Author:Tanya Bishop
Sophie is expected to marry her long-term boyfriend and be the ideal wife and mother. Instead, she takes a job away from home as a nanny and riding instructor for the wealthy but dysfunctional McKinnerny family. The family friends are not as respectable as they should be. And the village doctor, Alex Carver, is notorious for his philandering ways and everyone seems to be conducting a clandestine affair.
To add to this, Sophie has a mystery lover - a silent stranger who visits her in the night. Could it be Callum, the rugged young gardener, or even Mr McKinnery himself? Whoever he is, Sophie finds his attentions a welcome escape from the nagging demands of the irritable Mrs McKinnery. In an atmosphere of suspicion and secrecy, Sophie is determined to discover the identity of her silent seducer.
4 1/2 STARS! Pillow's story is quite a treat. It is all things sexy and passionate, with humor laced throughout and topped off with an ultimately emotional connection
—— Leigh Rowling , Romantic Times4 1/2 STARS! '...a perfect blend of history, emotion, tension, hot sex and fascinating and sympathetic characters, and the writing is superb
—— RT BOOKclub Magazine TOP PICKThis is hot vanilla erotica that gives the reader exactly what she wants - a feisty heroine, a cute hero and sex scenes designed not so much to warm your cockles as to thoroughly overheat them!
—— Forum – Vol 40 Issue 1 2007With believable, dynamic characters and a plot with so many twists thrown into the mixture, Michelle Pillow has penned a tale that will mesmerise readers
—— Review: ECattaRomance Reviews5 STARS! With Michelle Pillow's special trademark of shrewd wit, intense passion and deep thoughts expressed by the characters on every page, her first chick lit story is irresistible... A wickedly enchanting storyline, FIERCE COMPETITION will keep readers emotionally involved until the book's last word is read
—— Amelia Richard , CataRomance Reviews, August 2005This Cheek novel does a superb job of packaging an erotic story with a funky modern vibe, making it a more 'acceptable' way to publicly enjoy erotica. And it's a great book too!
—— ETO Issue 50 September 2007A master storyteller
—— RT Book ReviewsSteamy sex scenes and intriguing plot twists will have readers clamouring for more
—— Library JournalLots of sex and gripping story lines
—— SunFull of emotional angst, scorching love scenes, and a compelling storyline
—— Dear AuthorThey are powerful, sexy and unputdownable
—— Victoria Loves BooksBoldly passionate, scorchingly sexy
—— BooklistSophisticated, engaging, clever and sweet
—— Irish IndependentIndulgent fantasy at its most enjoyable
—— Shelf Awareness