Title:  The CEO
Series:  The Millionaire Malones #2
Author:  Victoria Purman
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  July 2, 2015
Publisher:  Tule Publishing
My Rating:  5 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

CEO Callum Malone has it all: power, Italian suits, a house on one of Sydney’s stunning beaches and a new life without a woman in it. Just the way he likes it, ever since his nasty divorce.

Landscaper Ava Gibson is in no position to turn down a job, even if it is for her despised ex-brother-in-law. But when resentment gives way to underlying attraction, Ava is finally forced to confront her truth… she’s falling for him.

Will Ava be able to keep her growing desire in check? Because the irresistible Cal doesn’t want her to.

Read on for my thoughts on The CEO.  No true spoilers, promise.

Ava has been in love with Callum since the day her sister introduced his to the family as her new boyfriend.  Ava wasn’t sure she truly believed in love at first sight – yet her feelings for Callum haven’t changed in five years.  Through being Lulu’s boyfriend, fiance, husband and then ex-husband — Ava has hidden her feelings of love for Callum as intense hatred.  She shows disdain and disinterest in him from that first day onward.  She has insulted his family, his wealth, his business, his person until everyone around her, including Callum and Lulu truly believe that she cannot stand the sight of him.

The Malone family was gathered in the cemetery in the pouring rain.  The three Malone brothers had just put their father to his final rest.  Surprisingly, Lulu, her new boyfriend and Ava were also there to pay their respects.  Somehow everyone ended up at Callum’s home after the funeral – and Ava was brought into his circle once again.  She tried her best to continue with her hatred act, but it was slipping.

The CEO is such a touching, loving story.  We watch two people change their attitudes towards each other and let emotions grow naturally between them, in spite of their past.  Ava grows so much, grows past such a barrier wall that she had built over the years to find the happiness that she and the man she’s always loved truly deserve.

I would highly recommend The CEO as a wonderful, touching romance that anyone would enjoy.  Looking forward to the next novel in this series, even as I head over to Amazon to pick up the first one.. now I need to get to know all the Malone men and their lovely ladies.

*I received an e-ARC of The CEO from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. That does not change what I think of this novel.*

This novel is available for the Kindle