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Deadly Satisfaction: A Dangerous Love Novel

by Trice Hickman
Dafina: Kensington. Feb. 2016. 284p. ISBN 9781617737473. pap. $9.95; ebk. ISBN 9781617737480. F
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Hickman continues the juicy tale of who killed nasty womanizer Johnny Mayfield. In Secret Indiscretions, readers were led to believe psychotic Vivian Jackson shot Johnny. Ah, but wait! There's more. It seems Johnny touched many lives and none in a good way. When Vivian is revealed not to be the murderer, folks in the good town of Amber, AL, maneuver to figure out who pulled the trigger. Meanwhile his widow, Geneva, and Donetta, co-owners of G & D Hair Design prepare for Thanksgiving family visits when relationship drama explodes. Councilwoman Charlene Harris's son, Phillip, comes to town and is smitten by Donetta, a trans woman. Soon parallel stories of mystery and romance evolve as gossip and lies swirl throughout the small community.
VERDICT Reprising the who-killed-Johnny story line grows a bit stale, but Hickman is spot on describing the emotional turmoil Donetta feels when she falls for a guy; the depiction of her relationship with Phillip is an important addition to romance novels.
Reviewed by Staff , Jan 28, 2016
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