Real estate tycoon Nathaniel Montgomery is one deal away from making his first billion and fulfilling a promise to his dying father. Nothing will stop himfrom tearing down the decrepit St. Agnes hospital and erecting posh condos in its place. Not even the crystal-wearing, health food store owner whose publicity stunt lands him in the hospital.
After her brush with death five years ago, child prodigy Addie Collins learned whatβs truly importantβhealth, happiness, and the two-hundred-year-old rose garden at St. Agnes. To make amends for the accident, she agrees to pose as Nathanielβs girlfriend at his eccentric grandmotherβs birthday party.
But Addie has an ulterior motive. To repay her debt to the universe, she must show him there’s more to life than making money. Nathaniel hates to lose, but as she breaks through his defenses, losing himself in Addie’s arms might be exactly what this tycoon needs…
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Release Date:Β August 2012
Publisher:Β Entangled Publishing
Source:Β Provided by Publisher
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Reviewer’s Thoughts:
Adelaide Collins (Addie) has survived cancer and now takes live as it comes. She left the professional race behind. She is now a placard bearing protester to save her beloved walled rose garden of St. Aggie’s.
Nathaniel Montgomery (Nate) rich and successful real estate tycoon, bought the walled garden and planned to bulldoze it.
Addie handcuffs herself to Nate, before they could be uncuffed, Nate is injured in a unfortunate accident. She is almost hit by a bicyclist, he pulls he out of harms way, falls and gets hurt. Now Addie wanted to pay it forward, because as she says Nate saved her life. In a pay it forward scenario she tries to convince Nate to take time out to enjoy life. He needs a date for the weekend so he accepts her offer on the condition that it was one weekend only.
Β She gives up things for him and finds herself compromising. But when enough is enough, she draws the line. Nate finds himself falling for Addie and has no clue what to do. In the end he realizes he needs her to balance out his life.
Very enjoyable read.
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Shannon
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