His Only Desire (Harlequin Intrigue, # 627) [Paperback]

Adrianne Lee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2001

HIS ONLY DESIRE: Her only hope. For Desire Hamilton, the mysterious death of her twin sister had left too many questions unanswered. . .and one obsessed stalker intent on claiming her as his own. Scared and alone, Desire had no place to turn--until her old flame, homicide cop Nick Rossetti, offered her a place in his protective embrace...

She was the only woman he'd ever loved---and the one he could never have. Now, regardless of their past, Nick would do whatever it took to keep Desire safe. . .even if it meant putting himself in the line of fire. But how could he protect the fragile beauty when all he wanted to do was make her _his_ only desire.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Adrianne Lee contributes a terrific twin tale to the DOUBLE EXPOSURE promotion. Look for HIS ONLY DESIRE and see what happens when a stalker sees double!

From the Author

HIS ONLY DESIRE is one of my personal favorites. I'm really crazy about the cover too as it captures the essence of the story which is about an erotomaniac stalker. Erotomania is a disorder wherein the afflicted believes he has a relationship with his obsession. The object of his affection is in less danger from this person than those around her. He believes these others are keeping his beloved from him and will do whatever he must to eliminate them as obstacles.

I hope you'll enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Adrianne Lee

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373226276
• ISBN-13: 978-0373226276
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,917,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've been married to my high school sweetheart since those good old rock and roll days when Elvis was The King and The Beatles were galloping over the horizon.

We live on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula; the Olympic mountains range is the eye candy out my office window. My adopted cat, Spooky, is always curled up near me as I create my stories these days.

My career as a writer started in junior high school in the form of poetic rhymes and continued to my senior year, when I contemplated writing a book, dreaming up characters disturbingly reminiscent of my classmates. But other than a few notes, the book never left the planning stage. I had a discouraging experience in a creative writing course I was taking at the time and being a sensitive teenage girl. . . I didn't attempt writing stories again for twenty years.

I restarted my writing career by taking a community college writing 101 course. The teacher was wonderfully encouraging and luckily for me, I met my first critique group in that class. At the time, I was writing Mysteries and the others in my new critique group were all writing Romance. Since I've always been a romantic at heart, I ended up adding romance to my mysteries. Lots of romance.

I call my stories Sexy Whodunits.

Or as one of the characters in my new mystery series would say, "Sex and Murder!"

visit my website @ www.adriannelee.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT STORY, October 29, 2001

By 

M. Hartmann "abayyan" (Milan, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: His Only Desire (Harlequin Intrigue, # 627) (Paperback)

I did find the names a little comical but the characters of Dare and Desire made me want to know them more. As for Desire's guilt complex, it did some to explain the problem but also proved that most people marry in haste and repent after the fact.
Not seeming to acknowledge their own mistakes.
I enjoyed the mystery as it kept me on my mental toes and came as a complete surprise at the end -- I won't be ashamed to share this book with my friends -- although the sex scene was a bit far fetched and the only part I found hard to believe. Ugh!
The pace was constant enough to keep my interest strong and that is what is essential in the stories I read.
Recommended - excellent minus morality!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HIS ONLY DESIRE -- GREAT TITLE, August 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: His Only Desire (Harlequin Intrigue, # 627) (Paperback)

I loved this book from the opening scene. I didn't find the heroine's name silly or the use of the title laughable. I thought it was clever and fun. This one is a keeper for me.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars His Only Desire, August 22, 2001

By 

Penny Griffin ([e-mail]) (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: His Only Desire (Harlequin Intrigue, # 627) (Paperback)

Adrianne Lee delivers a twin story in "His Only Desire," a book with many questionable elements that may make some readers uncomfortable. When Dare Hamilton dies mysteriously, her stalker turns her attention to her twin sister, Desire. Desire is determined to find the truth about her sister's death. Unfortunately Dare's ex-husband Nick intends to do the same. Nick refuses to leave Desire, especially when it becomes clear someone is after her. Can he protect his only Desire?

Sorry about that bad pun, but it's no worse than the ones seen throughout this book. It's hard to take seriously any book where the heroine is given such a ridiculous name, and Lee makes sure we can't by making a joke out of it repeatedly. Hearing the variations on the phrase "his only Desire" used by both the hero and the villain, I couldn't stop snickering throughout the story. What a bad idea.

However, the most questionable part of this story is the "hero," an LAPD cop with a dubious service record. Knowing that he has been suspended without knowing why casts an uncomfortable shadow on his character for too much of the book, when it's not strong to begin with. I had a real problem with a "hero" who marries one sister, then falls in love with her "twin" the very next day. What's heroic about that? It makes him look too fickle, if not like a sleaze. I finally gave up on this story when the inevitable sex scene came, occurring at the worst possible time and in the worst possible place and making the characters like complete fools. I honestly gasped, "What are you doing???" when they started up.

The mystery is reasonably well done though, and the ending is a nice surprise. It's rare for an Intrigue these days to catch me off guard. This one did (though maybe I was simply distracted by the hero and all those "my Desire," "his Desire"s). Mystery readers may find a puzzle to enjoy, if they can get past all the overwrought, silly and unbelievable plot elements. I could not.