Review: Sweet, Sexy and Well Written
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 13, 2011
I wasn't sure how Ms. Delagair would turn a delicate situation like a suddenly sterile husband wanting to arrange for his wife to get impregnated by their best friend into a novella that would make me think the word "erotic" instead of "devastating", but she did with surprising ease.  When I read the description I imagined I downloaded a book about a husband that made the best out of a bad situation and unknowingly sent his wife into bed with a better lover.  I expected more sex than backstory, more panting than actual dialogue and I was pleasantly surprised.  This isn't your typical erotic story.When Andy finds himself unable to give Jen the children they both crave, he turns to his best friend Gabe to be his substitute.  Unable to afford a medical procedure, he sends them off for a weekend and crosses his fingers it's the only weekend they need.  The question that came to mind immediately was what if Jen likes Gabe better?  Even though this book is short, the author does a great job of bringing you into the struggles that all three deal with over the situation and Jen is an anchor in a stormy situation for all of them and I found myself getting teary at the end!What surprised me most was that I had in mind to expect a harsher book, more erotic than sweet, that just exposed the wounds of the situation to the light (or just used it as a vehicle to send the couple to bed) and didn't make a way for them to heal as well and again this book wasn't what I expected.  Could this situation destroy all of them?  In real life, I would think so, but this is fiction, and in the fictional world, anything can happen.Tension breaking jokes, a wild weekend, and love that's lost and found again for more than one of them, this book takes something potentially devastating and brings out the true character of the people in the story.  Both sweet and steamy, I couldn't put this down until I finished it.  I just had to know for certain what happened at the end, and now, I want to know what happens next!  Jen was the true hero of the story to me and her strength in pushing back when her husband threatened to upset their world made me cheer.  Sweet, steamy, and engaging this story hit all the high points for me and I'm so glad I downloaded it!