| Dr. Anna Huang is in Indonesia helping with tsunami
efforts and relief. Finally throwing caution to the wind
after 20 years of celibacy, she craves the touch of a man.
Not just any man will do. She wants a man who will be
gentle, yet forceful. Loving but willing to settle for just
one night. She finds such a man in Rand, a bearded giant
who comes to her rescue as she is swarmed by men all wanting
something from her; something that she is unsure she will be
able to give. Rand Weatherby aches to feel the touch of a
woman. Years of honoring vows to a wife now deceased, he
wants to lose himself inside of a woman to alleviate the
ghosts that haunt him. Past decisions have influenced
Rand’s life and he vows that they will not influence him on
this. Looking for and waiting on the perfect woman to walk
through the door of the bar in which he sits, he has almost
given up hope. Until she walks in. Five feet two inches of
pure and snow white innocence. When she is surrounded by
men immediately, Rand decides then and there that she is his
to save. And so the seduction begins.
Great things do come in small packages! Anna Huang was
tiny, angelic and a complete surprise to me. Past hurts
kept her from reaching out to men and I could sense her
vulnerability. When she and Rand came together they were
passionate, loving and I felt their connection to each other
right down to my toes. The fact that Rand was so honorable
just kept me spellbound wanting to find out his story. He
was tenacious and I became entranced by his unwillingness to
give up on Anna.
China Doll is a tantalizing tale
set in the humidity of Indonesia. I could feel the sweat of
the two characters and could envision their complete abandon
with each other. As I read the last word, I just sat and
thought about this book. How one author could make
something so real that I felt the touches, I smelled the
scents and have my heart pounding in tune with the
characters. Steamy and sultry romance at its best,
China Doll is a perfect addition to any
bookshelf.
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