A Taste of Italy
Winner 2007 New York Book Festival Competition for Best E-Book!
Carly, an LA woman who sets off for Florence, Italy in search of passion, finds that her Catholic upbringing and a decade spent toiling away in the corporate tax industry has her so buttoned up she barely knows what to do with herself. Haunted by Sister Mary Margaret’s threats of eternal damnation, she nearly loses the will to fulfill her dreams. But when she meets David, a California man in Florence with his theatre company, she discovers that underneath all her layers of guilt and fear, lies the heart of a “naughty, naughty girl.”|
"A quick and entertaining read....I definitely look forward to reading more from Lucie Simone." |
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Reviewed by Keris Stainton, Trashionista.com |
| Cocktail Reviews has given A Taste of Italy the entire bottle of champagne! |
| "A Taste of Italy is a total and utter RIOT. From the first few lines this book had me laughing out loud. With superb wit and perfect delivery, Lucie Simone has created a must-read tale. How pleasing to read something that is so funny, yet at the same time romantic. Stunning 1st person POV, I couldn't put this one down, reading from cover to cover, literally scoffing down the words. This is one mad-cap ride of thrills!" |
| Reviewed by White Russian, Cocktail Reviews |
| A Taste of Italy received 4 cups from Coffee Time Romance.... |
| "Laced with moments of roar out loud humor, this story is definitely one to settle with if you are looking for a warm, engaging, and funny read." |
| Zaynah |
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| Fallen Angel Reviews has given A Taste of Italy four angels! |
| "A Taste of Italy is a well told erotic romance novella that is thoroughly enjoyable, with great characters and a well written plot." |
| Reviewed by: Elizabeth of Fallen Angel Reviews |
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The Waterdance
After an intimate Watsu session leaves tightly-wound Nikki craving much more than a massage from Ricardo, the sexy, half Costa Rican-half African American massage therapist who re-ignited a long dormant desire within her, Nikki finds herself impulsively hopping a red-eye to Costa Rica to chase after him. She isn't sure if she's mad about the boy, or simply mad, but she can't get that man, or his hands, out of her mind and just has to find out if there was more to their intimate session than mere therapy.
Arriving at the mountain resort where Ricardo spends two months of every year massaging the tight bodies of wealthy women, Nikki discovers that she isn't his only admirer to have crossed oceans and continents for his sensual touch. His healing hands are legendary in this exclusive spa, and one particular client is prepared to fight tooth and nail to keep those hands all to herself.
When a seductive water massage leads to a night of passion, Nikki wonders if she and Ricardo might have the makings of a relationship, or if she is simply another notch in his bedpost. Was their encounter as special to him as it was to her, or is she just another in a long line of lovers who have fallen victim to his seductive art form? Can she win his heart as well as his body, or will her rival drive a wedge between them?
Untitled Project
Making movies-of-the-week for one of the entertainment industry’s most successful cable channels may not sound like a life and death kind of job, but when Lauren Tate’s soon-to-be-ex-husband is found murdered in his Malibu home, she learns just how cut-throat Hollywood can truly be!
Labeled the prime suspect, Lauren must work to clear her name while also fighting desperately to hang on to her highly-coveted position at Timeless Television as her former assistant threatens to snatch out of her hands. All this is stressful enough, but when she starts to suspect that the hot, new Hollywood hunk who’s been warming her bed at night might have killed her bastard of an ex, she fears she just might be next…
Hollywood Ending
Hollywood is a fickle lover, and when she beckons, you better come running or she just might kick your sorry butt to the curb. At least, that’s always been Trina Stewart’s philosophy. She’s got only one thing on her mind: landing a posh job at a Hollywood movie studio. But when she meets sexy New Zealander, Devin O’Donnell, all she can think is, what’s it gonna take to separate that man from his pants?
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Set in Los Angeles, Hollywood Ending offers an inside look into the lives of the not-so-rich-and-famous as they follow their passions in love and career, discovering that sometimes you have to give up what you want in order to get what you truly need.