If any of Grace Worthing’s friends dared to suggest she should go on a blind date, her answer would have been, “Blind dates are so tacky; they are definitely for the desperate.” She was so over men! After her fifth Sex on the Beach cocktail she told friends she would never have sex again, let alone have sex on a beach. Then, somewhere between her second and third tequila slammer, Grace found herself, agreeing to meet Adrian. Little did she know how interesting and unexpected her blind date would be.
I was born and brought up in Derbyshire England. After leaving college in 1984, I headed off to be an au pair in the Loire Valley, France for one year. Returning back, to England, I worked work for Derbyshire Education Authority in special education, and then for Derbyshire Social services working with adults with learning and physical difficulties. In 2005, my husband and I decided to give up our hectic lifestyle, after ten years of managing branded restaurants around London's M25, we spend our time in England, Goa, and Malaysia. Now asa published author, I write romantic novels and short stories.
Reviewed by Shyla Book provided by the author for review Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
Unexpected Blind Date is a witty, realistic take on dating and romance in your thirties. I completely understood how Grace felt being the unmarried sister, and one of the few singles left in her circle of her friends. Blind Dates can always be hit or miss, and I sympathized when she found herself pressured into one by a well-meaning friend. The twist that happens while she’s waiting at the bar to meet her date was, no pun intended unexpected.
For a twenty-eight page book, it’s impressively full of humor, romance, and realness that I tend to associate with woman’s literature. For that reason, I’d call this a smart erotica, except the sex scene was closed door, which was fine. I didn’t need the door open when I had the easy banter between her and her beau, and the spark of attraction and sexual attention. I’ve never read Ms.Rawson before, but I will again.