Monday, November 24, 2008

Servicing Rafferty


Book Title: Servicing Rafferty
Author: Janie Mason
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Publisher URL: http://samhainpublishing.com/
ISBN: 1-60504-077-0
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Nymph Rating: 3.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymph Reviewer: Mystical Nymph

Auto mechanic Heidi Callihan has loved her boss, Joseph “Rafe” Rafferty since she was sixteen years old, and he’s always treated her like one of his little sisters. At the age of twenty-three, she’s sick and tired of being his ‘sister’ and employee. Heidi wants their relationship to change to that of lovers, except she’s not certain how to go about it. It’s not until the local ‘black widow’, Barbara Murillo, sets her sights on Rafe, that Heidi realizes she needs a plan to make him see her as a woman, and quick.

Rafe has loved Heidi like another kid sister for years, and it’s only recently that he’s grudgingly acknowledged that his feelings for her have changed. There’s a nine year difference in their ages and he wants her to enjoy her youth, but their mutual attraction is slowly driving him crazy. He’s willing to overlook his feelings until the day he agrees to help Heidi with her cat, and ends up hand-cuffed to her sofa.

Servicing Rafferty is a fun and light-hearted romance that’s perfect for a quick afternoon read. This sexy little novella is an excellent example of an intelligent woman taking the initiative to get what she wants, in this case Rafe, and it almost blows up in her face. Heidi and Rafe have cared for each other for so many years, that their attraction and love snuck up on them, when they weren’t looking. Mr. Know-it-all thought he knew what was better for both of them and just about messed up the chance they had at happiness. He was willing to overlook his feeling and if it wasn’t for Heidi…well, you get the idea.

Overall the plot is pretty straight-forward for a contemporary romance, and there wasn’t much in the way of surprises…with the exception of when Heidi hand-cuffed Rafe to the frame of her new, it-weighs-a-ton sofa couch. That scene was my absolute favorite in the entire story, and it had me grinning at the visual running through my head. Then add in the blistering hot sex after Rafe is released and you have a nearly perfect scene finish.

If you’re looking for an entertaining, cute and fun read, give this one a try.

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