Review: Ugh, save your 99 cents and your time
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2011
Man, it really hurts to give a book by Lisa Marie Rice one star, but this did not deserve even that. Reckless Night apparently plays a bit with time as it appears to take place between the end and the epilogue of Dangerous Passion. Drake and Grace are on their island and Grace is doing her best to bring friendship and common every day things that make up most people's lives (like dinner parties, birthday gifts etc) into Drake's life. After the end ofDangerous Passionwhen Drake left his arms business behind after he and Grace were nearly killed by rival factions several times over, they relocate to an island where they are now known as Manuel and Victoria. Grace has turned into super woman artist and makes her own candles, jewelry, clothing and of course paints Drake the most beautiful pictures as Christmas and birthday gifts. He decides to return the favor and take her Sydney to see Phantom, Aida and one other play along with an art exhibit since he doesn't have a creative bone in his body and can't make her anything.The novella, which is really a short story, doesn't seem to have much purpose at all. In some ways Rice seems to have checked out and just written down the first plausible (well, implausible, but if you read her you know what I mean) plot that came to mind. The writing lacks the passion that most of her books are known for. Drake is a big bad sorta reformed dangerous man and Grace is an artist with an artist's eyes. Drake comes off very one dimensional in this. Grace comes off too sweet--like a sugar overload. The one erotic scene seems staged and lacking. I mean really, if you can't enjoy Rice's erotic scenes, then there is something seriously lacking about the passion she put into writing the book!I am hoping with all my heart that the passion, excitement, and  - alpha males with strong female counterparts - and very sexy romps returns inNightfire: A Protectors Novel: Marine Force Recon (Protectors: Marine Force Recon)due out February 7th, 2012!