Doug and Gabriella
Doug and Gabriella have loved each other since forever, but misunderstandings and lack of communication on both sides tore them apart. Years later, tragedy brings them back together. Even though they're still both angry and hurt, the sparks that fly whenever they're around each other is hot enough to keep a small village warm by campfire!🔥
Good grief though! These two take stubbornness to a whole new level! What a great idea Gabby's twin brother, and Doug's best friend, Gabe, had when he drew up a Will that would force these two to live and work together at the company he and Doug ran together--or it would be shut down! These two were holding things against each other that happened when they were 16-years old, but the crazy thing is, neither of them knew why the other was mad!😕 Wow, talk about a big misunderstanding! When readers find out what it actually is, there will be some reactions like, "Really?" , "What the_?" , or my personal favorite "😱" . Seriously, 14 years wasted (they're 30 now) on something that could have been rectified had they only talked to each other. But when you factor in that they were teenagers at the time, well, you could only expect so much maturity at that age ....still, with Doug and Gabby having Gabe in common, I just can't believe not one person brought up the Big Issue! It just festered on for years!!
Anyway, that brings us to Gabe's Will reading and all the instructions. I loved that he cared about his sister and his best friend so much, he wanted to see them happy--and together. The emotion--grief, sadness, heartbreak, happiness in memories-- I absolutely felt it. I mean Gabe was definitely loved because he was genuinely a good person. Every time someone mentioned a fond memory of him, I teared up. My heart truly broke for these people.
Everything Gabe put in his Will was definitely supposed to bring Doug and Gabby together. It was really very endearing and so sweet.
*I do, however, find it a bit strange that:
1) the way Gabe's Will was written, it seemed like he knew he was dying, but that's not possible!!??
2) why didn't he put as much effort into that special someone for himself!!???
I do love a good, tear-jerking, a bit angsty, sexy romance, and Sharon Cummins definitely has that going on here. I love the idea for this book! I think it makes for a very interesting story. Although I enjoyed the verbal sparring, it got rough there for a minute because the conflict between Doug and Gabby dragged on and on and on--it was the longest six months I have ever read! I kept thinking, somebody needs to rip off somebody's clothes and start making out soon because with all this heat between them, that house was bound to explode!😂
When they finally decided to have the "talk", I couldn't have been happier! Doug and Gabby are absolutely sensational together! They conquer hurts of the past, some present danger, and push forward to a beautiful future!
*Final Note: I just wish Ms. Cummins would stop mixing up "you're" with "your"--it was all over the book! I'm willing to overlook a few, but that mistake was made so many times, I was thinking maybe the editor had a battle with autocorrect--and lost! Everyone has lost a skirmish or two with that darn autocorrect, I would just say take a little more time in editing. Please don't hate me. 😕
* Unsolicited Rant Over*