After an embezzling boyfriend puts her under police suspicion—and deeply in debt—Camryn Bendixon joins her grandfather’s failing construction company. Her goal is simple—work constantly to rebuild her career and her self-esteem. And if she must drag Bendixon and Sons back to profitability by her well-manicured fingernails, that’s what she’ll do.Will Danson knows life is fragile—a fact brought … brought home when Laura, his only child, lost her sight. Determined to provide for her, he does his best to balance managing the Prince George division of the Kohlenburg Group with his young daughter’s needs. But it can be a lonely road for a single dad.
Soon Camryn and Will are competing for construction bids and career-making contracts. But it is Camryn’s battered heart that Will truly wants to win.
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A beautiful contemporary romance! 5 stars
Brenda Margriet is a new author for me. I’m so glad I took the chance to read ‘Crossroads Corner’, her last book in the ‘Bendixon Sisters’ trilogy. Even if it’s the third story, I felt it could be read as a standalone. Her characters are realistic, it’s easy to read and well written, with some ups and downs for the female character Camryn, but ends on a happy note.
Her story begins as all her world begins to crumble down, as ex-boyfriend betrayed her as he gets caught in an embezzlement and fraud scheme. She has lost everything, even her job, because of him. Wanting to make a fresh start, she accepts a job for her family’s construction company where she will meet a charming single dad with a young daughter named Laura. As soon as they meet, Will feels a strong connection with Camryn. As them embark in a new relationship, they’ll have to live some twists and turns to make it work. Will his daughter Laura add a special touch? Beautiful chemistry between Will and Camryn! Will they get a second chance for love?
I was eager to read the third and final book in the Bendixon Sisters series. I had a feeling this one would be the hottest of the three and I wasn’t wrong!
Camryn, the oldest Bendixon sister, always appeared to have her future in control and mapped out…a great job and apartment in Vancouver with a great boyfriend who she’d someday marry. But when said boyfriend is an embezzler, fraud and downright scum, she has to head home to try to put back the pieces of her life.
As she starts over working for the family construction company, the new beginning she hopes for is complicated by a fast growing attraction between her and Will, who is the head of their biggest competitor. It doesn’t take long to discover that love and business don’t mix. Camryn’s life seems to be mired in one complication after another and I was definitely rooting for her to get a happily ever after, especially with a certain smoking hot single dad!
CROSSROADS CORNER (Bendixon Sisters Book 3) by Brenda Margriet is the third book of the contemporary romance trilogy featuring the Bendixon sisters of Prince George and the men with whom they find their HEAs. I read the first two books in the series and was anxiously waiting for Camryn’s story. I was not disappointed. This romance can be read as a standalone, but the plotline overall arc of saving Bendixon and Sons starts in book one and is resolved in this third book.
Camryn Bendixon returns home to Prince George with no job, no self-esteem and under police suspicion. Her embezzling ex-boyfriend besides being the reason she had to leave her job, has run up all their credit cards, not paid rent on their expensive condo and refuses to clear her with the police of any knowledge of his crimes.
Camryn is determined to succeed at bring Bendixon and Sons back from the brink of closing. She wants to prove to her family she can help save the company, while getting back her own financial stability and self-esteem in the process.
Will Danson manages the Prince George division of the Kohlenburg Group. They are Bendixon and Sons major competitor and because of their size, they are able to win the majority of new construction jobs. Over the last year, since their move from Vancouver, Will and his young daughter have settled into Prince George and enjoy the city.
Camryn and Will meet as they are competing for a new, lucrative contract. Will is instantly attracted to the beautiful and smart Camryn Bendixon, but Camryn is not letting another good-looking man take advantage of her, no matter how nice he may seem. Can Camryn and Will keep their personal lives and hearts separate from their competitive business lives?
Camryn and Will are wonderful together, but it was definitely a bumpy road getting there. I loved how Ms. Margriet continually had the characters at a breaking point both personally and/or professionally and yet was able to find a compromise that was beneficial to both in the end. Will’s daughter was written realistically with empathy, not sympathy. Also, the ex-partner, Will’s daughter’s mother added a messy realism to the story which many deal with themselves in today’s society. The dialogue was realistic, the plot flowed smoothly right up to the climax and I finished the entire book in one sitting. As in the other books in this series, the sex scenes are explicit and steamy. I also enjoyed catching up with the other sisters, family and friends from the first two books.
I highly recommend this romance!
I can also recommend the whole trilogy for three entertaining and heartfelt contemporary romance reads.
The final installment and the final Bendixon sister had two of the tropes that endears me the most – enemies to lovers/single parent. Camryn had her perfect life ripped from her hands, forcing her to return home with nothing but her tattered dreams and a broken heart as well as the loss of her confidence. She returns to her hometown and her childhood home. She has decided to help salvage her family business along with her career. She is faced with might prove to be an insurmountable task of digging the business out of a financial hole. When competing for what would be a lucrative contract, Camryn comes face to face with Will from the opposing company in the fight for local construction contracts. What do you do when you are beyond attracted to your biggest competition? Career enemies but completely compatible and totally attracted in their private life, how might they be able to swing both without hurting each other and their families. It was a beautiful story that kept me routing for a solution for these two “star crossed” lovers. I truly needed them to have it all.