Review: Plenty of steam to be found in this one!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 30, 2010
This was a good reading shorter story/novella-- just about 1280 locations on the Kindle for those who keep track or are otherwise interested (and no print version I'm aware of to specifically give a page count).The story is basically one of a very hot and sexy meeting between two strangers at a small town fair, strangers who end up spending enough time together to start forming a connection.  The author did a great job of setting up the encounter--I got a really great feel for the environment and the lead up to the main event (so to speak).  The night spent together definitely fit the bill for 'hot and spicy and explicit'!The shock of the aftermath to the male character was well done too--the disappearing act left so many questions and just begged for a reunion between the two.  A not so well done or less ambitious  story could have ended there with a 'no big deal/thanks for the hot read'.But, I did care, and I did want to see what happened next.  The  'what next' is what was a little weaker however.  My impression was that the author was going for some hot/spicy reading with a little story to hold it all together.  Nothing wrong with that of course, but with a great lead in I ended up with a little case of the let-downs at the end.Once the two protagonists meet again there was fear on the woman's part due to her ex's behavior--escalating possessiveness, controlling behavior and stalking--issues that are very real for some women trying to extricate themselves from an abusive situation.  With just a little more length to the story this aspect could have been fleshed out--bringing out the the woman's fears, making them more real and then letting us feel her conflict as she was trying to break away.  More depth here would have made the eventual resolution just that much more satisfying (plus a little more on-screen showing of the consequences to the rotten ex).Now, as hot-reading explicit read with a little light conflict and plot thrown in, this was a very good read.  Definitely hot and definitely worthwhile.  If only there was more!Recommended!JTG