Review: Sun, Sand & Seduction!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
SEDUCTION ON THE SANDby Roxanne St. ClaireWhat's not to love about Elliot Becker? He's got everything a girl could want... And he knows it. You know what they say about Texas ;D "Everything's bigger in Texas!" Elliot is a sexy, billionaire playboy in the 2nd of three novellas (that read like full-size novels) set in our favorite beachside oasis of Barefoot Bay, who does everything in a big way! From his grand gestures at arriving in helicopters and "winning at all costs" to romancing through every means possible and then losing his oversized heart to our heroine, the beautiful, loyal and determined Frankie (Francesca) Cardinale.Granted in the beginning his motives aren't exactly what one would call "pure" as he uses his usual smooth moves like a chameleon (that up to this point in his life have worked like a charm) to try and gain Frankie's land for he and his partners/friends own personal gain. At times it's difficult to like Elliot as he makes some extremely poor choices. But as Elliot begins spending more time with Frankie helping her with her small goat farm in his bid to convince her to sell her land to him, we see a different side to Elliot. He soon realizes that her land is her life, promised to her by her grandfather. It is her "home". It is the very essence of who she is, her dreams for her future and her family legacy. One she's promised her grandfather on his deathbed will never leave the family. Something more precious to her than any amount of money in the world. Something Elliot has never really had or understood. He realizes too late that he's put deceitful plans in motion that have put her land in jeopardy in his bid to win at all costs. More importantly, he realizes that he could lose HER. If he loses the land deal, he loses his friend's dreams for their development of a minor league baseball team as her land is a critical piece of the plan. Can he salvage the mess he's made of everything? Is it too late to undo the damage he's done?St. Claire once again holds the reader on the edge of their seat in anticipation of what will happen. She is a master at throwing in surprising twists to the plot! It is another page turner to the very end as we run the gamut of emotions from disgust and hilarity, to heartache and cheering for our main characters, Elliot & Frankie! You don't want to miss this one... It's an absolute "must read"! This novella picks up where the first novella in the trilogy "Billionaires of Barefoot Bay" (Secrets On The Sand) leaves off and gives us a very tantalizing taste of the third novella (Scandal On The Sand) due out just in time for a romantic Valentine's Day with "Naughty Nate" on February 13, 2014!(I was honored to have received an ARC from the author for an honest review.)