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| Loose and Easy | 
 enlarge | Author: Tara Janzen
Publisher: Dell
Category: Book
List Price: $6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0440244692
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780440244691
Publication Date: August 26, 2008
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He's the bad boy she always wanted.
She's the good girl that got away.
He’d know her anywhere. Johnny Ramos had just come off a tour of duty in Afghanistan to find Esmee Alden trolling the mean streets of Denver in red lace and leather. The smartest girl he ever knew turning tricks? Not even close. Esmee’s in danger so deep, only Johnny can get her out—which is why the elite government operative is shadowing her every move. Esmee had everything planned down to the last detail: dressed in disguise, she’d recover a stolen painting and pay off her dad’s ruthless bookie. Until Johnny Ramos, her high school crush, blows into town and nearly blows her cover. Now Esmee, a P.I. and an art- recovery expert, has a mother lode of bad guys on her trail…including the one bad boy she always wanted: Johnny. But passion will have to wait. Because when bullets start flying, suddenly they’re on the run, playing it fast and loose—and heading straight into the line of fire.…
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Fun and Entertaining November 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Johnny Ramos has just returned home after spending time in Afghanistan only to find himself following good girl Esmee Alden and she is not exactly doing something a good girl should do, unless you count pretending she's a street walker only to end up tying up a German visitor and stealing whatever it was the guy had good. Johnny has never forgotten the pretty little Esmee and this new side of her intrigues him. Perhaps a little bit too much.
Esmee is working hard to fix the mistakes of her parents okay, her father. As a PI she's in a perfect place to do just that. And then she runs into bad boy Johnny Ramos, her high school crush to enter her life and once again make her think naughty bad thoughts. High school is long over but the lust she feels for this man is anything but high school. Too bad her plans don't include falling in love with him. What's a girl supposed to do when life throws you a hunk?
I have enjoyed all of Ms. Janzen's titles and Loose and Easy delivers! This is a fast paced, sexy read with dynamic characters that the reader will be able to relate to. A sweet walk down memory lane with high octane passion and plenty of action. Readers will be left satisfied with this story!
 loose and easy October 30, 2008
I loved this book. Tara Janzen is a terrific writer. She puts so much action into her books that keep the reader excited and interested in what is going to happen next. I can not wait for the next book to come out.
Loose and Easy October 23, 2008
I love this whole series by Tara Janzen. I picked up Cutting Losse and loved it so much that I found all the earlier titles and read them too. I love the Steele Street chop-shop boys and even owned a muscle car myself in my much younger years!
 Less quantity more quality. September 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A cast of thousands don't make a good book. I cannot tell you how many threads there are in this story. And most of them go absolutely nowhere. Also. No input from contemporary world politics. Most of the plot is firmly rooted in irrelevent and trivial Denver crimeland.
The reappearance of Suzi Toussi is a big let-down. Didn't she dump Hawkins and move on to another SDF guy in a previous story? And didn't Hawkins breathe a sigh of relief when she left? And suddenly she's being built up as the drop-dead gorgeous heroine for a new book.
There is only one reason to read this novel...The J. T. thread. Wow! If you can keep awake during the Esmee and Johnny borefest, you will get a huge payoff. Is it a tease for the next book or an ongoing thread for all the following stories?
I definitely want to know. More Dylan and Hawkins please. Forget the new blood. Let's see the more mature guys in the action. (No deaths though)
Lots of "Loose" Ends September 22, 2008
I absolutely love Tara Janzen's books -- like my favorite TV show, "24", there's lots of action happening in a short period of time and many simultaneous story threads. I have read and re-read her Steele Street series multiple times and have enjoyed the earlier books in the new "Loose" series. This one, not so much.
Here's what I liked: the main characters are well-developed, flawed and believable. Their dialogue was crisp and the story line was intriguing. I also liked the secondary characters, even the bad guys, and the opportunity to see some old friends like General Grant, Loretta and Suzi Toussi.
So here's the problem I had -- this is the first Tara Janzen book that seemed to leave more loose ends than it wrapped up. I've read it twice, to make sure I just didn't miss things the first time. One example is a key incident in the story line -- the carved tatoos on two of the characters -- it jumps into the boat and flops around without resolution. And then there's the sudden and inexplicable STSD event in the cave. It literally came out of nowhere and seemed to serve no purpose to further the story along. And that darn envelope that seemed to cause Johnny such emotional turmoil that it was noted TWICE, in detail -- was given about 20 words of explanation. Ugh.
Net-net, I'm still a Tara Janzen fan and I'll absolutely purchase the next book. But I have to rate this "three stars" since, even after two readings, I have a hard time remembering the plot.
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