Tis the Season for Revenge
Seasons of Revenge #1
Morgan Elizabeth
Publisher: Self-published
Publication date: Oct 25, 2022
Genre: Romance
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Abbie Keller thought that Richard Bartholemew Benson the Third would be her forever. In their four years of dating, she never doubted that she would end up with his grandmother’s engagement ring on her finger. Sure, she had to change a few things about herself to fit that mold, like dyeing her hair, dressing more conservatively, and finding golf enjoyable (honestly the most difficult of the changes), but she was sure that at the end of it all, it would be worth it.
That is, until he leaves her crying outside her apartment wearing a Halloween costume, having broken it off with her because she’s just not serious enough. She was just fun, he tells her – and now that Richard has becoming a partner at his law firm in his sights, he needs to focus on work.
So she does what every girl does when she’s broken up with: she calls her friends, gets drunk, dyes her hair, and formulates her plan for revenge. It just so happens that the universe supports her efforts and gives her the perfect match to prove to her ex that he made a huge mistake: his boss.
Abbie starts dating the founding partner of Richard’s law firm, Damien Martinez, with one thing in mind: convincing him to invite her to the huge annual Christmas party as his date.
But when the relationship starts to become something more than casual dating and Abbie sees that the tough New York lawyer has a soft side, will she be able to follow through with her plan of deceit?
My thoughts…
Imagine thinking your about to be proposed to, that wedding bells are in your near future, only to be dumped while wearing a bunny costume on Halloween? Well, that’s pretty much what happened to Abbie. After invest 4 years to the man she thought she would spend the rest of her life with, he dumps her… and he’s not nice about it. She’s spent this entire time changing who she is and molding herself into what HIS perfect match would be, so that she could make him happy. So, when that all blows up in her face, she’s not only sad, she’s pissed. She downloads a dating app and is ready to find someone to take her mind off of it all. And while the old saying goes “the quickest way to get over someone is to get under someone else,” Abbie takes it one step farther. She matches with her ex’s boss, and decides to start dating him. What better way to stick it to her ex, than to show up at the Christmas work party, on the arm of his boss, whom he hates.
This story was a mix of sweet and spice. I loved the way that Damien was so supportive of Abbie. He’s the founding partner to a law firm, and she works at a makeup counter at a department store. She’s gotten used to people looking down on her job. However, Damien refuses to allow her to put herself down in any capacity, and shows her how much her work means, by bringing a domestic abuse victim in for a makeover before she had to go into court and testify against her abuser. In that small action he’s able to help two women by giving his client the confidence she needs, and showing Abbie just how much her work helps people. He was constantly pulling her out of that dark place of doubt, and showing her just how great she is as she is. With that being said, when they were behind closed doors, he cranked the dial up on the spice and took charge.
Honestly, my favorite part was just seeing Abbie untangle herself from 4 years of emotional abuse. So many people think domestic abuse is only on the outside, but it’s so much more than that. I really appreciated that the author didn’t gloss over that and focus solely on the romance. She spent that time unraveling everything and we were there to watch Abbie come back to herself.
This may be my first time reading this author’s work, but this will not be the last. If all of her books are this deep, but fun, then she may just earn herself a spot as one of my must read authors!
