Review: LOVED IT
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2014
SUMMER'S BOOK BLOGSplendor is the second installment of the Inevitable series by Janet Nisseson. Even though this is part of a series, it can be read as a standalone. The main characters for this installment are Ian Gregson and Tessa Lockwood, whom we both meet in Serendipity. Ian is the Managing Director for his family’s company, Gregson’s Resorts and Tessa is a member of the Management Support Team that works for Ian. Born and raised in a wealthy English family, Ian is the poster child for professionalism and self-control.When Tessa Lockwood is transferred to San Francisco to be a part of Ian’s Management Support Team, she immediately catches Ian’s eye. Tessa is unobtainable for Ian, as he finds out she is a married woman. True to his English Boarding School morals, this is a line that he refuses to cross. He watches her and fantasizes about her but refuses to act on it since she is a taken woman. Ian works hard to keep his attraction to Tessa under wraps. After two long years of pining away for Tessa, an opportunity opens for Ian.Tessa’s marriage of convenience to her Journalist husband Peter abruptly ends when Peter take a job in Bahrain. He leaves the country and files for divorce leaving Tessa completely alone. After a few months, Tessa finally lets her co-workers including Ian know that she is now a single woman. Their attraction for each other becomes palpable and is something that neither one of them can deny. Breaking all of his rules, Ian and Tessa finally give in to their desires and admit that there is more to their employee/employer relationship.This book is written in third person and does have a HEA. Author has a beautiful writing style. Her writing is very descriptive and does a great job of relaying the emotion of the characters. The author has a beautiful writing style that just flows through the story. As the reader, you can really feel what the characters are going through. The characters are very genuine and lovable. If you are looking for something light and sweet, check this one out.