BOOK REVIEW: Something Reckless by Jess Michaels

Something Reckless by Jess Michaels

1^st Ed., Avon Red, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

New York, N.Y.  2008

Something Reckless is a wonderfully written book set in 19^th century England.  The characters' manner of speech and the world Ms. Michaels weaves around them is both rich and vibrant.  I highly recommend this historically vivid book to anyone who enjoys a good erotic romance.  I can assure you there is no lack of true romance in this tale.

From the very first page you find yourself in a world of intrigue and sensuality.  We begin with our heroine having angered some very influential gentlemen by openly speaking out against the having and flaunting of mistresses and other wanton acts of excess.  When a small movement begins to form around her, some of the "gentlemen" decide to take action.

Enter our hero; the most notorious rake around.  He is to stop Lady Penelope Norman by any means necessary.  However, the means that Jeremy Vaughn, Duke of Kilgrath chooses become more complicated as they progress.  He sets in motion an elaborate plot of cat and mouse that could destroy them both.  Suffice to say that you will not want to put this book down!  The character development is superb, and, of course, the plot only becomes more sensual as it develops.

I don't want to tell you too much; I want you to relish it as much as I did.  I'm off to pick up a copy of Everything Forbidden next.  Enjoy!

And don't forget to visit her website, The Passionate Pen!  

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Jess Michael has written several other works under this pen name for Avon Red:  Everything Forbidden , the predecessor to Something Reckless, and two short stories, "Fallen Angel" in Parlor Games and a piece in an as yet untitled Valentine Anthology due out 1/09. 

She has also written "Ancient Pleasures" in Secrets Volume 11 and "Aphrodite's Passion" in Secrets Volume 12 for Red Sage Publishing.

As Jenna Petersen, she has written the romances Lessons From a Courtesan and Seduction is Forever for Avon Books.

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