Very entertaining book. It jumped around a little bit with the storyline, but the characters held my attention from the beginning. I love Nessa the heroine. Everyone loves her, she's graceful, sweet, beautiful and knows how to handle people and generally likes handling people. Jeremiah isn't easy to love, in fact I'm not sure I like him except for the fact that Nessa likes him. Add in some colorful secondary characters and the wonderful setting of New Orleans - post-Katrina and I am wanting to go feel the magic of New Orleans. Fun book. It had been awhile since I had read the others in the series, but that doesn't matter really. The only mention of the previous books was right at the end.

So a fun enjoyable read - some mystery, some romance, lots of great characters and a great setting. ( )

fun and hot! ( )

When I buy a new book by Christina Dodd, I know it's going to be an enjoyable read. I like her historicals, and when she began contemporaries I was a little leery, but once I read one...I was hooked. Her latest "Thigh High" is an exciting blend of passionate romance, humor, and a light mystery to boot!

Nessa is a heroine to enjoy. She's always tried to do the right thing and her soft heart has really only let her down once. Since the death of her parents, she's lived with her eccentric aunts in one of New Orlean's famous Garden District houses. She struggles to help her aunts and try to keep up with the maintenance on the great house by working doggedly at a local bank for a real $itch of a boss all the employees call Stephabeast who hates Nessa.

Mac is a miserable, scarred businessman who lives for money and power. He's come to New Orleans to solve the mystery of the Beaded Bandits who rob one of his New Orleans banks for minimal amounts once a year during Mardi Gras. As far as he's concerned, it's not the amounts, it's the fact that it's stealing. No grey area here. He's also sure that Nessa MUST be involved.

Seeing these two together is like waiting and watching for the train wreck. You know it's gonna happen, it's just a matter of time. And man...is it sizzling once it does!! They're both lying to each other and each is trying to negotiate their way through a relationship.

I enjoyed Nessa and Mac. I loved the Beaded Bandits. The live-in transvestite was a hoot and I could almost feel the electricity of Mardi Gras. The ending left the probability of a follow-on book and I can hardly wait! ( )

Christina Dodd is always great but...The proclamation of love from the heroine seemed a little soon. It wasn't believable. I missed the clue that made him solve the crime that seemed to come out of no where. I also didn't think anyone could brush off his behavior so easily. Too much was left to the end to explain his actions which made the here extremely unlikable for most of the book. Still, I can't say it wasn't a good read. ( )

Mac MacNaughten is the owner of Premier Banks located in New Orleans, During the last several years, various branches of the banks have been robbed during Mardi Gras a couple of drag queens called the Beaded Bandits.. The amount stolen each time is negligible ad no one has every been hurt, but Mac isn't about to let anyone rob HIS banks. His chief suspect is Nessa Dahl, assistant manager of one of the branches who made a mistake several years ago and let a teller steal $500 from the bank. Mac travels to New Orleans undercover as insurance investigator Jeramiah Mac. He appoints Nessa as his assistant to help bring the bandits to justice. He doesn't count on falling head over heels in love with her. This is the first book I've read by Christina Dodd. The New Orleans setting is very authentic and the characters are funny and endearing. The romance is hot and the plot suspenseful. The ending made me think there might be a series in the making since it is revealed that Mac has 4 brothers. ( )