Saturday, July 29, 2006

Red Hot Secrets - Lisa Renee Jones

TITLE: Office Games: Red Hot Secrets
AUTHOR: Lisa Renee Jones
ISBN: 1-4199-0338-1
GENRE: Contemporary Erotic Romance
PUBLISHER: Ellora’s Cave
REVIEWED FOR/RATING: Enchanted In Romance Reviews/4.5 Unicorns

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Lauren Reynold’s has worked extremely hard to get where she is. She put her career on hold to look after her mother when she got cancer, but things are finally starting to look up. She hasn’t had sex in two years, and thanks to her favourite soap, Red Hot Secrets, her body is clamouring for sexual release. When her friend orders her to come out for a night on the town, she puts up only token resistance. She makes up her mind to have a one night stand, something she has never done before in her life. The perfect man finds her, rather than her finding him. They end up back at his place, where Lauren has the hottest night of her life. In the morning she sneaks out whilst he is still asleep, confident that she will never meet her fantasy man again. Then a year later, after being headhunted for a huge business named Carlson, she finds he is her new boss. Neither had planned this occurrence in any way. Lauren still feels the attraction she felt to him when first they met. But he’s her boss. Sleeping with him would be suicidal career wise – and could further break her heart. But she can’t resist him. Can anything come of their relationship? Are Lauren’s fears regarding her career well founded? Do they come to pass?

Matt Monroe has never felt about a woman the way he feels about Lauren. When he first met her on that long ago night, he had a feeling she was different, and did something he never had before: he took her to his home that very night. When he woke to find her gone, he was beyond disappointed. He has spent the last year looking for her, unable to get her off his mind. When she pretty much falls into his lap, having been headhunted for his business, he can’t believe his luck. He is determined to pursue a relationship with her, knowing not where it can lead, but having a gut feeling that what happens with her will be significant. When he realises he is in love with her, he faces the greatest challenge of his life: overcoming Lauren’s fears about what a relationship between them could cost her career wise – and convincing her to take a risk on him. Does he succeed? Or is he left more alone and lonesome than he has ever been before?

Ms Jones has written a great story about two characters who come alive on the page. Lauren’s fears are based in reality, and put forward in such a way as to make the reader empathise with her difficult situation, knowing her fears are all too real, but at the same time hoping that she will give Matt, who epitomises tall, dark and handsome (and rich!) a chance. The biggest wedge between them is his position as her boss – followed closely by their difference in social status. These are two great obstacles to overcome, and the tale grips the reader as the characters grapple with these two possibly defeatist obstacles that are in the way of a truly fulfilling relationship between them. The sex scenes are described in detail, and there is not anything in the scenes that some readers may find potentially offensive, such as anal sex and so forth. It is pretty much straightforward love making, though not all happens in a bed – or in missionary position! The characters show a tenderness towards each other that is truly touching. They really appeal to the reader and a happy ending is most certainly the desired outcome. Having read Ms Jones before, I was familiar with her style, and can confide that all of her stories are simply superb; none will let you down, most especially this one. I cannot wait for more from the Office Games Series, and would love to have Bret’s (best friend to Matt) story told. Red Hot Secrets is a brilliant story; well worth the read.

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