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Hot Mail (2009)

by Janice Maynard(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

045122583X (ISBN13: 9780451225832)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

NAL Trade

review 1: I enjoy the author’s writing voice, but the weaknesses in this book are bad plot, conflicts, and motivations.STORY BRIEF:Ethan and Jane grew up being best friends. Years earlier Jane realized she wanted more but never acted on it. Ethan’s priority was his career, and he wasn’t thinking about a deeper relationship. Four years ago Ethan became engaged to another woman but broke it off. At that time, Jane was hurt by the engagement and became cold and distant toward Ethan. Now, Jane decides to take a chance and let him know she loves him, anonymously. She mails an anonymous love poem to him. There is a break-in at her shop and Ethan stays one night at her home for her safety. He is assistant police chief. They begin speaking to each other again. The next week ... moreJane sends another anonymous love poem. Ethan realizes he is physically attracted to her and they begin seeing each other.REVIEWER’S OPINION WITH SOME SPOILERS:I did not like the game playing. They’ve begun a relationship, yet Jane leaves him at times and refuses to be with him because she is mad that he doesn’t tell her he has been receiving anonymous letters. Since their relationship is so new, she should not expect him to blurt out everything. Ethan did not tell her for two reasons. One, he was afraid she would be hurt and break up with him. Two, he was afraid the anonymous sender might be dangerous, and he wanted to protect Jane. I didn’t buy the second reason. If he really wanted to protect Jane he would tell Jane of a possible threat, not keep her ignorant.I had another problem. Ethan knew the sender would be mailing another letter on a certain day in a certain mail slot at the post office. He was wondering if the sender might be dangerous. As a policeman, Ethan spent all day at the post office watching to see who the anonymous sender was. He saw Jane put a suspicious envelope in the slot. He should have asked the postal worker to turn it over to see who it was addressed to, but he didn’t, he just left. He was there for most of the day and then didn’t stay until the post office closed? He didn’t ask to see the address? What kind of police work is that? I was frustrated.Ethan’s actions were not believable. Jane’s insincerity and being mad at him for reasons I didn’t like, bothered me. The major conflicts were based on insincerity and inaccurate assumptions which bother me because they are so overused by romance authors.A second relationship occurs between Sherry and Randy. I was frustrated with Sherry whose actions and words were mean and insensitive to Randy after he proposed. Because of that, I had trouble liking her. She also acted on inaccurate assumptions. She assumed she was wrong for him because she couldn’t have kids. She loved him but didn’t want to let him know, because she thought “he would use it against her.” What is this – a trial or something? I usually don’t care for stories which have someone refusing to be with another because she fears being hurt. This is another plot device which is overused by romance authors.On the positive side, I think the author is a talented writer. She creates interesting characters and events. She describes things well. Reading her story is enjoyable if one doesn’t mind the plot problems I mentioned.DATA:Story length: 264 pages. Sexual language: strong. Number of sex scenes: 10. Total number of sex scene pages: 43. Setting: current day Statlerville, Tennessee. Copyright: 2009. Genre: contemporary romance.
review 2: Okay I loved this book. I don't know what it was about it specifically, because there were no shapeshifters, no vampires, and no night creatures, but I could not put it down. I read it in one day and I was totally rooting for all the characters. The storyline is like a modern day romance novel and you're pretty sure what's going to happen the whole way, but I still couldn't wait to keep reading it! The sex scenes are very hot and the hero is a man's man without being a jerk. Always lovely. The side story of the hero's sister and her new date is a fun story too. Good good and Hot hot! less

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