Awaken To Pleasure (Desire)

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Summary: Loved it!
Review: Ms. Singh writes great heros! If you like books by Diana Palmer, definitely pick up a copy of this book.

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Summary: A Wonderful Pleasure!
Review: This book got my attention right away. It started off that the hero/bachelor Jackson runs into his heroine Taylor while she was waiting for her bus in the rain. What I liked about this book is how sensitive and emotional the hero was to his ladylove right away. Usually in the romance genre the man waits till the last minute to prove his love but in this one he feels for her right away. Also their are some touching moments where the hero helps her fight for custody of her younger brother from her step- father.In this book both Jackson and Taylor had broken hearts from before him with a dead ex-wife who cheated on him and her being physical and emotional abuse by various individuals in her life. This book I could read over and over again. Great read

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Summary: Don't Judge this Book by its Cover
Review: This book was so pedantic, it was a wonder it got published, let alone that i finished it. Classic 1970's era romance where the woman is the "constant victim" and "wanted by every man that's ever looked at her". At the start of the book, she had been molested/groped/hurt by men on three occasions.

Were there any other cliches? Of course! The virginal mother figure to her young brother, orphaned by her birth mother, an abusive step father, and a string of mom's boy friend's who couldnt seem to keep their hands or eyes off of mama's little girl. Than, of course, there's the "marriage of convenience" to the rich Italian man, who just happens to have connections to organized crime, although he makes his money in the legitimate area of the film industry.

This book was just bad. The characters were unemotional,the plot stale with too many cliches and no originality. We are told too much, and shown too little. Over and over again Singh TELLS us how devoted Taylor is to her brother and yet there is hardly any scenes so we can SEE their closeness. Over and over again Singh TELLS us how unsure of himself Jackson is but there are no scenes where we see him acting unsure.

The only reason I purchased it was i thought the blurb and the cover art were interesting. Unless Singh matures as an author, this will certainly be my last book of hers that i'll read.