I'm a huge fan of Karen Booth, but this book just didn't work for me. I think it was more the set up than anything and the fact that I didn't feel like I really got to know the characters. Two couples in this book and it moved very quickly and felt a bit rushed. It was steamy and sexy, but I just needed more.

This is the first book in the new Dynasties: Secrets of the A-List series. Karen Both introduces us to some of the characters in this new book. Nadia Gonzalez has worked hard to prove herself in the Richmond Corporation. She is the assistant to the CEO Matt Richmond. There was an attraction there that neither one of them acted on because they worked together. A night of passion after a fundraiser, and they could not stay away from each other. Unfortunately, the office gossip became too much for Nadia. Shayla, who has designs on Matt, helps to spread the gossip. She is very duplicitous. Finally, Nadia quits and goes to work for her friend Teresa St. Claire. Teresa is an event planner working for Matt. She is planning a big event to announce a secret project that Matt and Liam Christopher, Matt’s friend are working on. Seems Teresa and Liam have a history. Liam’s father was Teresa’s mentor and his mother believed they were having an affair. As a result, Liam believed that Teresa was the cause of the end of their marriage. As they both had to work together because of the upcoming event, Liam started getting closer to Teresa. He began to believe that what his mother said about Teresa couldn’t possibly be true and thought he had a second chance with her. This continues until Liam’s father dies and they read the will. His father has left Teresa 25% of the business. Liam is furious and believes she is everything his mother said she was.
This story has some suspense in it as you try to figure out who keeps leaking information to the press/gossip rags. We see Matt and Nadia get their happily ever after as they realize they are better together than apart. Now Liam and Teresa are another story. We are left with Liam furious with Teresa and making all kinds of accusations. These are great characters and I enjoyed the overlapping story lines. I am hooked. I can’t wait for the next book in the series.

While I'm usually a big fan of Harlequin Desire books I found this one confusing. There were too many characters to follow and the back and forth between couples didn't work for me.