Breaking Up with Barrett

Breaking up with Barrett by Katy Regnery

Barrett English, aka "the Shark," is the fair-haired, first-born of the English brothers, and the CEO of the oldest, most prestigious investment banking firm in Philadelphia. He rules the boardroom with an iron fist, refusing to take no for an answer and always getting his way.

Emily Edwards, a first-year doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania, grew up in the gatehouse on the outskirts of Barrett's childhood estate. The daughter of his family's gardener and housekeeper, she was always looking through the window of privilege, but forced to remember her place at the very periphery of the kingdom.

When business partners suggest that a fiancee might soften Barrett's image over business dinners, he approaches Emily for the "job" of fiancee. And while love wasn't necessarily on Barrett's radar, he begins to realize that Emily always has been. But will his take-no-prisoners boardroom tactics work on the heart of the woman he loves?**

Barrett English always gets what he wants, always gets the deal he's after but with Emily he doesn't know where he stands. He knows that she needs money for school so he thinks she'd be the perfect fake fiancee, he'll pay her to play the part of the woman that he loves. It's not too far of a stretch though, because he's loved her for as long as he can remember her being around.  He just doesn't think she sees him that way.

Emily Edwards has always been fascinated by Barrett. He was one of the English brothers, the oldest and he was always the one she loved the most. When she was faced with his proposition she said yes because she did need the money but mostly it was because of Barrett. She enjoyed spending the time with him. After a while though, she feels like it's never going to go anywhere, like she's always going to be on the sidelines with him, she breaks off the 'engagement'. 

Barrett is shocked, a few minutes before she was telling his business associates how he proposed, showing him that she may have feelings for him as well and the next she was telling him their engagement was over. They had shared their first kiss, and now she was gone. He had to get her back. So he does what he does best and brings out the Shark, but he realizes that sometimes he can't bully things to his will.

I loved Barrett and Emily's story. Once they stopped fighting each other and started listening to their hearts it was so lovely. Even when they were fighting each other it was a great story. I enjoyed it all so much and I couldn't put it down. It was a fast and easy read. Check out these books, you won't be disappointed!

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