Review: Merger to Marriage, A Review for the Blog Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and Fantasy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2013
Addison Fox is a particular favorite of mine.. I do enjoy her Sons of the Zodiac Series and hope to see more of it.. but that's not what this review is about. Nope Ms Fox is taking us to the boardroom and the bedroom in this wonderful trilogy. Merger to Marriage is book two in the series and it's a sweet fun read!!Mayson McBride has spent the past ten years rebuilding the company. She is the creative one and as most of us creative types know.. she has always been the one who "isn't living up to her potential" even when the three sisters rebuild the company daddy dearest manages to make her contribution seem less than her sisters. While she is brillant at what she does she does have to constantly fight that inner battle.Holt Turner has raised himself from the gutter.. Taught himself how to be a better man and spent a lifetime trying to not only escape his past but pay for his mother's crimes. A man with a conscience . but not a man who even remotely knows how to trust.When these two meet at the wedding of his best friend and Mayson's sister sparks fly and passions ignite.. One night of amazing sex and then life goes on. Mayson even manages to use her middle name.. so Holt won't know who she is. By the time she realizes that this could be more than just a one night stand it's too late to turn back.Holt spends the next month trying to find "Elizabeth" but no one named Elizabeth was invited to the wedding so he decides to put it behind him. Until a weekend at his best friend's with his wife and her family brings "Elizabeth" front and center. Then things get interesting... Seems these two are part of that 1%.. you know the 1% where birth control didn't work and there is a baby on the way.Holt has no clue how to handle this and is rather flustered and confused.. but he does offer Mayson a merger.. they marry and raise the child together.. it's good for business and their child win/win in his mind. Mayson, fortunately expects more out of life..As they struggle to define their relationship and what they can have, they have to deal with interfering business associates and Holt's monster of a mother..While this was not an earth shattering book it's an easy enjoyable read and I liked these two.. They are extremely well written characters with flaws and foibles that make them unique.. If you are looking for a way to spend a lazy afternoon, or want a nice easy bed time read, or want to take a book to work, or need a book to read while you are hiding from your kids *grins* then check this one out!! It's worth your time and guaranteed to put a smile on your face.ShauniThis review is based on the ARC of Merger to Marriage provided by netgalley