MIRA, $7.50, ISBN 1-55166-621-9
Historical Romance, 2000

I confess it is curiosity that compelled me to fork out $7.50 on Savage Desire. For the last five (yes, five) books, Virginia Brandon and Steve Morgan behaved like characters in The Road Runner Show with overheated genitals, rape, and slaps thrown in. I wonder if this new installment of the Bickering Prepubescents Boinking Saga will be any better.

I should’ve known, really. Steve and Ginny are people who may reach the age of 80 but their mental maturity will remain frozen at the age of 15. What else can explain that even after ten years together – ten, TEN, freaking years – these two are still bickering and whining and mistrusting each other.

There are evil mistresses abound (too bad they never thought to lace his drink with hemlock when they’re done with him), evil men who rape and use Ginny aiyaiyai (too bad they never thought to throw her over a cliff when they’re done with her), stupid bickering and tantrums that end more often than not with our heroine in tears and our hero all puffed up in misguided obstinacy…

Ten years. Ten years! And they’re still behaving as if they’re 15.

Too bad Ginny and Stevie aren’t real. I may just tune in to Jerry Springer just to see them rip at each other and reveal cheating/dysfunctional sex stories to the delighted public. And at least Mr Springer’s brand of voyeuristic guilty pleasure is free. Rosemary Rogers charges $7.50 for the same brand of quality fun, and ah, I do want my money back.

Silly, silly me. Should’ve stuck to The Road Runner Show.