Taken by the CEO
The Scandalous Wentworths
by Stefanie London
Synopsis
It was only supposed to be a little white lie. When Emmaline Greene pretends to be Sarah, the confident, sexy woman she wishes she could be, she figures no harm, no foul. Her one-night stand will never find out. Wrong. The gorgeous guy she slept with isn’t just amazing in bed…he’s also her new boss.
Parker Wentworth has a lot to prove. He’s just been appointed CEO of his family’s company and is tasked with repairing its scandalous reputation. He can’t afford any distractions or complications. Too bad the attractive blonde he takes to bed turns out to be both. So why can’t he forget the incredible night they spent together and move on?
And why does he have this need to know the real Emmaline?
The Scandalous Wentworths
by Stefanie London
Synopsis
It was only supposed to be a little white lie. When Emmaline Greene pretends to be Sarah, the confident, sexy woman she wishes she could be, she figures no harm, no foul. Her one-night stand will never find out. Wrong. The gorgeous guy she slept with isn’t just amazing in bed…he’s also her new boss.
Parker Wentworth has a lot to prove. He’s just been appointed CEO of his family’s company and is tasked with repairing its scandalous reputation. He can’t afford any distractions or complications. Too bad the attractive blonde he takes to bed turns out to be both. So why can’t he forget the incredible night they spent together and move on?
And why does he have this need to know the real Emmaline?
Review
I initially enjoyed the beginning of this story. It reads like a rom com novel with Emmaline wanting to be someone else for a night. She wants to live a little after going through a horrendous break up. Emmaline thinks what she needs is a one-night stand, which probably wouldn't have been so bad had she not, unknowingly, had one with her boss, Parker. It was hilariously excruciating getting through the moment they each realize what they've done.
After that, however, the book is rather unremarkable as it follows the suit of so many other romance books. It was entertaining, and I would totally read another Stefanie London book (I have already - see below), but it wasn't my favorite from this author.
After that, however, the book is rather unremarkable as it follows the suit of so many other romance books. It was entertaining, and I would totally read another Stefanie London book (I have already - see below), but it wasn't my favorite from this author.
Check out my review of Stefanie London's other book,
Loving the Odds!
Loving the Odds by Stefanie LondonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Excuse me while my romance-loving heart gushes warm goo everywhere.
Got a visual? Sorry!
I loved this novella! I usually dislike stories that have an insta-love quality to them (hello enemies to lovers catnip!), but this was a novella so there was a reason for things to happen quickly and I LOVED IT. Seriously - Lance is a cutie and Bailey is a focused woman who realizes she kicks butt. And the whole story takes place at a romance book convention in Las Vegas???? How meta - I love it!
Love love love!
It's such a short story, I don't want to give cute details away, but here are 3 thoughts I will leave you with: one, more romance novels should take place at romance book conventions; two, this story could have been a huge book and as long as the insta-love was drawn out and the characters remained the same, I would have read it through and through; and three, I very much appreciated that the two women in question did not fight over a man, did not even DISCUSS the man, and Bailey actually appreciated the encounter with her. Bravo.
Oh, and a bonus for using the name Bailey for our female protagonist...love it!
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