"A fine anthology!"
I am an absolute anthology-aholic! I love a good
anthology
especially if all of the stories in the anthology are good
as is the case with this one. The Wicked Witch of the West Side by MaryJanice
Davidson tells us the story of Jeannie Desajrdin, editor
for small press publisher Anderson and Son. She's just
been
handed the job of editor for Hope Desire, their best
selling author and boy is she pissed. She's even more
pissed when she finds out that Hope desire is actually
Steven McCord, an ex-cop! Why her and why is he so darned
good looking? Instruction in Seduction by Jamie Denton is the
story of Jackson Hunt and Eden Matthews, partners for the
Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Eden thinks she's
doing something wrong with the guys she dates because they
all dump her so she asks Jackson to help her out. Jackson
has had a crush on Eden for ages and doesn't want to spoil
a good friendship or a partnership. What should he do? Wicked Ways by Susanna Carr tells us about Payton
Lovejoy, the CEO of Lovejoy Unmentionables. She can't
believe she's in a male strip bar trying to please a
client. All she wants to do is call Mike at the Library
Hotline and listen to his sexy voice over and over again.
What she doesn't know is Mike is in town with an ulterior
motive. Still he can't help but get close to Payton since
she's one of the suspects. Is she guilty or not? These three stories were exceptional and spicy hot. I
loved them all. I eagerly look forward to more Brava
anthologies especially with these three fabulous authors.
Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted August 22, 2004
Summary"Good girls keep diaries. Bad girls don't have the
time." —Tallulah Bankhead
A girl can only be good for so long before she has to
go just a little bit wild. Welcome to "Wicked 101," where
the men are hot and being bad never felt so very, very
good...
The Wicked Witch of the West Side by
MaryJanice Davidson
New York publisher Karen Desjardin has been driven to fits
of temperamental insanity by clueless bean-counters, bad
writing, neurotic authors, and the rubber chicken they
serve at all those writing conferences. The only person
who isn't afraid of the chain-smoking, black suede pump-
wearing Karen is her publishing house's bestselling
romance star—Hope Desiree LaFrance, a.k.a. hunky
writer Steven McCord. He's got the broad shoulders of a
swimmer. A gorgeous smile. And the bluest eyes Karen's
ever seen. And he has a few plans to redeem his wicked
editor...he'll start by planting kisses on those full lips
and take expert editorial direction from there...
Instruction in Seduction by Jamie
Denton
Eden Matthews is a good cop with a bad reputation...for
being a zero between the sheets. Cop-on-the-edge Jackson
Hunt has a bad reputation...for being an absolutely
legendary lover. Determined to tap into her inner vixen,
Eden blackmails Jackson into teaching her what it takes to
be a wicked woman. As expected, Jackson caves like the
hood of a cheap car. It's just supposed to be a tutorial,
but when instruction in seduction releases a side of Eden
she never knew existed, neither cop is ready to fail a
final exam...
Wicked Ways by Susanna Carr
Saving her family's company—Lovejoy's
Unmentionables—from financial ruin is going to
require an updated, sexier image. And not just for the
company. Faking a wild life for the sake of the clients
currently has Peyton Lovejoy in the bathroom stall of a
male strip joint, making a frantic call to...the 24-hour
public library hotline. Mike Ryder is certainly intrigued
by Peyton's desperate questions (How does one tip a guy in
a thong?) and completely captivated by the idea of
answering all her sexually charged questions...in-depth
and in-person...
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