Review: Good Book!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 26, 2013
Ivy Entwined is a delightfully written book that keeps you engaged from beginning to end. The story is nicely paced and the characters are well developed and likeable.  The grandmother, Colleen Callahan, is especially memorable because her cursing and antics are absolutely hysterical.After four years of managing a retirement home in Arizona, Ivy Callahan moves back home to the small town of Celebration, New York.  Her dad, the mayor, recently suffered a heart attack and had to step down.  Ivy was voted in and now the town's problems are hers as well.  To complicate matters, her ex-fiance is the town planner, unemployment is at an all time high because the biggest business in town closed its doors, and until she can find a place of her own, she is living with her parents and her verbally expressive grandmother.  In addition, the guy Ivy crushed on all through high school has come back to Celebration with the intention of opening a Megamart, which if approved, would completely destroy what's left of the the downtown district.Sexy Marcus Weaver is not a huge fan of his hometown. He lived with his always drunk mother in a trailer-park until she died.  At the age of fourteen, he went to live with his Uncle Herman, a constantly drinking, crotchety, ornery man, that thought of him as nothing but a hindrance.  Needless to say, Marcus couldn't wait to leave Celebration.  He worked very hard to become the successful businessman he is today. Building a Megamart is his dream.  Unfortunately for Marcus, the new mayor and town council have other ideas in mind to bring the town back to economic prosperity, and a giant discount store is not one of them.  However, Marcus is a fighter and a master negotiator and he will do whatever it takes to get his Megamart on the map.The instant Ivy and Marcus see each other again there is an immediate chemistry.  Working together almost daily to rebuild the town, rekindles Ivy's feelings and arouses Marcus's.  They share an amazing kiss or two and sparks ignite. Their night of passion is mind-blowing and what was once lust is evolving into love.  However, at times, Ivy and Marcus are secretly deceiving each other to get what they want, which turns them into emotional wrecks. Luckily, love conquers all.I enjoyed this book.  There are many twists and surprises throughout the storyline that keep you on the edge of your seat. I look forward to reading more from this author.