TITLE: DINNER FOR TWO
AUTHOR: EILEEN GRIFFIN
Pages: 37
Date: 17/12/2013
Grade: 4+
Details: A ‘Romance on the Go’ short story
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The blurb:
Sonia Davenport has dreams of
coordinating and planning special events. When she’s given the opportunity to
plan a dinner for her boss and his shareholders, she jumps at the chance to
make everything perfect. Helping her plan the special night is the head chef of
the restaurant, Tony Mancinni, who is not only charming but goes out of his way
to make Sonia feel special during the entire planning process.
The dinner party almost turns
disastrous when an employee mixes up the orders and sets out the wrong food. In
a mad rush to save the dinner, Sonia and Tony realize their attraction to each
other when things heat up in the kitchen. However, Tony has to convince Sonia
that he wants more than just an extra set of hands in his restaurant – he wants
her to stay the night so he can convince her to stay for good.
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Dinner for Two is best
described as short, sweet and hot. With less than 40 pages to work with, Eileen
Griffin managed to tell a complete story. Everything the reader needs to know
about Sonia, the dinner party she is organizing and the reasons she has for
desperately needing it to be a success are revealed in just enough detail
without slowing the story down. The same is true for Sonia’s obvious attraction
to Tony, the hot chef she’s been working with for the past few months.
“Sonia sighed and swallowed, pushing
away any thoughts of the other Italian sausage she’d had naughty dreams about
since their first meeting.”
I loved the interactions
and conversations between Tony and Sonia. They were witty and smart and felt
natural while they were combining their efforts to save the dinner party, and
sensual and hot when they found themselves alone.
“I
want to watch you fall apart for me. Show me how beautiful you are when you
come, Sonia.” – Tony
And at times the banter between these two characters is just plain old
funny.
“I
love a mean frittata. I love friendly ones too.” - Sonia
In fact this book has it all; there’s wonderful food, a sexy chef, a
sizzling attraction, and a little bit of angst. Not to mention a rather steamy
encounter in the bedroom and a happy ever after.
In fact, if I have one regret it is that this story wasn’t a few pages
longer. I think the love scene in the bedroom could have been a little bit
longer, a little bit less rushed. Other than that, Dinner for Two was pure
enjoyment; 45 minutes of reading bliss. I may have mentioned this in my review
of Eileen Griffin’s previous book – Chasing Matt – but I’ll say it again; I’ll
be keeping an eye on this author.
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