The Night We Met
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.63 (560 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0758201931 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Who cares that Andrew's friends, the flamboyantly out-there David and wry Denise, suspect that there's more to Frank than he's letting on? A little mystery is good .right? Wrong! Not if the mystery is that your lover turns out to be the son of the Mafia's top boss, and he's engaged to Anna Franco--daughter of "Crazy Tommy" Franco--a woman who does not take kindly to catching her fiancé in the act of becoming "a made man." Suddenly, Andrew's once-boring life is heating up with enough action to fuel ten novels .if only he can keep his very cute butt intact and his man from ending up on a Most Wanted poster. From a couple of "sensitivity-trained" cops to a persistent FBI agent om guys with nicknames that all have to do with pain to a Mafia princess whose hair is nearly as big as her mouth om ex-lovers, drag queens, and suspicious doormen to a cast of other characters as zany as New York, itself, The Night We Met is a frantic, nonstop, madcap romp through a wild romance no reader will be able to refuse.. And he most definitely has not met a Mr. In fact, the love of his life has just left their cramped, Upper West Side apartment to move in with an apprentice window designer with bleached hair, and Andrew
Paranoia clouds the relationship as mob henchmen (and police detectives) stake out Andrew's apartment and keep watch over Frank's nightclub. From Publishers Weekly After 30-something author/editorial assistant Andrew Westlake, a self-proclaimed romantic, gets dumped by his boyfriend, Ted, a well-deserved wild night on the town throws him headlong into treacherous terrain in Byrnes's clever, compulsively readable first novel. Dismissing a broken heart and the bleak sales of his debut novel, Andrew attends a trendy gay nightclub opening on Halloween night in drag (as "Belle Bacall") and accidentally meets (and falls for) owner Frank DiBenedetto, a sexy, closeted gay man who is not only engaged to be married, but is an "underboss" in the Stendardi organized crime family. A few close calls force Andrew to flee New York on a rather dramatic West Coast book tour, and upon his
Cambel said The man mother warned you about. Andrew Westlake, middle management at a small publishing house, author of a book on coming out that did not sell, recently dumped by the boring yet handsome accountant he was dating does not feel life is going well. He sets out with his friends, in drag for the first time, to the opening of a hot new club. While there, he meets Frank, the owner of the club, handsome charming, attacted to Andrew. the problem seems to be that Hank is straight and think Andrew is a woman. While not a great start to any relationship things g. "Clever and witty--a true delight!" according to J. Shaver. A most enjoyable book that will make you laugh and keep you as engrossed as any thriller. The characters are well drawn. The plot is very original. The writing smooth, concise, and witty. It is what is termed "beach reading", yes. But I think it would be extremely dangerous to read this one at the beach. Not being able to put it down you would be out in the sun much too long and probably suffer from three-degree burns. Besides, it's sunny enough.. DJ Bourque said Great FIction.What about the movie. Really loved this book. It's not going to win any major prizes, but it's one of the most fun books read I have read in a while. When I was reading it, I thought that this book would transfer to the medium of film quite well. The book is very funny, heartfelt, and very romantic!! Being a hopeless romantic, I just loved the ending!! Be warned, you might need a hanky at the end