Candace Gleason passed the bar, landed a great job, and is making a killer salary–basically, all of her dreams are coming true. Until she’s assigned to keep the boss’s petulant son out of trouble. Jack Morrison is the rebellious black sheep of a mighty real estate family. He runs a nonprofit whose mission is to save poor people from evil corporations, like the one his own family owns. He is … obnoxious, ridiculously charming, and insanely hot. He is the bane of Candace’s very existence. Sparks fly from the moment they meet. Candace suddenly has more to worry about than keeping Jack out of jail. She has to keep him out of her heart.
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Really a nice romance with a little bit of suspense added in. Has a very believable story line. Being a woman and having a career, this was something I could really identify with. Working very hard to get a job and finally a good salary often makes that job very important. Important enough to fight to keep it and Candy or Candace as she asked to be called, felt it was that important. Working night and day to get that college degree and become a lawyer was right at the top of her list. However, being put right in the middle of problems in an organization sometimes makes it difficult to make the right decision. Sometimes the right thing and the ethical thing can become a little mixed up.
There were not too many main characters in this storyline. This seems to give an author a chance to develop them more fully; give them a personality and Harris most certainly gave her characters a personality. This novel did have romantic scenes. I’m calling them scenes because they were written well enough to feel like you were watching them or were a part of them. I’m going to be my honest self here and tell you that sometimes romantic novels make me uncomfortable. I’ll describe it as the feeling you get when someone gets in your space. Somehow, this novel did not make me “squirm” or try to get away. I enjoyed reading it. I thought there was a little bit of suspense. Just enough to create that feeling of sitting on the edge of one’s seat.
The above all adds up to my really enjoying a genre not familiar to me but one that I had better pay a little more attention to. At least if they are written by Kay Harris.
I am new to the literary world of Kay Harris, with “Don’t Let Him Go” being the first book of hers that I have read, and I have to say that I am hooked. Ms. Harris’ characters are truly likeable (even the antagonists), and the storyline flows smoothly from Candace’s perspective to Jack’s. The emotions are raw and true to life. Ms. Harris weaves a tale that is truly captivating, with a cliffhanger at the end. I can’t wait for the next book to come out.
I received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review. This is a standalone, HEA full length novel. I devoured Kay Harris’ “Love on Tour” series so I was excited to read Don’t Let Him Go. The book was just good, but not my favorite by this author. The storyline was interesting and there was great character development. The first half is from Candice’s POV with the second half from Jack’s POV. I would have liked it a little better if it was alternating POV from chapter to chapter. Jack’s character had a lot of layers to him and I found that interesting, but I just didn’t feel this huge chemistry between them – maybe some with Jack, but not so much so from Candie. The HEA was perfect and the Epilogue makes me want to read the 2nd book in the series. If you haven’t read any of Kay Harris’ other books, go read the Love on Tour series