Detained

Wow, angst to the nth degree! Well-written, sensuous romance that has it all - exotic settings, child abuse, kidnapping, prison riots, business scandal, family dysfunction...and two very strong-minded main characters. I like the way Paton portrays her heroines as ambitious, successful professional working women (seems to me that many British romances go for the ditzy heroine, while Australian ones realize that competence is sexy), but the heroine here spends way too much time apologizing to the hero for just doing her job, while he doesn't grovel nearly enough. Still, the heat they generate is palpable and their respective grand gestures are suitably swoon-worthy. Paton is my new favorite contemporary romance e-author. White Balance is also recommended.