Sheer Pleasures [Mass Market Paperback]

Stella Cameron (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1995

Attorney Wilhelmina Phoenix embarks on a dangerous search for a missing friend, who disappeared from a private pleasure club in Washington State's Cascade Mountains, but her quest is complicated by the sexy Roman Wilde, a former Navy SEAL working undercover. Original.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Roman Wilde is a Navy SEAL on a mission in the Mexican desert when fate dumps a tarp-wrapped body in his lap. When he investigates, he discovers the body is alive, barely, and struggling to give life to a baby that is determined to be born. Helping the woman to deliver the baby, Roman is out of his league when the new and dying mother assigns him a mission that is beyond anything he has ever encountered before. As she slips into death, the woman implores Roman to watch over her baby and Roman reluctantly agrees, determined to find the person responsible for the young woman's murder. When W.G. Phoenix leaks information to the prosecution, she ensures that her client is rightfully sent to jail for crimes he committed. She also ensures that she is fired from her position in the law firm that was hired to defend him. Disillusioned and disappointed, Phoenix drops out of circulation for a while. After months of doing nothing specific, she is devastated to learn that her childhood friend has been missing for more than a year. Determined to find the friend that is more like a sister, Phoenix goes to April's last known address in Past Peak, Washington and applies for a job at the exclusive club where April last worked. Phoenix and Roman are both searching for information in Past Peak's exclusive Peak Club. Both are aware of the danger of doing so, and both are determined to achieve their seemingly separate goals. To accomplish this, they must infiltrate the inner workings of the establishment, and that means becoming more than just members. Roman buys himself a partnership and Phoenix becomes an unlikely masseuse. While neither is willing trust the other, they are nonetheless unable to deny the powerful attraction they feel. As they strive to unravel a mystery that becomes more complex each day, they are destined to find in each other the love they both need so desperately. In Sheer Pleasures, Stella Cameron once again showcases her amazing ability to keep the reader captivated. From the very beginning of the book, her plot will keep the reader wondering and guessing but never quite knowing for sure. If you like your romance heavy on the suspense, you will love Stella Cameron's Sheer Pleasures.With each addition to her repertoire, she proves that it takes Stella Cameron to outdo Stella Cameron. As always, Stella Cameron gives a stellar performance. Ms. Cameron's star continues to burn hot.Gerrie Shepard -- Copyright © 1994-97 Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved -- From Literary Times

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Zebra Books; First Edition edition (August 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821750933
• ISBN-13: 978-0821750933
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,871,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stella Cameron is the New York Times best selling author of the acclaimed Court of Angels Series, the Bayou Books and many others. There are fourteen million copies of her books in circulation worldwide. She is the recipient of the Pacific Northwest Achievement Award for distinguished professional achievement and for enhancing the stature of the Northwest Literary community. She lives in Washington State.

Stella's current titles include OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF BODY and OUT OF MIND from her critically acclaimed Court of Angels series as well as her recent exclusive eBook releases BREATHLESS (contemporary romantic-suspense) and BARGAIN BRIDE: A NOVELLA (historical romance).

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sheer Pleasures, February 25, 2000

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"blackjewel" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sheer Pleasures (Mass Market Paperback)

Sheer Pleasures is vintage Stella Cameron - good writing, lots of action, hideously evil villains, and a hunk of a hero handsome enough to make any good woman do bad things. What Sheer Pleasures doesn't have is a lot of romance, and hard-core romance fans will be disappointed. Action fans will be delighted, however, since Sheer Pleasures is chock full of good guys, bad guys, mystery, mayhem and murder. There's even a car chase. In truth, Sheer Pleasures is really more of a mystery/action novel, with a romance thrown in almost as an afterthought.

The heroine is Wilhelmina Phoenix, a down-on-her-luck lawyer searching for a long-lost friend. Phoenix, as she calls herself, is not having a good life. She loses her job a defense attorney when she rats on her own client - a child molester.

As a heroine, Phoenix has many good points. She's brave, she's tough, she's loyal and she's compassionate. Unfortunately, Phoenix does a lot idiotic things in this book. At one point, when several attempts have been made on her life and people are getting killed all around her, she makes what can only be described as truly stupid decisions. "Come on Phoenix, use a little common sense, please."

Anyway, in her quest to find her friend April, Phoenix ends up in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, at the mysterious club where her friend was last employed. Forget golf and tennis, 'cause this ain't your ordinary country club by any stretch of the imagination. This place discreetly caters to the more perverse interests and tastes of its wealthy clientele, who can take their pick of whatever sexual act or illegal narcotic they care to imbibe. The club counts movie stars, politicians and other public figures among its clientele.

It is at the club she meets one of its owners, Roman Wilde, former Navy Seal and all-around gorgeous hunk. Unbeknownst to Phoenix, he's on the same mission she is -- except that he knows April is dead. He has his own very personal reasons for wanting to find the killer. And once Phoenix and Roman realize that they're working toward the same goal of finding the murderer, sex, romance and love follow. The sex scenes are steamy, although I had a hard time believing that 30-year old Phoenix was still a virgin, for goodness sakes. Somehow this woman managed to go all the way through college and law school without ever going past first base? Give us a break. Virginity in romance novels is highly overrated.

At its best, this book is exciting, suspenseful and full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing. There are holes in the plot and they can be distracting, if you let them. The journey gets bumpy in parts, but ultimately Sheer Pleasures gets you where you want to go and gives you a few good thrills along the way.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not my cup of tea, April 21, 2001

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Tara (Wyncote, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sheer Pleasures (Mass Market Paperback)

I was going to trash this book, but really, if everyone wrote the same way what would be the point? I truly hated this book..well Phoenix. It started off well, but she was written as an idiot in a totally implausible setting. Since I am moving I am gladly giving the book away so it may find a home with someone who may enjoy it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I've Read Better,, December 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Sheer Pleasures (Mass Market Paperback)

First, I'd like to say, I'm a big fan of Stella Cameron, as a rule. Next, I'd like to say, SHEER PLEASURES was an okay story, (not great), I've read better. Even so, it is still a book that I found mildly entertaining. You might too. Might want to buy it used or perhaps check and see if your local library might have a copy.