Millie Morris has always been one of the guys. A UC Santa Barbara professor, she’s a female-serial-killer expert who’s quick with a deflection joke and terrible at getting personal. And she, just like her four best guy friends and fellow professors, is perma-single.
So when a routine university function turns into a black tie gala, Mille and her circle make a pact that they’ll join an online dating service to find plus-ones for the event. There’s only one hitch: after making the pact, Millie and one of the guys, Reid Campbell, secretly spend the sexiest half-night of their lives together, but mutually decide the friendship would be better off strictly platonic.
But online dating isn’t for the faint of heart. While the guys are inundated with quality matches and potential dates, Millie’s first profile attempt garners nothing but dick pics and creepers. Enter “Catherine”—Millie’s fictional profile persona, in whose make-believe shoes she can be more vulnerable than she’s ever been in person. Soon “Catherine” and Reid strike up a digital pen-pal-ship...but Millie can’t resist temptation in real life, either. Soon, Millie will have to face her worst fear—intimacy—or risk losing her best friend, forever.
Perfect for fans of Roxanne and She’s the Man, Christina Lauren’s latest romantic comedy is full of mistaken identities, hijinks, and a classic love story with a modern twist. Funny and fresh, you’ll want to swipe right on My Favorite Half-Night Stand.
My Favorite Half-Night Stand drew my attention
from within the first few pages, with Millie’s fascination when she was little.
Can’t say many kids are fascinated with serial killer’s, more specifically
women serial killers.
I liked that Millie was just one of the guys.
But of course Millie really wasn’t letting them in to her personal life. I felt
like she was too closed off for someone who was close with these guys. I still
liked her though. Reid was also a great main character, I liked how genuine he
was. I really do think the authors did an amazing job of creating distinct
characters with real characteristics. I always enjoy books where not just the
main characters make the story but also those who surround them.
I’ve been a fan of most of Christina Lauren’s
novels and this one is no exception. Each is unique but all of them are
amazing.
This novel was funny, emotional and steamy.
An advance complimentary copy of this book was
supplied by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed
are entirely my own.
About Author:
Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of long-time writing partners/besties/soulmates Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. The #1 international bestselling coauthor duo writes both Young Adult and Adult Fiction, and together has produced fourteen New York Times bestselling novels. They are published in over 30 languages, have received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly, won both the Seal of Excellence and Book of the Year from RT Magazine, named Amazon and Audible Romance of the Year, and been nominated for several Goodreads Choice Awards. They have been featured in publications such as Forbes, The Washington Post, Time, Entertainment Weekly, People, O Magazine and more. Their third YA novel, Autoboyography was released in September, followed by a contemporary romance, Roomies in December, and their first Women’s Fiction, Love and Other Words in April.
Twitter: @lolashoes (Lauren) /@seeCwrite (Christina)
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