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Hot Knight in Paradise
Stranded in paradise with no way to get home, Leah Smith needs a miracle, and fast. Instead, she gets Marshall Jackson, surely the sexiest man alive. Too bad he's got an emotional wall around himself--and her only hope of getting off the island ...
Marshall has a strict no damsels in distress policy, but there's something about Leah that makes him want to break his own rules. He agrees to let her work in his bar until she earns enough to get home. But the more time they spend together, the harder it is to deny the scorching attraction between them. Soon hot island nights provide balm to their wounded souls, but will these two flawed exiles make peace with the past in time to claim the future they deserve together--or will paradise be lost?
Marshall has a strict no damsels in distress policy, but there's something about Leah that makes him want to break his own rules. He agrees to let her work in his bar until she earns enough to get home. But the more time they spend together, the harder it is to deny the scorching attraction between them. Soon hot island nights provide balm to their wounded souls, but will these two flawed exiles make peace with the past in time to claim the future they deserve together--or will paradise be lost?
200 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 9, 2013
About the author
Sofia Harper
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In 2004, Sofia Harper began her writing career as a romantic suspense author. A bit problematic because she couldn't write anything mystery-like to save her life or even her characters. On a whim, she penned a contemporary where there was no dead body or explosions to save her from the dreadful middle slumps of a book. It was only the characters and what they had to deal with. She hasn't looked back since. She continues to write contemporary romances, mainly under a different pen, filled with sassy heroines and unlikely heroes. These stories are filled with one-liners, but heartfelt and sexy.
Outside of writing, Harper works as a mail clerk for the federal government, has a paralegal certificate (that she has more use for as a dust pan) and is a mother of two rambunctious children. She lives in California where the wine is good and, despite popular belief, is not always sunny. Harper plans to spend the rest of her days writing, raising her children and drinking good wine. Occasionally she'll brush her hair and get dressed, but that's optional.
In 2004, Sofia Harper began her writing career as a romantic suspense author. A bit problematic because she couldn't write anything mystery-like to save her life or even her characters. On a whim, she penned a contemporary where there was no dead body or explosions to save her from the dreadful middle slumps of a book. It was only the characters and what they had to deal with. She hasn't looked back since. She continues to write contemporary romances, mainly under a different pen, filled with sassy heroines and unlikely heroes. These stories are filled with one-liners, but heartfelt and sexy.
Outside of writing, Harper works as a mail clerk for the federal government, has a paralegal certificate (that she has more use for as a dust pan) and is a mother of two rambunctious children. She lives in California where the wine is good and, despite popular belief, is not always sunny. Harper plans to spend the rest of her days writing, raising her children and drinking good wine. Occasionally she'll brush her hair and get dressed, but that's optional.
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September 14, 2013
Burned out from a job that was supposed to be her way of helping people, Leah takes a much-needed vacation in St. Lucia. However, her tropical paradise quickly becomes a nightmare. The driver she hired to take her quickly away from the hustle and bustle of the airport spirits her away to a remote area where he is full of nefarious intention.
In the course of being robbed of all the possession on her person, and quite possibly a few other things, a Knight in sexy, fleshly armor comes to her rescue. Marshall saves her from most of the robber’s nefarious intent, but he gets away with everything else–most notably her purse and passport. Leah is stranded, yet she has no choice but to trust the stranger who has come to her rescue. Marshall takes her to the Rum Shack, his bar and home, which she insists on calling a dive.
Overnight, they make a deal and against both their better judgments, they strike said deal which includes Marshall giving Leah a job where she can earn the money she needs to get out of her dilemma while she waits to hear back from her mother via email to retrieve a copy of her passport.
Demons from Marshall’s past have driven him into the jungles of St. Lucia, and Leah’s family relationship, or lack thereof due to a past situation beyond her control, makes these two proper kindred spirits. They are both damaged, and each thinks they are beyond repair. The story teems with well-rounded characters, neighbors of the Rum shack who are Marshall’s friends. One such friend Marshall calls the mother of his heart, is Delores, a neighbor at a nearby banana plantation who worked with Marshall in his past life. How will he handle her decision to leave the island?
Meanwhile Marshall and Leah learn to trust and care for each other as their attraction takes over. Both realize that neither of them is in a place for a romance right now, but forces beyond their control have other ideas. Sofia Harper has written a romantic story that has teeth. The characters are beautifully flawed by guilt and hurt they have unfairly internalized to the point of crippling them both emotionally, until their combustible chemistry builds something neither of them planned. Hot Knight in Paradise is a story about forgiveness and second chances. Will they take a chance on each other, or will their attempt at romance fail miserably like everything else has in their lives?
I give Hot Knight in Paradise 4 out of 5 stars!
In the course of being robbed of all the possession on her person, and quite possibly a few other things, a Knight in sexy, fleshly armor comes to her rescue. Marshall saves her from most of the robber’s nefarious intent, but he gets away with everything else–most notably her purse and passport. Leah is stranded, yet she has no choice but to trust the stranger who has come to her rescue. Marshall takes her to the Rum Shack, his bar and home, which she insists on calling a dive.
Overnight, they make a deal and against both their better judgments, they strike said deal which includes Marshall giving Leah a job where she can earn the money she needs to get out of her dilemma while she waits to hear back from her mother via email to retrieve a copy of her passport.
Demons from Marshall’s past have driven him into the jungles of St. Lucia, and Leah’s family relationship, or lack thereof due to a past situation beyond her control, makes these two proper kindred spirits. They are both damaged, and each thinks they are beyond repair. The story teems with well-rounded characters, neighbors of the Rum shack who are Marshall’s friends. One such friend Marshall calls the mother of his heart, is Delores, a neighbor at a nearby banana plantation who worked with Marshall in his past life. How will he handle her decision to leave the island?
Meanwhile Marshall and Leah learn to trust and care for each other as their attraction takes over. Both realize that neither of them is in a place for a romance right now, but forces beyond their control have other ideas. Sofia Harper has written a romantic story that has teeth. The characters are beautifully flawed by guilt and hurt they have unfairly internalized to the point of crippling them both emotionally, until their combustible chemistry builds something neither of them planned. Hot Knight in Paradise is a story about forgiveness and second chances. Will they take a chance on each other, or will their attempt at romance fail miserably like everything else has in their lives?
I give Hot Knight in Paradise 4 out of 5 stars!
September 18, 2013
Okay this is my first time reading anything from this author and it won’t be my last. There’s something special about reading a book and being pleasantly giddy and surprised, and that is how I felt reading “Hot Knight in Paradise”. From the beginning pages of the book when Leah and Marshall met, I felt the chemistry and the heat was there.
You think romance, boy meets girl and bam they’re in love. But a special writer makes it believable with the development of the characters. The characters were given layers to show instead of tell the reader who they were. She was able to take her time with the physical aspect of the relationship and continue to develop the characters and their emotions. I felt there was no need to rush because when that moment came she was going to deliver and it was delivered beautifully.
Leah goes on vacation and misfortune befalls her so she has to rely on Marshall’s help. She doesn’t want his help and he doesn’t want to help, so the stubbornness of both of them leads to some laugh out loud moments while they battle their past demons and their growing attraction to one another. During this time they’re given opportunities to find out about each other, what made them who they are, revealing fears, anticipation and believing that they deserve one another. Although the relationship with Leah and Marshall is less than a month old when the story ends the writer wrote it in a way to tie it up beautifully. She was also able to close the storyline without any unnecessary fillers that made it appear realistic.
I would recommend this book, I would also like to hear more about Leah and Marshall in the future. I couldn’t get enough of them.
-Reviewed by Sophie
You think romance, boy meets girl and bam they’re in love. But a special writer makes it believable with the development of the characters. The characters were given layers to show instead of tell the reader who they were. She was able to take her time with the physical aspect of the relationship and continue to develop the characters and their emotions. I felt there was no need to rush because when that moment came she was going to deliver and it was delivered beautifully.
Leah goes on vacation and misfortune befalls her so she has to rely on Marshall’s help. She doesn’t want his help and he doesn’t want to help, so the stubbornness of both of them leads to some laugh out loud moments while they battle their past demons and their growing attraction to one another. During this time they’re given opportunities to find out about each other, what made them who they are, revealing fears, anticipation and believing that they deserve one another. Although the relationship with Leah and Marshall is less than a month old when the story ends the writer wrote it in a way to tie it up beautifully. She was also able to close the storyline without any unnecessary fillers that made it appear realistic.
I would recommend this book, I would also like to hear more about Leah and Marshall in the future. I couldn’t get enough of them.
-Reviewed by Sophie
September 9, 2013
Her vacation in paradise is not what Leah expected. She is robbed of her money and passport. She is stranded! Marshall saves her and they go to his bar, the Rum Shack. He is an Alpha male who has a dark secret, but Leah has her own heartbreak. The area may be remote but is full of characters. Delores, a neighbor at a nearby plantation, worked with Marshall in his past life. She is the mother of his heart. What does her leaving mean for him? Leah gets no help from her family. How will she get money to get home. Marshall gives her a job and a place to stay. They learn to trust and care for each other. Their desire grows. Where will this lead? Sofia Harper has written a romantic story that tells of forgiveness and second chances. Marshall and Leah both are damaged. Guilt and hurt have control of them. Will they take this chance at happiness. Their story grabs your heart and you feel their pain and their bravery. I couldn't put this book down. The writing is beautiful and the story was wonderful.
September 13, 2013
This was an enjoyable, category-style read with a tight plot and fun setting. The writing was flat and confusing at times, but not enough to diminish my enjoyment too much.
Full review posted at Love in the Margins.
Full review posted at Love in the Margins.
September 10, 2013
Review to come
December 15, 2014
I received an ARC through NetGalley.
Hot Knight in Paradise is a modern and more realistic take on the whole stranded on a desert isle tale. Leah heads off to St. Lucia for a relaxing vacation only to get mugged on the way to her hotel. Left without any money, an ID, or her passport, she's stuck. Luckily, Marshall was hiking along and spotted her. He takes her back to his bar where his white knight syndrome kicks in. Leah doesn't want to be saved, so Marshall offers her a job and a decent salary while she works on getting her paperwork in order. Of course, there's a whole lot of seductive glances and sexual tension between them, so it's not long before these two fall into each others arms, and Leah realizes she has more reasons to stay than to head back to the US.
I really liked the set up of Hot Knight in Paradise. It's pretty scary to think about being stranded in a foreign country with nothing but the clothes on your back. I definitely admired how Leah remained calm and did what she had to do. What else I liked, was how the romance developed. It still moved way too fast for my liking, but I did like how Leah and Marshall moved through each of the "bases" instead of just jumping straight into bed with each other. Those scenes are definitely steamy! However, as much chemistry as they had in the bedroom, I didn't really believe it in their day to day interactions. They always seemed too stiff around each other, even after things started heating up.
My main issue with Hot Knight in Paradise was the use of rape as a plot device. I absolutely cannot stand this. Thankfully, Leah wasn't the one who was raped so there was some distance. But it was her cousin, who was as close as a sister, and Leah blames herself. It's been seven years and she still cannot see that it was not her fault. She's been caring around this burden and stayed estranged from her family for all this time. I would have thought that they would have talked through it by now, given how close they supposedly were. Nope, it takes Leah being confronted by a man she's known for a week for her to get her head on straight. Marshall has some grief from his past also, but at least his made more sense to me.
In the end, I kind of liked Hot Knight in Paradise. It had the steamy romance that I was looking for and a wonderful exotic location. Unfortunately, the character's problems were not ones that I liked reading about, and I think it's bad taste to use rape as a way to get two people to bond. There's any number of issues that Leah could have had involving her family instead of that. To me it felt like the author used it as a way to have Leah be wary of Marshall in the beginning and for them to have some big blow up about not holding herself responsible. It just didn't sit right with me.
Read more of my reviews at Pinkindle Reads & Reviews.
Hot Knight in Paradise is a modern and more realistic take on the whole stranded on a desert isle tale. Leah heads off to St. Lucia for a relaxing vacation only to get mugged on the way to her hotel. Left without any money, an ID, or her passport, she's stuck. Luckily, Marshall was hiking along and spotted her. He takes her back to his bar where his white knight syndrome kicks in. Leah doesn't want to be saved, so Marshall offers her a job and a decent salary while she works on getting her paperwork in order. Of course, there's a whole lot of seductive glances and sexual tension between them, so it's not long before these two fall into each others arms, and Leah realizes she has more reasons to stay than to head back to the US.
I really liked the set up of Hot Knight in Paradise. It's pretty scary to think about being stranded in a foreign country with nothing but the clothes on your back. I definitely admired how Leah remained calm and did what she had to do. What else I liked, was how the romance developed. It still moved way too fast for my liking, but I did like how Leah and Marshall moved through each of the "bases" instead of just jumping straight into bed with each other. Those scenes are definitely steamy! However, as much chemistry as they had in the bedroom, I didn't really believe it in their day to day interactions. They always seemed too stiff around each other, even after things started heating up.
My main issue with Hot Knight in Paradise was the use of rape as a plot device. I absolutely cannot stand this. Thankfully, Leah wasn't the one who was raped so there was some distance. But it was her cousin, who was as close as a sister, and Leah blames herself. It's been seven years and she still cannot see that it was not her fault. She's been caring around this burden and stayed estranged from her family for all this time. I would have thought that they would have talked through it by now, given how close they supposedly were. Nope, it takes Leah being confronted by a man she's known for a week for her to get her head on straight. Marshall has some grief from his past also, but at least his made more sense to me.
In the end, I kind of liked Hot Knight in Paradise. It had the steamy romance that I was looking for and a wonderful exotic location. Unfortunately, the character's problems were not ones that I liked reading about, and I think it's bad taste to use rape as a way to get two people to bond. There's any number of issues that Leah could have had involving her family instead of that. To me it felt like the author used it as a way to have Leah be wary of Marshall in the beginning and for them to have some big blow up about not holding herself responsible. It just didn't sit right with me.
Read more of my reviews at Pinkindle Reads & Reviews.
October 12, 2013
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley
This was a very romantic and sexy read!
Leah is heading on a much needed vacation in St Lucia when her plans are derailed and she finds herself stranded in a foreign country with no money and no ID.
Marshall is an American attorney who is now living in St Lucia and running his own "dive" bar when he comes to Leahs rescue.
Both of these characters are battling with their own demons but they cannot deny the magnetic attraction they feel towards one an other. The build up to these two finally getting together was pretty epic (Marshall is definitely right about anticipation!) I loved how gentle and caring Marshall was, very different from a lot of the caveman alpha males that are written lately. Overall a really great romantic read :)
This was a very romantic and sexy read!
Leah is heading on a much needed vacation in St Lucia when her plans are derailed and she finds herself stranded in a foreign country with no money and no ID.
Marshall is an American attorney who is now living in St Lucia and running his own "dive" bar when he comes to Leahs rescue.
Both of these characters are battling with their own demons but they cannot deny the magnetic attraction they feel towards one an other. The build up to these two finally getting together was pretty epic (Marshall is definitely right about anticipation!) I loved how gentle and caring Marshall was, very different from a lot of the caveman alpha males that are written lately. Overall a really great romantic read :)
September 7, 2013
This is the story of two people running away from the tragedies in their lives. Leah was vacationing on St. Lucia and Marshall was living there. He was walking through the jungle just in time to save Leah from getting shot or worse while getting robbed by her chauffeur. With no I.D., no passport, and no money Leah is reluctantly in need of Marshall's assistance and that's when things start to get interesting.
The storyline was good but I felt like I was reading in monotone. There was no excitement. Even when Leah was getting robbed it should have been a pulse pounding moment and it wasn't. I think the author wrote a good story but could have written certain scenes with a little more enthusiasm.
One thing I must mention is that the character of Marshall was written perfectly! Amazingly sexy!
The storyline was good but I felt like I was reading in monotone. There was no excitement. Even when Leah was getting robbed it should have been a pulse pounding moment and it wasn't. I think the author wrote a good story but could have written certain scenes with a little more enthusiasm.
One thing I must mention is that the character of Marshall was written perfectly! Amazingly sexy!
September 9, 2013
I thought this was entertaining. It seemed as though there was a lot of inner monologues going on.
It starts with Leah, who's plane has just landed in St. Lucia. She desperate for some peace and quiet and decides to hire a driver to take her to her hotel. As they go down a quiet road in the middle of the jungle, her driver stops, and robs her. Money, passport, everything.
Marshall, comes out of the jungle towards the robbery in progress. Leah thinks he's an accomplice and figures she's done for. She's more than surprised when he actually helps her. She just doesn't understand why. Marshall's not really sure why he did either.
The story follows to very jaded people, getting away from their lives and their problems.
I enjoyed some of the banter between the two.
It starts with Leah, who's plane has just landed in St. Lucia. She desperate for some peace and quiet and decides to hire a driver to take her to her hotel. As they go down a quiet road in the middle of the jungle, her driver stops, and robs her. Money, passport, everything.
Marshall, comes out of the jungle towards the robbery in progress. Leah thinks he's an accomplice and figures she's done for. She's more than surprised when he actually helps her. She just doesn't understand why. Marshall's not really sure why he did either.
The story follows to very jaded people, getting away from their lives and their problems.
I enjoyed some of the banter between the two.
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September 22, 2013They meet when she's robbed and stranded on a St. Lucian Road and he comes to her rescue. He helps her out when she has no money and documents and then they get to know one another. They were a good match and even though their meeting was slight irregular, you kind of knew he was a keeper and she had some kind of past she had to overcome. It was a quick read and it was enjoyable. He knew what made her tick, even when she didn’t know and she knew the same about him. They were a good match. Pick it up. You’ll enjoy it.
July 4, 2014
** Copy provided by Netgalley and Entangled Publishing, LLC for an honest review**
This a book where two people are running from the past and are never able to put in behind them until they clash together. It is also a modern trapped on a tropical island story.
We have a man with white-knight-syndrome who happens to come across our female main character just at the right time, even if he inadvertently helps the mugger out.
Fast paced it pulls you along to its fairly obvious conclusion, but it is a light read, perfect for a warm summers day.
This a book where two people are running from the past and are never able to put in behind them until they clash together. It is also a modern trapped on a tropical island story.
We have a man with white-knight-syndrome who happens to come across our female main character just at the right time, even if he inadvertently helps the mugger out.
Fast paced it pulls you along to its fairly obvious conclusion, but it is a light read, perfect for a warm summers day.
April 29, 2015
I loved this book. It was well written and an easy read...the pages just kept on turning and turning and I didn't finish until I was done with the novel!
That being said, I wasn't really in love with Leah, although I did like Marshall and felt I understood him better (perhaps this was the author's aim).
The plot and pace of the story were sufficiently exciting enough to keep me wanting to read on till the very end.
I would recommend this book as a holiday romance, or just a good piece of chick-lit. You will not be disappointed with the story or its ending!
That being said, I wasn't really in love with Leah, although I did like Marshall and felt I understood him better (perhaps this was the author's aim).
The plot and pace of the story were sufficiently exciting enough to keep me wanting to read on till the very end.
I would recommend this book as a holiday romance, or just a good piece of chick-lit. You will not be disappointed with the story or its ending!
October 7, 2013
I received an ARC copy on exchange for an honest review.
This book really started off with a bang but as it progressed the numerous monologue and constant references to Marshall having white knight syndrome became a bit taxing. It's a sweet story about healing and finding love. Great for those who enjoy romance.
This book really started off with a bang but as it progressed the numerous monologue and constant references to Marshall having white knight syndrome became a bit taxing. It's a sweet story about healing and finding love. Great for those who enjoy romance.
September 20, 2013
This book was okay. I liked it for the most part, but what brought it down was Leah's immaturity. At least to me she seemed extremely immature. It was a good attempt, but to me it just fell a little flat.
December 22, 2013
ARC from NetGalley.
Short and sweet.
Short and sweet.
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September 20, 2017As with many other Entangled romances, the DNF is in the details. I couldn't go on.
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