Review: The Sex On The Beach Book Club
The Sex On The Beach Book Club
By Jennifer Apodaca
Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Brava (January 1, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0758214502 ISBN-13: 978-0758214508
From the Back of the book:
"Holly Hillbay is a kick-ass rule breaker with an 80’s jacket-sized chip on her sexy shoulder. Want a piece of her? Get in line, pal. What Holly loves most is her job as a P.I. Bringing in pond scum who cheat on their wives makes her day. Like this guy, Wes Brockman, owner of Books on the Beach. Apparently, he’s slipping between the covers with another man’s wife. Joining Wes’s cozy book club is the perfect way to get close to him and expose him for the lying, cheating, pseudo-intellectual creep that he is. He probably wears a turtleneck and a beret. Or not…
Problem numero uno: Wes Brockman is one seriously sexy hunk of man who fires up Holly’s dormant libido faster than she can say, “I’ll take this in hardcover.” The guy should come in a home game version. Plus, he’s made it clear that Holly’s in-your-face attitude is a total turn on. Gulp. Holly doesn’t think Wes is having an affair-not yet, at least (note to self: bikini wax…)-but she’s pretty sure the mysterious, dangerous vibe he gives off is no act. He’s hiding something, and she intends to find out exactly what it is…especially when one of the book club members is found dead in the store’s meeting room.
Now, with a page opened to secret identities, blackmail, betrayal, murder, and sex on the beach (the drink) and, well, sex on the beach (not the drink), Holly’s into a case that is anything but by-the-book and one that’s riskier, hotter, and more delicious than she ever dreamed possible… "
The Sex on the Beach Book Club was a very enjoyable read. As with the Sam Shaw mysteries, the book blends the mystery, character development and romance into a entertaining and captivating read. Holly, an ex-cop turned P.I., is darn good at her job but is distrustful of making close attachments thanks to the early abandonment by her mother and extremely shabby treatment by her ex-fiancé Brad the Cad. Now her attraction to Wes is interfering with trying to find out who really killed Cullen Vail in the meeting room of Wes' book store.
Apodaca as always tells a great story, the mystery is light with out any major surprises at the ending. Most likely the reader will be able to figure out many aspects of it before the end of the book, but Jennifer Apodaca tells the story so well that you won't ever feel like you wasted time reading to the very end.
Unlike her other books I believe this is a stand alone story, although I get the feeling that we may eventually see "George's" story, and possibly other characters from this 'verse. I certainly hope so, because while Holly & Wes' story might have a HEA, I certainly wouldn't mind finding out how things work out for the rest of the characters, and it would be nice to see cameo appearances by them in those stories.
For those interested in "The Sex On The Beach Book Club" or any of her other books check out her website : http://www.jenniferapodaca.com/
There you can find info on books, events, signings and reviews of her books. She also has an excerpt from this book you can access for free.
I definitely recommend this book and give it a 4 out of 5
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By Jennifer Apodaca
From the Back of the book:
"Holly Hillbay is a kick-ass rule breaker with an 80’s jacket-sized chip on her sexy shoulder. Want a piece of her? Get in line, pal. What Holly loves most is her job as a P.I. Bringing in pond scum who cheat on their wives makes her day. Like this guy, Wes Brockman, owner of Books on the Beach. Apparently, he’s slipping between the covers with another man’s wife. Joining Wes’s cozy book club is the perfect way to get close to him and expose him for the lying, cheating, pseudo-intellectual creep that he is. He probably wears a turtleneck and a beret. Or not…
Problem numero uno: Wes Brockman is one seriously sexy hunk of man who fires up Holly’s dormant libido faster than she can say, “I’ll take this in hardcover.” The guy should come in a home game version. Plus, he’s made it clear that Holly’s in-your-face attitude is a total turn on. Gulp. Holly doesn’t think Wes is having an affair-not yet, at least (note to self: bikini wax…)-but she’s pretty sure the mysterious, dangerous vibe he gives off is no act. He’s hiding something, and she intends to find out exactly what it is…especially when one of the book club members is found dead in the store’s meeting room.
Now, with a page opened to secret identities, blackmail, betrayal, murder, and sex on the beach (the drink) and, well, sex on the beach (not the drink), Holly’s into a case that is anything but by-the-book and one that’s riskier, hotter, and more delicious than she ever dreamed possible… "
The Sex on the Beach Book Club was a very enjoyable read. As with the Sam Shaw mysteries, the book blends the mystery, character development and romance into a entertaining and captivating read. Holly, an ex-cop turned P.I., is darn good at her job but is distrustful of making close attachments thanks to the early abandonment by her mother and extremely shabby treatment by her ex-fiancé Brad the Cad. Now her attraction to Wes is interfering with trying to find out who really killed Cullen Vail in the meeting room of Wes' book store.
Apodaca as always tells a great story, the mystery is light with out any major surprises at the ending. Most likely the reader will be able to figure out many aspects of it before the end of the book, but Jennifer Apodaca tells the story so well that you won't ever feel like you wasted time reading to the very end.
Unlike her other books I believe this is a stand alone story, although I get the feeling that we may eventually see "George's" story, and possibly other characters from this 'verse. I certainly hope so, because while Holly & Wes' story might have a HEA, I certainly wouldn't mind finding out how things work out for the rest of the characters, and it would be nice to see cameo appearances by them in those stories.
For those interested in "The Sex On The Beach Book Club" or any of her other books check out her website : http://www.jenniferapodaca.com/
There you can find info on books, events, signings and reviews of her books. She also has an excerpt from this book you can access for free.
I definitely recommend this book and give it a 4 out of 5
@-->----- Currently reading: "I only Have Fangs For You"