"A very original love story!"
Rhea is very pleased to have been chosen to go on this
trip to the Amazon. However, she's not very happy about
the small plane they'd been forced to take to reach their
destination. Never liking flying, especially in small
planes, Rhea has been awake the entire thirteen hour
trip. Luckily, she's not alone on the trip, her lab
assistant, Ashley, is with her. Of course, she's also
glad to be away from Steve, the man who broke her heart. When they finally get to their destination, the two are
met by Rhea's mentor, Jon. While men from the village Jon
has been living in are gathering up the equipment, Rhea
sees one that just doesn't fit with the rest. Whereas the
men from the village are all short and more rounded than
anything, this one is tall and built and is the
personification of Rhea's dream man. When Rhea goes to
point the man out to Jon, he's gone! Luckily, Ashley saw
him as well so Rhea knows she's not imagining him. When they get to the village, one of the women tells Rhea
and Ashley only women can see this man. That he is the
Guardian of the Stairway to Heaven, and the Guardian can
grant a woman's desires. That night, Rhea has a dream
with the man she saw starring in it. In the dream, he
takes something from her, her "essence". After she wakes
up, she can hear the man in her head! Is Rhea going insane? Is this man real, or only in her
imagination? What is the Stairway to Heaven and who, or
what, is the Guardian of it? STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN is a very original love story. Shannon
Leigh has done a wonderful job of bringing the Amazon
jungle to life in her story, along with the native
inhabitants of the area. I easily identified with Rhea, a
very realistic character. Ashley was the blonde
bombshell, who changes boyfriends as often as some people
take out the trash. These two characters, while very
different, get along well and provide a wonderful
contrast. If you're in the mood for something a bit
different, don't miss out on reading STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN.
Reviewed by Chere Gruver
Courtesy Paranormal Romance Reviews
Posted August 26, 2005
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