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Summary: Lots o' fun!
Review: A cute, giddy read, with plenty of laugh-out-loud lines. Portrays the very common self-doubts of women with a wink and a smile.
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Summary: Some great laughs!
Review: Lots of good laugh-out-loud moments in this one, but not at the expense of a wonderful romance. My heart ached for her characters when it looked like it wasn't going to work out for them. Stephanie Rowe definitely made her way onto my must buy list with this book. ,-)
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Summary: Some great laughs!
Review: Lots of good laugh-out-loud moments in this one, but not at the expense of a wonderful romance. My heart ached for her characters when it looked like it wasn't going to work out for them. Stephanie Rowe definitely made her way onto my must buy list with this book. ,-)
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Summary: A fun read!
Review: Stress and the City by Stephanie Rowe
October 11, 2004
Courtesy of WWW.loveromances.com
STRESS AND THE CITY by Stephanie Rowe is part of the Harlequin Flipside series, books that have a lighter, humorous edge to the romance novel. In this book, the female lead character, Cassie Halloway, has just returned from the Bahamas, having gone on her honeymoon alone. She had decided to call off the wedding after she had found her fiancé with another woman, but because she couldn't get a refund, she goes to the Bahamas by herself.
She's now back in the States, it is New Year's Eve, and Cassie and her best friend, Leo (Leonore) are at a party being held, of all places, in a school gym in Gardenbloom, Connecticut. She tries to have a good time, but unfortunately she spots ex-fiancé Drew Smothers at the party as well. The good thing is, Cassie has just met a very eligible bachelor (or so she thinks) and when Drew walks up to her to say hello, the bachelor, Ty, intuitively notices that Cassie has no desire to speak to Drew. As Drew tries to worm his way into the conversation, Ty wraps his arm around her waist, pretending to be her date. As Drew continues to blather on, Cassie can see no other way out of this situation, and plants a big kiss on Ty's lips, to Ty's and Drew's surprise.
And so starts the hilarious "relationship" between Ty and Cassie. Cassie finds out soon enough that Ty happens to be her newest client. She is a stress-management consultant, and feels she's the best there is. Ty is obviously under some stress, since he had sought out her services, but now that he knows who she is, he tries to back out of his appointments. Cassie loves a challenge; she also can't stop thinking about him and that kiss. Convinced that it's her duty to fix Ty and make him "stress-free", she pursues him like a shark and does her best to finish the job he hired her for.
Her main problem with this job, however, is that he won't tell her what is making him stressed. She does learn one thing about Ty, however, and that happens to be the fact that he's engaged to a woman named Alexis. Cassie doesn't let on how much she hates this mystery woman, but she puts all feelings aside and tries to be the professional that she is. Alexis is coming "home" to Ty in a few weeks, to finally move in with her beloved. It is up to Cassie to make sure that Ty is ready for Alexis' arrival, but deep down she hopes that Alexis never shows up. So, Cassie spends a lot of time devouring tons of chocolate to relieve her OWN stress.
STRESS AND THE CITY was a near-perfect romantic comedy, except for one blaring error. While the author chose to set the story in the United States, the characters are obviously British. It is never stated but one assumes the characters are American because of the location of this story, but when a character says the words "sod" and "ducky", they are not American. It can make one feel slightly disoriented for a few minutes. But other than that, the book was very enjoyable. Chocoholics will appreciate Cassie's addiction to the substance in times of stress. Lovers of romantic comedies will appreciate this book. If the rest of the FLIPSIDE series are as fun as STRESS AND THE CITY, this reviewer is definitely going to invest some time and money into the remaining books in the series.
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Summary: amusing frolic
Review: Stress management consultant Cassie Halloway feels good though her relationship with her cheating former fiancé Drew Smothers is over. At a New Year's Eve party in Connecticut, to prove to her best friend Leo, a nagging Drew, and especially herself that she has moved on, Cassie shares a kiss with Ty whom she just met. However, the lip pairing proves a shock to her system greater than any she had with her former beau and Ty feels as if his blood turned into a tsunami.Engaged and faithful to his "little sister" Alexis though he does not love her, Ty Parker finds his stress level off the barometer since the kiss. His plan to avoid Cassie fails when he is her client showing him how to reduce his tension. Ty realizes that Cassie will not succeed as his sex stress level has exploded off the Richtor Scale since he desires her more any woman he has met including his future wife. Cassie abates her own problem with the chocolate therapy solution, but those sweets do not compare to the sweetness of Ty's lips. Except for Drew, the cast of STRESS AND THE CITY is an intelligent caring group that the audience will appreciate especially the lead couple, his brother Zach, Leo, and Alexis are fully developed warm people. In spite of love and sexual need, Ty behaves honorably (in contrast to that dope Drew) by staying faithful to the woman he is to marry even if it hurts. Readers will enjoy this amusing frolic and expect a wilder Rowe with the tale of Leo vs. Zach. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: amusing frolic
Review: Stress management consultant Cassie Halloway feels good though her relationship with her cheating former fiancé Drew Smothers is over. At a New Year's Eve party in Connecticut, to prove to her best friend Leo, a nagging Drew, and especially herself that she has moved on, Cassie shares a kiss with Ty whom she just met. However, the lip pairing proves a shock to her system greater than any she had with her former beau and Ty feels as if his blood turned into a tsunami. Engaged and faithful to his "little sister" Alexis though he does not love her, Ty Parker finds his stress level off the barometer since the kiss. His plan to avoid Cassie fails when he is her client showing him how to reduce his tension. Ty realizes that Cassie will not succeed as his sex stress level has exploded off the Richtor Scale since he desires her more any woman he has met including his future wife. Cassie abates her own problem with the chocolate therapy solution, but those sweets do not compare to the sweetness of Ty's lips. Except for Drew, the cast of STRESS AND THE CITY is an intelligent caring group that the audience will appreciate especially the lead couple, his brother Zach, Leo, and Alexis are fully developed warm people. In spite of love and sexual need, Ty behaves honorably (in contrast to that dope Drew) by staying faithful to the woman he is to marry even if it hurts. Readers will enjoy this amusing frolic and expect a wilder Rowe with the tale of Leo vs. Zach. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: A Delightful Read
Review: This story is pure fun! It's also wonderfully romantic and filled with characters I adored. With a hero and heroine who are often hilariously neurotic, the author taps into the insecurities and vulnerabilities -- along with the strength and honor -- that live inside everyone, so that readers will discover a bit of themselves within these delightful pages.
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