Review: A romance with a phone sex operator as the main character? Surprised by how much I liked this book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2013
This is definitely outside the norm of my usual read, but I took a chance on a freebie and was pleasantly surprised.  Maxine is a single mom determined to provide for her son, and kind of stumbles into the phone sex trade.  She breaks her own rules when she agrees to meet with caller Harold (who's secretly writing an article about the real women behind the sultry voices).  They're both single parents, and sparks definitely fly. I really liked Edna (Maxine's secondary operator) but Polly was a bit over the top.  And while there are many scenes with Maxine & Edna (or perhaps I should say India & Lilith) taking calls, the author manages to convey the gist without spiraling into explicit detail.  There are a couple laugh out loud scenes (especially if you happen to be a parent), and of course Maxine & Harry have a few bumps on their road to happily every after.  I wouldn't recommend it to my teen nieces, but it's a fun read for us grown-ups