I’ve been fortunate. In a two week span, I found two incredibly fantastically amazing books. I already told y’all about LITTLE BROTHER.

THE SIREN is an entirely different type of wow factor. Enough so that I’ve had to let the story sit and roll around in my head for a few weeks after finishing, so I could write an articulate review. Or, something mimicking articulate. I’ve been trying to figure out what made this book so fantastic to me.

The basic premise, Zach is a book editor who’s very good at his job. His newest task is Nora – an author new to the company but not to publishing. And he balks because she’s a guttersnipe who writes trash (she writes erotica). Given that, this book isn’t for everyone. It pushes the boundaries of sexy in so many ways. Just a basic dialogue between the two main characters can get the blood pumping.

I almost didn’t pick this book up, because I was worried the sex would be more important than actual story (nothing personal to Ms. Reisz – I’m a picky reader in general. I’ve only finished about 10% of the ebooks I’ve picked up recently). I’m glad I got past that notion, because I couldn’t have been more wrong. The characters are fantastic, the story telling is compelling, and the entire thing thing is just gripping.

There are several plot points that are laid out for the reader before they happen. I thought that would ruin things, because within a few chapters, it’s revealed how the story is going to end. It didn’t matter, I couldn’t help but hold on for the entire ride. I ached with all of the characters, and cried, and rejoiced, and cried out 😉 There was one point at the end, when Nora opens the Tiffany’s box (you’ll see when you get there), that I actually sobbed out loud when I realized what was inside.

If you don’t mind a sizzling, sexy scene, but like substance in your reading, it’s here. This is an amazing story-within-a-story. It’s not a romance novel, as Nora will explain in the book. But it is a brilliant love story. It’s the best book I’ve read this year, and I won’t hesitate to pick up anything else Ms. Reisz writes in the future (or the past).