"Steamy romantic suspense"
In San Diego, Mary Alice Parker drops her friend Christine
Chambers off by the yacht, but before Mary Alice can reach
her car and leave the bay area, Christine and boyfriend
Donnie Markham die in an explosion on the Dynasty
Corporation owned craft Dynasty I. Mary Alice ponders
several recent conversations in which Christine worried
about the unknown activities, perhaps illegal that Donnie
performs for Dynasty Corporation. Soon Mary Alice begins
to wonder if a double homicide occurred to eliminate Donnie
from the company rather than the official opinion that an
accident happened. She investigates, which leads to her sneaking on board the
Dynasty II just before the vessel sets sail for Belize. On
board along with the female stowaway are Agent Jake Dawson
and two thugs. When one of the goons finds Mary Alice,
Jake claims her as his and makes it clear that if she wants
to survive this trip without rape and death she must
pretend to be his beautiful bimbo bunkmate. However,
feigned sex begins to turn into love complicating the
complex even further. HOT RAIN is an action-packed romantic suspense that
contains quite a wallop of a story line. Though why Mary
Alice insists on making inquiries, and trespassing
when no evidence existed seems out of character and is a
mystery in and of itself. Still, fans will relish her
feisty behavior, as she appears like a modern day Rosie
(Hepburn) to Jake's Alnut (Bogart) in the African Queen.
Kat Martin has written a strong tale that sub-genre fans
will enjoy. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted April 16, 2002
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