"Fun "Georgian" Cinderella romance"
Twenty-four years old Rebecca Cullen works as a "mule",
the lowest ranked employee at a law firm just outside
Atlanta while living nearby on her grandfather's farm in
Curry County. She has raised her two younger brothers
Mack and Clay since their mom died eight years ago; their
dad deserted his family years earlier. Though she worries
about their mounting debt and expects to sell the farm
soon even knowing that will kill her beloved granddad; her
biggest concern is Clay running with a fast crowd whom
Becky knows uses crack. Curry County police arrest Clay on drug charges. County
D.A. Rourke Kilpatrick is known for being tough on drug
offenders, even young ones as he feels strongly about
keeping drugs out of his community. However, to Becky's
shock, Rourke is gentle with her and with her sibling who
he sees as possible bait to catch the real felons. He
also wants more from his virgin that he cherishes, but she
fears that his tough love approach to her brother will
break her heart. This reprint (under the name Susan Kyle) is an engaging
legal thriller romance starring a courageous heroine who
gained too much responsibility too soon and a justice
driven D.A. who will do anything legal to keep drugs out
of the county. Though the romance seems more fairy tale
than real, readers will commiserate with Becky, who has no
time for courtships. The legal aspects are cleverly
designed so that the audience obtains a taste of justice
in that rare metro Atlanta region lacking a population
boom (then again this tale takes place in 1990) and the
pairing though seemingly odd at first make for a fun
Georgian Cinderella romance. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 16, 2005
Night Fever was originally written under Susan Kyle for
Warner Books in March 1990.
SummaryAt the tender age of twenty-four, Rebecca Cullen found life
much too complicated. She worked a full-time job, raised her
two teenage brothers, supported her retired grandfather and
tended to their Georgia farm. When her troubled brother Clay
was arrested on drug charges, Rebecca's life suddenly began
to come apart at the seams. The last thing she needed was
the district attorney on the case to be arrogant,
rude—and the handsomest man she'd ever seen.
Word on the street was that Rourke Kilpatrick was notorious
for his hard line against drug dealers. He used whatever
means necessary to prosecute them. But Rebecca's brother was
innocent. And when the antidrug Rourke began to sympathize
with Rebecca and her family, she couldn't help but admit her
sizzling attraction to him.
As passions flared between them, innocent Rebecca dared to
hope that her narrow world might finally be opening up to
include someone like Rourke—sophisticated, sensual and
exciting.
Every time she was with him, she felt like Cinderella at the
ball. All she wanted was to feel his arms wrapped around
her, his strong body pressed up against hers.
But is the man she's falling in love with just using her to
pursue a drug dealer? Now Rebecca will have to decide which
is stronger: Rourke's passion for the law—or for her.
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