Review: Robin Kaye does it again!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 27, 2012
My review from Guilty Pleasures book reviews.comRobin Kaye has done it again, in just 6 chapters she has taken me down hook, line and sinker!  Not only that she has me wanting to visit Brooklyn, something I can honestly say I've never had any interest in doing before.  Hometown Girl is the first novella in her Bad Boys of Red Hook series and it's the start of something great.Elyse Fitzgerald is on a mission.  She's ready to hand in her "v-card" she's held on to for 24 years.  However, the guy her friend set her up with on a blind date, the guy her friend has heard is a stud in bed is a dud in person and the only thing she finds herself wanting to do it ditch him.  When they walk into the third bar for the evening, she realizes her luck has just changed.  Her adolescent crush (her best friend's brother) is tending bar and she decides it must be fate.Simon Sprague hates working on full moon nights but when he spots a familiar looking beautiful woman walking towards his bar, he decides maybe this one will be different.  It's killing him that he can't place her but he knows it will come to him eventually.  In the meantime though, he doesn't plan on wasting any time getting to know her better.This is an amusing and engaging story and I couldn't help but feel for Simon's plight.  From the minute Elyse sits down he's instantly attracted and conflicted.  Once Elyse realizes he doesn't know who she is, she's afraid that if she tells him he'll back off and she's worried about his reaction once he does realize who she is.  The one thing that's hard to ignore is the undeniable chemistry between these two.  They move and breakneck speed and when Simon realizes he's taken Elyse's "innocence" he begins to have all sorts of feelings for her.  Elyse has a definite advantage over Simon because she knows all of his history and their history together.  When the truth comes out Simon feels betrayed and things unravel as quickly as they started.  Thankfully, they both have friends who are there for them and help them move past the hurt.  I must say Simon apologizes in style!Even though this is a short novella, I enjoyed it immensely and I didn't feel cheated in the story or the character development.  Robin did a great job filling us in on their pre-relationship lives.  In Hometown Girl, Robin Kaye has given us interesting characters, a memorable story set in a colorful area, and built a strong foundation for this new series.  I can't wait to see what happens next!