Executive Decision

Executive Decision is a contemporary romance by Bernadette Marie.  It was a Free Friday offer from Barnes & Noble for the nook.  This novel was pretty much a formulaic romance.  It is the first in a series about the romantic lives of the siblings in one family.

Regan Keller has sworn off office relationships because of a very bad one in her past.  But then she meets Zachary Benson.  As much as she tries to resist, he won't give up and eventually he charms her into a relationship.  This story follows the romance formula pretty closely.  One character has a closely guarded secret, a few misunderstandings occur, will they find their way back to one another in the end?  If you have ever read a formulaic romance, you know the answer to that one.

This novel was interesting and had a good level of tension.  Aside from the standard misunderstandings which always bug me because why don't these people ever just talk to one another honestly, there were some other things that bothered me about Regan and Zach enough that it detracted from any enjoyment of the book.  I found her insecurities about his other relationships annoying and generally disliked her sometimes weak demeanor.  But the biggest annoyance factor was how he behaved upon their first meeting (not offering up his seat on a crowded bus) and then again when she is physically confronted by someone (he doesn't stand up for her when another man is accosts her).

As of this writing, the nook version is still free on B&N.  That would be the only price I would recommend paying for this one.

Happy Reading!