The Negotiation by Sandi Lynn
Companionship is a good thing.
Relationships are not.
My name is Emily Wade and I was raised to believe that happily ever after didn’t exist. That relationships were doomed before they even started, and that as long as the attraction to someone is purely physical, life is uncomplicated and good. I lived by that and was probably the only anti-relationship person in the world. I found myself in the midst of so much man drama that I decided to take a hiatus from the dating world. Until I met the brutally handsome CEO of Caine Property Development & Management, Jackson Caine. He was as anti-relationship as I was and wanted to negotiate a deal that would let us have our cake and eat it too.
My mother was on her fourth husband.
My father was on his fifth wife.
My name is Jackson Caine and I grew up in a world where I was taught that nothing lasts forever. I saw and lived the destruction each relationship my parents had and it was something I never wanted. I was career driven, successful, the boss of my own life, and as anti-relationship as one could be. I’d had my fill of women and the drama that went with them. Until I met Emily Wade. A beautiful woman who understood and shared the same thoughts I did. We were the perfect companions for each other. No complications, no drama, and certainly no commitment, ever. We negotiated a deal that would suit both of us, and as long as no one broke the rules that were set in place, we both could have our cake and eat it too.
Until…
Julie's Review
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Its been too long since I read one of Sandi's fab stories (and that's on me...)
I really enjoyed meeting Jackson and Emily. I love their no-nonsense attitude.
What a great storyline, with no exceptions, no misconstrued promises, and no intentions.
Emily was brought up hearing her mother warn her not to fall in love, although she never gave a reason.
Jackson was also hardened against having deep and meaningful relationships, too, after watching his parents' marriage fail.
They undertake a contract to be companions. Unfortunately, everybody could see what was happening, even if they didn't. They were both in denial.
They navigated everything quite well, but in the end the heart gets control and you can't stop the feelings.
Jackson's parents threw a curveball into the proceedings, which made Jackson rethink things, although he was hell-bent on keeping his and Emily's negotiation in place.
Emily tried so hard to keep her feelings at bay, and to some extent so did Jackson. You got the feels as a reader. It was fun watching them both realise that they did, in fact, have feelings, and when Emily discovers something, she struggles with deciding the best plan of action. Sadly, she gets caught up in something terrible, which does make Jackson work out his true feelings. There is a trail of destruction, but they do finally work out that there is, indeed, a greater plan for them both.
Great page turner. Loved this!
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