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I have read almost all of Iris Johansen's romances from the now defunct Loveswept Line. And I loved them all; the emotion, the drama, its a fun time to sit down and read one of her novels. This was not her best of the line, but it was quite nice. The attraction between the hero and heroine was a little weird, because she kept having back-flashes to when she was eight and he was twenty. But back in the eighties a good ten to twelve year difference in the hero/heroine's ages was the norm. I liked the fact that the hero wanted to make certain that the heroine could stand on her own, before he tried to "woo" her as it were. I thought the heroine was a little obsessed with the hero, but after all it was a romance. All, in all, a nice read. I bought it second-hand for $4.00 and I would definitely buy it again, I wouldn't pay much more for the book.


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White Satin Iris Johansen 9780553216899 Books Reviews

I have read a few of Iris Johansen's books, but this one is definitely my favourite one. Danny is an olympic champion ice skater and Anthony has been her guardian since she was a child. As Dany matures into a young woman she developes deep feelings for her guardian, and at the time, unbeknown to her, Anthony has fought off his attraction to her. Now that Dany is a grown woman will Anthony finally act out on the passion he feels for her? After all the time he has put into tutoring her in the art of ice skating, it is now time for this innocent to tutor him in the art of love. A very tender, romantic love story with poignant seduction scenes.
3.75 stars. The H is obsessed with a capital O-B-S-E-S-S-E-D!!! Be warned this book has some rather controversial and icky matter for most people. The H had a very deep seated hmmm… I guess interest/love/affection/obsession with the h at 6 years old! This was written in 1985 so I’d like to think readers such as myself during that time period were a little more open and not as politically correct as today. So if you’re used to bodice rippers, vintage Un-PC heroes/storylines maybe you won’t be so turned off by this. Definitely if the book was written today there’d be a riot! I have my own thoughts in the matter with my review below. I’m certainly not into pedophilia and grooming and the like. I am for forbidden/taboo love stories given certain facts/guidelines only which I will enumerate below. The back cover already tells you what the plot is all about. First the H. It is definitely weird that he knew the h at 6 years old was the one for him (yeah, I cringe as I typed those words). But the H was a scarred hero. I think it was more the emotions that the h brought out in him and it was more that he “emotionally” connected to the h. Never in thoughts or actions did the H do anything remotely sexual or physical or even thought sexually about the h at all during those time periods (errr other than thinking the h will belong to him forever lol) But kidding aside, I think the h was just a breath of fresh air to the scarred H and made him feel free. Now when the h turned 14, that’s a different story. This was when the H (and even the h herself ) felt sexual desire. But the H didn’t act on it and was REALLY disgusted with himself. He did try to fix the situation by sending her away. So number 1 right there, the H self sacrificed for the h’s own good. And I feel throughout the whole book the H was really sacrificing and withholding all he could, doing the best he can for the sake of the h’s well being. H wanted to be with the h and go all the way only when she was more grown up but of course so we have a story it didn’t turn out that way lol. Now is the H dangerously obsessed, controlling and mad? YES. Because despite doing what he felt would help the h grow, H already made up his mind that the h was HIS HIS HIS and only HIS! Heck, even when the h wanted to break up with him H will not allow it. Here’s some of the H’s not obsessed words lol

When the h wants to break up with him “No, you won’t. For the simple reason that I’m not going to let you. Whenever you turn around, I’ll be there reminding you. I’m going to be the shadow behind you and the nemesis in front of you. You’ll be back in my bed within a month.”

Ahem, lovely.

Here’s another gem “It’s too late to back away from e now, Dany. I’ll just come after you. For the rest of your life I’ll be either beside you or behind you. Take your pick.”

And the last one “If you held our your hand to save me from a precipice, I’d take it in a minute. I wouldn’t let even death separate us now.”

Super deep dark obsession ahem love that’s for sure lol! As for the H’s “extra-curricular” activities before the H declared his intentions I’m really not as bothered by it. I also don’t consider it cheating as he didn’t really declare himself yet. First off, the H already had a very bad/weird/obsession/”possibly illegal if he acted on it” desire for the h. And plus he’s a man. So if he needed all that so he doesn’t do anything untoward to the h AND the OW/mistresses are adults and accept/understand that this is all there is to it, then I’m OK with it. (Some feminist I am hahaha!) And also as soon as the H declared himself, the mistress was kaput. But anyway, this is one of the only/main reasons I was ok with the story and the H – I really feel he was body and soul into the h and will do anything and everything for her own good and happiness (except give her to another man of course!) Here's what the H said close to their HEA which I thought was really sweet....

When h is going to compete for the Olympics
“I’ll be right back,” she promised. “Wait for me.” He nodded. “I’ll wait for you.” His lips curved in a slight smile. “What’s a few minutes more after fourteen years?”

I also wish the ending was longer and/or there was an epilogue. Oh yeah, of course there were some hot love scenes throughout the book, yummy lol. I don’t really find male skaters very attractive and they don’t seem very errr masculine to me, but I definitely didn’t doubt the H’s masculinity here LOL.
I once tried to get every book by Iris Johansen, but I missed this one when it first came out.
A lovely read and return to simpler times.
I found it kind of boring and hard to get through compared to some of her other books. It could just be me though.
good read
Anything by Iris Johansen is wonderful but would have like to see orginal publish date before ordering as I had already read it.
Great dealer! Will purchase from them again.
I have read almost all of Iris Johansen's romances from the now defunct Loveswept Line. And I loved them all; the emotion, the drama, its a fun time to sit down and read one of her novels. This was not her best of the line, but it was quite nice. The attraction between the hero and heroine was a little weird, because she kept having back-flashes to when she was eight and he was twenty. But back in the eighties a good ten to twelve year difference in the hero/heroine's ages was the norm. I liked the fact that the hero wanted to make certain that the heroine could stand on her own, before he tried to "woo" her as it were. I thought the heroine was a little obsessed with the hero, but after all it was a romance. All, in all, a nice read. I bought it second-hand for $4.00 and I would definitely buy it again, I wouldn't pay much more for the book.