Susan Lyons, Champagne Rules

Champagne Rules

Susan Lyons

Kensington Aphrodisia, Feb 2006, $12.95, 304 pp.

ISBN: 0758214065

Twenty year old Suzanne Brennan met Jaxon Navarre on a nude beach on Crete. They felt an instant attraction and went up to a cave where they made love. However, both agreed to a one night stand with no exchange of names.

Four years later Vancouver, Canada resident Suzanne tells her friends that her last night in Crete was perhaps the best moment of her life. At the same time in San Francisco Jax thinks back to the beautiful blonde in the cave. He regrets he failed to get her personal information; he now knows that his marriage that occurred just after that incredible one night was a farce, which is one of the reasons it ended in divorce. Encouraged by her pals, Suzanne puts out an Internet ad asking for her "Chocolate Man" to respond; Jax reads her personal and knows she has to be her. He responds and soon they agree to meet again. Will they have a second one night stand or will they go for much more, as neither has forgotten that night in Crete?

Though the probability seems slight that Jax will happen to look at personal ads on the net coincidentally at that moment, fans will enjoy this second chance at love, erotic style. The storyline is fun to follow, whether in Crete or on the Pacific coast, as the lead duo is likable and seem to belong together. The support cast, especially her buddies, add to the fun, and hopefully will do that and much more in their own tales. Readers of torrid contemporaries will enjoy this hot romance.