"Sexy category with extraordinary characters"

Cassie Carmichael has a comfortable life. Not daring, not wild, but comfortable. She has a steady boyfriend and a steady job -- even if it is only at the local coffee shop. She's also had a 'thing' for local wild man Guy Walters ever since high school. She swears it's a 'thing' she'll never doing anything about. Then she finds out that her boyfriend is so cheerfully committed because he's having an affair with a co-worker and she starts to question her entire life!

Cassie drifts into a relationship with Guy -- first just for sex and then because of emotional ties -- and she starts to explore her own wild side. Guy aids her in her quest, encouraging her to pick up her long-abandoned skiing hobby and doing everything he can to convince her of the existence of her wild and crazy inner self.

IT'S A GUY THING was both fun and sexy. The characters were well-developed and Guy was truly a man that any woman would want to have loving her. The story was steamy from beginning to end with lots of hilarious, glass-fogging situations. Though short, as categories are, it was chock-full of great characterization and wonderfully emotional encounters between Cassie and Guy. As with all really good romances, Cassie's personal growth is her own decision, but it is supported and affected by Guy's persistent courtship.

Readers will find themselves laughing and loving with these extraordinary characters, and closing the book with a smile. If this is the future of Temptation -- bring it on!

Sensuality Level: Steamy Category. Contains oral sex, some explorative/inventive sex or category explicitness.

Reviewed by Ann Leveille
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted October 12, 2002

Summary

Twenty-four year old Cassie Carmichael has never done one single dangerous, daring, or even slightly naughty thing in her life. Until now. Left stranded at a ski resort by her cheating boyfriend, Cassie sets out to seduce local heartthrob Guy Walters, the man who has starred in her fantasies since high school. Guy can't quite believe his eyes when his sister's school friend blows in with a blizzard. Though he's admired her from afar for some time, she's always struck him as the timid type. Obviously he was wrong. As Cassie pours out her story to Guy, he sees a passionate woman with a warmth that's been lacking in his life of late. Things get even warmer as the two long-time acquaintances get to know each other better while the storm rages outside. The way things are shaping up, they won't need firewood to start a blaze this weekend.

One wild weekend isn't enough time to fall in love -- is it? When Cassie heads down the mountain, she thinks she's going back to her same old save, conventional life. But a weekend fulfilling her fantasies has changed her. Suddenly boring Bob and brewing double lattes isn't enough. She tells Bob to take a hike, and sets about discovering what she really wants in life.

Guy knows what he really wants -- Cassie. The sweet seductress has shown him what's missing in his fast-paced life. He wants her back on a permanent basis. So Guy goes after her. The seduced becomes the seducer as he insinuates himself into Cassie's life. Guy's attention confuses and frustrates Cassie. After all, he's her longtime fantasy lover and she knows fantasies don't come true -- do they? It's up to Guy to prove they do!