Jay Rose has worked at Osbourne Corporation for two years, and
from the first time he saw her, Jordan Chen knew she was the
girl for him. Jay is the CEO's administrative assistant, she
knows everything that goes on in the company, or so she
thought. Jay and Jordan became fast friends, aided in this by
Jordan's position in security and IT, they became more, then
Jordan must do everything to keep the woman he CLAIMED.
The dynamic duo known as Alexa Riley sure knows how to keep a
reader on her toes! CLAIMED has characters who don't quite
behave as expected; and a rare occurrence in romance novels:
characters who actually accomplish work-related tasks during
business hours! Which might not have been such a great idea, as
it leads to quite a bit of trouble for our couple. Alexa
Riley's are most often novellas, which I feel is ideal for this
type of story. I felt CLAIMED might have worked better had it
been somewhat shorter in length. The intrigue part, while
interesting, dragged a little bit, and I thought the epilogue
was too long. In fact, the second half could have been
condensed. Jordan and Jay's descriptions are rather vague; on
one hand, I shouldn't complain as we are not treated to
extensive details regarding their physical attributes, however
I was never quite sure how Asian Jordan was, if I may say. It's
not relevant to the story line, there are obviously no clichés,
but the (splendid!) cover had me scratching my head a bit. I
know a book should not be judged by its cover, but the male
cover model looks quite Caucasian to me - unless my eyeglasses
need changing.
I really loved Jordan's father, and their relationship was
endearing. I also enjoyed the presence of Jay's sister Summer,
she was actually the character that made the strongest
impression on me because she grew quite a bit during the story.
The romance was typical of Alexa Riley: quick to ignite, but
Jay and Jordan had been really good friends, and it was only a
matter of getting things started romantically. As usual, the
tone is very young. The romance feels both traditional as well
as bordering on erotic romance. The characters are cute and
strangely relatable, but CLAIMED has smarmy villains that
further contribute to the old-fashioned feeling of this sexy
fairy tale.
From New York
Times bestselling author Alexa Riley,
a friends-to-lovers romance that will bring you the
happily-ever-after you’ve been waiting for
Jordan Chen is the man behind the screen. As part of the
elite security team for Osbourne Corporation, he has an iron
grip on protection, all without having to make close
connections with people. Until he meets the beautiful Jay,
and suddenly his quiet life doesn’t seem so perfect anymore.
He needs more. He needs her.
A workaholic to her core, Jay Rose doesn’t have a lot of men
in her life. Smiling in the face of her enemies gets her the
results she wants at work, but doesn’t exactly project a
warm, welcoming vibe. So she’s surprised when the enigmatic
security expert strikes up a friendship with her—surprised
but flattered, and maybe a little bit turned on.
A company as powerful as Osbourne Corporation has powerful
enemies, and when Jay becomes a target, Jordan realizes
there’s nothing he won’t do to bring her home safe.
This book is approximately 95,000 words
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Wow, an Asian male/Caucasian female romance! Wish I had known about it earlier, and yes the model looks Caucasian to me as well (Svetlana Libenson 1:41pm March 19, 2018)
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