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THE COMPLAISANT LOVER Kindle Edition

by Ju Ephraime (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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To rid himself of the unrequited love he feels for one of his clients, Warren Melbourne thinks it’s best to keep his distance and avoid her calls, but he soon finds out it’s easier to plan than it is to execute. He has no defense against her. He cannot refuse her. He lives for the sound of her voice. If only she would acknowledge him—just ONCE! But how can she when she’s always in the company of her husband? God forgive him, he likes the husband, just not for her.
Cassandra Corwin thinks she’s happily married to her college sweetheart until she hires Warren to design some furniture for her new project. He is shy and retiring, but she gets the distinct impression that he’s putting on an act, that underneath that easy-going attitude is a sleeping tiger. She senses it in him every time he comes near her, but try as she might, she cannot get him to let his guard down. She should let sleeping dogs lie, but the devil in her wants to poke him to get a rise out of him. And then there’s her husband. Everyone thinks they’re the perfect couple, but are they?

Cassandra Corwin thinks she’s happily married to her high school sweetheart until she hires Warren to design some furniture for her new project. He is shy and retiring, but she gets the distinct impression that he’s putting on an act, that underneath all that easy-going attitude is a sleeping tiger. She senses it in him every time he comes near her, but try as she might, she cannot get him to let his guard down. She should let sleeping dog lie, but the devil in her wants to poke him to get a rise out of him. And then there’s her husband. Everyone thinks they’re the perfect couple, but are they...?
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07KFJY7C6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ENVISION Business & Computer School Publishing (December 18, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 18, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1491 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1732004722
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

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Ju Ephraime

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Ju Ephraime writes steamy high heat romances, packed with emotions and strong alpha characters and always a wonderful, happy ever after. She has won several awards for her writing, and had even seconded in Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest, with her White Magic Woman. When not writing romance novels, Ju could be found writing children’s books, which includes her, Too-Clever series, a collection of ten children stories. Ju writes her children's stories under, Dr. Julia E. Antoine. These days she stays busy helping in the community and donating her services to a not-for-profit organization, which she helped establish. Presently, she resides in CT where she has lived with her family for the past thirty years. She still misses her time on the sunny Caribbean islands, but takes pleasure in using them as backdrops to some of her stories.

Visit her blog at http://www.juephraime.blogspot.com or her personal page at, http://www.juliaeantoine.com where you can sign up for e-mail updates and other goodies.

What others are saying about Ju's books:

"...steamy, provocative and fresh..." ~Midwest Book review

"a new level of heat!" ~Readers’ Favorite

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P. Blevins
5.0 out of 5 stars really enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2019
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The Complaisant Lover is by Ju Ephraime. This is a story of falling in love with the right person at the wrong time. It is easy to read and quick to read but does have some graphic sexual scenes.
Warren Melbourne is a decent man with a lot of integrity. He treats his customers quite well and does all he can to do what is right. He is busy trying to build his furniture making business up to a successful level. He has been building several items for Mrs. Virginia Arnold. She comes around daily for updates on her piece or so she says. She is really wanting to start a fling with Warren and he knows it so he keeps her at arms-length and gets her furniture finished as quickly as possible. He is hoping she will tell her rich friends about the furniture when they see it and boost his business. He knows better than to mess with a married woman. That is until Cassandra Corwin comes into his life. Then he is lost.
Cassandra has no intention of being unfaithful to her husband. They work together remodeling houses and she designs some of the furniture. She goes to Warren to have him make some pieces for their current project. Both she and Warren feel an instant attraction; but try to ignore it. When Cassandra and Melvin start a reality show, they have Warren on the show to help promote his business and to have him make furniture for their projects. This gives them an original lead over other builders and designers. Only because of his wish to get his business going and because he can’t deny Cassandra anything, Warren agrees to be on the show for a short time.
Can Warren and Cassandra keep avoiding each other and the sexual tension that surrounds them? What will Melvin’s reaction be when he learns of this attraction?
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R. Norman
5.0 out of 5 stars Complex yet captivating,
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2018
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I am always surprised by Ms Ephraime's books, she somehow manages to hone in on circumstances that challenge the reader. The Complaisant Lover weaves its way through several diverse themes, yet does so without affecting the lively pace and easy flow of the story. The scenario is not one I would normally chose to read but I'm glad I did, because Ms Ephraime has handled it with sensitivity, exploring in depth the conflict, the vulnerability, and the almost debilitating confusion faced by those who suddenly find themselves in a situation unsought, unwelcome, and one which will upset the status quo, irrevocably. The characters are well portrayed, complete with internal torment and external anxieties, yet are genuinely interesting and wholly captivating. This is a story of love, loyalty, heartache, doubt, and trust and the courage to reach for that elusive HEA, and one I truly enjoyed!
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Susan J
4.0 out of 5 stars Much better to know than to ignore the possibilities
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2019
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The main character finally begins a sexual relationship with a woman he had 'worshipped' from a bit afar. However, she is married and this causes a slow but then more intensive closes. Without giving the ending away, let me just tell you that I did find the first 1/3rd to 1/2 of this book boring, as the action and meaning of the story took place, it became much more interesting. Therefore, I recommend reading THE COMPLAISANT LOVER with awareness of the pace within.
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Brenchris
5.0 out of 5 stars This was the story of finding a compatible partner at the wrong time, or was it the right time?
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2019
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I have read several books by Ju Ephraime. She always has a great plot with a great twist at the end. The Complaisant Lover was no exception.
I learned a lot about vanities and woodwork in this book as quite a few pages were dedicated to Warren’s occupation yet the story was never boring.
This was the story of finding a compatible partner at the wrong time, or was it the right time? Read it for yourselves the find out the juicy details.
The story is intriguing and one I highly recommend to all romance lovers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2018
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If you want an easy read, one that will keep your eyes glued to the pages, then I suggest you grab your copy of The Complaisant Lover NOW!! Even though the love is forbidden, it is a happy ending that you will root for. The characters and storyline come to life with every scenario. Ju Ephraime is one of my favorite authors, you will fall in love with every one of her works of art.
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TRVLR
2.0 out of 5 stars Bloated story with potential
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2019
This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review. But I’m afraid the author, Ms. Ephraime may not like what I have to say very much, however it is honest and honest doesn’t always equal pleasant to hear.

The Complaisant Lover is a story about two people yearning for one another, with a chemical attraction they cannot deny. One is single, one is married...neither wants to cross that line. That should make for good reading, right?

Unfortunately, I was disappointed. The Complaisant Lover isn’t a “bad” story as far as the plot goes. All of the components that do often make for good stories are present and accounted for: single alpha male, gorgeous woman, mutual attraction and instant chemistry, an ethical/moral conundrum. Check! Check! Check! And, Check! It just doesn’t work for me though and that is because of Ms. Ephraime’s writing style (I say cringing and mentally saying “sorry”.)

I notice Ms. Ephraime has published several books and I have not read any of the others to date to be able to compare this one to any of them but the writing in this particular story just felt...awkwardly bloated. It is evident that this author has talent, I do not mean to imply otherwise at all. It is just that much of the time I felt she was aiming for making this story longer than it needed to be. There seemed to be quite a bit of filler material that I found myself unintentionally skimming over. Many times I had to stop and force myself to go back and fully read what I realized I had just skimmed since I did promise to review this book. What type of reviewer would I be if I didn’t truly read the book? A bad one, that’s what I would be.

There are points in this story as too that an editor should have caught; such as the ending of Chapter 2 and the beginning of Chapter 3. The last couple of sentences of Chapter 2 have one of the main characters over-sleeping. There’s a pretty big deal made over it as he is really unhappy with himself. Then, within the first few lines of Chapter 3 he is again waking to someone knocking at his door with no other action taking place between, he just woke up twice. That stopped me in my tracks and furrowed my brow as I was reading. This continuity error was totally missed in the editing process and should have been caught because it’s pretty glaring and it’s very early on in the book. There are also a few spelling errors and missing words...but that’s no big deal. To date I have rarely read a book that didn’t have a few of those issues, those pesky buggers are so much harder to catch.

So, here we are back to the story-line. The plot does touch on a subject that many are going to empathize with, being in a less than satisfactory marriage with a spouse who is simply not interested in them physically. This seems to be on the rise in our culture today unfortunately. So it is easy to empathize with Cassandra. She loves her husband but she cannot deny her attraction to Warren. That would be a difficult position to find oneself in, right? I could see how it would certainly test ones fortitude. But the belabored way the story is laid out in the first half of the book made it difficult for me to stick with it until Chapter 15 rolled around. It was then that the finally began to pick up for me...but that’s a long time to wait for a story to grab you. Most readers aren’t going to wait that long before putting down the book.

This story does have some sizzling scenes to it, so if you are looking for that you won’t be disappointed there; you’ll just have to wait awhile for them to happen. As for me, while those were well written I had to fight through the first half of the story to keep my attention on the story.

Would I recommend it? Wow, this is difficult. With the story as it is now? No. Sorry, I wouldn’t. If the author goes back, tightens up the story-line, gets rid of filler material and shortens this book (because there’s no need for it to be this long)...then yes, I probably would and my rating would definitely go up. As it is, I rate it a 2 out of 5 Stars. There is potential here, but it needs work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sizzling-Hot!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2018
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Naïve Cassandra’s marriage to Melvin works well as a business partnership, renovating and selling-on houses. The couple make a fortune and become celebrities. Even Cassandra’s best friend, Victoria, doesn’t know the truth – they sleep in separate bedrooms. Cassandra is too ashamed of her lack of attraction for her young husband to confide in anyone.

Victoria, who wants Warren, experienced alpha male, for herself, constantly uses her rich husband’s money to pay for expensive bespoke carved furnishings so that she has excuses to visit his shop and workroom almost daily. Warren has one firm rule. He never messes with married women.

So, what happens when Cassandra and Warren meet? Both attempt to deny their attraction to one another, and the sexual tension builds, whilst a guest dating from Cassandra and Melvin’s romantic wedding lurks in the shadows ready to bring lives crashing into a public scandal.
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Sibyl Mory
5.0 out of 5 stars HOT AND PASSIONATE
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2019
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This is a story about finding love when you are least expecting it. Warren isn’t looking for love. He’s all into growing his business and making a success of it. But in walks Cassandra and he’s lost. Not smitten, but bitten, hard, by the love bug. He can’t get Cassandra out of his mind, even though loving her goes against all his moral and ethical principles. When it turns out that the life he thinks Cassandra has is just an illusion, the sparks begin to fly and then ignite into a raging flame. I like the way this author writes. She builds up the tension until the reader is screaming for more, and then she delivers… Really hot and passionate!
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