GABE (Silicon Valley Billionaire #2) by Leigh James-Review and Book Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 9, 2017

His Woman. His Family. His Company.
When the going gets tough, the tough get Alpha.

Silicon Valley billionaire CEO Gabriel Betts has finally found the happiness he’s been searching for—in gorgeous, brilliant fellow billionaire Lauren Taylor, the so-called reigning queen of the biotech industry. But when Chinese healthcare mogul Li Na Zhao kidnaps Lauren’s sister in a high-stakes game of corporate espionage, the world they’ve worked so hard to protect comes crashing down. Li Na agrees to trade Hannah for Lauren’s Paragon Laboratories and her help—onsite and in person. In an attempt to keep Lauren safe, Gabe calls in his security-industry professional brothers to help get Hannah back. But when the rescue effort stumbles, Gabe must pick up the pieces to protect the woman he loves…before she makes the ultimate sacrifice.

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REVIEW: GABE is the second installment in Leigh James’ contemporary, adult SILICON VALLEY BILLIONAIRE erotic, romantic suspense series. GABE is the continuing story of Silicon Valley billionaire CEO Gabriel Betts, and biotech CEO of Paragon Laboratories Lauren Taylor. GABE can be read as a stand alone but I recommend reading the series in order for background, history and cohesion as the events of GABE pick up immediately upon, and are directly affected by the events of book one LAUREN.

Told from dual first person points of view (Gabe and Lauren) GABE follows the search and rescue of Hannah Taylor. Lauren’s biggest competitor in the biotech industry wants what Lauren has-Paragon Laboratories-and to ensure her take over Li Na Zhao resorts to kidnapping Lauren’s younger sister forcing our heroine to hand over Paragon in exchange for her sister’s life. What ensues is the back and forth ‘negotiations’ and set up as Gabe Betts and his brothers’ security firm search for the people responsible for the kidnapping of Hannah Taylor.

GABE focuses on corporate espionage, betrayal and revenge; power and control; romance and love. Throughout the story Gabe and Lauren’s relationship continues to flourish in spite of our heroine’s need to place herself in danger to save the life of her younger sister. For a billionaire genius, Lauren is very immature when it comes to the reality of what is going on. I struggled with her emotional behavior, outbursts and personality quarks on too many occasions.

The relationship between Gabe and Lauren has already been established (LAUREN #1) but Gabe is hoping to make it permanent in the future-if only the woman he loved would stop trying to make a martyr of herself. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense. There is some light BDSM play including spanking.

We are introduced to Gabe’s brothers Levi and Asher; Hannah’s bodyguard and boyfriend Wesley Eden; as well as Lauren’s bodyguard Timmy, and her PA Bethany O’Donnell. There are a number of additional secondary and supporting characters including several members of the Board of Directors of Paragon Laboratories, as well as medical and police force personnel. Wesley and Hannah’s story line is next in HANNAH.

GABE is a fast paced, exciting and suspense filled story line but I had to question some of the logistics and events that transpired. I am not sure the events would have played out quite so cleanly as presented, or without more government, international and legal interference and ramifications. With Li Na Zhao still in the wind, the Chinese corporate Nationalist will continue to cause trouble for the billionaires of Silicon Valley. The premise is entertaining; the characters are colorful and dynamic; the romance is seductive and provocative.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Leigh James is an author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. She is a vocal lover of strapping alpha males in movies, books and real life, which makes her three kids roll their eyes and makes her husband feel appreciated.

When she’s not writing, you can usually find her reading or watching Outlander, Game of Thrones, and Vikings (see penchant for alpha males, above). She has a degree in journalism from the University of New Hampshire, which is good for deadlines and word counts, and a law degree from Suffolk University with a Concentration in High Technology Law, which is helpful when writing about sexy tech billionaires with legal woes.

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