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24 Hours: Blackout #2
Why Not Tonight?
If there hadn't been a 24-hour blackout...
Mallory never would have had the nerve to seduce her photographer, and first love, Adam. Sure, she knew she was on the rebound, but it was for only one night. And for Mallory, that was going to have to be enough....
Adam never would have believed he'd end up in Mallory's bed--just days after taking her boudoir photos for another man! But he was definitely enjoying their sensual reminiscing.... Unfortunately, the timing was all wrong--he was leaving the country next week. Still, he couldn't say no to her tonight....
They never would have experienced the best sex of their lives! But then again, chemistry had never been their problem. After all, there was more to life than just good sex. Wasn't there?
249 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2005
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Jacquie D'Alessandro
121 books416 followersJacquie D'Alessandro grew up on Long Island and fell in love with romance at an early age. She dreamed of being swept away by a dashing rogue riding a spirited stallion. When Joe, her hero finally showed up, he was dressed in jeans and driving a Volkswagen, but she recognized him anyway. They married after they both graduated from Hofstra University, and are now living their happily-ever-after in Atlanta, Georgia, along with their very bright and active son, Christopher, alias "Junior", who is a dashing rogue in the making.
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July 31, 2009
oooooh I don't know what to write about this other than I'd not read anything by Jacquie D'Alessandro before I picked this up from the library...but I really wished I had, she's definately going to be making an appearance on my book shelves again. I loved it!!
This was a great friends to lovers....lovers to friends....and friends to lovers (again) read.
Adam and Mallory went out with each other when Mall was in High school and Adam was just starting work, the timing was wrong and they split up but stayed friends. After about 4 years they lost contact with each other. Then fate played her cards (on many levels) and they met up again. But fate never plays fair,and once again she threw a few obstacles in their way. Fortunatly Adam and Mallory work around these and get their well deserved HEA.
This story was really good there was good character development...you really felt as tho' you knew these two as your friends. When their relationship had been carefully re-established the steamy side of things took off...I thought this was very well written, I loved the way Mallory and Adam were with each other, the bedroom scenes were exactly as you would expect them to be Hot and romantic....Adam is really trying to woo Mallory and the chemistry between them is electric.
So if you like a nice sweet friends to lovers story with lots of romance and hot in between the sheets scenes then this one may be for you.
This was a great friends to lovers....lovers to friends....and friends to lovers (again) read.
Adam and Mallory went out with each other when Mall was in High school and Adam was just starting work, the timing was wrong and they split up but stayed friends. After about 4 years they lost contact with each other. Then fate played her cards (on many levels) and they met up again. But fate never plays fair,and once again she threw a few obstacles in their way. Fortunatly Adam and Mallory work around these and get their well deserved HEA.
This story was really good there was good character development...you really felt as tho' you knew these two as your friends. When their relationship had been carefully re-established the steamy side of things took off...I thought this was very well written, I loved the way Mallory and Adam were with each other, the bedroom scenes were exactly as you would expect them to be Hot and romantic....Adam is really trying to woo Mallory and the chemistry between them is electric.
So if you like a nice sweet friends to lovers story with lots of romance and hot in between the sheets scenes then this one may be for you.
August 23, 2020
Reviewed for THC Reviews
"4.5 stars" Jacquie D’Alessandro is a favorite author who hasn’t failed me yet, but up until now, I’d only read her historical romances. Why Not Tonight? is my first foray into her contemporaries, and I’m happy to say that I was equally entranced by this story as I have been with all of Ms. D’Alessandro’s other books I’ve read to date. It’s a classic reunion romance, a story of “the one that got away.” Mallory and Adam met the summer after he’d just completed college and was preparing to start a new high-powered job on Wall Street, and she’d just completed high school and was getting ready to go off to college. They were instantly attracted to one another in body, mind, and spirit, and spent several torrid weeks together engaging in a steamy love affair, during which they fell in love. But as the summer wound to a close, Adam got scared by the intensity of his feelings, and believing they were too young to get so serious, he suggested that they cool things off and see other people but remain friends. Mallory was broken-hearted, but managed to move on with her life, and they did stay friends for several years, until losing touch five years earlier. Now they chance to reconnect when Mallory comes into a photography studio, which is temporarily being manned by Adam whose friend owns the business, looking to have boudoir photos done. Even though he’s not really a photographer, Adam obliges and the two of them find that the chemistry between them is still there after all these years. They end up spending an incredibly steamy night together during a black-out, but with Adam planning to leave for a dream trip to Europe the next day, they may once again find that their timing is off.
After a recent health scare brought on by the stress of his job, Adam sold his seat on the New York stock exchange and is looking to make a major change in his life, but he doesn’t know yet what he wants to do. Before settling down to figure that out, he’s decided to finally take the ultimate bachelor trip to Europe that he’s been dreaming about for years. About a week before he’s scheduled to leave, his best friend’s wife goes into labor, so he takes over at his friend’s photography studio. Since he’s not really a photographer, he’s only supposed to be doing things like paperwork and booking appointments, until Mallory, his ex-lover and a woman he hasn’t seen in years, walks into the studio for a boudoir photo session, and he can’t resist giving her the personal treatment. Adam had been absolutely crazy about Mallory during their youthful fling, but didn’t feel they were old enough to settle down and make commitments. It’s a decision he’s regretted, but over the next few years, until they lost touch, each of them always seemed to be dating someone else. Now seeing Mallory again sends his libido into overdrive, but she’s there to do these photos for her current boyfriend, leaving him believing that their timing is still bad. However, when Mallory comes to him about a week later, seeking consolation after discovering her boyfriend’s infidelity, Adam is more than happy to oblige, but even after a weekend of insanely great sex, he isn’t sure if he’s ready to give up that trip. Except for his youthful aversion to commitment, which was kind of understandable, Adam is a truly dreamy hero. He really knows how to romance a lady and he’s a creative and skillful lover who can make a girl forget her own name.
Mallory’s father walked out on her mother before she was even born, so she grew up with a single mom, who, as a professional cellist, had to move around a lot. Mallory hated their transient lifestyle, and so all she’s ever really wanted is security, stability, and a real home of her own. As a successful real estate agent who’s recently bought her first home, she thinks she’s finally found that. She even has a boyfriend who seems to be everything she wants on paper, although he’s pretty boring in the bedroom, which is why she’s decided to do the boudoir photos to spice up their love life. When she chances to meet Adam again at the photography studio, he sends her pulse racing. Being near him in nothing but her lingerie, is a heady experience, but she’s determined to make things work with her current boyfriend until she finds him in bed with someone else. That’s when she realizes that she never truly loved him and that he wasn’t really what she’d needed at all. Still, with her feminine confidence a bit shaken, she seeks out Adam, thinking that they could at least have another brief fling before he jets off to Europe. Their night together turns out to be everything she’s been craving and more, and although she wishes they could finally be a real couple, she isn’t sure if she can stand in the way of something he’s been looking forward to for so long. Mallory was a relatable heroine who had the right guy on the hook the first time around, but rather selflessly let go when he needed some space. I like that she was emotionally strong enough to remain friends with him for a good while and that she wasn’t a woman given to being clingy. She also fearlessly matches Adam’s passion beat for beat.
The first few chapters of Why Not Tonight? begin one week before the black-out, but the bulk of the story takes place over the following weekend when Adam and Mallory reconnect in a spectacular way. This part of the book is filled with chapter after chapter of the kind of delicious and creative steamy encounters I would expect from a Blaze novel. Oftentimes a story that takes place over such a short period of time and that is primarily about the sex might not work for me, but I very much enjoyed this one. I think this is primarily owing to the fact that Adam and Mallory had never forgotten one another and neither of them had ever felt the intensity of emotions for anyone else that they felt with each other. The author did an excellent job of conveying these emotions and making me believe that they were falling in love all over again, or perhaps, that their love had never died in the first place. Also, while the sex is incredible, Ms. D’Alessandro shows them connecting in other ways as well that express the deeper friendship aspect of their relationship. The only reason I knocked off a half-star is because the opening chapters were a bit slow-paced as the author establishes their backstory, leaving my mind wandering a little. But otherwise, I loved everything about the story and it left me looking forward to trying more of Ms. D’Alessandro’s contemporaries in the future.
"4.5 stars" Jacquie D’Alessandro is a favorite author who hasn’t failed me yet, but up until now, I’d only read her historical romances. Why Not Tonight? is my first foray into her contemporaries, and I’m happy to say that I was equally entranced by this story as I have been with all of Ms. D’Alessandro’s other books I’ve read to date. It’s a classic reunion romance, a story of “the one that got away.” Mallory and Adam met the summer after he’d just completed college and was preparing to start a new high-powered job on Wall Street, and she’d just completed high school and was getting ready to go off to college. They were instantly attracted to one another in body, mind, and spirit, and spent several torrid weeks together engaging in a steamy love affair, during which they fell in love. But as the summer wound to a close, Adam got scared by the intensity of his feelings, and believing they were too young to get so serious, he suggested that they cool things off and see other people but remain friends. Mallory was broken-hearted, but managed to move on with her life, and they did stay friends for several years, until losing touch five years earlier. Now they chance to reconnect when Mallory comes into a photography studio, which is temporarily being manned by Adam whose friend owns the business, looking to have boudoir photos done. Even though he’s not really a photographer, Adam obliges and the two of them find that the chemistry between them is still there after all these years. They end up spending an incredibly steamy night together during a black-out, but with Adam planning to leave for a dream trip to Europe the next day, they may once again find that their timing is off.
After a recent health scare brought on by the stress of his job, Adam sold his seat on the New York stock exchange and is looking to make a major change in his life, but he doesn’t know yet what he wants to do. Before settling down to figure that out, he’s decided to finally take the ultimate bachelor trip to Europe that he’s been dreaming about for years. About a week before he’s scheduled to leave, his best friend’s wife goes into labor, so he takes over at his friend’s photography studio. Since he’s not really a photographer, he’s only supposed to be doing things like paperwork and booking appointments, until Mallory, his ex-lover and a woman he hasn’t seen in years, walks into the studio for a boudoir photo session, and he can’t resist giving her the personal treatment. Adam had been absolutely crazy about Mallory during their youthful fling, but didn’t feel they were old enough to settle down and make commitments. It’s a decision he’s regretted, but over the next few years, until they lost touch, each of them always seemed to be dating someone else. Now seeing Mallory again sends his libido into overdrive, but she’s there to do these photos for her current boyfriend, leaving him believing that their timing is still bad. However, when Mallory comes to him about a week later, seeking consolation after discovering her boyfriend’s infidelity, Adam is more than happy to oblige, but even after a weekend of insanely great sex, he isn’t sure if he’s ready to give up that trip. Except for his youthful aversion to commitment, which was kind of understandable, Adam is a truly dreamy hero. He really knows how to romance a lady and he’s a creative and skillful lover who can make a girl forget her own name.
Mallory’s father walked out on her mother before she was even born, so she grew up with a single mom, who, as a professional cellist, had to move around a lot. Mallory hated their transient lifestyle, and so all she’s ever really wanted is security, stability, and a real home of her own. As a successful real estate agent who’s recently bought her first home, she thinks she’s finally found that. She even has a boyfriend who seems to be everything she wants on paper, although he’s pretty boring in the bedroom, which is why she’s decided to do the boudoir photos to spice up their love life. When she chances to meet Adam again at the photography studio, he sends her pulse racing. Being near him in nothing but her lingerie, is a heady experience, but she’s determined to make things work with her current boyfriend until she finds him in bed with someone else. That’s when she realizes that she never truly loved him and that he wasn’t really what she’d needed at all. Still, with her feminine confidence a bit shaken, she seeks out Adam, thinking that they could at least have another brief fling before he jets off to Europe. Their night together turns out to be everything she’s been craving and more, and although she wishes they could finally be a real couple, she isn’t sure if she can stand in the way of something he’s been looking forward to for so long. Mallory was a relatable heroine who had the right guy on the hook the first time around, but rather selflessly let go when he needed some space. I like that she was emotionally strong enough to remain friends with him for a good while and that she wasn’t a woman given to being clingy. She also fearlessly matches Adam’s passion beat for beat.
The first few chapters of Why Not Tonight? begin one week before the black-out, but the bulk of the story takes place over the following weekend when Adam and Mallory reconnect in a spectacular way. This part of the book is filled with chapter after chapter of the kind of delicious and creative steamy encounters I would expect from a Blaze novel. Oftentimes a story that takes place over such a short period of time and that is primarily about the sex might not work for me, but I very much enjoyed this one. I think this is primarily owing to the fact that Adam and Mallory had never forgotten one another and neither of them had ever felt the intensity of emotions for anyone else that they felt with each other. The author did an excellent job of conveying these emotions and making me believe that they were falling in love all over again, or perhaps, that their love had never died in the first place. Also, while the sex is incredible, Ms. D’Alessandro shows them connecting in other ways as well that express the deeper friendship aspect of their relationship. The only reason I knocked off a half-star is because the opening chapters were a bit slow-paced as the author establishes their backstory, leaving my mind wandering a little. But otherwise, I loved everything about the story and it left me looking forward to trying more of Ms. D’Alessandro’s contemporaries in the future.
July 12, 2012
Good book - steamy and entertaining. Very satisfying ending.
April 8, 2010
Young lovers become estranged but never forget each other. Then they come back together through a rather severe contrivance. Fireworks are still there. I'll have you know that if it were not for the ice-cream scene, this would have been a two star book.
July 1, 2010
sexy thrill joy ride of a lifetime!!
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