"Sometimes being 'perfect' is not pleasant."

In Brooke Pennington, Sam Martinez believes it's possible he has met his competition. He is determined to come out on top in law school, but with the transfer in of Brooke, he may have to fight for that. Brooke sees Sam as an insensitive jerk whom she is always tense around. Things change, though, when Sam invites her to join his study group, and Brooke starts seeing Sam as sexually attractive. Sam loathes Brooke for the simple reason that she's rich. The reason he lusts for her is a bit more complicated. All he knows is when Brooke takes the first step, he is more than willing to meet her halfway. As they get involved, though, Sam realizes that there is much Brooke hasn't shared of herself and -- as much as he thinks he'll regret it, he finds he really wants to know that part.

PERFECT is an excellent story. First off, I love the older woman/younger man scenario. I also happen to like the misunderstood heroine. This story has both. The hero was quite yummy and the heroine no dipstick -- definitely not a dumb blonde. The intimate scenes are well written. I found the secondary romance wonderful and an intriguing and fun side trip. No birth control or protection nor any discussion of such was a downer for me, though passing reference is made late in the story. This aside though, Treva Harte once again writes a wonderfully fast moving, hot, sexy story with good characterization and a involved story line.

Sensuality--NC17; Phone sex, masturbation, blunt language, descriptive sex, oral sex, mild bondage. Sexually explicit scenes: 8

Reviewed by Flora Bell
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted October 19, 2002