Willow has spent the past five years trying to distance herself from her family’s financial empire. She found a new place to live, started using a different name and even found a job that she loved. Unfortunately, her father’s untimely death brings Willow back to her hometown, as she is called to resume her position as the head of her father’s multinational corporation and she’s pushed back into the spotlight as perhaps the world’s most reluctant heiress. But Willow isn’t the only person upset by her sudden return to the helm of the corporation. Her father’s right hand man and now her chief rival for the company she soon discovers is no other than Ian Malcolm. He had been her brother’s best friend when they were kids and Willow unexpectedly finds herself instantly attracted to the confident, powerful man Ian has become. And as sparks fly between the two of them, Willow realizes that if she isn’t careful not only will he take her company, but also her heart.
A too-short novella that didn't allow for enough plot or character development to be believable. Willow and Ian haven't seen each other for years. He's her younger brother's best friend, and she's been estranged from her family because of a fractured relationship with her dad. They meet again when she comes home at the request of her brother because her father is very ill; he dies just as she gets back in town. Her father's will and Ian's position in her father's company puts them at odds, but they achieve their HEA. The resolution of the romantic conflict comes too quickly, plus I do NOT like romances where the heroine is older than the hero, especially when the age gap is so wide (5 years). No sex scenes in this book.