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Finding Autumn (2000)

by Beth Michele(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

genre

Romance

series

Finding Love

review 1: A quick , sexy and free surprise. This is a stand alone read, although there is a second book following other characters in this book.Shy and scorned Olivia Redmond by day, confident erotic novel writer Autumn Winters by night, is off to a writer's conference with some expectations to let loose and enjoy herself, not expecting it would actually begin as soon as the train left the station. Running into Hunter Grayson, literally, will change both their lives...at least for this very hot and steamy weekend. Olivia has issues about being lied to...although she assumes her secret writer persona, she expects full disclosure from Hunter. Hunter has his own trust issues and his reasons to omit a few things about himself to Olivia can cause this relationship to fail before it begin... mores.Their attraction becomes intense as the weekend progresses but can they have a future with all the secrets between them? We shall see.I really enjoyed this book and will be picking up Rex,Book two in the series, which is Hunter's tattoo artist brother's story.
review 2: Let's get a couple of things out of the way first.1) This is a novella, and was not intended to be a full-length novel. With that said, it is not going to be as flushed out as a full novel, nor should it be expected to be. HOWEVER, Beth Michelle did a phenomenal job in such a short bit of time developing rich, deep characters that draw readers in and get them invested in not just the sex, but wanting a HEA for these two delicious people.2) This is basically light erotica/explicit romance. If this is not your cup of tea, don't waste your time. If it is your cup of tea, and you enjoy PLOT as well as hot "action" scenes, then you will love this novella. If you want hardcore porn, this isn't your cup of tea either. It's STEAMY and naughty in a fun way. Not in a gag-ball and soft beating kind of way.3) In the interest of time with a novella, things have to get moving quickly to both draw the reader in, and to get the plot rolling quickly. It's harder than you think writing a novella, especially for serious authors like Michele, because you are trying to basically write a mini-book (with a solid beginning, middle, end, tie up loose ends, have plausibility, build memorable characters, and introduce a plot arc and have something worth fighting for) in fewer pages. It still has to read like a full book and make sense. And I think Michele did an excellent job accomplishing this. That said, some people may be put off by how quickly Olivia and Hunter start getting steamy on the train, but it's FICTION people. And with it being a "naughty" novella, it has to take off like a rocket quickly (no pun intended) and it did just that!My only "nitpick," is that some of the plot is a little overused in romance stories: Girl walks in on cheating boyfriend mid-banging? Check! Girl meets hot guy in coffee shop? Check! Guy is secretly outrageously wealthy? Check! That said, Michele is such an excellent writer, it actually didn't bother me much. If you just "let go" of the overanalyzing and enjoy the book for what it is (a fun, sexy romp!), you will adore what Michele has been able to do with just a novella-length storyline.And while a LOT has to get accomplished in such a short span, Michele does manage to throw a few plot twists in there to further develop the characters so that they aren't one-dimensional, and is able to gets readers even more fully invested in wanting them to work things out and have a HEA together, because both Olivia and Hunter deserve happiness. And if all that can happen in a novella, I'd say it's a winner.One last thing. Writing steamy romance/light erotica can either be done tastefully and beautifully, or really badly. I've read both. Michele manages to make each "action" scene hot and teasing, having you ride the wave of desire right along with the characters, anticipating and excited about what comes next. It is hard-core sexy without being vulgar, crude, or cringe-worthy. Situations, and...eh-hem...body parts, are described in a classy, sexy kind of way, while still being quite naughty and orgasm-worthy.Last, but not least, Michele playfully sets up the next Finding Love story, for Hunter's brother, Rex, quite masterfully. Based on the quick initial heat that sparked between Olivia's roommate and Rex, I'm sure "Rex" will be quite explosively delicious! less

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