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Child's Prey #3
Under a Silver Moon
ChildsPrey; Next Secret BBW Multicultural Erotic Contemporary Imai Shimizu is the lead singer for the Japanese rock sensation, ChildsPrey. Handsome, talented and never lacking in would-be lovers, the spoiled star hits an unexpected -- and painful -- stumbling block just before a major solo he breaks his leg. Stuck in a cast at home, Imai doesn't take to any of the nurses hired to help with his healthcare and none of them can stand his attitude either. When single mom and RN Kim Donovan accepts the job as Imai's live-in care provider, the stubborn singer meets his match. In and out of the bedroom.The L.A. native quickly adapts to the fast-paced, glam-filled music world of Tokyo, and Kim doesn't put up with Imai's attitude. She's no star-struck fangirl or a vapid stick-figure supermodel, but a woman who can hold her own. Though Imai tests her patience at times, the real problem is controlling her own attraction to the sexy-as-sin younger rocker. Kim won't have to hold out for long though. Not when Imai finds his attraction for her raging out of control too.As if their careers and cultures don't challenge them enough, an obsessive record label executive with a stalker-level crush wants Imai for herself, and she'll stop at nothing to get him. Publisher's This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find violence.
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First published January 1, 2007
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Barbara Sheridan
39 books110 followersBarbara Sheridan grew up a fan of historical novels, TV westerns and most anything having to do with the paranormal.
She often writes in the romance sub-genres of contemporary, historical, and paranormal.
She also acquired a fondness for all things royalty related, J-rock, and cheezy films. These varied interests mashed themselves together to shape her writing and led to characters who surely inhabit an alternate universe–and get into who knows what trouble without her supervision.
Barbara lives in Pennsylvania and loves hearing from readers and others who share her interests, as well as being able to “meet” them via social media.
She often writes in the romance sub-genres of contemporary, historical, and paranormal.
She also acquired a fondness for all things royalty related, J-rock, and cheezy films. These varied interests mashed themselves together to shape her writing and led to characters who surely inhabit an alternate universe–and get into who knows what trouble without her supervision.
Barbara lives in Pennsylvania and loves hearing from readers and others who share her interests, as well as being able to “meet” them via social media.
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April 10, 2012
Imai Shimizu, famed lead singer of the famous J-Rock band Child's Prey, has been sidelined with a broken leg. With an awful bedside manner and his penchant for mixing prescription medication with alcohol, Imai has gone through too many assistants and nurses who can't tolerate his attitude.
In comes Kim Donovan, an American stylist in her mid-thirties hired to be Imai's temporary assistant. When it's revealed she's trying to become a nurse, she reluctantly becomes his caretaker and is at his beck and call. But the sparks fly between the two of them almost immediately, and though each tries to fight the desires they hold for each other, it's not so difficult to give in.
I liked this book. Kim is a very strong heroine. She's presented as an independent woman and good single-mom raising her teenage daughter Mandy, and this stays consistent throughout the whole book. Imai's terribly behavior but buried sensibility also remains consistent, which is good because his character development is the focal point of the story. 'Winter Song' and 'Orange Moon' showed an Imai that was an egotistical jerk who at times liked to stir the pot more than actually help anyone. He's more of the same person here, but he grows into a more mellow, mature person. At times he says absolutely vile things to Kim, as we see him say to other people, but we see him regret how he treats her and feel genuine remorse. The sexual tension and their growing feelings come off as really believable, and the pay-off midway through the book is worth it.
That said...the events after their first time together really ruin the book. Kim's daughter Mandy comes off during the first half of the book excited at the prospect of her mother dating one of her favorite musicians, despite Kim's denials to the contrary. When she finds out they are dating though, Mandy's character takes an about-face and she turns into a spoiled, mean-spirited little brat. While her attitude is realistic for her age, why make the setup that she supports Kim's relationship with Imai if she didn't support it? Sure, she's being manipulated by the book's antagonist, Michiko Izumi, but I found it unbelievable that Mandy would fall so easily for the machinations of a woman she'd just met when she'd been raised by Kim for all 18 years of his life. It would've flowed better, I think, if we saw some signs earlier of Mandy being upset or embarrassed that Kim was dating a rocker she had a crush on, not actively campaigning for her mother to hook up with him.
As for the antagonist, Michiko Izumi, she is completely unhinged. But her insanity is like too out there and unrealistic. At times she's way over the top that it's hard to read. It's like I was reading about a soap-opera villain who'd gone off the deep-end. The one thing I thought was good about her evilness was her elaborate setup to break Kim and Imai up. The way she set everything up did seem like people would assume the worst of Kim. Other than that, her characterization was weak and her crazyness was unrealistic to the point that I skimmed pages that had her in it.
Final thing is the ending. Like 'Orange Moon', it felt like a rushed mess. I think the authors need to seriously outline the story a little better to balance the plot and character development, and to put a little more time in the endings. The payoff of reading the book will feel more worth it to me if the ending measures up.
I would recommend this book. It doesn't quite capture the beauty of 'Winter Song', but it's a million times better than 'Orange Moon'. The most I could recommend to the authors is to tone down on the drama. Seriously, we get it. These couples have obstacles to face. But the drama aspects detract so much from the quality of the story that it makes these books hard to read. And please...PLEASE invest a little more time in constructing the endings to these books!
In comes Kim Donovan, an American stylist in her mid-thirties hired to be Imai's temporary assistant. When it's revealed she's trying to become a nurse, she reluctantly becomes his caretaker and is at his beck and call. But the sparks fly between the two of them almost immediately, and though each tries to fight the desires they hold for each other, it's not so difficult to give in.
I liked this book. Kim is a very strong heroine. She's presented as an independent woman and good single-mom raising her teenage daughter Mandy, and this stays consistent throughout the whole book. Imai's terribly behavior but buried sensibility also remains consistent, which is good because his character development is the focal point of the story. 'Winter Song' and 'Orange Moon' showed an Imai that was an egotistical jerk who at times liked to stir the pot more than actually help anyone. He's more of the same person here, but he grows into a more mellow, mature person. At times he says absolutely vile things to Kim, as we see him say to other people, but we see him regret how he treats her and feel genuine remorse. The sexual tension and their growing feelings come off as really believable, and the pay-off midway through the book is worth it.
That said...the events after their first time together really ruin the book. Kim's daughter Mandy comes off during the first half of the book excited at the prospect of her mother dating one of her favorite musicians, despite Kim's denials to the contrary. When she finds out they are dating though, Mandy's character takes an about-face and she turns into a spoiled, mean-spirited little brat. While her attitude is realistic for her age, why make the setup that she supports Kim's relationship with Imai if she didn't support it? Sure, she's being manipulated by the book's antagonist, Michiko Izumi, but I found it unbelievable that Mandy would fall so easily for the machinations of a woman she'd just met when she'd been raised by Kim for all 18 years of his life. It would've flowed better, I think, if we saw some signs earlier of Mandy being upset or embarrassed that Kim was dating a rocker she had a crush on, not actively campaigning for her mother to hook up with him.
As for the antagonist, Michiko Izumi, she is completely unhinged. But her insanity is like too out there and unrealistic. At times she's way over the top that it's hard to read. It's like I was reading about a soap-opera villain who'd gone off the deep-end. The one thing I thought was good about her evilness was her elaborate setup to break Kim and Imai up. The way she set everything up did seem like people would assume the worst of Kim. Other than that, her characterization was weak and her crazyness was unrealistic to the point that I skimmed pages that had her in it.
Final thing is the ending. Like 'Orange Moon', it felt like a rushed mess. I think the authors need to seriously outline the story a little better to balance the plot and character development, and to put a little more time in the endings. The payoff of reading the book will feel more worth it to me if the ending measures up.
I would recommend this book. It doesn't quite capture the beauty of 'Winter Song', but it's a million times better than 'Orange Moon'. The most I could recommend to the authors is to tone down on the drama. Seriously, we get it. These couples have obstacles to face. But the drama aspects detract so much from the quality of the story that it makes these books hard to read. And please...PLEASE invest a little more time in constructing the endings to these books!
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March 30, 2009In the third enstallment of the ChildsPrey series, also Imai found his mate. But, even if in the last books, we have seen that Imai swing on both side, his mate is a plain-jane american woman, a bit older and a bid overweighted.
Imai has broken his leg and needs a personal assistant as well as a nurse. Kim is up to the job, cause she is a practiced nurse and also a personal stylist. But when they first meet, electricity sparks between them; they are both two strong characters, and they have only two options: fight until one surrenders, or love each other. Fortunately they choose the love way.
But a spoilt japanese rock star could really be in love with a simple american woman?
The first part of the book is wonderful, I like very much the character of Imai, so full of himself but also so real in decipting a pure rock star behaviour. And then the book switches on Cinderella mood, and also who wants her dreams come true could find a reason to read this book. But here Cinderella/Kim will find a hot as hell prince, who sure doesn't stop himself to kiss only her foot!!!
As in the other books of this series, the Japanese music world is described in details and the impression you can deduce is that the Japanese rock stars are a little full of themself and maybe somewhat childish, but love can do miracles...
http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/10...
Imai has broken his leg and needs a personal assistant as well as a nurse. Kim is up to the job, cause she is a practiced nurse and also a personal stylist. But when they first meet, electricity sparks between them; they are both two strong characters, and they have only two options: fight until one surrenders, or love each other. Fortunately they choose the love way.
But a spoilt japanese rock star could really be in love with a simple american woman?
The first part of the book is wonderful, I like very much the character of Imai, so full of himself but also so real in decipting a pure rock star behaviour. And then the book switches on Cinderella mood, and also who wants her dreams come true could find a reason to read this book. But here Cinderella/Kim will find a hot as hell prince, who sure doesn't stop himself to kiss only her foot!!!
As in the other books of this series, the Japanese music world is described in details and the impression you can deduce is that the Japanese rock stars are a little full of themself and maybe somewhat childish, but love can do miracles...
http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/10...
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