Enjoyable read but some parts were too drawn out. The books does have a solid backstory and the characters are well developed. ( )

La belleza y elegancia de Meredith Bancroft son temas constantes en las notas sociales de Chicago. Es una alta ejecutiva de las tiendas propiedad de su familia, y a pesar de estar rodeada de hombres ricos y atractivos, sigue envuelta en el misterio y sola.
La figura varonil del magnate Mathew Farrelll enciende las fantasías de las mujeres, pero él también permanece extrañamente solo. Ninguno de ellos ha podido olvidar esa noche de pasión que compartieron siendo jóvenes.

Its a good story, i don't like the to and fro-ing in memories. ( )

El despiadado tiburón de las finanzas Matthew Farrell estaba listo para apoderarse del legendario imperio de los grandes almacenes propiedad de renombrada familia Bancroft de Chicago. En medio del brillo de los medios, esta impresionante toma de control ocultaba la química entre Matt, una vez un niño desaliñado de una ciudad siderúrgica en Indiana, y la fría, sofisticada, Meredith Bancroft. Su breve y desafortunado matrimonio brilló con emocionante sensualidad -él era el extraño que irrumpió en su mundo de club de campo- y terminó con una traición amarga. Ahora, inmersos en una batalla centrada en los negocios, las peligrosas tentaciones y los recuerdos agridulces agitan sus corazones. ¿Arriesgarán todo en una pasión demasiado atrevida para negarla?

My first contemporary by Judith McNaught gave me some of her fun emotional connection and a good amount of eye glazing department and corporate talk. Our leads had an instant connection when they met and I really enjoyed their back and forth tinged with sexual chemistry and sass. Unfortunately, Matt and Meredith don't spend a lot of time together. Their first go at it has them together for a whirlwind six days and then its not until the 60% mark that they get to spend any real time together.

There was way too much corporate world talk for me and caused me to put off grabbing this back up to read. For having a bit older of a publishing date, this still held up pretty well. There was some high drama, with a lot of it coming from Meredith when she was upset, she was portrayed a pretty dramatic; it seemed to be feeding into this time period's love of overstating the thought that women are high strung emotional beings.

I would have liked the corporate talk 80% slashed, Matt and Meredith spending more time together, and less of a rushed ending. ( )