HER HALLOWEEN TREAT is book one in the Men at Work series by Tiffany Reisz. Joey Silvia leaves Hawaii to head home for her brother's wedding. Unfortunately for Joey this is not the happy homecoming she'd prefer. She is devastated after just discovering that her boyfriend of two years was secretly married. I like how Tiffany Reisz writes about the betrayal. While Joey's ex is obviously a jerk and she moves on, Tiffany Reisz does a superb job of showing the complexity and gray areas when it comes to human emotions. When she unexpectedly meets all grown up and super-hot handy man Chris Steffensen, Joey is knocked for a loop. What starts out as two old high school friends reminiscing quickly escalates into a sinfully delicious erotic connection.

I like that HER HALLOWEEN TREAT is told from alternating perspectives. I love Chris' memories of his times with Joey when they were teenagers. Although he thinks he was a borderline creeper when it came to Joey, I found his treasured memories to be incredibly sweet and swoon- worthy. Chris and Joey are well-matched and the laid-back tone of their burgeoning romantic relationship, and fun banter sprinkled throughout their smoking-hot trysts, make HER HALLOWEEN TREAT such a delight. The passionate encounters between Joey and Chris are electrifying. There is really no huge source of conflict in HER HALLOWEEN TREAT. The main obstacle to Chris and Joey being together on a permanent basis is Joey's struggle to figure out what direction she wants the rest of her life to go in after having been betrayed and shocked is such a catastrophic way. Joey doesn't distrust Chris, but she has a hard time trusting herself after being so easily deceived for so long. I adore stories in which the hero pursues the heroine and Chris weaves a web of seduction that is hard to resist.

HER HALLOWEEN TREAT is a stellar erotic love story with lots of charm. Second-chance-at-love and friends-to- lovers romances are an addiction of mine and HER HALLOWEEN TREAT satisfies my cravings. I like that Joey's brother Dillon is supportive without interfering in his sister's relationship with his best friend. It's an interesting dynamic having such a strong connection between Joey, Dillon, and Chris. This book has made me eager to hunt down other books by Tiffany Reisz and look forward to the next story in this Men at Work series.

Book Summary

It was a devastating dirty trick—Joey Silvia just found out her boyfriend of two years is married. What. A. Dick. Joey knows her best chance to get over one guy is to get under another. Of course, heading home to her family's remote cabin in Oregon poses some challenges in the "available men" department…until she discovers this cabin comes with its own hot handyman!

Holy crap, Chris Steffensen. When did her brother's best friend turn into a hard-bodied pile of blond-bearded hotness? He's the perfect Halloween treat—and a surprisingly dirty rebound guy. For a couple of weeks, anyway. Except that Chris has other ideas…like proving to Joey that this blast from the past is a whole lot more than a naughty Halloween hookup.