A holiday rendezvous leads to unexpected attraction… for his brother’s widow. For months, real estate developer Andrew Sterling has been laser focused on destroying Sterling Enterprises and bringing down his brother. But Johnathan’s sudden death changes everything–especially when Andrew learns his brother’s widow is pregnant. Andrew has never really seen Miranda Sterling…until now. As … Sterling…until now. As they get closer, he must fight the forbidden feelings that threaten more than his bottom line…
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The Sterling Wives
Book 1: Once Forbidden, Twice Tempted
Book 2: High Society Secrets
Book 3: All He Wants for Christmas
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All He Wants for Christmas is the third and final in The Sterling Wives Trilogy but can be read as a stand alone although I suggest reading the other two first for background information. Miranda was the last married to Johnathan prior to his passing and is pregnant with his only child. She, along with Tara and Astrid, are co-owners of Sterling Enterprises and working to build a legacy to him. Andrew is Johnathan’s estranged brother and fiercest competitor. Now Andrew is trying to stop the plan to destroy his brother’s company but his mysterious partner is determined to continue. Andrew is trying to clear his name and make amends. Andrew is staying with Miranda while he is in town and as the two spend time together, their attraction grows. Both are struggling with survivor’s guilt but love is nothing to be denied. This was a wonderful conclusion to the series that answered all the questions raised in the previous stories.
I received an advanced reader copy from the publisher but all thoughts and feelings are my own.
This is a great finale to the Sterling Wives Trilogy. A great book that features Miranda and Andrew. Andrew has been obsessed with destroying his brother Johnathan’s business, but Johnathan’s sudden death changes things. This has been a great series and this book catches us up with Johnathan’s ex-wives who by the way are friends. Andrew finds himself attracted to Miranda, his brothers pregnant widow. This book is a great read and brings about the end of a great trilogy. Well-written with strong, multi-layered characters and an engaging story line. There is also an epilogue that is four-months out. I read this as a free book via Booksprout and voluntarily chose to review it.
High Society Secrets is the second book in the Sterling Wives series which has been an interesting series. It is based on three women who had been married to the same man, Andrew Sterling, who died in an accident and left the women his shares in his company. The women all decided to work together and help the business to succeed rather than selling their shares. Miranda Sterling was Andrew’s third wife and was pregnant when he died. She had never met Andrew’s brother Johnathon until now. Johnathon and Andrew’s relationship was more rivalry than brothers. When Andrew dies, Johnathon tries to stop the plans he has set into action to stop Andrew’s company from winning the city’s contract. The story was heartwarming and kept my attention to the end.
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Andrew Sterling comes to town to right the wrongs he put into place against his estranged brother, Johnathan before Johnathan’s untimely death.
Miranda Sterling, the third of Johnathan’s wives, is pregnant and the only ex-wife not directly involved in the day to day operations. Andrew and Miranda bond thru their shared grief, even if for different reasons.
But they also have chemistry flowing between them.
This story has all the emotions, and as Andrew’s character is revealed, the more the reader pulls for him to get everything resolved and earn his happy ending.
This third and final installment of The Sterling wives wrapped up the mystery of who was trying to destroy the company, as well as bringing closure to the Seaport development and a look into the other two ex-wives and the state of their respective relationships.
This Christmas romance is a slight taboo one with the main male character falling in love with the main female character who is his dead brothers’ wife. I haven’t read the previous 2 books in this series and I was still able to thoroughly enjoy reading this one, I’m sure if I had read the other 2 books there would be parts of the story that had a slightly different meaning or something though. I found this to be an enjoyable and entertaining read.
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Great Characters who Deserve an HEA
When I saw this book at one of my favorite book review sites, I was curious about the taboo angle: the hero is the estranged younger brother of the widowed pregnant heroine’s husband. For such a short book, this has a very complex and rich storyline… which is always a delight to see. I had not read the first two books in the series, but I thought the author did a good job catching up a new reader who is starting at the third book of a trilogy! Both the hero and the heroine were well drawn, sympathetic, and relatable. There are certainly a lot of misunderstandings on many sides. But I thought that the couple themselves were fantastic together… and ultimately what each needed. The author pulled together a lot of threads, including ones from the previous books, and still made a coherent story. Great characters and a well-thought-out plot. Highly recommended, even if you’re starting at the end like me!
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This was such a wonderful love story. I enjoyed it very much. The storyline was spot on and was well executed. You have action, drama and adventure and love all in one book. loved the characters, I enjoyed this book can’t wait for the next one. I recommend it.
I liked the suspense and the fast pace of this story. The cast of characters is known for the most part from the previous books so it was easy to become immersed into the story right away. I liked the drama and suspense. I especially liked their chemistry.
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Holidays always add an unexpected twist to every story. This story has more than one twist. Entertaining characters to follow. This is a good read.
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This is the final story in trilogy and focuses on Miranda and Andrew. The blossoming romance between these two is sweet. I enjoyed this story as it tied things together. I received an arc of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is the final book of the Sterling wives and the story of the third wife and current wife Miranda and Jonathan’s brother Andrew. Miranda is a sweetheart of a woman with a gracious and forgiving nature combined with rational and logical thinking. These character traits allows her to forgive many of the secrets that come out that she had no knowledge off. Miranda and Andrew had a very intense connection and I loved their interactions as well as the soul searching they both go through as they develop feelings for each other. Splendid Read, love this author.
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Miranda was married to Jonathan when he passed away and now she finds herself not only trying to help his ex-wives, Tara and Astrid, rescue the company but she finds herself pregnant as well. Having the brother in-law she doesn’t know staying with her and the feelings she is developing for him are a complication she wasn’t prepared for.
Andrew and Jonathan were more rivals than brothers. His latest action against his brother was an attack against his company but when his brother passed away it changed everything. Now that he has developed feelings for Miranda he is determined to reverse what he started but convincing his partners in crime may be the biggest challenge.
Miranda and Andrew are drawn to each other in spite of themselves and I enjoyed not only seeing the evolution of their characters but catching up with the other characters in this series as well.
The third book in The Sterling Wives series a well written Christmas story that held my interest throughout. I enjoyed reading Miranda Sterling and real estate developer Andrew Sterling’s story of falling in love with your brother’s widow, and everything they go through to get a happy ending. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A great ending to this series. It has drama and romance. I loved the characters, the connection and flying sparks. It’s entertaining and enjoyable read.
Great ending to the Sterling Wives Trilogy!
I couldn’t wait for Miranda’s story and ended up reading it in one sitting! Johnathan’s death leaves his wife, Miranda alone and pregnant until Andrew, her husband’s estranged brother visits while in town trying to clean up the mess he started with another disgruntled investor to ruin Sterling Enterprises. Miranda offers for Andrew to stay with her as he is family, and the two fall into a comfortable existence where their hidden feelings soon blossom into steamy scenes. But with the threat still out there to destroy Sterling Enterprises, what will Andrew do protect Miranda and his future niece’s inheritance? You have to read to find out and will not put the book down until you turn the last page!
This is the third book in the Sterling Wifes Series and this one focuses on wife number three Miranda who is the widow that is also pregnant by her late husband Jonathan. Andrew is the younger brother of Johnathan who never had a good relationship with his older brother but when he set in motion a plan with Victor to take down his brothers company he has to scramble to try and stop his plan because he does not want to hurt Miranda. When he comes from Seattle where he lives to San Diego to put a stop to the plan Miranda offers him to stay with her and he accept but then they began to have feelings for each other. Will Andrew be able to stop his plan and where will that leave him and Miranda?
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This is book 3 in the series and I recommend reading the previous books so you aren’t completely lost with the story background. This is a truly enjoyable read with wonderful characters. You’re easily pulled into the story and it’s so well written making it easy to get to know the characters. I had a hard time putting it down once I started. This is one of those series you can read again and again and love it even more each time.
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I wasn’t sure what to expect with the last book in the series but wow we finally get to find out who is behind the sabotage attempts as well as finally get to know more about the elusive Sterling brother Andrew. There is plenty of emotions to go around from anger, distrust, attraction, regret, happiness and hope that has you turning the page to see if Miranda finally gets her own happy ever after and if Andrew is the man he says he is. We get answers to a lot of things including learning a lot more about Johnathan, both Andrew and Jonathans past and why someone has been trying to take down Sterling Enterprises. I love these guys and gals and so glad everyone gets a happy ending!
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The Promenade project seems to finally be coming together, and Miranda is coming to terms with her life after her husband’s untimely death. When Jonathan’s wrecking ball of a brother arrives in town, everyone at Sterling Enterprises knows the best thing is for him to leave immediately…except Miranda. Andrew is her unborn child’s uncle, the only tie to family that her little girl will have, and she can’t give up on him yet. She can’t know that their strong mutual attraction is wreaking havoc with Andrew’s mission to find the person dead-set on destroying Sterling Enterprises, a person he was partnered with in that very endeavor until his brother’s unexpected death.
All He Wants for Christmas was a great wrap-up to the Sterling Wives trilogy, finally pulling together all the disparate threads and giving all three wives the Happily Ever Afters they deserve. The characters continue to be delightful, and Miranda and Andrew’s romance was heartwarming. I really liked Andrew’s journey and delving into Miranda’s relationship with Jonathan, which was made difficult by all that she had to come to terms with and move on from as a result of Jonathan’s death. This book was a great conclusion to the Sterling Wives trilogies, with check-ins to all the books’ characters, a surprising yet fulfilling conclusion to the drama of the Promenade, and a sense of peace about Jonathan and his legacy in both Sterling Enterprises and in the lives of his three wives. I really enjoyed this story, and would heartily recommend the trilogy to any Harlequin Desire fans!
This is book 3 in the sterling wives series. The characters are well developed with forbidden chemistry. The storyline has drama and conflict
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