We've read fantasies about stunningly good-looking guys, so
what makes this book different? Combine a reality TV show
winner with an ethically run stud farm and you see the
possibilities for entertainment.
MY SECRET FANTASIES introduces Miranda Cortland who left a
farm to work waitressing while trying to make the Hollywood
big time. Some advertising and bit parts later, she landed
a spot in a last-girl-out reality show. Now the surprise
winner is running from the media who dug up old rivalries
to make her sound unpopular. She'd also rather a creepy
past boyfriend didn't find her. All in all, opening a tea-
room at a northern California Thoroughbred breeding centre
sounds like a good way to invest her winnings.
Damien Fraser, working long hours to make his stud farm a
success, would be happy to let space to a suitable
business. Only, the so-called 'Nebraska Backstabber' is not
the sort of person he wants around, what with her gaudy,
impractical clothes, flighty reputation and knack of
drawing the wrong kind of attention. He's sorry that
Miranda's driven all the way up here, and he'll give her a
room for the night, but after that she'll have to leave the
premises.
One event follows another - a foal is born overnight,
expensive horse-owning guests arrive out of the blue, and
the media turns the peaceful barns into a circus. I liked
and identified with both main characters. Damien retrains
and sells on for riding racehorses who didn't make the
grade, which as Miranda discovers make exceptional mounts.
Damien learns that Miranda hasn't come so far from the farm
girl and has excellent cooking skills. Then there's the
erotic novel she's determined to write on her laptop, to
persuade herself that she can be a passionate person... and
who better to star in it than Damien?
The only fault I find is that we are never really in doubt
that the situation will resolve itself well for Miranda and
Damien. They have so much in common that it's clear
they'll make a great couple. We all know relationships
like that and it does make for a very believable romance.
Joanne Rock has written an enjoyable sizzling-hot adult
romance for up-to-date readers, but the old-fashioned
elements are there with a girl determined to be self-
supporting and free of an uneasy past, and a strong man who
does actually need a woman. Give MY SECRET FANTASIES a
try and have some fun.
All I wanted was to escape the media frenzy I left behind in
L.A. and open a cute little shop on the Sonoma Coast.
Simple, right? But Damien Fraser—the hunky property
owner—isn't exactly thrilled about my reality-TV-star
status. Still, I'm pretty sure that all he needs is a little
creative convincing…and I've learned I can be very creative.
I started writing a naughty novel, and with every sexy scene
I write, things between me and Damien get really hot. Now
the hero in my book is starting to look more and more like
Damien, and I'm well on my way to becoming my brazen sexpot
heroine. But when my real life and my fictional life
collide, my fantasies just might cost me all of my dreams….
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