Passion (Berkley Sensation)
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Genres: Literature & Fiction, Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Author:
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Helpful Score: 4
Be still my heart.
Wow. What a book. This book holds the number 78 slot on AAR's top 100 list. It deserves a ranking closer to the top 10! If I was a bettin' woman, next year when they repoll the top 100, I would bet this one will move up significantly. I know I can't do this review justice, but here's my attempt.
Okay, here we have a tortured hero and a sweet and kind heroine, who is very likable, and Ms. Valdez made this so much more than a bunch of romps, which, there are a bunch. While this book is steamy, and liberally uses the f word, it is a fantastic book. I was very emotionally involved, and I had to ask myself two questions about why. Was it 1- Because Passion (I'm not to keen on that name) lived for the moment and I lived that through her as something I would never ever do, or 2- that lust turned into love unexpectedly between two people that just wanted to satisfy their own needs, but whose souls belonged together, like a hunger each other could only ever satisfy. Maybe it's both, but I just loved this book.
Because they choose to keep their affair and identity (except for their first name) hidden, both are astonished when they learn who the other is and their connections. I wondered just how the author was going to make a HEA for them, but she did. There are some heartfelt moments as love is professed and put off limits. Some of the passages, you will want to read again and again. Lisa Valdez, even though she only has ONE book in print, she is an auto buy for me. And for any romance reader, this book is a MUST.
Passion's sister, Patience will have a book of her own with Mark's brother, Matt as the hero. The release date on Barnes and Noble and My Book Garden have it listed as January 6, 2009, I hope that is correct. There was a scene in the back of Passion that pulled you right into their story. You can bet I will be at Borders that week to get it!
Wow. What a book. This book holds the number 78 slot on AAR's top 100 list. It deserves a ranking closer to the top 10! If I was a bettin' woman, next year when they repoll the top 100, I would bet this one will move up significantly. I know I can't do this review justice, but here's my attempt.
Okay, here we have a tortured hero and a sweet and kind heroine, who is very likable, and Ms. Valdez made this so much more than a bunch of romps, which, there are a bunch. While this book is steamy, and liberally uses the f word, it is a fantastic book. I was very emotionally involved, and I had to ask myself two questions about why. Was it 1- Because Passion (I'm not to keen on that name) lived for the moment and I lived that through her as something I would never ever do, or 2- that lust turned into love unexpectedly between two people that just wanted to satisfy their own needs, but whose souls belonged together, like a hunger each other could only ever satisfy. Maybe it's both, but I just loved this book.
Because they choose to keep their affair and identity (except for their first name) hidden, both are astonished when they learn who the other is and their connections. I wondered just how the author was going to make a HEA for them, but she did. There are some heartfelt moments as love is professed and put off limits. Some of the passages, you will want to read again and again. Lisa Valdez, even though she only has ONE book in print, she is an auto buy for me. And for any romance reader, this book is a MUST.
Passion's sister, Patience will have a book of her own with Mark's brother, Matt as the hero. The release date on Barnes and Noble and My Book Garden have it listed as January 6, 2009, I hope that is correct. There was a scene in the back of Passion that pulled you right into their story. You can bet I will be at Borders that week to get it!
