Review: A Clean Contemporary Romance...  ***MILD SPOILERS**
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2014
...is that even possible?  Yes, it is!  Who would have thunk it?  LOL  I really enjoyed this story.  I don't read contemporary romance novels very often, one of the reasons being they are often too full of gratuitous sex scenes.  Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against sex in my romance novels, so long as they don't overwhelm the story, or make the h look like some kind of nympho.  Moreover, give me a good erotic book and I'm all over it!  LOL  Nevertheless, a clean romance is always a welcome change...shoot even historical romance novels, which is my genre of choice, are full of gratuitous sex nowadays.  And it's super rare that I come across a contemporary romance where there is no sex...as a matter of fact, I can't remember the last CR novel I read that didn't include sex between the protagonists.  Consequently, TANGLING WITH THE CEO was a refreshing read for me.Blake and Ana were roommates and friends of a sort in college.  After a night of passion, Ana disappears without a word, but to Blake's disappointment.  Now, ten years later, Blake and Ana are reunited when the company for which he is CEO is set to takeover the hardware store out of which Ana's business is based.  When Ana schedules an appointment to discuss the closing of her department in the store, things take an unexpected turn, and Ana finds herself helping Blake babysit his five nephews and niece.  From there the story quickly progresses to the HEA.Blake is a dreamboat.  He's ambitious, driven, hardworking, dependable, and devoted to his family.  After spending the last ten years climbing the corporate ladder, and achieving everything he always thought he wanted, Ana comes back into his life and makes him question his priorities.  Ana is sweet, loyal, kindhearted, and just a tad bit too idealistic--at least for me.  I really liked Blake and Ana, both of whom were well developed--as well as a slew of secondary characters.The romance between Blake and Ana is really sweet.  The two have thought often of one another over the years, and once reunited realize that they still have unresolved feelings for one another--although of course neither shares their revelation with the other.  However, before the couple can achieve their HEA they must overcome their past issues, as well as their polar opposite opinions about the future of the hardware store.  I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it as a worthwhile read.  FYI, did I mention that it is CLEAN?!  LOL  Happy reading!