Contemporary Romance published by Montlake 13 Sep 22
When I first discovered Ms. Probst, I fell in love with her writing style and haven’t missed any of her books. Malia and Palmer’s chemistry is off the charts, and I admire Palmer for courting Malia in his own inimitable fashion, given that he’s a big client for her advertising business. Malia, despite the chemistry, is very resistant and it strikes a bit of a jarring note in how long and how strongly she protests, despite feeling the same chemistry.
It’s clear that Malia is attracted to Palmer, but she’s determined to resist and is happy to finally be in a position when she tells him she will no longer be working for him. Of course, the news devastates Palmer, who has cultivated their somewhat adversarial relationship to date almost like foreplay. Given her news, he knows if he wants Malia, he’s going to have to figure out a way to change, be vulnerable and open.
It’s charming how Palmer puts himself out and begins to insert himself into all facets of Malia’s life and trying to get her to see who he is as a person beyond the exacting CEO he has shown himself to be in the past. The story has all the elements that any romance reader can want, Romance with a capital R – angst, emotion, a few tears, a lot of laughter.
I can’t wait to see the two other love stories that have begun to play themselves out in the series.
Grade: A
Summary:
Two people with little in common but business give pleasure a shot in a charming romance about fate and taking chances by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst.
The truth? Lonely advertising rep Malia Evergreen is still waiting for a soul mate, marriage, and a family. The lie? Telling every busybody she knows that she’s met someone. Now it’s a matter of finding him. Malia needs a date for a wedding. In a pinch she strikes a bargain with her former client, CEO Palmer Matterson—an arrogant, defiantly single, alpha billionaire whose best quality is insincerity. The perfect fake date.
Palmer has wanted Malia from the first moment he saw her. A challenging, sexy career woman who knows what she wants. It’s just not him. Not yet, anyway. This is Palmer’s chance to win her heart.
As fate throws them together, Malia unravels the layers of the man she thought she knew and, against the odds, finds herself falling in love. Palmer’s falling too. If only they can convince each other what they share…a belief in a happy ever after.
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