The Guy Next Door is an Anthology with three novellas by three authors, Lori Foster, Susan Donovan and Victoria Dahl. The first novella is by Lori Foster and is titled, Ready, Set, Jett. It is an enjoyable and well rounded novella. The pace is steady and the romance is realistic. The main characters, Jett and Natalie have history together that helps to make the pace of the romance believable. Both characters have depth and are nicely detailed. Natalie is a school teacher that has been burned by love in the past and due to that is afraid of commitment. Jett is a man that has always enjoyed his relationships with no strings attached, that is until Natalie. They are involved in a no stings relationship and Jett wants to take it to the next level but he knows he has to tread carefully so he doesn't scare Natalie off. Ready, Set, Jett is a charming and heartwarming story. It is my favorite in this book. 4 Stars 
 Gail's Gone Wild by Susan Donovan is the second story in this anthology. It starts out a little slow but get's better once it get's going. It is about Gail Chapman, a single mom who agrees to let her daughter go to Spring Break in Key West under the condition that she goes along as a chaperone. Gail arrives in Key West with her daughter and her daughter's best friend. The neighbor to their rental cottage is Jesse Batista and it's not long before he and Gail hit it off and start spending time together, both between the sheets and out of them. Jesse is reluctant to get involved after a past experience brought him a lot of problems but he can't resist Gail. The problem is he's afraid of repeating past mistakes so he keeps something from her which ends up coming back to butt him in the rear. Everything does work out in the end though. This story was fairly entertaining though the pace dragged a bit at times. 3 Stars 
 Lastly is in this book is Just One Taste by Victoria Dahl. I found this story disappointing because it's basically a teaser or prequel for a book that isn't scheduled to come out until November of 2011. The story itself if you don't count the ending was okay but nothing to get excited about. I was put off by the false pretenses by Eric and his preconception of the type of person Beth was because of where she works, which is an Erotica shop. Plus I mean seriously, he's a pub owner that not exactly know as a straight laced business so I found the fact that he was afraid to be seen with Beth silly regardless of the fact that he was trying to land a deal with a conservative business man, and the same goes for Beth. How she thinks being seen with Eric will affect her "image" is beyond me. They both want a short quick secret affair fine but don't make ridiculous excuses for it. 2 Stars