Inceptions

Twenty-six-year old Kate receives confirmation on her worst fear that Scott, her longtime boyfriend, has been cheating on her.  While in heartbroken shock, as she has devoted seven faithful years to the only man she’s ever had a relationship with, Kate can’t help noticing Robert, Scott’s buddy and the one who clued her into Scott’s infidelity.

The Irish Brit, who is definitely hands down gorgeous, expresses his concerns for Kate’s well-being and safety.  Ironically, for the time that Kate’s known the buff cop, she’s never considered Robert to be more than just a friend.  Yet one thing leads to the next, and before Kate realizes what just hit her, she has fallen head over heels in love with Robert.  Although their whirlwind romance is a dream come true, Kate has no idea that as her relationship with Robert is taking off, Scott has sinister plans in the works.

Suzanne Eglington, in her novel, Inceptions: The Kate and Robert Chronicles, unfolds a love story with a bit of a James Bond twist. Eglington’s first person narrative features Kate, a somewhat naive gal with high morals.  Obviously, Kate’s naiveté overshadows her morals when she just can’t get enough of Robert’s lovemaking.  Indeed, there are plenty steamy scenes to keep erotica enthusiasts totally enthralled.  Yet while audiences are mesmerized with all things sexual, Eglington slowly builds up to an unexpected and possibly unnerving next chapter in the lover’s relationship.  Certainly it isn’t revealed anywhere in her plot, but if one looks closely, she foreshadows enough inferences providing clues.  Not wanting to give too much away, here’s one hint: start with Scott’s sinister plans and Robert’s James-Bond approach to protect Kate.

Aside from the continual sensual interactions between Kate and Robert, Eglington surrounds the lovers with an interesting cast of characters. Key to the structure and development of Eglington’s characters are the spellbound qualities and utmost respect they have toward Robert. With the exception of Scott, it appears that Robert can do no wrong: he is the epitome of every woman’s soul mate and every man’s machismo. That goes for Kate’s well-off parents, too! This strong connection between the cast and Robert is a driving force to Eglington’s plot as it not only provides a unique thematic underpinning, but also an incredible illusion while concurrently offering readers this constant feeling that something will go awry between the amorous couple.  Covering all of the bases of the genre romance novels with characters that linger long after the book is finished, Inceptions: The Kate and Robert Chronicles is definitely a one-of-a-kind erotica romance read! Indeed, if readers are unsettled by the book’s end, then Eglington has done her job well in preparing readers for her next installment, You and I: the Kate and Robert Chronicles.