SHOW AND TELL
Jasmine Haynes
Berkley Sensation
ISBN: 978-0-425-22158-7
July 2008
Ultimate Romance

This very talented author introduces readers to Trinity Green, the best friend of a character first introduced in a previous book, THE FORTUNE HUNTER. Trinity, at least superficially, appears to be a perfect rich daddy's girl. She has impulsively married a man that she didn't know for long and one day comes home to find him in the shower with another woman--a woman with large breasts, which Trinity does not have.

Trinity develops some backbone and kicks him out, moving herself to a motel for the night. When a handsome man knocks on her door, admitting that he has heard her through the walls, engaging in some solo intimate behavior, and wants to watch, she lets him into her room.

Scott is a forty something chief financial officer, divorced with two girls in college. He has never done anything out of the white bread relationship norm. Yet, something about Trinity calls to his wild self and in spite of their age difference, they begin a relationship in which her true identity is a secret throughout much of the relationship.

This is a really well done ultimate fiction. I always salivate over any new book by Jasmine Hayes and she has not disappointed with this latest offering. The most fascinating part of the book is her careful examination of both Trinity and Scott as they begin engaging in behaviors out of the norm. Layered with Trinity's complex relationship with her father, her entry into the work world and associated personnel conflicts, and her intense attraction to Scott are Scott's issues. As he tries to reconcile his growing attachment to this woman with his vow to never re-engage his heart in a relationship, readers go along for the shifts and changes experienced by the couple.

Can you tell I really, really loved this book? Don't miss it; I guarantee a steamy, passionate novel that will keep you up late at night.

Reviewed by Jeri Neal
Rating: 4 ½