Megan Hart, Dirty

Dirty

Megan Hart

Harlequin Spice, Jan 2007, $13.95

ISBN: 0373605137

Triple Smith and Brown accountant Elle Kavanagh prefers one night stands rather than commitments. Her modus operandi is to go to a hang out where professional accountants or lawyers hang out and select a hunk for a night of passion followed by good bye. No personal relationship is her motto as she has dark secrets that she fears would be used against her.

Elle does what she does best, pick up men at various venues like the gourmet candy store Sweet Heaven, but this is a first for her. Attorney Daniel Stewart takes her home, but instead of going inside he leaves without even a goodnight kiss. Elle is stunned and gets him out of her head; so when they next meet, they engage in a heated affaire though she limits their relationship to mostly the sheets. Dan wants much more from the woman he loves; he realizes he must learn what she so passionately hides from the world in order to prove to his beloved that it irrelevant to his feelings for her.

Though told through the first person perspective of Elle, readers still obtain a deep look at Dan, albeit somewhat filtered by the frustrated star of the tale. The relationship between these two fully developed characters enhanced by a strong support cast makes for a terrific erotic romance.

Harriet Klausner