A memorable story with depth, humor, poignancy and romance. ~ Amanda, Guilty Pleasures
Blurb:
Susan Mallery welcomes you to Happily Inc, where true love isn’t just for fairy tales…
Natalie Kaleta will do anything for the artists at her gallery, including risk life, limb and the effect of humidity on her naturally curly hair. Braving a downpour to check on reclusive Ronan Mitchell, Natalie gets stranded by a mudslide at his mountain home, where the brooding glass artist reveals his playful side, sending her inconvenient crush from under-the-radar to over-the-top.
After a secret tore apart his family and made him question his sense of self, Ronan fled his hometown for Happily Inc, but the sunny small town can’t fix his damaged heart. He won’t give in to his attraction for beautiful, perpetually cheerful Natalie. She’s untouched by darkness—or so he thinks.
Natalie knows that when a heart goes through the flame, it comes out stronger. Life may not be a fairy tale, but sometimes dreams do come true. Why not this one? Why not tonight?
Why Not Tonight is a wonderful addition to the Happily Inc series and a story of rediscovering your heart’s passion and love for life. Ronan
Mitchell moved to Happily Inc after finding out he was the illegitimate son of his father’s affair and needed to strike out on his own. He and his brothers share a studio next to a gallery along with mix media artist Natalie Katela. Natalie is worried that Ronan has lost his passion for his art and wants to help find it again. Ever optimistic Natalie finds herself stranded for a few days after a savage rainstorm wipes out the roads and her car. Tentatively they tiptoe around each other and find their easy banter a way to relax for Ronan to think about his art again.
It’s a story of family; the one we are born with and the one we create for ourselves, and how those ties are fragile. Natalie has no blood family of her own but she has created one with the friends she’s made in town. They support her and show her the love as good friends. What she longs for is a family of her own with a husband and children. Ronan isn’t exactly Mr. Forever but he can be Mr. Right Now, until the right one comes along. What started out as casual slowly turned into caring and she fell in love with him. Ronan had a difficult childhood and after discovering his illegitimacy his world turned upside and he left his family behind. He had a hard time reconciling his place with them and how his mother Elaine could lie to him all these years. Natalie didn’t understand how he could be so adamant opposed about his mother’s feelings and actions when she would die to have someone care that much. It took a long time for Ronan to reconcile his feelings for Elaine and it took Natalie leaving him to figure it out.
I love a story when it shows a deeper quality beyond a couple’s path to romance. Not only did Ronan have to find his passion again for his art but to figure out how to live with the family again. Natalie was an easy character to fall in love with because of her great attitude and look on life. She had an epiphany herself when she had a scare to make her realize that she needs to be more responsible for her health and well-being. Overall it was a great read and Ms. Mallery has done it again. She’s created a memorable story with depth, humor, poignancy and romance.
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