Bad Boy

STORY BRIEF: Leah is the creator and manager of HEAT, an e-magazine. She goes undercover to the 69 Club, a sex club, to write an article. Quin was recently released from jail and now works for the owner of the club, Lucero. Leah and Quin are hot for each other and start seeing each other. When Lucero discovers Leah's identity, he intends to do her harm to keep his club and other activities out of the public eye. REVIEWER'S OPINION: The first ¾ of the book was well done. I enjoyed the characters getting to know each other and their lustful relationship development. They come from two different worlds and blend well. She's blond, an only child, with a wealthy father. He's working class Hispanic from a large family. The sex scenes were good. I was not as pleased with the last ¼ of the book which was mostly suspense. Both Leah and Quin were in danger. This part was ok, but it was predictable and too much like other suspense stories. On balance, the book is above average for the relationship development. I have one problem which is the publisher's fault (not the author's). Quin has tattoos on his biceps, pecs and forearms, but the picture on the cover does not. DATA: Story length: 250 pages. Swearing language: moderate. Sexual language: strong/erotic with rear door activity. Number of sex scenes: 8. Total number of sex scene pages: 35. Setting: current day Dallas, Texas. Copyright: 2009. Genre: erotic contemporary romance with some suspense. OTHER BOOKS: To date I've read one other book by Maya Reynolds. My 3.5 star review of "Bad Girl" copyright 2007 was posted 2/9/08.

In the Dallas suburb Oak Cliff, chief editor of the e-zine ultra popular Heat, Leah Reece covers the hip 69 Club that caters to any cravings of affluent swingers. While in the club, she meets the owners' bodyguard, Quin Perez, who admits he enjoys her column especially her imagination. She modestly gives credit to everyone else, but he cuts her off saying he reads her column not the magazine. Both are attracted to one another, a feeling neither wants. He understands the need to focus on his job and not a sexy editor; she understands the need to focus on her job and not a sexy bodyguard. However, unable to ignore the heat, they begin to fall in love, but end up working together under the covers and undercover as they investigate a sex auction. The sequel to the police procedural erotic romance BAD GIRL is an intriguing erotic romantic investigative thriller. Sandy the voyeur and Zeke the cop, co-stars of the previous Dallas area tale, introduce Leah to Quin before they take off on their own escapades and sexcapades. Readers will enjoy the heat of Leah and Quin, which can intrude on the crime caper inquiry, but is fun to read as they discuss the "Adventures of Letterman" (nod to the Electric Company) whether a tattoo letter "P" should add one more diagonal line to it. Harriet Klausner