Review: Unexpected Delight
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 14, 2013
This story was sooo much more than I expected it to be!I loved the start with Natalie in New York on a vacation with her 21 year old daughter. She has been separated from her husband for quite a while and is waiting for him to sign the divorce papers when she meets Nicholas Gallagher a famous single photographer.Nick is charming, sexy and feels a pull to Natalie that he has never experienced before. There is an instant connection between the two and what results is an intense, steamy romance, that makes both Nat and Nick extremely happy. That is until Nat is called home to Australia for an emergency with her husband.Nat leaves Nick in a very rushed manner with little explanation of what is happening or what will happen, it's understandable but also makes you feel for Nick and how she left things between them.When arriving home Nat is thrust into a situation that she never imagined but feels obligated to do. She is constantly worried about making other people happy and worrying about how other people see her, instead of what she really wants and feels. When Nick follows her to Australia, he lays his heart on the line...."I came to tell you that you have options. That this doesn't have to tear you apart. You can still love and care for your family the way you want to. But I want to be a part of your life too. Don't ask me to give you up. I've never begged for anything in my life, but I beg you now. Don't give up your soul. Don't give up on us being together."Nat is then forced to choose between her husband and Nick, and I was absolutely devastated with her decision. At some points when she is going on about not really being happy, I wanted to shake her for making the choice she did.So many emotions were explored throughout this story and while it was good to see things work out in one aspect, I was shocked when that fell apart too. I was not a big fan of Gabe, Nat's husband, I felt he treated her badly before but when he stepped up again I was sorry for how things ended for him.The ending was great with everything coming back round to the start of the story again and I loved that. The connection between Nick and Nat was too strong for either of them to deny and the end showed that sometimes when you love something or someone enough, you are willing to give up everything for their happiness.This was truly an unexpected pleasure to read.