Review: Winning Every Heart
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 15, 2013
If you love romance, you're going to LOVE "Winning the Boss's Heart."Manning takes the tried-and-true, old-school Harlequin strong, silent, tortured alpha hero, turns him into a modern guy, but doesn't...you know...castrate him. He's still strong. He's still on the silent side, but he knows how to express himself, and when he does...Holy Moses! Hold onto your heart and your panties!Manning walked such a fine line with her hero, Mason, because in a lesser author's hands, he would be a total jerk, but she did it PERFECTLY!!! She gave enough information to allow me to understand his attitude and his mindset.Billie is adorable from the get-go. There's no way not to love her. She's funny, and cute and sassy and insightful, (but the insightful thing is a tough trick too, because a lot of authors dole out the insight only when, plot-wise, they need their character to realize something, and otherwise the darn character is as dumb as dirt). Billie is consistently insightful. I also like how she knows what she wants, relationship-wise. Yes, her first marriage went sour. Yes, she's been burned. But she's not a commitment-phobe. She wants love. She believes in love. That's pretty freaking refreshing these days. Almost every heroine I read is running from a perfectly decent guy because her past has convinced her: 1) love is an illusion; or 2) she can't trust her heart; or 3) falling in love will derail her career/plan/goal. Yawn.There are a ton of touching, serious scenes that will have you reaching for the Kleenex box, but they are counter-balanced with scenes that will have you laughing out loud. And when you're all done and you've hit "The End," you will remember this story and these characters.