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This is a reprint of an earlier serial romance, Good story for a quick escapism read, Not part of any other series, "In Serena's Web" is the story of Serena and Brian
When Brian is entrusted to accompany Serena across the country and deliver it to her father, he never expects to be enchanted by her or that she'd ask his help to seduce the enigmatic stranger Joshua!
Soon Brian learns he is deep in her tangled web of enigma, and being Serena's accomplice has much deeper ramifications than he can ever imagine.
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An interesting book with a confused hero, a bewildering and manipulative heroine and many mysteries which are revealed gradually throughout the book.
The strange behaviors keep you hooked, and I do admire a meddlesome heroine!
Kinda enjoyed it!
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/Uncomplicated but Fun With Good Characters and a Plot that Moves

"In the sweet, gentle voice that sounded like satin and could stop and army in its tracks, Serena said, 'Teach me how to seduce a man.
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FINAL DECISION: A light read, IN SERENA'S WEB is filled with likeable characters without deep dark secrets or traits that make them too complicated.
The good guys and the bad guys are obvious, The story is fast paced, I enjoy this read as an uncomplicated quick read,

THE STORY: Brian Ashford is escorting Serena Jameson back home after a trip to Europe, Serena's father is working on a groundbreaking innovation for Brian's company, There are also threats from others who would like that work for themselves and want to use Serena as leverage, Serena is driving Brian crazy with her antics across the country, One night she tells Brian that she has decided on the man she wants to marry, The only problem is that he is a rake and Serena needs lessons on how to seduce him and wants Brian to help her.
Brian is shocked and oh so tempted,

OPINION: I love the lightness and fun of this quick read, It is

not a complex story and certainly the characters are simple, but I love how they are well defined and likeable.
The relationship between Serena and Brian is bright and fun and doesn't really have dark places even when the story seems to turn serious.
I especially like that the entire story makes me smile at the end and the pacing is so good that the story never has a slow point.


This is not the deepest romance but it is really clean in comparison with many more recent stories and I really like the characters.


WORTH MENTIONING: This book was written as as category romance which means that it is limited in its structure and content.
Readers of Hooper's more recent paranormal suspense should be aware that this book is not in any way similar to those books and should not read this expecting similarities.


CONNECTED BOOKS: IN SERENA'S WEB is the first book in the Hagen series, It is actually a prequel as Hagen is not introduced in this book and the ongoing story doesn't start until the next book in the series.


STAR RATING: I give this bookstars, With her fallenangel smile, Serena Jameson looked like a cross between a temptress and a teenager, but she could be gently ruthless when it came to getting Brian Ashford to make his move! The handsome industrialist was determined to play Galahad and protect her from dangerin the form of rakish playboy Joshua Long.
But when Serena pleaded with Brian to teach her how to seduce a man, she ignited a primitive heat that shattered his controland hers.
A captive of her own desires, could Serena escape the tangles of her bewitchingly woven web This is the first book in what became to be known as the Hagan series although Hagan is not present in this book.
What I liked about the book, I kind of liked that the story began after Brian and Serena had been traveling for a while, but it did create a flaw in the tale.
One of the reasons that I sometimes read romance novels is that I like the cast of supporting characters, Not a lot in this book, but I really liked Josh, and it was fun seeing the interplay between Serena and Josh.
I thought that the story kind of held up and did not feel dated to me, Other than the phones and perhaps the description of her clothes don't know about that, I could not tell that it did not take place in this century.


Problems with the book, I do not know if the format of a Loveswept Romance in which Hooper was limited topages led to the story feeling way underdeveloped.
You did not really feel the tension of the threat, When something does happen, it is resolved way too easily and you did not feel any emotions from Serena, Also you kind of missed the point where the two main protagonists fall in love, That apparently happened before the story began, I was wondering why this book was not on par with what I have come to expect from Kay Hooper, Turns out to be a reprint from, This would have been more intrigueing then but now is just weak, The heroine is supposed to be mysterious and seductive but basically is just kind of boring and dated, Not a good choice for a reprint, Stil a good read the fourth time around,

I couldnt stop reading this book, Some people call it trashy romance, but I still enjoyed it

I like the idea of a woman who holds all the cards, it was really fun to read from the guys perspective when dealing with that kind of situation even though the author is a woman.
It made me feel giddy,

Although I will note, that maybe it was Brian sense of responsibility that proved to be his downfall, Serena could handle herself but hehe, looked where they ended up, right where Serena wanted him,

Technically I would give it afor feels rendered, but yeah I think its still a,. I would like to file this under "what was I thinking"

I was hoping for a light read with a happy ending, but this was very shallow.
This "novel" is apage book of vague, incoherent dialog, From the description, I was expecting to follow a sociopath beauty representing feminine empowerment as she remorselessly uses and plays men in this so called "web.
" If that is what you too are expecting, I suggest you do not make any steps toward purchasing this book,
The characters in this book are entirely face, There are no depth to any of the three main characters although most of the novel is focused around their conversations, The main theme of the book is discovering Serena's depth, Unfortunately, the tale of her depth is, at most, hearsay, This character shows no outstanding characteristics that the audience is repeatedly reminded of, The lack of substance to the characters creates a bland, eventless feel as the "storyline" progresses, Trying to emerge myself in the novel was impossible because I couldn't suppress the thoughts of how poorly this was written,
As for this "storyline," there really isn't one, Serena falls in love with one man the supposed "web" who is hired as a body guard, He accompanies her at a hotel in Denver where they have confusing, incoherent shades to their relationship, In the one chunk of the book that the storyline is apparent, the issue at hand is incredibly simplistic and overcome before it is ever really started.


Complete. Garbage. From the title you'd think Serena is some badass female character, Nope, not the case. She is as annoying as it gets and it's hard to enjoy the book when both protagonists are a pain to read about.
Serena Jameson is ayear old who is brilliant, passionate and manipulative when it comes to righting the wrongs she sees in thr world.
Raise by her renowned computer magnate after the death of her mother when she was, he's worried about her impetuous nature and a more tangeable threat he entrusts his friend and boss, handsome Brian Ashford, to ferry her on a trip across the country.
But as usual, Serena has ideas of her own, she wants Brian to teach her how to seduce womanizer Joshua Long, But what starts as a simple lesson in love becomes a complex erotic dance, as both men find themselves caught in the snares of Serenas undeniable wiles.
Is Serena trying to attract her declared target or her teacher Who is really ensnaring whom And can she finish weaving her web before the mysterious cabal eager to kill Serenas father manages to succeedover her dead body Playfully written, but a bit naive.
Kay has been my absolute favorite romance writer thus far, She doesn't just write a romance, she weaves in a web of intrigue and revisits her characters later as an actual series which seems to be relatively unique in the romance world.
Her characters are fun, funny, serious and realistic and clever! I hate stupid characters and she doesn't have any! Maybe it was just the narrator's interpretation of the heroine, but Serena rubbed me the wrong way almost immediately.
I listened to more than half before "skimming" to the end,

I only picked up this book because I was nervous about the minor earthquake here in NYC that I left my book at work.
So when I got home and wanted to read I wanted to read something small and quick, I saw this book that someone had given me and I decided it looked small and easy and it was but it just wasn't a good story.
It could have been if there were more details and excitement, It moved to quickly and I feel that there was a lot of parts left out, Serious parts. I just felt like I walked into a major story and was left confused and wanted more, I just don't think it really wasn't much of a read and I felt cheated, Smart heroine!! This was cutesy, I enjoyed it but I probably won't keep it Zanimljiva pričica, brzo čitljiva, I read a reprint of this serial romance, a Loveswept Novel published in the's, Keep that in mind if you read this book, It is overyears old, When I reread or read these serial romance novels I keep in mind what I am getting, I get a short novel with fixed length for publication purposes, I get a book that is historical a true sense of the word, it is a book that is set in the's and all that entails.
It is is a book that was written with a certain set of parameters that fit the particular publisher's series whether it be Loveswept, Harlequin Romance, Harlequin Blaze, Silhouette Romance, etc.
With all the background in mind this was a nice romance of a girl who has chosen the boy of her dreams and schemes to get him.
It was a nice trip down memory lane, This was a fairly straightforward romance, Woman meets man, falls in love, then manipulates the heck out of things to get him, In this case, the woman is a genius and wealthy, The man is also a genius and providing "companionship" for her at the behest of her father, There is a bit of danger involved, but it's actually a little predictable, This book needed the first half of the story, I felt cheated out of the start of this romance, Apparently Brian is asked by Serena's Father to escort her home from Europe, Brian is under the assumption that he's picking up a young flighty girl, and he just needs to keep her out of trouble while managing to get her home.
However Serena is a grown woman with talents of her own who needs not a nanny, but some protection from a "Bad Unknown" wanting to use her as leverage against her father.
What ticked me off most about this book is that it picks up way into the romance, Brian and Serena have already managed to make it back to the states from Europe, and have been traveling a little when the book picks up.
She has managed to get into trouble that is only hinted at, and I felt was pivotal to the story, This book makes Brian look like a dumb ass, and Serena a cold hearted schemer, The suspense part of this book is so bad its not funny, there isn't much to the plot, very little reason for them to even believe Serena is actually in danger.
And the worse part that I found was so hard to stomach was Brian's part, He is supposed to be a CEO of I think a tech company its not really explained a lot, but he has time to not only go to Europe and bring back a friends daughter, but spend extra time in the states doing nothing but hopping from hotel to hotel, never really making back it to her home.
When he should have been able to get her home on flights in a couple of days, I find that so hard to believe it made this story not at all plausible for me, It a pretty lame, bad story from thethat shouldn't have been reprinted, That newer cover drew me in and I totally got played by it!,