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Power Play (Matinee Romances)

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Tate Monroe and Victoria Sosa are both powerful business women and they each want to buy Braxton Products, but for very different reasons. Tate has a chance to finally achieve the goal she's been working towards for years because, if she can close this deal, she will be named the CEO of Sumner Enterprises. Victoria is already the CEO of Drake Pharmaceuticals, a company that is experiencing financial difficulties. If she can't close the deal, she will lose her position. Peter Braxton throws a twist into their bidding war when he insists that the women attend a tour of the various Braxton facilities together before he chooses which one to sell to. The women fight a mutual attraction, but eventually find themselves in a torrid affair. That gives Tate the opening she needs to betray Victoria and reach her goal. There is a lesson to learn here however. Sometimes the goal you work toward isn't the one you really want to achieve.

Power Play is a book in the Matinee Romance series published by Bold Strokes Books. The company describes these books as "focusing on passion, exciting relationships, and compelling attractions in a tightly written, engaging package....Plots don't have to be complicated...." This book certainly isn't complicated and there are some steamy sex scenes. The plot is straight forward and follows the formula for a routine romance. The characters aren't exceptional, but they're appealing within the confines of the story. Cannon is developing a reputation for turning out these stories quickly one after the other. If the reader is looking for something fast to read that doesn't require much attention, this book is suitable. There's nothing wrong with it. It just isn't memorable.

This is the first book that I have read by Julie Cannon.
I thought that it was ok, but the story left a lot of unanswered questions.
For instance, Victoria never found out that Tate had made copies of all of her info...would that have changed things? Who knows.
I liked the book, but did not love it.

I enjoyed Cannon's Power Play, but felt with the topic (i.e. Power), the storyline could have been more exciting. First let me say, I am a little biased, because I live in GA, work in Corporate and interface with Exec Mgmt; therefore I could relate to some of this. The journey of Victoria and Tate was sweet, but I felt it could have been so much more. The cocky Tate, who is younger, obnoxious at times, and seems to have the power, is not aware of the subtle power that the slightly older Victoria holds, and how that quiet power will help her to finally grow up and find peace, but moreso love. I would love to have seen more of the give and take dynamics between these two, and less of the description of the business trips and meetings. It would have been great if Tate's father had a part in the story, and as Tate helped Victoria with the food poisoning, Victoria is there for Tate with family issues.

This is the second book by Julie Cannon that I read and I was very disappointed. I just plain did not care about either character and their mutual attraction didn't seem to develope beyond the physical. The ending seemed forced and came way out of left field. Check out "Come and Get Me" by Cannon for a "can't put it down" read.

doesnt let us cannon fans down.. sexual and sensual.. visually stimulating as well as emotionally