A scorching romance is all theirs… if the mob doesn’t get to her first. Cynthia’s corporate whistleblowing against the mafia turned her life upside down. Throwing herself into a new high-powered job, she tries to ignore how her past decisions might come back to bite her. Her plan to keep everyone at arm’s length fails when a gorgeous billionaire takes her breath away, adding a potential target to … potential target to the crosshairs…
Tired of gold-digging women, Todd’s stunning and brilliant new neighbor makes him feel like more than a billion bucks. He can’t wait to invest his mind, body, and soul into her and her life. If only he could figure out why she’s holding back…
When Cynthia learns the Russians want revenge, she has no choice but to spill her secrets to Todd and pray he doesn’t become the next victim.
With hitmen hot on their heels, can Cynthia and Todd keep their love alive before the mob bankrupts their future?
Obsession is the fifth standalone book in the steamy Venture Capitalist series of romantic suspense novels. If you like powerful heroes, confident women, and scorching-hot action, then you’ll love Ainsley St Claire’s tantalizing tale.
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4+* ARC – Great addition to the SHN series!!
This ARC was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. I have read many of the books in this series through ARC programs or various promotions. This series has followed the partners, friends and significant others of the venture capital firm SHN. The books have characters that are very different from many books I have read where the main characters are billionaires.
This is the story of Cynthia and Todd, who we met in prior books. Cynthia has moved to SHN after her prior firm was closed due to their involvement with the Russian mob. As the book opens, Cynthia meets Todd, a NY investment banker who moved to San Francisco to open his company’s West Coast office. As the investigation continues with Cynthia’s old firm, she becomes the target of the Russian mob. At this point since they are friends, Todd insists that she stay with him for her safety.
In my opinion the books in this series get better and better as they go along. This storyline with the Russian mob and how they are involved in business and hacking really added to how the plot unfolded. I also enjoyed how Cynthia and Todd’s relationship evolved from friends to so much more. They were both likable and had great chemistry together.
This series keeps getting better and better! I loved the way Cynthia and Todd meet and his they became friends and his their relationship changes. It’s I the longer side but it was so good i couldn’t put it down and blew few it in a day
Cynthia and Todd’s story is outstanding. The storyline is full of suspense, danger and lust. She has the mob after her and risk telling Todd. Their lust tirns to love while surviving the danger. This is a hea.
Cynthia and Todd star in this intelligently written romance with an underlying espionage flavor. Cynthia is a venture capitalist and Todd is an investment banker. Both wealthy, smart, and single. They bond over their eclectic taste in 90’s music and are intellectually matched.
When the FBI made their appearance in her life, this romance turned into a life and death drama with a Russian criminal out to get Cynthia.
Well written with lots of action and fast paced drama.
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Cynthia is smart and independent.
She’s got good friends and bad enemies. Bad in that when she whistleblowed she became a target.
When she meets Todd at a party, she’s had a good time with him but thought he was taken.
Todd used to be a playa. He was interested in CeCe, then suddenly he’s into Cynthia, whom he assumes is taken.
Then Cynthia has the bad guys after her….
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I loved this book. This is my first time reading the author’s work and I fell in love with it. I loved Todd and Cynthia’s characters and their chemistry as well.
The book was well written and I could have easily finished reading it in one sitting (if only I didn’t have too many chores to do at home).
Great job!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. This is only my second book by this author, and I’m asking myself, how could I have waited so long…. This was a great book. Action packed, steamy, exciting. Twists I did not see coming. Loved both Todd and Cynthia. I now have several more Ms. Claire books on my TBR list, and I can’t wait to get started!!!
This book is more suspenseful than the other books. Cynthia is at SHN now that she has secretly whistle-blown her previous company for illegal foreign dealings. She learns that her new neighbor is the cute guy who followed her friend to San Fran. However, things just keep getting from bad to worse. Can her new romance with Todd survive?
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This is the fifth book in the series and is another super read. This is Cynthia and Todd’s book these two are introduced by a friend, they hit it off and quickly become friends and that develops into more but it is not long before they find themselves in danger from the mob. This is a really great read with plenty going on it will have you hooked.
I found this book able to engage me from the first moment. The people and plot are believable and the book is just fun to read.
It is a good balance between plot and erotica. It is well written and edited. The book integrates easily with the previous four and
I am looking forward to the next book in this series. The group of people depicted in this series are people I would easily like.
Please continue to produce such wonderful reading.
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Cynthia and Todds story is very compelling. The book had drama, romance, and intrigue. The characters are both strong and smart. No simpering females to be found anywhere. The book was well written and most importantly well edited. I couldn’t put it down! I will definitely make sure to read all her books in this series.
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I found this book Obsession by Ainsley Saint Clair to be an enjoyable read that’s just my honest opinion I received this book as an arc so if you want to go book read this one
This is a new book in the Venture Capitalist series and it was well worth the wait! It’s one of those books that you find hard to put down. Todd and Cynthia meet at a fundraiser. It’s an instant connection. But Cynthia’s life is in danger from the Russian mob. How this turns out creates a really good book! Definitely recommend!
This is the fifth book in this great series, and is Cynthia and Todd’s story. These two are introduced by mutual friends and instantly hit it off. No spoilers; this is a great read, you will not be disappointed. This is a well written story which is filled with drama, suspense, twists, secrets, revenge, romance, and is a steamy and intriguing read. I was hooked from the very beginning, and look forward to reading more of this authors’ work.
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This is another gripping book in the Venture Capitalist series, and it’s such a pleasure to get to know Cynthia and Todd. In Cynthia, Ainsley St Claire has written one of the strongest characters I’ve read in a while. From her original courage in turning BrightStar in to her ongoing courage in dealing with the fallout, Cynthia grips the reader’s interest and empathy. Todd too is well-drawn – not too protective, not wimpish, just right. The story has the level of intrigue and tension we’ve come to expect from these books (after all, it includes the Russian mob!), and it is a read-in-one-sitting book.
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What a terrific book! Cynthia and Todd both work in the world of finance and they are introduced by a mutual friend at a fundraiser. They hit it off and as their friendship deepens and becomes something more, Cynthia ‘s role as a whistleblower at her previous company comes into play. The Russian mob doesn’t mess around and they find themselves fighting not only for their lives, but for those around them as well. This was a page turner with twists and turns I didn’t expect. Cynthia and Todd’s amazing group of friends/colleagues had a huge role in making this book such an enjoyable read. Definitely recommend!
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Oh heck yeah, this is another FANTASTIC story in the Venture Capitalist series and I can’t wait for more!!
Todd is a sexy billionaire that just relocated to the San Francisco area from NYC to open the new office on the West Coast. Being new to the area he doesn’t know many people so when CeCe invites him to a celebration party he jumps on it and hopes to meet some new people. Who he wasn’t expecting to find is a beautiful, smart, successful business woman.
Cynthia has been with SHN since the doors shut down permanently. She has many friends now thanks to her job which are all successful billionaires. While at a celebration party her friend, CeCe, she is introduced to a sexy man. When her life is being threatened, the same man she met at the party, he steps up to protect her and keep her safe.
This is the 5th book in the Venture Capitalist series and it has me glued to the very end. Ainsley St Claire is an amazing author and I am constantly waiting/checking for when she will be giving us more!! This is definitely one of my favorite series and authors!! Can’t wait for the next book
This was a great, easy read. I typically lean more towards psychological thrillers so, for me, it wasn’t as intense as I like with the whole Russian mob thing. But, I enjoyed the story and I like the idea of all these love stories intertwined into a group of friends. I can’t wait to read them all!
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This is the fifth book in the Venture Capitalist Series and is a great standalone read. Fast-paced and full of suspense. Once you start reading you’ll find it hard to put this book down. The characters are well-developed and entertaining. The storyline gets intense when the Russian mob tries to get back at Cynthia for being a whistleblower. Their romance takes on a new turn and is full of danger and drama. I read an arc copy via Booksprout and voluntarily chose to review.
Having read all of the Venture Capitalist books published so far, I can sincerely say that this whole series has been outstanding.
In Obsession, we meet Cynthia, a new partner in the Venture Capitalist firm SHN and Todd who has recently moved to San Francisco from New York to open a new branch for an investment banking firm. The two were introduced at a function celebrating a congressional candidates victory.
They see each other again when they bump into each other at their condo building. They become friends and meet casually for dinner or drinks, neither of them wanting to take the relationship further since they are living in the same building.
Ms St Clair is very adept at creating fully developed, compelling characters in her stories.
There is so much depth not only in the characters but also the action of the story.
Cynthia had been a whistleblower at her previous company when she uncovered illegal Russian involvement in that firm. What follows is intrigue and suspense that makes this book into a page turner. I loved all the action and the chemistry develop between Cynthia and Todd as well as meeting up with all the other characters from earlier books in the series.
Find out how dangerous the situation with Cynthia’s whistleblowing affects her and those associated with her. Be part of the growing romance between her and hot Todd.
I can’t wait to read the next installment of this series!
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