because he was a damn good detective with the highest close rate in Fresno County. Not because of ass kissing and cronyism. Ironic that by insisting on doing things his way, he'd garnered a file full of commendations and a fast-track to big-deal promotion. He'd finally done something that disproved his uncle's and uptight cousins' assertion that he'd never amount to jack.
"Sandoval, in my office. Now."
The command was quiet. Intense. And seriously pissed.
"Good luck," Chris muttered, knocking a chair into Diego's desk in his rush to get away.
"Hey," Diego called before he could get too far. The deputy grimaced, shooting a quick glance over Diego's shoulder before taking the file folder he held out.
Diego tossed the rest of the stack on his desk, ignoring its precarious slide toward the edge. Then he turned to face the captain's stony stare.
"On my way, sir."
Diego had a brief vision of walking the plank toward a very large, very hungry shark. Then he shrugged it off. What was the worst the guy could do? Take a bite out of his ass? Diego stepped into the office. The captain, already seated behind his large desk, inclined his head toward the door. Shutting it behind him, Diego took a seat. Good. Ass bitings were always better done in private.
His face as hard as the oak of his desk, Kinnison didn't waste time with games.
"The D.A. has some issues with yet another of your cases, Detective Sandoval. Since we've had similar chats so often over the past few months, I'm sure you're aware of how much I dislike hearing that you didn't follow procedure. Again. By not playing by the rules, you've compromised the prosecutor's chances of getting a conviction. Again."
A dozen arguments ran through Diego's mind, but he clenched his jaw shut and waited.
"You threatened Geoffrey Leeds with—" the captain made a show of looking at the paper in front of him, even though they both knew he didn't need to "—an offer to wrap his large intestine around his throat and choke him with it."
"Offer being the operative word, sir," Diego pointed out.
"I didn't threaten. I offered."
"And the difference is?"
"He could have said no. He didn't have to tell me the details of the porn ring he and his buddies were running in the high school gymnasium."
Captain Kinnison's stare could have made a polar bear shiver. Before the older man hauled out his lecture on semantics—again—Diego inclined his head toward the file.
"Didn't the D.A. read the letter Leeds signed, stating that he was volunteering the information of his own free will?"
"He read it. But he feels, as do I, that the defendant might have signed under duress," Kinnison said, a small, tight smile puckering his thin lips. "Which puts yet another open-and-shut case in question, thanks to your methods, Detective."
Kinnison had no interest in hearing a defense, so Diego kept his mouth closed and waited.
The captain didn't make him wait long. He set the file down, then held up a letter. With the morning sun shining through the window behind Kinnison, the logo of the San Francisco Sheriff's Department was visible through the thin paper.
Diego tensed.
He'd seen enough of them to recognize a job assessment form.
"Detective Sandoval, you're up for a promotion and transfer."
Damn. Diego tried to tell himself that not getting the promotion wasn't a big deal. He wasn't looking for a ladder to climb. His ego didn't ride on outside kudos.
But, he acknowledged with an inner grimace, he wanted that job. Wanted the challenge of working Homicide. Wanted, intensely, to get the hell out from under Kinni-son's watch. Wanted it all so bad he could taste the bitter disappointment as he watched it slide out of his grasp.
"You have a strong record with the department," Kinnison mused, running the letter through his manicured fingers in contemplation. "Your peers respect you. The commissioner feels that your close rate is high enough to offset the cases lost by your roughshod style and disregard for regulations. Captain Ferris in SF Homicide is willing to consider your promotion based on my recommendation."
"But?" There was always a but.
"But there are some issues. The first being that you're not a team player. Add to that your lack of respect for protocol, your inability to follow orders and the way you blithely dance all over procedure. I can't, in good conscience, give you a positive evaluation."
Fury and frustration churned in Diego's gut. It was one thing to lose a promotion because he wasn't good enough, wasn't smart enough or just didn't have what it took. But to lose out because he didn't dot his freaking i's and put tidy crosses on his t's? Screw that.
"So you're going to, what? Withhold recommendation?" The mental image of Diego's uncle, wearing the same smug, arrogant expression as the captain, flashed through his head. The old man had always said that Diego's rebellious attitude would be his downfall. Maybe he should drop him a note, let him know he was still right.
"No. Denying you recommendation might be appropriate in this situation, but it wouldn't serve me in the long term."
In other words, while Kinnison would love to screw him out of the promotion as a punishment, he'd given u...
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Nice and naughty
By Clare O'Beara
This light-hearted romp mixes minor crime with romance at Christmastime, reminding us that some people are NICE AND NAUGHTY at the same time.
Detective Diego Sandoval is being reprimanded for using verbal threats to get information out of criminals on his city beat. To make him cool it for a while, he is assigned to be the only police officer in the small town of Diablo Glen. Not only does he resent the move, he is ordered to play it by the book as he solves the ongoing rash of thefts. If he does, he may be promoted.
Jade Carson hangs decorations on her Christmas tree and wraps presents hoping that her wicked cat Persephone will not shred the lot. The feline has a history of vandalising Christmas decor... Jade's sisters Ruby and Beryl try to set her up with a blind date but she says that the empowerment courses she teaches mean she doesn't need a man. However this is a cover-up for the fact that Jade would indeed enjoy some male company, but as librarian in a small town knows everyone and does not find anyone single attractive.
The ongoing thefts of ladies' underwear are referred locally to as the Panty Thief and while people consider it just a prank, a crime like this could escalate into a sex crime or a homeowner could surprise the burglar and be harmed. So the town mayor has asked for an assigned police officer to deal with the matter. When Jade's lingerie drawers are rifled and her intimate apparel strewn around her home - and up trees outside - Diego arrives to inspect the crime scene and Jade finds the unattached city detective extremely hot. Studying her silk skimpies, Diego admits to himself that if he wasn't on duty, he'd like to examine more than the evidence.
This tale by Tammy Weber does not take itself too seriously and the cat Persephone is a great character, causing endless mayhem and distracting us from the serious matters in the sub-plots. I did find some parts dragged a little and the notorious cat should have been locked in a room rather than wandering loose to sabotage everyone's decorations, which could be dangerous if they were electrified. Two people with interesting lives are pushed together and we hope it won't be just for Christmas. A fine light read for lovers of romance and adventure.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
This Book Delivers!
By LAS Reviewer
Life has made a renegade out of this hero and being a cop is a hard line to walk when rules, regs and a Captain who has it in for him all scheme to trip him up. Diego is tough, resourceful and is gritting his teeth at being roped in to toe the line. In a hick town no less. The hunky hero is about to find out that small towns can hide big things, like the key to his heart and a lust so huge it'll make him goofy.
I get the biggest kick out of a story that takes a strong, take charge and goal oriented man and pairs him with a woman who doesn't fit any mold of any female he's ever come across. Watching a sexy guy turn into Pavlov's dog whenever Jade turns her `green-eyed pixie' gaze on him was very entertaining. Realizing that Diego had a horrid childhood and is emotionally starved ended up being a strong lure to keep on reading through to the end. He's a person who has to control everything, is driven to succeed and will do anything to solve a case. As the hero falls in love for the first time in his life, he finds that solving the case isn't as engrossing or the top priority as it once was. But is it a good thing or a bad thing? It takes a while for him to figure that out.
Jade is adorable. In the beginning she seems all Suzy Sunshine. As with the sun, the clouds have to come by eventually and dampen the mood. That's a good way to describe getting to know the heroine. She's genuine and sweet but she has a few regrets, some unmet dreams and feels smothered by responsibility. What I liked was the volatile chemistry between Jade and Diego. It is the catalyst that brings Jade to life and it inspires her willingness to let go, to explore and spread her wings. It was great to watch.
The cat, Persephone, is the key. Imagining the antics that Jade's cat gets into around Christmastime and what it does to hapless decorations is one of the cutest and giggle-worthy elements in the whole book. It was a terrific touch and I thought the interactions between the kitty and Diego were wonderful. If there needed to be a little conflict and mayhem, Persephone was more than up to the task. What the cat did do was showcase the best points about both Diego and Jade in their reactions to caring for, chasing or rescuing said kitty.
There were wonderful human secondary characters too, like Mayor Applebaum. He sort of turned into the kind of father figure Diego probably wished he'd had but thought they really didn't exist. Then again there was that nasty woman at the library that's more in line with the city rat race that he was used to. Ms. Weber did an effective job in creating a character that I didn't like. How? That woman didn't like Persephone and one sentence she uttered was downright cruel. Boo Hiss.
Nice & Naughty has some quality hot-cha-cha going on between the sheets and anywhere else Diego can convince Jade to have a little fun. Because a lot of their coming together was spontaneous and combustible, I never knew when it was going to happen, but due to the strong writing skills that Ms. Weber employs, every scene was steamy, effective and fun.
Although the tug of war between his job/her job, his dreams/her dreams is a typical ploy, and the `how' of the opportunity to fix it all was a bit anti-climactic and predictable, those techniques didn't detract from this being an enjoyable read and worth spending time with. There were too many smiles and giggles and sweet and funny characters worth reading about to make me not mind.
Most of the story is internal conflict and personality issues between Diego and Jade. However, that's not all that lurks in the shadows. The author added in a surprise villainy that I never suspected. I enjoy a bit of suspense and drama because it heightens the emotions of both the main characters, and if done right, the reader too. Ms. Weber succeeded and it made the story that much better.
Nice & Naughty is a fun, enthusiastic romance between two characters that brought out the best in each other. It's not dark and dismal but bright, quirky and adorable except when the author wanted to shock a reader with the extent of the antagonist's treachery and criminal actions. Ms. Weber dropped clues here and there and only after the big reveal did I remember what I read and put the pieces together. Part of the answer was there all along but the biggest surprise came at the end. That was an amazing round up.
I recommend Nice & Naughty to any reader who is looking for a story that can make them feel happy, a bit flustered in a good way, and who likes a book peppered with good humor and witty dialogue. This novel delivers it all.
Originally posted at LAS Romance Reviews
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
A sexy, fun read!!
By bettysunflower
Another wonderful, fun, sexy read from Tawny Weber!
Diablo Glen is a sexy cop from the "big city" who has irritated his boss once to often. Diablo is up for a promotion and should really get it. However, his boss wants to reign him in a bit before recommending him for the promotion. He warns Diablo and assigns him to a case in a nearby small town. The case is one of thieft.... of panties!
Jade Carson has just had her house robbed.... and all her unmentionables scattered all over her house and yard. One pair of panties is missing. Enter....our hero, Diablo.
This book has mystery, fun, good lovin', and great characters. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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