Hotter Than Ever by Elle Kennedy

Why I read it:  I have been eagerly awaiting Dylan's book since the straight boy BJ scene in Feeling Hot (which was my introduction to the series) so I bought this one on release day.

What it's about: (from Goodreads)  When you land in hot water, swim for safety—or let the fire burn. 

An Out of Uniform Story

Claire McKinley has just experienced every bride’s nightmare. The groom is a no-show, and now she must face five hundred guests alone. Furious and humiliated, Claire seeks help from the most unlikely candidate—her almost-brother-in-law, who promptly whisks her away to his apartment in San Diego, where she can recover her pride in peace and quiet.

Dylan Wade is no fan of Claire’s, but no way can he leave the jilted bride in her time of need. Bringing her home seems like a good idea—until he remembers his new roommate. Dylan’s relationship with Aidan is…complicated. And with Claire thrown into the mix, life becomes even more…complicated.

Claire is blindsided by her attraction not only to Dylan, but also to Aidan, a man she’s just met. Soon they’re caught up in an all-consuming sexual storm they can’t fight even if they wanted to. Yet Claire wonders if it can last, or if she’s just setting herself up for more heartache.

What worked for me (and what didn't): I enjoyed this story and it certainly lived up to its title (oh mama! *fans self*), but the ending came too abruptly for me and there were some things glossed over or not mentioned which meant that the book didn't end quite as well as it started. Still, I was a lot of fun and overall, another great addition to the series.

Out of Uniform 4, 5 & 6 by Elle Kennedy

Why I read them: After enjoying Getting Hotter, I was curious about how some of the other couples had gotten together and decided to finish reading the other books I'd picked up immediately after reading Feeling Hot.  It didn't take long, the earlier books are short and it remained what I was in the mood to read - a sexy, fun contemporary where I didn't have to think too much with low angst levels.

I have put them in order here, but I read them out of order (which was an accident related to all the titles being so similar) and was despite my best intentions (and which challenged my OCD about such things).


Heat it Up 

What it's about: (from Goodreads)  Letting her into his life is not an option. Letting her go impossible.
 
One look at Thomas Becker s seriously ripped body, and Jane Harrison is having trouble remembering why she tracked down the Navy SEAL. Oh, yes, that hot scoop for her magazine. Instead they get trapped in an elevator together and she gets sizzling hot sex.

After the delicious encounter is over, Becker s out of there, she s left off balance, and even more determined not to take no for an answer. Either for that interview, or another chance to find out if he always goes commando.

One minute Becker is making it plain his answer is no. The next, he s using the only weapon at hand to calm her confined-space panic attack a kiss. And caving in to a fierce, unexpected need that wasn t even on his radar. Long term? Hell no not after the divorce that just spit him out. But a fling with the redheaded reporter with a brutally honest mouth and a body made for sin? Abso-effing-lutely.

Getting Hotter by Elle Kennedy

Why I read it: I was in the mood for a sexy contemporary and I remembered I hadn't read this one yet.  Rowr.

What it's about: (from Goodreads)  A good bad boy is hard to find.

An Out of Uniform story.

Seth Masterson has been lusting over Miranda Breslin since the moment he saw her on a Vegas stage. Now that he’s been asked to watch out for her as she opens a dance studio in San Diego, he’s all over it, figuring it’s his chance to get her in his bed. Except the stubborn single mom seems determined to deny their crazy-sizzling sexual chemistry. In typical SEAL fashion, Seth makes it his personal mission to prove her wrong.

Miranda got over her attraction to bad boys about the time one of them knocked her up at the age of eighteen. Seth’s mocking gray eyes and military-buff bod, though, are pure and utter temptation. And when a flooded apartment forces her and her twins to move in with him, she can no longer resist the urge to set off some serious fireworks between the sheets.

But give him her heart? No, thank you. Any involvement with Seth will be strictly physical—and temporary. So when Seth decides permanent is what he wants, Miranda must steel her defenses before she does something incredibly foolish…like fall in love.

What worked for me (and what didn't):  Seth is a bad boy with the hots for former Vegas showgirl Miranda, single mother of 6 year old twins.  The big problem is that Seth doesn't like children.   Well, that's not really accurate.  He doesn't want to get close to people emotionally, and he has a horror of getting close to children in particular (there are reasons) and he passes it off as not liking kids.  He basically ignores Miranda's twins until she makes it clear that if he wants into her bed anytime in the next millenium, he'd better be nicer to her kids.

Feeling Hot by Elle Kennedy

Why I read it:  After MinnChica tweeted about this book a couple of weeks ago, I had to pick it up.    The hook?  This is a m/f erotic romance in a series featuring Navy SEAL's who apparently all like threesomes - in this one, because the f in the equation thinks it's hot, the 2 straight m's  get busy.  Oh. My.  *fans self*. So, I pre-ordered and downloaded and scheduled it in immediately after the new KA Mitchell (hey, I can't read 2 books at once and I've been hanging out for Dylan's story!).

What it's about: The story starts when  Navy SEAL Cash McCoy (he has a really great story about how he got his name) is home feeling frustrated.  After being deployed for 6 months (he has a strict no sex when deployed overseas rule), he's horny and it's not helping that his buddy, his buddy's girlfriend and another male friend are going at it loudly in a nearby bedroom.    After considering - 

As it was, he was distracted as hell, and kinda wondering if he ought to knock on the door and ask to join in. 

Naah. Probably inappropriate. 

- and rejecting Plan A, he decides to go out to a club and get himself laid.  He's not doing so well - in fact, he's running away from a Navy groupie when he finds himself hiding in the same storage room as a beautiful sexy blonde woman and after some sexy conversation, they find themselves making out.