Ames‘ review of Whirlwind Affair by Francesca Hawley
Erika Bergstrom is shopping in an upscale adult boutique when handsome Rodrigo Torbellino asks for help finding a gift. Just her luck! As he flirts with her, she discovers he’s shopping for a bridal shower gift for a friend, not a lover. So when he asks her to model a beautiful negligee then seduces her in the dressing room, Erika gives in to her urge for a wild new experience…a one-night stand.
The next morning, Erika’s body is sated from pleasure. Rigo obtains a promise she’ll call him and tells her that if she doesn’t, he’ll find her. She’s intrigued and thrilled with his obvious interest until she discovers Rigo is the head of the company her brother wants the family to partner with, so she doesn’t contact him. A month passes. When they meet again, the fire between them burns just as bright as ever, but does Rigo want the business deal or her?
Can the red stilettos live up to their legend to provide the wearer with her heart’s desire?
This is book two of the Red Stiletto series, but can be read as a stand-alone.
I have to be honest. I forced myself to finish this novella. First of all, there’s Rigo – and my bias towards Minnesota. I mean, what is a hot Spanish millionaire doing in Minnesota? LOL I know, I know. Anyway, that’s not my real issue. The issue is Rigo’s dialog. It did not ring true. I guess it could be explained away by his European background, but men don’t talk like that. It’s more like what we wish they would talk like, but it was laying it on thick.
Also, why is Erika so against finding happiness? Yeah she’s divorced and she has two daughters. Why does that prevent her from grabbing onto a hot ass with both hands? And then there’s her body image and some stuff not adding up. You see Erika’s ex-husband turns out to be gay. But she keeps a picture of him and his new husband around to remind herself that he would have been a real ass to any woman, that his disparaging remarks about her body were not anything to take personally, because he was gay. So that’s why she keeps his picture around, a reminder to not let his past abuse affect her self-esteem. But does it? Noooo. She does not see herself as attractive at all and so doesn’t believe Rigo is actually attracted to her…despite the fact that he obviously is…because they have hot passionate sex.
And throw in a little needless conflict with her father and Whirlwind Affair just didn’t work for me.
3 out of 5
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