Three young men meet in university and form a lifelong friendship.Their pasts dictate the men they are, but their present shapes their future.What happens when these men meet the one person they are destined to be with? Can they fight their feelings and walk away? Or will they each succumb and learn the sweet agony of love? BentleyThe leader of the group. He is uptight, formal, and cold. Rigid … is uptight, formal, and cold. Rigid and set in his ways, always following the same path. Until the day, he stumbles upon her.
Emmy.
She brings with her spontaneity and light. The world she lives in is so different from his, yet he cannot control the draw to her. Nor can he explain the way she makes him feel.
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Another amazing story by Melanie Moreland! I can’t believe I wasn’t introduced to her sooner! I have fallen in love with her writing and her characters and just everything!! And if you haven’t read this amazing author, do yourself a favor and do it! She has the ability to write an insta-love type story but it’s a full-length novel and everything isn’t coming up roses as the couple moves into a relationship.
The boys of BAM are so real! They’re funny but a little nerdy but they are the best kind of family. Bentley is a driven mogul but besides his wealth and success, that’s really all he has going for him. Now before you think “poor little rich boy”, you don’t know his life story and you don’t know what has brought him to this point and to be so driven. When he trips over Emmy’s rucksack, everything changes for him. And he sees there’s more to life than just amassing wealth.
Oh I can’t wait for Aiden’s story!! He’s a big mountain of a man and that’s my favorite type.
In the first book of Melanie Moreland ‘s new series, we meet Bentley. Like the description states, he very formal and can come off very cold and ridgid. After he meets Emmy, he sees things in the world differently than he did before. Will he be able to balance out how life with Emmy’s love, or will their pasta break them apart. I loved reading this book and following Bentley and Emmy’s story, and I can’t wait to read the other books in the series.
I really enjoyed Bentley it had me hooked it would be the second story I’ve read by Melanie Moreland and wont be my last especially from the Vested Interest series can’t wait to see what’s to come after reading the little tease we got at the end . So love the way Bentley and Emmy meet left a silly grin on my face I’m a fan of banter and this story has amazing banter had me laughing while also fanning myself , the chemistry is electric with cute nicknames and the way they brought warmth into one another lives in some incredible ways . I loved the fact that we mostly get the point of view from the hero got to see his reactions to certain things which were adorable at times , his personality is stuffy a bit of an A hole but the more time he spends with the heroine you could really see him and look deeper when we find out why he is the way he is my heart really hurt for him , love the way he is with Emmy always wanting to bring a smile to her face in and out of the bedroom (wink) , also like the way he is with his best friends who I can’t wait to read their own stories . Oh my gosh Emmy one of the best heroines I’ve read this year she’s funny , blunt , sweet , sassy and smart love how she treats the hero and makes him smile . As I said I can not wait to see whats to come the characters are very intriguing and had me fall for them . This is a must read that I highly recommend you don’t want to miss this one click ASAP with laugh out loud moments , steamy sexy times , and suspense that I didn’t see coming .
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hero=10 heroine= 10 secondary characters=10 Chemistry= 10 steam= 5
romance= 9 humor= 7 darkness level= 5 action=4 mystery= 5
enjoyment=10 angst=2 story line= 10 Story ending=10
character development= 10 pacing= 10
cover= 10 stars= 5
would I recommend this book= yes
would I re read this book= yes
would I read future books by this author= yes
Bentley and Emmy are the ultimate couple. I loved this book soooo much. It had it all in it. Plus I love books that have friends/family involved closely. For whatever reason it adds more elements and depth to the book for me.
Bentley the leader of the group, the alpha and boy was he the alpha. But little did he know, little ol’ Emmy would rock his world and then some. Loved it and I can’t wait for Aiden!
Oh my gosh! I loved Bentley so much!
I loved seeing how Emmy and Bentley’s pasts shaped them into the people they are now and how they come together.
And the twists! So good!
I can’t wait to see more from the BAM boys and their girls!
4 Stars!
This is a great series starter filled with likable characters and a sexy romance!
Bentley is a great hero! He is kind, caring and so protective of Emmy without being overwhelming. Emmy is amazing! She is fun, quirky and so sweet. Emmy and Bentley are the perfect pair. The secondary characters are some of the best I have ever read. Bentley, Emmy and their friends are so fun together.
Bentley and Emmy’s relationship takes off pretty quickly. Instalove is abound, but I think it worked here pretty well. The blossoming romance was lovely to read and I liked that is wasn’t the same old boy meets girl, boy changes girl’s life for the better, the end. Sure, that is part of it here, but it is more than that. Bentley changes for the better. He becomes a better man because of her. There is of course outside interference, which wasn’t over done and added to the story. The HEA is also pretty great.
I am looking forward to the rest of the series and I think this one will appeal to anyone looking for a romance read.
5 ++++ stars
This is the first book I have read by this author and i was blown away! I had so many feels! The sizzling connection between the characters could be felt coming off the pages as i read and i loved how Emmy brought laughter and calmness out of Bentley! Their banter was unique with its own charm as well as funny and i admired their easy connection, the way they talked was beautiful everytime !!!
There was also an element of suspense that had me wondering!!! It was fantastic and I devoured it!!! Highly recommended read!!! Loved it and cannot wait for more!
I could not wait to get my hands on the the first book in The Vested Series by Melanie. Bentley’s story did not disappoint. I was drawn in from the very beginning and could not put it down.
Bentley, Aiden, and Maddox meet in college and have been friends since. We get Bentley’s story this time. Bentley is rich, powerful and a bit uptight at times. All he knows is work. A chance encounter with Emmy may be exactly what he needs to lighten up.
Emmy is working hard to make her way in life. Never did she dream of catching the eye of Bentley. He pursues her relentlessly. Will he be able to break down her walls?
I loved the interaction between Bentley and Emmy. They have some intense chemistry. I found myself wanting to know more about all the characters and I cannot wait for book two to release! This is a definite must read.
An incredibly sweet and enthralling romantic suspense that’ll leave you desperate for more…
I feel the need to beat the crap out of something right now. I’m so angry and yet, I’m still swooning. Bentley Ridge…Oh. My. Dear. God. That man is just something else. I was really excited about this book, I had loads of things going on in my head about it. At first I thought it was going to be some sort of special security romance plot, but it isn’t. There are elements of it because of Aiden, one of the supporting characters, but apart from that it is just a VERY well written and executed billionaire romance, the kind that I have become accustomed to from Melanie Moreland.
Plot wise, I really enjoyed this book. It was really easy to read and there were some touching and emotional twists that had me clutching at my chest, hoping to hold my heart where it’s meant to be. Bentley, is very much an insta-love story, but it has the emotional depth and grit that you get from a slow-burn in the way in which the backstories are so intricately woven into the romance. You get that love at first sight, but at the same time the emotional attachment between that characters is done in a rather slow, sweet and beautiful way. I liked that the focus was never on the physical attraction between Emmy and Bentley, but at the same time it was shown and explored. I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t see the big event coming, but actually I didn’t mind. If anything it built my apprehension and anxiety for them. For me, the biggest and best twists were in the characters’ backstories. I’ve come to expect emotional grit and and grip from Melanie Moreland, and she delivered it in buckets with this story. She is the queen of the billionaire romance. She brings so much feel, passion, freshness and rawness to the genre. Especially through the actual characters. You always feel like the characters are the story, rather than just telling you their story. If that makes sense? Which in turn makes you feel like a part of it.
The characters in this book are marvellous. I was completely in love with them from beginning to end. I’m not going to sit here and say that they are perfect, because they are flawed. But their flaws are what makes them so endearing and approachable. Bentley with his self-deprecation and outward ego, and Emmy with her trust issues and the inability to let go of her past. Although, that is what brings them together in a way. I loved her body heat quirk, mostly because of the caring and thoughtful side it brought out in Bentley. There was one scene in particular that had me bawling as he stressed and panicked over her comfort, even in the dire situation they were in. I know that to many people that will seem odd and the whole thing unimportant, but it hit me. It really made my heart stutter and ache for him, for the caring, selfless and beautiful man that even in a moment that big only cared about that one small thing. It just spoke buckets about the man he really is. In turn the way in which Emmy approaches his temperament and his OCD quirks also painted her in a strong and grounded light. There are times where you feel like she is too soft on Bentley, but actually when you peel back his layers you realise that actually she just knows him. She’s his person, that person that sees him. Every side.
I really could not get enough of this book. Bentley and Emmy are phenomenal characters and their chemistry is hot and yet so sweet. I also could not get over the supporting characters in this book—Aiden, Maddox, Dee and Cami are brilliant. Although I couldn’t take my mind off Bentley and Emmy, I was also desperate to know more of the four of them. I was literally gagging for more. I was as much intrigued by them as I was obsessed with Emmy and Bentley.
This was a spectacular start to Vested Interest series. Such a smart and appropriate name for it! I cannot wait for the next books, Aiden and Maddox, and I hope that Reid gets his own too. The little information Bentley gave on him has me beyond curious. I hope I don’t have to wait long, because I am hanging by a thin thread here…these characters have me completely besotted.
What a great beginning to Melanie Morelands ‘Vested Interest’ series. Bentley and his friends/business partners, Aiden and Maddox are all smart, sexy, and deliciously distinctive. I love the bromance they’ve had since college. Their banter is hilarious, but it’s their loyalty that makes them even more swoony. Bentley is the stern and rigid one of the group. So when he has a chance meeting with a woman who makes him laugh, he doesn’t want to let her go. Emmy is independent, stubborn and a free spirit. They bring out the best in each other that the world never sees. Her only family is her two friends, Cami, and Deirdre. The six of them hit it off, and are an entertaining group. But there are those in this world of power and finance that want what Bentley has, and will stop at nothing to get it. This is a fun, thrilling and sexy story with great characters that you want to be friend with. Moreland created a wonderful cast of characters in an intriguing story and I can’t wait to find out more about Aiden and Maddox in their stories!
I FLOVE this book. It has everything I want and more in a romance book. I love the relationship Bentley had with Aiden and Maddox. It helped him stay a little more grounded than if he didn’t have them but Emmy really bought out the real Bentley that no one has seen before. She was the light in his gray life and he just needed someone to push him in that direction. Emmy’s background gutted me and I just wanted to reach in to hug her. How she kept her sunny outlook just showed how strong of a person she is inside. The bad guy was a level of crazy I haven’t seen in a long time. His comeuppance wasn’t what I expected but it did end his craziness. I can’t wait to read Aiden’s story.
Book one in the Vested Interest series and it’s a hit!! The story of uptight business owner Bentley who literally trips and falls for Emmy, a university student who is feisty and real and doesn’t mince words as she bulldozers her way into his life and his heart! A truly beautiful story that Melanie packs full of emotion and fun, with a lot of the hot and steamy romance that she is famous for giving her readers! I cannot wait to see what the rest of this fabulous series is going to bring!!
Melanie Moreland once again knocks it out of the park! Bentley is the first book in the new Vested Interest series. Bentley is a businessman and workaholic. His job is his life, he is formal, ordered, and serious. Emmy is his complete opposite, she is sweet an sassy and lives life to the fulest. They come from different worlds, but they bring out the best in each other, and are exactly what the other needs! I loved Emmy and Bentley as well as thier friends, I cant wait until the next book in the series!
I think this might be my favorite book of Melanie’s yet. I loved the main characters. Emmy’s a firecracker! It was a great story with other characters mixed in. There’s also an evil plot twist that i didn’t see coming. I loked forward to the other two books in this series. There is an ending to this book so you don’t have to worry about the story stopping in the middle.Read this book, you won’t be dissapinted.
4.5 STARS!!!
Bentley was such a great read. This book had the perfect amount of romance and the right amount of suspense. This is a story of friendships, loyalty, love, commitment, determination, regrets, revenge and betrayal. I enjoyed the friendships and brotherhood Bentley, Maddox and Aiden had; they truly had each other backs and even though there were arguments it was done out of love. The friendships and sisterhood Emmy, Cami and Dee shared was another great thing in this story. They weren’t family but they didn’t need blood to make them family because in they eyes they were. Each of these characters have a back story that is touching but it also makes them stronger and I can’t wait to read the rest of their stories to understand them not more but better. I started and finished this book in one day. The ending was sweet and the prologue for Aiden’s book have me ready to read his story. I can’t wait to read the next book and I highly recommend book lovers to give this book a try; you won’t be disappointed.
I loved this book so much! Emmy and Bentley are amazing. I loved her independence and her sass. I loved how he jumped into this relationship, not holding back.
Bentley and his two friends have set up his company BAM. I loved the interaction between the friends. There were some very funny scenes with these guys! Such a great story! I can’t wait to read more from this series!
Bentley is a calm and collected business man but a meeting with free spirited Emmy makes him smile and relax. However, life is not always easy and good things has to be fought for.
I loved everything about this book and here’s some of the reasons
* First meeting how can I not love that…….
* Chapter 7 in the shop laughing out loud…..
* Blue tie
* The author has a way of making little insignificant things mean a lot to the characters and that makes the story mean so much for me too.
* No unnecessary descriptions of surroundings
* Lots of dialogues
* Good storyline
* Oh so sweet and hot love scenes
* Well described characters that feels like friends and make me feel present in their world
* Secondary characters making appearances and have me craving more of them, can’t wait for Aiden and Maddox stories
* Happy ending, happy reader
This author has swept me off my feet’s since I started reading her books and it looks like she’s going to keep doing it.
5 stars
I definitely found another book boyfriend. So very refreshing to read a book with an engaging storyline as well as a sweet romance. If this book is any indication, this is going to be an amazing series.
HERO~ To the world, Bentley was rigid, stern and all business. Very proper due to his upbringing. To his best friends Aiden and Maddox, he was a brother. But to Emmy, he was sweet, kind, protective, and loving. He was focussed on making his business a success and didn’t take time for relationships other than being there for his best friends. That caused him to lead a lonely life, until them moment he met Emmy.
HEROINE~ Emmy was a sweetheart. She was unique and quirky. She could put out a bit of sass, but she didn’t come across as bitchy or mean. She was very endearing and she brought so much joy to Bentley. I loved watching them fall for each other.
SEXUAL HISTORY~ Neither were virgins. Bentley was definitely not a manwhore at all but their sexual history was barely touched upon (thank goodness)
OM/OW DRAMA ~ None
STEAM There was steamy parts, not a lot but Bentley brought some heat …I could always use more steam
VIOLENCE violence but none of a sexual nature
SAFETY Safe- neither are with others after meeting.
SECONDARY CHARACTERS The secondary characters were amazing. The guys, Aiden and Maddox are the heroes of the next 2 stories. They were well behaved, only with the women who are to be their heroines. Book 3, Maddox- the heroine is older (not sure how much) I’m not crazy about older women/younger men storylines. I am also hoping there isn’t a lot of pushing away in their stories .
ENDING~ no epilogue which is why it was 4 stars for me. I need epilogues even in a series.
must admit when I start a new book sometimes I struggle to get into it, even when I have read the author, and Bentley was the first I read by Melanie and something magical happened that I “clicked” with the characters right away! Both of them! That’s how you know it will be a great book! And then you confirm it because you can’t put the book down!
Bentley is a businessman, he lives for his job always thinking about the next time. He is formal, ordered, serious, but also He is a lonely man, his friends are his partners at their company but most of that, they are his only family. Everything changes when Emmy comes his way.
Emmy is a ray of sunshine for Bentley’s world. She is sweet and sassy, not bitchy or annoying, she is exactly what Bentley needs to start living a little more.
They both bring out the best of each other, even when their worlds are completely different they complement perfectly but never try to change how they are.
“He looked every bit the modern businessman, but his well-bred manners and formal person hid an old soul. To the outside word, he was stern and rigid, but once he relaxed with me, he was sweet and fun”.”
There is some much about their story, their sweet moments, trying to know and comprehend each other, they have some hot moments that will make you melt (It certainly melted Rigid) and all the moments when we understand love, family and friends is a package.
Thank you Melanie!!! With this story I didn’t only fall in love with Bentley and Emmy but also with their friends, and can’t wait to meet Aiden’s and Maddox stories!!!
This is a new series from Melanie Moreland, based around 3 men who met at University and formed a life long bond together, other than that I wasn’t too sure what to expect. What I got was a fantastic read, refreshingly different to my usual reads, with unique characters and a great story line!! WIN!!
Bentley is the main character, along with his University friends of Adian and Maddox, they have formed their company BAM. What a character Bentley is, I loved him!! He has had a formal upbringing, which means he is very proper, formal, rigid, very professional and ruthless in business, seemingly cold and emotionless – he obviously has a lot of money and this shows is his clothes and lifestyle. But he is not your average typical suited ass. His personality is so refreshingly different its like a slap in the face, and he had me chuckling along whilst reading with his quirky personality.
Emmy is the complete opposite of Bentley – a free-spirit, happy, caring, loving, but not someone he would’ve looked twice at but for their chance meeting. She has a sassy streak in her, but is the light to his darkness.
Both have problems from their childhood, and both bring out the best in each other. I loved to watch their relationship develop, Bentley becoming more open and doing things he wouldn’t normally do, except for with Emmy. She brings out his caring, sweet and protective nature, not something that everyone else sees. But its the little things in the story like the gifts and the shopping trip that make it such a good read. Add in Emmy’s friends, Cami and Dee, and their love, support and loyalty, who end up pairing off with Aidan and Maddox and you have a great storyline that was engaging, sexy, sweet and later on quite an angsty and emotional read.
A great start to a new series, I can’t wait to read more about Aidan and Maddox.