Book Review: Her Halloween Treat (Men at Work, #1) by Tiffany Reisz

Trick…or wicked treat!

It was a devastating dirty trick—Joey Silvia just found out her boyfriend of two years is married. What. A. Dick. Joey knows her best chance to get over one guy is to get under another. Of course, heading home to her family's remote cabin in Oregon poses some challenges in the "available men" department…until she discovers this cabin comes with its own hot handyman!

Holy crap, Chris Steffensen. When did her brother's best friend turn into a hard-bodied pile of blond-bearded hotness? He's the perfect Halloween treat—and a surprisingly dirty rebound guy. For a couple of weeks, anyway. Except that Chris has other ideas…like proving to Joey that this blast from the past is a whole lot more than a naughty Halloween hookup.

This is the first of the three Men At Work miniseries revolving around the holidays. Her Halloween Treat is a friends to lovers romance or better said a lumbersexual rebound to lovers romance.

Joey Silva discovers her boyfriend of two years is married. She wanted to surprise him while she was in Los Angeles but instead the surprise was on her when his wife opened the door. After a brief stay with a close friend and the advice not to do anything drastic for six whole months, she heads to Oregon for her brother's wedding. The wedding is on Halloween, which is also her birthday.

Chris Steffenson, handy man de jour, is finishing up a few touches to a refurbished cabin when Joey shows up a day early. Chris is Joey's brother's high school best friend. The three of them were inseparable until college. Chris no longer the skinny, scrawny, long-haired, chain wallet wearing high school kid. He's turned into a real life lumbersexual and just what Joey needs to rebound after her break-up. Joey is not ready to move on from her break-up and has Chris agree to an end date to their fling.

Chris isn't only person who wants Joey to move back home. Joey's brother, Dillon, wants her to manage his new endeavor the Lost Lake Village Rentals. She's the perfect person for the job. However, all the enticements may not be enough for Joey to stay. She doesn't want to quit her job and admit defeat to her ex who also works for the same company. Joey also struggles with her emotions, she's not ready to jump into another relationship and get hurt.

I really enjoyed Her Halloween Treat, it's a true to form Harlequin romance. The characters are witty, heartwarming and their bantering is classic. I laughed, smirked and turned on some 80's music by the time I finished the book. There was plenty of nostalgia to boot. 4.5 Stars.

(For Tiffany Reisz fans this is more of a mainstream romance with Tiffany's flare.)