Quote of the Day and a review

[image error]The Romance Studio gave White Knight one of the nicest reviews I think I've ever received. I wanted to share it (and a squee) with you. And because I'm a big kid, I've highlighted my favorite bits.

Shea is looking to start over, but L.A. is expensive and she has no money. Nobody will notice if she crashes at Scoundrels, the club where she works, right? Wrong. Travis Knight, reclusive owner of the club, has a wicked case of insomnia and a room full of security cameras. He strikes up a friendship with Shea that leads to more. In the end, both of these lost souls seek refuge in one another.

Sinking into a Mari Carr novel is like taking a steamy bath when the kids are away. The outside world slips away, leaving only relaxation and bliss. Carr's characters are flawed and stubborn, and completely perfect for falling in love. White Knight, the follow-up to Black Jack begins with a promise that makes it difficult to put down the book for any length of time.

As with Black Jack, Ms. Carr uses a format where she alternates between telling the love story between Travis and Shea and telling a parallel fantasy story that helps us delve deeper into the characters. Travis is scarred from a tragedy we don't find out about until the end. Carr does a stellar job of maintaining the allure of the alpha male while still driving home how deeply Travis's wounds run.

Shea is the perfect woman, and their introduction couldn't have been more fitting. Travis is simply too jaded to notice any woman he meets the usual way. Since she's gun-shy and looking to start over, his need to progress slowly toward true intimacy doesn't turn her away. Ms. Carr easily fulfills her promise and delivers a sweet, sensual, romantic story that cleanses away the sins of the world and leaves behind blissfully pure pleasure.

HOW AWESOME IS THAT? The reviewer, Clare, gave the story 5 hearts which means White Knight will be up for Sweetheart of the Week. Voting begins this evening at http://www.theromancestudio.com/5heart_form.php. The vote launches between 5 and 7 PM EST.

And today's quote is from one of the greatest Christmas movies of all-time, Christmas Vacation!

"Where do you think you're going? Nobody's leaving. Nobody's walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We're all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here. We're gonna press on, and we're gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye. And when Santa squeezes his fat white ass down that chimney tonight, he's gonna find the jolliest bunch of assholes this side of the nuthouse." – spoken by Clark, aka Chevy Chase.