Wednesday, July 30, 2025

A Deal With the Devil

By Elizabeth O'Roark


Two beautiful young people who carry baggage from failed relationships, for which they blame themselves. Of course we know when these two get together they are going to fall in love. They will have intimate relations. But will their baggage keep them trapped in their past mistakes? Of course not, this is a romance novel! And yes, there are steamy sex scenes. Can't sell a romance these days without graphic sex scenes.


Can you tell I was a tad disappointed by this story? I thought it was going to be a fantasy story. Well, it is a fantasy in that both these people are so perfect and smart and yet amazingly stupid at the same time. But it was not a supernatural fantasy. It's just an typical romance story. And if the hero is a "devil," the author doesn't really know what a devil is. Yes, he is demanding and testy. But almost immediately he shows his true nature, which decent and kind.


Anyway, hero is a extremely successful plastic surgeon is Los Angeles. Heroine is a failing author who used her advance on her first novel to take care of her dysfunctional family. She goes to work for Mr. Successful Physician because, even though she has been warned he's a pill, the pay makes it worthwhile. You know the rest. 

Warning! If you are looking for lots of steamy sex, it takes these two forever to get down to business. But when they finally do, the sex should be steamy enough to satisfy the reader who is looking for that. 

 

 

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