Don’t mix business with pleasure. At least that’s what she keeps telling herself.Ryan Thiel, known as Seattle’s most eligible bachelor instead of Seattle’s most powerful businessman, all because a local magazine changed its story direction after taking one look at him. He gets it, he’s hot. But he’s not happy. He has no interest in dating. Last time he tried, it ended in disaster. Then he meets … he meets Katie and all that changes.
Katie Capone is starting over after discovering her ex-boyfriend slept with her coworkers. Now at a new job, she won’t make the mistake of mixing business with personal ever again. Then she meets Ryan.
Forced to work with Ryan, Katie struggles to keep their relationship professional. Hard to do with the steamy looks he keeps giving her.
Ryan wants Katie and this time, he is willing to wait. But when his past comes back and threatens to hurt Katie, Ryan must decide between the woman he wants or exposing a past he has buried.
Surrounded by danger, Katie must decide if she can trust Ryan or if she is being used again.
Pursued was selected as a finalist for the Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense. This is a steamy, stand-alone, HEA romantic suspense romance.
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Danielle Pays just wrote a book that made me want more by her this being this first book that I’ve read by the author just made me want more after reading Pursued . This was a story that just drew me in from start to finish I was just hungry for more by the end . Katie and Ryan have both been burned by past relationships but once those two meet it’s a instant attraction . I really felt for the characters everything they went though just made me love it more when they connected on so many levels . I can’t wait to read more by the author really excited for what’s to come .
This is the 2nd book in this series, and is Ryan and Katie’s story. These two are instantly attracted to each other when they meet. This is a well written story with a complex plot, and is filled with suspense, mystery, secrets, danger, and love. I recommend for all readers.
An unexpected first meeting made for an interesting introduction for Katie and Ryan, but past heartaches leaves them feeling cautious and confused to what was happening. It takes Ryan to make the first move but having an office romance will only leave Katie being afraid to get hurt. I enjoyed the authors writing with how these two characters had a second chance at finding love. Drama and intense chemistry made this romance story one to read.
Ryan is Seattle’s most eligible bachelor he has trust problems. Katie works in IT and she just split from her Ex, after he slept with other coworkers. Ryan and Katie met at a bar and they had an instantaneous attraction. Will they be able to deal with their emotional problems to find their happily ever after? There is also a lot of suspense going on, surrounding a charity. I can’t wait for Jake’s story to come out!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This book was amazing, I really enjoyed this read. The story line kept me gripped from the start, Katie is an independent female which I do love a strong willed female who can look after her self and also to be the for her man. Ryan is her love interest and their chemistry from the start was hot and it kept me from wondering if they would get together or not. This story has HEA and look forward to reading Jakes story next. I voluntarily read and reviewed a advanced copy arc.
I was a little confused about Katies’s reaction to Ryan showing up at her work the first time. I get him walking away didn’t feel great but you had just met. I don’t think her reaction and anger when he wanted to work with her was warranted. I also wish he was a little less of a good guy. Totally my own preference but I like a little bit of a challenge. It was an ok story and I know we all want a man who can put their feeling out there but for my book boyfriends, I need them more secure and not so easy to get.
I wrote this review based on an advance reading copy that the publisher sent me.
Katie is starting over after catching her boyfriend cheating with there coworkers. She is swearing off men, setting new rules and planning on having such me fun. While out with her best friend one night she literally bumps into the handsome Ryan. After going there separate ways neither can stop thinking of the other and fate steps in.
I’m loving this series by Danielle Pays. I can’t wait for Jake’s story next in Played.
OMG!! I LOVED this book. It’s about a single most eligible bachelor Ryan, and a young woman Katie who Ryan meets at a club. They are instantly attracted to each other. This book is a page turner. You don’t want this book to end, it’s that good. Can’t wait till the next book. This book won’t disappoint!
Intriguing level of suspense! Ryan had some rough spots in his childhood, but now as an adult he has a successful business and is named Most Eligible Bachelor, meaning the majority of the town knows who he is. When visiting his brother at their bar, he runs into Katie, and attraction is instant and strong on both ends. Getting out for the night trying to get over her ex, Katie is attracted to Ryan, but when he abruptly changes his mind, she’s more hurt than she lets on. When Ryan decides he wants more, he finds her through the rich powers that be, and intertwines himself in her life through her job. As the pair work on the project together though, the attraction continues to grow, but they decide they cannot do anything as co-workers. But when Katie’s volunteer work and Ryan’s past become connected involving a senator and blackmail, the storyline takes an interesting, yet suspenseful turn. While I was not expecting the suspense and storyline within the correlation between the senator and Ryan, it really added something different to the book and made it really enjoyable. This was my first read from Danielle but I will definitely go back and read the first book in this series!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
If you enjoy reading books with romance, suspense and sub-plots, then this book is for you. Katie and Ryan meet, sparks fly, leaving them both thrilled, confused and cautious due to the baggage they carry from past relationships. Ryan decides he wants to see Katie again and has the company she works for do a project for him. Now Katie is assigned to work closely with Ryan, while having to deal with the emotions and sexual energy that flows between them, not to mention, Katie having to deal with a pestering co-worker that keeps asking her out. Add in a philandering senator, who pushes his way into the final stages of the project, along with Katie wondering about the senator’s true motives for establishing a group home for prostitutes, who want to reform and change their lives. Sub plots are interwoven into the story which culminate in a suspense filled climax. Past and future books in this series have some characters inter woven into them, which allows you to keep up with their lives. That additional feature makes this a nice series to read and enjoy. I was given an ARC in exchange for my honest review.