Brenda Jackson, et., al., An All Night Man

An All Night Man

Brenda Jackson, Joylynn Jossel, Kayla Perrin, and Tamara Sneed

St. Martin's Feb 2005, $13.95, 327 pp.

ISBN: 031232877X

"The Hunter" by Brenda Jackson. In San Diego, private investigator Hunter wants to refuse the case because he fears how his client Mallory makes him feel. She ended their four-month affair six months ago because he was not ready for a commitment. Now she wants him to investigate her brother-in-law who she fears is cheating on her sister after seeing him at the Hilton.

"Just Wanna Love Ya" by Joylynn Jossel. In Cincinnati, every Friday night Jai and her girlfriend Rissa go to Club Cream. This Friday night is different as she meets Sloan, who overtly shows how much he desires her.

"Never Satisfied" by Kayla Perrin. In Toronto, Amani still fantasizes over her high school senior year teacher Aaron although a decade has passed. No man she has met before or since measures up to him, but although he was not much older than her he rejected her advances. Now he is in Coffee, Tea, and Me where she works and the reality is even better than the fantasy.

"Fantasy Man" by Tamara Sneed. In Los Angeles in support of her family's firm, Olivia reluctantly serves as PR specialist to Hollywood action hero Clark. He prefers not to have her as his escort as she has been outrageously rude to him at her family gatherings. However, they both are stuck as her brother's wife is about to give birth and her parents are in Africa.

These four erotic, contemporary romances entertain the audience with minor but fun conflict and plenty of heat between the likable couples.

Harriet Klausner