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4.0 out of 5 stars
New life to IM series, May 27, 2002
This review is from: Smoke And Mirrors (Silhouette Intimate Moments) (Paperback)
There is fresh air in the Intimate Moments line, and its name is Jenna Mills. Ms. Mills offers a sensual and hair-raising romantic suspense story with a strong romantic conflict and credible characters. Although some of the push-pull between the hero and heroine becomes repetitive, and the heroine's bottled-up feelings are a bit maudlin and overdone, the intrigue and smoky atmosphere draw the reader into the story, making the book tough to put down. The ending could have been stronger-Ms. Mills does fall back on the old "I almost lost you so all is forgiven" trick, which is a bit anticlimatic after such a wild ride, but overall, well done. A series writer to watch.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It Should Be a Movie, May 1, 2002
This review is from: Smoke And Mirrors (Silhouette Intimate Moments) (Paperback)
As I read this exciting story I kept thinking it should be a TV movie. It has it all -- action and suspense as police close in on a ring of drug dealers, a compelling romance as the heroine, Cass, an undercover cop, falls in love with the prime suspect. Cass and the oh, so sexy, hero Derek, each struggle to banish the demons from their past as they move ahead into present danger. The climax is a nail-biter! Can't wait for Jenna Mills' next book.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Jenna Mills dances in fire!, April 17, 2004
This review is from: Smoke And Mirrors (Silhouette Intimate Moments) (Paperback)
I used to read Harlequin/Silhouette romances regularly. There were some powerhouse authors coming from these series line, then they moved on to full size books. I like to read before I fall asleep and they are the perfect size and distraction. However, I stopped for a period because of the pedestrian merchandising of the Publishers - there are only so many babies and cowboys you can take each month! I drew the line when they had seven titles bearing baby or cowboy in eight of the releases for one series that month (one line had both!). The writers were uninspired, so the readers were being shortchanged.
Then a few fresh voices started to turn that around, Julie Leto and Tori Carrington for Blaze are two names that shine in these lines, and without doubt, Jenna Mills is for Silhouette Intimate Moments. Her talent blew me away with her first book I grabbed on a dash through the airport. It was so polished, so full of strong emotions. She does more in 100 pages than most writers do in 300! Each time I start a new novel by her, I tell myself not to expect too much, that surely one of these days they will not live up to her previous works. And EVERY TIME, I find not only does she match the quality, she pushes the limit. So provokes, conjures and mesmerizes me as few writers do.
"Smoke and Mirrors" is another of her amazing tales - amazing to believe this is her first book. It's hard to rank her books because each one is top drawer, but I think this one is likely a favourite along with her "Shock Waves".
This is a dark, sexy, steamy tale of people living behind masks. Cassidy Blake is a top Chicago cop working undercover trying to bring down Derek Mansfield. Suspicions are that Derek uses his ultra-rich hotel to distribute drugs to Chicago's elite. She has been on the case for six months and so far turned up nothing. Time is running out.
Everything changes when Derek returns from Scotland. Cass is not prepared for the man, not prepared how he quickly pulls her into a situation over her head. Derek is playing games, too, but not with Cass. He knows it's dangerous to let her near, but he cannot seem to stay away from the sexy, sassy lass. Each faces the other from behind a mask, but neither are able to hide the real person that feels more than they should. They are playing with fire and both are bound to get burned.
It's a cat and mouse games that builds to a pulse-pounding climax showing Jenna Mills is a talent above the rest. The romance between these two sizzles and pops with the crackle of lightning before a summer storm. It's just as good as it gets.
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