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Book Review By Jess
Hidden Talents by Jayne Ann Krentz

Caleb Ventress, a successful business man, has spent his entire life compensating for the mistakes that his parents made before he was born. His father, a married man, had an affair with Caleb's mother. His family was then blackmailed with nude photos of his father's mistress. After the deaths of his parents Caleb was raised by his father's family, but was never allowed to forget the circumstances of his birth. He vowed never to make the same mistake his father did, never to let passion rule his life.
Shortly after signing a business contract with Serenity Makepeace, a grocery store owner from the eccentric town of Witt's End, Caleb learns that she is receiving blackmail threats because of a set of nude photos. Although disgusted at first, Caleb can't seem to fight his attraction to Serenity. But before Caleb and Serenity can move on with their relationship, they must first figure out who's blackmailing Serenity and why.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Inner struggle subplot Yes
Struggle with...

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Sex makes him

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Effect of sexing

Setting
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 70%
How explicit is the sex? - actual description of sex - Boob talk
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts
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