Getting fired sucks.Getting propositioned by some arrogant, self-important billionaire three seconds after getting fired? That really sucks.No, thank you.I have plans with a good friend called Chardonnay, and I expect those plans to keep me occupied all evening.One thing I don’t expect?For Liam Maguire, the billionaire, ex-olympian that I just rejected, to offer me a job.Not just any job. My dream I just rejected, to offer me a job.
Not just any job. My dream job.
The only downside is that I have to spend my days working with him.
Feeling his tantalizing gaze sweep over my body.
Wondering why my thighs squeeze together whenever he’s near.
Fantasizing about all the things that I rejected when we first met.
Well, all my fantasies are about to come true…
…and that could turn my dream job into a nightmare.
As it turns out, there’s a lot more to Liam than meets the eye.
Note: Loathe at First Sight was previously titled Corrupt.
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Corrupt, Confessions Series Book 2, by Lilian Monroe
Ashley King is the widow of a police officer shot in the line of duty. Many consider him a hero, but a few know the truth that went on behind closed doors.
Liam Maguire is an Olympic gold medalist runner. His career was cut short when a heart defect nearly killed him. Now he works for a nonprofit that helps similar patients and their families.
Before Ashley was married, she worked PR for celebrities, artists, and athletes. Now she works as a Media Relations Manager for a large construction company with a lot less glamour until her boss fires her at an award ceremony. Liam is speaking at the same award ceremony for his brother who is running for Mayor. He is supposed to show a united front with his family so his brother can win the election. He would rather be drinking at a club than be there until he runs literally into and over Ashley. The chemistry is instant and nearly knocks them off their feet again. When he finds out she was fired, he offers her a job at his non profit and hesitantly she accepts. After a few weeks of working together neither can deny the attraction and begin an affair. When secrets come to forward about her past, does he protect her or his family? Walking away has always been his way but now that he has something to lose, can he? Is she worth losing everything?
This is my first book by Lilian Monroe, and I am adding her to my list of favorite authors. Ashley believed that she wasn’t strong enough, but she proved repeatedly that she was. She was nearly broken for years but survived. What is stronger than that? Liam was rich and spoiled and he just went though the motions most of the time. Well, until he meets Ashley and she gives him a purpose, to be better. He wants to feel worthy of her and most of the time he doesn’t. She gives him the confidence that he never knew he needed. I was worried that Liam wouldn’t be able to be redeemed but Lilian Monroe surprised me in the best way.
Ashley finds herself after being recently widowed out in the world again trying to find herself. While breaking into the PR field again and working for a local construction company she finds herself out of a job out of the blue. When she runs into Liam who is a retired Olympic athlete sparks start to fly but she finds herself wanting to be more than coworkers from the beginning but also wants a job more than she wants the relationship. After posing as his fake date to a party and running into an issue with his brother they find themselves dating in secret. Will the woes of her past destroy the relationship of the now? Will Liam’s overall loyalty to his family inevitably end the best thing that has even happened to him?
I loved this book and voluntarily reviewed it after receiving a free ARC from the author. I highly recommend this book and look forward to the next one in the series!
If only two people’s lives could be lived in their own little perfect bubble. Once all the outside history and politics and shady dealings start leaving their mark it’s sometimes hard to see that only each other matters. Ashley and Liam have a million of those outside hindrances! Getting it all together for just the two of them is the most difficult thing of all.