"Simply brilliant!"

The Carringtons deliver GOLD with their newest Blaze tale - WICKED. I say it in plural because "Tori" is actually Lori and Tony Karayianni, a wife and husband writing team that is nothing short of brilliant. Their newest book is simply a "wicked" delight! The Batman and Robin, um...so to speak...of Romance, this savvy writing duo has the pulse on what makes a story tick. They create very down to earth characters, someone you might know, put them in very real situations and then turn up the heat! WICKED is "Tori" at their best! It just does not get any better than this! They take their engaging characters, add a liberal dose of titillating, devilish humor that will have you laughing out loud, marveling at their sassy style.

Blaze is known for "Red-hot reads" and this is prime example of the series. In WICKED, Renae Truesdale lives in an apartment above sexy British doctor, Will Sexton. For months, they have been winking and flirting from a distance. Renae is not looking for a man in her life at the moment, instead trying to concentrate on her career. Down the road, she dreams of affording a home of her own. She especially isn't looking to become involved with Will. He's been seriously dating a resident at the hospital where he works. Will is hoping the romance will lead to love, however, the target of his affections has inconveniently become a "born-again virgin". This has lead Will to indulge in hot fantasies about the sexy Renae upstairs. He has a mistaken impression about her, causing him to keep his distance. But when she coming down stairs in a belly dancing costume, all his stiff upper lip Brit intentions fly out the door.

They both decide for different reasons to avoid each other after a sizzling kiss, only good intentions come to nothing when fate steps in, pushing them in each other's path. There is only so much two very healthy adults can stand, so they, against better judgment, jump into an affair, both telling themselves it's just for the physical side of the relationship. Even so, Will and Renae quickly find themselves head over heels, out of control and in love.

The Carrington team sizzles. They are dazzling writers with vivid imagery, characters that make you care. Their delightful love of life shines through their humor, showing they can do more in 250 pages than any writer around. I have enjoyed all the Carrington books, but this one is sheer perfection on wheels!

Reviewed by DeborahAnne MacGillivray
Posted August 16, 2004

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Summary

When a bad boy and a wild girl get naughty together, it's...

Will Sexton can't wait to run into his knockout neighbor every day as she leaves for work in her sexy dance costume. But what he'd really like is a chance to see, first-hand, what's underneath the soft material. Only he has every reason to believe that he's not exactly Renae's type. Unfortunately, that idea only adds to the X-rated fantasies he has about her night after night....

WICKED!

Renae has been craving a wild session in the sack with the hot guy who lives downstairs for months. So when they get together...again...and again, she thinks she's getting exactly what she needs. Insane, illicit, incredible sex-- no strings attached. But she soon realizes she doesn't want to be just the woman Will has forbidden sex with. She wants to be the woman he'll never, ever forget.

And she will be...

Sleeping with Secrets—Some secrets aren't meant to keep.