Extremely well written and enjoyable story

I really liked this story about a Polish caterer and a wealthy restaurant entrepreneur who are both in between events in their lives and are attracted to each other so they decide to have some fun together in the interim, both knowing it is short term. Talia had recently gone through heart surgery and hasn’t told anyone in her small town other than her Mom and Sister who helped her recover at home. Her ex boyfriend couldn’t handle her illness or the fact that it might be genetic and left her in her time of need.

The rest of the town thought she was on vacation with her father in Florida. Peyton comes to town to open a restaurant, his family and friends live in town and a few of them are working with him on the restaurant they are opening. However, he plans to leave soon after the opening to start up more restaurants and become wealthier yet. Talia wants to stay and hopefully move on to a more stable marriageable partner by that time, possibly her new client Evan.

The book is very detailed and has a lot of action and situations, it is very long. It held my interest the entire time, but I think maybe it was a bit too long by a boy 150 pages. That is just my personal opinion though. Otherwise it’s was stellar. I liked all the characters in the town and in both families and thought the book was funny in places and deep in others. It dealt with some mental heath issues and there was an intervention that was both realistic and pretty funny. I really liked it.

Flawless, Fearsome Series Book 4, S.A. Wolfe

Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews

Genre: Women's Fiction, Romance

Gah, women's fiction: c'mon publishers, this category has no place in 2019. Men read romance, men write romance, stop trying to alienate a potential reader base.

So, the story appealed to me and I really admired Talia. Peyton was sex on legs too, and I should have been glued to the page but....I just wasn't.
Its a long read, usually I'm all over that, really lets me get lost in a novel, gives time to get to know the characters but here, well, I just didn't connect with the story.
I put it aside in case it was just my mood – that happens, but on second read it still wasn't great for me. After the halfway mark I skim read the rest, just wanting to see how it finished rather than enjoying the journey through the story.
There are some terrific characters, I hadn't read earlier stories but each are stand alone and I don't think that had anything to do with me not really gelling with this book.

Its well written, has lots of detail, side plots, and characters feel very real. Somehow though for me it just lacked intensity, I'm all about the nasty characters, the angst, the drama, and though there were suggestions of it here for me it just wasn't enough.

Stars: three, it was fun in parts, had some great characters but overall it wasn't a great read for me.
Arc via Netgalley and publishers

**I received a copy of Flawless from Victory Editing Net Galley Co Op in exchange for a voluntary and honest review. My opinions are my own and not solicited in any way**

Flawless by S. A. Wolfe is the fourth book in her Fearsome series since this was the first one I've read I thought it was easy to read as a stand alone. The middle did bog done a little in the middle but picked up at the end. This is Talia and Peyton's story however the rest of the MacKenzie family are featured in Flawless.

Talia Madej's family immigrated from Poland to New York hoping for the American dream but low paying jobs have the family moving to Hera, NY where she soon has a budding business as a catering and cleaner for her sister's business. But a fire in her rented kitchen has her friend Bash (Peyton's chef at Swill) offers their kitchen to use. Peyton and Talia will dance around each other with one of her client's thrown in for good measure. But its her recent health scare that will have her wondering if she can keep her secret from everyone. Since her vocabulary is still not at 100% her word mix ups are entertaining.

Peyton Mackenzie just wants to get Swill started up and profitable before moving onto his next venture in California. What he doesn't expect is to become protective over Talia when her sisters tells him of her health issues. But when a former high school girlfriend drops a son into his life he'll decide to be the best dad he can be. He'll waver on whether they have a love worth fighting for after the auction and there were some moment where I wondered if the H/h would finally see that they could have their HEA and in the end it all works out. I have a feeling that it will be Adam and Harmony will have the next book.

Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was a decent romance. I admire Talia for her strength and determination to live her life despite her health problems. She meets Peyton and feels attracted to him but remains weary of his smooth talking and often overbearing personality. Peyton is attracted and genuine likes her and does what he needs to in order to win her heart. i wasn't crazy about his methods but he's a decent guy. Good read.

I love a good romance, and “Flawless” had real moments where I was cheering on Talia and Peyton. I loved how Talia grows in her self-confidencevand how Peyton learns that he can have all the things he wants in life. There were parts that seemed cheesy or predictable. Overall, a good read.

Flawless is a standalone book in the Fearsome series. You will see characters from previous books as side characters in Flawless.

This is set in a smaller town where everyone knows everyone, and everything that's going on. You have that sense of extended family in Talia and Peyton's story with all their friends, the town folk as well as their own family members.

This book just drew me in from the very beginning. The writing is superb and kept me completely engrossed into all these people's lives. Despite the title, the characters are flawed. The reactions and situations are real.

Talia and Peyton are a couple who do struggle. It's not fairy tale easy. They have obstacles in their path and get in their own way a lot.

I will admit, I am a reader who prefer more fairy tale and less real, however, there was just something about the way their story was told that I still fell in love with this couple and all the people in their lives.

The ending had me feeling ready to see where else this author will take us next in the world of Hera.

I have read this author before but many years ago. I read the last book in the series about Cooper and really loved it so much and so I was excited there was a new book in the series. The first part of the book was kinda boring and not much happens. It builds the story and reminds you who all the characters are and how they are related and whats previously happened so it was kinda boring. But around 30 it picked up and I was totally addicted and fell hard for Talia, Peyton and the whole town of Hera again.

Peyton isin town running a restaurant with his best friend and his sister. He is planning on leaving and going to LA to run some restaurants for a big wig. Talia has just come back to town after 2 months visiting her father. At least that is what her friends think. BIG SECRET HERE I AM NOT SPOILING

Talia is a cook and runs a food delivery service/catering company and her kitchen has burned down aso Peyton and his sister who is friends with Talia offer her use of the kitchen and that is how T and P start to get to know each other and spend time together. I am not spoiling anything else.

Talia is a wonderful character and I truly LIVED Peyton. I did not like the big thing that happens midway in the story that introduces Harmony. But in the end I understood why it needed to happen for plot purposes. That really was my only complaint about this story.

Let's get you the nitty gritty shall we? During the first few chapters of this romance novel, my enthusiasm started to dimmer down and I found myself dozing off ¼ through the read. The characters, their relationship and the general plot just seem dull and was a complete snoozefest. I could understand why some readers would enjoy this read but I just could resonate with "Flawless" and the fact that it was a long novella didn't help this matter since no matter how many chapters read or pages skimmed, it wasn't coming to an end anytime soon. Sadly this was a keeper and I buried it in my dropped pile.

Peyton is just so proud of his assets, “I have no problem with you talking about ***ks. I have my own and am damn happy with it.” Great, I’m a raging idiot and a moron." You just don't question you woman's choice of food, “I can eat whatever I damn well please and, right now, I want some greasy cheeseburgers from BooHoo Burger. They serve twenty-four-seven to people like me.” I liked this book, I loved Peyton, this was my first book that I've read by this author and I'd definitely will read more books by her.