| Title: | Learning Curves | |
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| Author: | Elyse Mady | |
| Publication Date: | June 2011 | |
| Publisher's Description | Leanne Galloway has no time for dating; her focus is on launching her academic career. Dragged along to her childhood frenemy Gillian's bachelorette party at a male strip club, she just wants to get through the evening-but she can't help interfering when Gillian sends a note to a sexy dancer proposing a hot hookup. Brandon Myles is working backstage at the Foxe's Den to fund his post-graduate studies in dance, but he's forced onstage when the headliner fails to show up. He feels a surprisingly strong connection with a quiet woman watching from a table full of tipsy bridesmaids, and he's delighted when she appears backstage after his set. After a scorching spontaneous encounter, Leanne and Brandon agree to go their separate ways. But they're both grad students on a small campus, and avoiding each other and denying their attraction won't work for long, especially when a jealous rival appears, determined to ruin both their academic careers. |
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| My rating: | ***.5 | |
I really liked Leanne and Brandon’s story, although it felt more like a novella than a novel, despite its length. Ms. Mady has a way of crafting relatable and entertaining scenes, although I have to say that Gillian was such a total bitch that she was almost unbelievable. Can anybody really be that vile? Possibly, but as a villain, such an unlikeable character was too over-the-top. Likewise, while her comuppence was pretty entertaining, it didn’t ring true at all.
There were a lot of unresolved issues, such as why Leanne’s mom would be so down on her daughter, or blind to how everybody else treated Leanne. What kind of parent would stand for that? The ending was very “love conquers all,” but if you stopped for a moment to think where these two are in their lives, you can see that they have some rough times ahead. I wouldn’t have minded learning more about how Brandon and Leeanne are able to weather the events and situations in their immediate futures. Professionally, they’re both at adrift. Do go they go elsewhere? Do they fight for their positions at Wellington?
This book provided me with at least as many questions as answers, but it was entertaining and the sexy, and didn’t disappointment at all. I think that fans of erotic/contemporary romance will really enjoy this title.
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