Review: Make room, book Boyfriends - Trenton Merrick has arrived!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 13, 2013
I was given an ARC of ¡Frontline¡ in exchange for an honest review.So, let¡s run it down:  Sexual tension:  check.  Intrigue:  check.  Sexy, alpha male lead character who doesn¡t take no for an answer:  double-check!  Romance:  check.  Danger:  check.  Wait, what?  Danger?  Oh, ya!  If you are looking for a relaxing romance novel, this isn¡t it.  ¡Frontline¡ had my heart pounding and pages turning from Chapter 1.  I lost two nights¡ sleep and got to work late two days in a row because of this book!  Make room, book boyfriends, Trenton Merrick has arrived!  What can I say about Trenton Merrick, the sexy celebrity sports-car-for-every-day-of-the-week billionaire?  Oh, there are your undeniably impressive limos, Porches, Ferraris, Aston Martins¡K  But when Trenton pulls up in a Bugatti Veyron, he completely ups the game!  The Bugatti is sex on wheels, and Trenton Merrick is sex behind the wheel!  This is one dominant man who knows what he wants, and what he wants is Sara Peters.Sara Peters has recently moved from San Francisco to New York City to pursue her dream of working as a triage nurse on the frontline of Manhattan General Hospital.  And she¡s doing that quite peacefully, thank you very much, until the night Trenton Merrick walks into her ER.  I liked Sara immediately.  She¡s beautiful, but she doesn¡t use it to gain advantage.  She¡s smart, but she also knows how to pick her battles.  She¡s passionate and compassionate, and has a genuine care for people.  What Sara is not is easily intimidated or impressed by arrogant billionaires who are offered preferential medical treatment based on financial status.  And¡K Sara is nobody¡s fool.  Trenton¡s story about how he sustained the injury that brought him to the emergency room seems suspicious, and despite the crackle between them, and the passionate exchange in the small, private examination room, Sara is hesitant to accept an offer from Trenton for dinner the following evening at his Connecticut mansion.When Trenton¡s mansion reminds her more of something out of a gothic novel, Sara¡s suspicions escalate.  Cue the creepy music, because before their evening is over, Trenton unexplainably disappears, and Sara is left to be escorted home by one of his men.  Despite all the warning signs that should have Sara running in the opposite direction, there¡s that attraction.  That damn attraction.  That undeniable, irresistible, damn Trenton Merrick attraction.In addition to Trenton and Sara, Author Alexandra Richland also gives us the irrepressible Kelly and incorrigible Denim, Sara¡s friends, confidants, and biggest supporters.  Trenton is not lacking in the friends department either with Sean and Christopher ¡V ¡brothers¡ since grade school.  Much to Trenton¡s chagrin, when Sean and Christopher meet Kelly and Denim ¡V well, meet is probably too strong a term really ¡V maybe ¡encounter¡ is more accurate ¡V the results are fun and flirtatious, and even had me giggling a bit.  There¡s a sequel to ¡Frontline¡ in the works, and I¡m hoping to have not only more of Trenton and Sara, but of Kelly and Sean and Christopher and Denim too.Frontline is full of suspicion and suspense, along with a healthy dose of sexual tension and romance.  It is one terrific ride.  It¡s not a Bucatti, but it is a page-turning, breath-holding, ride from beginning to end.Four **** page-turning stars!