Bound to You
An At Your Service Novel
by Shawntelle Madison
Random House Publishing Group - Loveswept
Random House Publishing Group - Loveswept
Perfect for fans of J. Kenner, J. S. Scott, and Sylvia Day, this deeply sensual novel of pleasure and persuasion revolves around a high-stakes business deal in which the rules of negotiation are defined by desire.
Categories ~ Adult Contemporary Romance, Erotica,
Through grace, talent, and hard work, personal concierge Sophie Ashton has turned international corporate warfare into an art. But when she meets her new client, a suave CEO who radiates masculine heat, she knows this is no ordinary job. Given her painful past, Sophie tries to keep her professional relationships exactly that: professional. But Xavier Quinn is a man who knows how to get what he wants, and soon Sophie is tempted into his wicked dance of seduction.
Xavier needs Sophie’s charm and finesse to land a coveted contract with a Japanese tech mogul, yet he’s even more intrigued by the woman in front of him. He can tell that Sophie has a darkly sensual nature, that she’s been hurt before, that the passion inside of her is struggling to break free. Xavier is used to taking risks in work and in life, but the stakes have never been higher. Because the game he plays with Sophie will bind them together—or destroy them both.
Well, I have decided not to be a personal concierge after reading this book. The job seems very complex and you have to babysit too many personalities. That being said I think the author did a superb job of showing Sophie as a strong business women who was extremely efficient at her job. I also felt that the author showed Sophie's weakness from her past relationship as a strength which is hard to do in a believable manner.
Xavier's depth of feeling for his past love and his strong display of getting the job done for his businesses comes across in a manner that is professional without being unbendable. So yes I really liked his character and I did like the interaction between him and Sophie.
For me the weakness to the story was Sophie's childhood friends. I would of liked a little more meat to their characters and not so much hecticness to their parts in the story. I felt like there where things left out that would of enriched them and rounded out the story a little better.
This is still a good read and I did enjoy the story. Especially the ending. I give this 3 STARS.
An copy was gifted in exchange for an honest opinion via Netgalley.
Shawntelle Madison is a web developer who loves to weave words as well as code. She’d never admit it, but if asked she’d say she covets and collects source code. After losing her first summer job detassling corn, Shawntelle performed various jobs—from fast-food clerk to grunt programmer to university webmaster. Writing eccentric characters is her most favorite job of them all. On any particular day when she’s not surgically attached to her computer, she can be found watching cheesy horror movies or the latest action-packed anime. She lives in Missouri with her husband and children.
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