Price of Passion by Susan Napier... QC #306

So this took you a while to get INTO, but by the end you liked it? 

And you like Susan Napier's style...  me too.  I've really enjoyed the stories she comes up with, good balance of passion and humour along with good twists.  She packs quite a punch, one thing after another usually has me choking with laughter, keeps surprising me.

Dropping my review.

Favourite Scene:

When Kate looked down from this fascinating piece of engineering Drake was stepping out of the last of his clothes, exposing himself without false modesty to her wide-eyed gaze, his large hands, curled into loose fists, hanging quietly at his sides, the angle of the lights painting intriguing shadows in the hollows of his sculpted perfection.

‘I want to make love to you now,’ he told her with arrogant confidence.

‘So I see,’ she said shakily, trying to look and sound blasé.  

Another Fav Scene: (it's always fun to make a few obscene hand gestures)

‘What about Kiss Me Kate with the sexy silver eyes—will she be coming, too?’

‘She doesn’t play pool.’ Drake slammed her door with unnecessary force and got behind the wheel.

‘She could hold our beers!’ The gravelly yell that had sold a million albums degenerated into a burst of coughing as the Land Rover did a sharp turn past him, kicking up a cloud of dust into his face.

Drake pulled his arm back inside the open window and turned onto the black tarmac.

‘Did you just make an obscene gesture at him?’ said Kate disapprovingly.

‘He did it first.’

Sure enough, as she looked out the back window she could see Steve Marlow’s black-clad figure extending a crudely upthrust finger at the departing vehicle.

My Review:

(misleading back cover, they are in no rush to indulge their passion again "just once", that totally wasn't the issue or the point to the heroine seeking out the hero)

Interesting, the H/h have been lovers for two years, but aren't really a "couple".  I love how he walks into her kitchen and starts commenting on the food that is there, not realizing that he's commenting on food that seems decidedly meant for a pregnant woman's restrictive diet...  I like the witty and intellectual banter the H/h share, it shows they are well-matched, they both live in the publishing world.  I liked that the obstacle for them was not a third party, instead what divided them for the two years they were together was their unwillingness to let their guard down, be vulnerable, and be the one to risk having a real honest full relationship rather than just sex. 

I liked how insulted and annoyed he was that she was using a LIBRARY copy of his book, rather than having bought a copy of her own.  It was sweet that the hero went pale when the heroine threw up after having a minor bump in her car, he was concerned about her.  The scene where the heroine thought she killed the hero's dog was cute, she threw herself into his arms and hugged him, pushing her wet face into his chest, and his chest vibrated with laughter because it was a mistake.  On the way home from the vet, they pulled over and made out, and got passed by not one, but TWO of his friends before they smartened up and took their hands out from each other's clothes, the heroine blushing red.  Another funny moment with the heroes friends: the heroine offers to dress in a short skirt and low cut top to distract his friends while they're playing pool, to help the hero along.  The ending tied things up nicely and sweetly, in a funny way. 

My Rating: 4/5 stars, this was a unique H/h relationship.  I liked it.

painting and your dad's tennis website will life slow down for you or are your days going to taken up with trying to get kids ready for back to school?