Review: Sizzling Intensity!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2014
Is it fate that brought Nathan and Julia together?  When a chance meeting of their eyes on a crowded New York street sends their hormones and their emotions into high gear, two strangers share a brief encounter that will return to haunt them daily.  But fate is not finished with them, as Julia accepts a job across the country only to find that Nathan will be her boss, her engaged-to-someone-else boss.  Will they be able to control their feelings for each other?  Are these feelings real?  What about Nathan’s controlling and insecure fiancée?  Will Nathan finally face up to his own deceit and break it off with Cameron?  Even though they feel the pull of their hearts, minds and bodies, are they willing to face the possible consequences of their actions?Serendipity by Janet Nissenson is intense, it deals with infidelity, deceit, jealousy, insecurity, love, egos and lust.  She has graphically detailed every thought and emotion of each character until I felt I had a “hotline” to Julia, Nathan and Cameron’s most private musings.  Cameron is not the most likable character, but she does suffer from the insecurity of one who has no idea how to make it on their own, always having been under her wealthy family’s financial thumb.  She has no personal identity, and it is painful to be in her head, especially when the light goes on for her and she sees she is losing her grip on Nathan.  Nathan, while a good person, was almost juvenile in his reactions to Julia, her body, what she can do with her body and how he perceives others staring at her body, always with lust or envy.  Julia was hung up on dressing as she had been taught, to emphasize her assets with class, from head to toe, we knew every stitch of clothing she wore, why and how she imagined Nathan would react.I will say, Janet Nissenson can write sizzling, mind blowing erotic scenes!  Julia and Nathan were like hormonal teens, the world all came down to them, maybe that’s what fate had in mind, two people, perfect for each other, in tune to each other, in sync with their needs.  There is passion, heat and sizzle between these two, and yes, emotion and caring, but still, they fell flat as dimensional characters, except for Julia’s bust size, which is mentioned much more often than her brain.So, how do I really feel?  Ms. Nissenson can write!  She pulled every emotion out of me, good or bad.  I reacted to the world she created.  I will remember the world she created, the characters and am still analyzing all of the relationships, the characters and the events.  I do NOT have to like all that happened to appreciate a talented writer whose future works will be on my radar!I received a review copy from the author as part of the SERENDIPITY Blog Tour.