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DESPERATE DECEPTIONS Linda Hudson-Smith BET/Arabesque March 2001 (4) Shirion L. Shropshire |
Contemporary Romance |
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DANGEROUS DECEPTIONS is the
latest book by a talented author, Linda Hudson-Smith.
Linda is expert at introducing important medical concerns for African
Americans into very romantic and sexy tales. Erika Edmunds is a beautiful young doctor dedicated to
educating people about Pernicious
Anemia, a disease that causes her mother’s death. She literally runs into Dr. Michael Mathis while rushing to
get to work on time…
“Where’s
the fire gorgeous?” Stooping over, he picked up her belongings, which were
scattered all over the clear walkway.
In
your touch, she sang out inwardly, marveling at the wavy, maple-brown hair that
fell just short of his stiff white collar.
When he straightened, she felt like a midget standing toe-to-toe with
Kareem Abdul Jabbar. In reality he
looked approximately six-foot-two, give or take an inch. For sure, he looked good enough to order for dessert….
…“I
hope the fire is out by the time you get there, gorgeous.
I’d hate for you to get caught in a firestorm.
You’re bewitching and too beautiful to be burned at the stake.”
She’d
ignored his term of endearment once, but he was beginning to push her tolerance
button. That could put him up to
his neck in boiling-hot water, especially if he pressed to hard.
Erika
squashed her childish desire to make a farcical face at him.
“ Maybe if you’d watched where you were going I could’ve put the
fire out myself. Thank you,” she retorted… Even though there is an instant attraction, they’re
initial meetings are less than civil. But
Michael isn’t fooled. He sees the
attraction in her eyes, and he sets out to convince her to give into her
feelings. When she does,the
fireworks never stop. The plot thickens when a close friend shares a secret with
Michael about Erika’s past and swears him to secrecy. He becomes torn. Soon
Erika senses that something is not right and begins to wonder what secrets
Michael holds. Unable to deal with
the guilt, Michael forces the truth to come out.
How will Erika react? Will
she ever trust him again? Is Love
enough? From irritation, to lust, to love, this is a fun story
about two very strong willed people. Michael is handsome, confident, and
charming and Erika is determined, smart, and sexy. There were some interesting twist and turns and the romance
was hot! I enjoyed the personality
of the characters. Linda should
also be applauded for addressing a serious health issues in this novel.
She does this so eloquently without crowding the story.
Her ability to create a romantic adventure for the reader while
enlightening them on a pressing issue is expert. DANGEROUS DECEPTIONS is definitely a great read. I was entertained and enamored by the story and it’s characters. |
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June 19th 2001 |
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