Training Days
by Jane Frances
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Author: Jane FrancesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-03-17
ISBN: 1594931224
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Bella Books
Book Reviews of Training Days
Book Review: Fun read
Summary: 4 Stars
Training Days is Jane Frances' 3rd novel, I believe, I've read the others and enjoyed Reality Bytes more than Reunion.
Once more, the blurb for this one totally turned me off, but I 'talked' to someone who read it and enjoyed it and thought it was better than the other two, so I bought it. The story is simple, popular TV presenter Morgan, closeted lesbian who enjoys playing the field whenever not home, meets Ally, sparks fly, more of the non-good type, they click on some level although neither quite know what it means in the beginning, Ally because she's straight and Morgan because she doesn't do love.
It's a formulaeic romance without real surprises, but it is well written (except for some peculiarities that may not be bad grammar but Australian English, I don't know), has a solid plot and the characters are believable and likeable.
I often have issues when homosexuality is made out to be a scandal and a risk to one's career etc., I think mainly because it is so far from my own experiences that sometimes I find it unbelievable. This issue was a theme of this novel, but turns out it wasn't quite as bad as I thought the blurb made it out to be, and also, as the character in question is a TV presenter it was more believable as it may have been in other cases.
Another thing I enjoyed was Ally's easy coming out and how her being comfortable with her new-found identity challenged Morgan in turn.
All in all I enjoyed reading it and don't regret buying it.
Summary of Training Days
For many, traversing the Australian continent on a long-distance train would be a once in a lifetime opportunity. But for Morgan Silverstone, who travels the globe as anchor presenter for a prime-time Australian travel show, it's just another few days at the office. Or at least that's how it seems until she meets Marie, a French backpacker bound for the outback.Closeted for the sake of her job, Morgan usually restricts her amorous activities for outside Australia. Marie, however, proves hard to resist, especially in the confined space of Morgan's sleeper compartment.
Will a few hours of unbridled passion be Morgan's professional undoing? Kitty, Morgan's long-suffering producer, certainly thinks so, especially since the encounter was overheard by a fellow passenger, found standing outside Morgan's door...
After Kitty's quickly arranged `damage control' dinner, the passenger--Ally--no longer appears to be a threat. Not professionally. But could the very appealing architect end up undoing Morgan emotionally? After all, she does have two very unfortunate qualities--one, she's Australian, and two...she prefers men.
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