A satisfying continuation that offers appealing characters and plenty of risqué action.
A provocative proposition leads to a tantalizing relationship in the third novel of Wild’s (Into the Fire, 2016, etc.) romance series.
Intelligent and accomplished Olivia Bridge is eager to build an independent life in New York City. After leaving her father’s private investment firm, she joined forces with her brothers, Cameron and Darren, to open a chain of fitness centers called Bridge Fitness. Her keen eye for detail helps her in developing the company’s aesthetics, and she works closely with their architect on the design. When she discovers that a design element has been changed at the request of Will Donovan, a real estate developer who’s financing the project, she’s angry and challenges his decision. Intrigued, Will invites her to dinner, where he offers her an unlimited design budget in exchange for a sexual fling. Although shocked by his offer, Olivia finds herself drawn to the dangerously sexy Will. Their resulting affair catches the eye of Will’s roommate, Ian Savo; soon, Olivia becomes the object of their mutual desire. What begins as a passionate frolic turns serious as the characters confront a series of personal and professional crises and realize that their feelings run deeper than they expected. Wild’s sexy, fun sequel successfully balances the characters and storylines introduced in On My Knees (2014) and Into the Fire with an engaging, fast-paced plot that centers on Olivia and the men who grow to love her. The key to the romance’s success is the sizzling chemistry between the three leads; their scenes are erotic and unexpectedly tender, giving their polyamorous relationship a solid layer of emotional depth. Characters from earlier books also figure prominently in this narrative, which should satisfy fans as well as newcomers to the series: Olivia’s brothers, Cameron and Darren, and their wives, Maya and Vanessa, are key supporting players, as is Will’s colleague, Jia Sumner, a successful businesswoman facing a scandal that threatens her career.
A satisfying continuation that offers appealing characters and plenty of risqué action.Pub Date: Nov. 22, 2016
ISBN: 978-1-943893-09-6
Page Count: 304
Publisher: Waterhouse Press
Review Posted Online: Nov. 17, 2016
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 2017
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
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Agreeably credible lovers and a neat piece of home-restoration compensate some for the hokey hauntings on the bayou. Loyal...
A gumbo seasoned with ghosts, love, and murder on the bayou.
When 30-something Declan Fitzgerald of Boston, a successful lawyer and a member of a large and loving family, breaks off his engagement to very suitable Jessica, he knows he needs to change his life. Lawyering is not fun anymore, so, recalling Manet Hall, an old deserted plantation house he once visited with law school classmate and New Orleans native Remy, he buys the property and moves down south. Declan is also a gifted craftsman, a born decorator, and very, very rich. Soon, he meets beautiful Lena, who’s visiting her grandmother Odette, Declan’s friendly Cajun neighbor. Declan is as certain that Lena is destined to be his wife as he was that Manet Hall would become his home. But, surprise, Lena has a troubled past (like the house) and is determined to resist Declan’s courtship. While he suits Lena and works on the place, Declan experiences troubling dreams. It seems he’s actually reliving the novel’s parallel story, which took place in 1899. In that year, the maid, Abbey Manet (from whom Lena, coincidentally, is descended, and who married wealthy Lucian Manet), was raped and murdered by her brother-in-law Julian as she nursed her baby daughter. Her body was dumped into the bayou by her mother-in-law, who despised her. And grief-stricken husband Lucian, away at the time, being told that Abbey had run off, committed suicide. Now, in an unconvincing twist of gender and reincarnation, it’s Declan who hears a baby crying , experiences childbirth and rape as the reincarnation of Abbey, while Lena is Lucian. The two accept all this with equanimity, and, Manet Hall’s secrets revealed, it becomes the setting for predictable and much foreshadowed resolutions.
Agreeably credible lovers and a neat piece of home-restoration compensate some for the hokey hauntings on the bayou. Loyal fans will enjoy.Pub Date: Oct. 1, 2001
ISBN: 0-399-14824-8
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Putnam
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 2001
A little slower-paced than the typical Roberts romantic mystery (Black Hills, 2009, etc.) but every bit as steamy. It may...
A dog trainer and a wood craftsman dance around love and danger in the Pacific Northwest.
Fiona Bristow is the only victim who got away from serial killer George Perry. Now a copycat, inspired and perhaps guided by the jailed Perry, is on her trail. After Perry murdered her fiancé, Fiona rebuilt her life as a dog trainer and search-and-rescue expert on lovely Orcas Island. She’s recently met talented woodworker Simon Doyle and his misbehaving puppy Jaws, and her dormant love life is about to revive as she and the reluctant Simon slowly build a complicated relationship. Though she’s done her best to overcome her fears and make herself whole again, this new series of killings, with herself as the ultimate target, can’t help but strain her nerves. As the police and FBI track the killer, a persistent reporter makes Fiona’s life more difficult by printing information about her life and location. Through it all, Fiona keeps working. As she continues to go on rescue missions with a team that may soon include Simon and Jaws, her friends help to keep her balanced. But ultimately it will be the trust she has built up with Simon and the talents of her dogs that will change her life forever.
A little slower-paced than the typical Roberts romantic mystery (Black Hills, 2009, etc.) but every bit as steamy. It may well add dog lovers to her legion of fans.Pub Date: July 7, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-399-15657-1
Page Count: 496
Publisher: Putnam
Review Posted Online: March 6, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 15, 2010
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