Making A Scene

by Trudy Doyle

Pamela Flynn is the author of the popular Tanaka & Shields series, about a hot Philadelphia detective duo whose upcoming fourth book will no doubt send Pam into the bestseller stratosphere. Or so believe her editor and agent, since a prestigious production company wants to turn the series into a movie. But only on one Pam has one week to deliver a scene in which the sexy Philly cops finally drop the double entendre and do the down and dirty. But ever since Pam tossed out her live-in boy-toy after she caught him in bed with her oldest friend, she’s been cursed with a perpetual blank page. And if writer’s block isn’t bad enough, she can’t even get a decent cup of coffee.

So when Pam ends up at the new bistro, Serious Joe, she doesn’t realize how much inspiration can be packed into a gratis cup of coffee from the cafe’s steaming-hot owner, Roark Carmelli. But even though it’ll take a few Mocha Javettes, several croissants, a stakeout, a wild train trip, a gun to the head and the beta version of the mile high club, with Roark’s help, Pam’s betting she can make the scene!

Genres: Romance, Erotica, Contemporary Romance, M F Romance, Contemporary

139 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2008

About the author

TRUDY DOYLE’s idea of a perfect man is a cross between Clive Owen and Anderson Cooper with a little bit of Bill Maher tossed in. Her favorite après tryst scenario is hunkering down with sweetie and some smoked gouda, cheap white zin and any Coen Brothers movie (except the one with the Prince Valiant haircut). She believes that 70% cacao chocolate should qualify for a tax deduction, James Carville and Rush Limbaugh ought to settle it once and for all in a naked Jell-O pit fight, and Maureen Dowd is the new Mark Twain. Trudy lives, writes and waxes political deep in the heart of Southern New Jersey.

Reviews

[Mojca · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't believe I'm writing this, but...This "book" would've worked better as a short story.

What glimpses of plot I got from between all the female lead's sexual fantasies and the sex scenes between the aforementioned female lead and her masculine counterpart, the premise was good, the plot was tight and well-written, the characters were nicely developped and well-rounded...There was just too much sex, cloaking everything in a cloud of steamy pheromones.

In short, a pretty decent story crammed into an over-sexed package.

[Judith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sort of a story within a story--a popular fiction writer of cop fiction is stuck--writer's block up to waazoo. Her publisher wants a sex scene between the partners--Tanaka & Shields--and she thinks that would ruin the sexual tension. But her agent and publisher prevail, only she can't seem to get anything down on paper. Add in the mess that her personal life has become and she is in a bad way, personally and professionally. A sexy ex-cop opens a new coffee cafe just a short distance from her apartment and they become friends--well, it remains to be seen how close they really become. This is a very nice love story--lots of sexual tension, a messy life, worries over the writing, etc. I found it very enjoyable and entertaining.

[Kimberlie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked it! The sex scenes were numerous and mostly oral, which is unusual in my experience, considering this is a "love story" and not a "lust story". Occasionally, her word choices made me roll my eyes (OMG did she really SAY pocket rocket and Good Golly?!) but they weren't so bothersome or frequent that I couldn't easily overlook them. Sometimes the story would go into several paragraphs about something like author habits that seemed unnecessary, but there were just as many times that I felt like she really expressed an idea or feeling quite well. Overall, it was well written and I'd enjoy reading more from this author.

[Adele · Rating 5 out of 5]

This short story is so lovely.
pamela has writers block, and just happens to stumble across a coffee place with a really hot owner.
i loved this story, it even ended really well.
i can't tell you everything but what i can tell you is there are bits that confuse reality with fantasy, i had to re read things just to double check what was what. usually having to do that annoys me. but not with this story.
plenty of sex in this book so it's for mature readers only.

[Toni · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a funny book. I liked it. Favourite scene: them doing the nasty in public at the busstop.

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

Very funny and hot.
The scene on the cover actually happened. Yum.

Review to come later.

[Marisa Corvisiero · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this. Sexy and smart read. Now published by Ellora's Cave under a different cover. Search amazon by author name.

[Sizzling Hot Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Kayla Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

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