~Synopsis~
Blaire didn’t know much about one-night stands, but she knew how they’re supposed to go. A night where inhibitions are thrown out, no names, no attachments, and in the morning you both go your separate ways, never to speak again. At least that’s what was supposed to happen.
Mother nature had other plans.
She established boundaries: No details, no more sex. But Joel was never much for following the rules. With a body built for sex and an appetite to match, one night with him would never be enough. Torn between the case that could make her legal career and a man who thinks of clothes as optional, how long could she stick to the rules?
Updated to include
~Book Review~
~Book Review~
3/2.5 Stars
While out drinking with the
gals from work, Blaire meets a handsome stranger in a bar. They go home
together for an ONS only to have that one night be extended into quite a few more
when they get stuck together.
To be completely honest, I
had a hard time getting past this premise—a sandstorm so wide and dangerous in
Vegas that the city shuts down and people are trapped in their homes for weeks.
I know this is fiction, but a natural or weather disaster to maroon two people
together could have easily been set some place more believable. (Hello Florida
hurricanes, Northeast blizzards, you get the picture, although even those
things are only crippling for a few days and big cities clean up quick).
The other problem I struggled
with off the bat is how crappy Blaire treats Joel the next morning. Hey, it
wasn’t his fault Sin City was being ridiculously blasted with sand. I get that she was feeling regretful about a
drunken one night stand with a stranger but at least he was a hot, single
stranger who was willing to go for more than one night.
And then, after setting up
“rules” and telling him one night was just one night, she caves and has
unprotected sex with him, a guy that’s still basically a stranger, remember. This catapulted Blaire into wish-washy zone
for me as instead of getting to know him while they are stuck together and
she’s refusing to sleep with him again, she waits till after they have mind
blowing sex to question who he really is. And she’s a lawyer to boot! Blaire
did not seem like a mature, educated woman the way she handled most situations.
Mind you, the sex is pretty
hot and descriptive and the author writes dirty scenes pretty well. Joel is
also a dirty talker too. But to really feel the chemistry I believe you also
have to be connected with the characters, which I wasn’t because, ya know, they
skipped the whole getting to know each other thing.
As the story progressed I
still found it hard to believe the relationship was based on anything but lust.
The rest is a lot of push and pull. Joel wants to keep seeing her but his
identity becomes a major professional problem for her. The plot often felt
contrived and it contained a trite troupe that was unoriginal.
This is a three part serial together in one
bundle. Books 1 and 2 are told via
Blaire’s first person point of view. Book three is told by Joel and Blaire. All in all, it’s an okay read if you aren’t
looking for anything fresh and new.
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