Sawyer just received the worst news of her life: her husband Patrick has terminal pancreatic cancer. They had just bought a fixer-upper. She just learned she's pregnant. They don't' even know if Patrick will live to see his baby girl born. But life must go on. Patrick and his best friend Gabe spent all their energy fixing up the house so Sawyer has nothing to worry. Patrick makes final arrangements, while still worry he had not done enough. Sawyer rages at the injustice of Patrick being taken away from her, saddened by the loss, while pretending to be happy for each day as they come... Gabe seethed at his beautiful but insensitive wife, who can't seem to understand that Patrick needed EVERY bit of help Gabe can provide... that he divorced her, leaving her even more outraged. Patrick did survive to see his baby girl Abigail born, but succumbed soon after. Gabe promised Patrick that he will take care of Sawyer and the child... But does Gabe have feelings for Sawyer? Or is there only responsibility and duty?
Oh, this is definitely a tear-jerker. And a very good one. You'll feel the pain and loss and the inevitable doom and how it affects everyone. But it's also about life after loss, and being honest with one's feelings. It took more than a year for Gabe to approach Sawyer, and basically be honest to himself about his feelings, and separate love from duty. It did use "run away to sort my feelings" trope, but it's understandable. 5/5
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GRR Review: The CEO Buys in by Nancy Herkness
The CEO Buys In by Nancy Herkness is a well-polished "alpha rich guy romances secretary" novel.
While "falling sick to reveal vulnerability" seems to be a bit of a trope, the bits are nicely polished into an enjoyable story.
Category: Contemporary
Primary Plot: CEO need to find a woman who loved him (not his money); secretary who need to take care of her family first, but is not immune to CEO's charms
Overall Rating: 4/5
At an exclusive Bellwether Club, a tech CEO, a best-selling author, and an all-star quarterback made a wager... Whoever was first to find a woman that love him for himself and not for his money would win. CEO Nathan Trainor, was lonely and broody. The latest betrayal left him raw. He was about to treat his temporary personal assistant Chloe Russell just as bad. Chloe, however, is made of tougher stuff. She hates big biz... Such as Trainor Electronics, but it's work or starve. So when she was placed into temp personal assistant to Nathan when a flu epidemic took out a lot of the staff including the regular PA. When Nathan himself fell ill, Chloe get to see her boss at his most vulnerable, and they start to thaw toward each other. But as he tried to shower her with gifts, she kept refusing, for they still seem to not understand each other just yet. Will they get together?
While "falling sick to reveal vulnerability" seems to be a bit of a trope, the bits are nicely polished into an enjoyable story.
Category: Contemporary
Primary Plot: CEO need to find a woman who loved him (not his money); secretary who need to take care of her family first, but is not immune to CEO's charms
Overall Rating: 4/5
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