It took me a while to read this book, mostly for the perceived angst (that really gets to me apparently). This is Lucy Lennox's "Hostile Takeover," which is the first official novel (or the only full-length novel) in her series Hostile Takeover (the prequel was "Luca & Marcel").
["It was supposed to be a prank. A silly frat boy dare.
One hot moment in a hidden storage closet. One kiss. No consequences.
But if you get that close to a man with fire in his eyes, you’re gonna get burned, and I was no exception. One taste of Grey Blackwood ruined me for life.
The way Grey sees it, I was the one who did the ruining. I humiliated him. Wrecked his life. Destroyed his future.
Doesn’t matter that he’s clawed his way back and then some. Doesn’t matter that he’s already top of the Wall Street food chain. The man’s ruthless. Heartless. And he likes his revenge served cold.
Now he’s taking down the companies owned by every frat boy who did him wrong. And when he comes for my family’s company, the quiet life I’ve built for myself far away from Manhattan comes crumbling down, too.
But when Grey’s standing in our boardroom, threatening a hostile takeover and demanding I negotiate on behalf of my family, I don’t see an enemy. I see the chance I’ve been waiting for.
The chance for another night in his arms, and hopefully a whole lot more.
Let the negotiations begin."]
I did not expect this to be a slow-burn. Then again, of course it was. I love me a good romance. A slow-burn makes me itch (well, it gives me a headache, because then I binge-read even faster).
And these two did burn (get it? slow-burn?). Their attraction was immediate back in college. But neither of them were brave enough (or smart enough) to do anything about it. And it just wasn't their time. Fifteen years later? They're brave enough, just not smart enough. The attraction is back and stronger than fucking ever. It's literally palpable. As is all of the cliche troupes Lucy packed in here (fucking love me some cliches and troupes).
Excellent read. Well worth the self-appointed-wait.
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