The Deeper the Passion - Jennifer Lewis (HD #2202 - Dec 2012)

Series: Drummond Vow (Book 2)

Tropical tryst...with a twist

To find an heirloom lost for centuries, Vicki St. Cyr must enlist the help of former flame, nautical treasure hunter Jack Drummond. Working in close quarters, Vicki is in danger of taking her eyes off the prize...by bedding the only man to ever break her heart.

Six years ago, Jack Drummond ran from love. But he cannot deny the desire he still feels for Vicki. Their nights together are hot and passionate. But if Vicki recovers her heirloom, will the flames die out once more...or will Jack persevere and discover the treasure of true love?

Good book.   Vicki has come to Jack to find the second piece in the missing Drummond Chalice.  She needs his help to find it.  She is sure that the attraction between them is still there and suspects she will end up sleeping with him.  What she doesn't want to do is risk her heart again.  Jack is looking forward to renewing their relationship.  It had gotten very intense six years earlier and he wasn't able to handle it.  Now he is sure that he can and might even want to take it further.  I really enjoyed the interactions between Vicki and Jack.  Because of their history they already knew a fair amount about each other, but there were enough differences to keep them both intrigued.  I liked the way they worked together on the treasure hunt.  They made a great team as they worked on finding the wreck and then recovering the contents.  Spending as much time together as they did it was soon obvious to Vicki that she still loved Jack.  Jack also discovered that his feelings were even stronger than they had been which sent him running again until he came to accept what he felt.  I enjoyed the ending and am looking forward to the final book in the series.
 
 

The Cinderella Act - Jennifer Lewis (HD #2170 - July 2012)

Series: The Drummond Vow (Book 1) 

Fairy Tales Do Come True
Nothing appeals to Annie Sullivan's sense of romance like hunting for a missing heirloom. She can't get enough of the stories surrounding Sinclair Drummond's Scottish ancestors. But when they search his mansion together, she can't get enough of her boss-and they make love. 

Simply shocking. 

For a divorcé determined to stay single, Sinclair is on thin ice...with his housekeeper, no less. And when he takes Annie to a gala on his neighbor's Long Island estate, the Cinderella song and dance becomes the real deal. But will major family drama stop this fantasy fling dead in its tracks? 

Good book.  I liked Annie a lot.  She took great pride in the work she did as Sinclair's housekeeper.  She enjoyed the time they spent together searching for their part of the missing heirloom.  They also spent some time talking and discovered that they had more in common than they thought.  Sinclair enjoyed his time with Annie, and started noticing her in ways he hadn't before.  When they were suddenly overcome with passion, he was surprised by the way he felt.  He tried to convince himself it was just physical.  Not long after that, he took her to a local formal affair and was blown away by her beauty.  They left the party with the decision to pursue their relationship and see where it went.  Then interference from Sinclair's ex nearly caused a permanent separation.  I was glad to see him see what she was doing, and loved the way he followed Annie.  I'm looking forward to the rest of the series, and finding out more about the goblet.