ONE SUMMER EVENING

Rating:
Summary: EXCELLENT!!!!!!
Review: I have to admit at first I was not real sure about this book it had not gotten very good reviews. But I guess I really need to learn to not trust reviews and go with my insticts about her books a little more because this one was great. She blends elements that I really love to read in books, and does it well. I am 25 years old so I am not wild about older men but Austin was one sexy man and Cassie was a terrific woman. After A Day In April I didn't think it could get any better. But as usual I was wrong. Buy it you won't be disappointed.

Rating:
Summary: EXCELLENT!!!!!!
Review: I have to admit at first I was not real sure about this book it had not gotten very good reviews. But I guess I really need to learn to not trust reviews and go with my insticts about her books a little more because this one was great. She blends elements that I really love to read in books, and does it well. I am 25 years old so I am not wild about older men but Austin was one sexy man and Cassie was a terrific woman. After A Day In April I didn't think it could get any better. But as usual I was wrong. Buy it you won't be disappointed.

Rating:
Summary: Terrific romance
Review: In 1990 Jasmine, Louisiana, her family and friends gather to celebrate Cassie Wortham's eighteenth birthday. Her boy friend (at least in his mind), Lester Sullivan proposes, but Cassie rejects his offer. Lester refuses to accept her no. Her father's best friend thirty-two years old Austin McGuire also attends the event. Cassie and Austin walk together on the beach when she trips. Before either knows what happened, they make love. Austin feels guilty while Cassie feels her love for him has been betrayed.

Nine years later, Cassie returns to her hometown for the first time in five years accompanied by her son Tyler. Cassie has come out of hiding in women's shelters because her violent spouse Lester is in jail. Cassie married Lester to hide the fact she was pregnant with Austin's child. However, her return soon proves to not be safe for herself or her family. Lester has vowed to never let Cassie go. Her deeply religious parents believe Lester can be reformed, forcing Cassie to turn to Austin, the only man she ever loved, for the safety of her child.

Readers hold Mary Lynn Baxter in high esteem for her tense romantic suspense tales. ONE SUMMER EVENING is a torrid novel that combines a well-designed relationship drama within the elements of intrigue. The story line is exciting, but it is the characters that make this into must reading for sub-genre fans.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: HOT AND SIZZLING!!!
Review: This was a fantastic book and it was really great. The love scenes were so hot I could barely contain myself. I've read two other books from this author and her previous work is definitely worth looking into. I was a little uneasy about reading the book because it had been a while since reading her books but I know she's a great author.

Rating:
Summary: HOT AND SIZZLING!!!
Review: This was a fantastic book and it was really great. The love scenes were so hot I could barely contain myself. I've read two other books from this author and her previous work is definitely worth looking into. I was a little uneasy about reading the book because it had been a while since reading her books but I know she's a great author.

Rating:
Summary: Eh . . .
Review: _One Summer Evening_ started slow and didn't get much better. I didn't really like the characters (especially Cassie's parents who were so sickening it was almost comical), and didn't feel that I could connect with them on any sort of level. The main plot of the story was somewhat engaging though I became distracted by the sub-plot involving the land deal and the lawyer -- it just didn't seem to fit. I really didn't feel that Cassie and Austin's relationship was based on anything but lust, and though that's often a good way to start a relationship it doesn't usually lead to something that will last. I feel Cassie was entirely too selfish in keeping Tyler away from his natural father for so long regardless of her feelings about Austin. Also, the romance only really developed about six pages before the end of the story. There was too much wasted time on other things and not enough focus on the relationship between Cassie and Austin. All in all, _One Summer Evening_ was satisfactory for a one-time read -- but not a keeper. Though I wouldn't rule out all of Ms. Baxter's work based on this one story, I would be reluctant to start another of her books.