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Publisher:
Samhain Publishing
Release Date:
July 10, 2007
Genres:
Erotica
Contemporary Romance
ISBN:
eBook
9781599985251
Print
9781599986555
Bookmark Rating:
Reviewed by
Jennifer Ray
Review Posted:
June 2008
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Ballroom Dancing is Shanna’s life. She will do anything to win the coveted
championship – something that has so far eluded her. To that end, she has gone
through so many partners she has been nicknamed the Bitch of the Ballroom. But
the competitive gene runs strong in Shanna’s family, and she is the only one
that hasn’t yet proved her skill with a trophy. She has given up everything for
that goal, even to the exclusion of friendships or romance.
The moment Alejandro lays eyes on the beautiful dancer, he aims to change all of
that. Determined to win her affection, he tries unsuccessfully to woo her, even
purchasing all of her dances at a charity event.
But a blackmail scheme and a career-damaging sex tape place Shanna right where
Alejandro wants her – in his very own club, Sneak Peek. In this playground for
the sexually adventurous, Shanna sets out to trap a blackmailer even while
Alejandro sets out to trap Shanna in his own web. He recognizes the
exhibitionist tendencies she harbors and knows just how to reach this woman’s
deepest desires now that she is in his lair… Through it all, he will show
Shanna that life is about more than just winning, and that love is the dearest
prize of all.
If you have read many of my previous reviews, you have probably figured out
already that Shelley Bradley, aka Shayla Black, is one of my very favorite
authors. Well, there is good reason for that – her writing absolutely rocks!
There seems to be no end to the worlds this author can dream up or the
characters that speak to her. She can write sweet, she can write spicy, and she
usually combines the two in a way that stirs both the loins and the heart with
equal fervor.
With the current popularity of ABC’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ show, WATCH
ME’s setting in the midst of a professional Ballroom Dancing competition
is as topical as it is romantic. While Alejandro may not be a professional
dancer, he more than has what it takes to sweep Shanna off of her feet – a fact
guaranteed to send the dancer with single-minded focus running in the opposite
direction. But in the true style of the best romantic heroes, Alejandro does
not let this dissuade him from the prize. He sees more in Shanna than the bitch
she is purported her to be – he sees a woman afraid to love, a woman who has
forgotten what living is all about, and he is determined to show her personally.
Shanna is a woman so focused on her goals, that she has left her life and even
her very womanhood behind. With her career firmly in first place, all else
takes a backseat, including romance, friendship and even just plain old fun.
When she meets Alejandro, she knows to the depths of her soul he will be a
distraction she can’t afford, and fights her attraction to him with everything
she has.
WATCH ME
is a wonderfully hot little romance story with a resounding moral lesson.
Readers are reminded alongside Shanna that love and loyalty are the most
important prizes of all, and to always keep your mind and your heart open.
WATCH ME is connected to Jaci Burton’s upcoming release,
SHOW ME. The stories will be enhanced if you read them in order (WATCH
ME first and SHOW ME second) but each works very well as a
standalone tale. Both stories release separately in eBook this month from
Samhain Publishing, and will be released together in print in an
anthology titled SNEAK PEEK in 2008.
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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