Beyond Control

Plenty #4

by Bronwyn Jameson

The moment Kree O'Sullivan's and Sebastian Sinclair's fortunes crossed, she knew one undeniable truth: the man had power. The power to commandeer her apartment, which he did. And the power to destroy her business. But, to Kree's shock, the control that cloaked Sebastian like some impregnable armor had the unlikeliest weakness.

Her.

Every time he looked at her, she saw the want burning in his eyes, followed by some secret inner struggle. And though she knew to play with Sebastian was to play with fire, she couldn't resist tempting him, couldn't resist turning the tables...just a little bit.

But a little was too far....

Genres: Romance, Category Romance

Paperback

First published July 1, 2004

About the author

Bestselling and award-winning author Bronwyn Jameson grew up on an Australian farm where she developed a lifelong love of animals and the written word. Happily she was able to marry the two working as a rural journalist before a magazine article introduced her to Romance Writers of Australia and the possibility of a new career writing the books she loved to read.

After five years, a handful of contest wins and an equal number of rejections from Harlequin Mills & Boon, Bronwyn received the phone call all aspiring novelists dream of: Leslie Wainger at Silhouette Books wanted to buy the manuscript she'd judged in the Romance Writers of New Zealand Clendon Award.

Silhouette Desire published In Bed With The Boss's Daughter in July 2001. Since then Bronwyn has continued to write take-to-bed romance for Desire, winning contests such as The Aspen Gold, The Write Touch Readers' Award and the Anne Bonney Readers' Choice. In 2006 she was a triple RITA finalist with her Princes of the Outback trilogy and a nominee for the Romantic Times Series Storyteller of the Year.

As well as strong Australian heroes and spirited heroines, her stories feature all kinds of animals including an energetic Border Collie named Mac, a jet black racehorse named Stella, an attack cat named Gizmo, a talking pony nicknamed Mini Ed, a bitzer named Digger, a Russian Blue named Tolstoy…well, you get the picture.

She still loves animals and the written word. Her home is still a farm in the Australian heartland, which she shares with her husband and three sons, a thousand sheep, half a dozen horses, three dogs, an echidna and a wallaby.

Reviews

[Saly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know how I missed reading this book since I have read the first three books related to Beyond Control. I really liked this book, I do have a tendency to love opposites attract.

Kree runs her own salon which isn't doing very well because of a new one. Sebastien our Brit hero is the new executor of the building her salon is in and rents her apartment from her, along with his fourteen year old daughter Torie.

I liked how Kree is all bohemian, her colourful apartment, her constantly changing hair(she let's her stylist experiment on her) and how she was able to connect with his teenage daughter when the hero is kind of struggling with it(teenagers and their wanting to experiment).

Kree was pretty awesome and her salon represented her independence and that she had managed to carve something from her miserable poor childhood. She didn't like it when the hero gave her a business plan, since she did to help people and started investigating her friend for stealing. I did find her a bit naive when it came to the money thing.

The hero is one for plans and control and we kind of find out why later. He didn't know he had a daughter till she was 9, so married his wife which was a disaster, plus he also found out at 18 he was adopted and his blood relatives only liked him for his money.

I loved how the hero at the end told her she was his colour and he didn't want that to change. Their attraction worked really well and first lust takes place and then getting to know each other, plus parts of their past. The heroine was awesome!

[Jacqueline J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty well done book where the heroine flusters the hero which is a favorite trope of mine and I wish there were more of them. The characterizations of both of them were well done. The heroine had more depth than might have been expected from the set up and the hero was a kind man who was willing to accept his responsibilities and learn from his mistakes etc. I liked it and would be willing to try more by this author.

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 Stars! ~ Kree runs her own hair salon, a business she's worked hard to succeed. But lately her business is sliding and she finds she's having financial trouble. She's hoping that subletting her apartment while she house sits, will help her through this lull. Sebastian throws a screw into her plans. He's the executor for the estate of the deceased landlord and he's going to take over the apartment while he gets the estate in order; seems his 14 year old daughter Torie is the heir. From the moment they meet, Seb and Kree spark tempers and passion. Kree's a free spirit not to be tied down by other's rules. Seb's a man of controls and power. But Kree discovers that Seb has a weakness; her and she can't help testing the boundaries of that control.

This was a fun read. The dialogue was witty and often laugh out loud funny. Kree knows exactly what to say and do to push poor Seb's buttons and boy does she ever! I'm looking forward to reading more from Ms. Jameson.

[Jan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Has one of my favorites tropes. The stiff hero who gets tousled up by the care-free heroine. Only Kree isn't as care-free as she lets on. Sweet and funny.

[Heather L · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plucked out of Mount TBR for a mini-challenge to read a book by an Australian author or a book set in Australia. This book fit both criteria.

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

was good