St. Martin's Press
Featuring: C.J. Callahan; Dianna Harrington; Alex Stewart
304 pages ISBN: 031253647X EAN: 9780312536473 Kindle: B005VD8MJM Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Dianna Harrington aka "The Face" for the House of
Harrington, her family-owned modeling house, has a secret
crush on her childhood friend, Alex, brother of her best
friend, Catherine Stewart Grayson. In fact, Dianna likes
Alex so much, she's considering an affair with him—no
strings, no attachments—which is the most she believes she
can hope for with him or any man, given the ineptitude
sermons her parents have preached to her for her entire
life.
Alex, on the other hand, has a secret crush too. On Dianna,
although he has no plans to ever tell her. He's been her
protector and friend forever, and believes she'll never see
him as anything more. So when Dianna proposes a more
intimate relationship, will he risk his relationship with
his best friend?
A SEDUCTIVE KISS is the latest installment in the Grayson
Family and Friends series by Francis Ray. Catherine Grayson,
Alex's sister, is married to Luke Grayson, one of the
Grayson brothers. Although Catherine and Luke play a role,
this story is all about Dianna and Alex.
What's beautiful about Dianna and Alex's developing romance
is that they quickly get past the question of whether
they're attracted to one another, and moreover, whether they
care for each other. So many romances today pit the hero
against the heroine. Not here. I love that their external
problems—particularly Dianna's issues with the House of
Harrington—don't create a whole lot of conflict between
them. Their real problem is whether they will trust their
feelings for each other and ignore all the factors, like
Dianna's parents, suggesting perhaps they should not get
together.
Ray continues to write sexy, sensual romance, the kind that
keeps the tension high and both the characters and the
readers wanting. When the characters finally express their
love physically, her words and descriptions are just short
of poetic. A phrase commonly used to refer to old-school
classic R&B is "grown folks' music." Ray writes "grown
folks' romance", the kind that seduces the reader as much as
any kiss.
YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON FRIENDS
Dianna Harrington is known throughout the world as "The
Face"-the stunningly beautiful spokesmodel for her family's
fashion empire. She could probably have her pick of any man
she wants. But Dianna would rather kick back and relax with
a good friend-namely Alex Stewart, who she's known, and
harbored a crush on, her whole life...
BUT CAN YOU TRUST YOUR HEART?
Ever since they were kids, Alex has been Dianna's protector
and pal, a shoulder to cry on. But as the brother of her
best friend, Alex always seemed untouchable. Now a handsome,
successful New York lawyer, Alex never realized how lonely
Dianna's life has been-or how innocent she is in the ways of
love. Alex wants more than anything to reach out to her, to
heal her heart. But is his desire worth the risk? After a
lifetime of longing building up between them, somethings
gotta give. Maybe all it takes is just one kiss...
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