Twice as Hot: Tales of an Extra-Ordinary Girl

By Gena Showalter

Book Overview

Belle Jamison is finally starting to feel like a normal girl again. Her job as a paranormal investigator is going well, she's learned to control her supernatural abilities (mostly) and she's just gotten engaged to Rome Masters, the ultra-sexy operative who once tried to neutralize her!

But planning a wedding is never easy, especially when the bride keeps accidentally torching her dress, the groom returns from a dangerous mission with selective memory loss and the man responsible now wants Belle for himself. With Rome's ex determined to win him back and a new band of supervillains on the horizon, it will take all Belle's powers--plus a little help from her trusty empath sidekick--to save the day, salvage the wedding and prove that true love really does conquer all.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373774370
• ISBN13: 9780373774371
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Hqn
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.3" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

EXCELLENT ABSOLUTLEY A DELIGHT

this book is so good i can not wait to get the next one she is an very good author that makesz you want to foillow this girl/ woman to her very end of her journey

amusing chick lit superhero romance

Paranormal investigator, Belle Jamison is still learning her new job while planning her marriage to shapeshifter Rome Masters whom she met when she was Playing with Fire. However since the mad scientist spiked her latte she can control, well almost control, the four elements. Of course putting your wedding dress ablaze makes life a wee bit difficult, but Rome is there for her; now that he is not trying to neutralize her. However, the real calamity and not just minor roach stressors, is when Memory Man erases from Rome's mind that he even met Belle, let alone fell in love with her. Instead the only woman Rome remembers is his nasty former wife Lexie. Although hurting, Belle, accompanied by her empathic partner Tanner, plans to kick some butts starting at the top of her list with Memory Man. The latest Tales of an Extraordinary Girl (see Playing with Fire) returns Belle, still hesitant about using her new powers especially as she learns frustration and anger could lead to out of control reactions. She is particularly upset with what has happened to her fiancé and their relationship which is so out of control due to Memory Man and Lexie. She has to keep the collateral damage to an absolute minimum; superhero gigs are not easy. Fans will enjoy Gena Showalter's latest amusing chick lit superhero romance as Belle's constantly changing list sums up how she feels. Harriet Klausner

Twice as Hot = TWICE AS AMAZING!!

Belle is a paranormal investigator and Rome a sexy-hot operative who we were first introduced to in Gena Showalter's Playing With Fire. They both work for the same group and they are back living the fabulous life with Belle planning their wedding. That is when she's not accidentally starting fires, tripping over scary through and desperately working on controlling her superpowers. But when Rome returns from his last mission with no memory of Belle, is the wedding off or is this a momentary pause in the action? Then there is Rome's ex-wife the unscrupulous Lexis who is at her manipulative best using Rome's memory loss to try and lure him back and convince Rome that they belong together. Can Belle make Rome remember her, the passion and lust filled days and night and have him fall in love with her again? Rome is trying and something is pulling him toward Belle with such intensity that he knows memory loss or not there is nothing that will keep him away from her no matter how much he tries. But the twist in all this is not just Lexis but a strange, mysterious man who is fascinated by the memories of Belle he stole from Rome and is now determined to have Belle for himself. What an amazing book! Total page turner that you will not be able to put down so make sure you have enough time to read non-stop. You have the paranormal super-couple of Rome and Belle, mystery in the background and passion winning out over all forces trying to hold it back. Be sure you look up Ms. Showalter's other series, The Lords of the Underworld with more uber-possessive, sexy alpha males than you can handle! Muy caliente!

Fun Read

Loved this book. It was like reading a fun comic book about an adult fairy tale. I think you have to be open to the mindset required for these two types of reading materials to understand and enjoy this book. The characters - super heroes with super powers - were amusing and the story was fast paced and full of action from the first page. The sex scenes were just right - steamy and detailed but not too much, not too little. The romance between the two major characters, Rome and Belle, was very sweet and everything you could want in a fairy tale type romance. I had only read the first book (Playing With Fire) in the series half-way through so I was somewhat familiar with the background of the major characters. However, I don't think anyone will feel lost in the story if this book is the first one they read. If you're looking for a romance with deep, life altering meanings, it's not in this book. If you're looking to read just for fun, then this is the perfect book in my opinion.

Loved it

Loved it! If you liked part one, because yes there is a book before this one, then definitely read part two. I'd definitely recommend reading the first one before reading this one, because although she kind of goes over what happened in the first book, "Playing with Fire", it gives you a good base for this one. It also gets you an idea of her writing style, which reminds me of your friend talking to you at a coffee shop or over the phone. Tons of laughs and adventure Wonder Girl aka Viper style;)