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Julie Cannon uses her insider's knowledge of corporate America to bring us
two powerful business women, each at the top of her game. Victoria Sosa is the CEO of Drake Pharmaceuticals. A
former Olympic Gold Medalist, Victoria brings a strong work ethic as well as a concern for "the rest of the team",
the employees and those who use her company's products. Tate Monroe is much younger than Victoria, and her polar
opposite. Brash and from the wrong side of the tracts, Tate is in line to be the next CEO of Sumner Enterprises,
a company known for its corporate raids and underhanded tactics. What Tate didn't count on is what happens when she
literally runs into Victoria Sosa, a major adversary. Tate and Victoria are both using every technique they have to persuade
Peter Braxton to sell his company. Their battle takes them across the U.S., to Europe and to Asia. As they travel
and maneuver, the sexual tension between Tate and Victoria grows along with the tense demands from each of their companies.
Cannon gives her readers a high stakes game full of passion, humor, and incredible sex.
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Reviewed by RLynne
 Julie Cannon's novels just keep getting better and better. Her characters,
both principal and secondary, are richly drawn with depth of background and motivations. in Just Business, real estate tycoon
Dillon Matthews is trying to close the deal on the last piece of property she needs for The Gateway Project. Unfortunately,
the seller wants to get to know Dillon as a person, rather than simply "the buyer."
Callie Sheffield
is trying to get her brother out of prison. He's been unjustly convicted of murder, and he's her only family. Callie's life
consists of work in a flower shop and visits with her brother.
Cannon takes Dillon and Callie on a wonderful roller
coaster of a ride complete with physical and emotional highs and lows. This is a delightful tale which completely engages
the reader. It's a must read romance.
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Reviewed by RLynne
 A tsunami in Thailand literally throws together Hayden and Emily, two women
from very different worlds. Hayden, a U.S. Army Colonel, has made the Army her life. Emily, a teacher of migrant children,
has strong anti-war, anti-military feelings. The upheaval around them is mirrored by the inner turmoil these two women create
in each other.
Cannon brings her readers a gripping scene as she explores the devastation of a tsunami through
the eyes of her two characters. She then explores the emotional terrain of these two strong women, who become pawns of a military
bureaucracy desperate to show the world genuine heroes.
Cannon has given her readers a novel rich in plot and
rich in character development. Her vivid scenes touch our imaginations as her hot sex scenes touch us in many other areas.
Uncharted Passage is a great read.
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Reviewed by RLynne
Julie Cannon has given her readers a very modern romance set in the beach city of La Jolla, Ca. Detective Kyle Bain
lost her identical twin sister a year ago. Allie died of a brain aneurysm after giving birth to a baby girl. Her death left
Kyle with a child to raise, and feeling as though a part of her own body had been ripped away. Since Allie's death, Kyle has
devoted herself to her work and her daughter.
Lane Conner almost died a year ago when she contracted a virus which
attacked her heart. While she was receiving a heart transplant, her lover of eight years moved out of their house, taking
all of the furniture with her. Lane has spent the year regaining her strength and running her popular restaurant.
Lane and Kyle tentatively begin dating, each taking baby steps as they explore their mutual attraction. Kyle is afraid that
she comes with too much baggage, and Lane feels physically and emotionally scarred by her experience. As their relationship
develops, they find pleasure in each others minds, humor, and bodies.
Heart 2 Heart has many hot, intense
sex scenes; Lane and Kyle sizzle across the pages. It also explores the world of a homicide detective and other very real
issues. Cannon has given her readers a read that's fun as well as meaty.
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Reviewed by RLynne
Book Marks by Richard Labonte April 7, 2008 Drop 10 fun-seeking lesbians onto a working ranch run by a butch mourning the loss of her lover,
and you'd expect much randy action to follow. But the focus of this fluid romance is primarily on just two women. One is Shivley
McCoy, who was able to create her working-vacation getaway spread with money willed to her by her late mate; the other is
Rachel Stanton, a political strategist-for-hire stressed by too many mudslinging campaigns. There's nothing coy about the
passion of these unalike dykes – it ignites at first encounter, and never abates. The main impediment to their mutual
physical and emotional fulfillment is rooted in Shivley's guilt: turns out she cared deeply for her dying partner, but wasn't
really in love with her, and is wary of another romantic entanglement that might peter out. Cannon's well-constructed novel
conveys more complexity of character and less overwrought melodrama than most stories in the crowded genre of lesbian-love-against-all-odds
– a definite plus.
Heartland has two well-drawn, completely different women as its protagonists. Rachel Stanton is a political strategist
who feels as though she has gone from strategist to spin doctor. A graduate of the foster child system, her adult life and
connections are as transitory as her childhood.
Shivley McCoy runs a dude ranch in Northern Arizona. She is a widow,
having lost her partner of four years to cancer. The ranch, its horses, and its work, provide all she needs in life.
Rachel and Shivley meet when Rachel books a vacation at Springdale, Shivley's ranch. Actually, they practically run into
each other on a dirt road a few weeks before, but . . .that wasn't really meeting!
Julie Cannon has created a wonderful
romance. Rachel and Shivley are believable, likeable, bright, and funny. The scenery of the ranch is beautifully described,
down to the smells, work, and dust. This is an extremely engaging book, full of humor, drama, and some very hot, hot sex!
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Reviewed by RLynne
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