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Overview

She was looking for adventure.

Marnie Wright has seen more than her fair share of testosterone.  Growing up with four overly protective brothers was one thing.  Now a mountain man named Jake Dolan has invaded a peaceful day of soul-searching at her grandmother's secluded cabin.  Sure, she was trespassing on his private property, but did he have to pull a gun on her?  There's more to this longhaired soldier of fortune who calls himself the Tin Man, but she's not sure she wants to stick around to find out what.  Then he stashes her in his secret lair--an underground techno-fantasy complete with security ...
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Overview

She was looking for adventure.

Marnie Wright has seen more than her fair share of testosterone.  Growing up with four overly protective brothers was one thing.  Now a mountain man named Jake Dolan has invaded a peaceful day of soul-searching at her grandmother's secluded cabin.  Sure, she was trespassing on his private property, but did he have to pull a gun on her?  There's more to this longhaired soldier of fortune who calls himself the Tin Man, but she's not sure she wants to stick around to find out what.  Then he stashes her in his secret lair--an underground techno-fantasy complete with security monitors and an arsenal--and Marnie realizes the guy is military, top secret military.  He's also got the most beautiful mouth she's ever seen.

He could get her killed.


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Editorial Reviews

Dede Baker
I just finished Kiss and Tell-it was WONDERFUL to the last word. I was even weepy at end. Sigh. Cherry Adair is a real find.
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Romance, adventure and humor make this book a true keeper. I predict that Ms. Adair will discover quite a large audience for her brand of storytelling!
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780345494085
  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 7/10/2007
  • Sold by: Random House
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 24,154
  • Series: Wright Family Series, #1
  • File size: 2 MB
  • Items ship to U.S, APO/FPO and U.S. Protectorate addresses.

Meet the Author

Cherry Adair lives in Northern California and collects people, teapots and books. Lots of books. With their two grown daughters out of the nest, Cherry and husband David have lived under the dominance of their feline, T.C. (Temporary Cat), for ten years.


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The perimeter alarms were set to go off when anything heavier than a
hundred pounds crossed the almost invisible breakers. At first all Jake
saw on the monitor was the fawn-colored Great Dane. The damn thing was a
mean-looking bastard and as big as a house.

"Where the hell did you come from?"

The dog's large, square head and pointy ears swiveled, as if it could
smell him down here, twenty feet below ground level. Jake stuck his size
fourteens up on the counter and took another swig of soda. His eyes
narrowed as he scrutinized the flat-screen monitor before him.

A second later his feet dropped to the floor at the same time his fist
crushed the empty can. "Shit."

The dog had been hiding her.

For a split second . . .

Jake absently touched the scar on his throat and ignored the from
zero-to-eighty acceleration of his blood pressure. He leaned forward to
adjust the focus and shifted closer to get a better look.

A slender blonde, drowning in a green down jacket, sat not thirty feet
from the front door of his cabin on the tree uprooted by last year's
storm. Fair hair, all the colors of the sun and fingered by the breeze,
danced in joyous spiral curls around her face and hunched shoulders as she
concentrated on something in her lap.

Her skin was fair instead of dusky, her hair silky, not coarse, the angle
of her head unfamiliar. She was no ghost from the past. Thank God.
Nevertheless, he didn't want her here.

Jake didn't know who she was or what she was doing in the high, remote
Sierras at the nose of winter. Her mere presence was suspect. Not that she
appeared to be anything other than a cute blonde on a solitary mountain
hike. But then looks could be deceiving.

Neither the girl nor the dog was welcome.

He didn't like dogs. In his line of work they tended to be unpredictable.
As for the fluffy blonde . . . Jake slam-dunked the squashed can into the
trash, then leaned forward for a better look. He definitely didn't like
that breed, either.
Closer inspection didn't improve her one bit. Unfortunately he hadn't had
a woman in nearly a year, and this cupcake made his mouth water. Too bad.
Like a mouse to
an elephant, like David to Goliath. She was exactly the type of woman he
avoided like the plague--petite, blonde, and delicate.

He was bone exhausted from an assignment in a small, forgotten Middle
Eastern country where all hell had broken loose. All he'd wanted to do was
take a break. Instead
he'd come home to find the shit hitting the fan, his sixteen-year career
in the toilet, and the vacation he'd wanted being enforced.
He had no time for the blonde outside.

Most likely a strong "boo" would send girl and hound running for town.
After they left he'd get back to figuring out who was screwing with his
life.

Marnie Wright wished she'd brought along a warm cap. Cold air nipped at
her ears, making them sting. Dismissing the discomfort, she focused on the
sketch pad on her lap.
It had been a bonus finding this old cottage tucked into the hillside.
She'd hate to waste the light walking the mile back to her grandmother's
cottage just because she was cold. She flipped up her collar and hunched
her shoulders.
Only the front walls and the peak of the shingled roof showed through the
surrounding trees, shrubs, and piles of deadfall. It was in better shape
than Grammy's. While rustic, the wood siding and front porch had recently
been repaired. The roof appeared solid, the windows intact.
Marnie flexed her fingers, narrowing her eyes at the log cabin before she
continued drawing. The little house was perfect for the creepy Halloween
story she was working on. All it needed was a little atmosphere. She
shaded a curved whisper of smoke above the chimney, elongating dark
shadows to make the small house unwelcoming and sinister. The fluid black
lines of her charcoal pencil skimmed the page. Beside her, Duchess's head
swiveled.
"What're you listening to? A chipmunk?"
Her dog made a low sound in her throat and wagged her tail.
Marnie laughed, her breath misting in the frigid air. "Don't go far." She
put her hand behind her pet's massive head and looked her sternly in the
eye. "And don't play with it, you hear me?"
Duchess bounded to the closed door of the empty cottage. She settled her
backside on the front step, ears perked. Marnie smiled. Duchess loved her
creature comforts. Rather than frolic about in the cold, she wanted inside.
"That's not home, goofus. Give me a few more minutes and we'll pack up and
go, okay?"
She had lugged her sleeping bag and supplies to her grandmother's cottage
before she and Duchess had taken a stroll, ending up at this isolated
place. The exercise, and the cold, had made her hungry, too. She smelled
rain and wanted to be back before it started pouring.
With a frown she considered for half a second going home to Sunnyvale. The
river had a tendency to flood, making the bridge impassable. Leaving would
be the prudent, safe thing to do.
But she didn't want to be prudent and sensible anymore. The decisions and
choices she made in the next couple of days were going to change her
future. After a lifetime of playing it safe, she needed to learn to take
the chances life presented her.
Some of her happiest memories had been made up here
at Grammy's cottage. And here was where she was going to decide the course
of the rest of her life. A little rain wasn't going to deter her.
She'd almost forgotten what a pain in the butt it was to get up here.
She'd left her car at the end of the narrow mountain road, then crossed
the skinny footbridge fording the river, passed over another bridge
spanning the ravine, and then had a three-mile hike up the mountainside.
As kids, she and her brothers hadn't noticed such minor inconveniences. It
had always been a grand adventure to come here with Grammy. They'd
explored every inch of the mountain, played in the river, and climbed the
trees like monkeys.
A little rain and cold wouldn't hurt. This was probably the last time
she'd-- . . .


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  • Posted November 2, 2011

    great series!!

    Once you read this book, you won't be able to stop reading until you finish the series!!!

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  • Posted October 18, 2011

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    Kiss, Kiss and more Kiss!

    Marnie goes to her Grandmother's old cabin in the Sierra mountains for a weekend to reflect upon her life and set a more daring course. She didn't bargain for getting caught up in Jake Dolan's world of terrorist intrigue but that's what happened. He's trying to deal with assassins and get Marnie home safely.

    I really enjoyed Jake and Marnie and their romance was off the charts steamy! They couldn't be more different but at the same time perfectly suited for each other. She's funny and he's sardonic so the dialogue was a pleasure to follow.

    My problem with the book is it didn't seem to integrate the two aspects of the story very well. The romance seemed to be happening independently of the ops segment, which was rather protracted. The romantic tension was perfect but the intrigue related to the terrorists/assassins flagged. While I enjoyed the story, it was just okay. Even so, I'm glad I read it and will continue the series for now.

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  • Posted June 30, 2011

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    Loved it!

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  • Posted February 6, 2011

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    Fun and Easy Read

    Bias b/s I LOVE the great dane in the story!! ;) Adair writes fun, easy and sexy reads. Mix that in with some her hero saving the world from evil plots....and its a fun time. Great book along with the TFLAC series it is in.

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  • Posted March 10, 2009

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    I Also Recommend:

    Kiss And Tell

    I enjoy all of Cherry Adair books, the T-FLAC Series is the best. I think I have all of her books that I can get right now. Please keep me informed when she will have some new books out. Her books make you seem like your right there in the mix of everything.
    GREAT BOOK! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 7, 2005

    Awesome!

    Loved this book. I have now completed all the Wright books and have enjoyed them all. I really recommend ths author Cherry Adair. I think all the books are action filled plus the romance/sex is out of this world. This was such a wonderful love story between Marnie and Jake. Highly recommend it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 13, 2004

    Fantastic

    This was one of the few books that grabbed me from the start and kept me going the whole way through. I read it straight through and loved it. My only dissappointment with it was that it didn't have enough of a twist to shock me and make me say wow, but it was a good book nonetheless.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 25, 2002

    WOW-ACTION PACKED AND STEAMY!

    I LOVED THIS BOOK! IT HAD EVERYTHING IN IT..HUMOR,HEART POUNDING ACTION,STEAMY SEX SCENES,LAUGHS,TEARS,AND MOST OF ALL ROMANCE! AN OUTSTANDING BOOK! RUSH AND BUY THIS!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 10, 2001

    ONE OF THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!

    I read this book in one day I could not put it down. I absolutely loved this book. Marnie¿s personality is what kept me entertained, similar to my own, I found her honesty and directness wonderful, and her sense of humor and ¿out of the blue comments¿ made me laugh. You do not find many romance stories such as this one. THIS IS A KEEPER!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 18, 2001

    Great read - romance/humor/action

    Thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. Not disappointed in any way. A fun read.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 8, 2000

    HOT NEW TALENT!!!!!!

    funny sexy edge of your seat reading. I loved Kiss and Tell. I can't wait for more stories by this talented new writer.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 16, 2000

    You cant put this book down

    This is the kind of book that takes you to the edge and jerks you back. This is one the best adventure/romance books I have ever read. All through the book its like a cat and mouse game. I cant wait for her next book. This book was wonderful. I highly recommend it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 9, 2000

    Great Read!

    I loved this book. It was chocked full of action and snappy dialogue, and the characters were just wonderful. I look forward to Ms. Adair's next book.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 9, 2000

    Thrilling ride!

    ......This story is one of the best books I have ever read. Non stop action and full blown romance at it's best! A story that will take you on a satisfying ride and tap all your emotions on the way. Fantastic book!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 29, 2000

    A Dreamy Hero

    Cherry Adair's Kiss and Tell is a fast moving tale about a good guy fighting terrorist, but is't also a great romance. Jake is strong, broody, courageous, and sexy. (Very sexy, take my word for it.) I coudn't help falling in love with him as I read. A good tale like this, combined with such great characters as Marnie and Jake, makes getting to the last page satisfying, but also frustrating. I hated to say goodbye to them. I hope more books by this author are out soon. I'll look for them. This one was awsome.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 24, 2000

    Wow!

    What a great read! Cherry Adair's KISS AND TELL is woven around a strong plot and enhanced by witty, believable characters. I loved it!

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  • Posted December 9, 2008

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    entertaining romantic suspense

    With the recent death of her beloved grandmother, illustrator Marnie Wright needs some alone time to reassess her life. Over the objection of her father and four older brothers, Marnie accompanied by her Great Dane Duchess travels to her grandmother¿s cabin in the Sierra Mountains. However, her idyll time is interrupted when she meets Soldier of Fortune magazine pinup Jake Dolan, who wants nothing to do with his temporary neighbor.

    However, everything changes when a storm destroys her cabin, but before she can settle in his place, five hit men arrive planning to kill Jake. As he wonders how they are connected to his recent Mideast fiasco that has his job and reputation in jeopardy, Jake hides his guest in his secure underground bunker. Although he mistrusts her after a previous woman betrayed him, Jake and Marnie begin to fall in love even as he goes about dispatching the enemy.

    KISS AND TELL is an entertaining romantic suspense that never eases up on the full speed ahead throttle. The lead couple is a dynamic pair, especially the incredibly brave Marnie. Her comments as the danger mounts are priceless. Though the underground lair seems stretched, readers will fully enjoy Cherry Adair¿s delightful tale.

    Harriet Klausner

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