PHANTOM LOVER
AJ LLEWELLYN
ISBN# 1-55410-996-5
September 2007 eXtasy Books
www.extasybooks.com
E-Book
$4.19
267 Pages
Contemporary Gay Romance
Rating: 4 Cups

Sexy Hula Dancer, Bobby Kikawa, has passed by a fascinating painting in an art gallery window for weeks; stopping to gaze at it, fantasizing about the magnificent, magnetic man who modeled for it. Entwined in a lover’s elusive embrace was his number one crush Kimo Wilder, the preeminent hula dancer in all the islands. Now Bobby has a chance of a lifetime; to study and dance with Kimo in his newest production.

As a six foot four Hula Master and Keeper of the ancient knowledge, Kimo Wilder is an imposing and intelligent man. Charisma emanates from him in waves, and his great love for home and culture have resulted in a celebrated career. Kimo has always been surrounded by beautiful women, and Bobby’s fantasies about him will likely stay just that. Now Kimo finds himself with questions only his body can answer as a spark of attraction grows between himself and Bobby; questions Bobby welcomes, but Kimo's wife may take issue with.

Hurt and betrayed before, Bobby is both excited and alarmed over his emerging feelings for this mystical man. A primal passion burns between them, but it may take the magic of the islands and the power of the Goddess Pele to bring these two hearts together.

In a story as rich in peaks and valleys as the islands on which it’s set, Phantom Lover is hot and lush as a Hawaiian rain forest. Bobby’s voice is heartfelt and real, his struggles and triumphs surprisingly relatable for me. Any reader with a pulse will fall immediately in lust with the powerful and sexy Kimo. His virile presence seems to leap off the page and rise before me in rich, vivid color. AJ Llewellyn has crafted a story in the timeless tradition of romantic texts everywhere, both with a modern and ancient twist. I’m glad to know I need not wait long for his next installment in this romantic saga.

Heather
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