This is yet another shit show of the book. I suppose the chances are all that good of a high review when I know the book is going to be horrible before I even start it. But, this book has been sitting in my to-read pile for a while now and for some reason I spent money on it so I figured I'd better get it over with. Not a good start when I begin the book with that attitude but it was how I felt. And, behold...I was right. A practicing witch who's powers are only applicable to herself is told by her Mother that when she finds her soulmate, her powers will increase and she'll know a love beyond any comprehension. At first the heroine laughs it off, not willing to surrender the control needed to give that much power to a man-any man. As virgin, she doesn't have much experiences with men. Than she meets the hero. A CEO flown down from Chicago to investigate corruption in a branch of his company, he hears about the heroine through his coworker and offers her a job. Of course the fact that she's just so damn pretty is a plus but she is also rumored to be a wizard when it comes to what she does. But she's skittish and brushes off his advances at first. But the hero is nothing if not persist and eventually he charms his way into dinner. The heroine is stunned by the knowledge that not only is the whole soulmate deal real, but it would seem her soulmate is a non practicer meaning he doesn't have any magic. And to top it all off, her association with him and his company has caused her to receive threats. So that was basically it. Yeah, real nail biter. There's some conflict with the heroine first having to explain to her boyfriend that she's a witch. And later that they are soulmates. But neither were a problem when the hero found out. He took it in stride and with a boring anticlimactic manner that was the backbone of this dull and lifeless book. Everything about it irked me. The contemporary setting where nothing ever happened but dinner and movies. The fact that the heroine called her parents Mother and Daddy. Or the fact that the paranormal aspect of the book has little to no actual impact on the storyline. Safe to say I will not be reading any further books by this author. It's bad enough that I now have 2 of these stinkers in my library. ( )

Daria came from a family of witches and wizards using her powers to augment her chosen profession as a management consultant. Bent is temporary CEO of a company taken over by Grinnell Corporation that is having unprecedented financial difficulties. Daria's burnt out, however Bent is desperate for answers and feels Daria would be best for the job. Daria is determined to stay away but when she begins receiving threats she becomes determined to ferret out the source. The more Daria and Bent work together the more they find something more powerful than any corporate takeover driving them into each others arms. More than chemistry, it is an imperative, a soul mating and the oldest kind of magic.

I found this story to be a very contemporary paranormal romance. There wasn't any of the light horror aspect you usually find with paranormals and more got into the mundane world of corporate building. Another unusual thing is that with many romances there is some type of friction between the hero and heroine, but in this one what conflict there is comes from an outside source. I liked the book, especially the cat characters of Zorro and Lolita, although I generally found it to be a little bland. However, I tend to be a bit of a romance/action junkie so it could just be me. All in all I thought this was a very nice, readable romance with just enough magic and mystery to get me through. ( )