"Sizzling Summer Fun"

When I first heard that Nancy Warren was putting out another book I was naturally excited. Then I found out that the book was three short stories in one. This made me a bit hesitant to read it. However I decided that because it was written by Nancy Warren it had to be a winner, so I took the plunge. Was I glad I had!

Yes, Bad Boys Down Under is three short stories, but they're all connected. In using this unique format I feel that Ms. Warren was able to give fair and impartial treatment to all the characters who were yelling for their stories to be told. Not one heroine or hero was shortchanged, and yet I feel that if someone had been forced to be a secondary character the story would not have been quite the same.

Sizzling in Sidney is the lead off story. Jennifer Talbot is in public relations. She arrives in Australia to help Cameron Crane take his company international. Jennifer and Cameron do not get off to the best of starts in their relationship. She's a workaholic, and he's also a workaholic, but in a much less stressful fun loving way. She's engaged, and he's got a reputation of being quite the ladies man. How the two work out both their personal and business relationships is a fun read, that I'll allow you the pleasure of having.

Surfer Boy is the story of a construction worker, Steve Jackson and an image maker Lise Atwater. If you thought Jennifer was a workaholic, you haven't seen Lise yet! Steve is just trying to be himself, and battling Lise every step of the way. He never wanted to be a model or spokesperson, and due to being in Jennifer's path at just the right moment, that's exactly what Lise is hoping to turn him into. Can two strong willed individuals work out their differences to mutual satisfaction? Keep on reading to find out.

The final story is The Great Barrier. Bronwyn Spencer is Cameron's sister. She's a free spirit who has issues with money management. Mark Forsythe is an accountant who micro manages every aspect of his life. In tge he sent his fiancée to Australia to do her job, and the first story he stayed behind ever faithful planning their wedding and life together. Now, he finds himself in Australia, and in the path of Bronwyn. Naturally there's got to be trouble brewing between the spontaneous party girl, and the serious accountant. Only an author of Ms. Warren's talent can make such opposites see the benefits of a relationship while keeping the reader enthralled.

This book was for me a great vacation read. I hope it will be a great read for you no matter when or where you read it.