ONE NIGHT STAND
Cindy Kirk
Avon
ISBN: 978-0-06-084791-3
May 2008
Contemporary Romance

Marcee Robbens is the maid of honor at her best friend’s wedding and like always, she’s just a little melancholy about he whole process. When she impulsively decides to “pick up” a sexy wedding guest for a one night stand, they have a sizzling overnight encounter that is unforgettable. While Marcee might long for happily ever after and Sam McKelvey is more than a little nervous about this night, they separate in the morning, relatively clear that they will never
see each other again.

Now Sam, a police detective, the widowed father of a teenage daughter, is getting ready to leave Chicago for small town life in Ellwood. He does not need the complication of a relationship with a career woman in Chicago. Marcee is a successful accountant and while she’s beautiful and sexy, he is not interested. At least this is what he tries to tell himself as he cannot get Marcee out of his mind.

Many months pass and Sam and his daughter settle in Ellwood. Meanwhile, Marcee ends up back in the small town where she unhappily grew up, agreeing to take care of her teenage brother. That small town is Ellwood and this couple is shocked when they realize they now live next door to each other. The story goes on from there.

Predictably, Sam’s daughter and Marcee’s brother have a growing relationship. All of them are dealing with small town life and the nuances of everyone knowing your business. I thought the teenagers in this novel were especially well drawn and realistic. The concept being different than you look is captured beautifully with these adolescents. The author obviously knows this age group.

This is a delightful romp of a book with excellent plot development, funny, interesting characters. The dialogue is especially good. This is a good one to take to the beach!

Reviewed by Jeri Neal
Rating: 4