Veena’s review of In the Eye of the Storm & Catering to the CEO by Samantha Chase
Contemporary Romance published by Sourcebooks Casablanca 03 Apr 18
Two fun contemporary romances packaged into one book from favorite Ms. Chase.
Stephen Ballinger is a demanding boss, but waking Holly up from a sound sleep on a stormy night crosses the linen even for him. Then Holly is stranded at his house, when felled trees from the storm prevent her from getting back home. The attraction that has been simmering for some time between boss and assistant flares up under the circumstances leading to some fun sexy times.
Steve wants to protect Holly’s reputation, so they decide on a hidden office romance. As it turns out, Steve’s employees don’t seem to care, but his best friends are jealous of losing him to a woman. In an interesting twist, one of these friends decides to throw their own twist into the budding romance. Can the two lovers find their way back together to find forever love and romance?
Adam and Cassie are like chalk and cheese. She caters all his office parties, putting up with his extreme micro management, until one day he gets on her last nerve. She walks out on him, leaving him in the lurch on the party she’s in the midst of planning for him. Would Adam have found another caterer and given up on Cassie? Fortunately he doesn’t need to find out. That very evening he’s invited to a family dinner party, only to find out that Cassie’s dad and Adam’s mom are getting engaged. Can these two work out their differences and find a way to create a bridge between them for the sake of their parents?
Adam is not a character that I cared for. He is too intense and too quick to jump to conclusions. Sweet Cassie is too good for him. Cassie’s family is a nice foil to Adam’s darkness, plus it’s a good thing her dad is willing to try to forge a truce; otherwise, who knows how long it would have taken the unhappy lovers to find their way back.
I love Ms. Chase’s fun, flirty, and emotional romances but did not feel these two short stories quite measured up to the benchmark I have set for her.
Grade: C
Summary:
Dealing with your boss is never easy…falling in love with him is even harder.
In the Eye of the Storm
Holly Abrams can’t believe her demanding…and unbelievably sexy…boss, Stephen Ballinger, called her to pick him up at 2 A.M. in the middle of a tropical storm. To make matters worse, the storm is too dangerous for her to make the trek home. Forced to stay at his place to wait it out, their relationship quickly turns passionate…but will it last past the thunder and lightning?
Catering to the CEO
Millionaire CEO Adam Lawrence knows how to get what he wants—in business and in the bedroom. So when caterer Cassie Jacobs dares to best him on a deal, Adam vows revenge. But when they get life-changing news that could bind them together for years to come, Adam may have no choice but to change his ways…and open his heart.
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