Review: Wonderful love story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 3, 2013
I received an ARC of this book for an honest review.Oh where to start with this one.....This book is about Natalie, she is a woman who was married to a man for many, many years and they fell out of love with one another. The book begins where Natalie has been separated from her husband Gabrielle for 2 years however their marriage was over long before the separation. To celebrate Christmas Natalie and her adult daughter decide to take a trip to New York, there she meets Nick Gallagher a famous photographer.Natalie is broken in some regards as her failed marriage has really taken a toll on her. She is the type of woman who does the right thing all the time and is not adventurous. Her self esteem is also pretty low. Upon meeting Nick there is an instant connection to him, a pull of sorts and it is hard for her to explain it. They decide that they will be friends and hang out while she is visiting New York.As they are spending time together they begin to find that they have a strong attraction to one another not only physically but also a deep emotional connection. Nick brings things out in Natalie that she never knew existed and basically opens her eyes to love again. Just when things seem to be going in the perfect direction for Nick and Natalie she receives a devastating call from home that here has been an emergency with her husband and she rushes home with her daughter to see what is going on.This is where the book took a very emotional turn for me. Natalie must decide whether to purse what she wants and what makes her happy versus what she believes is the "right thing" to do. This book had me almost in tears at moments and other times I was so mad and saying why, why, why but at the same time I could sympathize a lot with the situation Natalie was in.I will say that between Nick and Gabrielle I had a favorite almost right from the start but there were times when I waivered and by the end of the book I still wasn't sure who I really liked more. However I did like the ending and thought it really fit with the story.The Epilogue will break your heart!!! It completely took my breath away! Even though this was an emotional read, it is also a wonderful love story and very steamy as well and I loved it! I loved the way the writer spun the story, it was beautifully written!