Stronger
Inevitable, #6
by Janet Nissenson
@JNissenson
Release Date: October 10th 2017
Cover Designer: Najla Qamber Designs
Genre: Contemporary Romance
The
Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . STRONGER (Inevitable, #6) . . .
I
have read none of the Inevitable series.
After reading this one I think that I just may want to go back and read some.
This was more than just an older man with a failed relationship and a young
woman that felt like she only made poor decisions when it came to men. I found
this read easy to jump right being part of a series.
There
something about a man with a broken heart and a denial of falling again. That makes
his true fall that much sweeter. Dante finds so much more than a quick distraction
with sweet Cara. While Cara was part of the story this was more like a Men’s
Fiction with some romance thrown in. I very much enjoyed learning much about
Dante. What made him the man? . . . the lover? . . . the hero for Cara?
Even with
this being my first read in this series, it is not my first read from Janet.
She still brings the drama, passion, resolution, and romance that I am used to
in her reads. For me this was all Dante’s show and it was a good one.
Inevitable series:
Serendipity –
Inevitable, #1 – Nathan Atwood and
Julia McKinnon
All I Need is
You – Inevitable, #1.5
Splendor – Inevitable, #2 – Ian Gregson and Tessa
Lockwood
Shatter – Inevitable, #3—Nick Manning and Angela
Del Caro
Sensational –
Inevitable, #4 – Ben Rafferty and Lauren
McKinnon
Serenity – Inevitable, #5 – Matthew Bennett and
Sasha Fonseca
Stronger – Inevitable, #6
Cara has an admitted problem with hot
men, falling so deeply and so quickly under their spell that she loses a little
bit of herself with each toxic relationship that always seems to end
badly. Every man in her young life thus
far has let her down – her high school sweetheart, a college fling, and most of
all her self-centered playboy father. She’s
determined not to be a sucker for a handsome face and a hard body any longer,
and has stuck to her guns for more than two years. And then she meets Dante.
Dante knows he has no business messing
with cute little Cara. For one thing she
works for his best friend, and more importantly she’s all kinds of wrong for
him – too young, too innocent, too kindhearted.
And given the mood he’s in these days – after the woman he was ready to
propose to chose her career over him - a
sweetheart like Cara should be running as fast as she can in the opposite
direction.
She
stared at him, completely at a loss for words, and unable to believe what she’d
just heard. “Huh? Are you – I mean, you’re actually asking me to –
to go out with you? And, no, I don’t have a boyfriend or anyone I’m
seeing, but I thought you did. I mean,” she corrected herself hastily,
miserably aware that she was babbling like a moron by this point, “not that you had
a boyfriend, but a girlfriend. Of course you don’t have a boyfriend, why
would you, because you’re about the least likely person I could think of who -
”
Dante
placed his index finger over her lips, giving a quick shake of his head.
“It’s okay,” he assured her, the corners of his mouth lifting up into a
smile. “I know what you meant. And to answer your question – at
least, I think there was a question in there somewhere – I’m not currently
seeing anyone either. I, ah, was in a relationship for a long time but
that ended a couple of months ago.”
“Oh.
I’m sorry. I hope I didn’t, um, touch on a sore spot,” she
apologized awkwardly.
“It’s
okay,” replied Dante gently. “I had a rough time of it for awhile, but
I’m happy to say that things are finally starting to look up for me. And
I’d be even happier if your answer to my invitation is yes.”
Cara
beamed up at him, nodding enthusiastically. “It is definitely a yes!
I’d love to have dinner with you tomorrow.”
He
glanced around anxiously, as though to make sure no one had overheard their
conversation. “That’s great news, Cara. Though you should probably
keep it to yourself, hmm? I don’t know what the company policy is about
employees socializing with clients, but no sense in rocking the boat, is
there?”
“Oh!
Oh, gosh, of course!” she agreed. “I won’t say anything to the
others, I promise.”
Dante
looked relieved, then extracted a business card from the inside pocket of his
suit jacket before picking up a pen from the holder on her desk. “Why
don’t you meet me in the lobby of my office building?” he suggested, scribbling
something on the back side of the little card. “That way we don’t risk
running into anyone here. If you don’t mind, that is.”
“I
don’t mind at all,” Cara answered with enthusiasm. “What time should I
meet you?”
“Let’s
say six o’clock? And I can send a car or a taxi to pick you up.”
She
shook her head. “Your office is less than three blocks away, and it’s not
supposed to be raining or anything tomorrow. Besides, I can use the
exercise.”
He
gave her one of those sexy, flirty little winks that he was wont to do whenever
he stopped by the office. “I wouldn’t say that,” he replied, his dark
eyes giving her a brief but all-too-assessing onceover. “You look very
healthy to me, very fit.”
Cara
grimaced. “That’s because I’m usually sitting down when you see me, and
you can’t tell how big my ass is from where you’re standing.”
Dante
gave a shout of laughter, causing Deepak to glance over in their direction,
frowning at having had his concentration disrupted. Grinning wickedly,
Dante lowered his voice.
“You’re
very outspoken, aren’t you?” he asked in amusement. “I like that.
And I have a feeling this is going to be a very interesting dinner.
Now, I’ve got to run, but I wrote my personal cell number on the back of
that card. Give me a call when you’re on your way tomorrow, so I can be
waiting for you in the lobby.”
“Okay.”
She picked up the business card and tucked it into her purse for
safekeeping. “I’ll be looking forward to it.”
“Me,
too.” Dante gave the Minnie Mouse balloon another flick. “And Happy
Birthday, Cara. Though consider tomorrow night the real celebration.”
Janet is a lifelong resident of the
San Francisco Bay Area, and currently resides on the northern California coast
with her husband Steve and Golden Retriever Max. She worked for more than two
decades in the financial services industry before turning her focus to
producing running events. She is a former long-distance runner, current avid
yoga practitioner, is addicted to Pinterest, likes to travel and read. She has
been writing for more than three decades but Serendipity was her first official
release in December 2013. There are a total of six full-length books planned in
the Inevitable series, along with the upcoming “spin-off” Splendor trilogy.
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