"On the surface quite an odd couple."
Reviewed by Sandra Wurman
Posted April 26, 2016
Romance Contemporary
All people struggle with identity. People have an inner
feeling about who they are but what is visible on the
outside doesn't always mess with that personal image.
Some folks just don't bother worrying about what others
think -- but some are firmly enmeshed in their public
persona. Candidly not sure which one has it tougher. ONE
NIGHT CHARMER by Maisey Yates is about two such people.
Each doing their best to get out of that mold and assert
their own personality and character. ONE NIGHT CHARMER is
the newest story based in Copper Ridge. Small town where
everyone knows everyone else's business -- or at least
they think they do. That is the big ah ha moment in this
story. Images are just not what they used to be.
Certainly not dependable judgement values. Life has a way of playing tricks on us. Just when we have
settled into what we like to call our near perfect life
there ahead is a nasty curve in the road and it is doing
to take some creative maneuvering to get us back on
track. Surely going to face some unhappy unsettling
moments. It's how we handle those moments that determine
what our future will hold. And in ONE NIGHT CHARMER
Maisey Yates showcases two characters who have come to
that curve. Sierra West and Ace Thompson are going to
have to figure out just what type of people they are and
hopefully find a good path to a happy future. Perhaps
together or not. Ace is the owner of the towns bar -- the son of the local
pastor. Already you begin to see a story in that career
choice. But Ace decided to return home to Copper Ridge so
there had to be some part of this guy looking for the
serenity that small town living can provide. Sierra West
grew up with that proverbial silver spoon. She was a
rancher's daughter and knew her way around animals. But
her experience with friendships was lacking. Ace and Sierra would make quite an odd couple -- or would
they? Ace reluctantly gives Sierra a job when she is scarily
out of options. This arrangement is on the face an
uncomfortable one for them. Ace is not doing it out of
the goodness of his heart. Sierra isn't coming on board
with any idea that this is a good career choice for her.
But each one of them is going to learn a lot about
themselves and each other. Both Ace and Sierra are good
people with pasts that are haunting them and making them
reluctant to take a step into a future with a
relationship. They both have a great capacity for
friendship and their love and devotion to their friends
make each of them a good bet. Now it's just a matter of time before Ace and Sierra
realize that they too can have a wonderful relationship
built on this dare we say newly built friendship. ONE NIGHT CHARMER is an honest and refreshing look at
relationships -- all kinds. Maisey Yates loves to tell
stories that involve matchings that have you wondering
and yet somehow they begin to make sense. It's the kind
of heartwarming magic that Maisey Yates weaves and she
does it so well in ONE NIGHT CHARMER.
SUMMARY
Copper Ridge, Oregon's favorite bachelor is about to meet
his match If the devil wore flannel, he'd look like Ace Thompson. He's
gruff. Opinionated. Infernally hot. The last person that
Sierra West wants to ask for a bartending job—not that she
has a choice. Ever since discovering that her "perfect"
family is built on a lie, Sierra has been determined to make
it on her own. Resisting her new boss should be easy when
they're always bickering. Until one night, the squabbling
stops…and something far more dangerous takes over. Ace has a personal policy against messing around with
staff—or with spoiled rich girls. But there's a steel
backbone beneath Sierra's silver-spoon upbringing. She's
tougher than he thought, and so much more tempting. Enough
to make him want to break all his rules, even if it means
risking his heart…
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