Genre:
Erotic Romance/ New Adult
Description:
“Running
from heartbreak, Elizabeth Morgan has left her small town for the big
city lights of London. Although she is open to love, she wants to be
sure the man she finally sleeps with is the One. She envisions a
perfect union-just like her parents.
Then she
goes to work for Theo Steele and her life is turned upon its head.
Theo is an arrogant American, bursting to take the London market by
storm. He plays by the rules… his rules. Until he finds himself toe
to toe with a beautiful blonde. All he knows is that he wants her…
now.”
Author:
From
Demelza Watts Author’s page on Amazon: “I live just outside
London, UK. For as long as I can remember, I've always been a
bookworm - sometimes hiding from my siblings in my younger days, just
so that I could devour another chapter in peace!
I love
reading romance books - there's nothing like your characters
ultimately getting their happily-ever-after, once they have weathered
through their trials and tribulations. Life can be tough and it's
great to escape into a land of make-believe, every now and then.”
Appraisal:
Wanted,
a novella, was told through Elizabeth Morgan’s eyes. At twenty-one,
after a failed relationship, she had decided to move out of her
parents’ home and in with her girlfriends in London to start fresh.
Beth had lined up a temp job with Steele Global Investments in the
marketing department. Her first day at her new place of employment
she literally bumped into the most handsome man she had ever set eyes
on in her life. Embarrassed, she apologized, picked up everything she
dropped and hurried to the reception desk. As she was getting settled
into her job in the marketing department she learned that the CEO for
Steele Global was in need of a secretary while he was temporarily in
London from the United States. Of course this happens to be the
gorgeous man she ran into that morning.
Upon
meeting Theo Steele, Beth was overwhelmed with his business persona,
at first. She noted his arrogant, ruthless, and pompous attitude. He
was a man who got to his position expecting people to do the best job
they could manage. He also knew what he wanted, or at least he
thought he did. Having been burned in the past, he had no intention
allowing that to happen ever again. He would not allow himself to
become involved in any long-term relationship. Theo Steele was a rich
American living in the fast lane. I was conflicted with his
character. Even though he said the words ‘You. Are. Mine. Beth.’
during the throes of passion, then said, ‘Let me take care of you,’
he was still unwilling to commit? WTF? Beth’s heart filled with
dread that perhaps she was another notch on his bedpost when he
walked away.
Beth
was the perfect heroine. She had a fierce streak of independence,
although not being a confrontational type of person, she reached a
point where she did call Theo out about his proclivity. Having to
work for Theo, Beth was well aware he was a player, though that did
nothing to sooth the butterflies she felt every time he was near. In
spite of the fact that Beth had survived a bad break-up, she had not
closed herself off to love. In fact she had set her standards high.
She wanted a love like her parents enjoyed. In other words Beth still
believed in fairy tales. I found this story an enjoyable, quick read
with a lot of sizzle. Oh, la, la.
FYI:
Adult
sexual situations and a small number of F-bombs. Ms. Watts, being
from England, uses British spelling, phrases, and slang.
Format/Typo
Issues:
I noticed a
small number of proofing issues, nothing that threw me out of the
story.
Rating:
**** Four Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 30-35,000 words
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