Friday's Temptation - Cynthia VanRooy
Title: Friday’s Temptation
Author: Cynthia VanRooy
Publisher: Currently Unavailable
Genre: Romance; Contemporary
Reviewed For/Rating: FAR/5 Angels
Taylor Sloane is a popular novelist, though he keeps to himself and hates being disturbed by fans. He doesn’t like depending on anyone else thanks to his childhood experiences. He counts few as his friends and is closest to his dog, Caesar. Caesar is not only a pet; he is also a guard dog. His intimidating size is enough to keep most people at bay, which suits Taylor just fine. Taylor now finds himself in the position of needing to depend on another person, being temporarily blind from a fall. He struggles to come to terms with his disability, though the doctors advise his condition to be impermanent. On the advice of a friend, Stan, he hires Jill Fiori, never suspecting that he could become closer to her than anyone else in living memory. Never believing he could long to be with one person. Never even considering the possibility that he could fall in love. With his determination never to expose himself to the potential for hurt and betrayal, is there any chance for a relationship beyond the physical between Taylor and Jill?
Jill Fiori needs a place to stay whilst she finishes her dissertation. The building going on next to her apartment makes it impossible for her to get any work done unless she gives up sleeping. When her friend and mentor, Stan, tells her of an opening working for Taylor, she is quick to snap it up. Though she would not ordinarily live with a stranger, thanks to her avid reading of his novels she feels she knows him. Besides, he and his fictional character play starring roles in her more risqué fantasies. It seems, however, that Stan left one or two important details out. Like the fact that Taylor is a stickler for good home cooked meals – and he has a dog. Jill really does not like dogs, as well Stan knows. Neither is she that good of a cook. It seems that Stan may have had a bit of matchmaking on his mind. There is certainly a sizzle between Jill and Taylor, which sparks and flames into a hot physical relationship, but whilst Jill’s feelings are deepening for Taylor, are his also developing for her? Is there any reason for Jill to hope for a more permanent relationship than a transient bodily one?
This is my first tale by Cynthia VanRooy and I have enjoyed it very much. Friday’s Temptation is a fairly unusual story in that the hero is blind, albeit temporarily. It is rare to find such a character in a novel, indeed to come across a hero or heroine with any disability in a story. The two characters are quite different from one another; yet seem to suit each other well. The draw between them is strong, though Taylor knows not what Jill looks like. The path to a long-term relationship between them is not smooth and at first appears to be a dead end. They each have to grapple with themselves, most especially Taylor, before they can engage in a relationship. There is sex in this tale, but there is no explicit language used nor are their any taboo sexual acts engaged in. Friday’s Temptation is very enjoyable and one I’d advise you to watch out for.
Author: Cynthia VanRooy
Publisher: Currently Unavailable
Genre: Romance; Contemporary
Reviewed For/Rating: FAR/5 Angels
Taylor Sloane is a popular novelist, though he keeps to himself and hates being disturbed by fans. He doesn’t like depending on anyone else thanks to his childhood experiences. He counts few as his friends and is closest to his dog, Caesar. Caesar is not only a pet; he is also a guard dog. His intimidating size is enough to keep most people at bay, which suits Taylor just fine. Taylor now finds himself in the position of needing to depend on another person, being temporarily blind from a fall. He struggles to come to terms with his disability, though the doctors advise his condition to be impermanent. On the advice of a friend, Stan, he hires Jill Fiori, never suspecting that he could become closer to her than anyone else in living memory. Never believing he could long to be with one person. Never even considering the possibility that he could fall in love. With his determination never to expose himself to the potential for hurt and betrayal, is there any chance for a relationship beyond the physical between Taylor and Jill?
Jill Fiori needs a place to stay whilst she finishes her dissertation. The building going on next to her apartment makes it impossible for her to get any work done unless she gives up sleeping. When her friend and mentor, Stan, tells her of an opening working for Taylor, she is quick to snap it up. Though she would not ordinarily live with a stranger, thanks to her avid reading of his novels she feels she knows him. Besides, he and his fictional character play starring roles in her more risqué fantasies. It seems, however, that Stan left one or two important details out. Like the fact that Taylor is a stickler for good home cooked meals – and he has a dog. Jill really does not like dogs, as well Stan knows. Neither is she that good of a cook. It seems that Stan may have had a bit of matchmaking on his mind. There is certainly a sizzle between Jill and Taylor, which sparks and flames into a hot physical relationship, but whilst Jill’s feelings are deepening for Taylor, are his also developing for her? Is there any reason for Jill to hope for a more permanent relationship than a transient bodily one?
This is my first tale by Cynthia VanRooy and I have enjoyed it very much. Friday’s Temptation is a fairly unusual story in that the hero is blind, albeit temporarily. It is rare to find such a character in a novel, indeed to come across a hero or heroine with any disability in a story. The two characters are quite different from one another; yet seem to suit each other well. The draw between them is strong, though Taylor knows not what Jill looks like. The path to a long-term relationship between them is not smooth and at first appears to be a dead end. They each have to grapple with themselves, most especially Taylor, before they can engage in a relationship. There is sex in this tale, but there is no explicit language used nor are their any taboo sexual acts engaged in. Friday’s Temptation is very enjoyable and one I’d advise you to watch out for.
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