Review: A wonderful start to a new series.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 9, 2013
It was hard not to enjoy Tangling with the CEO which features both reunited lovers and opposites attract both in the same couple. Ten years after Anastasia Delaney and Blake Buchanan slept together and she left abruptly, Ana is forced to make contact in order to save the small restoration company she and her two friends run out of the town’s local hardware store. While Ana’s friends are hopeful their past friendship will help, she knows that what happened between them all those years ago could very well ruin their chances. With sharp writing, a satisfying plot, sexual tension thicker than the fog rolling across San Francisco, and an outstanding cast of characters Tangling with the CEO is a wonderful start to a new series.I love the strength of the heroine, Ana, in this book. She left college to take care of her dying mother and found a way to build a business and yet still help out the community that helped her so much after her mother’s death. I like that she doesn’t back down, that she stands by her beliefs, and she’s a friend through and through even when she hasn’t seen someone for ten years. Yes, she’s stubborn and perhaps doesn’t always see all sides of an issues but she’s committed to her beliefs.It was interesting to me how Blake even though he was angry at Ana for leaving without a trace years ago still felt something for her when he saw her again. While there was no doubt he was an astute businessman, I love how he was able to work through what he wanted out of life and figured out a way to get everything he needed without destroying other people’s lives.There was no mistaking the absolute chemistry between these two and even when they were up to the ears helping Blake’s sister with her kids, it was still there just simmering. They had a hard time keeping their lips to themselves even when they knew they should. However, what I really loved was watching them work together to make sure five children (one on the Autism spectrum), a dog, two kittens, and a goldfish were all taken care of in their parent’s absence. We saw a very different side of Blake in these moments and I believe he saw exactly why Ana is the person she is.Tangling with the CEO is pure romance and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Seriously…despite kids, animals, and senior citizens there was no denying that love was blossoming!Review copy provided for an honest review.