ROMANCE

Black Tie Optional

by Ann Marie Walker
Swerve: St. Martin's. (Wild Wedding). May 2017. 274p. ebk. ISBN 9781250120021. $3.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
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Do opposites attract? It seems so for billionaire Coleman Grant III and animal rights activist Olivia Ramsey, who can't seem to keep away from each other despite their divergent views on basically everything. When they find themselves in Las Vegas for the same bachelor/bachelorette party weekend, inhibitions are loosened, and Cole and Olivia find themselves waking up together after a night of getting to know each other better. Sadly for Cole, Olivia still can't stand him, especially now. Yet she might be the perfect person to help him fight his grandmother's bid to wrest away control of his company. He promises Olivia he'll create a foundation to support her animal rights concerns, and she agrees! Can these two show a united front, or will their natural animosity give them away?
VERDICT Olivia and Cole are great characters and prove that opposites do attract. Sweet, funny, steamy, and at times laugh-out-loud funny, this latest from Walker (coauthor of the "Chasing Fire" series) is an entertaining and fun read—a sort of Fifty Shades of Grey-lite.
Reviewed by Lisa Jordan, Johnson Cty. Lib., Overland Park, KS , Feb 10, 2017
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