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A Date with Death (1NightStand #130)

by Louisa Bacio (Goodreads Author)

4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 · rating details · 17 ratings · 4 reviews

Death sucks. It’s boring, and there’s no chance of getting laid. Stuck in the waiting room of Heaven, Maise fantasizes about all the pleasures of the flesh she didn’t get to experience. When Maise discovers a business card for the dating service, 1Night Stand, she wonders if there’s still a chance.

Reece normally wouldn’t consider being set up, but after his brother buys hi...more

ebook, 36 pages

Published August 21st 2012 by Decadent Publishing

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Oct 19, 2012 Marlene rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Originally published at Reading Reality

The trick, and sometimes it is a trick, with the 1Night Stand titles is to get the couple from meeting to happily-ever-after in the course (and definitely intercourse!) of one single night.

This doesn't mean the couple can't have met before, and it doesn't mean that the HEA can't be a work in progress at the end (the best 1Night Stand stories often use one or the other) but the story takes place in one night. And the author doesn't have a lot of pages to wor...more Originally published at Reading Reality

The trick, and sometimes it is a trick, with the 1Night Stand titles is to get the couple from meeting to happily-ever-after in the course (and definitely intercourse!) of one single night.

This doesn't mean the couple can't have met before, and it doesn't mean that the HEA can't be a work in progress at the end (the best 1Night Stand stories often use one or the other) but the story takes place in one night. And the author doesn't have a lot of pages to work with.

Louisa Bacio uses one amazingly unconventional start for a 1Night Stand.

First, throw any preconception out the window. This is a paranormal, just barely. But there are no vampires, werewolves or any other creatures of the night involved, in spite of the suggestions sparked by that title.

The story opens with the heroine, Maise, finding one of Madame Eve's brochures for her 1Night Stand service. What's unusual is that Maise finds it while she is waiting for her number to be called in Limbo. Literally, Limbo, as in the waiting room for death. The last thing Maise remembers is the oncoming car, the one that killed her.

Cell phone service apparently reaches to this other-worldly waiting room, but only if Maise punches Madame Eve's number before her own number gets called. Ironic, isn't it?

Maise figures that she might as well take one last shot at living, especially since she's already dead. What she can't figure out is how Madame Eve manages to rescue her from Limbo, even temporarily, or what the absolutely gorgeous and definitely very much among the living man, Reese, could possibly need a 1Night Stand for. It's all too obvious to Maise that Reese shouldn't need a computer dating service.

But Reese's life has gone into a grief-stricken tailspin for reasons that he isn't willing to reveal to Maise, and a night of passion with a beautiful woman is exactly what he needs. He wants to feel and not to think. Not to think about the brother he just lost, the one who gave him this night as a present, just before he died.

But Maise and Reese have a connection, and not just the instant-lust that they feel for each other the moment they meet. It's that real-world connection that will be the saving of them both...if they are willing to believe in what they experience in just one night.

Escape Rating B+: The author did an amazing job with this short erotic romance. She did a deft job of mixing the bittersweet sadness that begins the story for both Reese and Maise with the hot encounter of their one night that leads to the sweet ending.

I find Madame Eve's powers occasionally beyond belief, but the story works beautifully. My only regret is that it wasn't longer. I'd love to know how things worked out for Maise and Reece.(less)

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Aug 25, 2012 Tracy Riva rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook, erotica, mature-audience, paranormal, romance

A Date with Death
By Louisa Bacio
ISBN 978-1-61333-363-1, ASIN B00916WA8E $2.99, NOOK Book 2940014811088 $2.99

I’m not sure what I was expecting when I saw the title of this book, but it wasn’t the warm, loving, but erotic tale that I got.

Maise finds herself in heaven’s waiting room, awaiting her final judgment. At 24, Maise is filled regrets, but key among them is dying a virgin. It wasn’t that she was saving herself for marriage or anything – she just never had the opportunity. But as Maise is mo...more A Date with Death
By Louisa Bacio
ISBN 978-1-61333-363-1, ASIN B00916WA8E $2.99, NOOK Book 2940014811088 $2.99

I’m not sure what I was expecting when I saw the title of this book, but it wasn’t the warm, loving, but erotic tale that I got.

Maise finds herself in heaven’s waiting room, awaiting her final judgment. At 24, Maise is filled regrets, but key among them is dying a virgin. It wasn’t that she was saving herself for marriage or anything – she just never had the opportunity. But as Maise is mourning this fact she finds a business card for the mysterious Madame Evangeline. She vaguely recalls taking the business card off the windshield of her car and placing it on her seat the night she died. Somehow, it ended up in her purse here in this waiting room. From the waiting room she contacts Madame Eve who, after finding out Maise hasn’t faced her judgment yet, assures her she can meet her needs and set her up for one night of purely sensual pleasure.

Maise thinks of her perfect man, presses *69 on her phone and suddenly finds herself transported to a Castillo resort. Maise is in for a night beyond her wildest dreams, but what will happen when the morning comes?

Reece is in mourning for his brother who recently died. He had applied to Madame Eve’s 1 Night Stand dating service only because it was a gift for his twenty-ninth birthday from his brother. There had been no response, but this morning he receives a message that his “perfect match” has been found. Reece isn’t sure he believes in perfect matches anymore, but out of respect for his brother Reece decides to follow through, after all, it’s only a commitment to a one night stand.

Maise’s beauty leaves Reece breathless and from the moment Maise lays eyes on Reece something wonderful and new stirs within her. Their night is amazing as Reece makes love to her over and over again making her feel like the most important woman in the world. How can they overcome the huge obstacle standing in the way of their happiness?

Bacio sets the perfect tone for the story it is bittersweet, filled with both discovery and regret. It is erotic, but romantic and so touching you can’t help but sympathize with Maise and eventually Reece over the untenable position they find themselves in. Madame Eve is known for bringing about a “happily ever after” for the couples she works with, but can she pull it off this time?

Bacio makes the story rich, erotic, sweet and believable. She adds touches that make Maise’s first, and only, experience with making love full of desire and memorable moments that will last her forever – they have to, this is the only chance she’ll ever have to make love before she walks through those doors and into her judgment.

I definitely recommend A Date with Death. It is erotic, romantic and everything a love story should be while presenting some unique obstacles our couple will have to overcome if they are ever going to be able to have their happily ever after.
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Sep 09, 2012 Vivi Dumas rated it 5 of 5 stars

I love this story. It was smart, witty and sexy. It is a reminder to live life before it's too late. So many times we wait. Wait for something better, wait for the right time, wait for life to give us a sign. This story teaches us to live life to the fullest and sometimes we do get a chance to make things right.

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This was a quick read, and a great read!

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