Review: Gorgeous romance.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2014
*ARC provided by the author in exchange for my honest reviewThere isn’t a book that Megan Keith has written that I have not loved and this one is no exception. This is a sweet but powerful and sensual story of love and all that entails. What I loved about this book is that is it a relatively simple romance but holds some seriously hot in between the sheets action! However it is a story that is easy to relate to as it covered a romance that you could envisage happening to an everyday couple. There was no need for multi billionaire CEOs, or commando alpha men, as it was engaging throughout in its normalcy and simplicity.Olivia (or Liv as she comes to be known) is a normal 30 year old working in a factory and after a long shift she stops off at the supermarket for her end of week shopping. It was whilst she was traipsing up and down the aisles that she spots the super-hot guy who she then keeps running into at various points in the store. However Liv has been through some bad relationships in the past that have given her a major inferiority complex so she thinks she is nothing special to offer a man like that. But then their eyes meet over the pack of Tim Tams (I really need to try these!) and thus begins the start of Joel and Liv.Joel was an instant hit for me - so likeable and lovable. When he is first described to the reader he comes across as a shy guy (he even blushes) but once he and Liv get together and the first bedroom scene – whoo hoo he’s definitely a man in control that’s for sure! The whole package of Joel is everything a woman would want – shy, considerate, funny, handsome and sexy! But he also has his own hidden anxieties which have had a major impact on his life in recent years. He hasn’t let go of his past and has just been existing and not living. Until he meets Liv.I loved the whole romance development from the first tender and shy walks and talks to the first night of passion, then to the wrong impressions leading to insecurities and arguments which in turn lead to some major hot make up sessions. It has everything you would imagine to happen. Liv opens up fully to Joel with her past relationships that have left a lasting impression on her which is the result of some of her actions she takes out on Joel.  Unbeknownst to Liv he is hiding something but it is something he feels could push Liv away from him. But they learn to trust one another which when Joel finally reveals his secret it could have had drastic effects on their future.To be honest I didn’t really think his secret was as bad as it was made out and I wanted to shake Liv when she acted like she did when she found out (and then she didn’t ask for the full story when the secret was revealed) This is something that they finally work through though together and is a turning point in their relationship.This was a beautiful story of two people who find each other and learn to trust and love each other over every adversity thrown at them. For me that was wonderful to read and enjoy. The epilogue was an added bonus for the reader and gave an insight to Joel and Liv’s future life. A happy sigh escaped when I got to the end of the book. Gorgeous.