Cutting Loose.

Cutting Loose

Kristin Hardy

Harlequin Retail Inc

ISBN 0373791607 $4.50 256 pages

Very highly recommended

In the second book of the miniseries Sex & the Supper Club, author Kristin Hardy creates yet another sleekly sensual tale of walking on the wild side. Sedate Trish Dawson explores outrageous possibility when she yields to a friend's makeup brush and transforms herself into a sexual siren for the night. When she enters the costume party dressed as a dominatrix, Trish does not expect to meet a mysterious stranger dressed as the Marquis de Sade who will take her breath away.

Hollywood actor Ty Ramsay savors the opportunity to pursue a woman who is oblivious of his true identity. Rather than a woman intent on further her career or fulfilling her star-struck fantasies, Trish is a real woman sincerely attracted to him. When she finally convinces him to unmask, however, Trish flees the seduction, refusing to become another notch on the notorious actor's bedpost. Terribly intrigued, Ty becomes determined to find his way into Trish's life and heart.

Author Kristin Hardy has long established herself as a talented author of sophisticated tales that include marvelous glitz and glamour. Once again she provides the perfect escapist fiction in CUTTING LOOSE. As she gains confidence and self-knowledge, Trish becomes a remarkably likeable and sympathetic character. Ty's need to overcome his own self created reputation becomes as great a challenge as discovering the way into Trish's heart. Light bondage and domination add a daring edge with its wildly erotic elements. For fans who follow Hardy's miniseries, favorite characters make adept appearances, including Cilla, who stars in December's NOTHING BUT THE BEST. CUTTING LOOSE comes very highly recommended.