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Rhapsody
Rhapsody: A light, paranormal romance.
On an island in the Caribbean, veiled from mortal sight, a match-making immortal chooses two strangers to play Rhapsody, a sensual game.
Isabelle had planned to escape the real world with a tropical vacation. But escape becomes too real when Paradise Resort disappears. To find her way back, she must break an oath and out-play a man whose appeal is much too physical. Her self-control is resolute until her traitorous body decides Rhapsody is a game she wants to play.
Jonathan’s needs are simple: break down Isabelle’s resistance, win the game, and get back to the real world where an emergency waits. Desire grows as the sexy game-play forces truths, fears, intimacy and arousal. Jonathan realizes he’s met a woman he doesn’t want to let go, but at the end of the game, there’s only one winner and no way to escape together.
On an island in the Caribbean, veiled from mortal sight, a match-making immortal chooses two strangers to play Rhapsody, a sensual game.
Isabelle had planned to escape the real world with a tropical vacation. But escape becomes too real when Paradise Resort disappears. To find her way back, she must break an oath and out-play a man whose appeal is much too physical. Her self-control is resolute until her traitorous body decides Rhapsody is a game she wants to play.
Jonathan’s needs are simple: break down Isabelle’s resistance, win the game, and get back to the real world where an emergency waits. Desire grows as the sexy game-play forces truths, fears, intimacy and arousal. Jonathan realizes he’s met a woman he doesn’t want to let go, but at the end of the game, there’s only one winner and no way to escape together.
108 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 24, 2012
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About the author
Sharon Clare
9 books62 followersThose who don’t believe in magic will never find it. –Roald Dahl
I don’t remember the first time I said, “Let’s pretend ...” but life is definitely more fun when I start my day with those words.
I write romantic fiction with a little magic, a little suspense and a little humour. When you reach the end, I strive to leave you in a loving, happy place.
I’ve always lived in my head where making up stories was a guilty pleasure, but it wasn’t until I had my three children and went back to school for a degree in psychology and professional writing, that I understood writing a novel is a craft that can be learned. That’s when making up stories became a real life pleasure.
Life is full of difficult times, so it’s important to me to write stories where happiness ultimately triumphs. I help my characters overcome their demons, so they learn to love themselves before they open their hearts and receive the love everyone deserves.
I’ve always been fascinated by the idea there’s more to our world than we perceive. That’s why I created Finn, a mischievous, match-making elf from a world just a wee bit off Earth, who believes every time love is experienced, energy empowers our worlds. Good for Finn. Good for the us.
Find Finn playing games with humans and spreading the love in the match-maker series.
What readers are saying:
“There are two things I love most about Sharon Clare's writing and books: her strong ability to tell an imaginative and incredibly well-written tale and her love of the end-of-story twist.” –Terri, an Amazon reader
“Some authors possess a deft hand with adventure, others, mystery, and others, knee-buckling romance. Clare is a master of all three, weaving the elements together in an award-winning recipe guaranteed to make the mouth water.” –Sherry Isaac, award winning author
“Words that came to mind as I read it were sophisticated and polished. Ms. Clare's voice is lovely.” –Amy Dunn Caldwell
I don’t remember the first time I said, “Let’s pretend ...” but life is definitely more fun when I start my day with those words.
I write romantic fiction with a little magic, a little suspense and a little humour. When you reach the end, I strive to leave you in a loving, happy place.
I’ve always lived in my head where making up stories was a guilty pleasure, but it wasn’t until I had my three children and went back to school for a degree in psychology and professional writing, that I understood writing a novel is a craft that can be learned. That’s when making up stories became a real life pleasure.
Life is full of difficult times, so it’s important to me to write stories where happiness ultimately triumphs. I help my characters overcome their demons, so they learn to love themselves before they open their hearts and receive the love everyone deserves.
I’ve always been fascinated by the idea there’s more to our world than we perceive. That’s why I created Finn, a mischievous, match-making elf from a world just a wee bit off Earth, who believes every time love is experienced, energy empowers our worlds. Good for Finn. Good for the us.
Find Finn playing games with humans and spreading the love in the match-maker series.
What readers are saying:
“There are two things I love most about Sharon Clare's writing and books: her strong ability to tell an imaginative and incredibly well-written tale and her love of the end-of-story twist.” –Terri, an Amazon reader
“Some authors possess a deft hand with adventure, others, mystery, and others, knee-buckling romance. Clare is a master of all three, weaving the elements together in an award-winning recipe guaranteed to make the mouth water.” –Sherry Isaac, award winning author
“Words that came to mind as I read it were sophisticated and polished. Ms. Clare's voice is lovely.” –Amy Dunn Caldwell
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Blurb:
On an island in the Caribbean, veiled from mortal sight, a match-making immortal chooses two strangers to play Rhapsody, a sensual game.
Isabelle had planned to escape the real world with a tropical vacation. But escape becomes too real when Paradise Resort disappears. To find her way back, she must break an oath and out-play a man whose appeal is much too physical. Her self-control is resolute until her traitorous body decides Rhapsody is a game she wants to play.
Jonathan’s needs are simple: break down Isabelle’s resistance, win the game, and get back to the real world where an emergency waits. Desire grows as the sexy game-play forces truths, fears, intimacy and arousal. Jonathan realizes he’s met a woman he doesn’t want to let go, but at the end of the game, there’s only one winner and no way to escape together.
Blurb:
On an island in the Caribbean, veiled from mortal sight, a match-making immortal chooses two strangers to play Rhapsody, a sensual game.
Isabelle had planned to escape the real world with a tropical vacation. But escape becomes too real when Paradise Resort disappears. To find her way back, she must break an oath and out-play a man whose appeal is much too physical. Her self-control is resolute until her traitorous body decides Rhapsody is a game she wants to play.
Jonathan’s needs are simple: break down Isabelle’s resistance, win the game, and get back to the real world where an emergency waits. Desire grows as the sexy game-play forces truths, fears, intimacy and arousal. Jonathan realizes he’s met a woman he doesn’t want to let go, but at the end of the game, there’s only one winner and no way to escape together.
January 11, 2013
There are two things I love most about Sharon Clare's writing and books: her strong ability to tell an imaginative and incredibly well-written tale and her love of the end-of-story twist.
Rhapsody, like Clare's debut Love of Her Lives, delivers on both. A novella that reads like a full-length piece of fiction, Rhapsody is part passion, part playfulness and part learning about yourself and your strengths. And it's this latter piece that really drew me in. Just when I thought I was on an entertaining romantic, short-story ride, Sharon Clare gave her two main characters, Isabelle and Jonathan, depth that made them jump right off the page. And then, just when I thought I had the ending figured out, Clare pulled the rug out from under me and threw in a twist that I won't forget any time soon.
A must read for anyone who enjoys heat, passion and a good dose of playfulness with a feel good ending. Highly recommended by an author to watch.
Rhapsody, like Clare's debut Love of Her Lives, delivers on both. A novella that reads like a full-length piece of fiction, Rhapsody is part passion, part playfulness and part learning about yourself and your strengths. And it's this latter piece that really drew me in. Just when I thought I was on an entertaining romantic, short-story ride, Sharon Clare gave her two main characters, Isabelle and Jonathan, depth that made them jump right off the page. And then, just when I thought I had the ending figured out, Clare pulled the rug out from under me and threw in a twist that I won't forget any time soon.
A must read for anyone who enjoys heat, passion and a good dose of playfulness with a feel good ending. Highly recommended by an author to watch.
January 2, 2013
Sharon Clare shows a fantastic flair for creativity in Rhapsody, a fabulous tale of two individuals that go on vacation with no desire to get involved (for different reasons), yet they get trapped in a dangerous game where the only way to escape involves actually playing to the end. What is the end? Ah, someone has to completely lose control and seduce the other. Both of them want out of the game as quickly as possible but get pretty caught up in every move.
A great job of ratcheting up the tension and fantasy of the game, plus an unexpected ending make this a delightful read.
A great job of ratcheting up the tension and fantasy of the game, plus an unexpected ending make this a delightful read.
December 29, 2012
R.T. Wolfe’s Review of Sharon Clare’s Rhapsody
I completely adored Sharon Clare’s, Rhapsody. Isabelle and Jonathon are a match made for each other. The boost from the Alfarian, Finn, gives them just the incredibly sexy push they need. I loved the beach setting, the conjured game and the sexual tension. The ending created a unexpected, natural progression for these two fantastic characters.
Fun, fast, sexy, adorable--must read!
-R.T. Wolfe
Black Creek Burning (Crimson Romance, 2012)
I completely adored Sharon Clare’s, Rhapsody. Isabelle and Jonathon are a match made for each other. The boost from the Alfarian, Finn, gives them just the incredibly sexy push they need. I loved the beach setting, the conjured game and the sexual tension. The ending created a unexpected, natural progression for these two fantastic characters.
Fun, fast, sexy, adorable--must read!
-R.T. Wolfe
Black Creek Burning (Crimson Romance, 2012)
January 11, 2013
This is the story of two real people who get caught up in a supernatural game, with life-changing romantic consequences. Words that came to mind as I read it were sophisticated and polished. Ms. Clare's voice is lovely, and Rhapsody is a totally fun evening's read.
January 11, 2013
Unique, romantic, sexy, magical and an unexpected twist. . . need I say more? I loved this story. Isabelle and Jonathan have relationship issues, yet on a resort, magic happens as an elf starts them on a boardgame leading to Rhapsody. And boy, is the journey there hot!
November 14, 2017
An excellent read, even if it will make me late to review it now. Believable characters. Looking forward to the next one.
I received a free copy and this voluntary review is my own opinion.
I received a free copy and this voluntary review is my own opinion.
January 22, 2013
RHAPSODY by Sharon Clare 3.5 stars
ABOUT THE BOOK Released December 24, 2012
Isabelle plans to escape the real world when she takes a tropical vacation to work on her relationship recovery program. But escape becomes too real when she realizes Paradise Resort has disappeared. She is trapped in an immortal world where she must win her freedom by seducing her opponent, a man she labeled off limits, in a board game of seduction. Her resistance is solid, safe, and steadfast until her traitorous body decides this is a game she wants to play.
Jonathan has made seducing women an art form. His needs are simple: break down Isabelle’s resistance, seduce the panties off her, and get back to the real world fast where an emergency needs his attention. He plays to win, but when Isabelle takes a penalty and they must play out her secret fantasy, Jonathan struggles to follow the objective and keep his own arousal under control. Desire grows between them as each roll of the die reveals secrets, truths and a greater expanse of skin, until the mastermind behind the game forces Jonathan to confront his worse fear or lose Isabelle forever.
REVIEW: RHAPSODY is romantic fantasy storyline that involves two people caught up in a supernatural game of match making. This is not your typical fantasy storyline, because much of what happens after the initial ‘fantasy’ introduction could be considered an erotic/romantic tale between a couple of strangers who get lost, on a beach, in the dark.
This is a storyline that involves two people searching for something in their lives and not realizing that the one thing they each need and want is standing in from of them-they just need a little push in the right direction-and that is where the ‘supernatural’ board game comes into play.
Sharon Clare takes the reader on a fantasy ride that follows the roll of the dice. With each turn, the sexual tension between Isabelle and Jonathan increases. Following the game board instructions, Isabelle and Jonathan must interact with each other in the ultimate game of seduction where if they do not follow the rules, they will be trapped in this alternate reality forever.
Rhapsody is a seductive storyline of two people getting to know each other both physically and emotionally with every roll of the dice. It is an interesting concept and one that could probably be played out between many couples –acting out their fantasies to a board game premise. There is a little bit of fantasy, a little bit of romance and a little bit of sex. And the ending comes with a little bit of a surprise. All I could think was-after all of that-this happens!!
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ABOUT THE BOOK Released December 24, 2012
Isabelle plans to escape the real world when she takes a tropical vacation to work on her relationship recovery program. But escape becomes too real when she realizes Paradise Resort has disappeared. She is trapped in an immortal world where she must win her freedom by seducing her opponent, a man she labeled off limits, in a board game of seduction. Her resistance is solid, safe, and steadfast until her traitorous body decides this is a game she wants to play.
Jonathan has made seducing women an art form. His needs are simple: break down Isabelle’s resistance, seduce the panties off her, and get back to the real world fast where an emergency needs his attention. He plays to win, but when Isabelle takes a penalty and they must play out her secret fantasy, Jonathan struggles to follow the objective and keep his own arousal under control. Desire grows between them as each roll of the die reveals secrets, truths and a greater expanse of skin, until the mastermind behind the game forces Jonathan to confront his worse fear or lose Isabelle forever.
REVIEW: RHAPSODY is romantic fantasy storyline that involves two people caught up in a supernatural game of match making. This is not your typical fantasy storyline, because much of what happens after the initial ‘fantasy’ introduction could be considered an erotic/romantic tale between a couple of strangers who get lost, on a beach, in the dark.
This is a storyline that involves two people searching for something in their lives and not realizing that the one thing they each need and want is standing in from of them-they just need a little push in the right direction-and that is where the ‘supernatural’ board game comes into play.
Sharon Clare takes the reader on a fantasy ride that follows the roll of the dice. With each turn, the sexual tension between Isabelle and Jonathan increases. Following the game board instructions, Isabelle and Jonathan must interact with each other in the ultimate game of seduction where if they do not follow the rules, they will be trapped in this alternate reality forever.
Rhapsody is a seductive storyline of two people getting to know each other both physically and emotionally with every roll of the dice. It is an interesting concept and one that could probably be played out between many couples –acting out their fantasies to a board game premise. There is a little bit of fantasy, a little bit of romance and a little bit of sex. And the ending comes with a little bit of a surprise. All I could think was-after all of that-this happens!!
Copy supplied by the author.
see all of my reviews at : thereadingcafe(dot)com
February 18, 2013
My mouth is hanging open in awe. Sharon Clare is an author to be reckoned with. To have handled this story, this game, this moment, keeping us all completely engaged, believing and wanting, right to the very end, is an absolute masterstroke of writing. If anyone challenged me with the premise – a game, a simple board game – I would’ve scoffed and said it couldn’t be done, or that it would be boring, and if I had put my hand to the task, I would have been right. Not so Ms. Clare, and we may all thank our lucky stars for it. The story itself is beautiful, even timeless, and the skill that brought it forth, inspiring. I ADORED her first book, Love of Her Lives. It made me laugh out loud many times, and kept me enthralled to the very end, and here again, she proves her worth. While the backstory premise is akin to the first book, Rhapsody follows a completely different, although equally and hugely satisfying path. Am I waxing rhapsodic? You betcha! Very well done!
I purchased this book online and have given this review freely and without monetary compensation.
I purchased this book online and have given this review freely and without monetary compensation.
January 21, 2017
Highly recommend!
Isabella just wants to be treasured, and she has taken a self-imposed vow of celibacy. A tricky matchmaking elf named Finn decides to meddle with Isabelle's plans by trapping her on a beach with Jonathan and a seductive board game called Rhapsody. Isabelle and Jonathan must play Finn's sexy game if they ever want to return to their vacation resort. There can only be one winner...that's the trick. Can Isabelle resist Jonathan and win the game? Will Jonathan find himself wanting to treasure Isabelle, or is he determined enough to ensure that he's the champion of Finn's game? Who knew a book about a board game on the beach could be entertaining to read and difficult to put down? You must read Sharon Clare's Rhapsody to discover the answers to these questions and so much more...
Isabella just wants to be treasured, and she has taken a self-imposed vow of celibacy. A tricky matchmaking elf named Finn decides to meddle with Isabelle's plans by trapping her on a beach with Jonathan and a seductive board game called Rhapsody. Isabelle and Jonathan must play Finn's sexy game if they ever want to return to their vacation resort. There can only be one winner...that's the trick. Can Isabelle resist Jonathan and win the game? Will Jonathan find himself wanting to treasure Isabelle, or is he determined enough to ensure that he's the champion of Finn's game? Who knew a book about a board game on the beach could be entertaining to read and difficult to put down? You must read Sharon Clare's Rhapsody to discover the answers to these questions and so much more...
February 14, 2013
A quick, yet satisfying read. Isabelle and Jonathan are caught up in an elf's matchmaking game, stranded on the beach until someone wins. Lots of steam and, for such a short book, we get to know the characters very well, and their motivations for avoiding relationships. A surprising twist made this a fantastic read. Highly recommend.
November 18, 2013
I liked the ending.
February 23, 2013
Imaginative novel. I liked it very much.
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