Something So Grand by Lynn
Galli
Publisher: Penikila
Press, LLC
Genre: Romance
Book Description from
Amazon.com
As a designer for the wealthy, Vivian Yeats doesn’t have a
lot of time for a relationship. Not the kind of relationships she’s had in the
past, anyway. She’s always settled for compatibility or common interests or
misplaced enthusiasm when it comes to partners. Despite being her favorite
subject in books and on screen, romance constantly eludes her.
For Natalie Harper, romance has never been on her radar. She
prefers working hard at her construction job and doing good work to guide her
through her days. When she meets Vivian, she’s knocked off that focused path.
They become successful colleagues and good friends. Could romance become the
thing they do best together?
Review
2.5 out of 5 stars
Natalie is works in construction for a contactor named
Cal. At one time Cal may have been
reliable but as we are introduced to him he’s shady and running into financial
issues. Vivian is a designer who over
the years has used Cal and his construction company for many of her projects. Cal’s underhanded business practices are made
extremely evident when he has his crew walk off Vivian’s latest project. This opens the door for Natalie to quit
working for Cal and start her own contractor business.
I’ve read all of the books that Lynn Galli has
published. For me they are enjoyable,
easy read where I can get caught up in the story and relax. That was also true for this story, but I have
to admit that for me this particular story and he characters felt somewhat one
dimensional. There was no real conflict
Natalie and Vivian meet, they work well together, there’s an attraction, they
get together and things go along smoothly the entire way. There are a few instances where the story
alludes to potential issues in Natalie’s life.
There is a brief encounter with her parents, a few instances where Cal
attempts to undermine Natalie’s new business but none of these things have any
impact on the story or seemingly on Vivian and Natalie’s blossoming relationship.
What this story did do for me was make me go back and
re-read Lynn’s story “Mending Defects”
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