"An Aussie contemporary"

Kate McAuley decided to go to her school reunion in Kingscote, Australia. She wasn't sure about it since she didn't want to run into Brody de Bruin. One night, three years ago, she got very drunk at a friend's wedding and came on to Brody. Just that night she had found her husband in bed with another woman and she was feeling very hurt. Wanting revenge, Kate dressed in her most revealing dress and went to a friend's wedding. Once there she ran into Brody and decided to go back to his room with him. She had had a crush on him since school and had been too shy to talk to him. But once in his room, she was unable to make love to him. She told Brody that she was married and promptly fell asleep on him. The next morning she left without waking him and hasn't seen or spoken to him since.

Brody de Bruin hadn't been able to forget Kate ever since that night three years ago. Not wanting to mess up her marriage he stays away. Now he finds out that she's divorced and going to be at the reunion. He plans to renew their acquaintance and pick up where they left off.

Kate now runs her own Bed and Breakfast on an isolated spot on Kangaroo Island, Australia. Unknown to her, Brody has booked her B & B for the next two weeks. Will she be able to resist her attraction to Brody? Will Brody be able to win her trust?

I really enjoyed this story. Both characters were intelligent and I enjoyed seeing their relationship progress. The story takes place in Australia and it was interesting to read some of the Aussie sayings. The sexual content in this romance is fairly mild and I don't think anything in this story would be objectionable to anyone.

Reviewed by Emily Anne
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted September 23, 2003

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Summary

Kate McAuley welcomes any paying guest to her bed-and- breakfast establishment. Any guest but Brody. Especially not Brody. She learnt her lesson with him three years ago. But Kate's flaky friend Lucy has set her up. Brody is back, and Kate has to learn to trust him and herself.

Especially Not Brody is a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy for the 21st century, as erotic and funny as it is tender.

If you enjoy this book you'll like Darry Fraser's Trust No Agent.