Devoured by Peace

by J.J. Sorel

Will he choose duty over love? When reformed bad boy Lachlan Peace starts running his dying father’s billion-dollar empire, he inherits shady investment schemes that threaten to tarnish his reputation and destroy the Peace empire. Lachlan Peace’s true passion in life is music and surfing. He also can’t take his eyes off his new admin assistant, Miranda Flowers. Miranda can’t believe her luck she’s finally landed a well-paying job working for Peace at his sprawling Malibu estate. Dazzled by the opulence of her new workplace, which boasts a private beach amongst other fine trappings, Miranda thinks she’s won a celestial lottery. One of her more pleasant tasks, missing from the job description, involves accompanying her handsome boss to lavish balls as his pretend date. Miranda soon discovers that her unfriendly and very demanding manager has her sights on Lachlan Peace, with whom the CFO shares a complicated history. When this scheming manager notices that Miranda has caught the eye of the man that she’s determined to marry she hatches a plan to force his hand. Although the obstacles come thick and fast, there’s only one thing Lachlan Peace is certain he’s crazy about Miranda. But can Miranda compete with her sly and crafty manager, who has something over Lachlan? And will Miranda and Lachlan’s off-the-charts chemistry survive the SEC, the mob, and the sharp claws of a dangerously ambitious woman? AUTHOR’S This is the final installment of Lachlan and Miranda’s complicated and steamy HEA love story.

243 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 6, 2021

About the author

Book Excellence Finalist Award Recipient in the Romance Category for her title: Dark Descent into Desire

J. J. Sorel whiles away her day writing Steamy Romance novels. She loves conjuring up slightly damaged, seductive men who fall madly in love with smart quirky women. Before becoming a writer ten years ago, she danced and choreographed for her supper. jjsorel.com

Reviews

[Jessica Hawkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just finished reading this and it was a great conclusion to Miranda and Lachlan's story! Starting off where the first book left, it really wrapped it all up. Lachlan really got all his ducks in a row on this one and Miranda put work in on her blossoming career. I really liked that they kind of found their footing and just put work in. Lachlan is still burdened with some deep family issues that are just super cringey. The only light in that kind of darkness is the revelation of his nephew and the hope of creating a good home and family for him. My heart went out to Lachlan's mom when she met her grandson, especially after the pain of losing her other son. This book really dealt with a lot of drama and conflict and pain. Occasionally it felt like an overload but looking at the bigger picture and connecting all the dots you see how Lachlan's family issues go so far back that it just wrecked havoc on his world and it simultaneously damaged Miranda and Lachlan's relationship. I was so sad to see Lachlan being made to jump through these impossible hoops when all he wanted to do was be an honest man and love Miranda. I really enjoyed watching Miranda and Lachlan overcome all the obstacles thrown at them. They had a great support team in the form of close friends and family who were really steering them in the right direction.

I really enjoyed this book and I really enjoyed Miranda and Lachlan. They had really great chemistry, they had great spicey scenes and their conflicts really made them stronger and better people. My only wish, it's the same wish that I have with any great couple I read about, is that I wish I could get a glimpse of where they would be in a few years. I'm hoping to catch this glimpse in the next book, which I'm really looking forward to reading. This was a great book, a nice escape and I'd definitely recommend to fellow romance readers.

I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving a free copy.

[Jacqui Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well

Well that wasn't how I expected the story to go, Brittany got what was coming, and it wasn't Lachlan thankfully,