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Taken by the Maverick Millionaire
Cate Summerfield never meant to eavesdrop. Now powerful Tom Russell must stop her from exposing details of an important deal. Overpowered…
He'll keep Cate very close—seducing the beautiful blonde will be no hardship at all! And in way over her head!
Cate knows Tom's not just a ruthless billionaire—but can the girl from the wrong side of the tracks ever be more than his convenient mistress?
He'll keep Cate very close—seducing the beautiful blonde will be no hardship at all! And in way over her head!
Cate knows Tom's not just a ruthless billionaire—but can the girl from the wrong side of the tracks ever be more than his convenient mistress?
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 2008
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January 24, 2020
OK so what is it? The title says millionaire, the blurb says billionaire. Some consistency please.
Tom really isn't a bad guy, not the ruthless guy that the media thinks. He just has good business sense and with the death of his father, he has to do whatever it takes to make sure the merger happens before word is leaked and for that he needs to make sure Cate doesn't leak the story to the newspaper she works at.
2 strangers asks each other for trust, yet they are complete strangers, what is there to trust about each other? While it took time, I can't believe Tom still didn't trust Cate to do the right thing and maintain their agreement, so much so that he pretty much stalked her. Hmmm.... trust is clearly something everyone needs to work on.
I did enjoy the interaction between Cate and her grandmother because family means a lot to her and it really shows. Despite the deal with Tom, and her newspaper, she always makes sure to go visit her grandma like clockwork.
Another predictable and not very memorable romance novel. Makes for a quick read though.
Tom really isn't a bad guy, not the ruthless guy that the media thinks. He just has good business sense and with the death of his father, he has to do whatever it takes to make sure the merger happens before word is leaked and for that he needs to make sure Cate doesn't leak the story to the newspaper she works at.
2 strangers asks each other for trust, yet they are complete strangers, what is there to trust about each other? While it took time, I can't believe Tom still didn't trust Cate to do the right thing and maintain their agreement, so much so that he pretty much stalked her. Hmmm.... trust is clearly something everyone needs to work on.
I did enjoy the interaction between Cate and her grandmother because family means a lot to her and it really shows. Despite the deal with Tom, and her newspaper, she always makes sure to go visit her grandma like clockwork.
Another predictable and not very memorable romance novel. Makes for a quick read though.
November 14, 2008
Anna Cleary has written an extremely, sensual and emotional-packed book which will make one forget whatever it was they were doing before they began reading Taken by the Maverick Millionaire. This is Anna’s second book set in beautiful Sydney which features the newspaper industry. It’s about secrets, corporate takeovers, a fake relationship which results in a rocky romantic journey for Cate Summerfield and Tom Russell.
Tom Russell, the proud and handsome son of the Russell Newspaper dynasty finds himself with three problems……his father has passed away leaving his fortune to charity, if a secret merger doesn’t happen he’ll loose his business and on top of that, the day of the funeral a rival newspaper woman overhears the secret details of that merger. What’s he going to do? He promises to give Cate Summerfield the scoop of the year if she’ll stay with him, pretend to be his mistress until the merger is complete.
Cate Summerfield comes from a middle class family, she’s has two loves, her ailing Grandmother and the desire to make her proud by becoming a successful newspaper woman. She’s recently had one bad relationship and it caused her Gran to suffer a heart attack when they were arguing beside her hospital bed. When Cate is given the chance to cover the Russell funeral and write the story, she’s over the moon. What she doesn’t count on is overhearing a discussion between Olivia West (publicist) and Tom who were making plans for a secret merger and if Cate scoops the story, it would take the Russell dynasty down! What she also doesn’t count on is her attraction for Tom and when she agrees to stay with him, her life if thrown into turmoil.
Both Tom and Cate have secrets and Taken by the Maverick Millionaire allows the reader to take their journey in a beautiful country, see the bond they form, see how they heal each other in the process, and in the end see how they learn to trust and declare their love for each other. It's quite an emotional and spirited love story; one that would light up any alpha's soul!
Book Description:
Overheard
Cate Summerfield never meant to eavesdrop. Now powerful Tom Russell must stop her from exposing details of an important deal.
Overpowered…
He'll keep Cate very close—seducing the beautiful blonde will be no hardship at all!
And in way over her head!
Cate knows Tom's not just a ruthless billionaire—but can the girl from the wrong side of the tracks ever be more than his convenient mistress?
Tom Russell, the proud and handsome son of the Russell Newspaper dynasty finds himself with three problems……his father has passed away leaving his fortune to charity, if a secret merger doesn’t happen he’ll loose his business and on top of that, the day of the funeral a rival newspaper woman overhears the secret details of that merger. What’s he going to do? He promises to give Cate Summerfield the scoop of the year if she’ll stay with him, pretend to be his mistress until the merger is complete.
Cate Summerfield comes from a middle class family, she’s has two loves, her ailing Grandmother and the desire to make her proud by becoming a successful newspaper woman. She’s recently had one bad relationship and it caused her Gran to suffer a heart attack when they were arguing beside her hospital bed. When Cate is given the chance to cover the Russell funeral and write the story, she’s over the moon. What she doesn’t count on is overhearing a discussion between Olivia West (publicist) and Tom who were making plans for a secret merger and if Cate scoops the story, it would take the Russell dynasty down! What she also doesn’t count on is her attraction for Tom and when she agrees to stay with him, her life if thrown into turmoil.
Both Tom and Cate have secrets and Taken by the Maverick Millionaire allows the reader to take their journey in a beautiful country, see the bond they form, see how they heal each other in the process, and in the end see how they learn to trust and declare their love for each other. It's quite an emotional and spirited love story; one that would light up any alpha's soul!
Book Description:
Overheard
Cate Summerfield never meant to eavesdrop. Now powerful Tom Russell must stop her from exposing details of an important deal.
Overpowered…
He'll keep Cate very close—seducing the beautiful blonde will be no hardship at all!
And in way over her head!
Cate knows Tom's not just a ruthless billionaire—but can the girl from the wrong side of the tracks ever be more than his convenient mistress?
September 10, 2012
I read this book based on the relatively high ratings it's gotten for a harlequin presents and it could have bee a great book. However I was greatly disappointed. I liked the hero and felt for him and related to him. He was not the typical barbaric alpha male many romances have but instead had a good balance between alpha male and likableness. BUT I severely disliked the heroine and either wanted to shake her or smack her. I'm sorry but her character ruined it for me and I could not sympathize with her. The heroine's story could have been used to create a great character but this one fell on it's face.
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