Now I understand all the Richard VanRyan hype. Now I understand why readers kept on insisting they wanted more and why this fictional world has grown so big. With this new release of The Contract from Waterhouse Press, a whole new group of readers gets to fall in love with Richard and Katy.
To put it bluntly, Richard VanRyan is an unrepentant jerk. He’s selfish, egotistical, and rude, and he doesn’t have a compassionate bone in his playboy body. He's the kind of boss everyone hopes will experience a slow painful death by a thousand paper cuts. Pity the poor soul who has to work for him.
That poor soul is Katherine Elliott. She puts up with his haughty condescension and impossibly unrealistic standards because she desperately needs her job. But then Richard's circumstances change, and he needs something from Katy. He needs an image makeover in the form of a fiancée. He needs the drab, mousey woman he constantly berates to pretend she’s madly in love with him when she'd rather choke the life out of him with his own tie.
When a hero starts out this awful, there's a snowball’s chance in Hades for him to be redeemed in my eyes, much less make me fall for him. However, Moreland has some special wordsmith alchemy, and the Richard we end up with is vastly different from the Richard we first meet. But then love from the right woman and the power of found family are a unique kind of magic.
This story, at its heart, is about the change and growth love can bring if we let it. Have no doubt, Richard fights it, but Katy gives as good as she gets and is his equal in every way. Forget sparks. These two are a blazing Inferno roaring out of control, and their story is magnificent to behold!
By turns humorous then tender, steamy then deeply emotional, this story has absconded with my heart, and I’m not sure I’ll ever be the same. Charming, timeless, and unforgettable, you won’t be able to get enough of this exquisite, breathtaking love story!
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“Ready to dance with your husband?”
Her smile was shy, but real, as she slipped her hand into mine.
I twirled her onto the dance floor amid the laughter. She nestled into me as we moved to the music. Once again, it struck me how well she fit to me—the way her head was the perfect height to tuck under my chin. I could smell her soft scent, and enjoyed the silk of her hair on my skin. I beamed as we spun around, our steps in sync.
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Enjoying the Multifaceted Layers of, "The Contract".
I found the plot endearing. The main players and storyline were described in a way I could visualize each in my head. In reading the first few chapters, however, it was difficult to grasp the identification of the character performing the pertinent actions, but then by the author heading the chapters with a main character's name, it became clear. It was a clever method of writing in the first person from the perspective of two different characters. Well done. The story contained humor, sorrow, sarcasm, clever banter, lighthearted conversations, mean-spirited declarations, endearments, and vulgar language - none of which are out of the realm of reality. The sexual scenes were well-defined and described, however, it took a while to get to them. Overall, "The Contract" was a good read with strong characters and storyline. It flowed well and, with a bit of concentration on the reader's part, was easy to follow. I found the journey quite enjoyable.
Top reviews from other countries
Madame reader
Thème classique - mais très bien écrit
Reviewed in France on August 29, 2019Kindle Konvert
Humorous, tension-filled, and emotional
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2018