Fever

Katherine Sutcliffe is hit or miss with me, but this one was definitely a hit. The plot and setting are steamy. The characters are complex and interesting. I especially like the godfather/villain, Max. Max seemed like the kind of person who could have gone either way.Circumstances eventually pushed him into villainy, but he didn't really want to be the villain. He wanted to have a wife who slept with him, a son who wasn't an idiot, and a farm that didn't keep getting flooded. Since nothing ever seemed to go right in his life, he had to keep trying, and that led him to being the bad guy. I really liked the steamy scenes between the family members. It reminded me of Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". They drink and say terrible things to each other and then laugh about it. It was riveting.

This has been one of the few books I have read and read until it was over. KS has created an awesome story, and the settings throughout the book are spectacular. I literally felt as though I was there in the bayou. Plus, I always love a romance novel that gives great sexual tension between the principal characters, and this one has plenty of it, even towards the end of the book. I recommend this to anyone with a free day and night because you will finish it in one day. I did it in a day and a half because I fell asleep with the book. Oh well...

This was my second Sutcliffe novel (Notorious being the first)and I have to say that this book blew me away! From the first page til the last I was simply captivated. This book has over 400 pages and I finished it in two, count them TWO days! Set in Louisiana, the author made me feel the intense heat of the bayou and made it come alive with her words. It was definitely not a light read. Very intense and a superbly written story with intriguing characters, some you couldn't help but love, others you couldn't help but hate. Thank you Ms. Sutcliffe for a superb story. This one will stay with me for days, the mark of a fantastic story and author.

Richly descriptive, chock full of conflict, secrets and heat, Katherine Sutcliffe's FEVER delivers. Chantz and Juliette are true soul mates, yet betrayal waits at every turn, threatening their love and lives. Their unflagging stamina in the face of one trial after another inspires. Become part of 1850s Louisiana in this beautifully written love story. Katherine keeps getting better and better.

Katherine Sutcliffe has long been a favorite of mine and with her latest offering, FEVER, I can see why she continues to be an author whose books I will always pick up. Intense and beautifully written characters, a hero to die for and an heroine who is (thank goodness!) not some simpering miss! Run, do not walk, to pick up this latest fabulous book from Ms. Sutcliffe. Bravo!!!