A chance to prove your worth…

Synopsis

A steamy, hilarious read! Perfect for fans of Meghan Quinn and Penny Reid.

What happens when a New York City playboy, a Southern spitfire, and a hairless cat walk into a coffee shop?

Self-made mogul Chase Moore is a charming hound dog with a hairless cat and a family business to save.
He was fine being the spare to the heir until the family’s billion-dollar business threatens to go belly-up.
Now Chase will need more than his rakish good looks to fight his father for control.
Powerhouse marketing guru Campbell King returns to Texas and launches her own company after being chewed up and spat out by the city that never sleeps,
One phone call makes all the difference when a sauve and sexy male voice offers her the chance to redeem herself and help him save his swanky Manhattan store.
When the sexy redhead finally runs into her new billionaire boss, they’re both in for a shock.
But there’s no way Campbell is dating the boss. In fact, anyone but the billionaire would be better…
Previously published as A Little Moore Action by Sara L Hudson.

My review

Chase Moore is a playboy, uses his good looks to get any woman he wants. But even if he made his own success, he is still seen as the ‘spare’ of the family, and in the eyes of his own father, he is a complete failure.
But when shockingly his older brother walks away from the family business, Chase gets the opportunity to show his worth.
So he hires the best marketing business to help. Enter Campbell King…
This Southern redhead wants to show the world they wrongdoing after disregarding her so easily and wrongfully.
Bell is ready to turn Chase’s family business into a success story. But what neither of them expected was to feel that immediate attraction between them… 

While reading this story, I found myself laughing over several bits. First of all, there was the name of the cat… Initially I didn’t get the joke, but then after speaking the name out loud, the penny dropped and I couldn’t stop laughing.
I also laughed how the above mentioned cat behaves towards Chase at moments. Talking about killing the mood! Drama for Chase, hilarious for the readers! 

But I also have to admit, there were bits that I didn’t like at all.. especially the moments whenever Chase’s father appears in the book… talking about an horrendous character, and a person absolutely not worthy to be a father or even a husband! 

Luckily we have two great main characters, making this story a great read. 

Of course, Chase is an absolute player, thinking with just one part of his body. And yes, as a woman, it’s a bit frustrating to read how he is objectifying women.
And while initially he does the same with Bell, we see his character evolve into a ‘real’ man, a man that wants to get to know Bell for who she really is, and what her feelings are. 

He is also a great brother, well not specifically to his brother, but he is an amazing big brother for his little sister, a protective one. And seeing the two siblings pulling in the same direction, was how every relationship between siblings would be. 

Bell was just amazing from the start. We know that something happened in the past, making Bell more resolute than ever to show the world what she is worth, but it takes a while to get to that revelation.
I liked it how she stood her ground, she was too independent, too proud (in a good way) to just take what she was given.
But what I liked the most about her, was her natural charm. With just being herself, she can even make ice melt. And she isn’t nice with an agenda, she just *is* a nice person! 

Obviously there is an instant attraction between Bell and Chase, and reading their thoughts and seeing how they try to keep their thoughts to their own but sometimes failing, was very funny.
There are some heated moments in this book, it would be strange if there wouldn’t be, especially with all the fantasies (and let’s be honest, haven’t we all had the same fantasies at least once?). 

What I admired in this story, was that the author perfectly described the current world. Because no matter what happened with Bell in the past, or that Bell and Chase are consenting adults, in the end, it’s always the woman who gets an ugly reputation. And I could comprehend Bell for the full 100% why she was holding back, even if in reality she wanted to just give in… 

While the pace may seem a little bit too fast, and the love declaration wasn’t at the most romantic place in the world (however, made it even more hilarious!), I truly enjoyed reading this book. It shows us that love absolutely comes at the most unexpected moments, and that love is worth the risk. But also that with the right person by your side, and a family (or at least the most important members of your family), will stand by your side to do the right thing. 

And as any romantic person can confirm, grant gestures to show your love are never a bad thing to do. And why not, even involve a hairless cat in it! 😊