When The Lights Go Down (Silhouette Desire) (edit title)

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Liked It Rated 5 stars “Courtesy of CK2S Kwips and Kritiques Gwen Thomas is tired of being a Plain Jane and a virgin. So on her 31st birthday, she calls in sick to the library where she works and plans to go have a total makeover. Now she’s got the hair, the clothes, the stiletto shoes, and even a behavioral...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  “Courtesy of CK2S Kwips and Kritiques
  
  Gwen Thomas is tired of being a Plain Jane and a virgin. So on her 31st birthday, she calls in sick to the library where she works and plans to go have a total makeover. Now she’s got the hair, the clothes, the stiletto shoes, and even a behavioral change.
  Gwen’s greatest birthday wish is to finally lose her virginity. So when she is ready to leave up at the greatest night club in town, The Hot Spot, with a sleazy guy whose only mission in life appears to be more notches in the bedpost, she is rescued by club owner Ethan Banks. What he doesn't realize is that he just granted Gwen's wish when he takes her home with him.
  
  In the light of day, can Gwen keep up the facade when it becomes apparent Ethan is interested in more than a one night stand?
  
  I’ve been following Heidi Betts since her historical romance days and I’ve purchased all of her Silhouette Desires as they’ve been released but always seem to have a hard time squeezing them in to read. Of course, with my luck, I picked up the second of two connected books to read first. When the Lights Go Down and Blame it on the Blackout are linked through two best friends, but fortunately, not having read the preceding book first did not deter my ability to enjoy this one. I am glad I finally made the time for Betts’ contemporary stories because they are wonderfully written.
  
  Heidi Betts has a knack for making her characters so completely loveable that you get fully immersed in the story until it’s finished. Gwen is a mild mannered librarian with a wild side she never lets loose. Ethan is a veritable playboy after his disastrous marriage and is not ashamed of it one bit. When Gwen walks into his bar, his world is turned upside down. I loved the role reversal between Gwen and Ethan. She’s only interested in a one night stand and Ethan quickly decides one night is not enough. Usually in romance novels, the reverse is true and the heroine is the one who tries to convince the hero they belong together forever. So Gwen and Ethan’s attitudes put a great spin on the story in When the Lights Go Down. Then there is the fact that Gwen has to tell so many white lies to keep up her ruse as a bar hopping wild child that after awhile you begin to wonder how she can keep it all straight.
  
  I love Heidi Betts’ writing style no matter what genre she writes in and I can’t wait to pull out the rest of her books I’ve piled up in my collection and read through all of them. One thing I know is I’m in for a treat.
  
  © Kelley A. Hartsell, January 2008. All rights reserved.”

  shewolf0316 wrote this review Friday, February 22 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No