Title: Gabby Revealed (Finding Perfect #2)
Author: Amy Gregory
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publication Date:
March 25, 2014
Event organized by: Literati Author Services, Inc.
Gabby James didn’t have the idyllic childhood many in her little hometown of Renlend, Kansas had. High school was a living hell, but when she graduated she couldn’t bring herself to leave Renlend. The town was her prison, but her family’s bookstore, The Looking Glass, was her one true love. It was the place she could run to, and escape the prying eyes of the ones who taunted her.
Shane Compton was a literary agent in one of the most prestigious publishing houses in New York City. He found no greater rush than finding the next big talent, someone who could take the written word and turn it into an art form. In the span of one rude phone call Shane was drawn into the mystery of just who the fiery new author from Kansas was. When everyone else in the office refused to deal with her, Shane willingly accepted the challenge. There was no logic to the madness, but every time he had contact with her, she drove him wild.
Gabby tried every trick in the book to keep Shane at arm’s length, but he had made good on his promise to come to Kansas. He wanted to pull her out of anonymity, he wanted her in the public eye. Now here he stood, on the sidewalk in front her bookstore, and one look told her he was everything she was afraid he’d be. Too bad she was anything but who he thought she was.
Gabby quickly discovers Shane has more on his mind than just books and with a little help from an ornery matchmaker, he shows her a whole new life through her looking glass.
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{Details} ebook. Expected publication:
March 25th 2014
by Amy Gregory. Ebook provided by Amy Gregory & Literati Author Services in exchange for an honest review
(Rating} 4/5 -- I really liked it!
{Review}
"Her stomach twisted into knots as the clock at the front of the classroom ticked closer and closer to three." (page 1, line 1)
The love story: I loved Shane and Gabby's love story, how they fell in love over five years of phone calls and e-mails, the way they banter and quip, how they love and care for each other.
The characters: Gabby, Shane, John
I liked Gabby. She's full of 'fire and sass' as Shane says, and smart retorts. She's fiercely devoted to those she loves. She's also prickly. Gabby has been hurt, betrayed. Now she isn't trusting, she doesn't let people get close to her. Gabby doesn't let Shane get close to her. She makes him work for it.
Love Shane. Love how much Shane loves books. Love how much Shane loves Gabby. Shane is smart and attentive, he knows that he wants Gabby and to get her he knows that he needs to do more than tell Gabby, he needs to show her he means what he says and makes a grand gesture. He's supportive, he sees who she is, the person she's learned to hide from everyone else.
I was really touched by the relationship between Gabby and John, her surrogate grandfather. He's her dear friend, the only person she had in her life - before Shane - who really understood her. And his attempts at matchmaking? So sweet.
Though Gabby Revealed is book two in the Finding Perfect series it can definitely be read on its own. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
About the Author
When
asked ‘when do you have time to write’, Amy Gregory simply laughs. The
real answer is, “in bits and pieces”. She and her husband live in Kansas
City with their three fantastic kids that keep them running in three very
different directions. Because she sits so much, she always carries a notebook
with her at all times.
She
has an off the wall, snarky, off the cuff sense of humor that often shocks even
those who’ve known her for years. And she loves that her children have
all been blessed that ability to make others laugh as well. At least
she’s grateful most of the time! Her husband often teases her about how
she “makes this stuff up” when he’s reading a piece of her work. … The
answer—“it just comes to me when I’m typing”. Scary thought, huh!
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Thank you honey for taking the time to read Gabby Revealed! :D It makes my day that you fell for my friends from Renlend, even though a few are a bit ornery! (((HUGS))))
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