Fantasy (Harlequin Temptation, No 675)

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Summary: Incredibly sensual love filled story
Review: Lori Foster is one of the most sensual writers of the day. Her stories are bold and hot, her heroes larger than life, her heroines are women we can relate to. FANTASY is every woman's fantasty. A wonderful, terrific read, so good you won't be able to put it down, and won't want it to end.

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Summary: Romance As It Was Meant To Be
Review: Most romance writers tend to avoid touchy subjects that are quite relevant to women today, and that makes some stories hard to relate to. And although the very notion of romance novels involves a certain degree of suspension of disbelief, like all good works of art, it is nevertheless gripping when a character has faced or faces real life dilemas that many women can relate to. And there lies the essence of romance, that a person can be desirable and loved unconditionally despite, or, inspite of, their troubles. Ms. Foster nails this in FANTASY.

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Summary: Romance As It Was Meant To Be
Review: Most romance writers tend to avoid touchy subjects that are quite relevant to women today, and that makes some stories hard to relate to. And although the very notion of romance novels involves a certain degree of suspension of disbelief, like all good works of art, it is nevertheless gripping when a character has faced or faces real life dilemas that many women can relate to. And there lies the essence of romance, that a person can be desirable and loved unconditionally despite, or, inspite of, their troubles. Ms. Foster nails this in FANTASY.

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Summary: Hello all readers,
Review: Thank you everyone for the wonderful letters I've received already on FANTASY. I'm overwhelmed with your generous response, and the compliments do much to make writing such a joy. So many of you have asked if Shay has her own story. :-) Not yet! But I'm working on it. After FANTASY, TAKEN! will be available in August, then TANTALIZING! will be on shelves in December. You probably won't get Shay's story until '99. But I promise -- it's coming! Keep writing to me, sharing your thoughts, and thanks again.

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Summary: Worth picking up if you can find it
Review: The book opens with a cliche': Sebastian Sinclair, body guard delux, agreed to allow himself to be sold at a charity bachelor auction. Brandi Sommer's sister Shay winds up buying him for Brandi. Brandi is both fascinated by, and wary of him, but agrees to spend the weekend with him that Shay has arrainged. The book then goes on in an unexpected direction to deal (quite well I thought) with the difficult subject of rape and how survivors cope and move on with their lives. I liked the fact that while Sebastion was an alpha-type hero, he could allow himself to take the submissive role with Brandi. The only thing that bothered me was the time frame. I felt the action was too fast. That a woman who had survived a brutal rape would overcome her fear in a matter of days kind jarred me from fully sinking into the story. Otherwise, Ms Foster takes what could easily have been another ho hum premise and breaths life and humor into her characters. If you can get it, read it.