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SWEET LIKE HONEY - Kim Louise Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque April 2008 |
SYNOPSIS: With her online sex-toy business booming, Honey Ambrose's house overflows with her popular inventory. Honey's brother hires professional organizer Houston Pace to help her out, but when Houston argues that anyone who needs gadgets doesn't know what they're doing in bed, Honey takes matters into her own hands.
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |4+| Susan Plummer
REVIEW:
SWEET
LIKE HONEY by Kim Louise' is not just sweet -- it is scorching hot.
For readers who like their romance spicy -- this is the one for
you.
Sex Guru Honey Ambrose emanates sex, is surrounded by sex, literally sells sex,
and yet she’s never been with a man or desires to -- until she meets Houston
Pace. Hired by Honey’s brother to
get her house in order, Houston realizes her clutter is an external indication
of a much deeper and painful internal problem.
This is Honey’s way of burying herself and her emotions from others.
Yet when Honey meets Houston she is determined to clean not just her
house but also her soul. Houston is
willing to help but Honey’s old hurts run deep and family obligations even
deeper. It will take time to work
through Honey’s emotional baggage but time is running out for Houston.
The story grabs and holds the reader’s attention from the get-go.
It is fascinating to see Honey’s character unfold and the layers of her
personality uncovered. The same
goes for Houston who discovers in himself patience and love he did not know he
possessed.
As far as characters go, Honey is something else.
She is one of the most likeable characters I’ve read about in quite some
time. Houston likewise is a great
character with a wonderful balance of being hard as nails and yet soft and
caring. Ms. Louise does a masterful
job of bringing these characters to life.
There are other characters such as Honey’s two brothers, a younger
sister. and array of Honey helpers who round out the list.
There isn’t a solid sense that another story will develop from another
character but only time and Ms. Louise can tell.
The novel is set in a small town called Cheyenne but when Honey and Houston
meets he is getting ready to move to California which makes this location also
significant to the story. The
dialogues are pretty saucy and the entire story reads like one big session of
foreplay leading up to a toe curling love fest between Honey and Houston.
SWEET LIKE HONEY is a fiercely entertaining and humor-filled novel. It’s a fast read with funny and memorable characters and a well written story. In fact, I’d dare say the novel is educational. I found it hard to put the book down. Get this book. Read this book. You’ll see why. You won’t be disappointed and you will be thoroughly entertained.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com | 8th May 2008