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Publication Date: 4 Mar 2010 | Series: Little Black Dress
Get your teeth into this devilishly racy romantic adventure that's full of surprises!
All work and no play makes Nina a dull girl... But when you're PA to a celebrity chef who's even tastier than one of his delicious dishes you can't help loving your job. And what's wrong with fancying the pants off your boss? Erm, everything if he's married to someone else. So when Nina meets sexy Spaniard Juan, she's thrilled to escape to a new life abroad... until Juan does a runner with her hard-earned cash. Nina has no choice but to head home and brave 'The Temple of Gloom' - a gothic flat with some unusual inhabitants. Nina's had enough of bloodsuckers. But is her mysterious neighbour Viktor really a vampire?
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Julie Cohen studied at Brown University, earning a summa cum laude degree with honours in English. She moved to the UK in 1992 to pursue a postgraduate degree in English Literature at the University of Reading and currently teaches English at secondary level. She lives with her husband in Berkshire.
Nina has a slight problem, she has fallen in love with her boss - who just happens to be a very happily married man. Desperate to move on she jumps into starting a new life with Juan, moving to a country where she doesn't know anyone and can't even speak the language. When things go horribly wrong she is left homeless and without a penny to her name and takes refuge in the flat of a deceased family member. It isn't going to be easy to start her life over again but perhaps she'll be able to do it with the help of her new friends.
I really enjoyed Nina Jones and the Temple of Gloom and will definitely be on the look out for more by Julie Cohen. Nina is a very likeable main character and I found it very easy to relate to the position she found herself in. I think most of us have fallen for the wrong person at least once in our lifetimes & I know I've ended up in a relationship with the wrong person at least once! So as much as you are mentally screaming at Nina not to jump into things with Juan while you're reading what she does is completely believable and even understandable in the circumstances.
Although I couldn't see what she did in either her boss or Juan I loved Vicktor and could definitely see the attraction there! I enjoyed watching Nina turn her life around and would definitely recommend this book to romance fans. If you're looking for a light entertaining read that will have you laugh out loud you should definitely give this a try.
Nina goes from one ill-judged, unrequited love to another ill-judged love affair. It's not clear why, until you work through the story and the cracks in her make-up are gradually revealed. And by the end, I was really rooting for her to get it right.
In its class, this is one of my favourite books.
If you like entertaining, romantic and funny reads, this is one for you.
Having read many of Julie's Little Black Dress books, and some Mills and Boon's, this was on my 'must have's list. It's got an interesting theme this time, instead of being just a romance, it echoes 'appearances are not what they seem' very well. My fave bits are from half way thru when she comes a cropper, and ends up with the marvellous creation Evangeline in the Temple of Gloom. Tip - don't read the funeral scene in a public place! Great read, easy to dip in and out of, until the second half, when it's a 'keep you from dreamland' belter! d x
