Bourbon Street Heat by Lisa Perry
Red Rose Publishing
Contemporary, Holiday
Short Story, M/F
Review by Hibiscus

Stacy Newport, CEO of Elite Advertising Company in the Big Apple, is dragged away from the rat-race by her best friend, landing amidst the mayhem of Mardi Gras for some much needed fun after years of hard work and social sacrifice.

Hesitant to leave after firing her current CPA, Stacy realizes how badly she needs to get away. Will the city's seduction and the sexy allure of a masked man luring her through Bourbon Street be too hot to refuse?

"Marcus" may be just what Stacy needs—in more ways than one.
 

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In this neatly penned, hot story we meet Stacy Newport, a workaholic who runs her own business. Her best friend from Junior High School, Rochelle, is a model who plans a three day getaway for Mardi Gras.  Practical Stacy almost backs out of the vacation due to needing a CPA for her business. Rochelle is a party animal who manages to talk Stacy into going. The banter between the friends is loaded with sexual innuendo's. Typical girl talk, very cute and also quite funny.

A stranger in a mask, Marcus as we later find out his name is, seduces Stacy in the middle of Bourbon Street. I could feel the sexual heat pouring off him as he leads her to an alley. After doing things backwards, they decide to get to know each other. I could feel every moment of their time together in the cafe and later in his room. I think the main characters worked so well together in the story was because they were both after the same experience in New Orleans.

This is a well written short with sexual scenes I could feel between Marcus and Stacy. The story is simple and the ending is easy to predict but all in all a very sexy read.