Storm Damages by Magda AlexanderMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
ARC provided by the author for an honest review
4.5 BLOODY GOOD STARS!!!!
Okay, let me say that I really liked this book. But I'm am so pissed I could spit venom. I had no idea this was a series and as it got to a certain point I realized that there was no way to wrap it up before it would end. I want the next book NOW! All I can say is ARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH! Another CLIFFHANGER!
Gabriel Storm, is a titled British playboy in Washington, D.C. to make deal for his family's company, for which he's the COO. While there he meets young struggling law student Elizabeth Watson, who works for the opposing counsel to the deal. He's immediately smitten with this woman who is very different than the women he usually dates. He's not sure why he's so attracted to her, but he must have her.
As for Elizabeth, she has many demons in her past. A childhood no one should go through, Gabriel either for that matter. Maybe that's why they gravitate towards each other. But Elizabeth is determined to keep it at causal sex, though she's sworn off men for the past three years. Something is different about Gabriel and she can't deny him. But if anyone at her office finds out that she's sleeping with the opposition, her life and career would be over.
Soon the law firm has to travel to England to finish the deal, but there are machinations going on behind the scenes that neither of them know about determined to keep them apart. Elizabeth has to break his heart in order to keep he and his family safe at he same time holding on to a burden she must carry on her own.
The sex is HOT and they have lots of it. Gabe is dashing and driven to be with her, even when she resists at every turn. Elizabeth has so many issues, but she's strong and smart and sweet and loving. Gabe sees all that in her and I believe a chance to have real love in his life. Something he's never had. I said it in my status update, but with a mother like his, who needs enemies. I think Gabriel sees a never loved, lost, broken soul in Elizabeth like himself and that's what draws him to her. I would have liked for him to have searched a little for another culprit, but I get why he may have jumped to the conclusions he did.
I think Magda Alexander did a great job of putting in twists and turns that you can believe and with so many billionaire-meets-impressionable-young-woman books out there, she did a great job of making this a little more original than copying the same pattern. You can imagine that someone working their way through law school with a tattered childhood and past, could potentially meet as slightly older wealthy man through company dealings. And although, as she says, she's twenty pounds overweight, Elizabeth's not out of the realm of normal women.
I highly recommend this book if you like romance with angst, back stabbing and lots of hot sex.
Ms. Alexander, please hurry with the next book. I MUST know what happens!
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