Em & M Books

With THE LOOK OF LOVE, bestselling author Bella Andre introduces you the Sullivan family. In this fun and emotional contemporary romance series, when a Sullivan bad boy falls...he falls hard. And it's forever.

Chloe Peterson is having a bad night. A really bad night. The large bruise on her cheek can attest to that. And when her car skids off the side of a wet country road straight into a ditch, she’s convinced even the gorgeous guy who rescues her in the middle of the rain storm must be too good to be true. Or is he?

As a successful photographer who frequently travels around the world, Chase Sullivan has his pick of beautiful women, and whenever he’s home in San Francisco, one of his seven siblings is usually up for causing a little fun trouble. Chase thinks his life is great just as it is—until the night he finds Chloe and her totaled car on the side of the road in Napa Valley. Not only has he never met anyone so lovely, both inside and out, but he quickly realizes she has much bigger problems than her damaged car. Soon, he is willing to move mountains to love—and protect—her, but will she let him?

Chloe vows never to make the mistake of trusting a man again. Only, with every loving look Chase gives her—and every sinfully sweet caress—as the attraction between them sparks and sizzles, she can’t help but wonder if she’s met the only exception. And although Chase didn’t realize his life was going to change forever in an instant, amazingly, he isn’t the least bit interested in fighting that change. Instead, he’s gearing up for a different fight altogether…for Chloe’s heart.

I really enjoyed my introduction to the Sullivan family and look forward to reading the rest of the series. Chase is the first brother who is introduced – he has no plans on settling down, but when he comes across Chloe he begins to think she may be the one. Chloe is fleeing from an abusive ex-husband when her car goes off the road into a ditch and she finds herself being rescued by Chase. After the circumstances of her last relationship, Chloe has a hard time trusting anyone, most of all herself. Chase literally charms the pants off of her, and fights his way into her heart.

This is a wonderfully sweet love story. Chase is everything you could dream of in a man – which sometimes makes him seem a bit unbelievable, but hey, this is a book so why not create a positively dreamy character. Chloe is a bit lost, trying to find herself after fleeing from her abusive marriage. She is strong, but has to learn to see that strength in herself, which Chase is willing to help her do. Oh, and did I mention that Chase is a total sexy, dominant, alpha male in the bedroom who likes a bit of dirty-talk? Oh, yeah, totally dreamy…

This book also sets us up to meet Marcus, the eldest of the Sullivan clan – it’s at his winery that Chase and Chloe’s story unfolds – and also begins to introduce us to other members of the Sullivan clan.

This was a fun read and I look forward to meeting the rest of the family that Bella Andre has created!