Review: Surprise
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 2, 2014
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.This Novella was previously published in the Alpa's After Dark anthology.After his parents death Jim Halcyon gets by life on three things: woman, work, and more woman. With the amount of money he has he can do anything, have anything he wants. Except for Lady Luck. An ancient copper coin that he has to get his hands on. That quest takes him to Las Vegas.While waiting for his chance to win this coin back he meets Lilly. A fellow bear shifter she seems out of sorts with the hustle and bustle of Las Vegas. But Jim can't seem to stay away from her.Lilly has her own plans. She's in Vegas to work on her bucket list. On top of that list is having a fling and Jim meets her requirements. With his help she starts marking things off.What they don't know is there is more to each other than meets the eye.I truly enjoyed the back and forth between Jim and Lilly. They seemed like they were perfect for each other almost from the start. The mystery of how and why Lilly was in Vegas made me laugh at the end. I haven't had a chance to read any other books by Vivian Arend but I'm definitely interested now.Even though it was a novella I didn't feel shorted or that I needed more from the storyline. Truly an enjoyable read.