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Not as entertaining as her historical novels

Hot in Hellcat Canyon by Julie Anne Long

June 19, 2016 by Malin 2 Comments

Hot in Hellcat Canoyon3.5 stars

Actor John Tennessee McCord was the star of a long-running TV show, but recently, his career has taken a bit of a dive. Having been one half of a big Hollywood power couple and then being rather publically dumped last year certainly hasn’t helped. Now he’s got a new TV series lined up about the California gold rush and while scouting out the locations for it, his pickup truck breaks down in Hellcat Canyon. Not that he minds all that much, as the burgers at the Misty Cat Cavern, the former Hellcat Saloon, are very tasty, and the blonde waitress there is clearly both intelligent and gorgeous.

Still physically and emotionally scarred from her previous marriage, Britt Langley really isn’t looking for any kind of relationship and has gotten very good at charmingly turning away any male interest in herself. She works as a waitress at the Misty Cat Cavern and a part-time real estate agent to pay the bills and nurses plants back from the brink of death in her spare time. When the handsome and charming J.T walks into the Misty Cat, Britt is smitten despite her vows to stay unattached.

Liking the small time charm of Hellcat Canyon and the prospect of wooing the pants of Ms. Langley, J.T. decides to stay around town for a while. The chemistry between him and Britt is noticable to everyone around them, and it doesn’t take all that long for them to act on their mutual attraction. But while J.T. may not be as hot a gossip commodity as he once was, the paparazzi will eventually track him down, and what started as a small town flirtation is soon broadcast all over the internet. Can their developing romance survive the sudden glare of the spotlight?

I read and mostly enjoyed the entirety of Julie Anne Long’s Pennyroyal Green series. This is her first contemporary novel and I was curious to see how she’d manage writing a whole new genre. My full review can be found on my blog.

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6/19/2016 Malin's CBR8 Review No:60 |
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| Tags: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Hellcat Canyon, Hot in Hellcat Canyon, Julie Anne Long, Malin, movie stars, small town life | Category: Fiction, Romance | 2 Comments

Malin

Norwegian secondary school teacher, Geek and reading enthusiast. Married with two cats. Mother of little boy, born in February 2018. Cannonball-veteran. Loves fantasy, romance and YA. Pretty much hates Modernist lit and stream of consciousness writing, yet married a man whose favourite book is James Joyce's Ulysses, so there you go. Strongly opinionated about many things.

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  1. Beth Ellen says

    June 21, 2016 at 6:20 am

    I’m borrowing this one from Ellepkay when she’s done. Glad to know I don’t need to bug her to finish it sooner.

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  2. Mrs. Julien says

    June 23, 2016 at 3:14 pm

    And I thought the titles of her historicals were bad…

    I didn’t even realise she had a new book out and it sounds like I wasn’t missing anything. This might be a library loan for me.

    I feel like I keep finding more hero types I’m just not interested in: billionaires, rock stars, actors (such as here), or football players (mostly).

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