Item: Just One Night
Rating: 4.00
Author: kozbisa

by Lauren Layne

USA TODAY BESTSELLER • In Lauren Layne’s sizzling Sex, Love & Stiletto series, New York’s hottest “sexpert” has been living a lie—and it’s up to one man to keep her honest . . . all night long.

Riley McKenna knows sex—good sex, bad sex, kinky sex. Her articles in Stiletto magazine are the publication’s most scandalous—and the most read. But when Stiletto’s fiftieth anniversary issue requires her column to get a lot more personal, Riley is forced to confront a long-hidden secret: Her own sexual experience is limited to one awkward college encounter. Now Riley is about to call in the favor of a lifetime from the one man who’s always held her heart.

Sam Compton knows two things about Riley McKenna: She’s the only woman for him. But as his best friend’s little sister, she’s also completely off-limits. Sam shouldn’t even consider her proposition: to have a one-night stand in the name of research. But the thought of another man putting his hands on Riley is more than Sam can handle, and soon he’s agreeing to one night with New York’s resident sexpot. But Riley’s full of surprises, and what starts as “one time only” soon becomes “just one more time.” And then one more. And before they know it, Riley and Sam learn firsthand that when it comes to love, there’s no such thing as just one night.

Once again, Layne delivered a fun and sexy romance, which left me smiling at the end. Of course, I had Layne's omnipresent humor and friend shenanigans to amuse me, but there were also times I wanted to shake Sam to make him come to his senses and smack his mother. It was those times, when I also shed a few tears, because Sam's past and the baggage he carried because of it, was a little painful.

Now what I really loved was that this was a friends-to-more romance with the additional brother's best friend slant. This combination resulted in a hero and a heroine with 10 years of history and tons of unrequited feelings. It also gave us a hero, who was afraid to cross that line and lose his best friend. But Sam wouldn't just lose his bestie, he risked losing the only family that ever supported him and showed him genuine love and affection. This resulted in A LOT of push, pull, and denial, which was somewhat frustrating, but at least I can say, the payoff was great.

Overall: Another fine addition to this series, which has won me over, and left me wanting more. I can't wait for Emma's story.

Just One Night (Sex, Love & Stiletto, #3)

by Lauren Layne

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on Mar 29, 2018

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