All work and no play…
…would make Jason Montgomery a very happy man. Ever since his brother
had married a woman who worked for their company, Jason has been walking
around fending off the unwanted advances of all of the single women in
his employ. Now, with a make or break business expansion in the works,
the last thing he needs is a hands-on assistant who wants to get her
hands on him!
For three years Maggie Barrett has happily hid in the shadows of
Montgomery’s. After dealing with her own unwanted advances from her
previous employer, staying under the radar was working just fine for
her. But now she’s thrown into the spotlight as Jason’s assistant
because he believes her to be a safe choice because she’s married.
The only problem?
She’s not.
Working in close proximity wasn’t supposed to be an issue. The lines of
their relationship were clearly defined. But when a mutual respect turns
into a mutual attraction how will Maggie explain that the only thing
holding Jason back was just a little white lie?
"Trust in Me" is book
number two in Samantha Chase's The Montgomery Brothers series. This one
focuses on middle brother Jason and quest to keep his personal life and
his professional life separate. A task that is complicated simply
because his younger brother Lucas (from book one's "Wait for Me")
recently married his assistant. Now it seems that all of the single
ladies that come to work for Montgomery's are looking at Jason as
potential husband material.
I loved the opening of this book where Jason is trying to describe his criteria for a new assistant. We never see the other women chasing him but he summarizes it in this scene and it leaves you with a vivid enough picture of what the poor guy's been going through.
His father, the lovable matchmaker who did wonders for Lucas and Emma, offers Jason the solution in the form of the very capable Maggie. The do not hit it off in the beginning but once they start spending some time together, the attraction that they feel for one another offers up some interesting situations. There's great dialogue and even greater attraction between these two that builds as the story goes and all in all it made for a great read. I loved the family interaction and for only .99 cents on Barnes and Noble, Amazon and Smashwords, you can't go wrong. Looking forward to seeing where the third brother Mac is going to find his true love!
This is the fourth book by Indie author Samantha Chase and it's a bit more racy than her previous books - "The Christmas Cottage" and "Ever After". But hey, we contemporary romance readers LOVE the racy, right?
"Jaded CEO Adam Lawrence knew how to get what he wanted in the boardroom and the bedroom. When independent, sexy and impossible to ignore Cassie Jacobs bests him on a business deal, Adam vows revenge. But how far can he go when the two find out they are about to become family?"
LOVED this book. "Catering to the CEO" by Samantha Chase was written in the style of Harlequin Desire there is an amazing tension between Adam and Cassie that is just jumping off of the page. Going from business colleagues to enemies to lovers...their journey is turbulent and steamy. What I enjoyed most about this book was that they each had some very powerful insecurities but were willing to take a bit of a risk with each other.
From the first page to the last, this was a roller coaster ride with a typical alpha male that had you hating him one minute and then sighing the next. Cassie is a very relatable girl-next-door that you just want to see things work out for.
This book is currently available exclusively for Kindle for $1.99 and is totally worth the investment. Indie author Samantha Chase is definitely an up and coming and someone to keep watching. I think we're going to see some big stuff from her in 2013!
"She walked away from her fairytale wedding in search of her true happily ever after.
She hadn't counted on it coming searching for her first.
Eight
months after canceling her wedding, Ava Callahan finally has her life
in order and sees nothing but blue skies ahead. A chance encounter with
the man responsible for ruining her wedding has her newly organized
world in chaos.
Brian McCabe had persevered for eight long months
seeking the woman he loves and his patience was about to expire.
Purposely putting himself in every path Ava was on might not always work
to his advantage, but he wanted to make sure that she truly saw him for
who he was.
Her happily ever after..." "Ever After" is the follow up to Samantha Chase's best seller, "The Christmas Cottage". Picking up where "The Christmas Cottage" left off (well, maybe 8 months later) we now get to read Ava's story. Ava was the best friend in the previous book - a modern day Bridezilla who had some pretty definite ideas on how she wanted her fairytale wedding to be. There were binders...it was wild!
Now, eight months later, she is planning her future but the reappearance of sexy Brian McCabe into her life has her feeling confused. After all, it isn't every day a man proclaims that he loves you and then disappears for almost a year! Feeling like it would be wrong to get involved with him, Ava does her best to discourage Brian but the man is suddenly persistent!
Ava was a high-maintenance woman in "The Christmas Cottage" and was a little more than over the top, Samantha Chase stays true to that character and has Ava still a little hard to handle. While some were seemingly put off by her character, if you had read the first book, you knew that this was clearly her personality. And Brian? He is just yummy.
A great, light romantic novella; perfect for a weekend read. "Ever After" is currently available exclusively through Amazon on Kindle for only .99 cents! Enjoy!
While admittedly short, I think this makes for a cute attachment for Samantha Chase's holiday novella, "The Christmas Cottage". Currently it is a best seller on Amazon in several categories and it's not only a great holiday story, but a great romance.
Available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle (only .99 cents!), you can also find it on Smashwords and Barnes and Noble.
I am an avid reader and writer of all things contemporary romance. I am a particular fan of the Harlequin Desire line. Some of my favorite authors include: Susan Mallery, Sandra Brown, Nora Roberts, Debbie Macomber, Diana Palmer, Emilie Rose, Kristan Higgins and Linda Lael Miller. That's not to say that I don't read other authors, these are just my personal favorites.
I'm always looking for a good book and I'm not particular about whether it is a new book and currently on some top seller list, I'm just looking for a good story. Hopefully I'll find many and be able to share them here with you.
I'm an author wanna-be whose ultimate dream is to be published. I have several completed manuscripts although I've only submitted one and I have the pile of rejections to show for it! But it's still my dream and some day I hope to see it come true! In April 2011, I became a top-five finalist in the Harlequin Desire Editor's Pitch Challenge and had the opportunity to pitch one of my books to a Harlequin editor! I'm still waiting to hear if they want me or not but either way it was very exciting to make it that far.
So if you are a fan of contemporary romance and are looking for something to read, sit back and enjoy. Maybe I've got something listed here that you can read!
