Book Review and Giveaway: Diary of a One Night Stand By Alexandrea Weiss

Synopsis: Kara Burton has always tried to lived a respectable life. She graduated from law school, married a great guy, and has always appeard to be the perfect wife and mother. But all is not what it seems, and the troubling past Kara has been running from her entire life is about to catch up with her. Urged on by her insecurities about growing older, Kara shares a tryst with a sexy businessman, Scott Ellsworth. Soon Kara finds herself transformed into the kind of woman she vowed never to become, and the secure world she has struggled all her life to build begins to fall apart. Kara Barton is about to find out how a one-night stand can change everything.


Review: And Alex hits another one out of the ballpark!

I love Alex's books mainly because they have great women characters, dialogue and feature NOLA. But there are times when I wonder when her fountain of great writing will stop- seriously she can turn out some great books with amazing speed! It's not unusual for her to have 3 books out in ONE year! Which makes me want to ask the question of "DO you every sleep Alex?" LOL

I also wonder how she keeps up with her overlapping characters- it is great for her frequent readers, but she must have a huge genealogical type white board up in her house with all the characters, so she can find new ways to overlap them! Which of course is 'simply NOLA'- it's not 6 degrees of separation down here, it's more like 3! I probably liked this book the best of all of hers, as it centered around my old stomping grounds from high school.

After finishing this book (ine one sitting, like all of Alex's books, it;s addicting-you can't put it down), I thought about the book and how it really it a reality fairy tale for grownups. It picks up after the fairy tale we tell kids- after years of marriage and kids. What happens to a relationship when status quo is upset, and is no longer good enough. Can you base a marriage on 'ok' and make it great, or is it a recipe for disaster down the line? 

Alex uses her characters' backgrounds to show how we are shaped by our perceptions and of those close to us. How when you topple the house of cards, you can find the truth beneath it, and suddenly realize things are NOT what you thought they were. This is not your mom's romance, and as you can guess from the title, it has some pretty explicit scenes, which might turn off some readers. But if you stay with the book, you will find an honest look at marriage and relationships, and how sometimes letting go is the way to move on to something better. If you want a book that is more than your standard chick-lit, check out this book!

About the Author:   Alexandrea is a registered nurse from New Orleans area, who has been  writing novels and screenplays for over twenty years. Her first novel, To My Senses, was a finalist for commercial fiction in Eric Hofer Book Awards, a finalist for romance in the Foreword Magazine book of the Year awards, and a finalist for romance in the USA Book Awards. Her second novel, Recovery, won the Gold Medal for best romantic suspense from The Reader's Favorite Book Awards and was named best Romantic Suspense by the NABE Pinnacle Book Awards in 2011. Her third book, Sacrifice, continued the Nicci Beauvoir Series. Her fourth book, highlighting her love of rehabbing wildlife, called Broken Wings, is now out in paperback and ebook.

Alexandrea is also a permitted wildlife rehabber with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries and when she is not writing, Ms. Weis is rescuing orphaned and injured wildlife. She lives outside of New Orleans with her husband and a menagerie of pets. Check out her blog site: http://alexandreaweiscom.blogspot.com/   and website http://alexandreaweis.com

Want to win this review copy?

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this book for review purposes on this blog, free of charge, from the author. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it.