Wednesday, September 4, 2019

CRAZY DAZE AND A KNIGHT by Barbara Plum


Title:  CRAZY DAZE AND A KNIGHT

Series:  N/A

Author:  Barbara Plum

Publisher:  PlumBooks

Publish Date:   08.19.2019

Category /Genre:  Contemporary Romance

Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content

Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC

Received from:  Barbara Plum

Goodreads link: Crazy Daze and a Knight

Date completed: 08.26.2019



Description from the publisher:

Hop off the fast track.  Buy a boat.  Write the Great American Novel.


Forty-four-year-old Susanna Walker knows the importance of taking risks and dreaming big.



Mother of two grown kids.  Former CEO of a Silicon Valley PR firm.  Ex-wife of a still-present, former compulsive gambler.  Susanna ignores their objections to her new life and refuses to accept she may be perimenopausal. 



As with all well-laid plans, hers quickly derail when the hunk from the boat next door drops by and invites her to supper on his vessel Camelot.  The boat's name, his boyish appearance, and the medieval armor leave her a bit dazed



Yet, against all reason, Susanna agrees to inspect the armor more closely while he puts the finishing touches on fresh pasta, shrimp, and a cheeky Chardonnay.


When she wakes hung over the next morning, her clothes neatly folded on the chair next to her bed, she's naked.


And mad.  He suckered her in with his knight-in-shining armor disguise.  But does he think he can steal her underwear without consequences?



Unfortunately, the Bold Knight rejects the consequences and issues his own challenges …

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CRAZY DAZE AND A KNIGHT is a stand-alone contemporary romance with an older woman/younger man trope.



Because of Susanna’s hang-ups with her age, her reference to her superego as a separate entity named Zenoba, and boundary issues with her daughter and ex-husband, there was a lot to keep me frustrated in this story. 



On the other hand, the story is humorous and sweet with beautiful descriptions throughout.  The characters are each unique and the two main characters are multi-layered.  The spark between them was instantaneous.  I loved how Rex, aka The Bold Knight, had fallen head-over-heels for Susanna and was in it for the long haul from day one; He just had to convince the fair maiden that age was just a number.  That took time, patience, and gentlemanly pursuit.



This was fun and funny, and I recommend it as a nice, light-hearted story to while away an afternoon.



Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.



Also by Barbara Plum:

·         Crazy Daze and a Knight

·         Prince of Frogs

·         Queen of the Universe

Weird Magic trilogy:

1.      Big Magic

2.      Hard Magic

3.      True Magic

Writing as Allie Hawkins

·         Presumed Guilty

·         Unraveled

Writing as AB Plum

Misfit series:

The Boy Nobody Loved

1.      The Early Years

2.      The Lost Days

3.      The In-Between Years

4.      The Reckless Year

5.      The Dispensable Wife

6.      The Broken-Hearted Many

7.      The Whole Truth
















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