Review: Closing Costs – Liz Crowe

Love conquers all? Not likely, according to Sara Thornton. She’s spent eight years coming to terms with the new parameters of her life while resigning herself to the idea that “happily ever afters” are best left to fairytales. Sales manager for her successful real estate office and juggling an added element of responsibility she never thought she’d face, Sara continues to struggle with the men in her life. Love, for her, has only meant hurt, broken trust and anger; all of which she’s completely banished from her life, so she claims.
Jack Gordon has come a long way since his earlier days of obsession with Sara. As general manager of Stewart Realty, his own level of responsibility for others’ well-being has ramped up. He’s even honed his caretaking skills, now that he has someone who loves him unconditionally.
Continuing to try and rebuild their relationship, they grow close as friends. But, the ultimate question remains unanswered; the one he keeps asking, no matter how many times she says no. Sara isn’t prepared for the keen focus of his need–to have her back, once and for all. And her stubborn resistance nearly rips both lives apart
The epic conclusion to The Realtors series, Closing Costs brings Jack and Sara truly full circle. Proving that the heat of lust and obsession; the need for control and to be mastered in many areas of life can lead to love —surprising you when you least expect it – if you will only allow it.

Series:  Stewart Realty Company #3
Release Date:  March 12, 2012
Publisher:  Tri-Destiny Publishing
Source:  Provided by Publisher
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Reviewer’s Thoughts:

In the final installment in the Stewart Realty Company series, readers will finally a conclusion to Jack Gordan and Sara Thornton’s love story.  It’s not an easy ending and it takes eight years to get there…but we finally do get an ending to their story.

Can I say I could not stand Sara?  That’s not too harsh is it?  She grated on my nerves.  She was whiny and bitchy and strung poor Jack around for one year too many.  She wanted him, she didn’t want him, she strung him along, then pushed him away…it was all too much.  And let’s not even talk about raising her daughter and her reliance over everyone around her to help with her daughter when she swore, on the day she was born, she was doing this on her own.  Good job, Sara.  Way to show everyone you could do it!

And then there is Jack.  I get that he loved Sara.  It was obvious for the first moment they were on the page together how he felt, but what I couldn’t understand is why he kept letting her treat him the way she did.  The man is a Dom.  What Dom would suddenly turn so wishy washy and let this woman rule his world the way she did.  Even when he claimed he was moving on, she was still there on the periphery making his life miserable.

The only reason I finished the book was to find out if Jack found his HEA.  I was hoping it would be with his lovely submissive, Shannon, but I knew it wouldn’t be.  The only thing that I did love at the end was the fact that Kate knew exactly who Jack was (and that she suspected it all along…smart girl).

Others have loved this series, and this book in particular, but I couldn’t get past Sara and her treatment of Jack.