Social Butterfly PR is proud to present the release of King of Wall Street by Louise Bay
Synopsis:
AN AMBITIOUS BOMBSHELL IS ABOUT TO BRING THE KING OF WALL STREET TO HIS KNEES.
I keep my two worlds separate.
At work, I’m King of Wall Street. The heaviest hitters in Manhattan come to me to make money. They do whatever I say because I’m always right. I’m shrewd. Exacting. Some say ruthless.
At home, I’m a single dad trying to keep his fourteen year old daughter a kid for as long as possible. If my daughter does what I say, somewhere there’s a snowball surviving in hell. And nothing I say is ever right.
When Harper Jayne starts as a junior researcher at my firm, the barriers between my worlds begin to dissolve. She’s the most infuriating woman I’ve ever worked with.
I don’t like the way she bends over the photocopier—it makes my mouth water.
I hate the way she’s so eager to do a good job—it makes my dick twitch.
And I can’t stand the way she wears her hair up exposing her long neck. It makes me want to strip her naked, bend her over my desk and trail my tongue all over her body.
If my two worlds are going to collide, Harper Jayne will have to learn that I don’t just rule the boardroom. I’m in charge of the bedroom, too.
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Excerpt
I’d been desperate to work for Max King since before I enrolled at business school. He was the power behind the throne of many of the Wall Street success stories in the last few years. King & Associates provided investment banks with critical research that helped their investment decisions. I liked the idea that there were a ton of flashy suits from investment banks shouting about how rich they were and the man who had made it happen was happy to go quietly about his business, just being amazing at what he did. Understated, determined, supremely successful—he was everything I wanted to be. When I got the offer during my final semester to be a junior researcher at King & Associates, I was thrilled, but I also felt an odd sense that the universe was simply unravelling how it should, as though it was simply the next step in my destiny.
Destiny could kiss my ass. My first six weeks in my new position had been nothing I’d expected. I’d assumed I’d be surrounded by ambitious, intelligent, well-dressed twenty and thirty somethings and I’d been right about that. And the clients we worked for—almost every investment bank in Manhattan—were phenomenal and lived up to every expectation I’d had. Max King, however, had turned out to be a huge letdown. The fact was, despite being crazy smart, respected by everyone on Wall Street, and looking as if he should have been on a poster on teenage me’s bedroom wall, he was . . .
Cold.
Blunt.
Uncompromising.
A total asshole.
He was as handsome in real life as he was in his picture on the cover of Forbes or any of the other publicity shots I’d clicked through as I stalked him during my MBA at Berkeley. One morning, I’d arrived super early, seen him in his running gear—sweaty, panting, Lycra clad. Thighs so strong they looked as if they might be made of marble. Broad shoulders; a strong Roman nose; dark-brown, glossy hair—the kind wasted on a man—and a year-round tan that screamed, I vacation four times a year. In the office he wore custom suits. Handmade suits fell a particular way on the shoulders that I recognized from the few meetings I’d had with my father. His face and body lived up to every expectation I’d had. Working with him, not so much.
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Tracey’s Review
Working for the Max King has been Harper Jayne’s goal for a very long time. Known as the King of Wall Street, Max is the best of the best at what he does, and Harper is anxious to learn from the best. Finding out that he’s a total jerk, though? Not so much.
Louise Bay’s books are always an automatic must-read for me. Having loved her since her earliest books, I am always completely captivated by her characters, her stories, just everything. So, when she announced her newest standalone, KING OF WALL STREET, I was one of the many fans eagerly waiting to see just what kind of magic she’d woven this time.
Let me just say, oh, my gosh. There isn’t one of Louise’s main men that I’ve disliked, but, Max King? Just, all of the yeses. Max hasn’t gotten his nickname for being anything less than masterful at what he does, but, beneath that calm, cool, take no prisoners professional demeanor, beats the heart of a devoted family man. He may be calling all of the shots on any given day, but when he goes home, it’s all about his girl, his daughter Amanda. Determined to always put her first, Max will do anything to protect the life that they’ve created, all while doing what it takes to maintain his place in the business world.
And Harper. Harper is just the sort of quirky bird that Louise writes so well. She’s smart, snarky, sassy, and entirely focused on her goal of working for Max. Fueled by the desire to prove to her long-absent father that she can take on the world of business and win, Harper doesn’t have time for anything but carving out her own spot on Wall Street. When reality sets in, and Harper’s experience with Max isn’t quite what she’s expected, she’s ready to up her game with Max’s help, or without. Finding out that that tough shell houses a man that she can’t stay away from, professional relationships be darned, makes for a very interesting turn of events.
I loved everything about this book. Two headstrong, self-assured personalities that have the ability to undo each other with a look, a word, a touch, dialogue that had me laughing out loud, and the sense of family that is always a part of Louise’s books, made up of a precocious 14-year-old, interfering sisters, and a best friend with great if infuriating advice, makes for the kind of read that grabs me and doesn’t let go. This is a definite 5-star read for me, and I really hope (Louise, are you reading this?!) to see more of these characters in the future.
***ARC generously provided for an honest review.***
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About the Author:
USA Today bestselling author, Louise Bay writes sexy, contemporary romance novels – the kind she likes to read. Her books include the novels Faithful and Hopeful and the novella series’ The Empire State Series, What the Lightning Sees and Calling Me. The novels and together the series are stand-alone although there are some overlapping characters.
Ruined by romantic mini-series of the eighties, Louise loves all things romantic. There’s not enough of it in real life so she disappears into the fictional worlds in books and films.
Louise loves the rain, the West Wing, London, days when she doesn’t have to wear make-up, being on her own, being with friends, elephants and champagne.
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