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Summary: Too Tame and Predatory!
Review: As a Jayne Ann Krentz fan, I was slightly disappointed in this book. It made me feel as if she was tentatively dipping her toes into the genre of romantic fiction, but was hesitant to go all the way. The heroine, Selena Caldwell, needed a bit of backbone - could one really have an immediate affair with the guy who just told you your fiance is married? I found the characters insufficiently involving to allow me to accept that, and, frankly, I didn't like York Sutherland. Driven guys are OK, but he seemed slightly obsessive, overly arrogant, and Selena should have given him a boot up his ego several times before surrendering to his charms. Other Stephanie James books are better - try those first.
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Summary: Too Tame and Predatory!
Review: As a Jayne Ann Krentz fan, I was slightly disappointed in this book. It made me feel as if she was tentatively dipping her toes into the genre of romantic fiction, but was hesitant to go all the way. The heroine, Selena Caldwell, needed a bit of backbone - could one really have an immediate affair with the guy who just told you your fiance is married? I found the characters insufficiently involving to allow me to accept that, and, frankly, I didn't like York Sutherland. Driven guys are OK, but he seemed slightly obsessive, overly arrogant, and Selena should have given him a boot up his ego several times before surrendering to his charms. Other Stephanie James books are better - try those first.
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Summary: Captivating!
Review: Richard Anderson's company cheated to win the last engineering contract. Therefore, York Sutherland planned revenge. Everything to York was either win or lose, and he always won! Selena Caldwell had been dating Richard only a short time when York decided she was the key to destroying Richard. To Selena's mind, York was a jaguar and she was the prey he stalked. **** This story caught me in the very first paragraph and never let me go! The one time I had to put the book down I was frustrated! All I wanted to do was hurry back to the story. There are some wonderful hours to be spent with this couple of lovers! ****
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Summary: Sexual Content: PG-13
Review: Selena Caldwell knows that York Sutherland wants her because his chief business rival has her. York wants revenge and Selena is his ticket to getting it. She determines not to succumb to York, but she can only resist him for so long... Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The only complaint I have with it is the same complaint I have with most of JAK's early books...she uses too many exclaimers and the love scenes are too purple. Even though there are 3 or 4 consummation scenes, I still rated the book PG-13 because the descriptions are fairly flowery. Here's a passage from the first consummation scene to demonstrate what I mean: "Tell me you want me, Selena darling," he ordered roughly as she writhed beneath him. "Tell me you need me tonight as much as I need you!" She moved her legs lightly along his, glorying in the feel of him, and her arms curved lightly around his neck. "I want you, York. You must know that by now!" Did the canvas have to beg for the artist's touch? "Sweetheart!" Okay...get the picture? If you can quit laughing long enough to get through that scene, you'll find that the remaining consummation scenes aren't quite so purple. All of them are varying shades of it, but none of them are the pulsing, neon flashing violet of that first scene. All in all, this is a great book and their relationship is pretty hot for the most part. I wouldn't let the canvas analogies deter you from buying it.
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Summary: A little rushed but still a great read
Review: This rerelease of older JAK Silhouette is a delight though way too rushed to be considered a gem. This might have worked better as a large book, but the time limit of the mini books really hurts this story. Too much happens too fast to be fully believable. Selana gets in the crosshairs of York Sutherland's quest to bring down a business rival, because she is dating that rival. York comes after her like a steamroller, and her mind tells her it is only because she is dating the man he wants to destroy, but her heart won't listen. As the first blush of their affair wears off, and questions set in, she begins to fear destroying his rival and winning her go hand in hand. Selena naturally strives to make certain this is not the case, but the way she goes about it is just to unbelieavble. They barely have begun their affair, when she is demanding he abandon all efforts to crush his rival - lose millions of dollars - just to probe he loves her more. Sheesh, I wanted to tell her GET REAL. You don't make those wild demanded in the first two days of a romance!! Still all in all a nice quickie read. Just wish it was paced better and there had been time to develop the story ( which is not JAK's fault but the limitation of the publisher!)
Rating:
Summary: A little rushed but still a great read
Review: This rerelease of older JAK Silhouette is a delight though way too rushed to be considered a gem. This might have worked better as a large book, but the time limit of the mini books really hurts this story. Too much happens too fast to be fully believable. Selana gets in the crosshairs of York Sutherland's quest to bring down a business rival, because she is dating that rival. York comes after her like a steamroller, and her mind tells her it is only because she is dating the man he wants to destroy, but her heart won't listen. As the first blush of their affair wears off, and questions set in, she begins to fear destroying his rival and winning her go hand in hand. Selena naturally strives to make certain this is not the case, but the way she goes about it is just to unbelieavble. They barely have begun their affair, when she is demanding he abandon all efforts to crush his rival - lose millions of dollars - just to probe he loves her more. Sheesh, I wanted to tell her GET REAL. You don't make those wild demanded in the first two days of a romance!! Still all in all a nice quickie read. Just wish it was paced better and there had been time to develop the story ( which is not JAK's fault but the limitation of the publisher!)
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