Guest Review: Twenty-Four Hours by Allie Standifer

Judith‘s review of Twenty-Four Hours by Allie Standifer

Mason has waited six years for Courtney to finally need him. He’s not going to miss this chance to make her see how good they could b e together, in a more personal environment. Twenty-four hours of non-stop sex might be just enough to convince Courtney they have a love not even time can touch.

This is another fun short story from the pen of Allie Standifer who has written a number of pieces singly as well with other authors. This little story is what I have long termed as a “erotic romance snack” that doesn’t take very long to read.

Courtney is 41 years old, good looking, in very good health, fit and trim, and fully aware of her four decades of living. She knows she looks good–for a 41 year old woman–but she believes that time has taken somewhat of a toll already and she has to be honest about that. Her assistant is 28, gorgeous, sexy, and has worked for her for six years–six years of hints and sexy repartee which Courtney has flicked aside as just friendly fun in the workplace. What Courtney doesn’t want to admit is that Mason is HOT and he is in love with her and she refuses to own up to her attraction to him. He is seriously tired of being held at arm’s length by a woman who is using her age to erect a barrier between them. She has been aware of him for the entire time he has worked with her, but after all, she is WAAAAY too old for him.

Now she has had an accident–on a visit to her tanning salon, just to give her aging skin a healthy glow, she miscalculates and opens her eyes too soon. Oops!! No serious injury, but the opthamologist has medicated her, covered her eyes, and told her she must remain so for twenty-four hours. He won’t even let her go home alone, so she calls Mason to come and get her. She is so frustrated at being marooned at the emergency room that she has stated to him that she will do ” . . . whatever it takes.” Oh, boy! This is Mason’s golden opportunity and he takes it!

This is another of my favorite scenarios: an older woman/younger man relationship possibility. I have always been irritated for most of my life because society has determined that older women must seal themselves away, look only to partners who are their age or older, and if indeed they find a partner that is younger, then there is something inherently “not nice” or wrong. Balderdash!! In this situation, Mason is very open about his preference for older women–they know who they are, what they want, and ae just more experienced in relating to others. He manages to convince Courtney to give him twenty-four hours to convince her that he can love and care for her and that what they have is real.

I enjoyed this story very much. It is very erotic–twenty-four hours of hot loving. But there is also a back story that lets the reader in on the real deal: authentic love, genuine caring, and being special to a person who “fills in the holes” is special and such a relationship should be cherished and guarded.

Romance fans will find this a love story that warms the hearts and strokes the libido. It is always fun to find two people who manage to “find” one another.

I give this short short a rating of 3.75 out of 5.

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This book is available from Ellora’s Cave. You can buy it here in e-format.