William Montgomery sets another one of his matchmaking
plans in motion when he suggests that his niece Summer
relocate to the company's Portland, Oregon office.
Summer's
father, Robert is not too thrilled with the idea at first
but agrees to let his daughter learn more about the family
business. Samantha Chase's Meant For You is a delightful,
well crafted, character driven romance. I fell in love
with
the four main characters: Summer, her brother Zach, Zach's
best friend Ethan and Gabriella, Zach's assistant in the
first chapter.
The Portland office of Montgomery Enterprises is in
turmoil. Company president Zach Montgomery is about to
leave on a mountain climbing trip when he learns that his
sister Summer has left Portland for a weekend getaway.
Both
Ethan and Gabriella remind Zach that he and Summer have
been arguing non -stop about business and whether or not
Zach should go on the mountain climbing trip. Zach, who
refers to Summer as a "corporate Barbie", assumes the
worst
and suggests to Ethan and Gabriella that flighty Summer
has
gone away for the weekend with a boyfriend. Ethan offers
to
find Summer while Zach gets ready for his trip. Ethan
locates Summer at a rustic retreat and discovers that her
date is actually her puppy, a three month old pug named
Maylene.
Ethan realizes the depth of his feelings for Summer. He
realizes that he has kept his feelings for Summer to
himself for fear of not being good enough for her or her
over protective family. Ethan decides not to go on the
climbing trip with Zach and chooses to spend time in
Alaska
to sort through his feelings. Summer and Gabriella decide
to vacation in Alaska as well. The three of them end up
staying at the same resort. Gabriella encourages Summer to
take a chance and explore her feelings towards Ethan.
Each one of the characters is appealing and I loved that
Samantha Chase had four strong lead characters in MEANT
FOR YOU.
The focus was on Summer and Ethan but each of the
characters
are well developed and play an important role in the
story. I adored the character of Summer Montgomery. She is
a warm friendly person who observes people and gets to
know
them on a personal level. This is an asset in a corporate
environment which her older brother Zach chooses to
ignore. Summer has many strengths and is trying to prove
herself and find her place in the Montgomery family and in
the family business. Zach is an independent risk taker who
is used to being in charge. He dismisses Summer and her
suggestions because she doesn't agree with him. Ethan is
struggling to figure out who he is. Is he independent, a
risk taker or just Zach's friend and follower? Gabriella
is
a fabulous character. She is smart, organized and a loyal
friend.
Both the characters and the storylines in MEANT FOR YOU
held my interest. I read the book in two afternoons. The
story is well paced, contains great dialogue and the
romance is well written. I enjoyed the story, especially
the ending where Summer surprised every male Montgomery!
She dares to dream...
Summer Montgomery wants to be taken seriously almost as
much
as she wants her brother's best friend, Ethan. But with a
long resume of seemingly random career choices and a
protective brother on watch, those things are nothing more
than pipe dreams...
Does he dare to try?
Ethan Reed would like nothing more than to live by his own
rules. Not wanting to disappoint his best friend Zach, or
any of the Montgomerys, Ethan's had to push his long-
denied
feelings for Summer aside. But it only takes one night
away
from watchful eyes to make impossible dreams come true...
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