"A Hot Read That'll Hold You Til The Last Page"

NO TIME TO DREAM addresses many of those thorny questions we'd all like to avoid if possible. How long do you mourn? When is it okay to start living again? And when faced with the past or the future, which do you choose? Ms. Harte has crafted a fine tale of love, responsibility, and the difficulties inherent in moving forward.

Jen Turner loses her parents in accident. At virtually the same moment, she loses Victor Ruiz, her childhood sweetheart, to the consequences of living a life of adventure. The plane she was to board with him when she got the call about her parents goes down in the South American jungle. She assumes the responsibility of caring for her younger siblings, and unknown to Victor, also assumes the role of Mom.

One of the constants in her chaotic life is Jack Logan, Victor's best friend. Jack was practically raised with the Turner family; Jen's parents took Jack and Victor under their wing when it was clear that they didn't exactly have stable home lives. Jack has loved Jen since....well, forever. Jack is also Jen's boss and next door neighbor. A birthday kiss that was WAY more than a birthday kiss, a stressful day, a late night at the office, and a neck massage changes their relationship in a heartbeat. With that kiss, for Jack, a lifelong yearning is finally satisfied, and he's not about to let her go. For Jen, a whole new world is out there, and she realizes that it's not a betrayal to want to move on; Jack is an added bonus she hadn't even considered. But Victor remains a cog in the wheel. No one knows if he's alive or dead, and Jen has dreams in which she feels connected to him. Almost as if he's communicating across a great distance.

I thoroughly enjoyed NO TIME TO DREAM. Though a bit sketchy at first, the characters really came to life the deeper the story got. Jack's incendiary love and lust for Jen fairly leap off the page, his frustration and overpowering need for her will certainly leave you "hot and bothered". The way Jen cautiously becomes a part of his life is very well written.

And what about Victor? You'll have to check it out to find out how he plays into all this, and I guarantee you'll hold your breath until the resolution.

Rated Hard R by the publisher for explicit descriptions, oral sex, masturbation, one instance of slightly aggressive sex.

Reviewed by Maggie Ryan
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted July 23, 2003

Summary

Left alone to raise her daughter and her orphaned siblings, Jennifer's life is dedicated to responsibility. Disturbing visions of her missing (and supposedly dead) fiancé, Victor, who disappeared in a plane crash almost two years ago, still haunt her dreams. How can she justify lusting after another man?

But Victor's best friend Jack is here. He's real and very alive. Lusting after Jack's sexy body makes Jennifer feel disloyal...but she's not sure she can help herself, especially when Jack sets out to prove he is the man of her dreams.

Sexual Content: Hard R. Genre: contemporary.