Showing posts with label Master Vintners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Master Vintners. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The Wayward Son - Yvonne Lindsay (HD #2141 - Feb 2012)

Series: Master Vintners (Book 1) 

Judd Wilson finally has his chance for revenge. He will dismantle his estranged father's cherished business empire and -- the icing on the cake -- steal the man's ravishing mistress. Certainly the sizzling attraction Judd feels for Anna Garrick will only make his vengeance sweeter.

But as fascination becomes insatiable desire, Judd begins to question his intent. He'd believed the worst of his father, and of Anna. Now, when long-buried family deceits are uncovered, Anna's fierce loyalty to his father forces Judd to rethink his plans -- because destroying the man who hurt him will mean losing Anna, too.... 

Good book.  Judd had good reason to be angry with his father, but his plans were a case of overkill.  Thanks to his mother's actions, he was also very cynical and didn't trust Anna at all.  As a matter of fact, he was sure that Anna was sleeping with his father, and intended to steal her away as part of his revenge.  Anna felt an immediate attraction to Judd, but had no intention of doing anything about it.  As she worked with him, she saw that he was very good at what he did, but always had the feeling that there was something else going on.  When things came to a head, Anna was hurt and broke off their personal relationship.  When Judd finally had a chance to talk to both his father and his mother, he realized that everything he had believed was wrong.  It was very satisfying to see Judd realize that there are two sides to a story, and that he had very nearly lost the most important thing in his life.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

A Forbidden Affair - Yvonne Lindsay (HD #2147 - Mar 2012)

Series: Master Vintners (Book 2) 

Nate Jackson finds it almost too easy to seduce his enemy's daughter. And after their white-hot weekend, he issues an ultimatum—Nicole Wilson will work for him or her family will learn of their affair.

Nicole has little choice. Yet even as she bows to her lover's demands, she sees the hope for redemption in Nate's eyes. Can his reasons be justified? And does she dare trust a man planning to destroy all she holds dear?

This was a good book, better than I thought it would be at the beginning.   When Nicole stormed out of her father's house, all she wanted to do was get away.  After working for years to do the best she could do for her father's company, he had turned it all over to her estranged brother, without even telling her what he was going to do.  So she met up with friends at a club and started dancing, where she came to Nate's attention.  He was immediately drawn to her, as she was to him.  When he realized who she was, he thought he had found a perfect mode of revenge.  She couldn't believe what he was doing, but felt she had no choice.  While working for him though, she found that she was treated better and more respected than she had been by her father.  I really liked the way that Nate gave her the opportunities that he did, and let her run with them.  I also liked the way that Nicole got under his skin and made him think about what he was doing.  I loved seeing how things came together at the end, and how Nate finally came to see what he had almost lost.