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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
welcome addition to the paranormal genre, September 5, 2006
This review is from: Entangled (Mass Market Paperback)
Kathleen Dante's first published print book is a splendid blend of intrigue, romance, and magic!
Kiera Stevens, CEO of KidTek, hires Depth Security after she suspects espionage within her company. A doll has been released by another company that utilizes the same technology as the doll just released by KidTek. KidTek is one of the companies that assists with black ops R & D, making this an issue of national security.
John Atlantis, the owner of Depth Security and previous black ops agent, agrees to assist his former partner, Dillon. Lantis specializes in security magic and he and Kiera pose as a couple while they set a trap for the thief. Lantis develops a firewall spell with another spell imbedded in it to entrap the thief but his energy becomes entangled with Kiera's in the process. The couple gets hot and heavy while their trap begins to work and soon ensnares the thief, but will they survive to reveal who it is?
Kathleen Dante has written a steamy, suspenseful story that grabs the reader from the very introduction of the story! She creatively uses magic in her story without relying on it too heavily and thus creates an aura of believability. The attraction between Lantis and Kiera is simply sizzling and Ms. Dante cleverly intertwines the romance, magic, and investigation all together so that each part of the story is very relevant to the other pieces.
Lantis and Kiera are both very strong characters, neither used to bending or giving in to another person. Both are used to their independence and so it is very interesting to watch how they handle being entangled, particularly since each loses a sense of control to the other. The sex scenes are quite spicy at times, and Ms. Dante certainly has a very fertile imagination but readers will not be offended by any of the scenes, particularly since Ms. Dane puts such an emotional impact into the relationship between Lantis and Kiera.
ENTANGLED is a very welcome addition to the paranormal books out there and should appeal to a variety of readers. Kathleen Dante demonstrates a real gift for knowing her characters and helping the reader get to know them as well. From start to finish, ENTANGLED is an enthralling story that will leave readers begging for Dillon's story as well! Well done, Ms. Dante!
COURTESY OF CK2S KWIPS AND KRITIQUES
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Get All Tangled Up In Dante's 'Entangled', December 18, 2006
This review is from: Entangled (Mass Market Paperback)
Kiera Stevens knows that kidTek, the company she inherited from her father, has been the victim of industrial espionage. This is more worrying than it might be for the ordinary company, since kidTek not only makes toys, but works hand-in-glove with governmental black ops developing black ops projects.
Kiera's friend Dillon, a black ops agent who is like a brother to her, contacts John Lantis, himself now retired from ops, to take the job. After persuading Lantis that his own magic and ops skills make him the perfect man for the job, Lantis agrees to go in and find the traitors-under the guise of being Kiera's lover.
Kathleen Dante has written a tale of industrial espionage and magic, that takes a long and pleasurable meander along the pathways that make up a growing relationship between two people intensely attracted to one another. The dynamics of the relationship form the major part of the book, though the storyline never suffers for it.
The relationship between John and Kiera is deeply erotic, and satisfyingly romantic at the same time. Kiera is a strong woman, but finds pleasure beyond her imagining as she gradually relinquishes some of her control to Lantis' confident and constant care. A highly sensual journey into the universe of two lovers who slowly become far more, the book's elements of magic and corporate greed are played out well against the backdrop of the black ops exercise set up to catch the culprits. A promised sequel is in the works to further showcase this author's smooth-as-sheer-silk voice and tale-telling talents. Highly recommended.
Reviewed by Lee M
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
"Ensnared" is more like it, January 22, 2007
This review is from: Entangled (Mass Market Paperback)
KidTek CEO Kiera Stevens suspects corporate espionage at her company which in addition to designing toys is a defense contractor. She confides her suspicions to her childhood pal Dillon who happens to have ties to a covert black ops group, and he enlists John "Lantis" Atlantis to go undercover as her lover to help Kiera find the culprit. But Lantis is apparently too busy helping Kiera to find something else, as they endlessly engage in sex, often at pretty inappropriate times to stretch this pretty thin story out. Oh, and he performs these magic spells in conjunction with all kinds of high-techy stuff that just make the reader shake their head and say "huh?" which culminates in their psychs getting entangled, hence the title.
Between the endless uninspired sex (I counted over 60 pages with only a page or two break between "couplings" which got boring and redundant after awhile), and the inane "magic," this story was a definite must miss. The plot took second fiddle to the sex. And if I had to read about his "staff" or her "channel" one more time... as I said, redundant. The writing was adequate, the dialogue cheesy, and the unimaginative and predictable mystery left little to be desired. Talk about a let down - the jacket made "Entangled" sound so interesting - I wish it indicated that the book contained paranormal aspects so I could've saved $10.
Why anyone would give this piece of tripe a 5-star rating is the real mystery! Wait for it at a library near you, and in the meantime read an author who can blend eroticism with an actual plot like Emma Holly or better yet Megan Hart's "Dirty."
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