The story opens with an established relationship betweeen self made billionaire Zephyr Nikos and Interior Decorator Piper Madison. Working together they quickly became friends who eventually become lovers. But as Zephyr explains that is all they could ever be. Due to the horrors of his childhood, Zephyr's heart was closed off to love. Zephyr has trust issues and the only person he truly believes in and loves like a brother is his best friend and business partner. So where does that leave Piper?I liked both the hero and heroine. Zephyr is all alpha male without being demanding and pushing and I really really liked him!...There was no melodrama or angst here and it was refreshing. A quick, light read that I enjoyed. (This is the second book in a 2 book series) Have to say, I'm impressed at how Monroe has managed to continue to publish with the Harlequin line; not because she's a bad writer (far from it!). I'm surprised because with her last two books (Traditional Greek Husbands) she's created modern story lines with modern alpha heroes and heroines who are strong and powerful in their own right and there isn't a whiff of TSTL moments ANYWHERE in either book. You'd think the publishing line would take one look at this and say "nope, we need asshole men and idiot women to keep bringing in the dough.""TGPL" is a good solid afternoon read; I liked that the characters already had an established relationship, I LOVED the hero's reaction when he realized her bc patch had fallen off-finally a hero who apologizes profusely to the heroine and doesn't even think of accusing her of trying to trap him. I really liked how much the characters talked through all their options, and how the decisions of getting married wasn't a result of "b/c I said so" on the heroes part; I honestly understood and supported his reasoning for wanting to marry the heroine.At the same time, I really liked how the heroine took an honest look at herself, the relationship and the feelings on both sides before making a decision; I LOVED that she didn't mope over the fact that the hero had previously stated he would never fall in love-she's pragmatic but hopeful.Finally, I thought it was cute how Monroe managed to sprinkle her "go green!" beliefs into the story without turning it into an "I'm a hippie campaign."The latest offerings from this author just go to show that we can have a great alpha love story without idiots and assholes from Harlequin.
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