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Summary: Intense! C'est tres sensuelle, chere!
Review: ...................As far as I'm concerned, Julien's the one generating all the heat. Dulcie's just "the amazon"--Ms. Jerott should've made more effort to make Dulcie seem sexier. I particularly liked the Cajun 'strutting his stuff' in a VERY SEXY striptease and hearing his sexy Cajun talk.
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Summary: Love between an ex-cop heroine & male stripper hero!
Review: After my first Jerott book, A Great Catch, I felt certain that she could not write a weak book. All Night Long was the second book of Jerott's books I read and although not as good as A Great Catch, I still enjoyed it and gave it a high rating. Absolute Trouble, however, took me hours to finish. I found the book to be only mildly interesting until the last fourth of the book.Dulcinea Quinn (Dulcie) is a retired cop - one forced into retirement after a beating with a bat one night. It left Dulcie with a badly injured back and forced her into a new career. She has artistic talent and begins making and selling dolls. She lives on a houseboat on Lake Pontchartrain and finds the gentle motion of the water soothes her aching back. Although now out of police work, she still has many friends within the department. One night, a detective friend, Bobby, brings an eyewitness to her and asks her to hide him on her boat for 24 hours. This witness, Julien Langlois, has observed a murder that will bring down a big-time criminal that the police have attempted to apprehend for years. Dulcie has a personal interest in the capture and conviction of this crime-lord. It was one of his men that brutally beat her several years ago. With great reluctance, Dulcie allows Julien to stay aboard her houseboat as the police close in on the crime lord. Two police officers stay with her on the boat for protection. However, Dulcie has a little problem with this witness - he is wearing only the detective's trench coat, a g-string, and bow tie. He is a dancer at one of the strip clubs that caters to women. He is surely a hunk and more than a little belligerent. It seems he is after the crime lord as well and is not happy with the enforced police protection. Absolute Trouble, although intriguing, was difficult reading for the first three-fourths of the book. This difficulty was based entirely on the romantic relationship between Dulcie and Julien. Their relationship was forced in the beginning - each trying to get something from the other. Julien wants Dulcie to release him. Dulcie wants Julien to work with the police to capture this bad guy. For most of the book, the romantic relationship remained very strained. I could not envision the leads as a real couple. The majority of their conversation was dedicated to fighting. They would make love, fight, make love almost, fight, finish making love, and fight again. Then they would have a little normal conversation and then fight again and again and then start all over again. At one point, I put the book down not intending to finish it. But I was curious about a few things and was very pleased with the last portion of the book. What did they fight so much about? Julien is determined to bring down the crime-lord, to avenge his brother's death and he plans to kill him without any police assistance. Dulcie, early on, tells Julien she loves him. This seemed very out of place and, as the reader, I wondered if she was attempting to manipulate Julien. But she was serious with her declaration and she fights him to give up his pursuit of this evil man. Although the couple makes love often, it just doesn't seem sincere or meaningful. The actual sensual scenes rate about a 3.5 out of 5.0 (see More About Me for rating guidelines). I could not comprehend a real couple, knowing each other for such a short period of time, conversing, as Dulcie wanted them to. It is no wonder that Julien doubted her motivations. Although Absolute Trouble did not prove to be a powerful story, it was still a pleasant book. This is Jerott's debut novel and I believe she becomes more talented with each book she writes. Her backlist is short and will take little time to work through. Therefore, I look forward to her next release. Jerott also writes under the name of Michele Albert.
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Summary: Love between an ex-cop heroine & male stripper hero!
Review: After my first Jerott book, A Great Catch, I felt certain that she could not write a weak book. All Night Long was the second book of Jerott's books I read and although not as good as A Great Catch, I still enjoyed it and gave it a high rating. Absolute Trouble, however, took me hours to finish. I found the book to be only mildly interesting until the last fourth of the book. Dulcinea Quinn (Dulcie) is a retired cop - one forced into retirement after a beating with a bat one night. It left Dulcie with a badly injured back and forced her into a new career. She has artistic talent and begins making and selling dolls. She lives on a houseboat on Lake Pontchartrain and finds the gentle motion of the water soothes her aching back. Although now out of police work, she still has many friends within the department. One night, a detective friend, Bobby, brings an eyewitness to her and asks her to hide him on her boat for 24 hours. This witness, Julien Langlois, has observed a murder that will bring down a big-time criminal that the police have attempted to apprehend for years. Dulcie has a personal interest in the capture and conviction of this crime-lord. It was one of his men that brutally beat her several years ago. With great reluctance, Dulcie allows Julien to stay aboard her houseboat as the police close in on the crime lord. Two police officers stay with her on the boat for protection. However, Dulcie has a little problem with this witness - he is wearing only the detective's trench coat, a g-string, and bow tie. He is a dancer at one of the strip clubs that caters to women. He is surely a hunk and more than a little belligerent. It seems he is after the crime lord as well and is not happy with the enforced police protection. Absolute Trouble, although intriguing, was difficult reading for the first three-fourths of the book. This difficulty was based entirely on the romantic relationship between Dulcie and Julien. Their relationship was forced in the beginning - each trying to get something from the other. Julien wants Dulcie to release him. Dulcie wants Julien to work with the police to capture this bad guy. For most of the book, the romantic relationship remained very strained. I could not envision the leads as a real couple. The majority of their conversation was dedicated to fighting. They would make love, fight, make love almost, fight, finish making love, and fight again. Then they would have a little normal conversation and then fight again and again and then start all over again. At one point, I put the book down not intending to finish it. But I was curious about a few things and was very pleased with the last portion of the book. What did they fight so much about? Julien is determined to bring down the crime-lord, to avenge his brother's death and he plans to kill him without any police assistance. Dulcie, early on, tells Julien she loves him. This seemed very out of place and, as the reader, I wondered if she was attempting to manipulate Julien. But she was serious with her declaration and she fights him to give up his pursuit of this evil man. Although the couple makes love often, it just doesn't seem sincere or meaningful. The actual sensual scenes rate about a 3.5 out of 5.0 (see More About Me for rating guidelines). I could not comprehend a real couple, knowing each other for such a short period of time, conversing, as Dulcie wanted them to. It is no wonder that Julien doubted her motivations. Although Absolute Trouble did not prove to be a powerful story, it was still a pleasant book. This is Jerott's debut novel and I believe she becomes more talented with each book she writes. Her backlist is short and will take little time to work through. Therefore, I look forward to her next release. Jerott also writes under the name of Michele Albert.
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Summary: Very Good
Review: After the perusal of MICHELLE JEROTT's recent efforts like All Night Long, I stumbled upon her stunning debut and blown away by the languid and stupendous sex that Dulcinea and Julien shared. ABSOLUTE TROUBLE is sizzling and an overdose of escapism to manifest a pleasurable read. Her earliest book steered clear of any action, mystery and suspense which I was fervently hoping for with such a refreshing plot of Julien being sequestered as a witness to a murder and the Mafia breathing down his neck. However, the vivid characterization and quirky dialogue saved the book from degrading into boredom - what's more with the most explosive kinky passionate scene I ever read - it's a rollercoaster of sex drive. Dulcinea and Julien are both flawed characters and that makes their passion dark, beguiling and the attraction primal. Julien has to battle the shadows and guilt of letting Marcel, his brother into the hands of the Dragon. Dulcinea establishes her faith through this passion to dispel the haunting dreams of being tortured by the Dragon in the past. ABSOLUTE TROUBLE is one escapist's dream gone overstretched but the emotional intensity brings reality back on track and then spirals into a happy ending. It is tantalizing and pleasurable read that could have been so much more if suspense could be injected to make the plot tighter. ABSOLUTE TROUBLE - not at all, absolute pleasure would suffice.
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Summary: Julien Langlois can put on a show for me anyday...
Review: Ex- cop, Dulcie Quinn, hasnt been doing much she she left the NOPD, so when her friend and policeman Bobby Halloran asks if she can keep an eye on a star witness, she reluctantly agrees.
Enter Julien Langlois...the dark, sexy stripper who has witnessed a murder. Once Julien and Dulcie get together...wow do the sparks ever fly.
"Absolute Trouble" was a good solid read. The book was a little slow to start, but wow was it hot. I LOVED Julien...OMG was he to die for. His accent and his looks and his EVERYTHING just had me wild. I really REALLY loved him. Dulcie was a little more rough around the edges than I usually like, but she was strong and good and knew what she wanted and how to get it.
"Absolute trouble" just missed being a keeper for me, but it was still an entertaining story that I would recommend.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: I couldn't believe this was Ms. Jerott's first book. The storyline and charactors were great. A steamy romance and some action, what else could you want. Maybe a story for Bobby? (I think he deserves one- I cann't help but wonder what his story is.) I recomend this book to anyone who enjoys a good romance.
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Summary: A Definite Keeper to read and read again
Review: Ignore the tacky "Hot Bayou Nights..." teaser on the front, and the terribly hackneyed summary on the back cover, and read what's inside. On the first few pages you find out that the hero is a stripper, and the whole thing goes uphill from there, better and better! I wouldn't describe it as hot, nor dark, but like a vanilla latte, a cream-colored, sweet, warm confection with plenty of frothy topping.
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Summary: So bad I couldn't finish it.
Review: It's books like these that make you appreciate the really good books, which this is not. It began with a promising premise, but was so shallow. The main characters have no depth. We know that the heroine, Dulcie, is a former cop. You would think this would be rich fodder for character development. But, at least by page 150, there was NO mention of her life as a cop: why she decided to be a cop, what it was like, etc. Same thing with the hero, Julien. We don't know much about him except that he says "cher" all the time. That Cajun thing got really old. I'm sorry, but there's nothing inherently sexy about a Cajun accent. The dialog between these two was so forced, as was the chemistry. I actually got tired of hearing how much Dulcie loved the Julien's body. I hate authors who tell you how the characters feel, instead of showing you. Also, some things weren't credible. Dulcie and Julien are on this tiny houseboat with two cops, who are supposedly guarding Julien, who is a witness to a killing. Yet the cops permit Dulcie and Julien to spend hours together in the houseboat unsupervised, while the cops just sit outside by the railing. I would think that, especially since Dulcie was a fomer cop, they would split the shifts with each other. If nothing else, a responsible cop would check in on them on a regular basis. There's also this scene where Julien, surrounded by at least four cops, attacks another cop (Bobby) and chokes him, and none of the cops even pull out weapons. Totally unbelievable. Worst of all, the story did not flow at all. It was just a bunch of scenes strung together with no credible transition. You get no sense of Dulcie and Julien getting to know each other, certainly not before the first lovemaking scene. They had barely spoken to each other, yet they supposedly knew they cared for each other? The dialogue was awkward and stilted. In short, don't waste your money on this one.
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Summary: So bad I couldn't finish it.
Review: It's books like these that make you appreciate the really good books, which this is not. It began with a promising premise, but was so shallow. The main characters have no depth. We know that the heroine, Dulcie, is a former cop. You would think this would be rich fodder for character development. But, at least by page 150, there was NO mention of her life as a cop: why she decided to be a cop, what it was like, etc. Same thing with the hero, Julien. We don't know much about him except that he says "cher" all the time. That Cajun thing got really old. I'm sorry, but there's nothing inherently sexy about a Cajun accent. The dialog between these two was so forced, as was the chemistry. I actually got tired of hearing how much Dulcie loved the Julien's body. I hate authors who tell you how the characters feel, instead of showing you. Also, some things weren't credible. Dulcie and Julien are on this tiny houseboat with two cops, who are supposedly guarding Julien, who is a witness to a killing. Yet the cops permit Dulcie and Julien to spend hours together in the houseboat unsupervised, while the cops just sit outside by the railing. I would think that, especially since Dulcie was a fomer cop, they would split the shifts with each other. If nothing else, a responsible cop would check in on them on a regular basis. There's also this scene where Julien, surrounded by at least four cops, attacks another cop (Bobby) and chokes him, and none of the cops even pull out weapons. Totally unbelievable. Worst of all, the story did not flow at all. It was just a bunch of scenes strung together with no credible transition. You get no sense of Dulcie and Julien getting to know each other, certainly not before the first lovemaking scene. They had barely spoken to each other, yet they supposedly knew they cared for each other? The dialogue was awkward and stilted. In short, don't waste your money on this one.
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Summary: I absolutely adored this debut contemporary romance
Review: The police finally have a witness, willing to testify that he saw crime boss Jacob Mitsumi kill a man. Desperate to keep the eyewitness safe, police Detective Bobby Halloran convinces his former partner Dulcie Quinn to hide the man on her houseboat. She reluctantly agrees to protect the man from Mitsumi's goons because his men brutally beat her and ended her law enforcement career. Julien Langlois is a gorgeous hunk, who plans to seduce his jailer so he can go about his real agenda without her interference. The witness wants to personally kill Mitsumi, who is responsible for the vicious murder of Julien's teenage brother. The confinement leads to a growing passion and Julien and Dulcie begin to fall in love. However, he has a quest to complete and Mitsumi plans to eliminate the only person willing to send him up the river. This leaves little room for love to flourish. Readers will find it no trouble to read Michele Jerott's wonderful debut novel, ABSOLUTE TROU! BLE. This award-winning novel is an action-packed sizzler due to the heat generated by the lead protagonists. The suspense-laden story line adds much excitement to a terrific tale that should draw a deserving Ms. Jerott a large fan base from both the romantic suspense and contemporary romance sub-genres. Harriet Klausner
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