"A torrid romance"

Several years ago his fiancée died in an accident leaving CEO Ian Carlisle to grieve his loss. Still lonely, Ian buries himself in his work, not caring about anything else until he inadvertently staggers upon a radio talk show with a frank discussion on sex hosted by the sexiest voice he ever heard.

Erica McCree knows how to heat up the airwaves with her show in which she asks a different ardent question each night of her listeners, who call in with sexual desires. To bad Erica cannot heat up her own sheets as well as she does with her radio show. Ian begins calling and soon their double entendres and torrid exchanges lead to higher ratings and his asking her out on a date, which she accepts after her audience encourages her to do so. What will happen when Ian and Erica meet when their radio discussions would have melted the Arctic?

The key to this solar heated novel is the lead characters that obviously care for one another so much so the audience will want this dynamic duo to make it. The support cast, especially the callers add depth with their short vignettes, but Erica's best friend is a painful nudnik who only slows down the plot. HEAT WAVES is a tale that those readers who want scorched fingers will savor; just keep your Ian handy (pun intended).

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted September 22, 2001

Summary

Erica knows first hand that you can hide a lot behind a microphone. Although she's made a reputation for discussing every aspect of sex on her radio talk show, she's never had to back it up . . . until a mysterious caller proves to be more irresistable in person. Their on-the-air chemistry sizzles and they heat up the airwaves debating any and all provocative issues possible. As the ratings soar, so does the sexual tension. But what will Ian do when he discovers that Erica isn't the sex expert she appears to be?