inlibrisveritas
Written on Jun 21, 2015
The story centers around Stefan Sellers, a very successful and wealthy young man who has his sights set on the childhood sweetheart who is on her way back from France. Jen is coming back from France with doubts about her relationship with Stefan, and is ready to set out on her own dreams possibly away from him. This started out rather…okay. I wasn’t so sure I’d like Stefan, as he’s incredibly meticulous about his plans and he doesn’t really like deviating them for anyone including those involved in said plans. Jen I had a ton of hope for, she seemed like a strong woman who knew what she wanted and wasn’t going to be deterred. Not the case. I had so many issues with these two. Stefan is an alpha male, no doubt about that, but he’s one those alphas that basically all but pee on the woman to make a point. He doesn’t take no for an answer or he has a tough time with basic comprehension, and he recognized the fact that he was being a douche and didn’t stop immediately. I just couldn’t with this guy.
I will admit that the chemistry seemed strained to me, but only because I found him insufferable…so it’s possible it’s there and I was just blinded by loathing for Stefan. I didn’t see it until the sex scenes. Their story was an interesting one, and I didn’t really expect the corporate underhandedness when it came to their business and shareholding, and I really liked the writing style.
On the bright side this is one of those series where the other books (in this case, book) is centered around other characters, so there is still a chance that book two will be as good as I hope it will be. I can see the potential for book two and the writing is solid, even if the characters were…questionable.