Too Close for Comfort

Over the weekend, Jeffery Bradshaw intends to fly to Arctic Luck, Alaska to scout the location he intends for a romantic comedy called Sixty Below. An Argonaut Studios board meeting is scheduled for early Monday morning, and he has only a matter of hours to check out the proposed location. Success with this series is critical for Jeff's career, meaning promotion from Acquisitions Director to Vice President of Development. But Jeffrey does not count on the obstinacy of one pilot named Cyd Thompson.When she learns of Jeff's plans, Cyd takes an unscheduled detour, using weather as the excuse to strand him in Katimuk instead of Artic Luck. Cyd's attitude bewilders Jeff because he does not know of her determination to preserve Artic Luck just as it is. They share quarters at her aunt's cabin in Katimuk while waiting for weather to clear, and soon Cyd uses every means at her disposal to prevent Jeff from not only reaching Artic Luck but also making his Monday meeting. Be ready to suspend disbelief and allow some rather impossible situations to provide a rollicking ride in TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. While coincidence and fate play heavy hands in this wildly improbable plot, the strength of these characters and the savvy secondary cast make the read absolutely worthwhile. Surprisingly character motivation lends Cyd an intriguing and sympathetic background that only slowly becomes clear to the reader as Jeff gets to know her. As Cyd and Jeff grow into there adversarial and yet passionate relationship, surprisingly hot sex in this frigid climate makes for sizzling delight. Perfect for a late summer read, TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT comes highly recommended.

Jeffrey Bradshaw never knew he had a twin brother until he arrived in Alaska on a business trip where he met his sibling airline owner Jordan Adamson for first time. His pilot Cyd Thompson flies Jeffrey to Arctic Luck where he wants to host a TV series on the last frontier. He plans to make a fast visit and scurry back to his LA home to protect his chances of advancement.A storm forces Jeffrey and Cyd to stay put. Though unhappy, the city slicker adapts nicely to the wilderness. On the other hand Cyd does not want a TV series destroying the beauty of her state so she tries to delay his leaving for LA even when the weather abates, not realizing that Jordan has taken Jeffrey's place in LA. As Cyd and Jeffrey enjoy the great outdoors they fall in love, but can a frontier woman and an urban player find common ground somewhere on the North American continent?Twins seemingly are multiplying at an incredible rate in the fiction realm with Temptation joining in the mathematics with a pair serving as the lead in two of the August sweepstakes. Still Colleen Collins provides the audience with an amusing contemporary romance in which the Alaskan backdrop serves as a mighty scene for two individuals who are a 180 degrees apart on everything but love. The story line focuses on Cyd's efforts to keep Jordan occupied with help from her feisty Aunt. Colleen Collins provides a lighthearted romp that shows you can take the stud out of California, but you can't take the sunshine out of the Alaskan bedroom.Harriet Klausner