This is the first book about the Newport brothers, a self-made real estate company, becoming one of the dynasties in Newport. This book is about Carson, the youngest Newport and CEO of the company. He never felt like he belonged into his family and the feeling of not belonging he has in common with the company’s PR agent, Georgia, heroine of the story. She was a foster child, had never really had a family. She and Carson have a very strong mutual attraction towards each other and so ones in a while control slips and they kiss. Georgia, feeling that the company is her family, doesn’t want to tread the delicate road of dating with the boss, while Carson in his mind strongly objects to an office affair and on the other hand can’t stop thinking about her.
At first I dove quickly into the story and after a couple of chapters and a thirty something pages I was bored. Nothing new (to me) was introduced, the story of a long lost father and a visiting mother I didn’t think it added much to the story. I thought after the thirty-ish pages, now that’s it, it’s the end. I had to wrestle myself through the rest of the story, but I didn’t like it that much. I got the feeling that the writer had some notes that had to be written into the story so the other writers of the series were prepared. I’ve read numerous books of Andrea Laurence and she always wrote her books so well (well documented, right amount of feeling etc) But I somehow missed it in this story and I really don’t like giving bad reviews. I’ve been putting it off for more than a week, but I had promised I would give an honest review. I am sorry I couldn’t be enthusiastic about the book.
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