Review: One Night Stand – Parker Kincade

Amanda Martin has the worst taste in men. After being cheated on not once, but twice, she’s lost all faith in men … and in herself. Determined to regain her confidence, Amanda decides to have a one-night stand. No relationship, no promises, no threat of being hurt again … just sex. What she doesn’t anticipate is meeting a handsome-as-sin stranger who will give her pleasure unlike any she’s ever known.
Joe Sterling has spent his life avoiding relationships, his former job as a military sniper not allowing for such commitments. Now he’s come home to Texas, to let go of the past and to prove he is more than the killer he’s been trained to be.
When Amanda’s life is threatened, Joe’s killer instinct is tested while Amanda struggles to protect her heart. Will they succumb to their overwhelming desire for each other, or lose it all by letting the past dictate their future?

Series: Martin Family
Release Date: August 20, 2012
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Source: Author Provided
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Reviewer’s Thoughts:

You find out that the man you’ve been dating is sleeping with his secretary. You’ve become a cliché. What’s your next step? That is, aside of from the obvious first step of calling your best friend and get rip roaring drunk. 

Step one: Get drunk… check
Step two: Take some time off. Get away from the family. You love your big brothers, but the horsemen of the apocalypse cannot know what happened just yet. check
Step three: Allow your best friend to convince you that what you really need is a hot meaningless one-night stand with a stranger. check
Step four: Walk away, no strings attached, now waiting for a phone call and definitely no expectations. 

Well, I guess three out of four isn’t bad. However, when you add three incredibly hot, overbearing older brothers, also known as three of the four horsemen of the apocalypse and a one-night stand that is anything but, you have the makings for a recipe for disaster. 

I am nothing if not a sucker for a story with a hot alpha male and independent heroine that know how to kick butt. So it should come to no surprise that I loved Amanda and Joe. I have to admit to having my doubts during that first chapter. Amanda came across as whiny and quite a defeatist, the complete opposite of what I like in my heroines. Luckily though, this turns out to be an abnormality for Amanda. Having grown up with three older brothers, a girl learns how to take care of herself and this sexy, Harley driving, ex sniper is the perfect rebound relationship for Amanda. 

With likable secondary characters, a great storyline and incredibly steamy scenes, One Night Stand is a must not miss. Ms. Parker may be new to the scene but I can guarantee we’ll be seeing a lot more from her.