キャミー・タング著「戌年」連載小説 プロのドッグトレーナーであるマリ・ムトウは、厄年を迎えている。 犬小屋と訓練所の改築をしながら、いつも不服そうにしている家族と同居することになった。母と姉に言わせれば、犬の毛とよだれかけにまみれる仕事は、家族にとって恥ずべきものだという。彼女は元カレを説得し、数ヶ月間犬を預かってもらうことにした。しかし、彼の兄は、数週間前に彼女が誤って車に追突した、怒り狂ったセキュリティ専門家であることが判明する。 アシュウィン・ケイトウは十分な問題を抱えている。叔母が玄関先に現れ、同居を希望している。彼は彼女にすべてを借りているので、断ることができません。母親が家を出て行った後、ネルおばさんはアシュウィンと弟を引き取り、愛のあるキリスト教の家庭で育てた。しかも、弟のダスティもアパートを追い出され、居場所を求めている。しかし、彼は犬を飼っている。そして、その犬の飼い主は誰だと思いますか？ しかし、旧友でオアフ島のノースショアでデイスパを経営する私立探偵のエディサ・ゲレロから依頼を受ける。マリの施設で奇妙な破壊行為があり、3年前に失踪したエディサの妹の財布を発見する。エディサはマリが危険な目に遭っているのではと心配する。警備の専門家であるアシュウィンがすでにマリを知っていることを知ったエディサは、忙しい若い女性を密かに監視することを彼に依頼する。 アシュウィンは、活発でのんびりとしたドッグトレーナーに不本意ながら惹かれていく。彼女は、幸せそうな母親を思い出させる。その母親の裏切りによって、彼は人と距離を置くようになったのだ。マリは、アシュウィンの冷たい外見を見抜き、彼が家族に忠実な男であることを認める。彼は、彼女のキャリア選択を批判するだけの母親や姉とは違う。 マリのバラバラな家庭とアシュウィンのバラバラな家庭の中で、過去を隠そうとする人たちから、彼らの周りに危険が迫ってくるようになる。彼らは、影で動く秘密に光を当てることができるのか？ 過去に発表されたパートへのリンクはこちら。 *** 第九章 - ヘイ、黒いトイプードル マリの心臓は胸で激しく鳴っていた。彼女は母の家の玄関に向かって歩いている。隣の家から耳をつんざくような吠え声が突然爆発したとき、彼女は驚いて身を引いた。 何だとこれは？！彼女はリー
Captain's Log, Stardate 08.21.2008
After the Kiss
by
Suzanne Enoch
A Notorious Gentleman . . .
Sullivan Waring wants only two things: his rightful inheritance, and revenge against the man who stole it from him. By day, Sullivan is the most respected horse breeder in England; by night, he plunders the ton's most opulent homes to reclaim his late mother's beautiful paintings. His quest is going swimmingly . . . until the night he's discovered by Lady Isabel Chalsey. Clad only in a revealing nightdress, she's an entrancingly different kind of plunder, and how can a thief resist stealing a kiss?
A Curious Lady . . .
Surprised by a masked man in her own home, Isabel should be quaking with fear. Instead the sight of the sinfully handsome Sullivan makes her tremble with excitement. Who is this man, and why is he so set on this reckless pursuit? Lady Isabel loves a challenge, and she'll dare anything to uncover Sullivan's secret—but she may instead convince him that she is the greatest prize of all.
Camy here:
Some of you only read Christian fiction, so this review won’t interest you at all because this is a non-Christian romance novel.
But I love Regency romances, and while the majority of the ones published today have more sex in it than I care for it, I adore these stories.
This is the second book by Suzanne Enoch that I’ve read, although I do have one of her older titles in my TBR pile (which I mentioned earlier is thousands of titles long, didn’t I?).
The book is entertaining, just as her other one (Angel’s Devil) was, although I think I liked Angel’s Devil better, and not just because Angel’s Devil didn’t have sex in it.
In After the Kiss, the hero and his backstory is fabulous. The story premise is intriguing and sucked me in right away.
The heroine was a bit hard to like at first, but she grew on me by the middle of the book.
I especially liked how the author explored the class differences between the hero and heroine. Not a lot of Regencies do that, and it was refreshing.
The writing is fresh. The characters do unexpected things that make you like them more and that make them unique.
There’s also some nice humor here and there to break up the sexual tension and move the storyline along.
I’m definitely going to read the other books in this series! However, because of the sex scenes, I wouldn’t give this book to a girl in high school or junior high.
After the Kiss
by
Suzanne Enoch
A Notorious Gentleman . . .
Sullivan Waring wants only two things: his rightful inheritance, and revenge against the man who stole it from him. By day, Sullivan is the most respected horse breeder in England; by night, he plunders the ton's most opulent homes to reclaim his late mother's beautiful paintings. His quest is going swimmingly . . . until the night he's discovered by Lady Isabel Chalsey. Clad only in a revealing nightdress, she's an entrancingly different kind of plunder, and how can a thief resist stealing a kiss?
A Curious Lady . . .
Surprised by a masked man in her own home, Isabel should be quaking with fear. Instead the sight of the sinfully handsome Sullivan makes her tremble with excitement. Who is this man, and why is he so set on this reckless pursuit? Lady Isabel loves a challenge, and she'll dare anything to uncover Sullivan's secret—but she may instead convince him that she is the greatest prize of all.
Camy here:
Some of you only read Christian fiction, so this review won’t interest you at all because this is a non-Christian romance novel.
But I love Regency romances, and while the majority of the ones published today have more sex in it than I care for it, I adore these stories.
This is the second book by Suzanne Enoch that I’ve read, although I do have one of her older titles in my TBR pile (which I mentioned earlier is thousands of titles long, didn’t I?).
The book is entertaining, just as her other one (Angel’s Devil) was, although I think I liked Angel’s Devil better, and not just because Angel’s Devil didn’t have sex in it.
In After the Kiss, the hero and his backstory is fabulous. The story premise is intriguing and sucked me in right away.
The heroine was a bit hard to like at first, but she grew on me by the middle of the book.
I especially liked how the author explored the class differences between the hero and heroine. Not a lot of Regencies do that, and it was refreshing.
The writing is fresh. The characters do unexpected things that make you like them more and that make them unique.
There’s also some nice humor here and there to break up the sexual tension and move the storyline along.
I’m definitely going to read the other books in this series! However, because of the sex scenes, I wouldn’t give this book to a girl in high school or junior high.
Comments
Thanks for the review!