"Lies, sex, goons with guns, politics and ... telepathy?"

Treva Harte's WHY ME? is an amusing and thrilling -- in more ways than one -- combination of politics and passion. Cassie Majors has her own business. Cleaning houses for the rich of Washington DC, she plays by her own rules: no serious commitment, no stress, and no wild times. While cleaning, she plays a little game with herself to pass the time and to live vicariously through her clients. Envelopes in the trash, notes left on the counter, all are fair game to her harmless snooping. But one client has Cassie perplexed. She can find nothing out about him, even with more in-depth peeks into his life. His house is like a museum, full of beautiful antiques and art, but not a hint of a personality. That all changes one day, after she wakes from a mysterious dream with the words "Must warn Art about Lida" floating through her mind. She doesn't know an Art or a Lida. Determined to push the troubling thoughts from her mind, she decides to go to all of her clients houses early and then head out to the beach. Unfortunately, her mystery client, Wynn Harmon, has other plans for her. By the time Cassie leaves his house, she doubts her sanity. Wynn is a telepath and in trouble, and it seems only she can help. As the story unfolds, Cassie finds that she isn't crazy, just madly in lust with a telepath who is being chased by goons with guns.

With WHY ME?, Ms. Harte definitely spiced up the sex scenes with the telepathic edge. Hot, vivid, intense. As the characters regained their breath afterwards, I found myself needing to do the same. I loved the interplay between the characters, but I found myself overall frustrated. Whereas the sex was good and the characters were intriguing, I found myself wishing there was more background. The way the telepathy was introduced was great, but then a cloud of confusion formed. Some things that I felt should have been explained, just weren't. I won't get into specifics, as it would spoil the book for others, but I did find a few spots where more information could have been provided. All in all, WHY ME? is a great book; it just could have used a few more pages. Ms. Harte thought out her characters, her scenes and her set-up, I just wish there had been a bit more to it.

Reviewed by Michelle Houston
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted August 10, 2002

Summary

Cassie knows it's crazy to listen to the voice in her head. Should she warn the leading contender for the presidency that someone she doesn't know wants him dead? Then again, who's going to believe a housekeeper... Wynn Harmon is more than just an eccentric client. He's exotic and aloof and incredibly sexy. Unfortunately it's also possible that his voice is the one putting these disturbing thoughts in Cassie's brain to begin with. Now the bad guys are chasing them down with guns and Cassie must decide if she can afford to trust Wynn with her mind--and her heart.