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Hitched (Licking Thicket: Horn of Glory #2)Hitched by Lucy Lennox

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Over the course of the weekend I read Hitched by May Archer and Lucy Lennox. It's the second book in their "Horn of Glory" series, which is a spin-off of the "Licking Thicket" series. Main characters are Percy "Champ" Champion, owner of Champion Security, and Quinn Taffet, event planner extraordinaire.

Champ doesn't do relationships; he's more of a one-night-stand kind of guy. However, his current one-night-stand has been going on for over twenty nights, not that he's counting. Quinn is smart and sexy, challenging and sassy, and Champ is comfortable with him. That may prove distracting just when Champ can least afford a distraction. His team provides security for Jacob Horn (of Horn of Glory gaming fame), and a stolen HOG device, which may contain potentially explosive intel on a dangerous drug cartel, has wound up in the wrong hands. Champ doesn't want to involve Quinn, but Quinn is already involved--he's busy planning a wedding for the daughter of the man who bought the HOG.

Quinn doesn't do relationships, which is why he's astounded that he keeps letting Champ come around and sex him up. He figures their days nights together are numbered, so why not enjoy it while it lasts? When Champ horns in on his wedding planning, Quinn can't help but wonder if he's just a means to an end or does he mean more to the gruff former Marine?

Loved this story. I always enjoy revisiting Licking Thicket in all its ridiculous glory, and I was delighted to reconnect with familiar characters. Everyone in town knows that Champ and Quinn are smitten with one another, with the exception of Champ and Quinn. They're still deluding themselves that they can quit whenever they want to. Not only did we get to follow the convoluted path to their HEA, the story also involved lots of drama and action and mystery. The plot pelted along, and I laughed out loud several times while reading it. The book was sweet and sexy and everything I look for in a male/male romance.

Favorite lines:
♦ Seriously, why did the universe make the hot ones so damn annoying?
♦ "He and I are kind of still on the outs from when I accidentally commandeered his orc forces to storm the Forbidden Quagmires of Sod."
♦ What was the most polite way to state that I'd rather light myself on fire than sit through another planning meeting?
♦ Riggs's face morphed from hardened soldier to demented cow like it always did when he thought about Carter.
♦ "If you thought my peace-offering donuts were good, wait until you try my peace-offering tacos."
♦ Hercules cocked his head like he wanted to help but didn't have enough toe beans to count that high.
♦ Served him right to be on the receiving end of someone else's monkey wrench for once.
♦ Was there a word for people who became suddenly anxious around men with badges? I was suddenly, irrationally sure that I'd not only killed someone that morning and forgotten about it, but I probably also still had the gun on my person.
♦ "I will not report to that egotistical orc-hoarder for all the pips in Hornlandia."
♦ I simply couldn't work up a single iota of righteous indignation. And since on any given day half my body weight was comprised of righteous indignation, this was a big deal.
♦ "I had one condition in a man, and it was that he knew how to subdue insurgents with grace while I hijacked a plane."


Hot and hilarious--five stars!
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Hijacked (Licking Thicket: Horn of Glory #1)Hijacked by Lucy Lennox

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I took advantage of my long weekend to read Hijacked. It's the first book in May Archer and Lucy Lennox's "Horn of Glory" series, which is a spin-off of their "Licking Thicket" series. This one was just as funny and punny as the original series. Main characters are (William) Riggs, former Marine currently working for Champion Security, and Dr Carter Rogers (whom we met in the Licking Thicket series).

Carter has to get out of Dodge. He's surrounded by loving couples, including his ex Tucker with his new husband, and Carter just needs a break from it. He decides to travel to Venezuela with the Doctors Across Continents program to spend several weeks in an under-served community. There's just one catch--Carter's grandfather insists on hiring a bodyguard to keep him safe.

Riggs doesn't want to accompany a prima donna doctor to Venezuela, but he knows this assignment is punishment for the fact that he screwed up his last mission with an ill-advised hook-up. The more time he spends with Carter, however, the more Riggs realizes that the good doctor is also a good person. When the two of them are abducted by a local drug cartel, they'll need to rely on one another to escape.

In spite of the dire circumstances, this book was hilarious. Initially, Carter and Riggs couldn't help but antagonize one another, but their attitudes shift when they have only each other to count on. The Horn of Glory game played a large role, and it will be interesting to see how that subplot develops.

Favorite lines:
♦ "I don't know. Maybe I'll ask my husband. The gun-toting drag queen."*
♦ "There are a limited number of people in the world I'd save from a rampaging capybara."
♦ "I just gave you the best orgasm of your life. If you don't pass out in the next five minutes, it's because you're trying to stay awake."
♦ What I was not going to do that morning was obsess over Riggs or what I'd decided to call the Unfortunate Insomnia Frottage Incident.
♦ "You just sound so put out about it. Like you're offended that these were the best henchmen the cartel could come up with. You want to give them a course in remedial badassery, don't you?"
♦ It was a sad day when a man's own flopping couch was taken over.
♦ "I'm sure relationship advice coming from someone who's married to a gun-toting drag queen may not seem like much to you."*
That bit was funny enough early in the book, and when it got trotted out again near the end, I nearly died laughing!
♦ "I gave you a fucking naked mole rat, and that wasn't good enough for you?"

Epic hilarity, forced proximity, groan-worthy puns, tension and high heat make this one a winner. Five stars!

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