"Can he heal her wounded heart?"

Paradise Resort owner Morgan Brown has a secret past. She devotes herself to the running of the resort, making sure the guests are happy and her employees treated well. Morgan regrets agreeing to a freelance reporter conducting a weeklong interview at the resort, but she knows that the publicity can't hurt. As long as she keeps him away from her personal life, she should be safe. When the resort is overbooked, Morgan has no choice but to put up the reporter in her secluded home.

Freelance reporter Tony Marino wants to uncover more than the workings of this sexual paradise. He wants dirt, lots of it, on the resort's elusive owner. Tony knows anyone whose past is so well concealed has something to hide, and that means scandal and profit for him. But the first glimpse of Morgan takes his breath away. Maybe this week will turn out even better than he anticipated.

Tony finds Morgan to be a real dichotomy. She runs a resort that caters to sexual fantasies, but lives a lonely existence, with no apparent friends. The sensuality she keeps buried under the surface is marred by the knowledge of a man's capability to abuse. Tony slowly teaches Morgan to trust a man's touch again. Will their week lead to more than just a fling? Will Tony's nose for scandal push Morgan away?

Tony shows great growth of character through PARADISE REVIVIAL. He begins as a self-centered man, but develops into a tender, caring lover. Morgan regains her vibrant sexuality under Tony's gentle touch. Sigh. Ms. Burton has written another stunning entry in her Passion in Paradise series. Luckily for readers, another story in the series is due to be released soon.

Sensuality: Rated E-rotic by the publisher. Explicit sex, light bondage, spanking; sexually explicit scenes: 11.

Reviewed by Denise Powers
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted November 28, 2003

Summary

Morgan Brown owns Paradise Resort, a sexy, Caribbean getaway for the sexually adventurous. Painful memories from her past prevent her from enjoying the erotic pleasure to be found at the resort she loves, but she's determined others should be allowed to express themselves freely. Love hurts, literally and figuratively, and she wants no part of either sex or romance.

Tony Marino is a freelance reporter assigned to do a story on the resort and its mysterious owner. He finds a gorgeous redhead with a mind for business and a body made for wicked pleasures. She's also hiding something--some painful secret that he sets out to uncover.

What starts out as a simple week-long business arrangement ends up much more as Tony helps Morgan exorcise the ghosts of her past and revive her sexual desires. Hot passion and the romance of a lifetime ensues, leaving them both wondering if they've found paradise with each other.

Sexual Content: E-rotic. Genre: Contemporary.