Review: Compelling
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2013
Katelyn Gunn is on her way to her first day of work as a graduate student teaching assistant. Worried about being late, she consults her cell phone for the time and fails to pay attention to where she is going. A sleek black chauffeured town car squeals to a stop inches from her toes. After the chauffeur has gotten out to be sure she is alright, the owner has him pull to the curb, so that he can get out to check on her himself. Later that day, a beautiful silk blouse is delivered to her office to replace the one she spilled coffee on during the incident. The next day, the same devastatingly handsome occupant of the town car shows up at one of her lectures. He is Adam Kinkade, wealthy owner of Kinkade Enterprises.Due to a childhood of abuse from her mother, Katelyn has never had a romantic relationship, and even her best friend is not allowed to touch her. But the attraction between her and Adam Kinkade is powerful, and compels her, for the first time, to allow someone to get close to her physically and emotionally. But Adam has his own issues, also from an abusive childhood.I was surprised at just how good this book was. It dealt with the issue of how childhood abuse affects adult life in a compelling, believable way. Of course, the idea of the ordinary girl meeting and eventually marrying a billionaire is an overdone theme in current romance novels, but this one is written very well and is believable. One can't help but believe that these two wounded souls were destined to meet Only their mutual understanding allows each to help the other find healing for their bruised hearts.There were a few grammatical errors that slipped through, but the writing style was great. I enjoyed this book very much and would recommend it. It is an extraordinarily sweet love story.