"A great way to spend the afternoon"

Justine Jarreau thought she was getting a one-night stand but she got much more. After spending the last fifteen years working on getting through college and starting her career, Justine's private life had been sorely lacking and she didn't really have the time to develop a long-term relationship. So she decides to pick up a man for just sex. The man who sent her over a drink was gorgeous, so she goes with him to his hotel room. The sex between them was hot and the next morning she was glad that she had decided to take this chance.

As he walks her outside to get her a cab, he hands her a piece of paper. It turns out that her father has had a heart attack and wants to see her. Fifteen years ago she had a falling out with her father and never went back. Both of them were stubborn and were waiting for the other one to make the first move. Deciding enough time has passed, her father asks Len to go and bring Justine back. The only problem is that she doesn't even know that her father has remarried.

Len Falconer had ambitions to be the CEO of the Jarreau family winery. When his stepfather had a heart attack he was unable to deny his request to bring his daughter to him. The only problem was that he wasn't expecting his stepsister to have such great legs. He couldn't believe his luck when she accepted his invitation and couldn't pass up the opportunity to spend the night with her.

This story was hot from the start and didn't let up until the end. The hero was a bit of an annoying alpha male but grew as the story progressed. This was a hot and quick contemporary and a great way to spend the afternoon.

Sexual content: NC-17.

Reviewed by Emily Anne
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted July 14, 2003

Summary

All Justine Jarreau wants in a one-night-stand is an uncomplicated, casual, mind-blowing sexual experience. And Len No-Last-Name seems like the perfect candidate to fulfill her fantasy. The sex *is* mind-blowing. But then Justine learns Len has an ulterior motive. Not only does he disclose that her father just had a heart attack, but that he is her new stepbrother and the CEO of Jarreau Wineries, the job Justine coveted until her father disowned her years ago. So much for uncomplicated and casual.

Len Falconer wants Justine to come home for good, for her father's sake, a man Len now considers part of his family. And family is the most important thing in the world to Len. But Justine isn't falling in with his plans. His only option is to seduce her into staying. He did it that first night, and he knows he can do it again. The pleasure will be all his.

But can a relationship begun with lies and manipulation last more than a night?