I LOVE Bella Andre and have adored all of the Sullivans books and this one definitely doesn't disappoint!!! Ian and Tatiana are amazing and Bella does such an incredible job of drawing you into their story. And don't get me wrong -- this book is totally sizzling (these two have serious chemistry!) -- but the characters are real, too. You feel like you actually know them (and wish you did know them!). I completely lost myself in JUST TO BE WITH YOU and can't wait for the next book in the series! “Tatiana, will you be my happily ever after?’What can I say, Bella Andre did it again. The Sullivan family stories just keep getting better and better. Literally you melt into her books, her words, her story telling and her couples. Ian first met Tatiana at his cousin Marcus’s wedding. There was definitely an attraction to her immediately. Tatiana knew immediately Ian was her happily ever after. Tatiana believed in the fairy tale myth of love at first sight. She was a renowned actress yet totally down to earth, sweet and innocent. Ian thought it was all a well honed act. No one could be that innocent especially in her line of work. Oh was he so wrong.When Tatiana landed a part of a female who just inherited a large company and became CEO she needed to research her character. Her sister’s fiancé Smith also in the industry and also a Sullivan recommended she talk and shadow his cousin Ian. Ian is a self made millionaire with aspirations of becoming a billionaire. He had a big deal in the works that would push him to his goal. He was a workaholic and his business was his life. One of Ian’s dreams was to play football but that never came to fruition. While in college his parents fell on some hard times and he took a job to help them out. Then he started his own company with the sole intent to make as much as he could and make sure his family was financially secure. That all the kids would have college funds that his parents would never have to worry or want for anything. He succeeded. While building his empire he met and married a gorgeous model and everything went south. Ian never had time for his wife; there were always deals to be made. When they divorced Ian blamed himself for the marriage going bad and closed himself off to everyone and everything but his company. That is until Tatiana came crashing into his life. Ian had just ended a meeting and was heading back into his office when he stopped at his door to admire gorgeous legs draped over a chair with the back facing him. He took in a deep breath and had a déjà vu moment when he recognized a familiar scent. When he made a noise and there was no response he swung the chair around to the shock of his life. There sat Tatiana with earbuds in and jumped out of her skin. The one person since he first met her was always on his mind. The one person he totally tried to convince himself was not as innocent as she appeared. After both their initial shocks Tatiana explained why she was there and what she needed, and Ian’s answer after much debate in his head said flat out NO. It wasn’t until the dinner at his family’s house that night when his brothers were flirting with Tatiana did he change his mind unbeknownst to her and announced she would be shadowing him and to be at the office first thing Monday morning.Tatiana always wanted to know the why’s to everything and always asked a lot of questions. She was so innocent and honest with her feelings and never held anything back. So you can imagine the surprise of Ian’s life when she told him straight up she had feelings for him. Wow and the iron gates around his being came slamming up.Ian couldn’t fight the feelings he had for Tatiana but he tried like hell. When he first kissed her that was it he was done for. And when Tatiana gave up her innocence to the one man she’d been waiting for, the one she loved, the one she just knew was her happily ever after things didn’t go as she’d hoped. The next morning Ian said some pretty cruel things basically to protect her from him. He didn’t think he could be what she needed or wanted. She deserved better. He simply held onto the guilt of his first marriage going down the tubes. Well we all know how that goes. Tatiana is a fighter and she wasn’t going to give up (or does she). When Ian finally finally let’s go of his guilt and realizes it wasn’t all his fault for his doomed first marriage he rushes to try and fix everything he messed up with Tatiana. Was he in time? Will she forgive him? You’ll need to read for yourself the heart warming, tear jerking love story of Ian and Tatiana. Here are a few of my favorite quotes/statements “The first time I saw you in the middle of the vines in Napa Valley, I knew you were special, but I couldn’t let myself believe it. I wasn’t prepared to let someone as unexpectedly bright and beautiful as you into my life I’d arranged so carefully. Or behind the walls that I’d worked for so long to build so high.” Here is the one that made me cry, “When I told you life isn’t a fairy tale, it was because I’d never met anyone like you, and I honestly didn’t think you could exist. You’re everything I’ve ever wanted, needed, dreamed of.” And now for the one that broke the damn, “Tatiana, will you be my happily ever after?’
What do You think about Just To Be With You (2000)?
What a treat....A great read, likeable characters both sweet hot and fun!!!
—ssamad
