Indecency: A Dark Billionaire Romance (The Descent Series Book 1)

Maddox And Madison’s Story Is A Slow Burn Sister’s Best Friend Story. With Feelings That Have Been Privately Stewing For Years, It Is Explosive When The Couple Finally Comes Together!

Maddox West, twenty-five, should be enjoying the success that his three years of hard work after college earned him. He, his identical twin Axel, and their friend Declan plotted out a business plan during college and went ahead with it full throttle after graduation. They work hard to make their marketing and sales firm a success, but the weekends are for fun.

Maddox had largely dropped off the radar over the last year, though, after giving up his playboy ways in favor of a relationship with Jasmine. When she recently broke up with him, he was left a broody mess. He understands why the guys never liked her, but he is still hung up on her because the idea of going back to one night hookups has zero appeal.

When Axel, his rowdy twin, insists on taking Maddox out to a sex club to get him past the breakup, he never imagines that his dream girl will walk through the door. Madison is all woman now, but he still can’t consider anything with his foster sister’s best friend. She is the one woman he can’t have, but has wanted for five years.

Madison Taylor, twenty-one, works with single-minded determination. Graduation and her work at a pro bono law firm are the only things that matter to her aside from her mother and her best friend Clara. After a tough childhood that had her growing up too soon, she had let loose her freshman year and nearly flunked out of school. She had learned from her mistakes, though, and with graduation coming up in the spring, her plans are falling into place.

But her best friend Clara has been concerned that she is losing herself in her work and neglecting everything else. She has a point, so Madison agrees to a night out with Clara. The club they attend, however, turns out to be a sex club, and once inside they are confronted by Clara’s brothers and their friend Declan, and the men aren’t very happy to see them.

After coming to an agreement that minimizes the awkwardness of the circumstances, Maddox offers to buy Madison a drink. She had crushed on him since forever, but he had only ever been dismissive of her. She wants to be seen as a woman now and not the little kid he always seems to see her as. And in their brief time together at the bar, Maddox gives her his undivided attention, almost as if he might reciprocate her feelings.

Maddox and Madison’s story is a slow burn sister’s best friend story. With feelings that have been privately stewing for years, it is explosive when the couple finally comes together. But the couple must balance their tenuous new relationship while trying to keep things quiet, because several relationships stand to be damaged if they don’t handle things delicately. The added pressures of school add yet another obstacle to their happiness. In the end, though, the couple achieves their HEA. The end hints to Axel’s story in a sequel, as he seems taken with a new hire at the company.

A few issues merit mention. First, Madison should be studying for the LSAT, not the bar. And it is unclear how she might be qualified to offer legal advice to a business or draw up legal contracts. Second, Maddox’s defense of Madison with Mrs. Taylor was inappropriate given he just met the woman. He could have said something more tactful or saved his energy for helping Madison with the news. Third, A straight A student missing an entire paper feels unrealistic. Fourth, it is unclear why Madison calls a cab, not Maddox, when her battery is low. Fifth, the excuse for not calling Maddox after standing him up is feeble and completely irresponsible.

This plot is fairly simple. The characters are nicely developed. The story is written in first person. The POV alternates between Maddox and Madison. I rate this book 3.5 stars.

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