ETA: Since I read it the first time, I've read all four books in the series. This time I listened to the just-released audiobook. It was even more fun because I now know Bran's friends. It was such a delight to see them again. I love their teasing joviality--and patience-- with Bran as they try to help him find himself again.
The narrator did a fabulous job!
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
Stephanie Caldwell made the classic mistake… she fell in love with her boss.
The fact that Bran is blind makes no difference to Steph—she thinks he’s the most handsome man she’s ever laid eyes on. If only she didn’t have to see him every day, she could force herself to give up her pipe dreams. But she can’t quit--she needs this job to pay for her daughter’s medical treatment. To make things worse, he just got engaged!
Billionaire Branson Knight is pragmatic about his love life. He knows women don’t see him as a man, but as a person to be pitied. His only value lies in his wealth. His engagement is merely a means to an end. But the last thing he wants to end is his relationship with Stephanie--he’s become dangerously dependent on his efficient personal assistant.
When Bran’s friends drag him off to Las Vegas, he convinces Steph to go along, to prevent him from panicking in the noisy, crowded environment. His fiancée, however, sees the trip as the perfect opportunity to coerce Bran into a quickie wedding. Steph and his friends are determined to prevent the disastrous union. But everyone has a secret…
MY TAKE
This was my first book by Dearen but it won't be my last. I love that the male love interest Bran was blind. He was so capable and yet needed so much, especially on the emotional side. I loved Stephanie's relationship with her daughter and what a powerful motivator that motherly love was in her life.
And Bran's friends are a hoot. Can't wait to read their love stories.