Review: Blind Date From Hell Combusts in 3...2...1
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 14, 2014
Well-meaning friends, who thought they knew the "right person" for us, set us up on blind dates.  Some dates led to great relationships, but many more did not.  That was the premise for Katee Robert'sIn Bed with Mr. Wrong (An Out of Uniform Novel) (Entangled Brazen).Sexy Air Force Pararescuer, Ryan Flannery, was home on leave and his older brother, Drew and childhood friend, Avery, set him up on a date with the town's new librarian, Brianne Nave.  Bri, the quintessential mousy librarian, had heard about the gorgeous airman, and was anxious about meeting him.  Their initial encounter, wrought with misunderstanding, set the scene for a funny face-off, as both Ryan and Bri, gave as well as they got.As the story quickly progressed, their date from hell escalated into a game of lust-filled anything-you-can-do-I-can-do-better, one-upmanship, as they hurled insult grenades, like schoolyard spitballs, at each other.  The one-liners were hysterical and provided their own brand of foreplay combining mutual loathing and undeniable attraction.  Then, their friends provided an unexpected twist that required Ryan and Bri to spend time together.  Alone.Ms. Robert could have written a romantic comedy and been successful.  However, she gave both characters depth, as each was masking pain, feelings of abandonment and bruised hearts stemming from childhood circumstances.  Each created ways to cope - Ryan by escaping into the Air Force and Bri by creating a sense of belonging to the one town in the world Ryan despised.  As they tried to sublimate their growing feelings for each other, they instinctively learned when to push and when to allow the other person space.  Ms. Robert did not shy away from introducing an event that would test their newly forming relationship, as Ryan was an active duty airman.  Old fears surfaced, and whether they would survive the experience or not, would set the tone for their possible future together.  All while fighting an inexplicable, sometimes all-consuming, passion.Ms. Robert's next book in the series will feature Avery and Drew.  There was a hint of some familial tension and it promises to be as funny and possibly a tearjerker.  I am looking forward to reading it.