Title: A Deal with Benefits
Author: Susanna Carr
Published: December 17, 2013
Format Read/Pages: PB/185
How I Acquired It: Itching for Books
Date Finished: December 28, 2013
Thank you to Shane at Itching for books and Susanna Carr for including me in this tour!
Thank you to Shane at Itching for books and Susanna Carr for including me in this tour!
Thirty days and thirty nights!
Ashley Jones has been sitting in Sebastian Cruz's office. For hours. Behind the imposing wooden doors sits the man who stole her family's island home. And she wants it back.
Ashley Jones has been sitting in Sebastian Cruz's office. For hours. Behind the imposing wooden doors sits the man who stole her family's island home. And she wants it back.
But the fight is knocked
from her when Ashley recognizes him as the man she knows intimately; the man
who betrayed her after their blissful night together.
Sebastian has no
intention of giving the island back, but he does want Ashley. He agrees to her
deal, but has a few sub-clauses of his own. Specifically, a month at his beck
and call; and in his bed!
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This was a surprisingly good read. I have not read many
Harlequin romance novels before, but when thinking of them I always pictured
cheesy romance, not something that I would actually enjoy. Susanna Carr
delivers a light, sweet read in A Deal
with Benefits.
I actually enjoyed both main characters. There were some
times where I got a bit annoyed with each of them, overall they were likable
characters. Sebastian seemed a bit heartless at times and did not pick up on
things that probably should have been apparent to him. There is no way that he
should have missed how disheartening it was for Ashley to be referred to as his
mistress. Once he realized the negative feelings that came with being called
that, he looked like an idiot for not seeing it to begin with.
While I thought that the story was a bit rushed in places,
it was still pretty well paced. I would have liked to actually spend more time
with Sebastian and Ashley, I feel as though we only got a few days with them
when it seemed in the beginning we would be getting the better part of a month.
Overall, it was an enjoyable read and a great first real introduction to
Harlequin romances.
3.5 Stars
About the Author:
Susanna Carr has been an avid
romance reader since she read her first Harlequin at the age of 10. She has
written sexy contemporary romances for several publishers and her work has been
honored with awards for contemporary and sensual romance.
Susanna Carr lives in the Pacific
Northwest with her family. When she isn’t writing, Susanna enjoys reading
romance and connecting with readers online.
To visit the other stops on Susanna Carr's A Deal with Benefits Tour check out the tour schedule at Itching for Books.
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