Jackie is married to Carmelo. Her marriage isn’t a happy one.
When Carmelo invites exotic dancer, Summer, to come and live with them, Jackie
is furious. Her anger is mainly because Summer is an exotic dancer, plus she
thinks Summer wants to take Carmelo away from her.
As time goes by, Jackie and Summer learn to get along
together. Even becoming friendly towards one another. Neither woman could know
that their lives are about to be changed forever.
This story is told in two parts. The first part focuses on
Summer's job as an exotic dancer. How she is exploited and extremely unhappy. We
also hear about Jackie’s unhappy marriage and how Jackie and Summer gradually
become friends. The second part of the story is all about Jackie and Summer.
Their growing attraction toward each other, the sexual awakening Jackie
experiences and eventually how Jackie and Summer fall in love.
The actual storyline in this fairly short book is quite good.
Unfortunately, the book is in dire need of an editor and possibly a couple of
good beta readers. The dialogue is stilted and choppy. I lost count of the
amount of times the characters were ‘screaming’ at each other.There are parts of the story that simply do not ring true. For instance,
what everyday woman would carry a stun gun around with them? I don’t intend to
list everything, but suffice it to say, there are a lot of things that don’t add
up.
I found the poetry at the beginning of each chapter
distracting. It pulled me right out of the story and I found myself skipping
over it. So, I may have missed some vital points in the storyline.
If you can get past the editorial problems, you may enjoy the
story.
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