IRISH EYES - Rusty Wicks
Whiskey Creek Press  www.whiskeycreekpress.com
ISBN: 978-1-59374-952-1
July 2007
Erotic Paranormal Romance
Rating: Sensual

Ireland - Present Day

Sent to Ireland to research ancient buildings of Blackmuir, Maddy Sinclair finds herself caught up in a love triangle involving a sexy taxi driver, Shamus, and her handsome neighbor, Brian. Maddy hasn't had the best of luck with men, and she's hopeful that her business trip will turn into something much more fun. But her trip may be cut short since every time she brings up the castle, people tend to keep their mouths shut. Sure, she's heard the rumors of ghosts and such haunting the parapets, but that's just an old wives' tale, isn't it? Turns out Maddy may be in for much more than she bargained for when the "rumored" ghost makes advances towards Maddy herself.

When I first read the blurb for IRISH EYES, I was expecting a sweeping romance set in the lush fields of Ireland. But that's not what Rusty Wicks gave me. There are quite a few things that made this book less than memorable for me, one of them being how short the chapters were. Nearly each chapter starts off with a letter that Maddy has written to her sister, Lily. Those letters offer more of the story than the rest of the chapters, which are mainly about Maddy lusting after Shamus and Brian, and them doing the same for her. All the mystery surrounding Blackmuir got lost in the sexual tension between the three of them, and a ghostly knight named Ian. Trust me, I enjoy sensual romps just as much as the next person, but what could have been a great story got put on the backburner for a whole bunch of bedroom shenanigans.

Courtney Michelle