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Across a Crowded Room
Mixing business and pleasure was unwiseLisette had inherited the family business after her father's death, and it had been a real struggle to keep Baird Shoes afloat. But the company was still sinking fast.There was only one man she could go to for wealthy, handsome, ruthless Rosco Hamden. Yet how could she possibly ask him?Lisette couldn't deny his tremendous physical appeal for her. Yet her whole future was at stake. She was interested in the boardroom--not the bedroom!
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First published August 12, 1977
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Lilian Peake
132 books68 followersLilian Margaret Peake was born on 25 May 1924 in London, England, UK. During the World War II, she moved to the countryside.
Her early ambition was to be a journalist, and she ended up working at various newspapers and magazines around England. She also married and started a family, and eventually she decided start to writing romance novels. She wrote over 65 romance novels for Mills & Boon from 1971 to 1996 as Lilian Peake.
Lilian passed away in 27 May 1997.
Her early ambition was to be a journalist, and she ended up working at various newspapers and magazines around England. She also married and started a family, and eventually she decided start to writing romance novels. She wrote over 65 romance novels for Mills & Boon from 1971 to 1996 as Lilian Peake.
Lilian passed away in 27 May 1997.
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August 2, 2018
2.5 stars
And there was plenty of the above happening in this novel ! The storyline centred around the heroine's efforts to keep her late dad's small shoe manufacturing company afloat. Lisette ( the heroine ) and Rosco ( the H ) had experienced a vintage case of insta-lust when their eyes met across a crowded room at the start of the story. However, in spite of their evident mutual instant attraction, they kept arguing like a cat and dog while denying their true feelings. The H's the CEO and MD of an international conglomerate of diversified companies, but with a chief specialty in electronics. He met Lisette at a Chamber of Commerce meeting where she was like a fish out of water amongst all the executives and entrepreneurs. Lisette had been a librarian before her dad's death but she was forced to give up that job and take charge of her family's small business: Baird's Shoes.
The heroine's dad had run the small manufacturing business into the ground because of his wife's spendthrift tendencies. I hated the heroine's mother. That woman was the worst type of social climbing wannabe who was willing to pimp out her own daughter if it meant that her cushy lifestyle could be maintained. She wasn't an outright bully or a vindictive mother. She was worse ! She was the annoying passive aggressive type who used whining, emotional blackmail and copious amounts of crocodile tears to manipulate Lisette. Mrs. Baird reminded me of a less aggressive version of that annoying ( but funny ) housewife Hyacinth Bucket ( pronounced "Bouquet" according to the lady. Lol ) from the classic British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. Hyacinth, like the heroine's mom, bullied and nagged her husband to buy her all sorts of expensive stuff he couldn't afford just so that she could compete with her neighbours and show off:
The heroine's mother kept nagging her to go and "do whatever it took" to make the H invest money in their failing business ! Mrs. Baird didn't come outright and say that her daughter should go and sleep with Rosco but she made continual whining comments about the heroine using her pretty face and feminine wiles to make him amenable to investing. Mrs. Evelyn Baird sickened me. Lisette was often close to tears, begging her mother not to make her lower her pride in such a demeaning way but the woman never stopped with her emotional blackmail and nagging:
'PLEASE, darling,' Evelyn urged, 'be nice to him.'
'You mean do what I couldn't do if I'd been your son instead of your daughter?' The bitter words had come unbidden to Lisette's lips, but now they had been spoken, she could not edit them out, like cutting recording tape.
And as time went by and their financial situation became more precarious, Evelyn Baird's pimping scheme became even more obvious:
'Lisette, dear,' her mother's voice was tense and urgent, 'it's absolutely imperative that we do something to try to save ourselves. We can't let any chance go by. There'—she looked at her daughter warily—'there must be a softer side to him you can reach. You're— you're a sweet young girl, dear. You must know how --'
Lisette felt sickened. Would her mother hold nothing sacred in her efforts to maintain her high standard of living?
'What do you want me to do,' she asked bitterly, 'go to Rosco Hamden and—and give him whatever he might want of me to keep the family business on its feet, tottering though it may be? It's no real sacrifice these days, is it, because so many girls have no scruples where that sort of thing is concerned.'
'Lisette!' Her mother turned pale and her eyes moistened. 'How can you say such a thing!'
Anyway, the heroine's pimp mommy almost ruined my enjoyment of the novel. Rosco, the H, was attracted to Lisette but he also kept saying that he's not interested in marriage and that he had a woman for each of his varying moods ! The heroine even met one of his OW: an atrocious, vulgar and red catsuit wearing hagwhore called Wanda. Lisette had turned up at Rosco's apartment unexpectedly and found Wanda there, in her tacky red catsuit. Since this is a vintage novel, the author doesn't give any details about Rosco's relationship with Wanda after he'd met the heroine. That vagueness did aggravate me because I needed to have it confirmed ( or denied ) that he'd stopped sleeping with Wanda after he met Lisette. The heroine also had a wannabe other man, who was her accountant. He was a sweet and nice young man but his relationship with the heroine never went beyond a few kisses.
Most of the story revolved around the heroine's many attempts to save the business. In fact, Baird Shoes was already doomed to failure because:
1. Lisette's late father had borrowed a huge loan to upgrade equipment and the "factory" itself, but he ended up spending it on jewellery, clothing, vacations and expensive household items for the heroine's mother.
2. The "factory" itself comprised about 4 small wooden shacks ! All the equipment in the "factory" was the archaic hand operated type. The business kept losing contracts with distributors and buyers because the archaic equipment would break down frequently and new parts were impossible to locate.
3. The employees were paid a wage that was below minimum wage levels and the local trade union organization kept threatening to take action against the heroine's firm.
4. The bank refused to provide further loans since the recurrent installments on the existing loan were not being paid regularly.
I didn't blame the H for his initial refusal to loan Lisette money because his board of directors would lose confidence in him if he'd made such a suggestion. Nobody in the right mind would've loaned money to a doomed little factory like Baird Shoes. Eventually, Rosco did bail out the heroine by offering to buy Baird Shoes outright, instead of loaning money for simple improvements. That proved how much he cared for the heroine because it was a gargantuan feat to buy and re-structure a failing firm like hers. The H even made arrangements to move the factory to a better location and to assist its employees with their own new housing arrangements.
The romantic storyline was a bit lost amidst all the drama that focused mainly on the shoe factory and Lisette was a pitiful and exasperating heroine. I felt sorry for her a lot but she often made the mistake of being rude and mean to the only person ( the hero ) who was trying to advise her. The person who deserved all the meanness was her mother and that tiresome hag ended up getting exactly what she wanted: a rich son in law and all the money ( after the buyout ) to shop to her greedy heart's content. I didn't always feel the love between these MC's though, because they persisted in trading insults each time they met. Rosco wasn't one of Lilian Peake's vile H's though. He was very cynical but he was only rude to the heroine after she went on the verbal attack first. And, even when he confessed his insta-love for Lisette, I rolled my eyes a bit because he'd still been dating that hagwhore Wanda. What kind of insta-love is it when a H can still go around dating his OW after he'd met the girl of his dreams ? But, these were Rosco's own words and I guess it's up to each individual reader to decide whether or not he's sincere:
'As I mentioned just now,' he said, 'it all began when I saw you across that crowded room at the Chamber of Trade reception.'
'When I choked after drinking that brandy?'
'That moment exactly. I said to myself, "That's the one. She'll be mine even if I have to move mountains to get her."'
'But'—Lisette frowned—'I thought you were laughing at me.'
'I was. As people laugh when they find treasure at the end of a lifetime's search. Yes, my bright-eyed spitfire, I mean what I'm saying. I've been intoxicated with you from the moment our eyes first met. You got into my bloodstream and you've been going round me ever since. Why do you think I persuaded my Board of Directors to buy Baird Shoes if not because I'd fallen in love with you? The money you were given was really a gift, because financially your company had little value. Why do you think I kept trying to fit you into a job with E.M.U if not to please you and help you?' He drew her against him, holding her throat and tilting her head.
Safety: H's sexual relationship with the OW was very vague. It's clear they'd been lovers before he met the heroine but the author didn't establish whether or not he still kept sleeping with her after meeting Lisette. He was definitely still dating her. The heroine was dating this OM and they shared a few kisses.
This is the H, Rosco ( all dressed in 1970's clothing ).
This is the Mary Sue heroine ( also in her 1970's fashion ).
And there was plenty of the above happening in this novel ! The storyline centred around the heroine's efforts to keep her late dad's small shoe manufacturing company afloat. Lisette ( the heroine ) and Rosco ( the H ) had experienced a vintage case of insta-lust when their eyes met across a crowded room at the start of the story. However, in spite of their evident mutual instant attraction, they kept arguing like a cat and dog while denying their true feelings. The H's the CEO and MD of an international conglomerate of diversified companies, but with a chief specialty in electronics. He met Lisette at a Chamber of Commerce meeting where she was like a fish out of water amongst all the executives and entrepreneurs. Lisette had been a librarian before her dad's death but she was forced to give up that job and take charge of her family's small business: Baird's Shoes.
The heroine's dad had run the small manufacturing business into the ground because of his wife's spendthrift tendencies. I hated the heroine's mother. That woman was the worst type of social climbing wannabe who was willing to pimp out her own daughter if it meant that her cushy lifestyle could be maintained. She wasn't an outright bully or a vindictive mother. She was worse ! She was the annoying passive aggressive type who used whining, emotional blackmail and copious amounts of crocodile tears to manipulate Lisette. Mrs. Baird reminded me of a less aggressive version of that annoying ( but funny ) housewife Hyacinth Bucket ( pronounced "Bouquet" according to the lady. Lol ) from the classic British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. Hyacinth, like the heroine's mom, bullied and nagged her husband to buy her all sorts of expensive stuff he couldn't afford just so that she could compete with her neighbours and show off:
The heroine's mother kept nagging her to go and "do whatever it took" to make the H invest money in their failing business ! Mrs. Baird didn't come outright and say that her daughter should go and sleep with Rosco but she made continual whining comments about the heroine using her pretty face and feminine wiles to make him amenable to investing. Mrs. Evelyn Baird sickened me. Lisette was often close to tears, begging her mother not to make her lower her pride in such a demeaning way but the woman never stopped with her emotional blackmail and nagging:
'PLEASE, darling,' Evelyn urged, 'be nice to him.'
'You mean do what I couldn't do if I'd been your son instead of your daughter?' The bitter words had come unbidden to Lisette's lips, but now they had been spoken, she could not edit them out, like cutting recording tape.
And as time went by and their financial situation became more precarious, Evelyn Baird's pimping scheme became even more obvious:
'Lisette, dear,' her mother's voice was tense and urgent, 'it's absolutely imperative that we do something to try to save ourselves. We can't let any chance go by. There'—she looked at her daughter warily—'there must be a softer side to him you can reach. You're— you're a sweet young girl, dear. You must know how --'
Lisette felt sickened. Would her mother hold nothing sacred in her efforts to maintain her high standard of living?
'What do you want me to do,' she asked bitterly, 'go to Rosco Hamden and—and give him whatever he might want of me to keep the family business on its feet, tottering though it may be? It's no real sacrifice these days, is it, because so many girls have no scruples where that sort of thing is concerned.'
'Lisette!' Her mother turned pale and her eyes moistened. 'How can you say such a thing!'
Anyway, the heroine's pimp mommy almost ruined my enjoyment of the novel. Rosco, the H, was attracted to Lisette but he also kept saying that he's not interested in marriage and that he had a woman for each of his varying moods ! The heroine even met one of his OW: an atrocious, vulgar and red catsuit wearing hagwhore called Wanda. Lisette had turned up at Rosco's apartment unexpectedly and found Wanda there, in her tacky red catsuit. Since this is a vintage novel, the author doesn't give any details about Rosco's relationship with Wanda after he'd met the heroine. That vagueness did aggravate me because I needed to have it confirmed ( or denied ) that he'd stopped sleeping with Wanda after he met Lisette. The heroine also had a wannabe other man, who was her accountant. He was a sweet and nice young man but his relationship with the heroine never went beyond a few kisses.
Most of the story revolved around the heroine's many attempts to save the business. In fact, Baird Shoes was already doomed to failure because:
1. Lisette's late father had borrowed a huge loan to upgrade equipment and the "factory" itself, but he ended up spending it on jewellery, clothing, vacations and expensive household items for the heroine's mother.
2. The "factory" itself comprised about 4 small wooden shacks ! All the equipment in the "factory" was the archaic hand operated type. The business kept losing contracts with distributors and buyers because the archaic equipment would break down frequently and new parts were impossible to locate.
3. The employees were paid a wage that was below minimum wage levels and the local trade union organization kept threatening to take action against the heroine's firm.
4. The bank refused to provide further loans since the recurrent installments on the existing loan were not being paid regularly.
I didn't blame the H for his initial refusal to loan Lisette money because his board of directors would lose confidence in him if he'd made such a suggestion. Nobody in the right mind would've loaned money to a doomed little factory like Baird Shoes. Eventually, Rosco did bail out the heroine by offering to buy Baird Shoes outright, instead of loaning money for simple improvements. That proved how much he cared for the heroine because it was a gargantuan feat to buy and re-structure a failing firm like hers. The H even made arrangements to move the factory to a better location and to assist its employees with their own new housing arrangements.
The romantic storyline was a bit lost amidst all the drama that focused mainly on the shoe factory and Lisette was a pitiful and exasperating heroine. I felt sorry for her a lot but she often made the mistake of being rude and mean to the only person ( the hero ) who was trying to advise her. The person who deserved all the meanness was her mother and that tiresome hag ended up getting exactly what she wanted: a rich son in law and all the money ( after the buyout ) to shop to her greedy heart's content. I didn't always feel the love between these MC's though, because they persisted in trading insults each time they met. Rosco wasn't one of Lilian Peake's vile H's though. He was very cynical but he was only rude to the heroine after she went on the verbal attack first. And, even when he confessed his insta-love for Lisette, I rolled my eyes a bit because he'd still been dating that hagwhore Wanda. What kind of insta-love is it when a H can still go around dating his OW after he'd met the girl of his dreams ? But, these were Rosco's own words and I guess it's up to each individual reader to decide whether or not he's sincere:
'As I mentioned just now,' he said, 'it all began when I saw you across that crowded room at the Chamber of Trade reception.'
'When I choked after drinking that brandy?'
'That moment exactly. I said to myself, "That's the one. She'll be mine even if I have to move mountains to get her."'
'But'—Lisette frowned—'I thought you were laughing at me.'
'I was. As people laugh when they find treasure at the end of a lifetime's search. Yes, my bright-eyed spitfire, I mean what I'm saying. I've been intoxicated with you from the moment our eyes first met. You got into my bloodstream and you've been going round me ever since. Why do you think I persuaded my Board of Directors to buy Baird Shoes if not because I'd fallen in love with you? The money you were given was really a gift, because financially your company had little value. Why do you think I kept trying to fit you into a job with E.M.U if not to please you and help you?' He drew her against him, holding her throat and tilting her head.
Safety: H's sexual relationship with the OW was very vague. It's clear they'd been lovers before he met the heroine but the author didn't establish whether or not he still kept sleeping with her after meeting Lisette. He was definitely still dating her. The heroine was dating this OM and they shared a few kisses.
This is the H, Rosco ( all dressed in 1970's clothing ).
This is the Mary Sue heroine ( also in her 1970's fashion ).
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 20, 2016
This book was an emotional rollercoaster, and I'm not entirely certain whether that's a good or bad thing, all things considered.
"Across a Crowded Room" tells the story of Lisette Baird, a reluctant librarian-turned-businesswoman, desperately trying to save the family business. Inherited from her recently-ish deceased father, Baird Shoes is nearing bankruptcy and much of the narrative is devoted to her hopeless struggle to pull it out of a financial black hole.
The hero is Rosco Hamden, chief executive of a major conglomerate, who is by turns infuriating and...well, frankly, infuriating, even when he isn't intentionally being infuriating. Halfway through the book I wound up shouting, "Stop making me like you, you asshole!" because when he isn't being an intolerable prick, he's actually quite obnoxiously charming. I'd say throughout at least half the novel I wanted nothing more than to punch him in the face, first for being a dickbag, then for making me momentarily forget that he was a dickbag.
The story has several good elements, especially for a romance of the era. Lisette, though not a terribly capable businesswoman, is plucky and determined. I rooted for her to save the family business and I'm still a bit in denial that she didn't ultimately manage to do so without intervention from the hero. If not for an unforeseen curve ball thrown in about three quarters of the way through the story just as things start looking up, she might have done it. Even though I knew it was impossible, I was secretly hoping that she'd save the business on her own terms and then throw it in Rosco's smug, handsome face. The two of them having spent so much of the book on uneven footing--Rosco so much more rich, polished and professional than Lisette, who was doing her best with what she had--it would have been a welcome change to see them on equal terms. Alas, this being 1977, it wasn't meant to be.
The antagonistic relationship between hero and heroine was well drawn, too, which was another enjoyable--though emotionally frustrating--aspect of the story. They trade barbs often and with near equal ferocity, though of course Lisette is openly wounded more often than her foil. The two of them fought so well and so convincingly with each other, in fact, that when Lisette admitted to herself that she'd fallen madly in love with him, I was shocked. It seemed to come virtually out of nowhere, given how much acid they spat at each other. While her attraction to him was clear from the beginning, I honestly thought that the internal admission of affection would have come much later in the story given how slowly they were coming around to each other in their interactions.
While overall the story was engaging, it definitely had its less-than-strong points. Certain parts of the narrative reeked of the message "feminists are icky" which I'm going to guess is prevalent throughout romances of the era. For example, there are references to women who want to be/claim to be equal to men but who are actually just calculating shrews using their sexy womanly wiles to trick unsuspecting males into bowing to their will, and women who are just trying to be men, and women who GASP have sex outside of wedlock, those wanton Jezebels with their sexual agency. It's rather cringe worthy, really, even taking into account that this was written 40+ years ago.
Also cringe worthy are some of the hero's...um..."moves" shall we call them? Very early on, after a "business" dinner with Lisette, Rosco gets handsy with her, slipping his fingers under her jacket and then under her dress strap to "caress" her. While he stops when her discomfort becomes apparent (a running theme, actually, which is pretty praise worthy for the time period, I guess; yay, the hero isn't a rapist!) it still makes him seem like more of a creeper than anything else.
Finally, the ending. Well...it's a happily ever after for 1977, I'll admit. "Oh, darling, the only job YOU need is to be a little housewife!" Taken with a very large grain of salt, I can accept it, but I was genuinely--if foolishly--disappointed that it turned out that way. In spite of myself, I grew attached to the characters and wanted a less...well, rote ending for them. Lisette was likeable, clever and resourceful; I think the character deserves so much more than a lifetime of making sandwiches, especially since right up until the ending when Rosco basically says "Now, I'm ordering you to be my wife!", she was still determined to make a go of it as a businesswoman.
Those sizable complaints aside, I'm still giving this a high rating for how involving it was, how likable the heroine was, and how much of an emotional rise it got out of me against my will. While I wanted to smack the hero more often than not, he didn't make me roll my eyes or scrunch my face up and mutter "Ew" nearly as often as modern romance novel heroes tend to, which is a feat in itself.
--Jupiter
"Across a Crowded Room" tells the story of Lisette Baird, a reluctant librarian-turned-businesswoman, desperately trying to save the family business. Inherited from her recently-ish deceased father, Baird Shoes is nearing bankruptcy and much of the narrative is devoted to her hopeless struggle to pull it out of a financial black hole.
The hero is Rosco Hamden, chief executive of a major conglomerate, who is by turns infuriating and...well, frankly, infuriating, even when he isn't intentionally being infuriating. Halfway through the book I wound up shouting, "Stop making me like you, you asshole!" because when he isn't being an intolerable prick, he's actually quite obnoxiously charming. I'd say throughout at least half the novel I wanted nothing more than to punch him in the face, first for being a dickbag, then for making me momentarily forget that he was a dickbag.
The story has several good elements, especially for a romance of the era. Lisette, though not a terribly capable businesswoman, is plucky and determined. I rooted for her to save the family business and I'm still a bit in denial that she didn't ultimately manage to do so without intervention from the hero. If not for an unforeseen curve ball thrown in about three quarters of the way through the story just as things start looking up, she might have done it. Even though I knew it was impossible, I was secretly hoping that she'd save the business on her own terms and then throw it in Rosco's smug, handsome face. The two of them having spent so much of the book on uneven footing--Rosco so much more rich, polished and professional than Lisette, who was doing her best with what she had--it would have been a welcome change to see them on equal terms. Alas, this being 1977, it wasn't meant to be.
The antagonistic relationship between hero and heroine was well drawn, too, which was another enjoyable--though emotionally frustrating--aspect of the story. They trade barbs often and with near equal ferocity, though of course Lisette is openly wounded more often than her foil. The two of them fought so well and so convincingly with each other, in fact, that when Lisette admitted to herself that she'd fallen madly in love with him, I was shocked. It seemed to come virtually out of nowhere, given how much acid they spat at each other. While her attraction to him was clear from the beginning, I honestly thought that the internal admission of affection would have come much later in the story given how slowly they were coming around to each other in their interactions.
While overall the story was engaging, it definitely had its less-than-strong points. Certain parts of the narrative reeked of the message "feminists are icky" which I'm going to guess is prevalent throughout romances of the era. For example, there are references to women who want to be/claim to be equal to men but who are actually just calculating shrews using their sexy womanly wiles to trick unsuspecting males into bowing to their will, and women who are just trying to be men, and women who GASP have sex outside of wedlock, those wanton Jezebels with their sexual agency. It's rather cringe worthy, really, even taking into account that this was written 40+ years ago.
Also cringe worthy are some of the hero's...um..."moves" shall we call them? Very early on, after a "business" dinner with Lisette, Rosco gets handsy with her, slipping his fingers under her jacket and then under her dress strap to "caress" her. While he stops when her discomfort becomes apparent (a running theme, actually, which is pretty praise worthy for the time period, I guess; yay, the hero isn't a rapist!) it still makes him seem like more of a creeper than anything else.
Finally, the ending. Well...it's a happily ever after for 1977, I'll admit. "Oh, darling, the only job YOU need is to be a little housewife!" Taken with a very large grain of salt, I can accept it, but I was genuinely--if foolishly--disappointed that it turned out that way. In spite of myself, I grew attached to the characters and wanted a less...well, rote ending for them. Lisette was likeable, clever and resourceful; I think the character deserves so much more than a lifetime of making sandwiches, especially since right up until the ending when Rosco basically says "Now, I'm ordering you to be my wife!", she was still determined to make a go of it as a businesswoman.
Those sizable complaints aside, I'm still giving this a high rating for how involving it was, how likable the heroine was, and how much of an emotional rise it got out of me against my will. While I wanted to smack the hero more often than not, he didn't make me roll my eyes or scrunch my face up and mutter "Ew" nearly as often as modern romance novel heroes tend to, which is a feat in itself.
--Jupiter
June 26, 2025
They met across a crowded room when she was choking on a brandy.
Lisette is a young woman who is the new manger of her father's company afetr he died. She is not doing a good job because the factory is old and has a lot of debts. She goes to a party that has business people and there mer Rosco. He is a manager of a big conmpany that eats smaller ones.
Rosco is definitely smart and unapologetic.
Their main fight was because she wanted to main her ego of a serious business woman and Rosco was see all behind her facade. If she did has insult him he could have helped her so much earlier.
Rosco is not the crazy male lead but in end he did everything he could to aid her failing company. The drama her is more adult and real. They had a lot of chemistry and she was not denying her feelings to him.
He is infuriating, I would go mad at him everytime he try to manhandled me.
Lisette is a young woman who is the new manger of her father's company afetr he died. She is not doing a good job because the factory is old and has a lot of debts. She goes to a party that has business people and there mer Rosco. He is a manager of a big conmpany that eats smaller ones.
Rosco is definitely smart and unapologetic.
Their main fight was because she wanted to main her ego of a serious business woman and Rosco was see all behind her facade. If she did has insult him he could have helped her so much earlier.
Rosco is not the crazy male lead but in end he did everything he could to aid her failing company. The drama her is more adult and real. They had a lot of chemistry and she was not denying her feelings to him.
He is infuriating, I would go mad at him everytime he try to manhandled me.
September 19, 2021
The h worked her butt off for the shack-like 3rd world country style factory (although inefficiently) with the H constantly insulting and ignoring her. She went to him first 4 different times and was rejected each time. In the end he ended up buying her company cz she can't do it right and she becomes a housewife. H was a narcissist and manipulator and I am sure he will start either ignoring her or cheating on her as soon as the book ends.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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February 9, 2021Mixing business and pleasure was unwise
Lisette had inherited the family business after her father's death, and it had been a real struggle to keep Baird Shoes afloat. But the company was still sinking fast.
There was only one man she could go to for help: wealthy, handsome, ruthless Rosco Hamden. Yet how could she possibly ask him?
Lisette couldn't deny his tremendous physical appeal for her. Yet her whole future was at stake. She was interested in the boardroom--not the bedroom! (
Lisette had inherited the family business after her father's death, and it had been a real struggle to keep Baird Shoes afloat. But the company was still sinking fast.
There was only one man she could go to for help: wealthy, handsome, ruthless Rosco Hamden. Yet how could she possibly ask him?
Lisette couldn't deny his tremendous physical appeal for her. Yet her whole future was at stake. She was interested in the boardroom--not the bedroom! (
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