Review: 3 Blue Ribbons from Romance Junkies
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 8, 2011
Will Golding loved visiting the Isle of Wight as a child, and he's even more excited to return as an adult.  He's on a beachside camping trip with his best friend, Baz, whom Will desires but can never truly have.  Baz is researching a book on the Isle of Wight ghosts, but it's a not-so-ghostly encounter that captivates Will; a beautiful, naked man in the sea.Novelist Marcus Devereux is used to people staring at him, but he's not used to wanting to stare back.  The tall, muscular image of Will haunts him, but when he meets Will again - this time with Baz - Marcus shies away from the object of his attraction.  It's not just Marcus's looks that make him a recluse; it's the story of his parents' murders that makes him wary of people like Baz and, by extension, Will.  Yet the attraction between Marcus and Will is too tempting to resist and the two men tentatively start something.  But Marcus's secrets may doom their relationship before it has a chance to start.  With Baz digging around Marcus's past, both his and Will's lives are in jeopardy.Mystery, murder and ghosts - oh my!  Author J.L. Merrow has delivered an original, engaging book with WIGHT MISCHIEF.  On the surface, Marcus and Will couldn't be more different.  Marcus is isolated, self-conscious about his albinism and suspicious of all strangers because of his guardian's warnings.  Will, on the other hand, is affable and athletic but is often mistaken for being dumb by those who don't know him.  Each man sees the other for who they truly are and that goes beyond looks...though lust is definitely present in WIGHT MISCHIEF.  It was easy to get lost in WIGHT MISCHIEF because J.L. Merrow made me care about Will and Marcus.  The ghost stories - and the threat of Baz and Will becoming ghosts themselves - adds dimension to WIGHT MISCHIEF and keeps the story moving along at a brisk pace.  With romance, danger and ghost stories in the mix, there's no going wrong with WIGHT MISCHIEF.LilyReviewed for Romance Junkies