5 Smooches!
Synopsis
Bright. Dedicated. Loyal.
The day I walked into his boardroom, I had no idea my life was about to change forever. It was supposed to be a simple proposal that would catapult my career. The chance to help Hurst & McCoy save one of their flailing business lines seemed simple enough. However, I never expected that one look at Maxwell McCoy would have me grasping for control. He’s demanding, charming, powerful; most of all he’s beautiful, inside and out. As hard as I fought against the attraction, he broke down my defenses. But he’s hiding things. Even when secrets, lies, and greed threaten everything I have worked so hard for, I couldn’t walk away. There’s no denying, the moment my eyes landed on Maxwell McCoy was the moment I became his.
Maxwell McCoy
Rich. Brilliant. Powerful.
People only see me as CEO of Hurst & McCoy. The ruthless businessman whose mere presence demands respect. People don’t know I chose to leave a life I loved in order to protect my father’s legacy and reputation. When my company’s future was threatened, I had no choice but to seek assistance. The day Stella Sullivan walked into my boardroom was the day my heart started beating again. One business proposal, from the topaz-eyed beauty, changed my life. She tried to deny our unyielding chemistry, but I wouldn’t. I should let her go, but I didn’t.
The smokescreen I created soon comes crashing down, forcing me to fight for everything I love.
Review
Finally! At long last, after twenty-million distinctly similar billionaire-hero books that have saturated the market, we have a unique and highly intelligent one where the billionaire doesn’t have control issues or the need to spank the living day lights out of people or harbour any deep and sinister secrets but rather has incredible integrity not only in his profession but also in his love life with just the right amount of possessive arrogance about him, because what good is a hero if he isn’t willing to growl and fight for what he believes is his and be willing to protect her?
“I’m a possessive man when it comes to you, Stella. Don’t question it because I can’t explain it. I’ve never been in this position before. The feelings are foreign. It’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s people around you. There’s a need in me to know you’re safe.”
Smokescreen was superb from start to finish, the second Maxwell McCoy (love the name!) turns around in that meeting and sees the vision that is PR newbie Stella Sullivan before him, the sparks flare off the pair of the them and in turn right off the page and into you. The connection between Max and Stella that we get to witness as readers, is there almost instantaneously and though it may be superficial on the surface initially, it isn’t long before their professionalism is pushed to the side in favour of an epic love affair and toe-curling sex, that is in turn beautiful, sensual and a little dramatic but aren’t those the best relationships?
What was terrific to see was the carefully constructed business world where danger and intrigue and betrayal seem to reign supremely which initially, is the catalyst for Stella being in Max’s world. As with all good tales there are plenty of villains and misunderstood crazy chicks lurking in the wings to cause mayhem and mischief not only within the fledging relationship between out protagonists but also in the Fortune 500 Company that Max inherited. The characterisations were spot on and we are finally given a heroine we can be proud of, she isn’t just there to be simpering arm candy, willing to drop her panties every second for her man, she actually plays an integral part in the goings on and for once it’s her self-run business and intelligence and wit that catapult her into adventure and romance with the aforementioned Alpha sweetheart Max.
Smokescreen takes us a whirlwind escapade from boardrooms to bedrooms to bar rooms to South America sweat shops and factories. It’s brilliantly fast-paced and gripping and ultimately realistic with superb writing and dialogue. If you’re looking for a billionaire and a heroine with a lot more substance this is the book for you.
“I wasn’t going to let us leave the country without telling you how I felt. Last night, last week, hell even on your birthday, I knew. But I waited. Today, I missed you so much and felt like a pussy. Even if you didn’t feel the same way. I had to tell you. I fucking love you.”
~Nicole
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