An Indecent Proposal #2: The Agreement by J.C. Reed and Jackie Steele-Review, Book Tour and Giveaway

The Agreement
An Indecent Proposal #2
by J.C. Reed and Jackie Steele
Genre: adult, contemporary, romantic suspense
Release Date: December 15, 2015

The Agreement

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 15, 2015

Predictable. Boring. Safe.

That’s what life is supposed to be like. As the rightful heir to Waterfront Gardens, I would gladly refuse my inheritance. I don’t want the money. I sure don’t want to have anything to do with its dark past. Except for the letters of my deceased mother, I would be willing to cut losses and move on and give up my rich lifestyle. But my stepfather expects me to marry. And then there is my new fiancé.

My hot, fake fiancé. Tall, handsome, mysterious.

That’s how Chase Wright is.

Unfortunately, he is not mine.

Unfortunately, too, the day I hired him, I signed an agreement.

When an innocent plan lands us engaged, none of us are prepared for the consequences. No one warned us that we could fall in love. Maybe The Agreement wasn’t such a good idea.

I should stay away from him and forget about our one night together.

Except he doesn’t want to.

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REVIEW: THE AGREEMENT is the second installment in J.C. Reed and Jackie Steele’s contemporary, adult AN INDECENT PROPOSAL romantic suspense novella trilogy focusing on twenty two year old Lauren Hanson, and Chase Wright. THE AGREEMENT should not be read as a stand alone, as each installment builds upon the events of the previous storyline.

SOME BACKGROUND: The focus is on Lauren’s need for a ‘fiance’. According to her mother’s will, in order to gain access to a set of letters her mother bequeathed upon her death, Laurie must be in a committed relationship before her twenty third birthday. Enter-handsome and mysterious actor Chase Wright-who easily accepts all of the conditions set out by Miss Hanson.

Told from first person point of view (Laurie) THE AGREEMENT focuses on preparations for Laurie and Chase’s ‘wedding’. Laurie insists that the couple agree to a professional arrangement with no physical or emotional attachments but Chase insists on a contractual agreement whereby Lauren must agree to a number of stipulations and rules in order for their fake marriage to survive. What ensues is the push and pull of attraction; the uneasiness of the unknown; and the possibility that our heroine has committed herself to a dark and dangerous man with secrets of his own. As the rightful heir to the Waterfront Gardens, Laurie’s mysterious new husband could have very well played our heroine like the naive fool she has presented herself to be.

THE AGREEMENT is a slow build to an intense (although not unexpected) reveal that is impassioned, dramatic and heartbreaking. The destructive nature of the ill fated proposal catches the heroine and the reader in a climactic and powerful cliff hanger that leaves Lauren Hanson in a precarious and unenviable position- to run or face the uncertainty that her new marriage and husband have to offer. Chase has an agenda and Laurie plays a major role in his plans. The premise is intriguing and suspense filled; the characterizations continue to reveal something more than meets the eye; the romance is a struggle between heart and mind.

Click HERE for Sandy’s Review of AN INDECENT PROPOSAL: The Interview (book 1)

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Reviewed by Sandy

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