***This books was originally published by The Writer’s Coffee Shop Publishing House in 2010 under the name ‘Hidden Threat’.***A phone call from her father sends Cali Stanton back home to Chicago to look after the family business. Being CEO of Stanton Enterprises is never something she wanted to do, but when her father tells her she’s the only one he can trust to run the company in his absence she … absence she can’t say no.
Within hours of stepping into her father’s office she comes face-to-face with her father’s head of security, Matthew Andersen. The attraction is instantaneous and undeniable. Unfortunately, Cali can’t act on it. She’s his boss for the next three months and it wouldn’t be appropriate to cross that line.
Little does she know, fate is determined to throw them together at every turn. Someone is after her father’s company and now they’ve set their sights on her. Can Matthew and Cali figure out who’s behind the threats before it’s too late and still keep things strictly professional?
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Another new author to me. This book! I loved and adored every minute of it. It was well written and well developed. It had everything I love in a book: mystery, suspense and romance. This book reminded me why I like the romantic suspense genre so much. The author created a special, compelling and riveting story with an unexpected romance and forever love. I am definitely going to read the rest of Sherri’s books. Because boy does she know to write and create an amazing characters. I loved the book from start to finish. It was a compelling story with so much heart and mystery that I couldn’t put it down.
Cali Stanton is a physician returning from Africa to help out her father run the pharmaceutical company after her father was in an accident. She reluctantly agrees to help him.
Matthew Anderson is the head of security for Stanton Enterprises. With the help of his brother they are trying to discover a saboteur hijacking pharmaceutical shipments.
Both characters are amazing. The sexual tension between the characters builds and builds and it was kind of a slow burn and has elements of forbidden romance. The chemistry was sizzling and attraction/connection undeniable. They were trying to ignore the constant push, pull and attraction but they haven’t succeeded. He is her protector and vowed to keep her safe until the hidden threat is neutralized once and for all. Cali and Matthew together are just magical. I love how Cali makes him lose control on which he thrives and makes him a better man. Matthew is so loyal, full of integrity and protective – that’s what I love about him most. Cali is so fierce, tough and can keep up with Matthew. The angst between them! Holly Molly! Seriously, they are just perfect for each other.
I love Jason, Matthew’s older brother and Cali’s assistant Lisa and their story throughout this book. I wish for their book 😀
Highly recommend this book to everyone who loves romantic suspense and steamy romance with a great well developed characters and plot.
I liked this story a lot. It’s told in a dual POV changing between Calis and Matthews. I enjoyed reading both perspectives but felt a little frustrated because both wanted each other but were afraid of taking the first step.
The first half of the book was more or less about Cali and Matthew’s sexual attraction though I hoped it would be more suspenseful and full of action because of the threat against the company.
I needed more time to get into the story in the beginning but it was well written and I loved Cali and Matthew, Jason and Lisa. The ending was the best and Matthew is just the perfect guy.
Cali Stanton spent the last two years working in Africa as a doctor for Doctors without Borders. When her father calls and asks her to fill in for him at his company for as long as he needs for recovering from his accident, Cali soon finds herself at her fathers desk at Stanton Enterprises and staring into Matthew Andersen’s blue eyes. Getting filled in on the company’s and her fathers situation that there is a threat against her dad and shipments being hijacked, Cali finds herself in the middle of a bad dream come true. Luckily the brothers Matthew and Jason are managing security at Stanton Enterprises and work hard on finding the person who’s responsible for all the trouble.
While working together, Cali and Matthew can’t ignore the strong attraction they feel for each other but they can’t allow this to happen since Cali is Matthews boss. And with the threats being redirected against Cali, Matthew is forced to stay close to her for protection. There goes his plan of avoiding her. Soon they learn that they have to stand up for what they want and desire and that it doesn’t matter what other people might think of them. Life is too short to worry. Just be happy.
For me it started out a bit slow but it cranked up real nice. I was not understanding why Cali Stanton who is a doctor was always called Ms. Stanton instead of Dr. Stanton. But other than that it was a great story and I enjoyed it a lot.