Zachary is on R&R and finds himself in Hannah's sights. She's tired of being a virgin and picks Zachary to take care of it. She pursues him in a variety of ways trying to seduce him and change his no to a yes. It's very uncomfortable and when she finally seduces him as he's sleeping, all I could think of was if a man was doing this to a woman it would be called something else. No means no and in today's culture whether it's happening to a man or a woman this is simply not okay behavior, this scene killed the story for me. I finished it but was glad when it was finally over. I sincerely hope this author will not have similar scenes in the future.
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Out of the Blue is a 2016 Harlequin Special Release publication.

I found this book while browsing through my Overdrive library account, but the title didn’t sound familiar to me. So, I checked it out thinking it was a new release, only to discover the book is actually a reissue of a Harlequin Temptation novel, published in 2000, and originally titled “The Wrong Bed”.

However, I have no problem reading older titles, and truth be told, I love seeing these older titles re-released in digital format. So, despite the book’s age, this story has no problem standing the test of time. In fact, if I hadn’t known the book was a reissue in advance, I never would have guessed the book was nearly sixteen years old.

Hannah has been so focused on her business, she wakes up one day and realizes she has had no love life at all, and horror of all horrors, is still a virgin. Hannah is quite ready to remedy that situation, and as fate would have it, Zach, her best friend’s brother, just happens to be coming to stay at their B&B for a week, while recovering from a bullet wound he received in the line of duty.

Hannah, decides right then that Zach is the perfect man for the job, and sets out to seduce him. Hilarity erupts as Zach has no idea what Hannah is trying to accomplish and her efforts to sway him fail miserably.

This story is short, humorous, and sexy, with only a slight bit of drama and angst. Mostly, this is a just a nice escapist read, a little bit predictable, but I liked all the characters and thought it was a fairly entertaining novel.

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