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MY SECRET LIFE – Lori
Wilde 
A Perfect
10
The Martini Dares, Book 1
Harlequin Blaze #346
ISBN-13: 978-0-373-79350-1
ISBN-10: 0-373-79350-2
September 2007
Contemporary Series Romance
Boston, Massachusetts – Present Day
Katie Winfield’s idea of a romantic relationship is to have
sex unexpectedly and with little thought to the consequences. Her
latest escapade at a masked costume party ends up with her seducing
and having sex with a man she later discovers is her sister’s
boyfriend. The sex was great and the guy is hot, but she’s
mortified at her actions and resolves to think before she leaps.
But then she hooks up with a social club called Martinis and Bikinis
that issues dares to its members. Katie’s dare is to make
love to the man of her dreams in a forbidden place.
Liam James grew up poor and has worked hard to get where he is
-- a hotshot real estate developer. At the costume party, he is
set to confront the father who’s never acknowledged him, but
when he’s rejected, decides to console himself in a closet
with the sexily dressed French maid who comes onto him. When he
realizes the hot gal in the closet is his about-to-be-discarded
girlfriend’s sister, Katie, then whoa...! Now he’s bent
on pursuing Katie, and will go to any lengths to get her into his
bed. Then he gets an invitation to meet Katie in a darkened theatre
in the middle of the day. Are his forbidden fantasies about to come
true?
Both Katie and Liam have emotional baggage that hinders their road
to commitment. Katie recently lost her beloved mother and has thrown
herself into some unpredictable predicaments. Her escapade with
Liam in the closet has her feeling guilty for what she did to her
sister, and she’s determined to not have sex on the spur of
the moment. However, when she discovers Liam is now free and wants
to pursue a relationship with her, what will Katie do?
Liam’s life has been driven by the knowledge that he is the
illegitimate son of a rich and powerful politician. His ambition
is to embarrass his father in public and force him to acknowledge
him. So far, he’s not having any luck, but when he meets Katie,
she provides a very nice bit of distraction. He’s not planning
on marrying, so a short-term fling with her will fit the bill nicely.
Hot, sexy, fun, blistering, sizzling, fascinating, scorching…what
more can I say about MY SECRET LIFE by Lori Wilde? Once you pick
up this enjoyable tale, you won’t want to put it down. Though
Katie’s almost slutty ways of picking up men might be off
putting, you grasp right off she’s suffering from the loss
of her mother. Readers will chuckle out loud realizing Katie doesn’t
know she has the wrong man in the closet, and even more so when
she discovers her mistake. Along the way, Katie and Liam get attached
to an adorable dog, fall in love, and learn to put their past behind
them. After this first tale in The Martini Dares series, I’m
heartily awaiting the next story coming out in October.
A page-turner like MY SECRET LIFE well deserves the reward of a
Perfect 10 from Romance Reviews Today. It has it all: love, realistic
characters, an entertaining plot that keeps you chuckling and on
your toes, an adorable dog, and of course, the most important --
a happily-ever-after. Run, do not walk, to the nearest book store
and pick up your copy of MY SECRET LIFE.
Patti Fischer
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