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Review: Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl

October 11th, 2009 | 4 Stars, Book Review, Contemporary, Crime and Protection, D-F, Erotica, Friends, Police, Survival, Suspense/Thriller, United States of America, Writer 

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This contemporary romance is about Molly Jennings is erotica romance writer Holly Summers. Tumble Creek, Colorado is just the place for her to get away from her creepy ex-boyfriend Cameron Kasten. It was also just the place for her to indulge in a longtime fantasy Ben Lawson the local police chief and her brother's best friend. Getting arrested never looked so good. Yummy.

Victoria Dahl is great at ramping up tension - sexual, physical, emotional... I had a niggling feeling about the stalker in Molly's backyard. Sergeant Kasten, one of Denver's top negotiators is the easiest choice of bad guy. So is he?

I loved how the verbal tools of a negotiator were used in the novel and how one of them became the title. Very cool. I learn something new with every novel I pick up!

As I am not a huge fan of suspense/thriller romances that are super scary I greatly appreciated Dahl's restraint on the creepy factor. It's creepy, but not the "I have to leave a nightlight on and keep my cell phone close" type of creepy. It's also fun and humorous and quirky. I wouldn't mind reading The Wicked West by Holly Summers for instance!

To sum up: I liked Dahl's ability to combine humor, lust, and suspense. I picked up Talk Me Down and read it in a day (keep away from scary romance reader she bites when disturbed) that's how hooked I was. I wish a few things went down differently, but overall it's quite excellent!

Rating: 4 Stars

Buy: Talk Me Down

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6 comments ↓
#1 katiebabs on 10.11.09 at 9:34 am

How can you not adore Ben? A man who blushes but loves to be inventive in bed?

Molly cracked me up even though I wish she told Ben up front about her writing, which shouldn’t have been so hush hush. But then there wouldn’t have been any tension.

Victoria writes great sexy contemporaries.

#2 Keira on 10.11.09 at 2:54 pm

Yes, I need to get more books by her!

#3 Jane on 10.11.09 at 3:45 pm

Have you read any of her historicals?

#4 Keira on 10.11.09 at 7:14 pm

No – which ones do you recommend?

#5 Jane on 10.12.09 at 2:54 am

I haven’t read her historicals either. I thought you might have.

#6 katiebabs on 10.12.09 at 10:05 am

I’ve read a few of Victoria’s historicals. They were enjoyable steamy reads that romance fans would enjoy.

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