- Paperback: 388 pages
- Publisher: Avon Books (Sep 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0061135887
- ISBN-13: 978-0061135880
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.7 x 2.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 70,289 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
A fabulous read
9 Oct 2006
Format:Paperback
Brock Denton was undercover and about to bust a smuggling ring wide open when his cover was blown and he found himself stranded on an island with the woman of his dreams, literally. Ever since the night she'd offered herself to him, Katrina Spencer had been the woman he fantasized about. When he was stuck undercover with hours to kill, she was who he thought of; now that he was on the island with her, he could only hope that they could turn his dreams into reality.
Katrina Spencer had bailed on her friends and their plans of a bachelorette party to escape to her family's uninhabited island and try to reconnect with herself. She found herself thinking about that night years ago when she'd thrown aside inhibitions and propositioned the darkly handsome Brock Denton. She remembered the shame when she'd been turned down and how he'd never been far from her fantasies since. Now that he's here, within reach, Katrina has to fight everything to be true to her fiancé.
Swept Away is a compelling mix of clichéd romance and truly deep emotions. With a hero who doesn't know how to love and a heroine who's daddy's little girl, there were a lot of moments in this book that I was frustrated with it, but I kept coming back to the love, the hate, and the fear that was effortlessly woven into the story. By the time I finished Swept Away, I no longer thought of the plot devices as clichés, but as tried and true romantic ingredients. I have never been happier than now that I've continued to read a book even when the characters and plot frustrated me. Brock was a fantastic bad boy and never really lost his edge while Kat truly shone as the heroine in this book. Her sheer strength of will was amazing and the sexual tension between the two of them sent shivers down my spine. I have to say brava Ms. Blake, brava.
Katrina Spencer had bailed on her friends and their plans of a bachelorette party to escape to her family's uninhabited island and try to reconnect with herself. She found herself thinking about that night years ago when she'd thrown aside inhibitions and propositioned the darkly handsome Brock Denton. She remembered the shame when she'd been turned down and how he'd never been far from her fantasies since. Now that he's here, within reach, Katrina has to fight everything to be true to her fiancé.
Swept Away is a compelling mix of clichéd romance and truly deep emotions. With a hero who doesn't know how to love and a heroine who's daddy's little girl, there were a lot of moments in this book that I was frustrated with it, but I kept coming back to the love, the hate, and the fear that was effortlessly woven into the story. By the time I finished Swept Away, I no longer thought of the plot devices as clichés, but as tried and true romantic ingredients. I have never been happier than now that I've continued to read a book even when the characters and plot frustrated me. Brock was a fantastic bad boy and never really lost his edge while Kat truly shone as the heroine in this book. Her sheer strength of will was amazing and the sexual tension between the two of them sent shivers down my spine. I have to say brava Ms. Blake, brava.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Lots of action and steamy love scenes
17 Dec 2006
Format:Paperback
SWEPT AWAY by Toni Blake
December 17, 2006
Amazon rating 3.5/5
"Ten years ago on her birthday, teen Katrina Spencer tried to seduce Brock Denton (who was twenty-two years old at the time), thinking he wouldn't be able to resist her. But Brock said no, and ruined what she expected to be her best birthday yet.
Now Katrina is about to marry Ian, a conservative accountant who works at her father's art gallery. Katrina has curbed her wild streak and is ready to settle down. She works for her father and creates beautiful pottery on the side, but she isn't happy. Instead of heading to Las Vegas for her bridal shower, she hides out on her family's private island off the coast of Florida, trying to sort out her life. No one knows she's there except her best friend.
FBI agent Brock Denton is at sea, working undercover, attempting to capture a ring of art smugglers who have been stealing Guatemalan artifacts and selling to private collectors. Unfortunately, carelessness reveals his true identity. His life in danger, he jumps ship and swims to the closest island. Of course he encounters Kat napping on the beach. Brock brings danger to Katrina's refuge, but does his best to protect her, as they hide from the pursuing smugglers." - Complete review at BookLoons - M. Lofton
This was a book that will keep you reading into the night, and Toni Blake does a great job with the writing. However, I felt that the subplot involving Kat's mother didn't belong in this book, and should have been eliminated before the book went to print. SWEPT AWAY is a good beach read with a lot of action and sensual love scenes.
December 17, 2006
Amazon rating 3.5/5
"Ten years ago on her birthday, teen Katrina Spencer tried to seduce Brock Denton (who was twenty-two years old at the time), thinking he wouldn't be able to resist her. But Brock said no, and ruined what she expected to be her best birthday yet.
Now Katrina is about to marry Ian, a conservative accountant who works at her father's art gallery. Katrina has curbed her wild streak and is ready to settle down. She works for her father and creates beautiful pottery on the side, but she isn't happy. Instead of heading to Las Vegas for her bridal shower, she hides out on her family's private island off the coast of Florida, trying to sort out her life. No one knows she's there except her best friend.
FBI agent Brock Denton is at sea, working undercover, attempting to capture a ring of art smugglers who have been stealing Guatemalan artifacts and selling to private collectors. Unfortunately, carelessness reveals his true identity. His life in danger, he jumps ship and swims to the closest island. Of course he encounters Kat napping on the beach. Brock brings danger to Katrina's refuge, but does his best to protect her, as they hide from the pursuing smugglers." - Complete review at BookLoons - M. Lofton
This was a book that will keep you reading into the night, and Toni Blake does a great job with the writing. However, I felt that the subplot involving Kat's mother didn't belong in this book, and should have been eliminated before the book went to print. SWEPT AWAY is a good beach read with a lot of action and sensual love scenes.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
much better than I expected
3 Jan 2007
Format:Paperback
This book is such an easy read and a guilty pleasure. When I started it, I was a little hesitant...the characters seemed very flat at first and I really thought that if Brock kept calling Kat "kitten" the whole book it would drive me crazy! I'm glad I stuck with it, though, because I really enjoyed this book. The characters got more depth through each page. The pace of the book picked up a lot about 100 pages through, with suspense and steamy sex scenes. If you are looking to read a really fun, hot, mindless book then you'll love it! I ended up really liking both characters by the end of the book, which I didn't expect at all.
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