In HOT SUMMER NIGHTS high-priced call girl Leslie Morgan
decides to leave
her position as "Carolynne" (with an e), an escort for the
New York escort
service Club Fantasy, and take some vacation time for
herself. Retiring to the
Connecticut town of Sound's End, Leslie plans to catch up on
her reading,
laze around at the beach, and not think about her job for a
month while she
determines if she just needed a break or if she really is
burned out on the
professional sex trade. She never expects that her summer of
leisure will turn
out to be just as fast-paced and exciting as her position
back home due to
the small town's inhabitants.
For instance, the town mayor, Suze, is the type of woman who
just has to
know everything. Suze makes it her business to know the ins
and outs of
every Sound's End resident, and she just knows something is
strange when
Leslie comes to town. Then there's Abby, the wife of a New York
entertainment lawyer, who is convinced that her husband is
cheating, but not
sure if she should do anything about it. There's Vicki, the
town sexpot who is
threatened by Leslie's looks and confidence, and who stirs
the pot in the
small Eastern town by announcing plans to open a store
specializing in erotic
goods. And finally, there's Brad DeVane, a sexy New York cop
who spends his
days swimming laps in the ocean and driving the women of
Sound's End
crazy with his charm and good looks. Though Leslie initially
finds herself
attracted to Brad, she knows that it isn't a good idea. A
cop and a hooker?
Please! Little does Leslie know, Brad is actually in Sound's
End recuperating
from an on-the-job injury, and to find out more information
about Leslie,
Carolynne, and Club Fantasy.
HOT SUMMER NIGHTS was entertaining and engaging, and I was
never bored
at any time. It's the classic summer beach read and has an
interesting
storyline to boot. The "hooker with a heart of gold" is
rarely done in a way
that makes you able to empathize and understand the
heroine's choice, with
the notable exception of Pretty Woman. Joan Elizabeth Lloyd
took a taboo
subject and tackled with an interesting and likeable
heroine. Though at times
Leslie was a bit too girl next door for my taste, I can
understand that in order
to make her likeable she couldn't be the hard-nosed,
seen-it-all prostitute
that one might expect. Still, the fact that the town's
inhabitants turn to her
for advice, from hormonal teenager to unhappily married
friends to shy
waitresses , was a bit of a stretch for me.
Furthermore, there were a number of different characters who
alternated as
narrators, and it was difficult at times to distinguish
between them all.
Though the story was interesting, my chief complaint is the
Lloyd has a
problem with voice. For instance, at one point a teenage
girl says, "I must
look a fright." However, the narration by the extra
characters gave the story
added depth that wouldn't have been possible if it had been
told entirely from
Leslie's point of view. Meeting the inhabitants of Sound's
End is one of the
things that made the story three-dimensional, and for that
reason, I can say
that the voice inconsistencies were only a minor inconvenience.
Other than this relatively minor problem, HOT SUMMER NIGHTS
delivered
exactly what it promised. A fun, fast-paced summer beach
read filled with
hot summer nights filled with passion and entertainment.
She’s mysterious, gorgeous, and sultry. Every man’s fantasy
come true. And she’s about to turn the heads of the
residents in the idyllic seaside Connecticut town of
Sound’s End where she’s renting a cottage for one sizzling,
unforgettable summer...
Sound’s End isn’t prepared for what’s about to hit it.
Leslie Morgan is burned out–on sex. So the high-priced call
girl is taking off work at Club Fantasy for some much
needed r-n-r on the shores of Connecticut. Leslie keeps
what she does for a living a secret. Yet even without
makeup and sexy clothes, Leslie’s perfect curves, blond
hair, and smoky voice capture everyone’s attention—and
imagination—including that of Brad DeVane, a New York City
cop whose gorgeous body has all the local women salivating.
But only Leslie knows she has what it takes to satisfy
every one of his needs—and she’s determined to take him on
the wildest ride of pleasure he’s ever known...
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