Review: Sweet and Sexy - a fabulous novella!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 13, 2013
Fun, sassy and steamy, you will not be able to resist Charlotte Phillips's fabulous novella Your Room or Mine? in her sexy Do Not Disturb series for Harper Impulse.Izzy Shaw had been counting down the days until her no expenses spared romantic weekend away with her boyfriend Joe. Having paid an arm and a leg for a decadent mini-break, Izzy had been looking forward to spending some quality time with the man she was planning to spend the rest of her life with - until she discovered that her Prince Charming was a first class liar who had been sleeping with other women behind her back! Izzy was furious when she discovered Joe's sleazy secrets and underhand deception. Determined to make Joe pay for making a fool out of her, Izzy sold his prized football memorabilia on eBay, treated herself to a designer wardrobe and threw all his worldly belongings out on to the street. Having paid an absolute fortune for the ultimate romantic weekend, Izzy decides to go on her own and to try and make the best out of a horrible situation. Izzy is initially dismayed when she walks through the hotel doors and is greeted by the horrific sight of loved-up couples smooching all over the hotel lobby. But things soon start to look up when she catches the eye of drop-dead gorgeous lawyer, Oliver Forbes...Oliver Forbes is the kind of man who works hard and plays even harder. The charismatic lawyer is looking for some peace and quiet and is planning on shutting himself in his hotel room to recharge his batteries. But when he claps eyes on Izzy, the good-looking playboy is unable to tear his gaze away. Locking himself in his hotel room has suddenly lost all of its appeal for Oliver and sparks soon start to fly between him and Izzy. Neither one of them can deny the powerful attraction that sizzles between them and when they inevitably find themselves succumbing to temptation, temperatures begin to rise and clothes start coming off!A night of red-hot passion quickly ensues, but in the cold light of day, a stunned Izzy is shocked at having acted so out of character. Although she cannot remember ever having had such fabulously mind-blowing sex, Izzy creeps out of the hotel room and returns back to her ordinary life, fully aware of the fact that she'll never clap eyes on Oliver ever again. But little does she realize that life has got a funny way of surprising you...When she unexpectedly bumps into Oliver again a couple of weeks later, Izzy is as drawn to the hunky lawyer as ever. But having just dumped a cheating boyfriend who had difficulty coming to grips with the word commitment, Izzy is reluctant to run the risk of getting hurt again and embark on a relationship with a man who has made it perfectly clear that he's got no interest in anything more than a no-strings affair. Is Oliver willing to lose the best thing that's ever happened to him? Or will Izzy manage to change his mind?Earlier this year, I was absolutely blown away by Charlotte Phillips' fabulous debut novel for Mills and Boon, Secrets of the Rich and Famous and with her first novella she has proved to be a talented writer of hot, humorous and heart-warming contemporary romance. A fast-paced romp packed with intense emotional intensity, sensuous love scenes and page-turning drama, Your Room or Mine? is a terrific read with a fantastic heroine and a gorgeous hero you will simply adore!A first-class novella you will not be able to put down, Your Room or Mine? is another winner from the outstanding Charlotte Phillips!This review was originally published on Single Titles.