Award-winning author of State of Ecstasy is back with her most sensuous and steamy novel yet.

Foxx LaCasse
Meet the soccer player, Foxx LaCasse. He is a player, on and off the field, until he met Therèse. He’s athletic, handsome and hot-blooded, with vengeance on his mind.

Therèse
She’s an intensely passionate English woman, who refuses to follow convention and choose instead to select her man from the natives of the French Caribbean island of Martinique, Foxx LaCasse. But when she began to receive threatening notes, asking her to stay away from Foxx, she fled back to her home in England, without giving Foxx any explanation. Now two years later, Therèse is back on the island, trying to pick up from where they’d left off, but Foxx was having none of it. He had one goal in mind; to have his way with her, and discard her, as she had him, two years ago. But when he finally reunites with his beautiful, passionate, elusive target, he finds himself offering his protection among other things.
Filled with Ju Ephraime’s trademark sensuality, characters you love to hate and men you wish to love, Loving Therèse will have you enthralled with its unexpected plots and refreshing style, as these two destined lovers, recaptured and embraced their love.

“Loving Therese” is set on the beautiful, french Caribbean island of Martinique. The author did a great job of describing the island in sounds and smells–from the lilting creole spoken by the natives, to the rich sound of the steel pans, the perfusion of the floral perfume and the oh so splendid cuisine.

Like the island on which it’s set, and its native Martiniquais, “loving Therese” serves up sumptuous fare, with an almost reckless passion that leaves your mouth watering. The story, and more importantly, Foxx and Therese’s relationship moves at a very realistic pace, with none of that unnecessary tedium you can sometimes get in romance novels.

Much like the name implies, there’s some [very hot] loving going on between Foxx and Therese. Thankfully, the author doesn’t go overboard with it, where the main characters are in bed on every other page like some romance authors are known to do, which quite honestly is a bit unrealistic. Foxx and Therese’s love and passion for each other is reminiscent of how relationships between two people who love each other tend to go. And in fact, I found that in “Loving Therese,” the very passionate love scenes flow naturally from the story’s progression.  All in all, an enjoyable read–one that has perhaps the best description of the male object of desire I’ve ever read in a romance novel (hint: PP: 15-16)!

Bon Appetit!”- Amazon Reviewer, 5 Stars

I am an eternal optimist and an insatiable reader/writer, especially of high heat romance. I love a good, exciting story.

I write in several genres; however, my favorite is contemporary romance. I love reading historical romances, but I do not know if I would be able to write one. Also, I have read so many, they are beginning to blur together; what’s left to write about…but then again, one must never say never. I do love writing children’s books, and this I do for relaxation. I find it easy to slip back into my childhood, where I take the time to play.

My second novel in the LaCasse’s series, Loving Therese, is due out next week. For all my readers who have been patiently waiting to read about Foxx, Wolfe’s twin brother, it is finally, well almost finally, here! I hope you’ll get as much enjoyment in Foxx as I did in writing him. He’s fun, a first class soccer player, an insatiable lover, and his French is impeccable :).

The eBook will be priced at $2.99 for a very limited time. Unfortunately, I could not discount the print version. I will update with a link once it’s out. I do have 50 free copies to give away, so hit me with an email address by signing up for a free copy, first come, first served.