Saturday, April 07, 2007

Sunset Key, Review for Gotta Write Network

Title: Sunset Key

Author: Cassidy Kent

Publisher: Phaze

ISBN: 1-59426-563-1

Genre: Erotic Romance

Length: 44 pages

Publishing Date: 2006

Cost: $2.00

Freesia Daniels comes home to her free-spirited parents after being fired from her corporate job in Boston. Freesia has never forgotten her childhood sweetheart, Zachary Gray, or the way he just let her go when she walked away. She wanted to make something with her life and had tried to convince him to do the same. Little does she know that he has done exactly that, without ever having left home.

When Freesia and Zach get trapped together in his house, while a storm rages outside, they rediscover each other and start their own storm inside. As the dust settles and the corporate world comes calling again will Freesia go back to her carefully planned life, or will she throw caution to the wind and choose heart over matter?

This quick tale from Cassidy Kent is a good look at what happens when we walk away from love to be what we think is right, rather than following our instinct. Sometimes we spend so much time running towards a goal we “think” we should have, rather than realising we are actually running away from what we already have. The author does a great job of showing the emotion and tension between Freesia and Zach and their night of love is well depicted and sensual.

I would have liked to get a better feeling for Freesia’s hurt over Zachary because in my opinion it was she who walked away and it seemed clear to me he wanted her to stay. I couldn’t quite figure out what she expected from him but in a story this short it isn’t always easy to convey all of the back story. I was, however, easily convinced of Zach’s feelings for Freesia and I also loved the way Freesia’s parents were written as I could picture them clearly in my head. It sort of reminded me of how Dharma’s parents were in that sitcom, Dharma & Greg, although maybe a little more hip!

If you are looking for a good, solid read with a wonderful, feel-good ending then I suggest Sunset Key. This is my second time reading a book by Cassidy Kent and I believe she is an author to be watched.


I give this 4.5 Lightning strikes out of 5

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