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Heat Wave
Heat Wave | Karina Halle
9 posts | 4 read | 2 to read
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Pact comes a new standalone romance with a tropical (and forbidden) twist.
They say when life closes one door, another one opens.
This door happens to lead to paradise.
And a man I can never, ever have.
Still grieving the loss of her sister who died two years ago, the last thing Veronica "Ronnie" Locke needed was to lose her job at one of Chicagos finest restaurants and have to move back in with her parents. So when a window of opportunity opens for her running a kitchen at a small Hawaiian hotel shed be crazy not to take it.
The only problem is, the man running the hotel drives her crazy:
Logan Shephard.
It doesnt matter that hes got dark brown eyes, a tall, muscular build thats sculpted from daily surfing sessions, and a deep Australian accent that makes your toes curl.
What does matter is that hes a grump.
Kind of an asshole, too.
And gets under Ronnies skin like no one else.
But the more time Ronnie spends on the island of Kauai, falling in love with the lush land and its carefree lifestyle, the closer she gets to Logan. And the closer she gets to Logan, the more she realizes she may have pegged him all wrong. Maybe its the hot, steamy jungles or the invigorating ocean air, but soon their relationship becomes utterly intoxicating.
Theres just one major catch.
The two of them together would incite a scandal neither Ronnie, nor her family, would ever recover from.
Forbidden, Illicit, Off-limits sometimes the heat is worth surrendering to, even if you get burned.
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CocoReads
Heat Wave | Karina Halle
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And the most dramatic post goes to me! Seriously, I don‘t do this kinda hot. I‘m off to work with not one, not 2, but 3 32 oz bottles of water. Seriously, drink lots of water Littens—dehydration is no joke! Not sure I‘ll get a workout in today-we‘ll see how I do after 8 hours of work. #brfr2 @wanderinglynn #TeamFlow @julesG @LibrarianJen @britt_brooke @laurenslibrary @Moony @imabusybee @Reecaspieces

julesG Under those conditions, work is workout. Have you packed extra shirts (or shorts)? 5y
britt_brooke ? Good call to stay hydrated!! We have a heat advisory today (high 94° with 88% humidity). The only thing we‘re doing outside is swimming at the Y. 5y
Hestapleton Oh hey fellow suffering IN lady here. 👋🏼 It is approximately too hot and humid to function and I will be barricading myself with my AC and book as soon as humanely possible. 5y
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JoScho Yeah it is a rough summer. Our feels like was 105 yesterday. Just miserable. Do you work outside? 5y
LibrarianJen We‘ve had high impact days all week. It reached 101 yesterday and the same is planned for today. BUT we don‘t have the humidity so it doesn‘t feel as suffocating. Stay hydrated and keep cool! 💖 5y
CocoReads @julesG I wear scrubs and they‘re pricey so I only have a couple pairs of pants. At least I have tomorrow off for laundry! 5y
imabusybee Take care of yourself and its okay to skip a workout!! 💜 5y
CocoReads @JoScho no I work indoors but the heating and cooling in our very old hospital is spotty, plus I‘m on my feet most of the time so I work up quite a sweat even in winter 5y
julesG A tiny silver lining. 5y
CocoReads @Hestapleton hey! 👋 nice to see a fellow Hoosier! 5y
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CocoReads
Heat Wave | Karina Halle
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Well this is going to be unpleasant. I know there are people who thrive in this weather but alas, I am not one of them. Good luck with the heat wave fellow northern Littens, I‘ll see you on the other side! #bringback70degrees #remembertohydrate

jpmcwisemorgan Austin has had a heat index over a 100 off and on for over a week now. I might already be dead. 5y
Charityann That‘s crazy! I used to live in Muncie. 5y
CocoReads Ugh—I feel for you. I feel even a beach day (which I can‘t fit in this week anyway) wouldn‘t help. 5y
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CocoReads @charityann I‘m in South Bend but my youngest went to Ball State. I made that drive a lot. 5y
Texreader It gets over 100 in Texas every summer but even these temps are too much! Good luck! 5y
TK421 Yikes! Work is not gonna be fun this week. 5y
CocoReads TK421 nope, it‘ll be a big ball of yuck. 5y
Aims42 What a crazy year for temperatures!! I‘m in the suburbs of Chicago and in January we had temps that were -50 degrees with the wind chill. Sheesh!! 😓 5y
Booknerd2 I'm in the Quad Cities and we're having the same weather and it's supposed to get hotter. I, also, DO NOT like the heat. We were -50 in January, a 150 degree swing. It's nuts. 5y
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Kshakal
Heat Wave | Karina Halle
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I never thought I would be excited about 6 degrees but it is going to feel so nice compared to what it was during the week... by the end of the weekend we are supposed to see almost a 100 degree difference!

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Jaya
Heat Wave | Karina Halle
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Hawaii-set hotel romance. 2nd-chance love (protagonists were once related through his previous marriage(to her sister) but only because he ignored his attraction to the right sibling).Tricky premise but Halle has enough backstory & adds enough sexual tension & compatibility in their present day interactions to get you rooting for the HEA that they let slip away the 1s time.Dramatic Jane-Eyreish fleeing near end before all is made right #romantsy

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CocoReads
Heat Wave | Karina Halle
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I don't know how you hot weather Littens survive. I just got home from our Saturday adventures and I swear I could wring my clothes out. I've changed everything and plan on not moving or turning on any lights until it cools off.

Sassy_Steph It's cold here! We had snow fall the last two mornings! Thank god the snow didn't stay on the ground though!! 7y
CocoReads @Sassy_Steph that sounds delightful! I mean, I'm not exactly ready for snow but I think 90+ degrees at the end of September is a bit much! 7y
tournevis It's 32ºC outside right now. I can't even. 7y
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CocoReads @tournevis it's beastly. I'd thought about ordering pizza for dinner but I may change that to salad. Or something not hot. 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I did yard work today and I still haven't recovered!!! 🔥 7y
CocoReads You rock to do yard work today. I didn't even do house work. 7y
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CocoReads
Heat Wave | Karina Halle
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Oh how I wish I could have. So ready for this heat to break.

CouronneDhiver Here too! This is ridiculous... I'm ready for autumn 🍂 7y
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Lynnsoprano
Heat Wave | Karina Halle
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It's a #blameLitsy that I now have this app 😂😂

Books_Wine_Repeat 😂👍 7y
Nuwanda What app is this? I think I need it! 7y
Lynnsoprano @Nuwanda WTFORECAST. It's a riot! 7y
Nuwanda Thank you! I am going to download it! 7y
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LauraJ
Heat Wave | Karina Halle
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Okay, who wants to trade places? I could use a few snow days.

Wife Me please!⛄️ 7y
ReadingOver50 I'm in SoCal too and have been wishing I could have a snow day too 😄 7y
Reviewsbylola Hahahaha I would trade snow for that any day!!! 7y
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Daughter-of-words
Heat Wave | Karina Halle
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I absolutely loved the latest release from one of my very favorite authors! I enjoy Karina Halle's humor and I love that her characters are real people with real flaws and insecurities. They don't always do or say the right things, sometimes you don't like them or you get mad at the decisions they make but you still care about what happens to them and need to keep reading. Also her alpha males are HOT! 😍❤️❤️