Can ambition be desirable or dangerous? Alexandria returns from her vacation looking to pursue new career options, even if it means working for Talon Claymore. He will stop at nothing to get Alex back. Will Talon steal Alex’s heart, while Kreed is distracted by his business? As passion ignites, desire burns deep and danger threatens to destroy it all. This is the fourth book in the first … the first short story series by Kassandra Klay
This book contains strong sexual content. This book is for adults 18 years of age and older
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Ambitious Desire starts with Kreed groveling for forgiveness that all too quickly morphs into a very sexy bedroom scene right after Alexandria tells him to pound sand (you’ll have to read the book to understand the pun). This start would be rather abrupt is not for the author’s use of a serial format.
The corporate espionage and the threat of financial sabotage keep the story interesting. Part thriller and mostly sexy romance, Ambitious Desire continues Kassandra Klay’s serial titled Ambitious. In Ambitious Desire, the story is told from multiple POVs instead of just that of Alexandria. Due to the format, the plot progress is slow, but there are several twists and tantalizing secrets and lies that kept my interest. I also enjoyed news of Alexandria’s roommates’ romantic relationship
3.75 stars–AMBITIOUS DESIRE is the fourth of six instalments in Kassandra Klay’s contemporary, adult AMBITION erotic, romance serial focusing on Kerrington Holding Investments finance manager, Alexandria Weston, and owner Kreed Kerrington.
Told from three first person points of view (Alexandria, Kreed and Nick) AMBITIOUS DESIRE continues to build upon the previous instalments as Alexandria begins to play a dangerous game involving herself, Kreed and Talon Claymore (Alexandria’s former lover and Kreed’s business nemesis). Kreed warns our heroine that Talon is trying to destroy his life but Alexandria continues to remain oblivious to everything that is going down. With her head constantly in the proverbial sand, Alexandria places herself in more danger with every decision and choice in life. What ensues is the on-going, back and forth acrimonious relationship between Kreed and Alexandria, and the potential fall-out as more than one enemy begins to circle around our story line couple.
AMBITIOUS DESIRE and thusly AMBITION is a character driven serial wherein our heroine becomes a pawn in a game where she is thoroughly outnumbered and outmatched. Warnings from the man that she loves continue to go unheeded as Alexandria Weston walks and often times runs unknowingly into traps, and into more danger and exposure. The anxiety and intrigue continue to build at the expense of a heroine who is blinded by her own ambition, fragile ego, and the belief that everyone is capable of getting along. A threat from the past forces Alexandria to, once again, keep secrets from the man that she loves but secrets that place her back into the arms of a man who once destroyed her heart.
In all fairness, it is difficult to review a serialized story line (a full-length story divided into smaller instalments ). The writing style rarely changes due in part to the fact that a serialized story is a full-length story divided into smaller instalments; the world building usually continues at the same pace until something important violates the calm, therefore the only real changes occur with the unfolding of the story line events and the possible growth of the main characters which are revealed as the story moves along. A review with the final instalment is what will be necessary to acknowledge a complete breakdown of the serial with reference to emotional depth, pacing, concept and engagement, as well as grammar, editing and errors.
This series doesn’t stop. I mean you would think that sooner or later the books would start going downhill . . . but they don’t. I am not usually a fan of short novellas that are partitioned out but this one works. And it works well. This author has given us strong stories where okay be real these people are off their rocker and devious dose not even come close to describing them. They are vicious and play for keeps. Talon isn’t willing to let go and the lengths he will go thru to get her back are extreme, crazy and just wrong. But enough of that you will have to see for yourself. I don’t agree with a lot of this chicks actions and decisions but it sure makes for some good reading. Right now I need to make sure my kindles okay from the last toss down with the scream “ffs!!” (since cursing isn’t allowed we wll leave it at that).
This series has it all steamy scenes (fan required), emotional, greed, deceit, cheating, lies and so much more. Your head will spin. The characters will show their assets (and not in the best of ways). You wont see the twist coming and you may want to choke them but hell that’s what a good book does, stir them emotions up!! Loved it I need more and soon can’t stand the anticipation or the delay!!