"Behind The Red Doors"

In Vicki Lewis Thompson's Heaven Scent, Jamie has had a crush on Devlin Sherman for years. He is the brother of her best friend Faith. Jamie has to come up with a computer program and she needs Dev's help.

In Stephanie Bond's Diamond Mine, Faith sees Carter Grayson almost a year after she left him on the curbside when he stood her up for Valentine's Day. He has to do guard duty to protect a famous diamond that she has on display at the store.

In Leslie Kelly's Sheer Pleasures, Meg is humiliated when she finds out her sleazeball cousin sold her picture to the fancy lingerie store. The hero Joe has been attracted to what he thought was a computer image but when he meets Meg how will he convince Meg he is attracted to her and not the fantasy?

BEHIND THE RED DOORS is a perfect anthology for Valentine's Day. Vickie Lewis Thompson, Stephanie Bond and Leslie Kelly seamlessly blend the three novellas together and contribute to a secondary romance in all three between Dixie, the manager of Sheer Pleasures and her secret admirer.

Curl up with BEHIND THE RED DOORS to get yourself in the mood for a romantic Valentine's night. Your partner will thank you for it the next morning.

Barb Hicks

Reviewed by Barb Hicks
Posted December 26, 2002

Summary

Door #1 - Heaven Scent by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Jamie Ruskin never considered using her knowledge of aromatherapy to help her attract men—until now. This Valentine's Day, she's going to get the guy she's lusted after for years—rugged Dev Sherman. Armed with essential, sensual oils, Jamie's planning to seduce Dev's senses—and then hope that the rest of him will follow...

Door #2 - Diamond Mine by Stephanie Bond
Confirmed bachelor Carter Grayson, already incensed about what he considers a job beneath his skills, is doubly irritated to find out he's working for sexy Faith Sherman—the woman who announced he "wasn't commitment material" and dumped him after only a few dates! So when she asks how he's doing, Carter can't resist telling her that not only is he in a committed relationship (big lie), but he's going to pop the question for Valentine's Day (a whopper). Imagine his chagrin when Faith insists on giving him a discount and her expertise to pick out the perfect ring for his make-believe fiancéée!

Door #3 - Sheer Delights by Leslie Kelly
Schoolteacher Meg O'Rourke never guessed when she agreed to let "Shear Delights", a trendy new Chicago salon, use her digital photo that her image would be displayed wearing the scantiest, sexiest underthings she'd ever seen. Or that one customer, in particular, would really like what he saw...