|
|
|
Publisher:
NAL Trade
Release Date:
November 4, 2008
Genres:
Anthology
Erotic
Contemporary Romance
ISBN:
Print
9780451225115
Bookmark Rating:
Reviewed by
Jennifer Ray
Review Posted:
September 2008
|
|
Summer might be over, but things will be heating up this November when Cathryn
Fox’s new anthology from NAL Trade hits the bookstores! SUN STROKED
will be sure to steam up even the coldest winter night, and warm the hearts of
readers in every climate.
Danielle, Lauren, and Abby arrive at the ‘O Spa’ nestled in the seclusion of a
private island ready to let their hair down and see just what the resort’s
legendary magical elixir can do for them. The elixir is said to fulfill your
most coveted fantasy.
Ethan, Ryan, and Cody are on the island recuperating from injuries sustained
during the course of their jobs in the military. A little of that magical
elixir is just what the doctor ordered when three very special women arrive on
the island.
SUN STROKED is a veritable erotic Fantasy Island, complete with
its own version of the cryptic Mr. Roarke in the form of the mysterious
match-making Malik, who helps his guests obtain what they most desire.
~THE SENSUAL SOAK~
Just once, Danielle wants to let herself go with a man who can handle her inner
submissive. Ethan seems just the man for the job…
I think that Danielle and Ethan’s story would be my favorite of the three, if I
absolutely had to pick one. Once they meet, they are drawn to each other
immediately and their romance takes off, despite Ethan’s doubts that Danielle
will want him after she sees his leg injury.
Danielle’s big heart embraces him without reservation, and the love she bestows
on him soon makes him realize he is no less of a man than he was before his
injury, restoring his own belief in himself.
And the things that man can do with a few jungle vines still send the most
wonderful shivers up my spine…
~THE PLEASURE POOL~
Lauren has been plagued by boyfriends who want her body, with no consideration
for who the woman is. She longs for a man who will see the person behind the
curves, a man who can be her friend and lover.
The story continues when Lauren and Ryan find each other. While it takes Ryan a
few days longer than Ethan to make his move, it isn’t long before he succumbs to
his attraction to the voluptuous Lauren. While his vision might be badly
damaged, he can see who she is very clearly, and likes what he sees. His fear?
That she won’t want him once she realizes the extent of his disability.
Of course, Lauren is a woman of substance, and would never judge based on
something as superficial as a little injury. She’s been a victim of just that
sort of thing her entire adult life, albeit with a different slant.
The scenes between this couple are heart-meltingly sweet and bone-meltingly
hot! What Ryan has lost in sight, he more than makes up for with his tactile
senses – something readers enjoy just as much as lucky Lauren does.
~THE SUNSET SAUNA~
About to become engaged to her boyfriend, this vacation is Abby’s last hurrah,
so to speak. Having never experienced passion, Abby believes it doesn’t exist
and so is content to settle for a man she believes she can have a good life
with, even without love.
But everything changes when she meets Cody…
Just once, Abby wants to experience good sex. Passion, even. She has heard it
exists, but has never been lucky enough to experience it with any of her
previous partners. Oh yeah, she has read about it in countless romance novels,
but those are just fiction, right?
For all of us who are fans of the romance novel genre, seeing Abby learn that
she can find romantic love outside the pages of a book is more than entertaining
– it is inspiring. Oh to be in this heroine’s shoes when Cody sets his sights
on her… That’s the stuff romantic fantasies are made of, I tell you.
Cody’s job as a sniper has caused him to build a shell around his heart. He
thinks he craves solitude, but when Abby breaks through his considerable
military-honed defenses, he begins to rethink that belief.
With a little exhibitionism and some voyeurism, the scenes between Abby and Cody
are tantalizingly decadent and bound to inspire fantasies of the erotic sort as
well.
|
|
Buy it in Print
at
Amazon :
Buy it in Print
at
Barnes & Noble
|
|
|
