Review: Leah and Stefen have an exceptional love
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2014
This is my second read by this author, and is the second book in the Intertwined Hearts series. We got to meet Leah in book one, which was Abby and Caleb's story, and I remembered thinking the Leah was a little Latin dynamo that I wanted to know more about. She is Abby's best friend, and as happy as she is for Abby's happiness, she silently wished that in her life. Leah is loyal, feisty, independent, creative, caring and trusting to a fault, oh and did I forget to mention that she is a beautiful Latin lovely?We start the story at Abby and Caleb's wedding reception, where Leah is in close quarters with Stefen, Caleb's successful, gorgeous, playboy cousin, and he has set his sights on Leah and no one else will do. There is only one problem, Caleb has threatened Stefen's life if he exhibits his playboy ways with Leah; she is like family and he knows that Caleb is NOT the commitment, boyfriend type. Stefen tries to promise that he will be on his best behavior for the few weeks he will stay in Santa Barbara while the happy couple are on their honeymoon.  However, there is no denying the instant attraction between Stefen and Leah, but a funny thing starts to happened; Leah really sees the good that is in Stefen, and he starts to share parts of himself to her that he never reveals to anyone, and a sweet friendship start to develop. However, fear, insecurities, misunderstandings, and lack of communication reek havoc on our couple and hence the angst in the story.This is one of those sweet, feel good romantic stories that have you rooting for the couple to find their way. We get to see Stefen discover himself and the importance of love, trust and commitment, and we get to see Leah obtain the desires of her heart and the items on her bucket list. I love that this author is respectful of the romance and intimacy, giving just enough for the reader to interject their own ideas and imagination to the story. It looks like the next edition will be focused on Leah's sister Dani, and the Chef and vineyard owner Zachery. We get a sneak peek at the end of AET, and is feels like it will be more emotional with some sensitive subject matter; looking forward to it. Thanks Kimi for another sweet read.