Friday, January 23, 2015

#COYER Review ~ Spend the Night Episode 1 ~ Elizabeth Lee

Spend the Night I (The Hotel Collection, #1)Spend the Night Episode 1
The Hotel Collection
Release Date: January 20, 2015
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Source: I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review
Rating: 3.5 Bookworms
Goodreads

Synopsis
Welcome to The Wellesley-Crawford...

Hannah Wellesley has spent her entire life running the halls of her family-owned hotel, the infamous and opulent Wellesley-Crawford. Notes as one of the city's richest, most luxurious hotels in Chicago, the WC is what Hanna has devoted her life and career to.

The hotel's Annual Masquerade Gala is the event of the year, but this year Hannah's evening involves more than just handing out masks. After a mysterious rendezvous in a secluded stairwell with an irresistible and unidentifiable man, Hannah becomes consumed with discovering the identity of her masked lover. Just as she's about to give up the search, two men blow back into her life with drastically different intentions. They both have secrets and uncovering them will lead Hannah down a darkly dangerous path.

Drawn to both of the intriguing bachelors, she'll have to determine which one is after her heart and which one plans to do her deadly harm before it's too late.



Wow - I'm captivated and confused. And since this is suspense, I think confusion is the point! :)

Spend the Night is told through two or possibly three POVs - Hannah Wellesley's and 'HIM'. There are two possible prospects for the male POV - but then again, it could be both. I'm however, am clueless. And that just adds to the suspense.

The setup - Hannah is heir to a posh hotel in Chicago. She's lived her whole life preparing to run the WC. She's very organized - a planner - and is rarely spontaneous. One night, though, she steps outside her comfort zone. It's an experience she'll never forget. Problem is, he was masked and fled afterwards. Eight months later, she's still pining.

The mystery is well played and I admit, a little creepy. I'm just not sure where this story is going. Hanna is a strong, confident young woman. Both men vying for her attention are handsome, successful, and gentlemanly. Trenton Crawford - yep, heir to the Crawford half of the WC - has the benefit of having history with Hannah. I don't like his hot and cold manner with Hannah but I assume this plays into the mystery. Carter Delevan, the new chef at the hotel seems sweet - yet if he's the mystery 'HIM', he's a bit scary.

I'm intrigued with this story. I am still trying to unravel the mystery with the little I know so far. I need to know who the creepy 'HIM' is and I also need to know what both these men want from Hannah. I'm very anxious for Episode 2, which promises to turn up the tension.



7 comments:

  1. Spend the Night sounds really good, Brandee! And you know I have a special place for romantic suspense in my reading heart :) It's always great to me to read about characters and their romance, but to have something mysterious and difficult to decipher going on at the same time. Great review! I'm adding this to my TBR shelf ;)
    Have a fantastic Friday! *BIG HUGS*

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  2. I find stories like this fascinating although when I'm in a bad mood I just smh thinking "rich folks, I could never understand them," LOL

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  3. sounds interesting, they do sounds like it could be the same person

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  4. I love a book that keeps you guessing! I have heard a ton of great things about this author so I am deff curious. Great review!

    Teresa @ Readers Live A Thousand Lives

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  5. This sounds like something I would like. When you say episodes, is this like a serial? Not sure I would like that or not, I have pretty much stayed away from them. Intriguing review!

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  6. Sounds like a good serial start - creepy for sure, not knowing who HIM is! I'll have to see how you like it moving on :)

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  7. Ooooh... I love these ones that have you guessing! I think I would enjoy it. I hope you get some answers in the next one!!

    Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace

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