Review: A champion first book!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 28, 2011
Sparring Partners, by Leigh Morgan, is an unconventional and updated twist on the marriage of convenience story, populated with unique characters. Animal lovers will enjoy the pets, and the humans range from teens to senior citizens to a martial arts sensei with the unlikely name of Schwartz. Potter's Woods, a senior care/artist retreat facility run by Reed Mohr and her aunt is an engagingly unusual setting for a story that incorporates billionaire business wheeling and dealing with a martial arts connection that provides some of the "sparring" for the principals.The leads Jordon and Reed engage in plenty of hot sex, but the love relationship builds somewhat slowly, and I found myself wanting to see more of the secondary lovers, whose relationship and characters had more sparkle. Jordon takes a long time to discover what he really wants, but a bright part of that growth is Irma, a feisty senior citizen who takes a "shine" to him.I enjoyed the story, and I especially enjoyed the humor and witty dialogue. Leigh Morgan has produced a champion first book.