Once Forbidden, Twice Tempted

Johnathan had 3 marriages with his last only lasting not quiet a year when he passes away due to a freak accident leaving one current wife Miranda and to ex wives Tara and Astrid. For reasons unknown to anyone but Johnathan leaves each of the ladies 17% of his business now they must work out if they want to keep their shares or sell them and Tara sees this as her chance to finally show what she can do. Tara and Grants relationships is a bit of a complex one with plenty of history, a bit of conflict as well as an insane attraction that hasn't really ever been acted on before so between that, they tentative truce between wives and Tara's need to show everyone she is an asset to Johnathan and Grants business has you turning the page needing to know how it is all going to work out and leaves you needing to read the next book as soon as you finish!! I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

This book has left me feeling a little conflicted. I love the author’s work and her writing style. Grant and Tara are fantastic characters with lots of conflict and angst. I’m reserving judgement on Astrid and Miranda until I get into their own books, because here the just felt a bit whiny and overly dramatic. What bugged the living daylights out of me was the ‘dearly departed’ and the games he played with these peoples’ lives. I was baffled by how they could continue to respect the wishes of the petty despot and continued to shine up his tarnished reputation. I’d like to think that there’s a lot more going on and in future books in this series we’ll better understand why he pulled the strings he did. I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through Booksprout.

This is the first story in the "Sterling Wives" series. A stand alone read that starts with the death of Jonathon Sterling dying in a car accident. He leaves his company to his two ex's and wife. This is Tara Starling and Grant Singleton's story. She wants to claim her rightful place at the company but must contend with Grant, the CEO and her ex's best friend. The lines definitely get blurred in this story. It's a captivating and intriguing story that is full on emotional depth.