Business Pleasures (Pleasures of the Heart #1) by Lia Davis

[Eva Millien]

Blurb:

(Off Goodreads)

Aimee Monroe never considered dating her boss. She needs a new beginning, not a big mistake. However, when the handsome, business lawyer, Kenton McDonnell, ask her to a dinner date with a new client and his wife, she finds it hard to say no. After one incredible night with Kenton, her attempt for a fresh start is ripped away when she returns home to find her abusive ex-husband waiting for her.
Kenton has wanted Aimee since the day she walked into the interview. Now he has the chance to make her his and nothing or no one is going to stand in his way. Especially not the ex-husband newly released from prison who has revenge in his sights.

Teaser Excerpt 2:

“No, Aimee, please come in and have a seat.”

She shut the door behind her and sat in one of the chairs across the desk from him. “Mr. Campton’s assistant called and confirmed dinner tonight.”

Kenton groaned. They planned the dinner to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Campton to the firm as his new clients. To keep the mood relaxing and less business-like, Julie agreed to accompany him play the good supportive girlfriend.

Without Julie to accompany him, he considered rescheduling. Something about hanging out with the happily married couple on the heels of a failed relationship didn’t appeal to him. He’d feel like a third wheel and have to answer awkward questions. He needed a date, someone to distract Regina and keep her from going into matchmaker mode.

However, he didn’t want to take a total stranger to a client dinner, and he didn’t want to call Julie. She left and it seemed better to leave it that way.

“Sir? Are you okay?”

He focused on Aimee and tilted his head slightly to the side. Her large green eyes held concern and something else he’d never noticed before. It could be simply she’d never looked him in the eyes before. Whatever the reason, he saw a loneliness there which mirrored his own.

The loneliness he’d felt since losing both his parents ten years ago.

“Mr. McDonnell?”

Shaking out of his thoughts, he smiled at her. “Do you like seafood?”

Her eyes widened and she drew back a little, showing her surprise at his question. Instead of answering, she peered back at her notebook. “The Olsens called and wanted to set up an appointment to go over the new evidence against their company.”

He sighed. “I’ll call them. I’m sure I can handle it over the phone.” He paused before asking her, again, “Do you like seafood?”

My Review:

The first novella in the contemporary romance Pleasures of the Heart series is a thrilling and action packed read.  Kenton has wanted Aimee since the day she walked in to interview. Wanting a new start, not a big mistake, Aimee never considered dating her boss, then a business dinner with a client turns into an incredible night. But then her fresh start turns into a nightmare when she returns home to find her abusive ex-husband waiting for her.

This fast paced and smooth flowing plot keeps readers on their toes with suspense, action, drama and romance.  The author uses well written words and details to inspire vivid images that make it easy to picture each event as it happens.  The strong compelling characters are easily related to and grab the reader’s attention from the very beginning.

The attraction between Aimee and Kenton radiates heat from every page and the sex scenes are hot and steamy while the romance progresses at a slower sweet pace while Kenton tries to win Aimee’s trust.  The reader can’t help but get emotionally caught up in the horror of Aimee’s past and they can’t help but fall in love with the sweet alpha male who takes care of her.

This short story manages to pack a lot of tension building suspense, emotional punch, red hot passion, drama and sweet heartwarming romance all in a little package that I was totally captivated by from the very beginning and I can’t wait to read the next one.

5 STARS 5 FLAMES

Purchase Links:

http://www.amazon.com/Business-Pleasures-Heart-Lia-Davis-ebook/dp/B...

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/business-pleasures

http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/business-pleasures/978162322124...

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/business-pleasures/id866572385?mt=11

Fated Desires Publishing, May 6, 2014, 68 pages, available in ebook

#2 Awakened Pleasures (coming soon)

About Lia Davis:

(Off author’s site)

Lia Davis is a mother to two young adults and two very special kitties, a wife to her soul mate, a paranormal romance author, and co-owner to Fated Desires Publishing, LLC. She and her family live in Northeast Florida battling hurricanes and very humid summers. But it’s her home and she loves it!

An accounting major, Lia has always been a dreamer with a very activity imagination. The wheels in her head never stop. She ventured into the world of writing and publishing in 2008 and loves it more than she imagined. Writing is stress reliever that allows her to go off in her corner of the house and enter into another world that she created, leaving real life where it belongs.

Her favorite things are spending time with family, traveling, reading, writing, chocolate, coffee, nature and hanging out with her kitties.

 

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