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4.0 out of 5 stars
Holy Moly! This one will have you hot & bothered!, July 11, 2003
This review is from: Wilde Thing (Mass Market Paperback)
Janelle Denison, a master of sensual stories, introduces us to a couple that explore all manner of sexual fantasies from phone sex, to light restraint, to using food products as sexual stimuli (sorry but that one was just not for me - I couldn't stand to get all sticky like that!). But the hunter and quarry game they played through Steve's house was really hot! Needless to say, if you can't take lots of explicit sex scenes (or a man that really likes to dominate in bed) this book is not for you! But don't let all the sexual content lead you to believe that that's all there is. Steve and Liz are both likeable characters who meet at just the right time in each other's lives. Both have had failed marriages that are now several years behind them and, though neither quite recognizes it at the start of their affair, both are ready for the right person to come along. Unbeknownst to one another, they both have been having erotic fantasies about each other for the past month. But not until Liz Adams hires PI Steve Wilde to find her wayward cousin do they act on their strong mutual attraction. In order to find her cousin Valerie, who seems to have disappeared with one of her phone sex clients, Liz takes a job at the same place where Val worked while Steve calls in acting as a client. Of course this verbal foreplay just adds fuel to their already smoldering fire and convinces Liz's listening boss that she's hooked a client that will spend lots of money on the company's various services. As they were hoping, they gain access to the "playboy mansion" of sorts and uncover information that brings them closer to finding Valerie. Meanwhile, real emotions have started to emerge, and when it's no longer just sex, are they prepared for something more or will their relationship end once Valerie is found? Ms Denison has created a sweet couple that the reader hopes will find happiness together. A recommended read. By the way, it is completely obvious that the love/hate relationship between Steve's "Wilde child" cousin Mia and his business partner and friend Cameron will be it's own sexy, stormy story sometime soon! Looking forward to it!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Erotically charged, but too short on story for me, October 8, 2003
This review is from: Wilde Thing (Mass Market Paperback)
It's the story of two people who had lost at love unexpectedly finding it in each other. Both Steve Wilde and Liz Adams have been married before, and both marriages ended - his in divorce 6 years ago, hers in the death of her `bad boy' husband before she could tell him she'd begun divorce proceedings. Liz owns a coffee shop, and Steve is a recent but now regular customer - he rides a Harley and wears denim and leather. On the surface, another bad boy. But both have been fantasising about the other. Now Liz needs help. Her cousin, who works as a phone sex operator, has turned up missing. And that's when she finds out Steve is a PI. There is a lot of sex in this book, from almost the instant the two central characters meet outside the coffee house. A broad theme of erotic fantasy runs through the book, as Liz takes on a job in the same phone sex company to assist in locating her cousin. The perspective shifts between Liz, who tells the bulk of the story, and Steve, but I don't feel we gain anything by it. For the most part, they are thinking the same thing. Also, the timescale of two people thinking they each are wanting a temporary fling, with the excitement and freedom that brings them, to a few days later both desperately wanting permanency, just wasn't convincing to me. The meat of the book is the sex, not the storyline. If hot is your thing then this is a good story for you. It's a well written book that flows well and the chemistry between Liz and Steve sets the pages alight.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My undwear was on fire!, September 16, 2003
This review is from: Wilde Thing (Mass Market Paperback)
After reading this book, certain excerpts to be exact, I wanted to grab my boyfriend and try out a few things. To say that my underwear was nearly singed from my body was an understatment. I have all three of the "Bad Boys" anthologies and almost kicked myself silly for nearly missing out reading about another "Wilde" brother. I cannot WAIT to hear about the other brothers...and cousins. Janelle Denison is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.
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