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Adventures Inc. #1
Letting Go
She’ll steal his heart...but is he ready to love again?
Violet Simon has one option for the take over her father’s place at the head of the multi-billion dollar Simon International Automotive. Her dreams don’t coincide with her father’s though. Tired of the mundane life she leads, Violet signs up for a month-long adventure vacation.
South African born Morné Styger struggles with a horrific past, but he is attempting to make a fresh start in Los Angeles. When the enigmatic Violet calls him up at Adventures Inc. seeking a month of thrills, he is eager to impress his first high profile client. With her violet eyes and innocence, not to mention the similarities to someone he loved and lost, Morné finds it difficult to stay on the professional side.
Tension and desire collide from the moment they meet. Morné plans on showing Violet how to enjoy life to the fullest, but in the end, they teach each other the art of letting go.
Violet Simon has one option for the take over her father’s place at the head of the multi-billion dollar Simon International Automotive. Her dreams don’t coincide with her father’s though. Tired of the mundane life she leads, Violet signs up for a month-long adventure vacation.
South African born Morné Styger struggles with a horrific past, but he is attempting to make a fresh start in Los Angeles. When the enigmatic Violet calls him up at Adventures Inc. seeking a month of thrills, he is eager to impress his first high profile client. With her violet eyes and innocence, not to mention the similarities to someone he loved and lost, Morné finds it difficult to stay on the professional side.
Tension and desire collide from the moment they meet. Morné plans on showing Violet how to enjoy life to the fullest, but in the end, they teach each other the art of letting go.
347 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 12, 2014
30 people want to read
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Danielle Taylor
29 books142 followersSomewhat shy, though very silly, and rather cheeky once you get to know her, British born author Danielle Taylor writes stories with characters that tear into your heart and soul. When Danielle isn't writing or procrastinating, you can find her doing Mummy things; and if not for a funky pancreas, she'd eat cake at every meal.
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February 9, 2014
Awesome Awesome book!! Couldn't put it down if I tried.
Violet is on a quest to find her true self. She is expected to run her father's company. She is also expected to get married to her best friend Andrew. A marriage of convenience for them both. For Andrew it would allow his company to merge with Violet's, and for Violet it would make her father happy. But, before she gives Andrew an answer she decides to take a vacation.
Morné came to California to start a new life and a new business. His first client is Violet. From the moment he meets her he is mesmerized by her and she by him. He is struggling to get over the loss of his wife and unbeknownst to him Violet becomes that saving grace to help him. During their travels together the two can't deny their attraction to one another. But guilt seems to wiggle its way between them whenever they're alone. Finally they connect for a fabulous night of intimacy. But phone call pulls Morné away and Violet is left devastated. After calling Morné's friend JB, who she met a few ago, flys to her side to help get her back home.
Once Violet is home she goes back to work, trying to find out where some financial discrepancies are coming from. She also has decided to marry Andrew to save herself from ever experiencing the pain of heartache again. To save her making a big mistake, JB calls Morné and informs him of her plans. He immediately flys to her to let her know how he feels. She calls off the wedding expecting to live the rest her life with the man she loves.
Once again tragedy strikes and she is left fighting for her life with the one person she thought was her friend.
Violet is on a quest to find her true self. She is expected to run her father's company. She is also expected to get married to her best friend Andrew. A marriage of convenience for them both. For Andrew it would allow his company to merge with Violet's, and for Violet it would make her father happy. But, before she gives Andrew an answer she decides to take a vacation.
Morné came to California to start a new life and a new business. His first client is Violet. From the moment he meets her he is mesmerized by her and she by him. He is struggling to get over the loss of his wife and unbeknownst to him Violet becomes that saving grace to help him. During their travels together the two can't deny their attraction to one another. But guilt seems to wiggle its way between them whenever they're alone. Finally they connect for a fabulous night of intimacy. But phone call pulls Morné away and Violet is left devastated. After calling Morné's friend JB, who she met a few ago, flys to her side to help get her back home.
Once Violet is home she goes back to work, trying to find out where some financial discrepancies are coming from. She also has decided to marry Andrew to save herself from ever experiencing the pain of heartache again. To save her making a big mistake, JB calls Morné and informs him of her plans. He immediately flys to her to let her know how he feels. She calls off the wedding expecting to live the rest her life with the man she loves.
Once again tragedy strikes and she is left fighting for her life with the one person she thought was her friend.
February 22, 2014
This book was so amazing that I could not put it down!!!! I have been a fan of Danielle Taylor for a while now and have read all of her books but this one just blew me away. There was so much emotion packed into this book that I stayed up all night reading it. I love the characters that she created here. Violet has lived her entire life for everyone else and she just wants to do something for herself and have fun on this vacation. Morné is starting his life over again with his travel agency and trying to live with the tragedy that changed his life and completely changed him. These two are not looking for love but the sparks are flying between them even before they see each other for the first time. My absolute favorite character in this book is JB. JB is Morné’s friend and he and Violet become friends during the story. He is a troubled soul who also has a past that haunts him, but you can tell that this man has a soft side and is also HOT AS HELL. I can’t wait to read JB’s story!!!!!!!!!! This book is a must read and I know that I will re-reading it many times in the future. Danielle Taylor is a super talented woman and I can’t wait to see what she has in store for her readers next!!!!!
February 21, 2014
Another great book by Danielle Taylor!! I loved this wonderful story and I loved Morné and Violet! I laughed and cried and suffered right along with both of them. Sometimes I wanted to yell at them too! Violet wants to find who she really is and who she really wants to be and Morné is going to be the person to help her on that journey. Little does he know that Violet will help him more than he could ever imagine and together they will find each other. It will take them some time and heatache but in the end they will realize that they were meant for each other. This is Danielle's first full length novel and it was amazing. I couldn't put it down! Grab this book as well as her others. You will not be sorry!
February 15, 2014
This is an amazing book! Violet is an amazing woman that is alone in life. She works for her fathers company but even he doesn't want her. She decides to go on a month adventure and booked it with Adventure Inc. From the moment Morne called her there was a spark between them. Morne is a strong man looking after his family and trying to do what he loves best. He's had a rough love life and punishing himself never to love again until he meets violet! Their adventures lead then to JB. JB becomes Violets best friend and rock when Morne makes a bad decision. Violet has a tragedy hit and both of the boys were come to her rescue and Morne helps her to become the strong person he knows she is. This is a MUST read!!!
February 4, 2014
Letting Go is book #1 in The Adventures Inc. Series by Danielle Taylor. I enjoyed it very much. Morne is a man carrying around so much guilt and afraid to let love enter his life. Violet is a young lady who has led a very sheltered life. She has never been allowed to live much less love. Can they find happiness and everlasting love as he takes her on a month long adventure that could change their lives forever?
May 10, 2017
Well written with a big, big editing issue. This is a stand-alone story with no cliffhanger, but the seeds are sown for the next book in the story.
This is another original story concept with really interesting, complex characters who have horrific tragedies and emotional traumas they've overcome or are working through. With two hot South African alpha males, there's significant heat throughout the book. For a romance, there's not actually a lot of wooing -- mostly avoiding -- but the story moves through romantic, interesting parts of the world.
The lead female character is a little odd, but if you stretch your imagination, not beyond the realm of believable. A smart, young, attractive, wealthy executive at her father's company, she has some self-confidence and self-perception issues to overcome. Very sheltered, even though she's a top exec, she's looking for an adventure to help her figure out who she really is and what she really wants.
So, the editing issue. I didn't actually count the occurrences, but I'm guessing more than 50 and probably more like 100 instances of swapping first and third person styles -- mid sentence. (i.e. His fingers touched my nose and slid up to the fabric covering her eyes. This is a scene between two people, not three.) It seems that perhaps the book was first written in third person and then the author decided to switch to alternating first person POVs. No issue with that decision, but it appears that maybe this was does with a simple search and replace. . . or something. Whatever the strategy, it didn't work and clearly nobody reread the book in its entirety. The issue is SUPER distracting.
Despite the wacky editing issue, I strongly recommend this one because the characters are original, I learned a little about some interesting new spots around the world, and there's a lot of heat and chemistry along the way.
This is another original story concept with really interesting, complex characters who have horrific tragedies and emotional traumas they've overcome or are working through. With two hot South African alpha males, there's significant heat throughout the book. For a romance, there's not actually a lot of wooing -- mostly avoiding -- but the story moves through romantic, interesting parts of the world.
The lead female character is a little odd, but if you stretch your imagination, not beyond the realm of believable. A smart, young, attractive, wealthy executive at her father's company, she has some self-confidence and self-perception issues to overcome. Very sheltered, even though she's a top exec, she's looking for an adventure to help her figure out who she really is and what she really wants.
So, the editing issue. I didn't actually count the occurrences, but I'm guessing more than 50 and probably more like 100 instances of swapping first and third person styles -- mid sentence. (i.e. His fingers touched my nose and slid up to the fabric covering her eyes. This is a scene between two people, not three.) It seems that perhaps the book was first written in third person and then the author decided to switch to alternating first person POVs. No issue with that decision, but it appears that maybe this was does with a simple search and replace. . . or something. Whatever the strategy, it didn't work and clearly nobody reread the book in its entirety. The issue is SUPER distracting.
Despite the wacky editing issue, I strongly recommend this one because the characters are original, I learned a little about some interesting new spots around the world, and there's a lot of heat and chemistry along the way.
March 9, 2014
Violet has grown up an only child, with only her father to raise her. She has always felt not good enough. She keeps to herself and is really awkward around other people. She decides it's time to go out and get a life and become the person she's always wanted to be. She makes plans to take a month long vacation and find some adventure. She books a trip with Adventure Inc., where she meets Morne. Sparks fly between from the first conversation on the phone.
Morne is still hurting from a tragedy that occurred two years ago. He is trying to start his new life and make his company a success. Violet is his first high profile client, he is struck by her beauty the first time he sees her. He is having a hard time fighting the feelings he feels for her. He tries his best to keep things professional, in the end there is no stopping the way he feels.
They both struggle to fight the love they feel for each other. After sometime apart, they both realize the love they have is meant to be. This book is full of love mixed with some mystery and a lot of adventure. I really enjoyed this book, the only thing I would want more is some more details to what happened with Morne. Just for the reason to be able to relate to what he is struggling with. It's a well written book and I'm looking to more books from this series. I was given this book in return for a honest review.
Morne is still hurting from a tragedy that occurred two years ago. He is trying to start his new life and make his company a success. Violet is his first high profile client, he is struck by her beauty the first time he sees her. He is having a hard time fighting the feelings he feels for her. He tries his best to keep things professional, in the end there is no stopping the way he feels.
They both struggle to fight the love they feel for each other. After sometime apart, they both realize the love they have is meant to be. This book is full of love mixed with some mystery and a lot of adventure. I really enjoyed this book, the only thing I would want more is some more details to what happened with Morne. Just for the reason to be able to relate to what he is struggling with. It's a well written book and I'm looking to more books from this series. I was given this book in return for a honest review.
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