ROMANCE

Lead and Follow

by Katie Porter
Samhain. (Club Devant, Bk. 1). Jan. 2013. c.262p. eISBN 9781619212510. EPUB $5.50. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
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Lizzie has returned to New York after a lengthy recovery from a torn ACL. She is ready to storm back onto the Latin ballroom dance circuit and claim her fourth championship, proving her injury is no longer an issue. Her longtime partner, Dima, has set his sights on a different future in the six months she has been gone. Working in a cabaret club has provided Dima with a flexibility he has never had—and he wants more. It's not just their working relationship that appears to have changed, as a fling with a bartender sets into motion an uncertain future for the once rock-solid partnership.
VERDICT Porter ("Vegas Top Guns" series) uses Lead and Follow to kick off her new series. While the book is certainly packed with steamy and graphic sex scenes—including a handful of threesomes—the plot never quite finds solid footing to help ground the characters in the conflict. These people contradict each other and themselves regularly, making the communication issues between Lizzie and Dima understandable but also problematic for the reader. In addition, the inclusion of Paul the bartender is one note, making his impact on the developments between our lovers seem inflated. While the romance is still hot, the muddled conflict works against the cohesion of the book.
Reviewed by Kellie Tilton, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks Lib. , Dec 07, 2012
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