Heroine Miranda Johansson has had a very bad day. The strait-laced, ultraconservative stock-market analyst in Chicago’s LaSalle Street financial district just lost eighty-seven million dollars of her clients’ money in a massive stock-market implosion. And if that weren’t bad enough, she just had wild, no-holds-barred sex with a complete stranger on her coffee break----and that complete stranger turns out to be her new boss! Can Miranda get control of herself without losing her job, and her mind? Or will her sexy new boss completely derail her self-discipline, her stock portfolio, and her career? (Not to mention the sudden intrusion of his manipulative ex-girlfriend---a scheming, ruthless woman who controls half of Wall Street.)
Will Miranda survive the ups and downs of her new love life, which is just as volatile and unpredictable as the market? Or will her new romance go down the tubes along with the economy? Only time will tell.
Readers who are down and out about their trashed investment portfolios can pick up a copy of MARKET FOR LOVE and forget all about the economic downturn. Read the book, and have a little fun peeking inside the unseen world of the sexy young investment bankers who’ve been pushed to the edge along with everyone else.
Review
As the blurb indicates this is the story of Miranda, a straight laced, stock market analyst who has a really shit day – actually she has quite a few shitty days.
We are introduced to Max, who plays an integral role in Miranda’s journey. There is arch nemesis Victoria, Best Friend Mitzi and a few other interesting characters.
Ultimately this is a multifaceted story which takes you on a journey of life, love, manipulation, deceit and history coming back and biting you in the arse. Honesty and Transparency come to require a clear place in Miranda and Max’s story.
I am rating Market for Love 3 ½ hearts. This story for me was good – but it didn’t really grab me. I found it slow to build and therefore found my focus wandering. The last third of the book was really good and it kept me wondering which way the twists were going to take me, but it was too little too late for me.
There were elements of this story that I found ‘corny’ and other elements that I didn’t ‘get’ so I didn’t quite buy the perceived emotional intensity. That could just be me though. Jill Elaine Hughes’ story telling is not bad in the least, the book is a nice easy read, and it comes with its very own HEA.. that’s always a bonus!
If those hard and fast and really confronting ‘contemporary/erotic romances’ are a bit too much for you – this one should be right up your alley!
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| 3 1/2 Hearts for Market for Love |
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