Kindle Edition Audiobook Download to your Nook (eBook) Download from Apple iTunes (eBook) Amazon Barnes & Noble.com Category:  Romance Type: Fiction Pages: 114 Copyright: June 1, 2004 ISBN-13: 9781926996776 Price: $2.99 (eBook) Will Ben be the man that Kerry needs to heat her up and love her like she desires? Kerry-Lee McKenzie is a busy, no-nonsense nurse. With enough failed relationships behind her, it's safer to avoid contact with the male gender. Easier said than done when her busy Emergency Department is filled with sexy doctors and residents, including the yummy Benjamin Grant.  With Kerry doing her best to keep Ben at arm’s length and Ben working hard to close the distance, love is always a step or two away. It isn’t until her hormonally charged best friend interferes that Kerry finally realizes that first impressions aren’t always accurate, and absence really does make the heart grow fonder.   Excerpt "Kerry?" she queried softly. "It's three a.m. What are you still doing up?" "I kissed him." Kerry stared at her roommate with that deer-in-the-headlight look. "He was spouting off some crap about me being an ice queen so I kissed him." "O…kay," she said tentatively. Switching on a table lamp, Susan eyed the red head, sitting cross-legged in the corner of the sofa, a pillow clutched to her chest. She sat down beside her friend and took Kerry's icy fingers between hers, massaging them gently until the warmth returned. "Start from the beginning, and don't miss one single smutty detail." She withdrew her fingers and cradled her head in her hands. "I can't believe I did that. How am I going to face him at work now?" "Wait one second," Sue's eyebrows drew together in a frown. "You kissed someone from work tonight?" Kerry nodded woodenly. "Here?" Another nod. "Who dammit?" Her eyes darted nervously to her friend. "Dr. Webster." "Dr. Webster was here? And you kissed him?" "Uh huh. I kissed him." "Holy cow!" Kerry nodded again and clutched her pillow tighter. "He called me a lesbian and an ice queen. I had to defend myself." "So how did this defensive manoeuvre come about? And what was Dr. Webster even doing here in the first place?" Kerry stood and threw the pillow into the corner of the sofa. With a backward glance, she headed toward the kitchen. "It started out quite innocently. I was in the tub and…" "He was in the tub with you?" "No," Kerry hissed before turning a brilliant shade of red. "Well, sort of." She busied herself with her mug and teabag and stared patiently at the kettle. Anything to avoid the knowing look in Susan's eyes. When the kettle finally whistled, she fixed a cup of tea and looked sideways. "What?" she demanded. "He was sort of in the tub with you?" Sue grinned. "Do tell. And don't forget the details please." Kerry sighed. "There are no details. Geez, Susan, not everyone lets their hormones be their guide, y'know." "This coming from the woman who is appalled that she laid a big wet one on a doctor she hates?" "That was self defence," Kerry pointed out. "The bathtub thing was a whole other story. He wasn't really here then, Sue. I sorta dreamed about him." "Oh this is getting good." Susan crossed to the living room and hiked up her short skirt to sit cross-legged on the sofa. She patted the sofa beside her and when Kerry joined her, waited expectantly for the rest of the story. "Tell Nurse Susan all about your lustful dreams." "It was nothing. At least it was supposed to be nothing. Just my imagination running a little wild." She sighed. "I don't know how he came to be in it, but I was dreaming about an episode of Southern Charm. And there he was, the handsome doctor, and there I was, the seduced nurse." "Mm hm. Go on." "I dozed off and then I woke up to the doorbell ringing. Dr. Studly was on the other side, wanting to explain away his lack of intestinal fortitude." "And naturally, his apology came with a lip-lock?" "No, the lip-lock came after he accused me of being a lesbian." Susan snickered and held up a hand. "Okay stop. Why did he accuse you of being a lesbian?" "He said it was common knowledge that I didn't date and that the inference of course was that I was a lesbo. That was when I lost it and grabbed him. Next thing I knew, my tongue was in his mouth." "You sure showed him." There was a trace of laughter in Susan's voice. A faint sparkle made its way into Kerry's eyes. "Apparently I did. He looked quite surprised when I closed the door in his face." "You didn't?" "Yup, I did." "That's my girl." Susan nodded with a smile. "Always leave 'em wanting more."

This one is a you-have-to-get-it book!
Most of the male colleagues in the hospital Kerry-Lee McKenzie works as a
nurse in, call her McCool behind her back. Kerry has been burned in a
previous relationship with a doctor and is determined never to get involved with a doctor again, never mind people call her “McCool”. In fact, she doesn’t want to get involved with anyone at all. When she meets Ben, she is outraged by his arrogance, but finds it extremely funny that a doctor like him faints at the first sight of blood. Despite her personal rules, she finds herself getting fascinated with him. Is this love or a fleeting affair?

Benjamin Grant (Ben) has got a good role in the hottest soap on TV. He would be playing Dr. Wade Webster in a medical saga. So to get a feel of the role, he pretends to be a doctor in the hospital that Kerry works in. Even though she is famous as McCool, Ben knows that Kerry is a volcano underneath all that ice and he is determined to be the man who melts her. Only, he does not realize that the feelings he has for her are something more complicated than lust until he is in too deep. Can he hope that Kerry will forgive his deception and accept him?

Melting Ms. McCool is a laugh riot inside a sensually wrapped package. The romance is peppy and naughty. While the character of Kerry is good hearted with a sassy mouth, Ben is enjoyable as the actor in disguise of a doctor. Especially, the scenes when Kerry wickedly holds needles in front of Ben,just to make him faint, made me grin delightedly. Jennifer handles the
combination of humour and sensuality very well and comes up with a romance
that is too good to be true. Once I picked up this book, I couldn’t stop
until I finished it. This one is a you-have-to-get-it book!

Overall rating: 4 1/2 Hearts
Sensuality rating: Very sensual
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You don’t want to miss this one!
Ellie Lynn knows the recipe for a sexy romance story! With a spoonful of sexy characters, a dash of humor and plenty of spice, you can’t go wrong with this yummy love story!

Nurse Kerry-Lee McKenzie is labeled as Ms. McCool around the hospital. She’s great under pressure, but she doesn’t let anyone get too close. When Kerry meets Dr. Benjamin Grant, the new doctor, she is very attracted to him. Only Dr. Grant is not really a doctor. He’s an actor who just landed a doctor role on a hot soap. Ben is at the hospital so he can get the feel of a real doctor and hospital.

Kerry thinks Ben is an idiot when he passes out twice, because he’s afraid of needles. What kind of doctor is that? She starts fantasizing about him, and when Ben shows up at her door, she kisses him to prove that she’s not as cold as people think. Will Ben be the man that Kerry needs to heat her up and love her like she desires?

Melting Ms. McCool is a very well written novella by Jennifer Lynn. I enjoyed this tasty morsel from beginning till end. The characters are great, and I especially loved Ben. He is so delicious! You don’t want to miss this one!
BJ Deese, eCataRomance Reviews