Bound For the Holidays

Angela Clarke has got it bad for the boss. Feeling a bit abandoned, she is expecting to have to face the holiday on her own this year. A surprising situation at the company Christmas party shows her that the man whom she has een eyeing wants her as much as she wants him. Suddenly, she is far from lonely.

Owner of Silk Sheets Magazine, Ryan Tyler will be too busy to fly home to his parents’ place for the family celebration. However, he is expecting his best friend Wade Peterson to be a guest for Christmas in Scottsdale. All of that is forgotten in the heat of a delicious interlude in his home.

When Wade shows up and gets an eyeful of Angela he offers to make this a party for three. The guys have done this before and the lady is in for a bringing to life of her deepest, darkest fantasy. At the back of his mind, the idea of a ménage in this case feels a bit off to Ryan. He finds that he has a fantasy that he would like to make very real and it involves only two.

Although the characters seem likeable enough we do not learn very much about them in BOUND FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Also, due to the timeframe of the actual story the romance seems rushed and there is not much build up of romantic attraction between the two main characters.

The same however is not to be said of the sexual pull between Angela and Ryan. One can imagine the sparks flying during the initial setting of the Christmas Party and the more heated encounters that follow will get you nice and toasty. When the hero’s friend joins in the temperature rises even higher but it is romance that usually warms our hearts.

Readers are in for a spicy holiday bite with this short but steamy story. Angela and Ryan are the main ingredients in this wonderful mix and focus is on the sweet and hot. It is also seasoned for fans of cowboys. The latter will enjoy the flavor of Wade, our tall, tough Texan. Those who are fond of ménage will be particularly tickled with the different textures one can experience with the rougher cowboy and the smoother corporate hero.

It is always a pleasure to read a book by Ms McKade. If you are looking for something light but hot, this one will hit the spot.

January 2007