A Cowboy in Manhattan - Barbara Dunlop (HD #2140 - Feb 2012)

Series: Colorado Cattle Barons (Book 2)

He is Colorado to the core. And after an unexpected family reunion, Reed Terrell is also an overnight millionaire. But the cattle rancher's biggest surprise is his attraction to Katrina Jacobs. For as much as Reed is quintessential cowboy, she is pure city-slicker.

Even with passions riding high, Reed knows an affair with Katrina can't continue. She'd once lived the ranch life and long ago decided it wasn't for her. Though every fiber of his being yearns for the country, can Reed risk losing the only woman who makes him crave something more?

Very good book.  I really liked Reed and the way he tried to do the right thing by not getting involved with Katrina, but he couldn't help himself.  Katrina was different from the rest of the Jacobs family, thanks to going away at the age of ten.  The attitudes of her family really bothered me, that they didn't really listen to her.  I liked the fact that Reed did.  I also loved the way he dropped everything and went to New York with Katrina.  She did seem like a bit of a snob, being surprised all the time when he fit in so well in the city.  The way he went about investing in things in the city was unique and really cool. I thought the confrontation with Quentin was terrific.

Top Gun Guardian - Carol Ericson (HI #1320 - Dec 2011)

Series: Brothers In Arms (Book 3)

Buzz Richardson survived as a navy pilot and a covert operative by following one rule: handle the unexpected. Partnering up with Raven Pierre, his ex-fiancee, who's still his sexiest fantasy come true, might be against all the rules. Buzz had already learned the hard way that a family...a husband...had no place in Raven's well-thought-out future. But even with an unknown assassin threatening to take down Raven and the little girl she'd risked her life to hide, Buzz saw a side of the UN translator he'd never thought possible. Keeping this new Raven safe only resurrected the desire between them...and letting her go this time was the one thing he wasn't willing to handle.

Good book. I really liked the way that Raven related to Malika - even though she way terrified of making a mistake with a child. Her little brother had drowned when she was a child, and she blamed her parents for not paying enough attention, so she was afraid of making the same mistake. When Raven had to spend time with Malika she learned that she had the ability to be a mother after all. Meanwhile, Buzz was coping with his own guilty feelings over the deaths of his parents. He was determined to make sure that nothing happened to Malika or Raven while they were with him. The suspense of trying to find out who was after Raven was good. I'm looking forward to the next book to see what happens with Jack.