Title: The Agreement
Author: L. Steele
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 14, 2023
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He's my brother’s best friend
Also my new boss
And now my fake fiancรฉ...
Cade ‘the King’ Kingston, billionaire grumphole and the most sought-after sportsperson on the continent.
He’s also London’s most notorious bachelor with a ten-pack and a profile that would make Adonis weep.
Too bad he’s ruthless has a heart made of ice and is the most unfeeling brute I have ever met.
When my brother asks him to look out for me while he’s away, Cade engages me as his new Communications Manager.
Now he’s my boss, I definitely don’t want to get involved with him.
But I’ve harbored a secret crush on Cade, and when we start working together in close proximity, my feelings for him multiply.
When a stalker targets me, Cade proposes a fake marriage for my protection.
But he has secrets of his own...
This is a swoony, angsty, banter-filled romance featuring a woman in over her head, a man in over his heart, and a Champagne loving Great Dane who plays matchmaker by mistake. It stands alone and comes complete with grand romantic gestures.
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L. Steele aka Laxmi loves to write romance novels featuring dangerous men and feisty women.
Laxmi enjoys trading trivia with her filmmaker husband, watching lots and lots of movies, and walking nature trails. She lives with her family in London.
PS: She insists that you call her Lax :)
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I received a complimentary early release e-book prior to release and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is Cade and Abby's story and I felt that it was told in two parts. It's an enemy to lovers' story, brothers' best friend, and fake engagement with a slight mafia angle.
Part 1 is from the first chapter thru the end of the 22nd chapter which is at 38% of the story. It all happens 8 months before the real present begins. It's also the period in time before Zara and Hunter have their baby. If you read the last book, it's the scene with Zara, Cade and Abby at the hospital and that opens up chapter 23.
I am a new reader to this authors work and have only read Zara and Hunter's book. I fell hard for Abby and Cade in that book and so I could not wait to read this book. To be honest I did not love the first part of the story. Cade is extremely mean and hurtful to Abby, and he says some horrible things to her. I really hated that she took that from him and even allowed him to treat her that way and has sex with him. He then leaves her for 8 months and while that bugs Abby, I was really loving the separation.
But the second part of the story which is from chapter 23 and on was absolutely awesome. It's hot, sexy and Cade treats her so much better. It has action and a stalker, and I loved how protective Cade is of Abby and in this part of the story she has grown up, changed and gotten a strength that was wonderful to read about, and she makes Cade work for her heart.
This is a story about moving on, forgiveness, friendship, family and most of all love. Cade and Abby in this book follow their hearts and sometimes that's not always easy, but they also learn to love and forgive each other for the past. I loved this story so very much.
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