There is something about
Peggy Bird’s creation of her characters, which always allows me to connect with
them on a personal level. We first met Isabella Rodriguez in TRUSTING AGAIN…she
was Marius’s friend for whom he bought the beautiful Cleopatra necklace created
by his heroine. Now it’s Isabella’s turn in THE GIFT OF LOVE: A Holiday for
Romance novel by Peggy Bird, and it’s not going any easier for her this time than
it did with Marius. Ahh…Marius…it’s not easy to forget a man like him, but then maybe a new man might just make it possible...at least for Isabella.
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Blurb for THE GIFT OF LOVE:
Isabella Rodriguez put her life on hold to
return to Portland and take care of her ailing parents, but now they’re gone.
When her four overbearing brothers confront her insisting it’s time for her to
move on with her life and that they’re selling the house, it might just be
Bella’s worst birthday ever. Luckily, an unexpected promotion and a transfer to
Seattle might mean a bright new future awaits.
Tech consultant Taylor Jordan’s career is on a
huge upswing and he’s sure to make partner soon. He has no time and little
interest in a personal life, especially after an embarrassing breakup with his
last girlfriend. But when he meets the gorgeous Bella at a business mixer, he
can’t help but be intrigued.
Sparks fly between them immediately, but when
Taylor discovers Bella was behind one of the most humiliating experiences of
his life, will they be able to find a future together?
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Isabella,
or Bella, as she prefers, wants to live her life on her terms not those set by
her interfering older brothers. After the family home is sold, she is offered a
fabulous opportunity to start up a branch of Makeup/Breakup, the company she
writes letters for customers who don’t know what to say themselves. The only
problem seems there is a neighborhood woman who is doing her best to block
their opening in Seattle. As she tries to work through the business problems,
life brightens delightfully when she meets Taylor Jordan…a gorgeous Viking god who has
a penchant for organization.
The first
time Taylor lays eyes on the gorgeous dark-haired beauty, he has to know who
she is and how to meet her. When she appears in his office as one of his boss’s
clients, he recognizes her as one of the women responsible for his ex-girlfriend
leaving him and breaking up with him through a letter from some busybody business
called Makeup/Breakup in Portland. Now he had a problem…the more he got to know
her, the more he wanted to be with her but if she finds out what he’s done…well,
it can be over before it gets started.
Peggy Bird
does a wonderful job of conjuring endearing, realistic, and energetic
characters, which draw you in, make you think of them as friends, and want only
the best for them even when things look like they’re not going to work out
well. THE GIFT OF LOVE, a Holiday for Romance novel is just such a story.
Isabella wants to put her trust in Taylor but sometimes, he just seems off in
his behavior. She even wonders if he has a personality conflict problem because
she never knows what to expect, but she has to admit he’s a Viking god and is
mighty fine in bed. What she doesn’t know is he’s always walking on eggshells
worrying about her learning the truth about what he’s done to hurt her
business, or the kind of family life he survived.
I know
Isabella Rodriguez. I know her need to do what she wants because she’s always
done what her family has asked of her. It’s her turn now. It’s her life and she
wants to be the best at what she does, and succeed on her own. She hasn’t been
very lucky in love and so it’s time for that luck to change. Taylor Jordan is
careful when it comes to trust so it’s time for him to give in to that need and
to have others trust in him. They're perfect for each other...once they get past a few things.
THE GIFT
OF LOVE by Peggy Bird is a quick read, sweet, and unusual in that it takes
quite some time for the hero and heroine to finally come together in the same
room but when it happens, sparks fly and you know beyond a doubt, they belong
together. Peggy creates a wonderful, sweet story about two people who have both
tried to create and lead their own lives with confidence and faith.
I highly
recommend THE GIFT OF LOVE, a Holiday for Romance novel by Peggy Bird to anyone
who loves romance, romantic dates, and a guy who will totally step out of his
comfort zone to prove to the woman he loves that he truly loves her. Taylor is smart,
sexy, good looking, plans great dates, and really comes through to prove he is
sorry. Love it.
Happy
Reading Everyone!
THE GIFT
OF LOVE, a Holiday for Romance novel by Peggy Bird, Crimson Romance, release
date – June 22, 2015, available in ebook formats at Amazon, Barnes & Noble,
and Kobobooks.
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