"powerful character driven story"
Mystery award winning author Sara Diamond cannot believe
her career seems over at thirty-five as her publishing
company has dumped her for lack of sales growth. Steady
reasonable profit means nothing in this industry. To save
money, she sells her house and takes an apartment in nearby
San Francisco. Her new neighbor Ryan Kinsmore is a hunk ten years her
junior, but both are attracted to one another at first
sight. As she makes covert overtures, Sara wonders if her
kind neighbor is gay or is too polite to tell her she is
too old for intimacy with him. The truth is that Ryan
desires her as much as she does him, but refuses to touch
her. He fears that once she learns the truth that he is
not a model as he told her, but instead works as an escort,
a euphemism in his case for male prostitute that will
destroy their friendship let alone any romance. Readers will feel the sexual tension shooting between the
lead couple, but also understand that Ryan cannot allow
anything to happen between them because of his job. It is
interesting the way the two protagonists have a common
subplot and distinct separate subplots that all blend
together into a powerful character driven story. Whereas
Sara is more typical of the genre, Ryan is a unique player
who must find a way to rise once he falls from grace when
his beloved learns the truth. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted June 17, 2003
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