Ayden Galvoni was a beautiful mixture of two cultures. Silky black hair accentuated the look of an always perfect tan, which in turn emphasized his intense green eyes. Extremely good looking with a rock-hard body, he possessed the type of mind that could adapt to any situation. Ayden, if nothing else, was a hard worker, a quick thinker, and a smooth talker. He was not, nor would he ever be, anyone's fool.

Having survived the dot com scandal, moved on from two highly undesirable marriages, and owned more land than the state of Rhode Island itself, Analise Elizabeth Turner-Jennings was now forty-two and not very happy about it. In fact, she was down right pissed off about it all. She worked hard to keep the same trim yet curvaceous body that she had in her early twenties, maintaining the looks of a thirty-year-old. It's just a pity that she had no one to appreciate all her efforts.

When Ayden and Analise first met, it was surprising that nothing and nobody were burnt to a cinder as a result of the sexual tension that surrounded them. The air sizzled with scorching heat as they sized one another up. Their resultant coming together was nothing they could have compared it to, it was so hot. The fact that she was the "older" woman had no bearing whatsoever.

AYDEN'S FOLLY is a quick, enjoyable read. Alayne Warren has done a superb job with this very hot, very visual offering from eXtasy Books. She deals realistically with the frustrations that elder women sometimes feel, and the issue of the female partner being an older person is dealt with gracefully. My only complaint is that it was not long enough. Oh, by the way, watch out for that strip-tease.

Reviewed by Emilie Spargo
© August 2004