"Can she resist his sensual Summer Heat?"

Aidan Storm has always been a playboy, never sticking with one woman for any length of time. He refuses to accept the destiny that his mother claims is waiting for him. Although he does good work for the family's hotel, he prefers a footloose and fancy-free lifestyle. When he meets his marketing counterpart for a proposed casino to adjoin the hotel, Aidan is bowled over. He doesn't go for blondes, but this one is something special. Maybe it's the fact that her Ice Queen demeanor challenges him.

Prim and proper Bostonian Melissa Cross is dedicated to her job. Personal life, what personal life? Besides, from what she's seen, work offers more rewards than a relationship. Burned once, Melissa is twice shy about mixing business with pleasure. So why is her body responding to the incredibly sexy Aidan? She detests playboys, but there's something different about him.

Aidan is indeed different, possessing his family's weather related powers. Aidan can control all of the summer weather phenomena -- heat, wind, thunderstorms. And when his emotions get stirred up, all hell can break loose. Melissa doesn't understand at first the strange weather that seems to follow her and Aidan around. It's coincidence, right? After all, mystical powers don't exist.

Aidan quickly learns that beneath her frigid façade, Lissa is smoking hot. As he denies the depth of his feelings for her, they go through an on-again and off-again affair. As much as they each try to resist their mutual desires, there's no denying the fact that there is something special between Aidan and Lissa. If only they would recognize it! Will they ever admit how they feel? Or will they go their separate ways after the casino deal is finalized?

SUMMER HEAT is a sizzling breath of fresh air for these long winter nights. I'm anxiously awaiting the sequels featuring other members of the Storm family. Although it'll be a tough job to beat the irresistible Aidan. Ms. Burton begins her newest series with a sure-fire hit! Come see what's cooking in the Big Easy, y'all.

Sensuality: Rated E-rotic by the publisher. Explicit sex, semi-public sex; sexually explicit scenes: 15

Reviewed by Denise Powers
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted March 30, 2004

Summary

Aidan Storm is part of a unique New Orleans family whose magical connection with the weather goes back many years. Aidan uses his powers only when it suits his purposes. Wielding the magic of summer heat can be advantageous when heating up the sheets with his girl-du-jour. Until he meets Melissa Cross. She fires him up hotter than a Louisiana heat wave and if he doesn't watch his heart he might suffer a meltdown.

Melissa Cross is a staid Bostonian feeling like a fish out of water working alongside Aidan Storm and his peculiar family. When strange things start happening whenever she's with Aidan, she wonders what kind of magic he possesses. After all, it isn't every day it rains in the bedroom! It isn't long before Aidan heats up Melissa's summer and melts her frosty heart.