Review: Ian is my real - ideal man. This author never stops of WOWing me anytime. ***SPOILERS***,
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2014
I've started obsessing over Ian and Tessa since they made their brief but unforgettable appearance in Serendipity.I was never affected so much in my reading history but secondary characters and was literally count-downing the days to get their book.Honestly I was both excited and terrified. What if their story won't live up to my “huge” expectations?Now I can say that nothing of what I imagined and hoped for in my wild imagination was remotely comparable to the real thing.I've read thousands of books and few are the male characters who strongly impacted me.Ian Gregson is not only THE book boyfriend you all drool over in Romanceland but the boyfriend you desperately long for to meet and marry in real life. He can be wealthy, handsome and experienced but what makes you fall in love with him is who he is not what he has. He's the most sweet, devoted, romantic and in love man I've ever had the luck to read of. He's the man I want as a partner.He doesn't need to be a je * rk or an irrational caveman to be hot. I like Alpha males but Ian is in a realm of his own.He's fallen in lust and then in love with Tessa since the beginning but knowing she was much younger than him, his employee and in addition married crushed him and putted a stop to anything he desired because he knew she was the one for him.QUOTE*** "Ian thought he’d received all the shocks one person could handle in one day, but the knowledge that the beautiful, golden girl - who had caught his attention like no other woman ever had before - belonged to another man was almost enough to knock him on his a* se."****** “He’d known – just known somehow – that she had been made for him. It had been the biggest shock of his life to realize that she’d already been claimed by another man." ***We know from the first moment he cares and loves Tessa deeply, he could have swept Tessa off her feet in an instant but even if Ian is madly in love he couldn't act on his feeling for Tessa when she was still married.QUOTE*** "And now, he was going to have to man up and find some way to keep his wayward emotions under control in her presence."***Ian tried to fight his attraction to Tessa and keep his distance from her as much as possible.Anyway our Ian is not the only one affected here. Tessa has always admired her boss too, as a good and fair person and as an handsome, charming and attractive man. If you are wondering there's no cheating and no secret affair going on. And to say the truth Peter is really a nice guy.QUOTE*** "She felt guilty every single time she saw Ian Gregson, or even thought about him, and recognized the little thrill that shimmered through her body as attraction. Tessa always dismissed her reactions to her charismatic, compelling boss as nothing more than a silly little schoolgirl crush, the same sort of harmless infatuation one might harbor for a movie star. [] she would never, ever consider acting on her awareness of him.” ***The things starts changing only after Tessa  got a divorce. Her husband Peter was the one who asked for it. Tessa was totally devoted to him and would have stayed married for as long as he wanted.To be honest I'd not be so controlled like Tessa had I been in her place. I'd have surrendered to Ian at the first occasion. This British guy is a man you can't get away from!However I think Tessa was "trapped" in her marriage by the psychological dependence she had on Peter. Theirs was not a love match. She used her marriage as a security blanket and would have never filed for a divorce herself.Tessa may be a twenty-four years old girl but she's very inexperienced and shy. She might have been a married woman  for seven years but knew nothing of love, passion.Peter was more a friend than a lover and there was never intimacy or passion between the two of them. Affection and care yes, but never more than that. Not all the love stories are about fire and blazes but the marriage they had was only a means to make ends meet. They were not meant to be. Not like Tessa and Ian were.Back to them....Ian really doesn't waste time once he knows Tessa is free. He was ready to wait forever and keep loving her in silence without betraying his real feelings. Luckily he has only waited for almost three years.QUOTE*** "he had feared for so long that this day, this opportunity, would never come along." ***He wants Tessa. And now that she is a free woman there's nothing stopping him. Ian is a man on a mission. Poor lucky Tessa has not a chance but I bet she doesn't mind.Ian is her first and only in every sense. He awakens her sexually and emotionally. The first real partner she doesn't depend on and her first real sexual experience. Tessa's marriage was nice but nonetheless a way of dependency she was afraid to break the chains of.And Tessa is Ian's first and only too. The only woman he has ever loved and loves. This man is ready to do anything for her. Anything.I also wish a Ian for me.And I love the intimacy, the little so impossibly sweet and tender gestures he lavishes her with. Don't make me start when they cuddle....my hearts melts. Ian is not afraid of showing his love and weakness regarding Tessa and his strong and deep emotions for her.QUOTE*** "Say it again."She knew exactly what he meant. “I love you,” she whispered, cupping his face between her palms.Ian’s own eyes filled with tears, and she brushed one away with her thumb, staring at him in disbelief. Do you have any idea how long I’ve wanted to hear you say those words?" he uttered brokenly."I never, ever, dreamed you would actually do it, though. I’ve loved you since the day you walked into my office, Tessa. I am completely, insanely in love with you, my darling girl, and you have just made me the happiest man on earth."He kissed her softly. "And I have never, ever, told a woman that before. So you see, you are my first in many ways as well – my love." ***Anyway if some of you needs passion in their books, don't worry because you won't be disappointed.QUOTE*** “Ah, His Hotness is finally here,” said Kevin in a stage whisper. “It’s show time, ladies.” ***Ian is tender, sweet and romantic but he's also hoooot!!!! He's a forty years old man but his age doesn't diminish his appeal. He's the Alpha male all the female population wants to be with. His employers labels him Mr.Hotness not without reason.QUOTE*** “ he just gets hotter with every passing year. Most men get fat and gray as they age but not him.” ***Speaking of ages I love older hero/young heroine books so this was a bonus point to the story. The age gap plays a part in the story but doesn't create gratuitous angst. Between the two of them Ian is the more aware of but after a while he stops worrying because it's pointless. Tessa loves him madly. I love him too.QUOTE*** “Tessa swiftly slid her palms to either side of his face, gazing at him with fire in her blue eyes. “If I was in a room surrounded by a thousand different men, you’re still the only one I’d want – the only one I’d see. I don’t care about the age difference, Ian.” ***Seriously, I've an obsession for this hot British older man. And the sex. Ohhh here we are again, of course. The sex is so exciting, captivating and addictive. Sometimes they f*** and other times make love but every single time you sense that indestructible bond of unmatchable love they feel for each other. Never seen a couple more in love with a chemistry over the charts!QUOTE*** "Tessa wasn’t sure what side of him she loved better – the erotic seducer or the domi nant lover." ***Envy is eating me alive!QUOTE*** “I could come right now, just like this, without moving an inch. That’s what you do to me, Tessa. And as many times as I’ve imagined this moment, I never dreamed it could feel this good.” ***Envy has killed me!Another thing I love about the story is that there are no shocking or life-altering secrets to be revealed. I love “well-written” tortured bad-boy and/or stories but you have mind-blowing passionate love stories and heroes with other kind of men too. The ones you can't find only in Romanceland but also in real life and actually love. Because our bad-boys are great in a fictional universe but in all honesty I'll kick their as* **  if they pull some of their caveman acts on me.So if you are looking for a tortured man-w* ore millionaire saved but the clueless innocent girl with evil exes lurking in the dark, well keep looking. You are still going to miss a great story here but I understand each of us has different tastes and preferences. I have my preferences too but I like reading of different kind of heroes.Splendor is like the eye of the storm. Ian and Tessa’s love is one of a kind, one that brings them awakening, passion and fulfillment. You see them experiencing, learning and growing as individuals and a couple.From the outside you see the extraordinaire and unique bond they share and how impossible is to get inside. Nothing and no-one can overtake the storm at protection of their love.QUOTE*** "Nothing matters if I don't have you, Tessa". ****** "My sweet, darling girl. You are the love of my life." ***And I so do agree with Ian's belief. I'm a firm believer in fate.QUOTE*** “Darling.” He reached across and softly kissed each of her eyelids, brushing the tears away with his thumb. “It’s not luck – it’s fate. You were meant for me all along, Tessa. It just took a while for the stars to align properly.” ***By now I think it's obvious I didn't simply love this story. More than that. And I'm in no way ready to let Ian and Tessa go. So I fervently hope the author will write novellas, one-shot stories about them and it's implied I expect to see them A LOT in the future books of the “Inevitable” series. And make them have a lot of babies!Ian as a lover? My heart jumps out of my chest.Ian as a partner? MY heart got its wish.Ian as a father? My hear