Lori Foster
Unexpected (2003)
Author: Lori Foster
Genre: Romance (Contemporary)/Erotica
Plot Summary:
Ray Vereker is a part-time mercenary in her early 30s. She is a former Army special forces soldier who is now a hardened, tough-talking, hard-drinking woman who can handle herself in any rough situation, whether in a bar fight or a rescue operation in a jungle. Eli Connors is a rich, buffed business owner in Chicago. His immature 18 year-old brother Jeremy is kidnapped by guerillas while working as a photojournalist in Central America. Connors expects a rough-and-tumble man when he hires a mercenary, not the dark and mysterious beautiful woman he finds in Ray. The two journey to Central America, where Ray rescues Jeremy by contaminating the food supply for the entire guerilla camp; while the guerillas rush to the outhouse, Ray sneaks out whiny Jeremy. During the trip Eli becomes passionately in lust then love with Ray. Ray tries to fend him off, but ultimately succumbs to passion. This leads to Ray’s toughest challenges yet – pregnancy and a persistent lover who wants to marry her.
Geographical Setting: Chicago and somewhere in Central America
Time Period: Present Day, 2003
Appeal Characteristics:
This novel is both a conventional romance (a perfect man pursues the heroine) and also an erotic novel – the sex is steamily depicted in descriptive language. A reader seeking a novel where the sex is not shrouded in euphemisms will like Foster’s frankness. Also, Ray Vereker is certainly no shrinking violet; she is a strong woman who can take car of herself, yet also has suppressed needs for a partner. Romance fans wanting a different sort of heroine – one rough and tough – will be drawn to Ray Vereker.
Similar Authors: Annette Jaffee; Barry Gifford; Cheryl Holt; Emma Holly
Red Flags: Explicit sex; some violence; language.
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