Review: Reviewed by Desere Steenberg
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 1, 2013
Being in love with someone for most of your life and then seeing them marry your best friend just plain sucks! What would you do, go home and sulk, drink yourself into a stupor? Or rather get up, walk out and tell yourself "Tonight I am getting lucky"!That is exactly what Abby does, she sets out to he bar to find herself a one night stand, and she does not need sweet and slow, she needs hot, hard and fast and she wants it now!She finds herself in the arms of hotter-than-desert-sand-Talib. He is tall, dark, mysterious and sexier than any man she has seen before, together they have the most incredible night, the man knows how to hit all Abby's buttons and leaves her feeling more complete and satisfied than any other before him.When morning comes Talib finds himself alone bed with no Abby ! He heads back home to Dharbiri, where he is to make the announcement of his engagement to a woman he has no feelings for what so ever. Yet he has no choice, as Prince he is to marry and ensure the country gets a heir to the throne when he is gone.Only he cannot get Abby out of his mind, a twist of fate lands her right back into his arms only this time she is no alone, she is caring his future. He will marry her and not care what the country or the laws say, only Abby wants love and he does not see the point, good sex and conversation is all they need for a good marriage and his heir will be secured in the bargain too.The character of Abby was really great, she is a mess all the time. And I mean a real mess, she says the first thing that comes to her mind when she gets nervous and does not really care who she is saying it to. Just goes from shy and nervous to babbling to the "there I said it , this is me take it or leave it" mode. I found this delightfully refreshing!I loved that the author lets Abby be strong enough to not go down and sulk but lets her find the courage to go out and let go a little, de-stress. The fact that Abby is going with the flow whilst at the same time doing the right thing, gave the character so much more appeal and I loved it!The character of Talib, was to the typical arrogant Prince type, commanding and arrogant, straight forward and gets to the point right away. But what I really loved about him is the author also lets him use his authority to ensure that Abby is apart of his life instantly. In so many reads there are hurdles that need to be passed before we get the marriage bells and happy ever after. This man takes control and he does so at lightening fast speed.The fact that this is a very short read coming in at only nine chapters ensured that the going from this hurdle to that let down and back again was cut out and we the author got to the parts we love to hear at break necking speed.The backdrop settings were great from cold and gloomy London that showed the troubled feelings of both characters to the hot desert oasis that shows their passion for each other. The dialogue was kept in tune with this being a short read, the author did not take the route of long and stretched out lines before getting to the point, she let her words flow easily and had me entertained at all time!The message I am taking from this read is short and sweet, when we find ourselves feeling trapped it is a clear cut sign that there is something missing, be it the stability we crave or the love of someone close to you, you need to find the reason and make it work to ensure your happiness.Even thought this was a short read the author still made sure to deliver her signature passion and flare and I highly recommend this read for all Melanie Milburne fans and for those looking for a story of one night life changing events turning into happy ever after. The perfect thirty minute pick me up read!5/5 star review"One night changes everything"