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A LOVER'S PRETENSE - AlTonya Washington Kensington Dafina/Romance August 2006 |
SYNOPSIS: With her survival hanging in the balance, Tykira Lowery must turn to a man who once broke her heart if she wants to stay alive.
SERIES ROMANCE: |4| Betty Dowdell
REVIEW: Author Altonya Washington continues the Ramsey saga
with twin brother Quaysar’s story. With more family secrets unfolding in
this installment, we are propelled deeper into the inner sanctum and
scandal of this powerful, ambitious Ramsey Group dynasty.
Quaysar Ramsey and Tykira Lowery have known each other since childhood
and have loved each other just as long. But, Quay takes notice when
disturbing and sometimes dangerous patterns of events seemingly begin to
circumvent his relationship with the women he becomes interested in. He
soon realizes the only possible way of keeping Tyke safe is to distance
all hope of romance between them, even if it means destroying their
hearts and any future they may have together.
The scenery of the story moves from the abundant beauty of Seattle,
Washington to the mountainous charm of Denver, Colorado, capturing the
exquisiteness of nature during an adventurous train ride to Banff,
Canada, and adding a little of the southern warmth and serenity of
Savannah, Georgia.
The seductive magnetism between Quay and Tyke are as strong as the
verbal antagonism. However, Quay’s continued obstinacies over his desire
for Tyke does become monotonous as is Tyke’s need for physical
retribution, considering the number of times she slaps Quay. As part of
a series readers have been introduced to many of the secondary
characters who hopefully will become key players on their own stage. I
would love a story about the elder Ramseys, including patriarch Quinten
and matriarch Marcella Ramsey.
The dialogue between the characters is convincing and the rhythm is
smooth with Quay’s teetering being the only drawback. I eagerly await
the next installment to see what else is hidden in the Ramsey closet.
I salute Ms. Washington’s bold offering to give readers yet another
dimension to contemporary romance with a continuing series that are not
quite stand alone. I commend Ms. Washington on the growth she has shown
as an author since REMEMBER LOVE her debut novel and I look forward to
enjoying her talent in the future.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com |5th August 2006