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DEADLY SEXY - Beverly Jenkins Harper Collins/Torch November 2007 |
SYNOPSIS: The "Blackboard" bestselling author of "Sexy/Dangerous" delivers another heart-pounding novel of romantic suspense. After her car breaks down on a California freeway, sports agent JT Blake is rescued by sexy trucker Reese Anthony, who is not all that he appears to be.
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |4++| Jennifer Brathwaite
REVIEW:
Let it first be said, this book is
terrific! Beverly Jenkins as penned yet another hit.
A foray from her usual historical romance – yet still with a
delicious tip of the hat to the past – this is a modern story loaded
with charm, wit and romance.
It also has a healthy dose of suspense and drama to keep the
reader on their toes and engrossed in every page.
Make no mistake, life throws
curveballs and sometimes hits you with blindside tackles; all you can do is be
as ready as you can for the pitch and just try to keep getting up after having
been knocked down. For the book’s
heroine, J.T. (Lady) Blake, this is a hard-learned lesson and one that she faces
time and time again.
Lady Blake, sports agent
extraordinaire, makes an unexpected encounter with Reese Anthony; a man she
thought was a truck driver but who she soon learns is very much more than that.
An instant chemistry and camaraderie blooms between them that neither can
ignore. As their respective jobs
push them together, and their feelings and relationship gets deeper, outside
forces – in the form of an ex-employee – puts what starts out as a small
blemish, and then becomes a glaring stain, on their happy union.
DEADLY SEXY moves extremely
well. The two main characters get
together immediately and their relationship trots along at the perfect gait
before it is off to the races.
Further, the story’s ups and downs and twists and turns happen in such a way
that they don’t seem rushed or contrived and in so doing draws the reader in
even more.
“What’s the matter?”
“I want to kiss you
good-bye, but if I do, I know I’m going to wind up with my clothes off again,
and I’ll be late.”
He laughed.
“It’s not funny,” she
scolded, smiling.
“Suppose I promise not to
touch you?”
“We both know you lie.”
“There is that.”
Humorous, genuine, clever
and representative of the characters and their relationships with each other,
the book’s dialogue is wonderful; from BG3 to Big Bo Wenzel the dialogue matches
exactly with each player.
While setting isn’t a major
element of the novel it is still well used as it pertains to locations such as
Lady Blake’s office, the big rig truck or “the ghetto”.
On the other hand, the characters of the book are – as fans of Ms.
Jenkins would already know – one of the most important aspects of the novel and,
shaped by her writing, they are full and vivid.
The character of the characters is often framed without the use of
dialogue or explanation, just by their actions or the actions of those around
them in the story. J.T.’s players
and Reese’s cherry-picking friend as well as J.T.’s mother and Carol are all
wonderful examples.
Let it be said again, this
is a terrific book. DEADELY SEXY is
a definite buy and an instant favourite!
reviewer@romanceincolor.com | 5th March 2008