Kristin Hardy, Hot Moves

Hot Moves

Kristin Hardy

Harlequin Blaze, Feb 2007, $4.75

ISBN: 0373793111

Former model Thea Mitchell gave up the catwalk to gain her freedom from her totally controlling manager. One of her best friends, Robyn Waller, asks her to leave the plant nursery behind and come teach dance for a few months at her Portland, Oregon, studio. Robyn further explains that her lead instructor left town with little notice and she does not want to give up her Australian vacation unless she has no choice; Thea knows the female Tango moves perfectly and other ballroom dances as well.

Beer brewer and customized bar designer Brady McMillan meets and soon dances a tango with Thea that motivates him to want to design a new business with her as his partner. However, though she seems interested in him and his business venture, she rejects both as Thea fears relationships with men ever since a male took over her life 24/7 when she first began modeling.

The fifth Sex and the Supper Club contemporary romance (see BAD INFLUENCE) stars a likable hero who knows what he wants, which is Thea and a woman once dominated by a controlling Svengali, who refuses anything male. The storyline is fast-paced and heated as in spite of Thea's fear of becoming a Trilby again, the attraction with Brady is torrid. Fans of the series will enjoy watching Brady employ HOT MOVES on and off the dance floor in order to prove to his beloved they belong together as partners; while readers will also looking forward to Delaney Phillips' anticipated BAD BEHAVIOR.

Harriet Klausner