Reviewed by: Candice
Book provided by: Publisher
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book

Sophia is a strong female with a lot to hide and Brendan is a slick playboy who finds himself enraptured with a secretive woman. While he attempts to seduce his feisty mystery lady at his seclusive beach retreat, there’s a scheme going on behind his back. Arthur, the man who raised Sophia, is after something he believes Brendan has and he’ll do whatever it takes to get it, and he’s so cold and emotionless that he could care less if Sophia gets hurt in the process. When the truth comes out, the fireworks truly explode and things get intense! I never really could have guessed what was really going on & what everyone was after and it was definitely a mystery I enjoyed following and I wanted to solve.

My biggest problem with the book was that some of the things that the characters did and said were not believable. I mean almost any man would think it was really strange that a woman would make obvious advances toward him, drag him to his bedroom and then turn around – for no obvious reason – and catch serious attitude with him for being with a lot of women. Sophia’s attitude and obvious issues could throw me out of the story from time to time, but it wasn’t enough to ruin an enjoyable story, especially after such a great start. Likewise, Brendan would do and say things to Sophia that didn’t make sense to me. Other than these few odd behaviors and conversations the story was well played out and the characters were interesting and likable. Sophia starts off shady, but you eventually really root for her to get her man. Brendan is a charmer all the way around, so you really want him to find a way to forgive her, and love her. Overall, it was a worthy read and I wouldn’t mind reading something else by this author. ( )