Review: Looking for a perfect Summer Read then grab this book!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2014
It is unusual for me but the first thing I wrote for this review was my final thoughts because that is what kept swirling around in my head.  So feel free to take a peek at that and then come back for the rest of the review.On with my review because I know there was one or two of you that just had to read the Final Thoughts first, Aimee Monroe and Kenton McDonnell are the type of people I would love to have in my life.  They are both warm people that have suffered loss and tragedy but have refused to let it get the better of them.  True Aimee has closed herself off from relationships since her marriage went bad but there is not a person that could blame her for that.  Kenton has also been hit with loss but his is more unique because his relationship ended because his girlfriend saw how he looked at Aimee, his personal assistant, with longing but never acted on it.Once he has been released from this relationship he recognizes that it is now his opportunity to act on his feelings for Aimee and how he goes about it still makes me smile.  I love that he took a bad situation and turned it into a positive and an opportunity to get to know Aimee in a social setting with another married couple, which took away some of the scary part of a 1st date for Aimee.One of the reasons I really enjoy Ms. Davis’ writing is I can feel the amount of research that she spent to create her worlds and characters.  The way in which she portrayed Aimee as a strong woman even when she had been physically and emotionally assaulted by her ex-husband really rang with truth.  As someone that has been on the receiving end of an act of physical violence, in my case, a mugging with a knife, I understand the emotion and gut wrenching things that go through your head after you are safe.  Aimee was as true to life as she could be and for that Ms. Davis gets a resounding Thank You.  There is nothing that irritates me more in the genre when physical violence against a woman is swept under the rug or discounted as not important.  Unfortunately for those of us that are survivors, we live with the fall out every moment and every day and try to search for the happiness we all deserve.Ok off the soap box and back to the story, Kenton and Aimee’s story shows great skill and I was charmed and delighted when these two amazing characters spent time together and grew their relationship.  Wow did they really work on that relationship like they both meant it.  Especially with the length of this story, the amount of time that they were together just makes my heart happy.Final Thoughts this book has everything you want for a summer beach or pool side read.  Amazing story, charming characters that are easily to fall in love with and can be read in a couple of hours.  And the over arching story and carefully crafted plot makes this a prime book for me to recommend for a wonderful lazy afternoon.  Go buy this book ASAP.  And I look forward to the next addition in this series soon, Ms. Davis!Fated Desire Publishing provided me with a copy of Business Pleasures but nothing else was exchanged for my honest review.