Breathless In Love (The Maverick Billionaires, #1)

by Bella Andre

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Will's got something up his sleeve that he hides from the world...

I have been a Bella Andre fan for years and when I heard about her working with Jennifer Skully on Breathless in Love and that there was a new series coming out I was very intrigued. Will is a self made billionaire with a love of fast cars and his car collection had been featured on a show called Hot Cars. After the show aired, he received a letter from a boy named Jeremy who loved cars and asked if he could see them. For some reason the letter touched him and he got in contact with Jeremy and set up a time to meet him. The boy turned out to be a young man of eighteen whose sister had brought him. After their initial meeting, Will realises that Jeremy is special. His sister is his carer and he is attracted to her from the first time he sees her.

Harper has been looking after Jeremy since she was 22. Both Jeremy and Harper’s parents died in a plane crash and while she doesn’t resent the task, you can tell that it is a burden. She doesn’t have time for a relationship outside of her job and looking after Jeremy. Harper has been burnt in her previous relationships by men who either wanted her to put Jeremy in care or got close to her to get access to Jeremy’s trust fund. When she meets the very handsome and sophisticated Will, she doesn’t think she’s even close to being up to his standards…but she can’t deny she’s attracted to him.

Will had led a very hard and dangerous life up till he was 16. His father was not a good man and was now serving time in jail. His foster parents, Susan and Bob, help him get past his rough start and guide him in changing his attitude and making better choices. While in foster care he formed an attachment to his foster brothers and they called themselves The Maverick Group. Even though Will turns his life around for the better, he still sees himself as a bad person and doesn’t think he’s lovable.

This story mainly revolves around the journey both Harper and Will must take to learn to trust each other. Theirs is not an easy road as they must take Jeremy’s best interests into consideration. Harper is very over-protective and Will teaches her to loosen her control a little to give Jeremy a chance to become independent.

I did enjoy this story. The characters were lovable and the storyline kept my interest from start to finish. There is a decent amount of steam between Harper and Will and we can see the connection forming from the very beginning. I did find that the drama and issues were probably blown up more than they should have been and Harper’s over-reaction to certain things did make me frustrated with her.

Breathless in Love is the first in the series and I’m pretty sure another Maverick, Sebastian, is up next.

To buy Breathless in Love from Amazon - http://amzn.to/20kvdgC

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.