One Night In The Spa by Kathy Lyons

Source:  Received an eBook copy from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Book Description:

What starts out as a simple massage treatment for spa manager David’s best friend Kim, turns into a night of seduction and sexual discovery.

Always relegated to the friend zone, David is determined to show Kim what she’s been missing…one erogenous zone at a time. Sure, their friendship is on the line. And sure, David’s hiding a motive larger than either him or Kim. But the second his hands touch her smooth skin, he just doesn’t care anymore.

Kim’s been so focused on the loss of her sports career that she’s had no time for romance or sex. But her response to David can’t be denied. Is it just that her body’s been missing out, or could her heart be involved too?

My Thoughts:



2 1/2 stars - I don't think I'm a standalone novella kinda girl

So I've read novellas before but mostly they've been stories that were part of a series.  I felt so detached from this story and these characters.  It just wasn't for me.

I agreed to review this one because I LOVED the premise.  I love the idea of a guy who is clearly in the friend zone finding a way to the lover zone.  Who wouldn't love the idea of that happening in a spa?  So, yeah, I wanted to read it.

But I also need a story where things happen for a reason.  Love doesn't pop up just because of passion and attraction.  So, I can't really explain this any better without giving too much away but I just didn't like how that whole change from friends to in love went down.

This books only 74 pages but it not only about the change from friend status to something more.  There is another secret that comes to play near the end.  It's a pretty big secret too.  And it took way too few pages for it to be revealed and resolved if you ask me.

The bottom line is that is story is sexy and steamy if a little too contrived.  If you read for the steam, then this is a good one for that.

About the Author:

KATHY LYONS writes light, funny, sexy stories for Harlequin Blaze.  She loves the faster pace of category books and that her humor can shine through.

She leaves the dark, tortured love stories to her alter ego, Jade Lee.

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One Night in the Spa by Kathy Lyons

Synopsis
What starts out as a simple massage treatment for spa manager David’s best friend Kim, turns into a night of seduction and sexual discovery.

Always relegated to the friend zone, David is determined to show Kim what she’s been missing…one erogenous zone at a time. Sure, their friendship is on the line. And sure, David’s hiding a motive larger than either him or Kim. But the second his hands touch her smooth skin, he just doesn’t care anymore.

Kim’s been so focused on the loss of her sports career that she’s had no time for romance or sex. But her response to David can’t be denied. Is it just that her body’s been missing out, or could her heart be involved too?

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Synopsis

Archeologist Lucy Davenport made a promise to retrieve an elusive piece of history buried in the walls of an iconic Indian village. But when she draws unwanted attention that interferes with her secret plans, she's forced to risk it all with a man who threatens not only her goal, but the walls she's carefully constructed around her heart.

Keats McCall is an environmental preservationist navigating the globe on behalf of heritage protection. When he catches Lucy at his latest project, he suspects she's up to something. She secretive, sexy as hell—and has trouble written all over her. He devises a plan to keep her close so he can keep an eye on her. But what he isn’t prepared for is just how close he wants to get.

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Synopsis:

Married in the morning…

Professional heartbreaker Mike Worth thrived on the chase—and dancer Morgan Collins represented the ultimate prize. But there was no way he was going to throw away his single-man status…not even for an elusive redhead with sparkling eyes and mile-long legs. So how did he let one drunken Vegas night end with I do instead of hell no?

Morgan’s life revolved around her career and she had no intention of letting a man interfere—even if Mike made her question all her rules about love. At his urging, she reluctantly agreed to give their spur-of–moment marriage a chance. But once their trial-honeymoon ended, would she choose to follow the dance and leave her unforgettable husband behind?

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