Review: SPA DAY, ANYONE?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 26, 2013
"A NIGHT AT THE SPA", by Kathy Lyons, is a short story of 77 pages published by Entangled Publishing. I'm not sure how long Entangled Publishing has been around (yes, I looked, but couldn't easily find an answer) but I've read more & more of their books in the past year and I've been incredibly impressed by their authors / book selections.Kim & David work at connecting health businesses - she's the manager of a gym and he's a masseuse at a spa.  One night he offers to give her a massage and all their normal walls come tumbling down... resulting in a tumble on the table!  While David is ecstatic it's finally happened, Kim is nervous.  But David is nervous, too - because he's hiding a really big secret that could turn Kim away forever...!Okay, girls, this was just such a fun, hip little HEA romance with a tiny bit of intrigue thrown in for good measure.  Featuring an alpha-y masculine man as a spa masseuse was almost funny.  The sex is hot, the romance is fun and you could really believe in these two characters.  Check it out - it's a great way to spend that time while you're sitting waiting for soccer practice to be over!  But don't take MY word for it - here's some feedback I got from the author, Kathy Lyons, about "One Night At The Spa"!Kathy, thanks for joining Snarky Mom today to talk about "One Night At The Spa".  Since it's just us girls - did you have fun researching for this book?  (I tried to convince The Man that *I* needed a day at the spa in order to give this review & interview the due it deserved - unfortunately, he didn't go for it.)Okay, so yes, I confess--I really did get the idea of this novella while getting a facial.  Let me say that there was NOTHING sexual or unprofessional about my spa appointment.  Just that my mind went there, and once there...I had to write it. So tell your husband that you do indeed need a facial to fully experience the joys of this novella.Without giving TOO much away - where do you think David's heart really was in his work - at the spa or at the office?His heart was with the heroine, of course! And giving her the absolute must perfect physical experience for one glorious night.Okay, Kim going through puberty in her twenties was an interesting twist.  How did THAT ever come to mind?Um...well, personal experience.  First off, I was a racquetball pro for 2 weeks until I blew my knees.  So climbing the ranks of athletics from amateur to pro is a world I know. I know how much an athlete sacrifices to make that climb.  Not just physically, but emotionally too.  Everything is set aside in pursuit of that dream.  Kim's experience is extreme, but after I blew my knees, I had 2 years of rehab and slow recovery.  Suddenly I had 4-5 more hours in the day that were NOT devoted to athletics and could not use my knees. At all.  Years of constant physical activity suddenly STOPPED.  All that energy had to go SOMEWHERE. And yes, I had a sexual renaissance.  Frankly, I'd NEVER looked at a man sexually before that moment. Sure, I'd evaluate his physical body in terms of performance, but that whole idea of sexual attraction--that didn't happen until I stopped everything and started realizing what those emotions and feelings were.Your dedication in this book mentions "To the real David & Kim" - how close was this book to the truth?As much as I'd like to say the pages are right out of reality, the truth is they're not.  Kim and David are my friends and they both asked to be named in one of my books, though there are elements of their personalities that carry over. And beyond that--I'm not going to say!