Readers are talking again… check out Darla’s blog for her review of ALLURING TALES: Awaken The Fantasy. She reviews each short story seperately in here review..and here’s what she has to say abotu my story TEMPTING GRACE
“Tempting Grace” by Sasha White.
“Minister’s son Lukas Martin has been asking Grace Walters out, but she keeps turning him down. Grace is an ex-stripper who wasn’t unlike the troubled teens she works with now. And she’s older than he is. If she didn’t think so highly of Lukas, she’d probably accept his invitations, but as it is, she doesn’t think she’s good enough for him.
Then Grace suddenly gives in, on the condition that it’s for one night only–she doesn’t explain why, but the reader knows it’s because she lost one of her kids.
Sasha White was why I bought this anthology, and I wasn’t disappointed. The story between Lukas and Grace is rich with emotion and sensuality.
It’s mostly Grace’s story, as she has the emotional journey of learning that she’s more than her past and becoming able to accept love. But Lukas isn’t given short shrift, either. He’s come to know and love Grace through working with her, and his doubts and frustrations at her repeated refusals are so vivid they brought tears to my eyes.
While reading this, I realized that most times when I’ve read this sort of plot–a heroine who thinks she’s not good enough for the hero–the hero knows she thinks this and basically ends up behaving like a cross between a psychologist and a teacher, doing and saying things for her own good, teaching her to trust herself. Lukas didn’t do that. Lukas was more real than that. He reacted the way a real-life hero would, with frustration and persistence. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate that. It puts the hero and heroine back on an equal footing, even though the heroine has some issues she needs to work through.”
DARLA: as part of the READERS SPEAK program I have going, you just have to email me within a week of this posting to collect your prize – which is your choice of my available backlist. Just use the CONTACT link up top, and give me your top three choices.
And Don’t forget. ALLURING TALES: Hot Holiday Nights is available for pre-order right now!
Alluring Tales 2: Hot Holiday Nights
HarperCollins Avon Red
ISBN: 0061463175
November 2008
What is your most wicked fantasy?
Seven steamy tales that are sure to heat up the holidays from the authors of the immensely successful Alluring Tales: Awaken the Fantasy. Each of these authors uniquely brings something special to her story—perhaps a bit of paranormal, or humor, or fantasy. And together they have created one of Avon Red’s most popular anthologies.
Peaches & Cream – Cathryn Fox
Indecent Exposure – Delilah Devlin
Forbidden Pleasures – Lisa Renee Jones
Billboard Babe – Myla Jackson
Wish Upon A Star – Sasha White
That Old Black Magic – Sylvia Day
Silver Waters – Vivi Anna
ANd for MORE chances to win…Visit Delilah Devlin’s blog today for not one but TWO chances to win more free books.
Good Luck!
Great review, Darcy!
I’ve got my copy of AT2 on pre-order!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
I have enjoyed all your books and can’t wait for Primal.
Fall is the perfect time of the year to curl up with hot steamy holiday stories. Thanks, I look forward to reading AT2: Hot Holiday Nights. 🙂