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Summary: Hot! Hot! Hot!
Review: Alison Kent has written a totally breath-stealing romance. This book will give you the tingles from head to toe. And the sex scenes are definitely taboo! Whoa! The two romances here are some of the best I've ever read. What a super start to the Men To Do series!
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Summary: Bring on the fire hose!
Review: Alison Kent has written a totally breath-stealing romance. This book will give you the tingles from head to toe. And the sex scenes are definitely taboo! Whoa! The two romances here are some of the best I've ever read. What a super start to the Men To Do series!
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Summary: part humor, part compassionate, and totally on top
Review: Erin Thatcher loves her work as the owner-manager of the successful pub Paddington's On Main in downtown Houston. However, though her career provides much satisfaction, Erin feels it is time to open up her personal life that she kept on hold. She wants a fling before she settles on Mr. Right whomever that might be. Every time she sees her loft neighbor or hears him playing the blues, she dreams of a night of sex.She decides her neighbor Sebastian Gallo is the perfect romantic romp; Erin pursues making her fantasy starring him real. Sebastian shares her torrid reverie, but shies away from his desires as he fears if he went under the covers with her, she would uncover his dark secret that he is the author of the Slater best-selling horror novels under the name Falco. Still, neither can resist the lure of a one night-stand which can blossom into a life time of happiness if both parties cease running form commitment. THE SWEET TABOO is a captivating contemporary romance that works on several levels. Obviously being a Blaze imprint means torrid scenes. Those are well written and fit nicely into the story line. However, what turns on Alison Kent's novel is the amusing yet serious banter between the lead protagonists and the electronic dialogue amidst the females of the "man to do" crowd that is part humor, part compassionate, and totally on top. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Not bad for a Blaze
Review: First off I want to say that overall, I enjoyed this book. I've read quite a few Blaze books that were so thin on plot and characterization that I had a difficult time getting through them. This book had just enough to keep me going and the sex was good which is about all I expect in a Blaze book. Although the book kept me interested I must say I was also confused. Why had Sebastian been in lockup? What was his crime? Why hadn't he been put in the foster care system? It's understandable how Sebastian's childhood would mold him into the isolated character he becomes but it seems to me it would take more unusual circumstances and a whole lot stronger woman than Erin to bring him into the world of the living. Erin is a likable but weak character and there is no way I could believe that her and Sebastian could fall in love. There was so much potential with Sebastian's character that I was dissapointed that he ended up in this shallow book with weak characters. The story with Cali and Will was strange too. It started off really good and made a great contrast with the Erin and Sebastian story. Then it started going down this weird path where Cali and Will started fighting over a script. It ruined the whole romance for me. If they were getting that worked up over a homework assignment it didn't bode well for their long term relationship. Where was the caring and willingness to compromise that should have been there? I don't see their romance going beyond a few months. And I still don't understand how Erin and Sebastian's ever got going.
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Summary: Not bad for a Blaze
Review: Having long since given up on the formulaic Harlequin lines in favour of more cutting egde romance, I was brought back through a friend who urged me to give this new line a try. This first foray was more than satisfactory, the writing superb and the story was engrossing. Even her descriptions of Sebastian's GTO were excellent, making it into an almost living entity rather than a machine. The sex, while definitely off the Richter scale for Harlequin, was still pretty vanilla. I will say, there are shades of Robin Schone in Ms. Kent's emotion-filled scenes, and that's not a bad thing. I especially liked the opening masturbatory scene with Sebastian in the shower was highly erotic and very well-written without being judgemental of his motives. I throughly enjoyed Sebastian Gallo/Ryder Falco. He was a definite paen to the handsome, brooding heroes of gothic romance novels. The descriptions of him, his clothes, what he thought, made him very real. As a writer, I can completely sympathize with the capriciousness of the creative process. He is a man whom one has to earn the right to love him, since he doesn't love easily. He wasn't quite an alpha male because he definite had his own code of honor when it came to dealing with Erin Thatcher. I would love to read an entire book about his life, especially his time spent in behind bars. I did NOT like of Erin Thatcher. She was/is everything about a female character I simply can't stand. Anal, insecure, a trust-fund baby with no sense of direction--was she really the kind of brazen and ballsy woman to engage in a torrid affair with her sexy neighbor? Most of the book was spent in her feeling sorry for herself and not being able to decide whether owning an upscale bar in Houston was her life's work. And, talk about reinforcing the notion that women cannot tell the difference between sex and love, Erin Thatcher is the poster child. I give this book 4 stars because of the secondary characters: Tess and Samantha (the e-mail friends with the good advice), Cali and Will. Their romance would also make a good book, though I was rather disappointed that Cali didn't stick to her guns at the end in terms of the screenplay project. At least Will came to his senses, but still. I will be reading the other books in the 'Men-To-Do' miniseries to see how the other characters handle their respective romances.
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Summary: My First Taste of Blaze
Review: Having long since given up on the formulaic Harlequin lines in favour of more cutting egde romance, I was brought back through a friend who urged me to give this new line a try. This first foray was more than satisfactory, the writing superb and the story was engrossing. Even her descriptions of Sebastian's GTO were excellent, making it into an almost living entity rather than a machine. The sex, while definitely off the Richter scale for Harlequin, was still pretty vanilla. I will say, there are shades of Robin Schone in Ms. Kent's emotion-filled scenes, and that's not a bad thing. I especially liked the opening masturbatory scene with Sebastian in the shower was highly erotic and very well-written without being judgemental of his motives. I throughly enjoyed Sebastian Gallo/Ryder Falco. He was a definite paen to the handsome, brooding heroes of gothic romance novels. The descriptions of him, his clothes, what he thought, made him very real. As a writer, I can completely sympathize with the capriciousness of the creative process. He is a man whom one has to earn the right to love him, since he doesn't love easily. He wasn't quite an alpha male because he definite had his own code of honor when it came to dealing with Erin Thatcher. I would love to read an entire book about his life, especially his time spent in behind bars. I did NOT like of Erin Thatcher. She was/is everything about a female character I simply can't stand. Anal, insecure, a trust-fund baby with no sense of direction--was she really the kind of brazen and ballsy woman to engage in a torrid affair with her sexy neighbor? Most of the book was spent in her feeling sorry for herself and not being able to decide whether owning an upscale bar in Houston was her life's work. And, talk about reinforcing the notion that women cannot tell the difference between sex and love, Erin Thatcher is the poster child. I give this book 4 stars because of the secondary characters: Tess and Samantha (the e-mail friends with the good advice), Cali and Will. Their romance would also make a good book, though I was rather disappointed that Cali didn't stick to her guns at the end in terms of the screenplay project. At least Will came to his senses, but still. I will be reading the other books in the 'Men-To-Do' miniseries to see how the other characters handle their respective romances.
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Summary: Talk about a red hot read!
Review: I agree with what everyone else has said (except the Canadian reader, of course) that this book has everything an erotic romance should offer. A heroine torn between what she perceives as a family obligation and her own dreams, and a hero who helps her to learn the truth about what her grandfather intended with his bequest. Such a touching story about people at a crossroads in their lives. And so incredibly romantic! (Not to mention being the hottest thing I've ever read!)
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Summary: this book should be taboo
Review: i bought this book on the strength on the two other reviews.big mistake.the plot is a thin veneer to string together sex scenes in various places. there was no romance, no love just sex. i realize the author was trying to make a point but she failed. i was more interested in the secondary characters than the h/h. of particular annoyance was the idea this woman was in financial
difficulty with her business when it turns out she was a trust fund baby who didn't need to work at all. instead of running a
bar for yuppies she should have spend her money helping people who really needed it. this book was about as engrossing as grey's anatomy. save your money!
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Summary: A cut above the average
Review: I have to say it's a pleasure to read a category book by an author who cares about the written word to this degree. This is stunning language and description way above the average for this type of book. I predict Alison Kent will be going places.
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Summary: A cut above the average
Review: I have to say it's a pleasure to read a category book by an author who cares about the written word to this degree. This is stunning language and description way above the average for this type of book. I predict Alison Kent will be going places.
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