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Cuando Se Apaguen las Luces

by Heidi Betts (Goodreads Author)

3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 · rating details · 55 ratings · 5 reviews

Today is Gwen Thomas's 31st birthday. She's given herself T-minus 24 hours to change her life.

8:00a.m.: Call out sick from library.

8:01a.m.: Scour phone book for Emergency Beauty Technicians.

10:00-Noon: Hair. Goodbye, mousy. Hello, auburn.

Noon-5:00p.m.: Nails. Makeup. Clothes. Be bold!

10:00p.m.: Arrive at The Hot Spot. Pretend you've gone clubbing before.

11:00p.m.: Fight p

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Mass Market Paperback, 156 pages

Published May 9th 2006 by Silhouette Books (first published October 2005)

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Mar 09, 2010 Rane rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance

When Gwen Thomas reaches her 31st birthday, she sees she really hasn’t done anything truly daring in her life. She decides to go all out and changes from a shy quiet librarian to a vixen for one night, but when she meets with Ethan Banks that one night will change her life forever

In the mood for an over the top, sexy and fast paced romance? When The Lights Go Down by Heidi Betts hits the spot with her very loveable leads and the unexpected love that hits them.
Gwen Thomas wakes up on her 31st...more When Gwen Thomas reaches her 31st birthday, she sees she really hasn’t done anything truly daring in her life. She decides to go all out and changes from a shy quiet librarian to a vixen for one night, but when she meets with Ethan Banks that one night will change her life forever

In the mood for an over the top, sexy and fast paced romance? When The Lights Go Down by Heidi Betts hits the spot with her very loveable leads and the unexpected love that hits them.
Gwen Thomas wakes up on her 31st birthday as sees her life as an old cat lady maid flash before her eyes, before that happens she decides to break free for one night of her quiet librarian life to a be an outgoing vixen but most importantly lose virginity to a hot guy! While I don’t think any of us panic to the point that Gwen does that she has to lose her virginity, but I think many of us can understand when we reach a point in our lives and want a change to even for one night, let it all go and be free from the troubles of our daily lives. Gwen still is pulled off just as a everyday woman that’s shy and needs a little push to get out of her shell, so she’s really lucky when she runs into Ethan Banks the owner of a local club Hot Spot.

After a rather nasty break-up with his ex-wife, Ethan has decided to live the life of a bachelor, while running his club The Hot Spot, he has all the women he could or want, but when he sees a bit of a tipsy Gwen leaving with a lesure suit, sleeze ball, Ethan follows his gut and quickly takes charge and gets Gwen away and into a taxi, he’s surprised when she asks to go to his house, and trying to play the gentleman he offers her a place to sleep off her drinks, but when Gwen asks for a kiss before she leaves...but things go from innocent to steamy and Gwen and Ethan make love, the sex scenes in this book are not only very steamy but very romance with the very sexy to die for Ethan, who ranks up there with some of the sweetest heroes who I wish was totally for real, cause I would totally snatch him up!

After the one night, Gwen leaves thinking her time was up and Cinderella had to go back to her normal life, but Ethan can’t get her out of his head and by pure chance spots her again , Gwen loves being with Ethan but still doesn’t see a man like Ethan being in love with her or want a real relationship with her if he knew whom she truly is instead of the disguise and a little white lie she tells him, Ethan on the other hand starts to finally get over his bitterness he found he was carrying after his ex-wife stomped on his heart and is willing to lay in on the line again for Gwen.
Even when this book might have a big misunderstanding written all over it, it’s great that Ethan and Gwen really talk it out and come to terms with their troubles, the truth and their love. This book is pretty much fast pace with a great steam level with the growing love between Gwen and Ethan.

Overall: in the mood for a over the top romance that is fast paced with two understandable and loveable leads? Look no farther then When The Lights Go Down!(less)

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Feb 23, 2012 Kay rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 3 1/2 Stars! ~ Gwen Thomas woke up groaning that today was her 31st birthday. This shy Librarian wants more for her life and today she’s determined to change her life; today she’s going to lose her virginity. So Gwen calls in sick to the Library, and heads out for a makeover; hair, nails, dress, shoes and most importantly sexy lingerie. The girls at the hair salon give her all the pointers, where to get the clothes and where to find the stud to pop her cherry. So dressed to seduce, shy Gwen puts...more 3 1/2 Stars! ~ Gwen Thomas woke up groaning that today was her 31st birthday. This shy Librarian wants more for her life and today she’s determined to change her life; today she’s going to lose her virginity. So Gwen calls in sick to the Library, and heads out for a makeover; hair, nails, dress, shoes and most importantly sexy lingerie. The girls at the hair salon give her all the pointers, where to get the clothes and where to find the stud to pop her cherry. So dressed to seduce, shy Gwen puts on her most seductive attitude and goes to Hot Spot the “in” club where she’s sure to find what she’s looking for. Ethan Banks takes one look at the beauty at the bar and the strange look she gives the polyester clad sleaze ball, and knows she’s in trouble. This is his club and something about the woman screams out to him to protect her. So steering her away from the sleaze he offers to see her home, only Gwen doesn’t want to go home she wants to go to his place. Ethan’s libido screams yes! .. but there’s just something about her that tells him that he needs to tread carefully.

We met Ethan in Heidi Betts’ “Blame it on the Blackout”; as that hero’s confirmed bachelor best friend. He was really cocky in that book and I was really looking forward to reading his story. This book is refreshing. As Ethan quickly realizes; the shoe is on the other foot in this story. Gwen is the one who snuck out in the morning, and she was the one who left the note without her phone number on it. And when he realizes that she’s only slept with him to lose her virginity he sort of feels hurt and used, and that’s a feeling he’s not happy with. Gwen thinks that Ethan won’t like the shy not so hot woman she really is, so she bolts. But when he finds her and pursues her she can’t resist him. The only detractor in this story is how fast the relationship reaches “love” – date one, lose virginity – date two, find each other have lunch – date three, have dinner, sleep together – morning after, declare love. But the HEA is very satisfying if reached rather quickly and I really enjoyed reading more about Peter and Lucy from BIOTB. This is a fast fun read. (less)

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Mar 23, 2013 ѕєяєηιтι rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: harlequin-romance

İlk kitapta tanıştığımız Peter'ın arkadaşı Ethan'ın hikayesi "Işıklar Söndüğünde"

31. Yaş gününde hala bakire olan kütüphaneci kızımız Gwen o gece için kendine hedefler koyarak başta aşağı yenilenip -seksi kıyafetler kızıl kabarık saçlar vs- bir gece klübüne gidiyor bu klüpte oğlumuz Ethan'ın sahip olduğu klübü tabii. Klüpte bir adamın ilgisine maruz kalıyor o sırada araya Ethan giriyor kızı evine bırakmayı teklif ediyor ama kızımız istemiyor daha sonra olaylar gelişiyor kendilerini adamın evind...more

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Mar 06, 2013 HÜLYA rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Işıklar söndüğünde...Heidi Betts
Şimdiye kadar okuduğum en güzel Heidi Betts Kitabı idi..Hem sevimli hem de öok akıcı..Kitabı bitirmeden elimden bırakamadım..Kitap kurdu bir gernç kızın otuzbirinci yaş gününde kendine sıra dışı bir yaş günü hediyesi vermeye kararlı plduğu günde karşısına gördüğü en yakışııklı bir erkeğin çıkması rüyalarını gerçekleştirmesini anlatıyordu...Okurken bazen kahkahalarınızı tutamayacaksınız...

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Jan 10, 2011 Jae rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, total-and-utterly-crap, 2011

I so cannot relate with the heroine. She felt crappy for being a virgin at the age of 31 so she decided to jump the first guy she met at the nightclub. Then she was embarrassed to tell Ethan that she was a librarian so she lied about her job too. If she felt so out of his league then she shouldn't have gone home with him in the first place..
The story just bothered me a lot, and not in a good way. So 1 star only..

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USA Today bestselling author Heidi Betts is the daughter of an Arabian sheik and a Las Vegas showgirl, as well as the heiress to the Chocolate is Better Than Sex Candy Company fortune. Because of this, she eats chocolate in all its many delicious forms for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and in-between snacks . . . without ever gaining an ounce on her perfect five-foot-nine, size zero figure.

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