Synopsis:

Will he be taking the condo…or her? 

Susan Christopher has a passion for architecture—old buildings in particular—so selling condos in a restored Nob Hill, San Francisco mansion is the perfect job for her. What she hadn’t counted on was having to deal with an Englishman who’d gotten himself knighted for designing and building really fast cars. Sir Peter Breit has “requirements,” and she has to fill every one of them if she hopes to keep her job. Worse, the man turns out to look like the reincarnation of a Greek god. Even worse than that, he expects her to move into the condo with him. How is she to maintain her professional demeanor living in luxury and sleeping down the hall from a man like that?

Sir Peter Breit is in San Francisco for business, not for pleasure. Besides, he never toys with his employees. But Susan Christopher’s youth and optimism intrigue him, and…he can’t deny it…he has a very male reaction to her lush curves. When she seems intent on taking their relationship out of the professional and into the intimate, can he convince her to keep things casual between them? Can he convince himself?

Will the beauty of the Bay Area seduce both of them into making their relationship something more permanent? And how will they deal with the fact that their dreams are in competition for the same piece of San Francisco property?

Review:

I was drawn into the story quite quickly (good thing since this story is a novella).  I generally enjoy more innuendo as opposed to raw, graphic sex scenes as I find my mind does a fine job of taking the leap, but with this book it was okay.

The character development of Susan and Peter was good.  Right off the top I had a sense of Susan and her desire to work hard for the company she works for Bay Vista Properties Limited and for her pet project Archways San Francisco (the projects mandate is to reclaim decrepit, old neighbors and refurbish them for low and medium income residents).  I related to the independence and fortitude of character of Susan, and thus drawing me into her cause.  This boded well when it became apparent from early on that there would be a clash with her pet project and the main reason Peter was in town….to obtain land so that Breit Motorcars could build a factory to  provide wealthy driving enthusiasts with the Dynamik (a luxury vehicle only previously available in Europe).

Susan’s preconceived notion of the man she is to work with is absolutely and 100% incorrect…Peter is first portrayed as an insanely wealthy, probably stuffy and OLD Englishman.  When Susan meets Peter, she is shocked to learn that he is in fact a young, vibrant, insanely handsome (as well as wealthy) Englishman.  Boy is she is trouble.  At this point, the reader will realize that the lines between professional and personal will certainly blur.

I was pleasantly surprised that Peter was not just a one dimensional character. Rich, handsome, and he could cook – both in the kitchen and in the bedroom!  And I actually mean….cook meals in the kitchen.

The erotic scenes were well written and for the most part, not too much.  The story was a nice mix of story and eroticism.

*OBS would like to thank the publisher for supplying a free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review*