Review: Sweet read with a small town vibe.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 26, 2013
This is the first of the Entangled Bliss line for me. I didn't quite realise until I arrived at the end and realised we never entered the bedroom except to get changed and put on perfume.This is a sweet story with a vague reunion flavour. Ten years ago Ana and Blake had a moment when they shared a house while she was in college. She left immediately to look after her ill mother and they lost touch. Now Blake is back and he has the hardware store in Nebbiton: Half Moon Bay, in his sights for his employer who has a large chain of generic Home and Hardware stores across the U.S.Like they did ten years ago, Ana and Blake immediately struck sparks off each other and not just the physical kind. Ana is a community minded handywoman with a messy, hippy vibe while Blake is all about the corporate and everything neat and tidy.Of course the best thing about opposites attracting is how much they learn from each other and this happens with Ana and Blake as he learns about her community and she struggles with the reality of trying to make a business profitable.The extended cast of characters are sweet and quirky in equal measure. Blake has nieces and nephews and Ana has two BFFs and a town full of old friends and neighbours. Overall this was an enjoyable read with plenty to keep you interested to the very end.