UNWRAPPED - Jaci Burton
La Grande Mort
Samhain Publishing - www.samhainpublishing.com
ISBN: 1-59998-841-0
December 2007
Rating: Red Hot!
Erotic Romance with M/F/M Interactions 

Maui, Hawaii - Present Day
 
The weekend before Christmas, lawyer Amy Parker and her colleague, Justin Garrett, are traveling to Hawaii to visit one of their clients, Mitch Magruder. Mitch has decided to take his sporting goods company national, and she and Justin need to finalize all the paperwork before the year is out. Amy believes, if everything goes smoothly, this could be her ticket to become a senior partner at the law firm. But the only thing holding her back is Justin. Justin is a hot shot, and her employers welcome Justin with open arms even though Amy has seniority, is older, and has a better work ethic. She can’t stand Justin even though she likes the way he looks in a suit. But work is Amy’s life, and to even consider having a love affair with this “boy” would be a big no-no.
 
As Amy is busy typing away on her laptop and Justin is snoozing on the plane en route to their final destination, Amy decides to give herself some self-gratification, assuming Justin is asleep and will never know. Well, Amy is so very wrong on all accounts because Justin is awake and hears every soft moan and rustling as Amy pleasures herself. Justin has had it bad for Amy for years and feels this trip will allow her to lighten up and see him for the man he is and not the boy she believes him to be. His plan is to seduce her on the island and, hopefully, continue their affair when they return home after the holidays.
 
When Amy and Justin arrive, they are met by Mitch, who was also Justin’s mentor at one point. Mitch is also very interested in Amy. Amy is torn between the older and suave Mitch and fun loving Justin. But when both men have planned to give her a special Christmas gift that Amy can’t seem to refuse, all three have a holiday celebration they won’t ever forget.
 
Jaci Burton has blown my mind away with this sexy romance between a sexually repressed and uptight woman and that of two hunky men who want to show her that all work and no play makes for a very dull time. Amy soon finds out that when it comes to Mitch and Justin, she is overwhelmed and will have the best Christmas ever, whether she wants to or not. But she does take her “gift” and that is where you need to break out the fan! As I found myself reading, I became jealous of Amy because not only does Justin want her body, he wants to possess her heart and soul. She may think Justin is too young, but with the help of Mitch, he shows her how mature he really is. Mitch was also too good to be true, and even though he realizes that Amy and Justin belong together, he is willing to help out his good friend. And if I were Amy, I wouldn’t be complaining in the least!
 
The love scenes between Amy and Justin are sexy and sweet. And when Mitch joins in the fun, this romance turns into the ultimate fantasy for any woman. UNWRAPPED is written by a pro, and I know when reading a story by Jaci Burton I will experience the best that erotic romance has to offer. UNWRAPPED rightly deserves the La Grande Mort award for an overall luscious romance and one of the best ménage a trois scenes I have read in awhile.
 
Kate Garrabrant