Title:  Talking After Midnight

Author:  Dakota Cassidy

Rating:  Siren's Best Book Stone

Genre:  Contemporary Romance

Keywords:  Phone Sex, Plum Orchard Series

Page Count:  448            

ISBN E-Book:  9781460334560

Price:  $6.39

Print ISBN:   9780778316312   

Price:  $6.39

Publisher:  Harlequin MIRA 

Buy-Link:  http://www.harlequin.com/storeitem.html?iid=52549

Reviewer:  Stacey Krug

Blurb/Summary:

Shields up, sugar—things in Plum Orchard are about to get real.  

Marybell Lyman is notorious for two things:

Her look. The wicked hairstyle, multiple piercings and practiced sneer that say: "Stay back—I bite." 

Her voice. The syrupy lilt that's her bread and butter at Call Girls, the prim little town's flourishing phone-sex company. 

Hunky handyman Taggart Hawthorn is mesmerized by the contradiction: such sweet tones inside such a spiky shell! He wants to know more about mysterious Marybell, to hear more of her sexy talk—all for himself. 

But Tag's attentions, delicious as they are, have Marybell panicked. She's been hiding a long time. She's finally got a home, a job and friends she adores. She won't have it all snatched away by another stupid mistake—like falling in love. So when Marybell's past comes calling, she and the Call Girls will prove no one handles scandals like a Southern girl!

Review:

Dakota Cassidy’s wicked sharp sense of humor had me laughing out loud in Talking After Midnight.  That was not the only emotion Dakota Cassidy was able to evoke from me.  Combining all the human and animal elements at various points it was impossible not to shed some tears.

I really love the characters from the Plum Orchard Series.  Both Marybell Lyman and Taggart Hawthorne are brought to life through their trials and tribulations that they endured.  It was these trials and tribulations that were wrapped in mystery plot bunnies that hopped and built to the conclusion of the story.

As usual in this series, the secondary characters played very important roles in helping the hero and heroine reach their destiny.  Showing us that even fictional characters need other people.

Marybell and Tag are hilarious together.  Marybell’s standoffish attitude and Tag’s unrelenting spirit had me turning the pages as fast as I could to see how they would end up.  I found it interesting that Marybell was able to effectively turn off her work life from the phone sex company in her relationship with Tag.  What they shared was just between them, except that Dakota Cassidy shared their super-hot steamy love scenes with us.   

The plot and characters are fantastic in Talking After Midnight.  I would definitely recommend this book.

Dakota Cassidy, Something to Talk About

Title:  Something to Talk About

Author:  Dakota Cassidy

Rating:  Five Siren Stones

Genre:  Contemporary Romance

Keywords:  Phone Sex, Plum Orchard Series 

Page Count:  384            

ISBN E-Book:  978-1460332917  

Price:  $6.39

ISBN Print:  978-0778316275

Price:  $6.39

Publisher:  Harlequin MIRA

Buy-Link:  http://www.harlequin.com/storeitem.html?iid=51924

Reviewer:  Stacey Krug

Blurb/Summary:

Sexy is as sexy does. And in Plum Orchard, sugar, it does! 

Emmeline Amos is sick of her ex saying she's boring and prissy. After all, she works for a phone-sex company! (As general manager, but still.) On a rare girls' night out, fueled by blender drinks and bravado, Em accepts a shocking dare—to handle a call herself. But it's tipsy Em who gets an earful from an irate single father on the other end of the line. Awkward. 

But not as awkward as discovering that same mad dad is Call Girls' gorgeous new programmer. Jax Hawthorne is still upset that his daughter called the "girlfriend store" on his behalf, but he can't deny he'd choose a hot-librarian type like Em if he were looking for love. Which he's not. 

Em wants to do more than just talk the talk. So she makes a bawdy bargain with Jax. They've both been burned before—this time, they'll keep it strictly physical. Except as soon as they settle on no strings attached, things start to get tangled….

Review:

This is the third book in the Plum Orchard Series and Dakota Cassidy does not disappoint.  The cast of characters in this series is amazing.  We get to see and hear from some of the regulars and some new men are introduced in this story.

Jax Hawthorne made a slight appearance in the last book, but was up front and center in Something to Talk About.  Jax is just the right knight in shining armor that Emmeline Amos needs in her life.  Em gets to know the man behind the handsome face and piercing eyes.  The man that is kind, caring, responsible, and a good father.  Not to mention extremely hot.  He’s sure to be her answer to a little adult alone time.

Emmeline is still reeling from her ex-husband’s betrayal and dealing with all the fall out.  Em and her two boys are still being hounded by the town regarding the scandal.  She needs to let loose and have some fun, but she’s not interested in any kind of relationship that could get caught up in her whirlwind life.  Jax knows just what Emmeline needs and he provides.  What follows are some steamy love scenes.    

Something to Talk About is a wonderful story about second chances at love and life.  It is an extremely moving story that will leave the reader pondering.  The secondary characters spice up the story and the children are delightful.  The plot twists and Dakota Cassidy’s sense of humor make this a page turner.

I look forward to seeing who Dakota Cassidy puts on stage next.  I highly recommend this story, but advise reading the previous stories so you are not lost in this one.