Girl Gone Wild

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Summary: From the "Single in South Beach" series
Review: Chef Giselle Cesare's brothers are out of town, clearing a week of over protectiveness. Giselle plans to revel in her temporary freedom, indulging her sensual appetites with the same wicked pleasure that she creates sensual deserts for the Miami singles' club called Club Paradise. When journalist Hugh Duncan suddenly appears in her kitchen in the wee hours of the morning, Giselle thinks her fantasies have been answered until he admits that he is an investigative reporter. Suddenly Giselle's freedom seems irrevocably tainted by scandals from the past.

Trading international intrigue for the society pages has been difficult for Hugh. His temporary reassignment nearly at an end, he hopes to turn a piece of fluff assignment into real news when he heads to Club Paradise. The scandal of a year ago still has not led to the arrest of a major player, whom he soon comes to realize was involved with Giselle while married to another stake holder in the resort. The consequences of stirring up old news could be devastating to the resort if Giselle cannot dissuade him with more tempting offerings.

Readers have come to expect excellence from Joanne Rock, and once again she delivers with style in GIRL GONE WILD. Her scintillating prose and juicy sensuality combine in fiery passion that leaps from the page. Fans that enjoy believable heroines with less than perfect pasts will treasure Giselle, with her complicated ties within the resort. From phone sex to a room named the Pleasure Parthenon, Rock's text revels in sensual indulgence. With richly realized characterizations and a tasteful combination of business with pleasure, GIRL GONE WILD is a delectable treat that comes very highly recommended.

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Summary: entertaining blending of business with pleasure
Review: International investigative reporter Hugh Duncan is bored with his current assignment to write a report on Club Paradise until he hears someone singing "Summer Wind". Following the voice leads him to aromas of Italian cooking. His nose takes him to a feast for his eyes when he sees the singing chef.

Giselle Cesare enjoys Sinatra, but right now relishes her freedom with her overly protective brothers on the road. Thank god for honeymoons and hockey teams. Giselle plans to have a fling without those two bruising siblings scaring away all males. Now Hugh is in her kitchen during off hours and both are hungry for more than just her Kama Sutra cream puff. As they follow up on that first combustible look, Giselle and Hugh fall in love, but he is there under false pretense as he is to write an exposé of her South Beach hotel.

The latest South Beach tale is an entertaining blending of business with pleasure with the emphasis on the latter. The lead couple is a fine pairing though both come across a bit fluffy in this lighthearted romp. Still, fans of the series will never look at dessert the same way again as the heated romance between the journalist and the chef gives new meaning to éclairs, cream puffs, cherries, and icing. Poor brother Nico will have to heat up one heck of an entrée to top this tasty tale.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: entertaining blending of business with pleasure
Review: International investigative reporter Hugh Duncan is bored with his current assignment to write a report on Club Paradise until he hears someone singing "Summer Wind". Following the voice leads him to aromas of Italian cooking. His nose takes him to a feast for his eyes when he sees the singing chef.

Giselle Cesare enjoys Sinatra, but right now relishes her freedom with her overly protective brothers on the road. Thank god for honeymoons and hockey teams. Giselle plans to have a fling without those two bruising siblings scaring away all males. Now Hugh is in her kitchen during off hours and both are hungry for more than just her Kama Sutra cream puff. As they follow up on that first combustible look, Giselle and Hugh fall in love, but he is there under false pretense as he is to write an exposé of her South Beach hotel.

The latest South Beach tale is an entertaining blending of business with pleasure with the emphasis on the latter. The lead couple is a fine pairing though both come across a bit fluffy in this lighthearted romp. Still, fans of the series will never look at dessert the same way again as the heated romance between the journalist and the chef gives new meaning to éclairs, cream puffs, cherries, and icing. Poor brother Nico will have to heat up one heck of an entrée to top this tasty tale.

Harriet Klausner