"Can a free spirit and a man longing for commitment make a weekend connection permanent?"

Cassie Carmichael is drifting through life. She is very aware of the fact that many of her contemporaries have settled upon careers. Cassie is 24 years old and still hasn't settled on a career. She has flirted with trade schools and occupations and now finds herself going to massage therapist school and working in a coffee shop. She is fairly happy with all aspects of her life except for her romantic life.

Cassie is involved with Bob, who takes her for granted. Bob even makes Cassie pick up his dry cleaning because he is too lazy to do so himself. Still, Cassie loves the dolt and, with the encouragement of a friend, she decides to follow him to a ski resort where Bob is spending a weekend of work. Cassie intends to seduce him away from his responsibilities for a short while and put the spice back into their relationship.

When Cassie arrives at the resort, she is shocked to find that Bob is waiting for another woman. As his motives for being at the resort become clear to her, Cassie lets him know just how she feels about him in an angry tirade. As the weather worsens, Cassie finds herself in the company of old high school friend Guy Walters. Guy has come to the resort to do some thinking. Though young, he is hungry to settle down and is thrown when one of his high school friends announces his impending marriage. Guy feels as if he is missing a great deal by not being married, though he has not found the right woman.

Could his right woman be Cassie?

As a winter storm worsens around them, Guy and Cassie begin to connect in ways they had never anticipated. Can a free spirit and a man longing for commitment make a weekend connection permanent?

IT'S A GUY THING! is a fantastic entry to the Temptation line. Cindi Myers shows us that society's roles for men and women can easily be reversed. It was refreshing to watch Guy work on Cassie's lack of roots. Cassie's personal journey added an extra note to the story. IT'S A GUY THING! was a good though somewhat predictable read.

Reviewed by Bree Lambert for Sensual Romance.

Reviewed by Sensual Romance
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted October 23, 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!