Devilish Delights

by Jill Barry

Laura anticipates two quiet weeks when she swaps London for a stint running her aunt's kitchen shop in a sleepy Welsh village. Disillusioned by a broken romance, she doesn't expect to fall for Alex Conway, local-born singer performing in the golf club fund-raiser. He takes her number but dashes back to audition for the lead part in Devilish Delights, leaving Laura fearful he'll forget her. So why not enjoy the attention of Jarratt Morley, well-known author and older man with a beguiling luxury life style? She knows what she risks by agreeing to model exotic lingerie so Jarratt can photograph her but why hasn't Alex been in touch again? Complications arise as the singer rings with an exciting invitation clashing with Laura's commitment to courier a manuscript to London for Jarratt. Laura's fascination for two very different men turns to love for West End musical star Alex but her emotions are blitzed by enigmatic Jarratt's shocking disclosure. How easily might her dream turn into a nightmare?

188 pages, ebook

First published November 28, 2013

Reviews

[Anne Harvey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This chick-lit novel started off on a racy note almost from the first sentence and continued in that vein all the way through, fuelled by mind-boggling amounts of alcohol. If I'm truthful, this novel was way too racy for me and I would probably not have read it had I known its content. Then, right at the end, I noticed it had been published by Xcite Books, well-known for publishing erotica so I should have known better.

That said, it was an enjoyable enough tale. Laura goes to a quiet town in Wales to shop-sit for her aunt and meets Alex, an up and coming West End star who she immediately has the hots for. But who is the enigmatic and attractive older man who is paying her special attention? Thereby, as someone far worthier than me said, hangs a tale!

[Cindy Krob · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute love story, I did find it difficult to read when she kept changing scenes without any lead up