"There is nothing like a guy in a tool belt"

Eileen Connolly has pretty much made the decision to move in with her longtime boyfriend and the get the stability that she craves. She has acted out every fantasy she has had except one, sex with a stranger.

Eileen's boyfriend Benjamin has left the country for a few days, so Eileen decides this is the perfect time to have her sexual fantasy. She thinks that once she does, she can tell Benjamin that she is moving in with him.

Eileen's fantasy comes in the form of Shane Nichols. He is gorgeous, straight, umarried and she thinks this is the guy who will make all her fantasies come true.

Shane is surprised when installing new phone lines at the law office of Traynor and Sizemore, when an attractive blonde propositions him. She offers him a night of unforgettable sex, but Shane wants more then that. Convincing Eileen to extend their relationship was easy, but convincing her to make it permanent is not.

Eileen is convinced that Shane is footloose and fancy free of a guy, who blows off work and doesn't take his responsibilities seriously. Shane has only four days to convince her that a lifetme of fantasies is much more appealing than the boring life she envisions with Benjamin.

AFTER HOURS is Vicki Lewis Thompson's latest Blaze and it is hotter then the salsa they serve at Mexican restaurants. You might need some frozen margaritas to cool yourself after you read AFTER HOURS.

Barb Hicks

Reviewed by Barb Hicks
Posted August 25, 2003

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Summary

Two strangers hold nothing back...

For years, levelheaded lawyer Eileen Connolly has been fighting a reckless craving—for sex with a stranger. Well, it's now or never. She's about to commit to her boyfriend—a decent guy who's as irrestistible as an unglazed doughnut. All she wants is one wild, adventurous night. After that, she'll be ready to settle into predictability.

Then gorgeous Shane Nichols shows up at Eileen's office to fix the phones. In his tight jeans and tool belt, he's a walking, talking chocolate-glazed, cream-filled eclair. And suddenly one night doesn't seem like enough to satisfy Eileen's craving for something so wickedly delicious...