Review: Seeing Spots.... LOTS of spots :-)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2012
Another gem from Ellen Fisher. Dare and Kathy have been interested in each other since high school, but neither of them realised. Dare was your typical sports jock, always surrounded by the prettiest girls, while Kathy was more studious.<< She was still a geek, and he was still the town hottie, with women throwing themselves at him everywhere he went. And no wonder - with those long-lashed eyes, movie-star face, and that solid muscled body, he looked like a six foot three package of sex. Whereas she herself was barely passable.>>They had nothing in common. That is, until Dare asks Kathy to design a website for his business.<< Katherine Parrish glanced  up at her client, offering him an encouraging smile, and caught him staring at her oddly. No - he was staring at her shirt. Which was odd, because it wasn't low-cut or sexy. It was just an old t-shirt with leopard spots on it. >>And for some reason, Dare can't take his eyes off it...<< Spots. He was seeing spots. And he liked them.>>He's always been in awe of Kathy.<< She was a freaking genius. He was the dyslexic one."Looks great," he muttered, feeling his cheeks grow hot. This was why he'd never dared to make a move on her. He'd come up with the idea of having her design his website as an excuse to talk to her - but talking to her didn't do any good if every word out of his mouth just proved how dumb he was. Someone like her was not going to be impressed by a moron. >>Kathy puzzles over his reaction to her t-shirt and next time Dare comes to discuss his website, she's wearing a slightly visible leopard-print bra - to see if that has any effect.<< The image of her in leopard print bra and panties, and absolutely nothing else, dug its way into the depths of his brain and made itself right at home. Mentally he added three-inch leopard print heels, because, well, he was a guy, and high heels were hot. Leopard print was hot. Katherine was hot. >>Yes - he notices!<< He tried really, really hard to stare at the computer screen, but his eyes were pretty much spinning around in their sockets of their own accord now, and they rolled downward and gave him another fabulous view of spots. >>Kathy is thrilled - he's finally noticed her. She invites him to take a closer look...<< He suddenly realised that he was undoing her jeans, too. He hadn't meant to, really. But right now he was the slave of some dark, primitive part of his brain. His brain gave orders, and he obeyed. >>It's the start of a wonderful affair, only Dare's liking of leopard spots begins to border on obsession.<< "You're not supposed to giggle," he informed her. "You're supposed to be turned on.""Oh, my God." She giggled harder. "You're wearing leopard spot boxers.""Yes, I am. And they're not an easy thing to find in Swift Creek, let me tell you. Could you possibly quit laughing?" >>I love the way Ellen Fisher writes about people falling in love. Her dialogue is crisp and funny, and her pacing is perfect. There's usually a bit of a twist too, and Seeing Spots has one. Kathy breaks out in spots. And so does Dare.<< "Kathy," he said, very gently. "I don't know exactly what's going on here, but this isn't from sleeping on sheets, okay? People don't grow spots just because they have spots in their environment.""Thank God you don't like floral prints!" She raged, trying futilely to get away. "Otherwise you'd have big daisies stamped all over your ass right now!" >>It's a great, quick read and a definite 5 out of 5.