Genre:
Erotic Romance/Short
Story
Description:
“On
the 4th of July, former basketball star Brandy Sue Barnes declares
her own personal ‘Independence Day’ from her unreliable boyfriend
she realizes will never show up for her when it matters. The blonde
statuesque fifty-one-year old, disappointed for the last time, asks
for a real man she can depend upon. He shows up in the most
unexpected of places—a burning building. Not just any building—her
burning building: the Barnes Pyrotechnic warehouse. In this explosive
sizzler of a romance in an unexpected twist, it is the beautiful lady
who ends up rescuing the fire captain from the fire.”
Author:
“Mardeene
has worked in the publishing and film industries for over 32 years as
a photojournalist, scriptwriter, nonfiction book author, literary
manager and producer of events for writers in Northern California’s
Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Atlanta, and Brazil.
She's
launching her debut fiction with her collection of short erotic
romances as a celebration of life after a near death experience and
an affirmation of living and loving full out at any age! Read a free
story on her website.”
Appraisal:
Brandy
Sue Barnes may be fifty-one-years old, but she is smart, spunky,
capable, and knows what she wants. She also knows that she is tired
of her thoughtless boyfriend who was supposed to pick her up early to
escort her to the Independence Day Fundraiser for her children’s
cancer center. Claiming her own independence she decides to drive
herself. On the way to the gala she notices a glow in the sky in the
direction of her family’s warehouses for Barnes Pyrotechnics.
Taking
a small detour to the offices and warehouses she finds one building
totally demolished. As the firefighters are putting out the last of
the fire on one of the five story structures a firefighter needs
rescuing. During his rescue the fire chief falls through the roof.
Since Brandy knows the building and is sure she knows a better way to
get to the hunky injured chief. As soon as she is able to get past
the line of distracted firefighters, and taking proper safety
precautions, she heads off to rescue the sexy fire chief who has
caught her eye.
The
plot is well written and suspenseful. I found the characters well
defined for a novelette. Mardeene uses a lot of sexy humor in this
story that involves sparks and heat that will keep you reading. I
would recommend this for a little afternoon delight any time of the
year.
FYI:
While
this is an erotic romance there are no overly graphic sex scenes and
only two small F-bombs.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No
significant issues with proofing.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 10-11,000 words
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