Product Description

In love, there's no such thing as a simple plan. Too bad police detective Russ Evans has to learn this lesson the hard way. At the outset, the whole thing really did seem simple. It was just supposed to be your average stakeout: Russ and his partner would scope out both the coffee shop and Laurel Wilkins. It seems Laurel is the new target of Trevor Dean, a con-artist whose notorious game is meeting women online and milking them of their money. But when Russ decides to go inside the shop to get a better look, he discovers that Laurel is hearing-impaired - not to mention drop-dead gorgeous, with a body that makes him forget how to order coffee. To further complicate matters, it seems that Laurel has been expecting Russ. She's under the impression that she and Russ have been instant-messaging each other for weeks and are now here for their rendezvous. Russ is thoroughly confused. Is Laurel playing him? Is she Trevor Dean's accomplice? If her job is to distract him with sex, it's certainly working.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #231502 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Customer Reviews

Fab!
Like the other reviewer this was my first book by Erin McCarthy and because of this book I've since purchased several others by Erin!

The story is so wonderful from start to finish and you really feel a connection with Laural and Russ and that is down to the outstanding writing of Erin McCarthy.

This book romantic, honest and in parts highly sexual and this only makes the book greater! I started reading at in bed at 10:30pm one Sunday night and just could not put it down again, in fact I finished at 02:30am that Monday morning, but it was well worth it

All in all I can't recommend this book enough, if you want a heart warming, modern, Sexy book... Mouth to Mouth!

what a gem!
This is my first book by Erin McCarthy. Won't be the last! What a talented, sensitive writer. In this day where romance is dominated by 'perfect people' I applauded the writer who recreates less than perfect characters and reminds us love comes in all forms and all walks of life. The heroine is deaf, hearing-impaired to be more politically correct. I have had two friends with hearing problems and knowing the frustrations they have put up with people's mishandling of them, it immediately put in with complete sympathy with McCarthy's heroine.

Laurel Watkins is fed up with playing safe in her life. She wanting some adventure, especially romance. So she takes the plunge and makes a date On-line with a man called Russ. She's excited meeting him in a coffee shop for their first date. Only, things don't go the way she planned.

Russ is really a special operative on the track of a man called Trevor Dean. Trevor seeks out plain women that are naïve, then robs them blind, stealing all their savings. So when Russ makes the date with Laurel he is on the job. Russ is taken with Laurel. She is pretty, smart and doesn't let the hearing problem slow her down one bit. She doesn't see it as a handicap and resents people who do. Russ politely explains about Trevor, warns her from meeting men on the Internet. Laurel, being a thoroughly modern woman, says fine. She will stay off the Net provided he has a hot affair with her. Naturally, Russ if floored!

Russ wants to protect Laurel because he feels she's Trevor's next victim, but he is soon way past that, falling hard. He soon has a sweet tooth for the lady who works in the candy store.

McCarthy deals with Laurel deafness with forthright fashion, which has the reader applauding and cheering Laurel instead of giving her sympathy. It's presented as this is a part of Laurel...so what? It's great to see someone strike out against the stereotypical heroine, and with banners flying, gives you a steamy romance, great heart-stealing characters and one great read! Mouth-to-Mouth gives you a great touchy romance with a smile.

Excellent
What a find!! A book about someone with a disability, without being all about the disability (if that makes sense). Lauren's deafness is just one of her character's traits and is not the key part of this story. It is great to see that a character with a disability, is portrayed as healthy, sexy and positively brilliant. I really enjoyed this book, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.