A Matter of Trust [Paperback]

Radclyffe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2006

A Prequel to In Pursuit of Justice. Michael Lassiter, a theoretical design executive, is about to wage war on the corporate battlefield as she fights to maintain control of her company in the midst of divorce. She hires JT Sloan, an internet security consultant, to protect her most important asset—her dreams and visions, which are suddenly vulnerable within the corporate computer system. Sloan, a brilliant cybersleuth who steadfastly avoids emotional commitments, shares a painful, secret past with her associate and friend, Jason McBride. Sarah Martin, a gentle practitioner of eastern medicine, searches for a way to heal a damaged soul. These four very different individuals, each wounded by personal betrayal, find their lives becoming ever more inextricably bound as they struggle to trust, and to love, again.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Bold Strokes Books (February 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933110333
• ISBN-13: 978-1933110332
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #588,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Radclyffe, a retired surgeon and full time author-publisher, has published over thirty-five novels as well as dozens of short stories, has edited numerous anthologies, and, writing as L. L. Raand, has authored a paranormal romance series, The Midnight Hunters. She is a eight time Lambda Literary Award finalist in romance, mystery and erotica--winning in both romance (Distant Shores, Silent Thunder) and erotica (Erotic Interludes 2: Stolen Moments edited with Stacia Seaman and In Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip written with Karin Kallmaker). A member of the Saints and Sinners Literary Hall of Fame, she is also a 2010 RWA/FF&P Prism Award Winner for Secrets in the Stone, an Independent Publisher's award winner (IPPY), an Alice B. Readers' award Winner, and a finalist for the Benjamin Franklin award, the ForeWord Review Book of the Year award, and the 2010 Heart of Excellence Readers' Choice award. She is also the president of Bold Strokes Books, one of the world's largest independent LGBT publishing companies.

She states, "I began reading lesbian fiction at the age of twelve when I found a copy of Ann Bannon's Beebo Brinker. That book and others like it convinced me that I was not alone, that there were other women who felt like I did. Our literature provides support and validation and very often, a lifeline, for members of our community throughout the world. I am proud and honored to be able to publish the many fine authors at Bold Strokes Books and to contribute in some small way to the words that the celebrate LGBTQ experience."

You can visit Radclyffe at http://www.facebook.com/Radclyffe.BSB?ref=ts

Or buy her books direct from the publisher at www.boldstrokesbooks.com

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Doesn't Get Better Than Radclyffe, March 5, 2006

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K. Johnson (Twin Cities, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Matter of Trust (Paperback)

Let me start with the disclaimer that I love Radclyffe's writing as a whole and have read all of her published works at least twice. The author does not disappoint with this one by any means. In fact, it is a great pseudo-prequel to her Justice Series. The main characters (Sloan, Michael, Jason/Jasmine, and Sarah) are very well developed and seamlessly make the tranistion to the Justice story line.

Rad does a masterful job developing even the minor characters in 'Trust.' The most complicated character, Michael, is a wallflower genius who lets her husband handle much of her social activity. That is, until Michael finally gets fed up with his infidelity and decides to file for divorce. Before she can proceed, she has to protect her intellectual property -- her company. After hiring the mysterious, yet talented, JT Sloan to handle the task, Michael finds herself drawn to the woman and subsequently falls in love. Sloan comes with her own emotional baggage as well. The combination of lust and reluctance lends itself to a phenomenal story the reader can't help but enjoy.

Radclyffe has produced a winner in which she tastefully mixes lust with erotica... suspense with intellectual pursuits... hidden worlds with mainstream reality. Very highly recommended. No collection of lesbian fiction is complete unless it includes this one.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romance at its Best, February 24, 2006

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K. Isserman "Kisserman" (Columbia, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Matter of Trust (Paperback)

A Matter of Trust by Radclyffe has been re-released as a 2nd edition, and it was just as much fun reading it the second time as it was the first. True to her style, Radclyffe has written a sexy, powerful love story filled with angst, discovery and passion. Quite simply, she seduces the reader with her prose, only freeing us after we have read the final pages.

A Matter of Trust, now the prequel to the Justice Series, was originally written as a stand alone romance. The story's main characters eventually become critical players in the Series, but in this book, we are first introduced to Michael Lassiter and JT Sloan. Michael hires Sloan, an expert cyber sleuth, to protect her company from her ruthless husband, but their relationship, which is tentative at first, develops into something much more than a business affair.

While both Michael and Sloan have been involved with others before, they are empty inside and in their own way, feel unworthy of a deep all-encompassing love. Their journey to get to this new kind of love is what makes Radclyffe's romances so rewarding to her readers. She is the master at spinning romances where the characters discover a truly passionate and fulfilling love for the first time. Along the way, we experience everything that the characters feel. Radclyffe's words build anticipation and give us release. She captures the uncertainty of first love and its discovery as the plot deftly differentiates between love and sex.

Even if you have read A Matter of Trust before, it is well worth a reread. And if you have not, this book is a must for all those that enjoy getting swept away with a tender and sizzling romance.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is as Good as It Gets, May 28, 2006

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P. Bigelow (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Matter of Trust (Paperback)

The plot of this book is as described elsewhere.

Whether you read Radclyffe's series books, like the Justice series or the Honor series or the Provincetown series, or you read one of her stand-alone romances, you can not go wrong.

I have been reading lesbian fiction for many years, and can honestly say that I have never come across a writer that has so affected me. Her characters are strong, intelligent, and romantic. Naysayers will say that Radclyffe's characters are too perfect almost never flawed - either in looks or character. That may be true, but aren't you tired of the genre's penchant for ordinary? Radclyffe's characters are always enchanting, intoxicating, enticing, and intense. The stories, particularly in the series books, are all first class. Most of her series books are page-turners. And in two of the books, I actually turned to the last page to make sure that the main characters survived - something I never do.

Radclyffe let us believe, at least for the duration of each of her books, that the grand passion, the true love, the happy-ever-after are all possible. She lets us believe that being a strong, intelligent woman does not mean that we will be alone and/or isolated.

The only caveat I have is to read the series books in order. And if you enjoy watching a writer grow, then read the non-series books in the order they were written and watch Radclyffe's talent grow before your very eyes.