"Spicey romance"

All Trudy Baxter wants is a lot of midnight fantasy in her life that is not in the back seat of a car as is the only venue in her hometown of Virtue, Kansas. Her best friend went off to New York and returned a happily married woman. Trudy plans to follow in Meg's footsteps, but not marry anyone until she tastes all the Big Apple has to offer.

In Manhattan, Meg and her spouse Tom introduce Trudy to his best friend Wall Street financier Linc Faulkner, who agrees to show the small-town girl a bit of the city. However, Linc quickly falls for Trudy's energy, élan, and enthusiasm for her new lifestyle. When her four poster bed fails to fit in her tiny bedroom Trudy has it constructed in her living room by Linc and company. As he puts the parts together, all Linc can think of is sharing that bed with Trudy even if she insists she wants a variety of men in her "bed".

As Trudy learns that this is not Kansas anymore, ACTING ON IMPULSE is a fiery sex in the city romance. The story line scorches the audience with the innocent Trudy turning femme fatale while Linc converts from confirmed bachelor to salivating male. The support cast adds depth to the lead couple with their not so subtle matchmaking efforts. Though the premise of assembly line men in Trudy's fantasy bed seems irresponsible, the audience will forgive Trudy her notorious thoughts as long as she checks her dreams with Linc only. Vicki Lewis Thompson furbishes her readers with a gregariously blazing contemporary tale.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted December 24, 2001

Summary

Small-town girl Trudy Baxter is ready to take on New York City. She's looking for excitement, adventure . . . and incredible sex! She wants to experience every little thing -- and every type of man -- the city has to offer. Her first target -- sexy Wall Street hunk Linc Faulkner. Only, once she gets Linc into her bed, she's reluctant to let him go . . .

Linc Faulkner has never met anybody like Trudy. She's so spirited, so sexy, so damn uninhibited! She's his every fantasy in the flesh. Only, Linc knows he's just the first man on Trudy's sexual wish list. So what else can he do but convince her that he can be *any* man she'll ever want -- and the *only* man she'll ever need.