MR. SATISFACTION

Author: Brenda Jackson, Delilah Dawson, Joy King and Maryann Reid ISBN: 0312990936 1/2006 CONTEMPORARY Publisher: ST. MARTIN'S PRESS

Extreme Satisfaction by BRENDA JACKSON Successful financial adviser Cathleen has worked hard to achieve what she considers the perfect life. There isn't much else shecould possibly want ...except the man who got away while she was climbing the ladder of success. Satisfy Me by DELILAH DAWSON Shauna finds out that Max, her childhood crush, is back in town for their friends' wedding. Shauna's all grown up now, and she has no intention of letting him slip through her fingers again. Ice Princess by JOY KING Beautiful, successful, and deadly in the boardroom, Madison always gets any man she wants. As a matter of fact, she seems to have more than she can handle. But when she moves into her fabulous new loft and meets the building's owner, Maurice, she realizes that she has finally met her match. The Morning After by MARYANN REID Alexis is tired of the pampered, well-to-do men of her social set and wants to take a walk on the wilder side. So when she steps out of her Park Avenue comfort zone and meets Rasheen, straight out of Bed-Stuy, she gets everything she could ever want ...and more.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

I am a little on the fence with my review of MR. SATISFACTION. While the first two novels are absolutely wonderful and left me wanting more, the second two didn't really do much for me.

In Extreme Satisfaction, Cat needs a man. She is beautiful and successful with the perfect life—all that's missing is one thing. When Rory walks back into her life, she decides that he is what she has been waiting for. Well written and very sexy, this is a wonderful little novella.

Satisfy Me has the perfect format for my favorite type of book—a long lost love. Max is hot, Shauna is beautiful and together their passion is explosive. Ms. Dawson is an extremely talented author whose books I am sure fly right off the shelves.

In Ice Princess, Madison moves into her new loft and meets Maurice, the hunky owner of the building. This is where it gets tricky for me. I loved Maurice and Madison, but I am not one for numerous sexual partners in one book. I prefer my h/h to be faithful to one another. The book is well written, if a little graphic in the sex department.

The Morning After is probably my least favorite book out of this anthology. The main reason is that I really disliked this "hero". While at times Rasheen showed a hint of being a good guy, he just seemed way too over-the-top to me. Not to mention that when Ms. Reid finally does come to something really juicy and big about this character, it just seems to go away faster than it was put before me.

MR. SATISFACTION is a good read, despite my misgivings on a couple of the stories. While I had my problems with it, I am sure fans of these four gifted authors will love it.

Kristal Gorman