By Jennifer Probst
Synopsis:
Her sisters have found wedded bliss with their wealthy, wonderful
dream men, but not Julietta Conte. She’s stayed on terra firma as top executive
of the family’s corporation, La Dolce Famiglia bakery. Work is her passion, and
her trendy Milan apartment her sanctuary . . . until Sawyer Wells, a masculine
masterpiece in a suit, lures her out of hiding with an irresistible offer: an
exclusive partnership with his international chain of boutique hotels.
Julietta’s been burned before—and trusting her
brother-in-law’s friend, whose powerful gaze alone has her rethinking the best
use of a conference room, is the riskiest proposition. But with a
once-in-a-career chance to take the bakery global, will she mix stone-cold
business with red-hot seduction?
Review:
The Marriage Merger is the fourth book in the Marriage to a
Billionaire series. The story centers on Julietta Conte and Sawyer Wells. As the
CEO of her family’s Italian Bakery Julietta has a lot of pressure to make the
right decisions; decisions for the company, her employees, her family, leaving
decisions for her personal life last. In fact, she doesn’t have much of a
personal life. Having been told she is cold in bed by her the few lovers she
has had, has given her a complex. She is orgasm-less and doesn’t see any change
on the horizon. She focuses on the area in which she is successful. Convincing
herself this is enough for her.
What, or should I say who, she didn’t see coming over the
horizon is Sawyer Wells. Sawyer is a man with a blank past. There is nothing
known about him before the age of 23. Now the world knows him as a successful
business man. He is on the verge of commencing his greatest dream, a hotel
named Purity. Sawyer approaches Julietta with an exclusive business deal it is
strictly business, at first. It isn’t long before Sawyer picks up Julietta’s
submissive nature. It calls to his dominate nature.
Julietta doesn’t believe Sawyer knows what the hell he is
talking about, but she can’t ignore her reaction to him. They make a bet. The terms of the bet are
pretty clear. Neither one thinks the other can hold out. What’s that saying
about the road to hell and good intentions? If that saying is true, then the
opposite should hold true for Sawyer and Julietta. The road to heaven is
definitely paved with bad intentions for Julietta and Sawyer.
Once they give into their desire trouble begins. Julietta
realizes that Sawyer has demons. Demons she can’t begin to comprehend. Sawyer
doesn’t expect or know what to do with someone who meets his issues head on.
The sparks continue to fly.
When the supporting cast of characters get involved things
get more complicated. Julietta and Sawyer basically get guilt tripped into
marriage. (Is this scenario sounding familiar? If you remember Mama Conte, it
should.) Watching their relationship develop was nice. This wasn’t a love at
first sight love story. The bond that forms between them and Sawyer’s foster
son is so sweet. Ms. Probst did a good job of giving insight into a younger
Sawyer through Wolfe.
The only part I really didn’t understand was how Julietta
and her family haven’t seen each other in so long. They are rich, with a
private plane. It didn’t add up to me. I will say this could have been a way of
showing how isolated Julietta was from everyone. It did not detract from the
overall story.
The Marriage Merger holds true to the Marriage to a
Billionaire series. Although, now that the love spell book is lost who knows
what will happen next. I would really like to see Wolfe get his happily ever
after.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by Liz
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