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BOOK BLURB:
Blayne is strictly business ~ a stuffed shirt working for his father's company to develop the next men's razor. He wants to grow out of his father's shadow and become a success on his own, and this current project might be just the one to do it. He's also gay and stuck in a marriage of convenience with the president of the London branch of the company to appease his homophobic, controlling father.

Ben needs to get his career back on track after being laid off. A promising new job at Mandatory seems to be a great opportunity. In life, he just wants to have fun. But he needs to come to terms with his family and an odd case of amnesia to move on.

When they meet in a coffee shop one afternoon, Ben gets a lot more than a job. And when they start working together, nothing can keep them apart ~ not amnesia, not secrets, not Blayne's father, not even Blayne's wife!

BOOK REVIEW:
The blurb does not do any favors for the story; it is a blurb that takes all the passion out of the romance novel it is talking about.

The story is quite pleasant, if not occasionally trite and cliched as all romance novels intrinsically are. I honestly had a hard time getting into the story at first; neither of the main characters was immediately likable. Once I got past the second chapter the story took off and became much more engaging.

The book is a pleasant soap-opera, with all the crazy situations, convoluted plot devices and drastic vacillations in character behavior and motivation, but those are not necessarily bad things. It is a light and fluffy read with just enough angst and “drama” to keep readers engaged.

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