Serena Lamond can’t believe the storm that’s been raging around her secluded home for the last four days, but the intensity it reaches while she’s coming back from town with supplies is downright unbelievable. From the fork of lighting that appears to strike the same place over and over, to the sexual buzz it sends along her nerves, the whole thing seems surreal. Barely able to see beyond the hood of her truck she doesn’t see anything until the front of her truck slams into something. Knowing her neighbor allows his dogs to roam she’s horrified by the thought that she’s hit one. No light and the pounding rain restricted her vision, but by feel alone she gets the injured animal into the back of the truck and makes the slow journey home. Finally making it home she heads straight to the back of the truck to tend to the injured dog. But the dog is gone, and the sexual buzz she got from the lightning is nothing compared to the one she gets from what she finds in its place. A naked man.

High Voltage lives up to its title. With the intense electrical storm raging around Serena I found myself griping the edge of my desk as if I were the one driving the truck. Once we make it safely back to Serena’s cabin things get even more intense. Faced with a naked man in the back of your truck when you know you put an injured dog in there is enough to rattle anyone’s cage, but Serena’s not about to let anything get the better of her, even if the naked guy is gorgeous. Calista Fox has the sexual tension crackling from the first and poor Serena is caught up in it before she even knows to get out of the way. Garrett is one gorgeous hunk of man and certainly knows how to treat a woman, Serena is unable to resist the pull she feels and is soon all too eager to wrap herself around him. Isolated in Serena’s cabin it’s easy them to forget about the danger lurking outside. Garrett’s enemy would love to get at Serena but she trusts Garrett when he promises to protect her. After accepting Garrett for who he is Serena is confronted with reality when Garrett’s enemy pays them a visit. High Voltage’s final climatic scene is filled with tension and fear that leaves you biting your nails. Ms. Fox has done a wonderful job with this story and it’s one I’ll definitely be keeping.

Reviewed by: Rachel C.