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Book Blurb

Royal Duval is the pride of her grandfather, Duke, from whom she learned all about faith, ambition, and women. After her father passed, Royal inherited his part of the family business: running bootleg whiskey. The back roads of Georgia had been perfect for the dissemination of the much sought after illegal elixir until the local Baptist minister, Abraham Porter, decided to make prohibition his mission, and Royal the target of his evangelical wrath. 

Lovey Porter, Abraham's daughter, is the living embodiment of chaste beauty, until she meets the charmingly handsome Royal Duval. Their growing attraction for each other challenges every belief that Lovey holds dear and calls into question every truth she felt sure was absolute. Even if she must defy her father, in the end, Lovey has to find her own path to faith and love. She alone must decide whether that path leads to Royal.

Book Review

This book set in 1939 is a most intriguing story. The two main women initially seem to be polar opposites and the unlikeliest pair of lovers one could imagine. However, their fascinating differences actually seem to enhance and stimulate them both, adding a magnificent form of tension and texture that I truly adored. The supporting cast is also very well crafted. They provide assistance and succor for the women as they grow closer in the most loving and intimate manner while on the surrounding multiple levels all hell breaks loose. This tremendously delightful and engaging tale is set primarily in Dawsonville, Georgia, a small town where most of the action takes place. It is a winner!

Lillian Royal Duval, who most definitely prefers to be called Royal, is a real eye-opening character. Since her father died, she has taken over his position in the family business, which happens to be under-the-radar liquor sale deliveries. Royal loves to drive fast and this talent is extremely helpful while transporting the late-night liquor orders. Royal is also a poet, and in the eyes of her new lover a writer with great talent who should be published. In addition to these two disparate talents is Royal's open preference for female lovers while she looks and dresses like a rough and ready guy. I totally love Royal for her intricate audacity, family loyalty, and wondrously provocative sensuousness as she breathtakingly wows her new inamorata. Royal gives a new look and feel to the phrase a treasure beyond measure. Glorious!

Lovey Porter is widowed and is now living with her father, Reverend Edwards, a new minister in town. Lovey kind of rescues Royal after Royal swerves to avoid her walking on the road late at night. Lovey is taken aback at her physical responses toward Royal. Not completely unaware that same-sex folks can be intimate, she simply has some difficulty getting her mind around her own attraction to Royal. Observing how Lovey deals with all manner of scenarios is incredibly charming, but the intensity of her captivation with Royal is exceptionally spicy and tantalizing. Lovey accentuates both the intellectual and carnal connections with Royal, displaying an impressive foundation for a possible long-lasting relationship. Lovey is a triumphant counterpart to Royal so they clearly appeared to me to be the *real thing*. Sublime!

I heartily recommend this book for the experiences presented and the levels of partnership captured. Bravo!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook and print
Length	Novel, 240 pages/67150 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	01-February-2016
Price	$9.99 ebook, $16.95 paperback, $16.95 bundle
Buy Link	https://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/whiskey-sunrise-by-missouri-vaun-1524-b