Twin Peaks (Berkley Sensation) [Mass Market Paperback]

Susan Johnson fans will recognize her usual bedroom banter and won't be surprised by the story or the heat. In fact, her story was the reason I purchased the book. Jasmine Haynes, however, was a new author for me and I was not disappointed. Her sex scenes are much more detailed than Johnson's and therefore, much more titillating, if you know what I mean. Before even finishing her second story in this book, I looked up other stories by her and ordered them all.

Twin Peaks is a collection of three stories that includes Wedding Surprise by Susan Johnson and Double the Pleasure and Skin Deep by Jasmine Haynes.

In Wedding Surprise by Susan Johnson teacher Sophie Piper had been lusting after Coach Jake Finn for awhile. When she gets the chance at a friend's wedding to make her sexy dreams of Jake come true she jumps right into bed with him, little realizing that it's actually his twin brother Jasper. She soon realizes her error and her feelings for Jake haven't changed but now that it looks like she's finally got a chance with him how does she tell him that she ended up with his brother?

Susan Johnson's stories are always steamy and Wedding Surprise is no exception. I had a little trouble with the brother switch but I still enjoyed Wedding Surprise and fans of Susan Johnson will enjoy this short story.

Jasmine Haynes' Double the Pleasure and Skin Deep are by far the best stories in this collection and focuses on twin sisters Kirby and Kristin Prescott. In Double the Pleasure Kristin Prescott has been in love with her boss, Ross Sloan, for a long time. However Kristin has always been the shy and overlooked twin. In order to make her fantasies of Ross come true she pretends to be Kirby and seduces him. But once she become involved in a passionate affair with him how does she tell him that she's really his reliable secretary? Or does Ross already know? Skin Deep is Kirby's story. For two years Kirby has been having a "phone relationship" with Jack Taylor. Now Jack is moving to the same city as Kirby and is determined to make their relationship more than just talking. Kirby finds herself falling for Jack but after a devastating relationship she's afraid to let Jack inside her heart. Jasmine Haynes, who also writes as Jennifer Skully and JB Skully is quickly becoming a writer to watch. Her stories are sensual but the sensuality doesn't overload the emotional connection between the main characters. Readers who are new to Jasmine Haynes will enjoy these stories so much that they will find themselves looking for her other titles.

Melissa

Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

This book consists of 3 novellas about twins.

4 stars for WEDDING SURPRISE by Susan Johnson.
Great fun. Fun characters, neat guys, surprising predicament, neat ending.

For a list of my reviews of other Susan Johnson books, see my 3 star review of "Hot Property" posted 9/30/08.

4 stars for SKIN DEEP by Jasmine Haynes.
This was different from typical romance novels. The hero was short and bald, and they had an unusual relationship. They had never met in person but had a phone sex and phone friend relationship for many months until he came to her town to meet her. I was surprised that I continued to think about this story and the characters days later.

3 stars for DOUBLE THE PLEASURE by Jasmine Haynes.
Entertaining, not great, but still fun to read.
CAUTION SPOILER:
I did not like that Kirby had a conversation with Ross with the door open. It was obvious that there would be a crisis if Kristen overheard them which was what happened.

To date, I've read one other book by Jasmine Haynes. My 3 star review of "Open Invitation" Copyright 2006 was posted 6/21/08.

Sexual content: strong. Setting: current day U.S. Copyright: 2005. Genre: contemporary romance.