Review: a little more emotional than the earlier instalments; most probably because of the relationship is a long and well-defined one.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2014
Lauren Layne brings another instalment to her Sex, Love and Stiletto’s series, and manages to pair off yet another member of the Stiletto’s staff.  Riley is the sex columnist, doling out the advice to the single women who make up the majority of readers.  Riley is clever and fun, and while this story wasn’t as humorous as the first two, the story keeps pace with the earlier books and gives a character who has insecurities and pressures that are easy to relate to, even if we aren’t in New York and known by many.Riley’s position as the sex columnist should be drawing from her own real-world experience, but she uses imagination and fantasizes about her long-term crush to fuel her columns.  The writers have all been challenged to “step it up” for the upcoming anniversary issue, and write their columns using ONLY real-world experience, a major issue for Riley.Sam is a long-term friend, in fact he is her brother’s best friend, but Riley has harboured a crush on him for years: no man has ever measured up to the version of Sam that she has built in her mind.  Needing to come up with something SPECTACULAR for the anniversary issue, and a night with Sam is all that she can think of.For his part, Sam would do anything for Riley, but he’s not sure that he can obey her ‘one night only’ edict.  He’s always had a soft spot, and Riley never seemed to be interested. So what’s a guy to do?  Go for it, of course: and make the night so spectacular and be so wonderful that it will be obvious they are meant for one another.All of the girls are involved in helping Riley to set the scene and make the night unforgettable for Sam: even though we all could see (in earlier books) their connection and attraction.  But, they do have several issues to resolve, not the least of which is Sam’s boyhood promise to his best friend to never ever dally with his baby sister.  But, Sam isn’t planning a dalliance; he wants more than one night.These two have a clever back and forth, with a few bumps and missteps, but their connection is palpable and Oh So Sexy when they finally go forward to act on their feelings.  It’s been a long road, but they do manage to work out the difficulties with some honesty and humor, and are finally open about the long-term attraction that they both have had.  A fitting story for the series, this book is a little more emotional than the earlier instalments; most probably because of the relationship is a long and well-defined one.  This is a fun series that will keep you giggling and smiling throughout.I received an eBook copy from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.