To avenge his mother's mistreatment at the hands of her upper-crust employer, self-made real estate tycoon Marcus Pearson needs entree into their exclusive world. When D.C. socialite Pamela Harrington comes to him for help, Marcus realizes the golden admission ticket he's been seeking has suddenly fallen into his lap.
Pamela will do anything to save her favorite cause, even agree to a marriage of convenience. The altruistic "it-girl" isn't worried about the pretend passion with Marcus turning real; she's sworn off powerful, driven men who use her for her family's connections.
So she'll deny the way her pulse races with one look from his crystalline blue eyes. And he'll ignore the way his body throbs with each kiss from her full lips. Because there's no way he'll lose his blue-collar heart to the blue-blooded beauty
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In Love with a Tycoon Series- Tracey Livesay
1) -DNR- Tycoon's Socialite Bride (Marcus Pearson & Pamela Harrington)
2) Pretending with the Playboy (Carter Richardson & Lauren Olsen)
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I totally like the premise of the book and the different dynamics in play. I especially liked the power dynamics which was different than what was the norm at the time this book was written. The political intrigue was on point. The romance was on point. What wasn't on point was the third act conflict where MC starts blaming the conflict on her being Black. Mind you, the entire time and I do mean the entirety of the book had no racist conflicts. Can we place the blame at the shoes of systemic racism for a lot of things occurring in the book, yes, but this wasn't the case in the book. To make the fight be about her claiming a certain treatment because she was black when the color of her skin has never been an issue, felt manipulative and if anything trivializes racism. It makes it something to fall back on when nothing else exists.
I didn't like it. It wasn't necessary. It was disappointing.
Series
2 primary booksIn Love with a Tycoon is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Tracey Livesay.
