Returning from the timber fields of Northern California,
Ward Bose moves in with his sister. The weekly knitting
group shows up, and Ward is attracted to Ivy Mattson, a
lively lady. But Ivy is married - and since a logging
accident, her husband is in a wheelchair. Ivy is doubly off
limits. FEVERED HEARTS looks at some challenging issues and
may not suit everyone.
Liam Mattson has given up on life, not knowing how to cope
with his disability. He's upset that his lovely wife is
missing out on marital activity, as well as earning a
living for
both of them. He decides to help his father in the timber
firm's office - but their competitors the Bose family have
begun clear-cutting hillsides of forest. The Mattsons
disapprove. So does an environmental group, raising
tensions in town. When Liam talks to Ward to find out what
the situation really is, he puts an interesting proposition
to his former buddy.
Poor Ivy is left out of these machinations, with a court
job and no contact with the timber firms. Ward's offer to
take her to bed nearly freaks her out, especially when he
says Liam was behind it. From here on the reader has to
suspend her own feelings of right and wrong, because these
three adults have to communicate and discover what can be
right for them. It seems a little too convenient that Liam
and Ward are bisexual; they had an affair for some months
when they were younger. I have to think that Ivy's letting
a virtual stranger make love to her while her disabled
husband watched would be far more uncomfortable than having
some privacy. And a man telling another man to take her to
the bedroom, seems to be removing some of the choice Ivy is
entitled to have. She comes across as a woman who has been
worn down by her family circumstances. While bright and
trying to be positive, she is letting outside forces
dominate her life and thinking.
The activities may be therapeutic for Liam, and getting the
two families to join forces improves the tree-cutting
issues. But I can't shake the feeling that Ivy is used by
the two men and is
put in a position where she
cannot refuse. Em Petrova writes gritty romances and this
is the first I've read where the woman is less than the
strongest character. This erotic and unconventional romance
FEVERED HEARTS may suit you, or you may prefer to explore
the other works by Em Petrova to start.
When faced with a challenge, it’s best to pool your resources.
Liam Mattson used to play his wife’s body like a fine
violin. Until a logging accident dampened his fine motor
skills and rendered his legs—and the most important part of
his below-the-waist playground—useless.
If only Liam would throw himself into therapy with the same
vigor he used to throw her into bed, Ivy is sure he’d fully
recover. But lately she’s felt adrift, while he’s stuck in
self-pity and pre-occupation with a serious threat to his
logging business.
When Ward Bose returns from the backwoods, Liam isn’t blind
to the heated, guilty glances between his best friend and
his wife. And he takes a step he never could have taken if
his legs were working—ask Ward to service Ivy in bed.
The moment the three come together, Ward’s heartstrings are
tied in knots, and Liam holds them in his fist. But secrets
they’re each keeping could tear them all apart…unless they
can find a way to share their burdens as easily as they
share their love.
Warning: Men who wield big saws know how to care of
business—in bed and out.
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