Review: Funny Heartbreaking and Romantic.. Loved it!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 6, 2014
Kismet: A power that is believed to control what happens in the future to believe; FateTwenty-seven year old Rachel Sirianni is a New York native with dreams. Her dream is to become an editor for Equinox Publishing. Landing an interview, her dream is about to come true until one morning anything that can go wrong, goes wrong. The position and interview she worked her tail off to get slips through her fingers. She is offered a position at the bottom but hey, at least she has her foot in the door. Problem is, it isn’t going to pay her bills.With no other choice , she is forced to get a second job and the one she finds is at night, so it works perfect for her and doesn’t interfere with her day job. Until she can get her career in order, she has sworn off men. Rachel struggles to maintain the two lives she has created for herself, her own and her alter ego, Kirby. Kirby brings out the side of Rachel she never knew existed, but then again it is easy to be someone else behind closed doors. Kirby is everything Rachel isn’t, sassy, imaginative, a great listener and a bit of a fireball.Little did Rachel know that her life was about to change, when she literally runs into Joe.“Oh, please-Rach, let’s examine the evidence here! You bump into twice, and both times he’s got you weak at the knees. Of ninety-nine other girls he could get when calling, he gets you. My brother sets you up on a blind date and it’s him. You really don’t see it yet?”Rachel laughed louder. “See what, Cami?”Camille smiled knowingly. “Kismet.”Joe is a gorgeous man. He is also a fantastic writer. There is something about him that prevents Rachel from being able to control herself, in a good way, her Kirby persona just can’t seem to stay at bay around him. Confused by the mixed messages she receives from Joe, she isn’t sure what to think. Being new in town and trying to make his dreams come true, he finds himself getting dating advice from a least likely place.“If he can’t handle being with you at your worst, then he sure as hell doesn’t deserve you at your best.”Rachel and Joe are destined to be together. They have so much in common and their attraction for each other is electrifying. When all aspects of Rachel’s life come crashing down on her, she realizes that not only will she loose her dream job, but she will also lose the man she loves.Samantha Anne created a funny and beautiful character with Rachel. Clumsy yet sexy, smart and determined and a bit guarded. When Rachel has the opportunity to let go of her inner sex goddess in Kirby it gives her a confidence she never knew she had.Joe is a gift from the gods. Not only is he gorgeous but he is a writer, a gentlemen and old school. I loved seeing a softer side to man. It was a nice change of pace to see the man wanting to take things slow to savor each moment.This was a fun, entertaining and easy read. It was romantic and sweet.  A modern day romantic comedy. The sexual tension was fantastic. Well written story and a must read!