"Short, hot, seductive tale that will leave readers breathless for more"

Artemis Gray is a renowned maker of men's cologne. He's hoping to expand his business into the women's cologne market by partnering with another well known perfume maker. When he arrives at an extravagant dinner affair with his two children in tow, hoping to make the connections necessary to gain the additional business, he never expects to make a connection of the heart.

Moira Archer is the assistant to the owner of James Parfumes. When she attends the dinner with Sylvia James, who is hoping to land Artemis into bed as well as her business, Moira isn't expecting the shock of meeting him in the flesh. She is immediately attracted to him, first by the scent of his seductive cologne, then by the man himself.

Artemis never expected to find a new mate. He is a werewolf, one of a species who mate for life. He expected to spend the rest of his life alone after his beloved Myste died. His attraction to Moira immediately consumes him, making him long for nothing but to possess her. Can he convince her they are meant to be? What will she do when she discovers his secret?

Artemis is a hero to die for, totally alpha male who will stand for nothing and no one coming between him and his chosen mate. He's been at a loss since his first mate died and never thought he'd find someone who could make him feel that way again. So he's quite surprised that after so many years he is incredibly attracted to Moira. That passion drives him to make her his own.

Moira has never been so passionate about someone as she is upon her very first meeting of Artemis. This shocking desire she feels drives her to act in a way she'd never believed herself capable of doing. She's more then enough of a match for him, even though she tries to deny this relationship they've found together. Moira is fiery in temper and personality, with an insatiable appetite for sex. She's just what Artemis needs, if only she can allow herself to believe it.

One very disappointing thing was the bad editing.** There were words missing, misused or misplaced and grammatical errors. At least once on every page, punctuation at the end of paragraphs was missing. If one can ignore bad editing and it doesn't distract from the story, then it won't be a problem here. This reviewer however, was repeatedly pulled out of the story as a result.

Perfumed Heat by Judy Mays is a short, hot, seductive tale that will leave readers breathless for more. The sex scenes are varied and intense as would be expected of a species known for their animalistic tendencies. Keep an ice cold glass of water nearby as one will certainly need to cool off after reading this story.

© Kelley A. Hartsell, August 2005. All rights reserved.

**Note: it is possible that an incorrect, pre-final edit copy of the book was sent to the reviewer, even almost two years after the release date. But as it can not be determined with absolute certainty, the reviewer opted to leave in the editing comments as a precaution to future purchasers... just in case.

Reviewed by Kelley Hartsell
Courtesy Love Romances
Posted October 10, 2005

Summary

Since the death of his mate, the desire for another to take her place lay dormant in Artemis Gray's soul. No female could ever take her place, and he was content with his life as it was. Then, Moira Archer, a human woman, entered his life. Her rich, earthy scent combined with the perfume she wore enticing all of his senses.

Like a fist in his abdomen, desire shot through him. The werewolf in his soul awoke and howled in triumph. Mine!