I was thrilled when I learned that Lillian Grant had a new book out. Her trademark erotic humour is one of the high spots in my reading pile. It’s hard enough finding good erotic romance, finding one with a healthy dose of humour woven through it is priceless.

She’s deviating slightly with Go With the Flo, winding back the clock to the 90’s with a gentle and funny romantic suspense. Remember the 90’s? Avon door-to-door. No mobile phones. Edward Scissorhands.

Florence Spring is a bit of a klutz. Always tripping over or having little accidents, she is a young Miss Marple with plenty of enthusiasm, but rarely any hard evidence. When her close neighbour, Eddie-the-Flasher goes missing, she determines to find out why, dragging her best friend Nelson along for the ride.

Her father detests leather jacketed biker Nelson, but I found him utterly delicious J Thankfully, so did Flo:

When he fluttered his eyelids and came in for kiss number two, Florence’s defences had already been torn down and the welcome mat and bunting were in place.

They’ve been platonic best friends for years, until one brief Christmas kiss and now Flo finds that Nelson is more intent on seducing her than finding Eddie:

Of the two of them, he was the one who usually played it safe where their friendship was concerned. She, on the other hand, was ready to leap into the unknown at the drop of a hat and hoped to God he saved her. She had a feeling the unknown with Nelson could be dark, brooding, erotic and dangerous and yet she ached for it.

Right from the start, there’s plenty of fun as Flo breaks into Eddie’s house to look for clues, and ends up being rescued by Nelson. Side by side with the mystery surrounding Eddie’s disappearance is the growing realization that Nelson means more than she could have ever thought:

He cupped her face, brushing a thumb over her still warm cheek. “Sorry, I should have woken you but truth be told, I liked holdin’ you whilst you slept.”

Things escalate and suddenly Flo is out of her depth – especially when Nelson is kidnapped. She’ll do whatever’s necessary to get her man back:

“You want me to run back-up? I could grab the intruder from behind and put them in a headlock or use a karate kick to break their legs.”
Mr. Brown raised an eyebrow. “You do karate?”
She shook her head. “No, but I’ve watched Bruce Lee. How hard can it be?”

I loved this breath of fresh air. Flo is smart and sassy, if a little impetuous, and Nelson is, well, the perfect boyfriend * swoon *

I gobbled up this book and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that Lillian Grant will write a sequel – or even better, a series of mysteries for Flo and Nelson to solve. That would be divine :-) 5/5