Together, they’re magic. Now to capture it in a bottle…

Worth It, Book 3

For once in his errant life, Rhett Worth is ready to prove to his older brothers he’s more than good looks and a woman-melting smile. Except he’s screwed up. And it’s about to hit the fan as he prepares to tell them he’s failed to deliver the master perfumer, Michel Durand, to create Worth Luxury’s signature scent.

Then salvation walks through the boardroom door, all wrapped up in a petite, seductive package.

Gabriella Durand is prepared to beg the Worths to give her capricious father another chance. Instead, she finds the devastatingly handsome Rhett Worth offering it to her as if he’d planned it all along. And Gabriella, hungry to emerge from her father’s shadow, jumps at it.

Soon they’re in Maui to hunt for the perfect scent…and find it in the tropical breeze that washes across their entwined bodies. Now the pressure is on to capture that passion in a bottle—before they let love complicate the delicate mix. Before a whiff of betrayal threatens to destroy everything.

Warning: The last of the Worth brothers, he’s the wildest one of all. Expect lots of challenges, much yearning, plenty of vulnerabilities revealed—and lots of macho Alpha behavior on the hero’s part. Don’t worry, though. He’ll be begging for the heroine’s love before the end, we guarantee it.

I have a soft spot for bad boys and rebel children.  Rhett fits both those descriptions very well.  He is the rapscallion brother that seems to get away with just doing little to nothing.  Alex finally gives him a chance to have some responsibility in the form of developing a new perfume line.  Two months in to the development and he has nothing to show for it.  The man he had chosen as the designer for the perfume has failed to commit and he doesn’t know what to do.

Gabriella Durand is hoping that Rhett will allow her to have the contract in place of her flaky father.  This is her chance to make her own name in the perfume world.  Rhett sees her as a blessing when she walks in on the day that his brothers are demanding results.

These two come together because they both have something to prove.  I like that.  I know what it is like to feel like you always have to prove yourself and no one believes that you have actually changed.  I would love to be able to actually smell Ella’s fragrance, though!

I have to admit that the curve ball thrown at the end of the story actually left me wanting to read the next phase in this story.  Can’t wait to see where Ms. Erickson takes this trio of brothers.

Rated 3 Bookworms

How to make a strong man fall hard? Refuse him.

Hunter Worth lives life to the absolute fullest. As vice president and head of brand marketing for Worth Luxury Goods, he’s brought his family’s business firmly into the twenty-first century. Ruthless yet charming, he’s now set his sights on the sexiest member of the marketing team. First thing on his agenda? Seduction.

Gracie Hayes needs her job at Worth—and she’s not about to let the gorgeous owner and her direct boss distract her—again. Orphaned, and with a rough childhood behind her, she’s worked too hard to compromise everything for a fling, no matter how tempting. Independent, strong and resourceful, she will fight off Hunter. She has to.

Flirting, stolen kisses, a few nights of scorching hot sex…Hunter has all that in mind and more with the delicious Gracie. He never figures he’d fall in love or that she’d deny him. How will Hunter convince Gracie he’s the one for her?

Warning: Contains yet another one of those sexy, bossy Worth brothers, though this one is too full of charm for his own good. Watch as he falls hard—and watch as she tries her hardest to dodge his every attempt at seduction.

I liked this book.  It was a better read for me then the first Worth book.  Hunter is an ass.  He doesn’t seem to see women as anything other then a distraction.  Gracie is attracted to Hunter but knows his game and has no intention of losing her job, or her heart to someone she believes will not stay around.  Having been abandoned all her life, she doesn’t allow anyone to get close to her.

I think that Gracie needs some serious counseling but I can understand her reluctance with Hunter.  She seemed willing to be co-workers with benefits but anytime Hunter tried to get serious she (literally) ran away.  Hunter was supposed to be smooth with the ladies but he couldn’t seem to make any sense with Gracie.  It was nice to see him screw up time and time again.

I would like to know why these girls keep getting pregnant.  It seems a little redundant that Gracie gets pregnant, especially since she is supposed to be a little more street smart.  All in all, a good book and I would recommend it to anyone that likes a good series read involving brothers.

Rated 3 Bookworms

Excerpt from Amazon:

Strictly business? Try telling that to her heart…

Worth It, Book 1

Alexander Worth, President and CEO of Worth Luxury Goods, is a man never to be crossed. His unwavering sense of responsibility to the family business requires him to always be in complete and utter control. Until it comes to Tessa Crawford.

She’s quietly professional, shy, voluptuous…and she works for him. Which means she is the one woman he must never touch, no matter how hard his gut twists with need for her.

After rising above her disadvantaged childhood, Tessa knows the last thing she should do is risk throwing it all away by falling into bed with her sexy boss. But on an extended European business trip, all self-imposed barriers burn away in the heat of their sizzling chemistry.

Once back home, though, whispers of corporate espionage turn into full-blown scandal—and Tessa finds out the hard way where Alex’s loyalties lie. Determined to soldier on, she picks herself up and carries on with a secret, yet welcomed burden. Never guessing that Alex will make a reappearance in her life, ready to show her once and for all that family does, indeed, come first.

Warning: Contains a sweet-yet-strong woman, and a bossy alpha male brought to his knees by the woman he desperately loves. Involves enough begging and groveling that the reader may be tempted to “accidentally” leave it for her significant other to “find”. For instructional purposes only, of course!

This was a decent read but not something that set my kindle on fire.  It is your typical girl works for boss and finds him attractive.  They end up hooking up and falling in love.  Tessa seemed flat to me though.  I was kind of hoping that she would turn into this badass heroine that told him where he could take himself.  Alex just seems to be the typical rich boss, who seems to think that he is entitled or something.

I was kind of surprised that Hunter (Alex’s brother) was determined to convince Alex that Tessa was a corporate spy.  It seemed like he didn’t want Alex to find love or be happy.  After Tessa left, Hunter seemed to be pissed off that his brother wanted to find her.  I was disappointed that he wasn’t more supportive.  When Alex finds Tessa, I was pissed that she caved into him as quickly as she did and I was not happy that he blamed her for everything.  I think Tessa should’ve had more backbone and I would have probably liked her more.

All in all, I liked the book.  I would have liked to seen more depth to the main characters but that is a personal preference.

Rated 3 Bookworms