You can’t avoid fate…
Eliza DeMatteo returns to her hometown of Las Vegas on vacation knowing her matchmaking older brother is probably going to try and set her up with his best friend. But Eliza already knows plenty about sexy cowboy Christian Yerrick, the man who crushed her heart when they were kids. In fact, she’s determined to avoid Chris completely…until she runs into his truck on the Las Vegas freeway.
Chris has his own misgivings about seeing Eliza. His lingering feelings for her trigger all of his issues with relationships. Especially long-distance ones, which is the only kind of relationship they’d ever have. Still, there’s no reason they can’t enjoy New Year’s Eve together. But when the fireworks between them burn hotter than the Vegas Strip, Chris and Eliza know they only have one night to get it right. Because this time, what doesn’t happen in Vegas could haunt them forever…
"What a sweet and perfect book One Night In Vegas was! Although it was short it was packed with everything you would expect in a full novel. This one is definitely a keeper." -- Love Between the Sheets
"C. M. Stone has managed to cram a fair amount of second-chance loving into this enjoyable little novella."--Claire Robinson, Goodreads
"The story was sweet and sexy at the same time. Short but not lacking in any way. It's an easy read on an afternoon between chores (yes, it's very short but well worth it). It's a 5 Star Jackpot from this reader!"--Jessica Alcazar, Goodreads
3.5 - "It's just one night on vacation, right?" Stars.
One Night in Vegas is a short sexy novella focusing on Eliza and Chris. Eliza is returning to Vegas to spend New Year with her workaholic brother, who conveniently cancels their New Years Eve dinner plans and arranges for Chris to take his place. ...more
I enjoyed this little novella. Eliza has had a crush on her brothers best friend, Chris, since they were young. They haven't seen each other in ten years. When she comes back to Vegas for two weeks to visit her brother, she runs into Chris. I love a good best friends brother storyline and this one w ...more
I was in intrigued by the line is the blurb "Because this time, what doesn't happen in Vegas could haunt them forever...". It made me jump right on this little story because I love it when authors twist the norm! AND it's refreshing to read a best friend's sister romance where the brother is actuall ...more
4 stars.
This review also appears on Pretty Sassy Cool.
I really like Second Chance romance stories and was excited to check out One Night in Vegas by new-to-me author C.M. Stone. The summary for this book is pretty spot-on, so I'll just get to how I felt.
This story was fast-paced and great for anyone ...more
The only thing I wished is that it was longer!
Everything was so very cute and adorable. I wanted to squeal every damn time Eliza and Chris looked at each other. I like how it flowed and how the story went. It was so sexy too. Goshhhhh. Just thinking about it makes me blush. I'm like 100% sure I w ...more
I always love stories where two people from the past get a second chance; this was no different in Eliza and Chris’ story. Chris is Eliza’s brother’s best friend as well as her best friend. The summer right before Chris left for college, Eliza had her move, but he pushed her away.
This was a nice qu ...more
What a sweet and perfect book One Night In Vegas was! Although it was short it was packed with everything you would expect in a full novel. This one is definitely a keeper.
Eliza and Christian have a little history which makes this story so much greater. Falling for your brother's best friend and fin ...more
A truly enjoyable quick read. This novella is well done and a story that left me with a smile. This is a new to me author but one I will definitely be watching out for.
When Eliza makes a quick visit back to Vegas to visit her brother, the last person she wants to see is her teenage crush Chris. When ...more
At age sixteen Eliza took a chance on love and kissed her brother’s best friend. An action which immediately backfired, as he pushed her away with excuses she just couldn’t believe. Heartbroken and humiliated, she took the first opportunity to flee. Chris had been fighting his feelings for Eliza for ...more
This is a sweet Holiday novella centered around the people who actually live in Vegas. People who carry on their lives and businesses despite living among the glitz and glamour of the strip.
Eliza DeMatteo grew up in Las Vegas and at sixteen had a mad crush on her brother Jackson's best friend Christ ...more
One Night in Vegas is a fun romantic novella from "new to me" author C.M. Stone. This is the love story of environmental anthropologist Eliza DeMatteo, and veterinarian Christian Yerrick. Chris is Eliza's brother's best friend and right before Chris left for college, they shared an amazing kiss. Aft ...more
Eliza is quickly realizing you can't outrun your fate...back in her hometown of Las Vegas after many years away, she comes face to face with the boy who broke her heart so many years ago. But now he isn't a boy and there is no denying this man.
Can Eliza take a risk on Christian again and give their ...more
Eliza DeMatteo is returning to her hometown of Vegas after ten years and while during her vacation she is supposed to be spending a lot of time with her big brother that is so not the case. Come New Years Eve and a huge emergency keeps big brother busy at the hospital he tries to play matchmaker bet ...more
Having a brother that just won't give up just might not be so bad after all even if it usually gets on your nerves. But this time it is with his best friend Chris who Eliza really liked years ago. When her brother tries to get her to go dinner with him, she says no. That doesn't mean she doesn't sto ...more
This friends to lovers story brings together Eliza and Chris, childhood friends whose feelings for each other grew but were never acted upon due to their two year age difference. Now adults, Eliza is visiting her brother in Las Vegas and meets Chris again. Can a childhood crush become an adult love? ...more
****A gifted copy was provided by the publisher for an honest review****
Great Story about a crushes coming true. Eliza DeMatteo returns to her home city for a vacation of Las Vegas to see her older brother and is trying to avoid him AND is really trying to avoid his best friend. She has been in love ...more
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This was short and somewhat sweet and both Eliza and Chris were main characters that were easy to like, though I must say that something Chris said in the story had my eyebrows desperately trying to reach my hairline and found the whole thing just ...more
Chris sure has everything planned out, "you know, you go off birth control and just wait and see how nature will take it's course. I'm planning on backing sperm and having a vasectomy so it can be all be planned ahead of time." He leaned back in his chair with a self-satisfied smile." He also thinks ...more
Eliza has had a rough year and when she goes to see her brother he doesn't have time for her and shoves her in the direction of his best friend. Chris. Eliza doesn't want to see Chris, she is still humiliated. She always had a crush on Chris and when she finally decided to act on it, he rejected her ...more
**My thanks to NetGalley and EntangledPublishing LLC, for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**
This is a very fast paced novella that takes place over the New year in Vegas.
It's a brothers best friend and crush to lovers story and you can really feel the angst from years ago come into ...more
4 STARS!
I really enjoyed this novella! I read Jackson's story first in How to save a Surgeon, and then decided to go back and read Chris and Eliza's story. After getting to know them alittle bit in the other book, I was excited to read more. I'm glad on did. I actually liked this book better. I felt ...more
A little twist on the big brother’s best friend crush. Christian broke her heart before he went off to college. Eliza had let him know she cared about him. Years later she is coming back to Vegas to visit her brother who is conveniently not available for New Year’s Eve. He sends Christian to have di ...more
Eliza comes home to Vegas to spend time with her brother who is playing matchmaker. He arranges a New Years Eve dinner with her which he conveniently misses and sends his friend Chris in his place. Eliza has had a crush on Chris since they were in high school and now ten years later they are togethe ...more
Short, but cute. Cute story about a high school crush on her brother's best friend now getting a chance to become real a few years later.
Fun to read, liked how the story developed. Yes, predictable, but isn't a happy ending pretty much mandatory in a romance? wish it was longer, this would have been ...more