Review: the story grew even more poignant and engaging the further along it progressed
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 4, 2014
Title:  One Night With HimSeries:  N/AAuthor:  K.S SmithGenre:  RomanceBlurb:  Reagan Larson has been dealt her fair share of tragedy, but each time she has come out on top. Her heart is callused, but she still has hope. She may be the last one of her sorority sisters to still be single, but she knows Mr. Right is out there. Reagan is ready to move forward with her life when the time is right, or so she thinks, unfortunately when love is staring her straight in the face she keeps finding ways to hide from it.The last thing Cole Conrad is looking for is commitment. He is set in his bachelor ways and has no intentions of leaving them. Having any woman he desires at his fingertips is how he has always lived. Cole is used to playing by his rules, until he meets Reagan Larson, and for the first time -after what had to have been one of his most fulfilling evenings with a woman- he wakes up feeling alone and used.Thoughts:  I had noticed this book making it's rounds on Facebook for awhile, and already had it in the back of my head to read at some unnamed point in time.  When I noticed the author asking for any reviewers out there to read it in exchange for an honest review, I was quick to snatch it up.  And I'm really glad I did!  I really enjoyed the story and found it a entertaining read.  Now I have to admit that after I read it, I took a peek at what a few others were saying in regards to it - and I mention that because I feel the need to address a few of them in the review and give my take on it.The author wastes no time jumping into the story - which I have to admit I like!  They meet at a bar, wind up in bed together, and - fate of all fates - wind up in circumstances that persist in throwing them together.  Is this a theme that has been done similarly before?  Yes.  Does that detract from the book for me?  Not at all.  I liked the authors version with One Night With Him, and contrary to another person's critique that it went progressively downhill, I have to respectfully disagree.  For me, I thought that the story grew even more poignant and engaging the further along it progressed.  In the beginning, I found Reagan a bit a like an ostrich with her head in the sand - and a bit annoying, as well.  I grew quite exasperated at her continually acting out against Cole, even though she's the one who left him in the empty bed.  She definitely had a tendency to twist everything around to make herself out to be the wronged party.  It's not so glaring that you can't enjoy the book however.  Her little idiosyncrasies are part of her personality, provides a good foil to Cole's character, and adds a little extra something to the story itself.  Definitely gives Cole an opportunity to call her out when she's being irrational and provides for some thoroughly entertaining moments!  He seems to a great contradiction to Reagan herself, and - to be honest - he really made the book for me!All in all, this makes for a great read.  I can't wait to pick up Fighting for Her, which will be told from Cole's point of view.Rate:  AReview by: Sarah[...]