GarrettThey call me the King of Dynex, architect of the company’s crown jewel: the world’s largest scientific website. Half the company loves me, the other can’t stand me—when you’ve got your sights set on bigger things, it comes with the territory. Bonus: My ice-cold reputation hides my broken heart.If Dynex pulls off its upcoming public offering, my best friend and I will be swimming in … swimming in corporate stock, free to launch our own company. Now more than ever, I need to be focused. I don’t need a distraction like Jasmine Carmichael, a gorgeous consultant with honey-almond skin and a killer smile.
Jasmine
Ever had any luck with dating apps? No? Girl, same. I don’t play games. One, my travel schedule as a consultant doesn’t allow it. And two, at the first hint I’m an old-fashioned girl in search of romance, I’m ghosted.
I shouldn’t be attracted to six-three of citrine-eyed, muscular, urban sophistication like Garrett Hamilton. He’s a client, and clients are definitely out of my dating pool. But something about him makes me want to ignore the rules and roll the dice.
I should have remembered corporate games never end well—especially when you gamble with your heart.
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I am looking forward to reading more books from this author… Currently only two and I’m hooked. (A hooked book worm)
I love workplace romances, and Michelle has a great one. Garret is head of technology and his company, Dynex is preparing to go public. Jasimine and her team are brought in to Chicago to make sure Dynex is prepared for the IPO. Both are great at their job and are laser focused on work, and they appear to be more enemies than partners w/the same goal. In their attempt to try and play nice while working together, the chemistry between them becomes more difficult to fight. Until they no longer fight it. But that holds a set of issues both in and out of the boardroom.
I liked the dynamic between Garrett and Jasmine. Their attraction is obvious, but they both know there are risks that come with them getting together. The forces both for and against them are pretty strong, and their personal goals also have an interest. There are some twists in this story, and I think they play very well with the personalities of everyone. Yes, there’s an HEA, but the story that gets them there is rather enjoyable. And quite hot!
Garrett Hamilton is considered the “King of Dynex” the tech science company headquartered in Chicago. He has worked long and hard hours to get Dynex to where it is now, which is going public. He has definite plans for himself that do not include Dynex. However, life has other plans for him as well.
Jasmine Carmicheal is a consultant for ER Wallace and travels the world helping companies get their systems ready for whatever the next step the company wants to take. She is vying for a partnership with the agency and Dynex will be her last stop. Will this Southern Belle bow down to the will of the King of Dynex or will he be forced to abdicate his thrown to her?
This the first novel I have read by this author. This is the second novel by this author. I chose this novel because of the cover and the blurb grabbed my attention. I am a novel dialogue girl and I loved the dialogue in this book! I loved the sweet raunchiness of Delilah and the back and forth between Garrett and Jasmine. Jasmine was presented as a smart, sweet, all-American southern belle that could take as good as she got. Garrett was the all-American guy that was always walking on the edge of what is acceptable. He is a definite risk-taker which contrasted nicely with Jasmine’s “playing it safe” personality. I also liked the secondary characters of Hunter and Delilah and the instigation they added to Jasmine and Garrett’s budding relationship. I enjoyed that much of the internal conflict was separate, yet the external conflict hit both although the main target was Garrett. There was a lot of technical and business stuff going on that I did not fully grasp, but it did not take away from the main storyline. The novel ended on a HEA. I do want to read about Hunger and Delilah, but I do not think they will get a novel of their own. Overall this novel was smoking hot due to the steamy flirtatious dialogue.
If you like your characters strong, smart, independent, gorgeous and with a heart this is the book for you. Both Jasmine and Garrett are successful, powerful with a great career and neither one of them have plans to settle down or fall in love. The story line has quite a few twists and suspenseful moments mixed with human emotions, insecurities and horrible bosses. Great must read.
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As someone who worked in corporate America for over a decade, I was really excited to read what looked to be a sexy workplace romance–and I wasn’t disappointed! Garrett and Jasmine are both wonderfully fleshed out characters whom I rooted for immediately. Their relationship grows at the perfect pace, and I love that Garrett really focused on ensuring he was building something with Jasmine and not just falling into one night stand territory. The steamy scenes are HOT and the ending has a great twist before the HEA. Romance readers will love this one! Happy reading!
I really enjoyed the story of Garrett and Jasmine. They are both strong, intelligent characters and can hold their own! I love that they were equals. A plot twist towards the end threw me for a loop, as I did not pick up on it the entire book! Great character development, great steam when it was called for, great plot altogether! Definitely recommend this one!