ANY TIME , ANY PLACE (Billionaire Builders #2) by Jennifer Probst-Review and Giveaway
ANY TIME, ANY PLACE
Billionaire Builders #2
by Jennifer Probst
Release Date: January 24, 2017
Genre: adult, contemporary, romance
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 24, 2017
When she was a teen, Raven Bella Stratton’s father was killed in a horrible car crash. The bigger shock was the discovery of a woman with him—Diana Pierce—and their two fully packed suitcases with airline tickets to Paris. Devastated by her father’s betrayal, Raven went to live with her aunt, never truly overcoming the traumatic event. When she discovers that the mysterious woman had a family with a husband and three boys, Raven vows to leave the memory of her father behind.
Until Dalton Pierce visits one night and suddenly her past challenges her future…
Leaving his life in California behind to run Pierce Construction with his two older brothers, Dalton Pierce has enjoyed returning home and studying his passion of woodworking. But when he visits the local bar with his brothers one evening, he’s immediately drawn to the smart-mouthed, badass, sexy bartender who sets his body on fire. Unfortunately, she doesn’t seem as intrigued by him, and his multiple advances are met with rejection. When he offers to restore the bar back to its original glory, he begins to work with her on a daily basis, and falls harder. His plan of seduction slowly weaves a web around them both, until they are caught up in the spell. But Dalton doesn’t know the secret that can either destroy them both…or finally mend two broken hearts.
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REVIEW: ANY TIME, ANY PLACE is the second installment in Jennifer Probst’s contemporary, adult BILLIONAIRE BUILDERS romance series focusing on the Pierce Brothers-Caleb, Dalton and Tristan Pierce- of Pierce Construction, Harrington Connecticut. This is youngest brother and carpenter Dalton Pierce, and bar owner Raven Stratton’s story line. ANY TIME, ANY PLACE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. We were first introduced to Raven in book one EVERYWHERE AND EVERY WAY.
SOME BACKGROUND: Approximately five years earlier the Pierce brothers lost their beloved mother to a car accident only to discover she was heading off to Paris with another man, leaving their father and the brothers behind. Four years later, their embittered father would succumb to a heart attack leaving Pierce Construction to his sons under a series of conditions wherein the now adult men must work and live together for one year before they can call the business their own. Following their mother’s death five years earlier, each brother went their separate ways but not before hurtful words, and accusations ripped them apart. The brother’s fractured dynamic will slowly heal as each man finds the woman that calls to his heart.
Told from dual third person perspectives (Dalton and Raven) ANY TIME, ANY PLACE focuses on the building relationship between carpenter Dalton Pierce and bar owner Raven Stratton. Raven has detested the Pierce brothers since discovering their mother was the woman in the car in which her father had died. Never knowing the extent or the basis of Raven’s anger Dalton Pierce has tried desperately to woo the woman that calls to his heart but a chance to remodel Raven’s bar-My Place- finds our hero working diligently to win over the feisty Raven Stratton. What ensues is the building romance, and the fall out when the truth is finally revealed.
Dalton Pierce is unaware of Raven’s connection to his past. His mother’s death has haunted our story line hero to the point of obsession, and Raven’s eventual revelations will throw Dalton into a spiral from which he may never return. Raven Stratton has struggled with her attraction to a man she hates with all of her heart-a misdirected hatred against a man who lost the mother that he loved. Revenge is the name of the game as Raven begins to weave around our hero’s heart but a heart Raven will learn is broken and lost. The relationship is slow to build as Raven keeps her distance from the man she is hoping to destroy. The $ex scenes are intimate and seductive without the use of over the top graphic sexual language and text.
Tristan and Caleb Pierce, along with Tristan’s fiancée Morgan Raines (Everywhere and Every Way #1) play secondary and supporting characters, as well as Pierce Construction executive assistant Sydney Green who may or may not have had a prior relationship with Tristan Pierce. We are introduced to Raven’s CIA trained chef Al who struggles with his need to protect the woman who game him a chance; and Brady Heart, Pierce Construction company architect.
ANY TIME, ANY PLACE is an emotional story line of betrayal, revenge, grief and loss. There is no time on grief but a loss compounded by secrets and lies is a bitter grief from which to return. The premise is entertaining and encouraging; the characters are realistic and passionate; the romance is heartbreaking and intense. ANY TIME, ANY PLACE is an intense story of two people brought together by fate, and a connection that will break their hearts.
Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book 1- EVERYWHERE AND EVERY WAY
Copy supplied by Netgalley
Reviewed by Sandy
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Jennifer Probst is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of both sexy and erotic contemporary romance. She was thrilled her novel, The Marriage Bargain, was the #6 Bestselling Book on Amazon for 2012. Her first children’s book, Buffy and the Carrot, was co-written with her 12 year old niece, and her short story, “A Life Worth Living” chronicles the life of a shelter dog. She makes her home in New York with her sons, husband, two rescue dogs, and a house that never seems to be clean. She loves hearing from all readers! Stop by her website at http://www.jenniferprobst.com for all her upcoming releases, news and street team information.
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