Josie Villefranche has inherited the Hotel Josephine from her grandmother, who has just died.  Once a thriving bordello, the hotel has fallen on hard times made especially desperate after a female guest is murdered in her hotel bed.  The murder remains unsolved and that story was the first novel in the Dangerous Liaisons miniseries.  Now readers are re-introduced to Josie, her hotel, and her struggle to save it.

Drew Morrison is a business shark nicknamed “The Closer” for his ability to close deals, regardless of cost to himself or others.  Bitter from an acrimonious divorce, he resolutely comes to New Orleans to convince Josie to sell the Hotel Josephine to his client.  It is, after all, the kind of work he does best.

What Drew doesn’t count on is his intense attraction to the very beautiful Josie and her aged hotel.  While their relationship begins with his lack of truth, this doesn’t take away one bit from the intensity of their sexual encounters or from their feelings for each other. 

This is a terrific category romance with lots of angst about the relationship between Josie and Drew, some Cajun mystery, voodoo, and unexpected outcomes.  I really appreciated the authors’ letter to readers at the beginning of the book, noting their sorrow about New Orleans , the setting for this book and actually, all books in the Dangerous Liaisons series. 

Fans of Tori Carrington will be especially satisfied with this book.  As usual, with most of their books, I read this one long into the night and loved it!  This really good read is full of a great relationship and sexual tension.