Review: Concealed Desire – Eden Summers

Posted February 10, 2013 by Shannon in / 5 Comments

A love that breaks all the rules…
Since her first day at work, Beth Graison has been in love with Dean Sutherland—the “Son” in Sutherland & Son. Although he’s an unrepentant player, there’s an unmistakable connection between them, and she knows he feels it too. But she’s not about to risk her career for any man, especially one with an office right down the hall whom she works with every day.
Dean Sutherland doesn’t do love, but he does do women. And he hasn’t felt more than sexual attraction for any woman until Beth. Entirely feminine, smart, and with a natural beauty beyond compare, she makes him think about all kinds of uncomfortable things—like a future and happiness—things he knows from experience are pure fiction.
When his father, the “Sutherland” in Sutherland & Son, propositions Beth to be more than just an employee, Dean can’t keep her at arm’s length any longer. But he doesn’t expect the scorching kiss they share, or the idea that forms when he holds her in his arms. Can he stop his father’s manipulating game by making the first move on Beth? Or will his reputation as a womanizer make him just one more Sutherland she wants to ignore?

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Release Date: January 23, 2013
Publisher: Etopia Press
Source: Edelweiss
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Reviewer’s Thoughts:

What do you do when your boss propositions you at the office? Beth Graison is facing this same dilemma. When Beth fantasized about getting down and dirty with her boss, she never expected that the Sutherland whose advances she’d be fighting would be the elder Sutherland. Instead of answering with a resounding “No”, with a moral compass pointing solidly north, she instead asks for time to think the proposition through and proceeds to get rip roaring drunk.

When in her drunkenness she lets her current predicament slip and ends up in bed with Dean, the son in Sutherland & Son. Dean has wanted Beth since the first time he laid eyes on her. But her professionalism put a stop to anything more than a friendly working relationship. Now is his chance to lay it on the line and change all that.

A well-written love story with dynamic characters, Concealed Desire will keep you turning the pages in hopes these two realize how perfect they are for each other. The sparks between Beth and Dean practically jumps out of the page. This book is not without it’s drawbacks though. Talk about buyer’s remorse. I was ready to smack Beth at one point. Thankfully though, she came to her senses just in time to not lose her man. Beautifully written, with characters that have enough sparks to start an inferno, and a touch of humor here and there, Summers has given us a story you do not want to miss. Definitely an author I’ll be keeping an eye out for.

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