Allyson Roy

I feel like I'm saying this a lot recently, but this book isn't what I was expecting. The comparison's to [a:Janet Evanovich|2384|Janet Evanovich|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1193910963p2/2384.jpg] had me expecting something lighter and quirkier.The book wasn't particularly light, and although it had some quirky characters, it wasn't a quirky book.It was a mystery with interesting characters and some really entertaining secondary plot lines. As should be expected of a book featuring a sex therapist and clues coming from a porn movie, there was a lot of sexual content in the book. Whether this is good or bad is up to you-- some of it is straight for laughs, some of it is interesting background, and some of it is showing the, umm, relationships between the characters.… (más)

Babydoll is fun & sexy! I loved Saylor and the book! Saylor is a feisty fun character! How could you not like her- she's a sex therapist who trips over her own words and get's into the most interesting predicaments! And the story was so much fun! Alice & Roy refer to Babydoll as 'Madcap Noir, where crime, comedy and romance meet' and it certainly does! From the opening scene where Saylor tries to have the hunk of a PI watch a porn movie with her strickly for proving her point that it's a clue to the recent murders of 3 top models to her best friend Benita's pet mynah bird, Uncle Petey, reciting some key phrases from that movie, Babydoll is entertaining. The romance is hot, the writing is great and the story is a lot of fun! We really get an "education" along with the great storyline because even though Saylor is on the move to solve these murders to free her friend Benita's accused brother from jail, she just can't shake her day job as a sex therapist which tends to pop up in whatever she's doing! Think of Saylor as Stephanie Plum with added "heat"! This is the second book in the Saylor Oz mysteries. The first was Aphrodisiac, and I look forward to reading that and future books in this series!… (más)

When three up and coming fashion models are murdered the police think they have found their man when a witness puts photographer Angel Morales at the scene of the third murder. 100% sure of her brother’s innocence, Benita “Binnie” Morales enlists the help of her roommate and best friend, Saylor Oz, on a quest to find the real killer so her brother is set free.

Something about the murders rings a bell with Saylor and as she goes over the cases again she remembers. The MO of the killer is one that she’s seen before, in a vintage porn movie called Bad, Bad Babydoll.

Convinced she’s onto something Saylor takes the information to the investigator working with Angel’s lawyer. Needless to say he’s not interested in her theory so Binnie and Saylor do a little investigating of their own which leads to them being taken into police custody and being hunted by a pair of stoned drug dealers.

But all this investigating may have triggered the real killer to come after Saylor when she takes on the persona Babydoll during fashion week.

Babydoll was total blast. Saylor is quite a character. She’s a sex therapist that’s small in stature but has a large appetite for sex herself. Who else would dare to pull out and autograph a rather large **cough, toy that resembles a certain part of the male anatomy, cough** on live TV? LOL And don’t even get me started on Saylor’s eccentric aunt Lana that likes to fly on nude airlines and Binnie’s pet bird that likes to talk dirty.

Second in the Saylor Oz mystery series after Aphrodisiac, Babydoll definitely stands alone and I can’t wait to read the first (which sadly I didn’t remember I had on my to-be-read shelf until I read the sneak peek of it at the end of Babydoll) and next book in this series. This is a recommended read for anyone who loves mysteries with a romantic twist.… (más)