Review: Sweet and Spicy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 14, 2014
This book reminded me of a fluffy pink cupcake and when you bit into it there was a luscious dollop of dark chocolate with just a tee-tiny speck of cayenne. MMMMMMmmmmm! Despite the fact that Haley designed lingerie, she was a fairly "good" girl. She was sweeeeeet, man, sugar ain't got jack on this woman. Then there was darling, just turning eight years old, Emily. She was the apple of her father's eye, well behaved with just a hint of precociousness. Now we come to Eddie, the target of Haley's illicit desires. He has put his life on hold for his daughter's sake, with the exception of an occasional booty call. (still sweet, but a little salty going on) And last but not least we have the entire extended Sloan brood with their love, warmth and abundant support for one another. Feel the need for that insulin shot yet? Hang on the spice, she is a coming!Seems that Big Daddy Eddie has been having his own little fantasies about sweet Haley, he's just been fighting them like the very devil. When he breaks loose, lord have mercy and pass the ice water. It got all hot and steamy up in here. Of course true love is never a smooth road and there are hurt feelings, backward steps, and a delusional, horny ex to deal with, but fear not devoted readers. It would just too cruel for all this sweetness to turn bitter at the end.No, Melanie Shawn has created an excellent example of the value of sweet and spicy. The characters were FUN. The tone for the most part was light sprinkled with humor and a goodly dose of heat, with just a smidge of drama to balance out the story. This is a great warm weather read and I definitely will be visiting the Sloan's bunch in the future. Excellent job ladies, brava.