Stephanie Vance

Dallas and Grant.
They shouldn't work together...and yet, they just might be the perfect fit.

Dallas was a go getter, and she kind of had to be. In her family, the man ruled, so in order to get a word in edgewise, she had to learn to play the game. She learned how to so well in fact that she followed that ambition all the way to the capitol, and dear old dad, while still thinking she's merely a pawn in his bigger end game, couldn't have been prouder. Why? Because he's got an inside "man" that can talk the talk, and walk the walk...and when needed, turn heads just enough to have their interests be overwhelmed by his own. Nice family, huh? Still, you have to love her because she does her best not to stand for it, and when she sees the end results they are shooting for crystal clear, and sees that they are along the lines of fairness, honesty, and good for the masses...she takes a stand without regard to the consequences that may come her way.

The same could be said for Grant...well, at least the last part of things. He didn't have the same background growing up, nor the same family driving him to be a cog in the political workings of "the man", and yet his desire to stand for things bigger than himself, to help the little man, and make a way for small businesses to thrive in the ever corporation driven world are noble. Do they always work out? No...but that's half the fun...until it's not. When he's pitted against Dallas, reads her colors wrong, and falls into a trap of his own making, there's no looking back. True, he still wants to get his way...but suddenly, his way isn't the only thing that's important to him...and the fighting feels a lot like something more, and the meetings feel a lot more personal, and pretty soon the man that doesn't do relationships, may just be contemplating one of his own. Funny thing about well made plans...life likes to smash right through them when we aren't even looking.

A great read for Contemporary Romance fans as well as those that like a legal edge. There's enough to satisfy the movement driven, while still being outside the congressional meeting rooms enough to let you escape the final vote. Which side will your heart be on?


**eARC received for review; opinions are my own… (mere)