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.
Buy now
from: Amazon US Amazon UK
FYI:
While this is an erotic romance there are no overly graphic sex scenes
and only two small F-bombs.
Original review posted January 30, 2017
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues with proofing.
Rating: *****
Five Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 10-11,000 words
No comments:
Post a Comment