Review: Tight quarters
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2013
In this 'Strangers on a Train' miniseries the women and men thrown into close confines find romance. Brenna Burke has developed claustrophobia and, hoping to be a travel writer, she is battling to travel on a train without panic attacks. She rides the slow tourist train from New York to Niagara Falls, a four-day trip with regular stops and opportunities to sightsee. Only, every time Brenna steps off, the odds are good she won't be able to get back on.Reid Cooper has retired early from the NYPD after a few bullets caught his chest, one piercing his body armour. He's taking a train ride to get accustomed to leisure, and scope out the possibility of buying a guest house. He booked a berth on the train but due to double bookings, Brenna has the same berth. Initially Brenna is indignant and then panicky when she finds herself in TIGHT QUARTERS with a large strange man, but he reassures her and tries to sort out the booking issue for her. No solution offers but to share however, and Brenna draws up rules to help control the situation. Reid just offers to stay out of her way as much as possible, but they still get to know each other. In the night Brenna decides she could stand to be closer to her companion - but for how long?This adult novella is a fun, hot read, light yet with serious challenges for the heroine to overcome before she can get on and live her life, realise her ambitions. Samantha Hunter entices us to take this train journey, or a similar adventure, see the sights, sip the spicy wines, enjoy our lives while we're able.