Short, face paced and fun story. The story opens with the aftermath of a bachelor party, with good guy Carson passed out on the bar with a pair of red panties laying on him. Not what Evie expected to find when she stopped by her father's bar on the way to work. Even less did she expect to hear that her sort-of boyfriend had run off to Vegas with a stripper. Carson was cautious giving her the news, as he wasn't sure how she would take it. He certainly didn't expect her to smile, then haul off and kiss him.

Evie is sick and tired of everyone pushing her at Bennie. Their mothers had been doing it since they were kids, and nothing Evie says will convince them she isn't interested. She also hates the way everyone treats her with kid gloves just because she'd had cancer. She's well now and determined to live her life the way she wants to. And what she wants is Carson.

I completely understood Evie's frustration with the fact that nobody listens to what she says. I loved how she took action and made her interest in Carson known to him - and anyone else who would listen. Carson was stunned, but wary, as he thought maybe it was just reaction to what had happened. It was fun to see Evie's attempts at convincing him, and his final acceptance of the truth. The dinner that wasn't was terrific, and the heat between them was intense. The scene afterward, as Bennie, Gigi, and the two mothers converge on Evie's house had me laughing out loud. Bennie was a bit of an idiot, but I think Gigi will be the making of him. Seeing Carson and Evie try to get through to their mothers was hilarious as they finally saw the truth. ( )