Lisa's Gift

Mackenzie McKade

Publisher:
Samhain Publishing

Release Date:
April 10, 2007

Genres:
Erotica
Contemporary Romance
Ménage M/F/M
Ménage M/F/F

ISBN:
eBook
9781599984971
Print
9781599986432
Kindle
No ISBN

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Reviewed by
Jennifer Ray

Review Posted:
June 2008

Jana has avoided returning to her home for years.  Now the only person in the world she trusts, Lisa, has convinced her to come home and face the memories of her childhood abuse.  Believing herself finally ready to overcome her fears with the help of her best friend, Jana accepts a new job back home and the offer of a place to stay in Lisa’s home.

Jana is totally unprepared to find her teen-age crush, Nicolas Marchetti, in Lisa’s bedroom the very night she arrives.  Not normally a voyeur, Jana still can’t help but watch the scene she stumbles upon.  She is even more unprepared when both Nicolas and Lisa invite her to join them!  Although shocked, Jana can’t stop thinking about it, and finds it harder and harder to resist the methodical seduction staged by Lisa and Nicolas…

Let me say this up front – forget that this is a F/F/M book.  Yes, it has erotic content that involves two women, but that is totally not what LISA’S GIFT is about.  Anyone who skips this book based on preconceived notions of what it might contain will miss the most touching and beautiful story I have read in a very long time, a fact which cements its place as my Recommended Read for April 2007.  Mackenzie McKade is already in my list of favorite authors, and this is not the first time she has convinced me to read a book with subject matter outside of the norm for me.  Each time, I am more than pleasantly surprised both by what I have read from her and my own reactions to it.

You could remove the explicit scenes from LISA’S GIFT and still have a wonderful love story that stands on its own without the sexy bits.  Of course, why would we want to do that when they are so well done??  LOL  That is, essentially, what this tale is about – love.  It is about love that transcends societal boundaries, a selfless love that gives without thought of taking back, a love that fosters trust.

The story had some breathtaking twists.  I confess that I figured most of them out earlier in the story, but it did not lessen the impact of the ending when all was revealed.  McKade effortlessly peppers the story with clues to the surprise ending, giving readers every chance to anticipate what is coming.

As prepared as I thought I was, I could not help the water works when the ending came.  Even now, writing this review several days after finishing the story, I still tear up just thinking about it.

LISA’S GIFT is a story that will stay with me for years, and people will talk about it for some time.  I would be very surprised if this book does not escalate Mackenzie McKade’s writing career to the next level soon.

Note:  This review was originally written by Jennifer Ray for another review site.  It is being reposted at Wild on Books.

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