"An amusing look at opposites"

Macy Webb enjoys partying so much she has made it an intricate part of her work as content editor at e-commerce and mail order catalog gIRL-gEAR, Inc. To help her accurately write her web page column she drafts her friends, employing them in her latest wild idea. Her newest concept is an adult scavenger hunt.

Following a soccer game, Leo Redding joins a friend visiting Macy's loft on the night of the scavenger hunt. He is a buttoned down attorney so Macy thinks he will either stiffen up like a corpse or go home running for cover. Instead, Leo competes with Macy in a competition that is more than just a game as the stakes are a lifetime of happiness.

Alison Kent provides an amusing look at opposites united by passion that on the surface appears to not be enough to forge anything permanent. The story line of ALL TIED UP engages the audience as Macy and Leo struggle with their emotions and their sexual desires becaus they both know the other is wrong for them. Though happily ever after still looks doubtful in spite of the ending, readers will enjoy Ms. Kent's contemporary look at the relationships of sex and Peter(ette) Pan as well as future books in the mini-series.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted December 14, 2001

Summary

The girl: When it comes to playing games, Webzine editor Mary Webb is the absolute best. Her latest idea for her girl-games column - an adult scavenger hunt where each half of a couple has to discover their partner's deepest secrets of mind... and body. The guy: Attorney Leo Redding wouldn't have been Macy's first choice for a playmate. Not that he isn't gorgeous and sexy - actually, maybe he's too much of all that. And while she's certain she can get into his head, she's got her work cut out for her getting into his bed... and staying out of love!