Hard Fall

by Isabelle Drake

Have sex with a stranger? Never. But Brooke is fed up with life and looking for a change. When she meets a from-out-of-town cowboy in a Cambridge bar, she decides he’s exactly what she needs—a quick, anything goes, one-night-only distraction.Liam thought wearing a cowboy hat to his favorite sports bar because he lost a bet was pure humiliation, but when a hot, short-skirt-wearing woman tells him he’s just what she wants, he changes his mind. But one night isn’t enough for Liam and he’s willing to change the rules of their game to get what he wants.Publisher A much shorter version of this story was previously published in an anthology elsewhere.

Genres: Contemporary

Kindle Edition

First published February 15, 2008

About the author

Isabelle Drake is the fiction alias of Melissa Ford Lucken. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Lasell University and an MA in Special Education from Eastern Michigan University. She teaches creative writing and composition and is the fiction and creative non-fiction editor of the Washington Square Review.

Reviews

[Geri · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the book. It was a quick read and Liam sounds really HOT!!

[Malinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good story. It's short but enjoyable. I liked Liam a lot. He seemed like a good guy that I would have been happy to go out with. Brooke was alright but for some reason I didn't feel a connection with her as I'd have liked to kick the story up to more stars. I might have been the fear she had through most of the story. Her fear kept her from experiencing more of life, from being willing to give Liam a chance and from showing her work to the public (she's an artist). In the end she did manage to get past her fears and I liked how the story ended. Over all I found the story enjoyable.

[Alisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars for the length. 3 stars for the scenes ;)