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Balancing Act (Barlow-Barretts #2)

by Laura Browning (Goodreads Author)

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He has high expectations. And she exceeds every one.

Seth Barlow picks his teeth with the bones of secretaries he's chewed up and spit out. Except Tessa Edwards. She's completely unruffled by his bad attitude--and completely undone by his touch.

But Tessa is balancing on a high wire with no safety net. Her job is the only thing that keeps her from losing custody of her littl...more

189 pages

Published September 3rd 2012 by Lyrical Press, Inc.

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Aug 26, 2012 Rose rated it 4 of 5 stars

I reviewed this for TwoLips Reviews, LLC.

Balancing Act by Laura Browning introduces us to Seth Barlow-Barrett, the oldest brother of Anna Barlow, who we first met in Ms. Browning’s book Bittersweet (check out my review here). With a compelling and devastatingly handsome hero, this book takes us into the privileged world of the family who owns the Barrett Newspapers. A family ruled by an iron fisted patriarch who doesn’t let his children’s desires stand in the way of what he wants. As this story...more I reviewed this for TwoLips Reviews, LLC.

Balancing Act by Laura Browning introduces us to Seth Barlow-Barrett, the oldest brother of Anna Barlow, who we first met in Ms. Browning’s book Bittersweet (check out my review here). With a compelling and devastatingly handsome hero, this book takes us into the privileged world of the family who owns the Barrett Newspapers. A family ruled by an iron fisted patriarch who doesn’t let his children’s desires stand in the way of what he wants. As this story unfolds, we meet Seth, the oldest Barrett son, who’s the second in command and totally miserable.

Seth is an interesting character; physically imposing at the height of 6 feet 5 inches, he’s nonetheless intimidated by his father’s demands and expectations. Instead of following his own dream, Seth is stuck running the business end of Barrett Newspapers. Since he’s miserable at work, everyone else must deal with his surly temperament and behavior. He finds himself surprised and impressed when Tessa Edwards, the company’s newest attempt at hiring an assistant for him, turns out to be intelligent, efficient, and not in the least bit scared by his behavior. She’s also beautiful, young, and sexy. She’s everything he would be interested in having in his life, if he was looking for a wife—which he’s not.

Ms. Browning did an incredible job developing Seth’s character; it’s hard to develop a character that is truly a man’s man and yet follows his father’s expectations. As we continue to watch Seth grow emotionally during this story, we get to see him confront the expectations of his family and stand up for his own dreams. We also get to see him fall in love for the very first time in his life, make some mistakes along the way, and finally redeem himself in the end.

Tessa Edwards may have the blood of a New England blueblood, but that doesn’t save her from having to earn a living and taking charge of her younger half-brother when her mother dies. Determined to do what’s best for him, she has no intentions of letting her greedy aunt and uncle take custody of him or his trust fund. Getting a job at Barrett Newspapers seems like a godsend until she meets her temperamental boss—luckily for her, Tessa has a steel backbone and has no intentions of quitting.

Tessa never planned on falling for Seth Barrett or on the incredible passion building between them. Ms. Browning wrote Tessa’s character in such a way that you are able to look beyond her family background and see the well grounded human being she is. While Tessa isn’t perfect, we all have our downfalls; she’s an incredible sister and a great substitute mother to her young brother.

When Tessa is accused of taking company funds and transferring them to her personal account, she refuses to blame anyone else and loses her job. How will this affect the burgeoning relationship between Seth and Tessa? And who took the money and transferred it to Tessa’s account? You’ll have to read Balancing Act to find out. I really enjoyed it and I can’t wait to see which one of Seth’s siblings Ms. Browning writes about next.
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