by Susie Warren
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GENRE: Contemporary
Romance
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BLURB:
Raised by a
single mother in London, Anna Harris was surprised to find out her father was
the business mogul, Oliver Bolles. Deciding to follow in his footsteps, she
used her brilliant ability with numbers to secure a sought after position in a
London brokerage house. Disillusioned by the lack of integrity, Anna decides to
seek a more fulfilling career and unknowingly throws herself into the path of an
old obsession, Alistair Martin. Finding it difficult to endure the emotional
scars of being abandoned by her father and then taken advantage of by a devious
boyfriend, Anna avoids serious relationships until she is challenged to do
something she has never done.
Alistair Martin is a hot, obscenely
wealthy vineyard owner with a razor sharp business mind who pursues Anna out of
curiosity and decides to invest into her failing events management company. He
was raised in poverty until he was a teenager and his father’s family brought
him into the fold. Anna is not what he expects and he has to change his game
plan if he hopes to convince the secret heiress to let down her guard enough to
leap into a wild affair.
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EXCERPT
Alistair
Martin walked into the pub and his eyes were drawn to a beautiful blond girl
drinking a Guinness. Dressed in tight fitting jeans and black boots, her
charming laugh and graceful body set off a rapid fire urge to approach her. It
was ridiculous; he had never set eyes on her before. How could he possibly be
drawn to her?
He
turned his attention back to the pub. He was doing a surprise walk through of
his flagship microbrewery. It was his most lucrative pub. Observing the wait
staff, he could tell they were trying to warn each other. His expectations were
high but open-minded and he had a reputation for an over the top work ethic and
a razor sharp wit.
His
attention turned back to the group of investment bankers out for an after work
drink. The woman was in her mid-twenties and seemed to keep up with the
conversation and took an occasional sip of ale.
Why
was he enthralled by this particular beauty in sexy jeans? Alistair stayed
motionless as she turned and placed her empty bottle on the table and waved to
the group. She walked straight toward him and he had the odd feeling that they
had met before.
She
had a beautiful body that was both feminine and sleek. Her face had a trace of
makeup but she wore no jewelry. Their eyes met and she hesitated for a split
second.
She
nodded in acknowledgement. “Mr. Martin, it’s lovely to see you again.”
Why
couldn’t he place her? He couldn’t imagine bedding her and not remembering the
encounter. His body reacted swiftly to her nearness.
“I
can’t think of how we know each other.” He looked into the crowd, trying to
cool his reaction. Could she be an employee in one of his establishments?
“It’s
not a big deal. We met ages ago at a gathering.” She was inching away from him
and he could see the manager of the brewery in the distance trying to tactfully
get his attention.
He
reached out and touched her arm. “Care to refresh my memory?”
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Susie Warren spends most of
her time writing intense and complex stories about falling in love. Her beloved characters are real living and
breathing people thrown into unusual circumstances. Besides being drawn into a make believe world
each day, Susie keeps tabs on her inventor husband and her three challenging
yet mostly perfect teenagers. She has five novels published and is working on
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My review:
3.75 out of 5 stars
The Secret Heiress by Susie Warren is part of the “Bolles
Dynasty” series and follows Anna Bolles, a driven investment broker, who makes
a radical career change. Her decision to
join an events planning company is fraught with risks, including the business’
lack of solvency, which brings her into contact with the one man she’s had an
obsession with, ever since he rejected her.
Alistair Martin is a very successful businessman in England, but it will
take all of his skills to get Anna to take his business advice as well as
accept his personal requirements.
Unfortunately, Anna has plenty of emotional scars as well as a very
stubborn streak, and may not be able to accept anything from Alistair, no
matter what he promises, and he has plenty of scars of his own that keep him
from promising the one thing Anna may be willing to accept.
by Susie Warren is part of the “Bolles
Dynasty” series and follows Anna Bolles, a driven investment broker, who makes
a radical career change. Her decision to
join an events planning company is fraught with risks, including the business’
lack of solvency, which brings her into contact with the one man she’s had an
obsession with, ever since he rejected her.
Alistair Martin is a very successful businessman in England, but it will
take all of his skills to get Anna to take his business advice as well as
accept his personal requirements.
Unfortunately, Anna has plenty of emotional scars as well as a very
stubborn streak, and may not be able to accept anything from Alistair, no
matter what he promises, and he has plenty of scars of his own that keep him
from promising the one thing Anna may be willing to accept.
This story is an adult contemporary romance that gives an
intriguing glimpse of life in London on several levels. I was a little startled to think of
prosperous vineyards in England, as that is a product that I don’t typically
associate with that country, and there is a nice contrast between the cutthroat
business environment that Anna flees, and the challenges of starting a new
career in a vocation that is relatively new to her. I didn’t think she had done a good job of
researching the company she was joining, which seemed a bit contradictory,
given her business and mathematic acumen, but I suppose her struggles are
required for the storyline.
I liked these characters and ached at the betrayals that
have formed Anna’s character, but the two of them frustrated me as well. Their chemistry is sizzling, but their
seesawing relationship was annoying and it took far too long for the air to
clear, as far as I was concerned. It
also would have been nice to get a little more depth to the secondary
characters, especially since this is part of a series, and undoubtedly some of
them will figure in subsequent stories. I’m
also a little puzzled by the title, because everyone seems to know Anna’s last
name and connect it with her famous father.
Despite all of this, I feel that this is a lovely light read, with
plenty of passion and emotion leading up to a satisfying conclusion.
A copy of this title was provided to me for review
, book 11 in the Jane Yellowrock series, is coming out in April 2016. Pre-order now!)
, 
, and the romance thriller/
suspense Jar series.