Having Some Fun With Twin Desires

Hmm? What is Springer rambling about now? He’s too old to dream about twins unless it’s possible grandchildren. No one wants to hear about his twisted desires and fantasies.

I must confess I’ve never walked into a bookstore or gotten online looking for a romance novel. It’s unlikely I would have picked up Twin Desires, co-written by Pamela Wight and Ashley Brandt, on my own, but that’s part of the story. (Explanation below.)

For several years, I’ve been a fan of Pamela’s blog entitled Roughwighting. https://roughwighting.net/ Her short stories and novels are equally entertaining—unsurprising since Pam is a creative writing teacher. She is undoubtedly one of my favorite bloggers with her unique, witty, and fun writing style. It only took me about a year to finally stop calling her Pamela Wright (Don’t be like me—her last name is Wight.) Her creative arts class was entitled Rough Writing, but her students renamed the class Rough Wighting. How perfect is that?

Before I give the lowdown on Twin Desires, I should tell you that I’ve previously read two of Pam’s other books, The Right Wrong Man and Flashes of Life: True Tales of the Extraordinary Ordinary. The former is in the style of Twin Desires, a romantic suspense thriller. The latter is a delightful collection of light-hearted, true, short stories from Pam’s life. Both are excellent reads.

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Part of the fun of this post is telling how I came to own Twin Desires. Pam wrote the first part of a flash fiction story on Nov. 18, 2022, entitled The Trash Man. The tale surrounds two old high school flames, Evelyn and Steve, who haven’t seen each other in 25 years that come across each other unexpectedly. Evelyn had attended Princeton and went on to become a corporate lawyer. Yet, something was missing from her life. Steve’s life had taken him down a different path. He dropped out of community college and wrestled with a drug problem. They crossed paths when Steve, who was then a sanitation worker, refused to pick up her trash. Evelyn decided to call the garbage company to complain.

Rather than writing the end to her story, Pam challenged her blog followers to guess what happened next. As if I needed further incentive to play along, Pam offered a copy of Twin Desires for the reader, who came up with the best guess of how her tale should end. As luck would have it, Pamela chose my response, and I was the proud owner of a signed copy of Pamela’s and Ashley’s novel. (You can read The Trash Man and my guess about the story’s end in her comments from the following link.) https://roughwighting.net/2022/11/18/the-trash-plan/

My Signed Copy From Blogging Buddy, Pamela Wight

As someone wholly invested in his students, my favorite part of this anecdote is telling you that Ashley was one of Pamela’s students in her creative writing class. How cool is it as a teacher to write a novel with one of your students?

Once I picked up Pamela’s and Ashley’s book, I had difficulty putting it down. While it’s unlikely I would have picked up this story on my own, I’m happy to have spent time reading it. I finished this full-length novel over three nights. As if I needed any reminder, an excellent story attracts us to any genre. Excellent writing trumps all.

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Pete’s Review of Twin Desires

Blake Sinclair, the dashing president of a successful investment company in San Francisco, is used to having women throwing themselves at him to try and gain his affection. Since his divorce years ago from Phyllis, the woman who fed him an enormous lie, he has had little interest in romance. That all changes when he meets Sandra Eastman, a young independent woman and rising star in his company. Sandra is reluctant to become romantically involved with her boss, and Blake is equally hesitant to date an employee. Sandra suspects he has had many girlfriends and doesn’t want to become another notch in his belt. Blake and Sandra don’t know each possess past skeletons that they wish to remain private.

To further complicate matters, Blake has an evil twin brother named Alex, who feels jealous of his brother’s success. He and Phyllis believe part of Blake’s empire should go to them and work together and devise a plan to bilk him out of part of his fortune.

Twin Desires, co-written by Pamela Wight and Ashley Brandt, is fast-moving and suspenseful. Readers will likely feel great empathy for Blake and Sandra, especially after learning about their traumatic family histories. This is the third book by Wight that I have read, and I know it won’t be the last. Readers don’t have to be fans of romance novels to enjoy this engaging story. I heartily endorse Twin Desires with a five-star rating.