Review: ...she's a hurricane!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 1, 2013
I so love books told in first person...and I especially loved reading this story from two POV.  The male/female POV.  Superb!  I SO loved Valentina (Tina) Tomic's character.  How can you not?!?  She's so genuine....so human!  She's kind hearted, honest and selfless; she's "down-to-earth".  REAL.  The stuff that spews out of her mouth, without forethought, is delightfully delicious...which only makes her more endearing.  She's perfectly lovable.  She's a free spirited butterfly who is full of trust and love.  There is no facade with Tina.  No hidden agenda.  She's simply and innocently friendly.  And she's also dealing with wounds from a profound loss.  Deep inside she's very damaged.Tina, 26.. owns her own Clothing Boutique in NY, right across the street from Nikolai Leokov's Night Club.  She see's him come outside everyday, three times a day, for a smoke.  Watching him get's her curiosity churning...Nikolai Leokov is a 34 year old owner of a Night Club.  He's a handsome, but very private man, who's devoted to his family.  He doesn't "do" relationships, but rather prefers bed buddies, and moves on.  No ties.  Nik doesn't give his trust easily...his experience with money hungry women is high.  So when Tina comes into his life, he's naturally skeptical, and stand-offish - - but Tina is genuine.  She's all that she appears to be; friendly and open...and when she realizes that Nik is suspicious of her motives (she chuckles to herself)...when she understands that he thinks she's "after him", she quickly clears things up by suggesting they be friends.  Only friends.  Nothing more.  ...game on!I absolutely loved this story of false assumptions, romance, and a little bit of mysterious intrigue.  Small bits of Organized Crime added more flavor.  I thought this Author did a fabulous job of delivering a commanding, romantic plot with lot's of humorous moments and dialogue.  I thought the narrative and dialogue was nicely balanced.  I loved the impromptu words that shoot out of Tina's mouth at any given moment.  She's absolutely, delectably hilarious.I adored the sub-characters and their devotion to each other.  Ghost, Max, Trick, Nat, Mimi, Lola...all such great personalities.  This author does a suburb job with character description and reinforces it throughout the book.  The plot never unravels or disintegrates.  The story kept me captivated and laughing throughout.  I loved that Tina was Nik's saving grace, and he was hers.Yes, there were a few misplaced and misspelled words.  Who cares?  It's nothing that anyone with any sense can't figure out.  This is this Authors' first book and I'm sure it wasn't picked up by any major Publishing House which simply means this Author published her own work.  That being said, editing software is hard to come by for first timers.  Hence, mistakes.  And who cares if the Author isn't from the U.S?  Hat's off to you Belle Aurora!  Great Job!  I'm really gonna have a struggle waiting for more of your work, but you can bet I'll be watching!