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Sweetest Temptations: Romantic Suspense (Blue Collar Book 1) Kindle Edition

by J.C. Valentine (Author), M. Carroll (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 60 ratings
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***Originally published in the Red Hot Alphas Boxed Set.***

From USA Today Bestselling Author J.C. Valentine comes a sizzling story about a young entrepreneur, a hot firefighter, and a first date that will change their paths forever.

Tenacious bakery shop owner Abby is following her dreams. She has everything she could ever want in life—except the fairytale ending. Then she meets Kennedy, a hunky firefighter whose killer smile and easy charm makes her heart pound. But with the kind of danger he faces on the job each day, Abby knows there’s no happily-ever-after in the cards. The harder she tries to hold onto her heart, the faster it seems to slip away, but when a series of mysterious events threaten the future of her business and her life, their happiness may be shorter-lived than she realized.

Someone is out to get her, and it’s up to Abby and Kennedy to uncover who’s behind the destruction. Can they do it before tragedy strikes?
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"It was a romantic comedy that was low on angst and had a touch of suspense to keep you guessing until the end." ~Renee Entress's Blog

"I could not put it down." ~JB's Book Obsession Blog

"J.C. Valentine really showed her talent withthis delightful love story!" ~Obsessive Pimpettes

"I am enamored with J.C.'s writing. ~Brenda's Book Beat

"If you're looking for short, sweet, and a bit of mystery sprinkled in this is your book!" The Sassy Bookista

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book in one sitting." ~Falling in Fall Book Blog

"The perfect combo of alpha, sweet, sexy, girl next door." ~Booked Every Night

From the Author

MORE BOOKS from J.C. Valentine
  1. Stranded
  2. That First Kiss
  3. Surrender to Love
  4. Trust
  1. Knockout
  2. Tapout
  3. unDefeated
  4. Unshakable *Included in the Red Hot Candy Boxed Set*
  1. Dance for Me
  2. Lie to You
  3. Fall for Him- Coming August, 25, 2015
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00SCE0VSW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ J.C. Valentine; First edition (February 17, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 17, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 435 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 214 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 60 ratings

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J. C. Valentine

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USA Today Bestselling Author J.C. Valentine lives in the Northwest with her husband and their amazing children and fun-loving dogs. When she's not writing stories of love, laughter, and passion, you can find her editing for fellow authors or spending time with her family. J.C. has been penning stories since childhood, though thankfully her writing has improved since then. She loves bringing heart, humor, and happiness to readers through her vivid imagination and love of words.

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3.8 out of 5 stars
3.8 out of 5
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Shawna
5.0 out of 5 stars I adore this sweet and sexy story.
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2015
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I adore this sweet and sexy story.

In Sweetest Temptations you meet a woman with a quirky quick witted personality that you will fall in love with instantly. She is so relate-able with her dreams, insecurities, and struggle with body image. While following her dream of opening her own sweets shop.. her older sister decides to play match maker. Unlike the 100's of times before, she thinks she might could learn to like this one. He is a sweet sexy unbelievably tempting FIREFIGHTER. Oh yeah. Thinks could not get better.. until it all goes wrong. Just when things are finally going her way, she is thrown a curve ball as someone begins to make her life hell by hurting her friends, trying to destroy her business, and try to hurt her. Can they figure out WHO could want to do these things to her and why before she loses it all???

I was on the edge of my seat the entire 2nd half of the book. I never seen the turn of events that took place when I started the story. It was more then a pleasant surprise. I am so ready to read more about these characters and their lovable friends.

As always Valentine has written something over the top. I highly recommend this book as well as all of JC Valentine's books.
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Shweet Sandi
5.0 out of 5 stars Hot and Sweet
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2015
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I got to meet J.C.Valentine for the first time in Red Hot ALPHAS box set and that is what i am writing this review from, Believe me this is one author I continue to read. Sweetest Temptations is her story and the name of the bakery. (Wish there was one close to me) that Abigail opens. As with all families with where there is an unmarried sibling, her's is no different. Her sister is constantly trying to set her up. There is a hot fireman in the picture and of course there has to be some weird happenings thrown in the mix to bring these two together...or does it?
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Ellie K.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Keeper!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2017
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Another amazing book by J.C. Valentine. Kennedy is the kind of man I’d love to run into in real life, and sets off plenty of sparks with Abby!! Wish there were more books in what was supposed to be the Blue Collar series.
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Jennifer Bosco
4.0 out of 5 stars New Series from JC Valentine and it is the sweetest and boy is the hero tempting.
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2015
4.5 Sweet and tempting Stars

Sweetest Temptations (Blue Collar #1) by J.C. Valentine

Abby is determined to make her new bakery shop a success. She is following her dreams and has everything she could ever want. Her sister thinks her life is lacking in the love department so she uses weekly dinners to try to set Abby up with a string of losers, men that Abby just does not feel a connection. Then she meets Kennedy, a hunky firefighter with a killer smile and captivating charm that makes her weak in the knees. One of her sister’s set ups has finally paid off. The more she tries to stop herself from falling for him the faster she seems to be going down.
When a series of mysterious incidents begin to occur in Abby’s life, Kennedy shows his alpha male protective side and will do anything to keep her safe. It is clear someone is out to get her and ruin her business. Kennedy vows to find out who is trying to hurt the girl he can’t stop wanting to be with, he will protect her no matter how stubborn she tries to be.

The title of this book describes it perfectly for me. Yes, it is the sweetest at times, when Kennedy gets down on one knee to ask Abby to be his girlfriend I just about died. Kennedy is also very tempting like a devilish dessert you shouldn’t eat. From the start I could feel the sexual tension between these two. However, it was not about just lust and desire, it felt like a connection that would mean so much more. I loved Abby she was quirky and fun like a girl I would be friends with I completely got her from the first chapter. Her relationship with her sister was so real. Her friendships with Hope and Dex are great; they were fun characters to read. Kennedy’s firefighter friends were totally swoon worthy. The sex scenes were steamy and sensual. All in all it was a very enjoyable story, I could not put it down. I loved J.C. Valentine’s, Knockout and Tapout, Sweetest Temptations does not disappoint. I am hoping that Jack and Hope’s story is next there was a hint of these two getting together. Highly recommend.

Received ARC from author in exchange for an honest review.
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Veronica
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2015
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What a way to fall in love. Meeting a person on A blind date. Then finding love. Each one didn't know what to expect but they feel in love.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It began with blueberry muffins!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 29, 2018
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A lady with a cat who has just opened a new bakery and is working all hours seems an unlikely heroine for a steamy romance, but that is until her match-making sister introduces her officially to a very dishy, very sexy, firefighter. But this is not one long, graphic, scene of passion. It’s a grounded story that builds slowly, layer on layer like filo pastry, to an earth-shattering climax, leaving you wondering if any of the people you’ve come to love will survive.
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Jaytee
4.0 out of 5 stars Temptingly Delicious
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2015
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This started off as a really Sweet book, Abby is single woman and is just opening here very own Bakery, she loves to bake cakes and cookies and I think a dream of hers has come true. On her very first day she finds that it's really quiet and reading a book will help to pass the time until her very first Customer comes in, when she looks up what does she see, Wow...one super Hot
Swoon worthy sexy ass package!

Anyway, not to give to much away lets just say, Abby is a sweetheart, in need of a Hot guy, she also has a great sense of humour, she got the best friends around a Cat she loves, and her Sisters Daughter is a treasure, and had me laughing Sent from my iPad

Kennedy is Hot... Caring, Charming, Funny and a Firefighter one very yummy package!

There a great twist going on in the book too, but you as the reader need to check it out, I'm not giving anything away about that, some really Lol moments that had me in stitches and the chemistry between Abby & Kennedy is absolutely amazing, lots of sexual tension going around between the both of them and so much more, as I said it started of really Sweet & funny, then got a little Hot and Steamy and ended..... Well you'll just have to read it yourself!

This should definitely be in your TBR list, I'd definitely recommend it, it's Sweet Funny, Sexy and has a great plot too, this was a Cream Cake with a Cherry on the Top read. Yummy!!!

The only reason I'm giving it 4 Stars is because I wanted it to go on a little further at the End, it really deserves 4.5 Stars but it wouldn't let me do it.
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