Dodd’s latest contemporary romance, set in post-Katrina New Orleans, features a bank president hero and the NOLA native teller heroine he suspects of being involved in a series of Mardi Gras-themed robberies.
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According to reviews, Dimon’s latest is heavy on the witty banter, and a features a bang-up opening break-up scene (wine dumped on the head and all).
Black Lace, Nov. 2007, reissue, 272 pages, 080957201X
“In 1917, war-torn Russia is teetering on the brink of the Revolution, A Russian princess, Katya Leskova, ends up in the encampment of a rebel Cossack army, the men have not seen a woman for months and their libidos are out of control.”
Berkley Heat, Jan. 2007, 352 pages, ISBN: 0425213617
When a stalker ratchets up his attempts to get to her, cable sex talk show host Morgan O’Malley turns to Jack Cole-a self-proclaimed dominant- for help. Though Jack is a bodyguard, Morgan feels anything but safe in his presence. Because slowly and seductively, Jack is bringing her deepest fantasies to the surface. And when he bends her to his will, what’s more shocking than her surrender is how much she enjoys it and how she starts to crave his masterful touch. A willing player in Jack’s games, Morgan knows that his motives aren’t pure. But she has no idea how personal they are.
Reviews
The Reading Spot positive
Reading in Glasgow C-
Smut Sluts Bare All 3 for writing, 4.5 for hot sex
Vision, Sept. 2007, 584 pages, ISBN:0446616915
The first victim is found in a snow-covered Philadelphia field. Detective Vito Ciccotelli enlists the aid of archaeologist Sophie Johannsen to determine exactly what lies beneath the frozen ground. Despite years of unearthing things long buried, nothing can prepare Sophie for the matrix of graves dug with chilling precision. The victims buried there haunt her. But the empty graves terrify her-the killer isn’t done yet. He is cold and calculating, the master of a twisted game. Even with Vito and Sophie hot on his trail, he will not stop. One more empty grave must be filled, and one last scream must be heard-the scream of an archaeologist who is too close for comfort and too near to resist…
Darque Reviews Positive
Jan. 2008, Avon Red
He is a vision from every woman’s erotic fantasies. Existing in the twilight beneath sleep and consciousness, Connor brings them decadent pleasures, fueled by their sexual energy. But violence and strife now tear apart both worlds, and Connor must embark upon a quest into the mortal realm . . . and into the arms of one intoxicating enchantress.Stacey Daniels has always been attracted to the wrong type of men—and the muscular, Viking-like champion on her front doorstep is no exception. She can hardly believe the wounded warrior is from another world, a world where erotic dreams are needed to survive, a world of terrible danger that has followed him to her home. Connor finds solace in her passion, but only time will tell if he can defeat the dark foe who hunts them . . . and if Stacey can surrender to the promise he offers with every electrifying touch.
Warner Forever, 400 Pages, Jan. 2008, ISBN:0446619175
For four years, play-by-the-rules bank teller Turner Hastings has brooded over her uncle’s wrongful imprisonment. But when two bumbling crooks stumble into her branch (barely disguised in Yoda and Sponge Bob masks) and hold up the place, she sees a chance to do something she’s never thought possible: get revenge. She takes advantage of the melee to pull a heist of her own, seizing info from a security box that will exonerate her uncle.Sent to investigate a bank robbery in small town Wisconsin, Special Agent John MacKinnon discovers the robbers were two not-quite-so-bright thugs and one woman. Now, Turner is on the run. With SA MacKinnon on her trail, she’s breaking into the bank president Calvin’s house, kidnapping his Great Dane, and for the first time in her life, setting out to break a few rules. But when Calvin hires a hit-man, MacKinnon will have to decide between his career–and saving Turner.
Reviews
Avid Bookreader C
The Good, The Bad and the Unread D+
The Book Binge 4/5
Berkley Sensation, Feb. 2008, 448 pages, ISBN:0425219771
Beautiful Charlie Newcomb is being hunted by vampires, for she is the link to a medical miracle that could be invaluable to the night stalkers. Her only protection is her guardian, Ethan. But will he be enough to save her when darkness falls?
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Reviews
Rosario’s Reading Spot A
The Good, The Bad and The Unread A-
Milady Insanity 4/5
Harlequin Spice, Jan. 2008, 432 pages, ISBN:0373605196
I had everything a woman could want…
My husband, James. The house on the lake.
My life. Our perfect life.
And then Alex came to visit.
The first time I saw my husband’s best friend, I didn’t like him. Didn’t like how James changed when he was around, didn’t like how his penetrating eyes followed me everywhere.
But that didn’t stop me from wanting him. And, surprisingly, James didn’t seem to mind.
It was meant to be fun. Something the three of us shared for those hot summer weeks Alex stayed with us. Nobody was supposed to fall in or out of love. I didn’t need another man, not even one who oozed sex like honey and knew all the secrets I didn’t know, the secrets my husband hadn’t shared. After all, we had a perfect life.
And I loved my husband.
But I wasn’t the only one.
