The Takeover Bid : 9 to 5

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Summary: Taking over her business, and her heart?
Review: Melanie Stafford was the half-owner of Classic Cars, a professional restoration business. It wasn't her dream, or even what she wanted to do, but it paid the bills and gave her some freedom. She was content enough to manage the restoration business and pay half of the shop's earnings to her partner, Jackson, whose only interest in the business was the small paycheck he received every month for being the other half-owner. Jackson always said he was going to sell his half of the business, but Melanie never believed he'd really do it - until Wyatt Reynolds walked in to the shop one day, saying he was her new boss!

Wyatt Reynolds really had no idea about restoring classic cars - or why the red-haired manager of the shop seemed so put off when he identified himself as the new boss. He soon realized that he wasn't her boss, but her partner. She was interesting, and intelligent, but he wasn't looking for anything serious. All he wanted to do was sell his half of the business and make a tidy profit before moving on. So why was he so taken with his new partner, and why did he want to spend all the time he could with her?

This book was a nice little romantic story, something sweet but nothing too memorable. Both of the characters were a bit flat and were never really fleshed out. The reader grew to know Melanie more than Wyatt. Wyatt was a rather reclusive fellow who didn't seem to volunteer much personal information, and at the end of the book, I felt like I knew next to nothing about him. Melanie was a bit more forth-coming about her personal life, but only in fits and spurts, and I didn't know her that well, either. There was a lot of car-talk in the book, which I hate to say really went over my head. Still, the book was a nice, pleasant read, good for beach reading. If you're looking for something that pulls at the heartstrings or delves into more emotional waters, you may want to skip this one, though.

Rating:
Summary: Taking over her business, and her heart?
Review: Melanie Stafford was the half-owner of Classic Cars, a professional restoration business. It wasn't her dream, or even what she wanted to do, but it paid the bills and gave her some freedom. She was content enough to manage the restoration business and pay half of the shop's earnings to her partner, Jackson, whose only interest in the business was the small paycheck he received every month for being the other half-owner. Jackson always said he was going to sell his half of the business, but Melanie never believed he'd really do it - until Wyatt Reynolds walked in to the shop one day, saying he was her new boss!

Wyatt Reynolds really had no idea about restoring classic cars - or why the red-haired manager of the shop seemed so put off when he identified himself as the new boss. He soon realized that he wasn't her boss, but her partner. She was interesting, and intelligent, but he wasn't looking for anything serious. All he wanted to do was sell his half of the business and make a tidy profit before moving on. So why was he so taken with his new partner, and why did he want to spend all the time he could with her?

This book was a nice little romantic story, something sweet but nothing too memorable. Both of the characters were a bit flat and were never really fleshed out. The reader grew to know Melanie more than Wyatt. Wyatt was a rather reclusive fellow who didn't seem to volunteer much personal information, and at the end of the book, I felt like I knew next to nothing about him. Melanie was a bit more forth-coming about her personal life, but only in fits and spurts, and I didn't know her that well, either. There was a lot of car-talk in the book, which I hate to say really went over my head. Still, the book was a nice, pleasant read, good for beach reading. If you're looking for something that pulls at the heartstrings or delves into more emotional waters, you may want to skip this one, though.