Merciless and driven, billionaire Anthony Bertram built his company from the ground-up, dedicating every waking moment to creating one of the most powerful corporations in the world.The last thing he has time for is romance. He almost lost everything when his first marriage fell apart. Disillusioned from his divorce, Anthony knows from experience that love only makes you weak.When a mix-up … weak.
When a mix-up results in a woman showing up at his supposedly private cabin during his vacation, all of his plans are completely upended. This woman is just what he doesn’t need: beautiful, spirited, and so maddening that suddenly all Anthony wants is to make her his.
A free-spirited artist and activist, Thea Younger wants to leave the world a better place. When she arrives at the cabin she’s booked for a much-needed vacation and finds Anthony Bertram there—a man who represents everything she’s against—she refuses to let him intimidate her into leaving.
When bad weather forces the pair to stay in the cabin together for a week, though, Thea soon discovers that the man behind the mask is no heartless monster. Anthony is all flesh-and-blood man, and one whose kisses she can’t resist. Desire flames between them until they both surrender to exquisite temptation.
But as secrets loom over Thea, she must look inside her heart and find the courage to take a chance on love.
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Had a hard time accepting the opening premise and the near ending …. other than accepting those, on their basis the rest was great.
Same old plot line – getting stuck in a cabin. Main female character is just annoying for no reason. I didn’t finish the book.
Unbelievable.
Loved the characters and the climate of the story.
The couple fought through most of the book. When they finally got together, it wasn’t believable.
Very repetitive storyline. I would not recommend this book.
Great story of finding love again!
Corporation vs. Whistle blower story : both lose and both win.
This was an enjoyable read.
Doing the right thing
Thea turned vegan and had been fighting for animal welfare since a set critic make her dream of becoming an artist non existent. When she and her friend Mittens goes after the CEO of a company for animal testing she didn’t know she was going to meet the guy in a cabin in the woods. Anthony needed to get away from the city and rents a cabin. Between the crazy woman showing up, the rain, a bridge collapse and saving a bunny she gets under his skin.
Thea is a wonderfully talented artist who is working a job that she just can’t stand while secretly working on what she truly loves, her graphic novel. Thea is also an animal lover who is spearheading a campaign against the company owned by Anthony Bertram. Tired, and needing a break, Thea finally gets a cabin rental in the woods for a vacation. When she arrives, she finds a surprise in her cabin in the form of Anthony Bertram himself. Both seemingly victims of a reservation snafu and a flash flood, they are forced to stay in the cabin together. Neither one can leave because the flooding has taken out the bridge. Neither are happy about it, but what can you do? Craziness ensues, with bacon, bunnies, and an angry bag of quinoa. Thea starts to realize that maybe Anthony isn’t the heartless man she thought he was. Anthony starts to let Thea behind his walls a little. Of course he doesn’t know that Thea was behind the campaign to take him down. Will he ever be able to forgive her when he learns the truth? Will Thea ever believe in herself enough to do what she really loves. A great story about the power of forgiveness and also loving all the fur babies. Please give this a read. You will love it!
This was a really cute story. I loved the characters and I loved the emotional rollercoaster this story told. I really loved Thea and Anthony together. You rooted for them from the very beginning. First book I’ve read from Iris and it won’t be the last.
Thea and Anthony are finding that the thin line between love and hate is razor sharp indeed and that sometimes the people you least expect are the ones you need the most. Thea is overworked, underappreciated, and unfulfilled. If all things were puppies and rainbows she would be a fabulous famous artist, but those dreams are long dead. The only remotely self actualizing thing she has done lately is take on a giant consortium for their heinous practice of animal testing. She figures she is just going to use this two week vacation in the woods to recharge and hopefully regroup. She never expected the man whose company she cyber bullied would get in the way of her R&R. Whomever organized this animal testing campaign must be trying to torture Anthony. Since it went viral, it has caused headache after headache for him and the train just seems to be gaining steam. Couple that with his ex-wife just really doing everything she can to make him miserable l, as though being a conniving heartless shrew wasn’t already enough, and he his just over it all. When he gets to his cabin in the woods for his peaceable working holiday the last thing he wanted to find was Thea. They couldn’t be more different if they tried. Fire and ice they find it impossible to not get under one enough’s skin. Soon they find that neither is who they appear at first glance, but when opposites attract there are bound to be resistance.
I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this book.
Loved reading this sweetly sexy unexpected romantic journey between two people who at the beginning could not seem more opposite if they tried and yet their passion and chemistry are undeniable.
Thea Younger is a free spirit with a huge heart. Anthony Bertram is a sexy, charming billionaire who is both merciless and driven in business building his company from the ground up on his own. Thea and Anthony are trap together and this unexpected vacation becomes a huge turning point in both their lives…. Highly entertaining romantic story.
When Thea and Anthony are forced to take refuge in a cabin to get away from a storm, neither realized it would end up changing their lives. Anthony is a bitter, hard man who runs his company the way he sees fit. Thea is a free-spirited woman who’s intent on making him and his company see just how wrong they are for continuing to test their products on animals. Neither thought they’d end up falling love during that short stay at the cabin. And Anthony never realized Thea was the one who had been putting his company’s reputation in the toilet.
I loved the premise of Taking a Chance on Love, unfortunately the execution left me lukewarm. I never connected to Anthony or Thea. Yes there’s steam aplenty, but the emotional connection was certainly not present among all the steam. It’s a shame that most interesting part of their relationship turned out to be just sex and not love.
Ms. Morland’s, Taking A Chance On Love, is a sexy romp full of hot chemistry and a few misconceptions. This steamy romantic story is a real page-turner. Thea Younger is a vegan, discouraged artist working as an administrative assistant at a law firm, a job she truly dislikes.
Anthony Bertram is CEO of a cosmetics company. Thea is an animal activist and Anthony’s company uses animals to test their products. She hates his company’s policies and joins with a group of like-minded people to protest Anthony’s company.
Needing a vacation Thea makes arrangements to stay at a mountain cabin. What she doesn’t know is Anthony has also made the same arrangements. You can imagine their shock when they both discover that they are going be housemates for a couple of weeks. Can two adversaries find a common ground and learn to love each other or will an ugly betrayal ruin everything? This a novel is a real winner and a must read.
I received this ARC from the author and I agreed to write a fair and balanced review.
A Real Winner
This series has caught my attention. I loved the previous series that this was a spin off of. Its a standalone but it mixes up with previous books just enough to get glimpses of past books. Thea and Anthony are a weird match. I can’t see it. He’s from a company who tests on animals and she is protesting them. When they get stuck together they clash, but something else happens too. They each see different parts of themselves and each other. Can such passion for their lives move into passion for each other? Can they overcome such obstacles they hold dear? It took me awhile to get into the book but once i did it was good. Iris has always written books books I’ve loved this one was a bit hard to imagine for me though. I am so looking forward to the next brothers book, Phil. I love having series books. No worries no cliffhanger here. Enjoy!
This is a really well written book that has beautifully developed characters and some wonderful and poignant scenes. Iris Moreland creates really vivid stories that are a pleasure to read. A must-read!
To look through the eyes of love, one has to listen with their heart. Iris Morland is a reminder that not everything is logical especially when it comes to feelings. Sometimes we have to shut off our brain and let our emotions guide us. Taking a Chance on Love is based on hope, but rooted in faith. Thea and Anthony are in for a surprise when it comes to the language of the heart. They may not know it, but the best is yet to come. I am in awe.
I enjoyed Anthony & Thea’s story. This had some interesting turn of events to add to the drama. I was glad to get a few cameos from previous couples too.