Review: Fast-Moving Romance with Intelligent Characters
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2012
In the latest erotic romance novella by Deborah Court I was expecting a light, fluffy romance with a few good sex scenes, but it's so much more! The pages turn fast as the suspense builds, and the characters turn out to be highly sympathetic, three-dimensional people caught in a perilous bind.Jade Cameron is the dancing beauty who, as the story begins, has set her sights on giving up her virginity. Her girlfriends drag her to the premiere club for singles in New York, where she meets the enigmatic owner of the club, Alrik Larsson. Built like one of his  Viking ancestors, the Swede nearly melts her on the spot with his golden curls, his broad shoulders and his icy gaze.What saves Virgin Dancer from joining the ranks of ordinary romances, and what transforms it into something unique, is that the club owner's hidden identity draws Jade into a dangerous web of criminal enterprise. When Jade's autistic brother is introduced, it adds a further dimension to her character. And all the elements are present for a complex yet fully plausible dilemma which jeapordizes their lives as well as the developing relationship between Alrik and Jade.I enjoyed Virgin Dancer from the first to the last page. As the sex scenes are explicit, this book is not suitable for young readers; yet I was impressed with how tasteful the scenes were and how essential to the story. The author has achieved an exquisite balance between sensual entertainment featuring real-life characters and intelligent plotting. Highly recommended.