"A tale of regret and re-kindled romance. . ."
Reviewed by Dot Dittman
Posted November 15, 2014
Romance Contemporary
ROMAN REUNION is the third title in the delightfully
alliterative Destination: Desire series by Crystal
Jordan.
The premise of this book presents a common problem. Tate
Patton is a workaholic husband who puts almost all his
time
and effort into his career as a lawyer. Karen has been
supportive and patient for nearly a decade—maybe a little
too patient. When she finally realizes that Tate is not
going to snap out of it and fit her into his schedule, she
is starting to become bitter and resentful. She just wants
it to be over so she can get on with her life, so she
files
divorce papers. Tate has the audacity to be surprised when
the papers are served on him. And then he starts to think.
Fast forward to the real dilemma. Both are invited to a
last minute wedding of friends in Rome. Neither thinks the
other is going. Both are booked into the same hotel (their
friends' doing) and are thrown into each other's company.
Karen decides that a no-strings fling with her ex will do
her good. Tate sees it as an opportunity to win her back.
Jordan has written a real page turner and it's not just
the
passionate scenes. The re-building of the trust that has
been broken and the often snide, but clever repartee keeps
the story flowing.
From the beginning, I sympathized with Karen, but
eventually I started to understand Tate and his issues.
Karen's group of friends has a real "sisterhood" going on
and they are supportive and entertaining. Mess with one
of
them and you mess with all. This is the core of the story
and where the other stories in the series branch out. I
look forward to reading the further adventures in Crystal
Jordan's Destination: Desire series.
SUMMARY
When in Rome…“I do” as Romans do! Destination: Desire, Book 3 Karen Patton’s life is falling apart. She signed divorce
papers, quit her job, and moved back to her hometown into
an
apartment that couldn’t feel less like home. With two
weeks
of free time before she starts work at the Half Moon Bay
Public Library, she’s crawling the walls, trying
desperately
not to miss the man who chose his career over her. When an old college friend invites her to Italy for an
impromptu wedding, she jumps at the chance to focus on
something other than her own misery. Tate Patton is doing his best to ignore the divorce papers
that just landed on his desk. A rational, reasonable man
would sign and be done with it. Instead, he seizes upon a
wedding invitation to do something completely
impetuous—ignore the papers and fly to Rome. When they lay eyes on each other, the sparks fly as hot as
the first time they met. Maybe the more mature versions of
themselves can fix what’s broken. Their love is too strong
not to try… Warning: Contains intoxicated one-night stands with an
almost-ex-husband (which may or may not result in an
accidental baby), and sneaking around to hide naughty
goings-on from friends. It’s not technically illicit, but
delicious fun all the same!
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