Fire and Desire
Poor Tiffany Hatcher has gotten herself in quite a bind. She decided to throw a bachelorette party for one of her friends in Las Vegas and ended up in bed with the stripper. If that wasn’t bad enough, she can hardly remember the night before because she was so drunk and her one night stand actually shows her a marriage certificate stating they were married! Tiffany cannot stay married to this strange man no matter if he is drop dead gorgeous. Trevor Lewis is not a stripper by profession. He was doing his aunt a favor who owns an entertainment business that caters to parties, including dancers for bachelorette parties. When he found out that Tiffany Hatcher, governor’s daughter, party planner and almost fiancĂ©e to his bitter enemy Christopher Manning was going to be there, he wasn’t going to give up this chance to meet this woman. Trevor has wanted revenge against Christopher ever since they were in college together. He feels that by seducing Tiffany, he can get back at Christopher. But what Trevor didn’t count on was falling for the beautiful and innocent Tiffany. Tiffany doesn’t really care for Christopher, but only as a friend and what she feels for Trevor is much deeper and sexual. Even though staying married to a man like Trevor is a big mistake, she wouldn’t mind him initiating her into becoming a real woman. Trevor doesn’t mind showing Tiffany pleasure and soon he is falling in love with her. But Christopher wants Tiffany to be his wife and won’t take “no” for an answer. Trevor now has to decide if he should tell Tiffany about his plans for revenge and also try to change Tiffany’s mind bout being married to him.I first had thought Fire and Desire would be a comedy in that of a quickie Vegas wedding and the results that happens after a drunken night between a man and a woman. But soon as I read on, this story changed to a very lush and emotional romance between two people who are perfect for each other. Trevor at first comes across as very cold and seems to use Tiffany as an ends to a means. I was also wrong in that aspect, and Trevor became a true hero of the piece. His love and caring nature for Tiffany was very beautiful, and when they both learned to trust one another, that was when the story really soared. Monique Lamont has written a gem of a story with Fire and Desire. She proves that true love can overcome anything and when one lets the past go and looks forward to the future, they end up finding love and joy with those around them and the partner they want to spend the rest of their life with. Reviewed by: Katie