Review: Take a walk on the wild side
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 1, 2012
Take a walk on the wild side as Sadie Long unleashes her most secret fantasies in Double Shot by Christine d'Abo. Long time friends Sadie Long and Paul Williams push the boundaries of their friendship when Paul hires Sadie to cater an event at Mavericks. His introduction of Sadie to Josh Scott, his close friend and owner of Mavericks, takes this couple into forbidden territory when Sadie confesses her desire for a threesome.Double Shot is an excellent beginning to Ms. d'Abo's Long Shots trilogy featuring the Long siblings. Sadie is the middle sister who tends to be overshadowed by her more outgoing siblings Paige and Ian. They own a coffee shop together and their relationship with one another is warm and supportive.Told in third person from Sadie's point of view, Double Shot is an engaging novella with appealing protagonists. Sadie and Paul enjoy a close and comfortable relationship with both of them secretly longing for the other. Ms. d'Abo keeps the sexual tension high as Sadie's fantasies keep popping into her head at inopportune moments.Josh is an intriguing character. He and Paul are long time friends who share a complicated past. He is very mysterious and über sexy. I am crossing my fingers that Ms. d'Abo has plans to expand on his character in future works.Double Shot is a fast paced and compelling story. The sex is explosive as Sadie pushes her boundaries and explores her sexuality. The romance between Paul and Sadie is sweet and completely realistic as these friends turned lovers take their relationship to a deeper level.Christine d'Abo leaves her readers eagerly awaiting A Shot in the Dark, the next installment of the Long Shots trilogy.