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Summary: Great love scenes -- but what else is there?
Review: I read this novel during my Christmas vacation and I remember asking myself the same question again and again: where is the plot in this novel? I think Janelle Denison's Wilde idea is good, but she needs more than just good sexual scenarios to make it work. Liz Adams hasn't heard from her troubled cousin for weeks and is worried that something's happened to her. In order to get to the bottom of things, she begins to investigate the phone sex company her cousin works for. Steve Wilde, the devastatingly sexy Private Investigator, will help her get the job done... An illicit phone sex company, a damsel in distress, a gorgeous PI -- you get the gist. The sex scenes are hot and keep the juices flowing, but I didn't get to know the characters well enough to care about them. The missing cousin comes across as an afterthought, an excuse to get these two together for some steamy, uninhibited, albeit banal (the use of caramel during sex, phone sex, light bondage, etc), sex scenes. I loved Something Wilde, one of the novellas in I Brake for Bad Boys, and thought that Ms. Denison had a good premise. I hope that the upcoming Wilde books have stronger plot and character development. For now, this one misses the mark...
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Summary: Plot? We don't need no stinkin' plot!
Review: I'm normally a big fan of romance fiction that has a spicier flavor, but the plot in this book was so contrived I ended up rolling my eyes more often than not. I could almost picture the author sitting at her computer thinking, "Hmmmm, how can I get my characters in as many sex scenes as possible? *fingersnap* I'll have her work as a phone sex operator! Hmmmm, wait. Where's the romance in that? I've got it! She's only doing it to find her missing cousin! Yeah, that's the ticket." How ridiculous is that?! Yes, the sex scenes were hot and if that's all you're looking for, then this book is for you. I felt I knew nothing about the hero and heroine except that they loved uninhibited sex. Well gee - alert the media! What a groundbreaking idea! It's a shame that character development was backburnered in favor of explicit sex scenes. I've always found those scenes carry much more impact when you care about the hero and heroine. If you don't believe me, try reading Susan Donovan, Lori Foster or Shannon McKenna. They know how to develop characters that you care about.
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Summary: Plot? We don't need no stinkin' plot!
Review: I'm normally a big fan of romance fiction that has a spicier flavor, but the plot in this book was so contrived I ended up rolling my eyes more often than not. I could almost picture the author sitting at her computer thinking, "Hmmmm, how can I get my characters in as many sex scenes as possible? *fingersnap* I'll have her work as a phone sex operator! Hmmmm, wait. Where's the romance in that? I've got it! She's only doing it to find her missing cousin! Yeah, that's the ticket." How ridiculous is that?! Yes, the sex scenes were hot and if that's all you're looking for, then this book is for you. I felt I knew nothing about the hero and heroine except that they loved uninhibited sex. Well gee - alert the media! What a groundbreaking idea! It's a shame that character development was backburnered in favor of explicit sex scenes. I've always found those scenes carry much more impact when you care about the hero and heroine. If you don't believe me, try reading Susan Donovan, Lori Foster or Shannon McKenna. They know how to develop characters that you care about.
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Summary: Erotically charged, but too short on story for me
Review: It's the story of two people who had lost at love unexpectedly finding it in each other. Both Steve Wilde and Liz Adams have been married before, and both marriages ended - his in divorce 6 years ago, hers in the death of her `bad boy' husband before she could tell him she'd begun divorce proceedings. Liz owns a coffee shop, and Steve is a recent but now regular customer - he rides a Harley and wears denim and leather. On the surface, another bad boy. But both have been fantasising about the other. Now Liz needs help. Her cousin, who works as a phone sex operator, has turned up missing. And that's when she finds out Steve is a PI. There is a lot of sex in this book, from almost the instant the two central characters meet outside the coffee house. A broad theme of erotic fantasy runs through the book, as Liz takes on a job in the same phone sex company to assist in locating her cousin. The perspective shifts between Liz, who tells the bulk of the story, and Steve, but I don't feel we gain anything by it. For the most part, they are thinking the same thing. Also, the timescale of two people thinking they each are wanting a temporary fling, with the excitement and freedom that brings them, to a few days later both desperately wanting permanency, just wasn't convincing to me. The meat of the book is the sex, not the storyline. If hot is your thing then this is a good story for you. It's a well written book that flows well and the chemistry between Liz and Steve sets the pages alight.
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Summary: Erotically charged, but too short on story for me
Review: It's the story of two people who had lost at love unexpectedly finding it in each other. Both Steve Wilde and Liz Adams have been married before, and both marriages ended - his in divorce 6 years ago, hers in the death of her 'bad boy' husband before she could tell him she'd begun divorce proceedings. Liz owns a coffee shop, and Steve is a recent but now regular customer - he rides a Harley and wears denim and leather. On the surface, another bad boy. But both have been fantasising about the other. Now Liz needs help. Her cousin, who works as a phone sex operator, has turned up missing. And that's when she finds out Steve is a PI. There is a lot of sex in this book, from almost the instant the two central characters meet outside the coffee house. A broad theme of erotic fantasy runs through the book, as Liz takes on a job in the same phone sex company to assist in locating her cousin. The perspective shifts between Liz, who tells the bulk of the story, and Steve, but I don't feel we gain anything by it. For the most part, they are thinking the same thing. Also, the timescale of two people thinking they each are wanting a temporary fling, with the excitement and freedom that brings them, to a few days later both desperately wanting permanency, just wasn't convincing to me. The meat of the book is the sex, not the storyline. If hot is your thing then this is a good story for you. It's a well written book that flows well and the chemistry between Liz and Steve sets the pages alight.
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Summary: Get the fan out.. This one is hot
Review: Janelle Denison has written a sizzler. Steve Wilde has bad boy written all over him. Liz Adams needs his PI skills to track her wayward cousin. After eyeing Steve in her shop the Daily Grind for a month she is also ready to indulge in some log overdue fantasizes. Steve cannot believe his luck that the woman he has been lusting over has walked into his office in need of help. He is not going to let this opportunity pass him by. The chemistry between these two will cause you to have your own meltdown and wanting a bad boy of your own. Steve is 100% bad boy but with a heart of gold. He knows how to seduce all of Liz's senses until she realize what she wanted all along is Steve. Go get this book.
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Summary: "Wilde Thing" Is Hot - But Left Me Cold!
Review: Janelle Denison's "Wilde Thing" reminds me of the soft porn flicks that were so popular in the 1970s. There's minimal plot and even less character development sandwiched in between many pages of hot sex. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against erotica, but I was expecting much more when I picked up this highly recommended romance from a used book store. Without a decent plot and characters I can relate to, I am left cold by what could otherwise be very steamy read! Liz Adams, owner of a coffee house, has been eyeing tall, dark, handsome, bad boy Steve Wilde when he comes in for his daily caramel frappuccino, extra caramel - do bad boys really drink this stuff?? Wilde has obviously been checking Liz out too. When Liz' cousin goes missing, she is advised by a friend to call on Wilde, who is an excellent PI. She does and they really get it on - no strings. Liz' cousin Valerie is a phone sex operator and party girl. She was supposed to be going away for a weekend with someone she met "on the job," but after almost a week goes by and no Val, Liz feels that something bad may have happened to her. Steve and Liz both think that the only way to get information on Val's client/boyfriend is for Liz to go undercover as a phone sex operator at "The Ultimate Fantasy." Much phone sex and a big, bad party later the mystery is almost solved and lust has turned to love for P.I. Wilde - but Liz is afraid to commit. You can take it from there. I will say that the erotica is well written, and I probably would have rated this higher than 3 stars if there had been more meat to the plot.
JANA
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Summary: Holy Moly! This one will have you hot & bothered!
Review: Janelle Denison, a master of sensual stories, introduces us to a couple that explore all manner of sexual fantasies from phone sex, to light restraint, to using food products as sexual stimuli (sorry but that one was just not for me - I couldn't stand to get all sticky like that!). But the hunter and quarry game they played through Steve's house was really hot! Needless to say, if you can't take lots of explicit sex scenes (or a man that really likes to dominate in bed) this book is not for you! But don't let all the sexual content lead you to believe that that's all there is. Steve and Liz are both likeable characters who meet at just the right time in each other's lives. Both have had failed marriages that are now several years behind them and, though neither quite recognizes it at the start of their affair, both are ready for the right person to come along. Unbeknownst to one another, they both have been having erotic fantasies about each other for the past month. But not until Liz Adams hires PI Steve Wilde to find her wayward cousin do they act on their strong mutual attraction. In order to find her cousin Valerie, who seems to have disappeared with one of her phone sex clients, Liz takes a job at the same place where Val worked while Steve calls in acting as a client. Of course this verbal foreplay just adds fuel to their already smoldering fire and convinces Liz's listening boss that she's hooked a client that will spend lots of money on the company's various services. As they were hoping, they gain access to the "playboy mansion" of sorts and uncover information that brings them closer to finding Valerie. Meanwhile, real emotions have started to emerge, and when it's no longer just sex, are they prepared for something more or will their relationship end once Valerie is found? Ms Denison has created a sweet couple that the reader hopes will find happiness together. A recommended read. By the way, it is completely obvious that the love/hate relationship between Steve's "Wilde child" cousin Mia and his business partner and friend Cameron will be it's own sexy, stormy story sometime soon! Looking forward to it!
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Summary: You will be singed...
Review: Liz Adams has always felt a responsibility to her younger cousin, Valerie. When her parents died when she was twelve, Liz went to live with her aunt and uncle, taking some of the attention away from Valerie who always resented Liz for it. When Valerie dissapears with only a cryptic note left for Liz, she assumes the worst. Especially since Valerie was working at The Ultimate Fantasy, a phone sex company who also caterted to other needs of their most frequent customers. The only person that can help her is Steve Wilde, the wildly sexy bad boy that often frequents her cafe, The Daily Grind. Steve Wilde wanted Liz in his bed. For a month he had been going to her coffee shop watching her, but he had no idea how quickly his fantasies would be coming true. Always having a problem finding women that could keep up with him in bed, Steve is in heaven when he realizes Liz will more than keep up, she almost leaves him in the dust. Together they try to unravel the mystery of her cousin, while Steve falls for her more and more. Suddenly his number one rule of no commitment is one he has to break. Janelle Denison's second installment of the Wilde brothers is so hot that you'll need a fan on hand to cool you down. This book is not for the lighthearted, but you'll definetly love the characters, if not the plot. Don't miss it!
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Summary: Wild fun! Very highly recommended
Review: Liz Adams is no wild child, with her only journey onto the wild side having ended in emotional and financial disaster. Now she is taking a part-time job to find her missing cousin. By day she is the owner of The Daily Grind, a specialty coffee shop. By night she works as a phone sex operator, hoping to find her missing cousin. She hires private investigator Steve Wilde to aid her quest. Liz's night job at the Ultimate Fantasy provides her with access to a world of erotic possibility and forbidden passions. Her nightly phone calls with Steve secure an invitation to exclusive parties hosted by the company. Liz hops her new contacts will provide leads to her missing cousin. Meanwhile, her real world encounters with Steve erupt in heated passion. But their relationship is merely a diversion as Liz does not expect this ultimate bad boy to linger beyond completing the case. Nevertheless, this Wild boy may have just met his match. Butterscotch equates with wild imaginings for readers decadent enough to indulge in Janelle Denison's WILD THING. The sizzling plot provides the ultimate background for some of the hottest romantic on the market. Readers will recall having met Eric in the anthology I BRAKE FOR BAD BOYS, and will look forward to brother Adrian's story in the upcoming November release BAD BOYS TO GO. Drenched in sensual heat and bold dealing, WILD THING indulges the forbidden and the erotic in a memorable read impossible to put down, coming very highly recommended.
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