What You Need by Lorelei James – Review & Giveaway

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What You Need by Lorelei James – Review & Giveaway

 

 

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Description:
As the CFO of Lund Industries, Brady Lund is the poster child for responsibility. But eighty hour work weeks leave him little time for a life outside his corner office. His brothers stage an intervention and drag him to a seedy night club…where he sees her, the buttoned up blonde from the secretarial pool who’s starred in his fantasies for months.

Lennox Greene is a woman with a rebellious past—which she carefully conceals beneath her conservative clothes. She knows flirting with her sexy, but aloof boss during working hours is a bad idea. So when Brady shows up at her favorite dive bar, sans his usual snappy suit, and catches her cutting loose, she throws caution aside and dares him to do the same.

After sparks fly, Brady finds keeping his hands off Lennox during office hours is harder than expected. While she makes him feel alive for the first time in years, a part of him wonders if she’s just using him to get ahead. And Lennox must figure out if Brady wants her for the accomplished woman she is—or the bad girl she was.

 

Review:

The blurb says it all……. “Brady Lund is the poster child for responsibility.” He’s a bit nerdy and geeky with a lot of hotness thrown in. He’s immersed himself in his work to make sure that he lives up to the family name. He doesn’t make much time for fun, so when his brother stage their intervention, he bites and tags along.

Lennox Greene does indeed have a rebellious past, but has made a good life for herself and is working her way up at Lund Industries. When an old family friend calls and asks if she’s forgotten about her old buddies, Lennox decides a night out won’t be too bad and heads out. As she’s having fun with her bar buddies, she is more than surprised to see Mr. Brady Lund himself. In her favorite dive bar of all places.

When Brady and Lennox start to navigate a relationship that she’s intent on keeping secret from her coworkers, there are a few bumps along the way. As they start really falling for each other, a couple of huge misunderstandings throw them both for a loop. And, as they start to try and understand each other’s past, neither is quite sure if they can make it work. But, once things are out in the open, they do indeed find out what they need.

I really enjoyed this book. It’s a bit different from James’ other works, in my opinion. This is a sweetly developed romance with sensuality and two nicely developed characters. I loved that Brady was unsure of himself and not the typical alpha that is all too prevalent in romances today. I loved Lennox as well. A self made woman who picked herself up by her boot straps and works hard to prove to everyone, mostly to herself, that she can do it. She doesn’t take the easy way out of anything. Instead, she meets every obstacle head on. The chemistry between the two was mutual and not one sided, even from the beginning. If you’re looking for a quick, sexy read, this one is definitely for you. I can’t wait for the next!   Well done, Lorelei James! Very well done.

Reviewed by Vickie

Copy provided by Publisher

 

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Lorelei’s publisher is offering a paper copy of WHAT YOU NEED to ONE (1) lucky commenter at The Reading Cafe

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8. Giveaway open to USA only

9. Giveaway runs from January 6-10, 2016

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43 thoughts on “What You Need by Lorelei James – Review & Giveaway”

  2. Thanks for the post and your thoughts, I enjoyed reading them. This does sound so much different than what I have read from Ms. James before, but she does know how to create good characters and stories so I am excited to read something sweet from her. Thanks! completed all!

    • Thank you, Karen. I’m used to her books having that overly dominant alpha hero, and this guy wasn’t at all over the top like that. It was a great read.

  20. I haven’t read any of Lorelei’s stories yet, but I’d like to – please enter me in the giveaway!
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