Marisa Tanner’s most important client, multi-billion dollar family-owned Brannon Company, has been sued by nine of its employees for sexual harassment. Marisa is a pro at handling sexual harassment allegations, but will she be able to handle the CEO’s prodigal son as well as she can handle the lawsuits?
Clients are off-limits and Marisa could lose her law license and livelihood, but Memphis … but Memphis playboy Trip keeps making strong plays for her.
Their attraction is undeniable and chemistry electric. Can she have her career and Trip, too, or will she have to choose?
A steamy debut novel by Mae Wood, “Risking Ruin” is a stand alone novel that blends the styles of chick-lit and contemporary romance to create a landscape filled with strong characters in the lush environment of Memphis, Tennessee.
Praise for Risking Ruin
4 stars – Afternoon Reads, afternoonreads.wordpress.com
“The characters are nicely developed; the storyline does have a few interesting legal insights which made it feel a lot more believable. This would be the perfect summer beach read; not too taxing but a lovely story all the same!” — My Little Book Blog, mylittlebookblog.com
“Part chic-lit, part steamy romance, this book will tick a lot of people’s boxes. An easy, comfortable read for romance-lovers wanting to curl up with a good book. I am definitely looking forward to the sequel.” — Versus Blurb, versusblurb.wordpress.com
“Smart, sweet, funny and sexy. A four out of five from me.” — Emma, She Reads New Adult, shereadsnewadult.com
“Her characters are well-developed, fun, and flirty. Add that in with just enough steamy parts to keep things interesting and you’ll find yourself immersed until the very end.” — A New Page Reviews, anewpagebookblog.wordpress.com
Reader advisory: This is book contains several steamy and sexy scenes. Recommended 18+.
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4.25 Stars
Perfectly Ruined
4.25 Mae Wood is a new author to me. I have been recommended to read her books by a fellow author and other readers. I was pleasantly surprised !
This book is written in third person which I did not know. Not that I don’t enjoy third person POV, but rarely can some authors can execute. Ms. Wood is truly the …
What a great story. Can I have a Trip in my life please? Oh wait I’m already married, DAMMIT!
While this book does continue and I will read more, it had a great ending. I LOVED the “oral conditions” set forth my Jimmy in the prologue for the next book. Fan-fucking-tastic and super funny.
Trip and Marissa have a connection but shouldn’t be together. She’s an attorney for his family business.
He’s an unapologetic Playboy until Marissa. I love this story.
Within the romance genre, there are so many tropes out there and although it could be my imagination, there seems to be a glut of “New Adult Romances” where the characters are barely out of puberty yet we are to believe they are billionaires, savants in their chosen field, etc. In “Risking Ruin&” it was refreshing to have characters with some …
4.5 Stars-
I have read a couple of Mae Wood’s books, and finally just got around to reading Risking Ruin (I have no idea why that is!!). It’s hard to believe that this is her debut novel, considering how well it was written!
I really really liked the main characters, Trip and Marisa. I thought they were complex, but felt real to me. The side …
I loved Risking Ruin!! It is a bit of a taboo office romance with fun, witty and sexy banter sprinkled in! Lawyer Marisa is immediately drawn to the new general council for her biggest client, and Trip happens to be the boss’s son. This author writes the absolute sexiest ‘not-sex’ scenes that ever sent my e-reader into overheat!
“So, when you …
Trip and Marisa’s chemistry is off the charts right off the bat. They are perfect for each other! But, she’s an attorney, and he’s her client. He’s sure not leaving his family’s business, and she’s sure not leaving the career she’s worked her butt off to attain. So, what’s a couple to do? Not have sex, that’s what. And the not having sex is the …
Mae Wood writes a witty tale about the delicate path professionals make when dealing with matters of business intertwined with matters of the heart. Marisa and Trip find themselves in a tight situation and play a nice game of chess maneuvering through the paces of life’s little messy situations. The sub characters only add to Wood’s talented way …