Violet is the perfect daughter: ambitious, but obedient, charming, but doesn't party like her sister, Lily, and in a relationship with the ideal man...minus his infidelity. After Violet's boyfriend makes it clear he prefers his job to her, she has finally decided to make a move for herself and leave him. Meanwhile, sexy and mysterious Ryder has had his eye on her, and he knows it's time to make a calculated move. Soon, they realize they are in over their head, but now they can't let go.

OWNING VIOLET by Monica Murphy contains everything one hopes for in a romance novel: passion, emotional intensity, brilliant dialogue, and sexy scenes galore. As each chapter passes by, the reader is pulled further into a world where intense and complicated love collides with business, corruption, and family expectations. Throughout the whole novel, an unsuspecting sense of urgency lines each plot point, making this one of the hardest romance novels to try to put down.

Violet, a strong young woman who has played by someone else's rules for so long, meets her match with Ryder, who has satisfied himself for so long that he forgot others could be kind and sincere. Their spark absolutely sizzles between pages of expertly executed scenes of internal and external conflict, renewed strength, dark pasts, and the mesmerizing nature of love that demands all vulnerability.

OWNING VIOLET left me in a ball of overwhelming emotion for characters that I expected to spend several days with but instead whose company I consumed in one evening. Monica Murphy's talent for a complex relationship composed of two individuals whose walls are starting to crack in the best is absolutely superb. Fans of Tessa Bailey and Maya Banks are sure to find another immediate-buy series with this one.

Book Summary

New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy begins a sexy new contemporary romance series—perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Emma Chase—that introduces three sisters born to wealth, raised to succeed, ready to love, destined to make waves.

I’ve moved through life doing what’s expected of me. I’m the middle daughter, the dutiful daughter. The one who braved a vicious attack and survived. The one who devoted herself to her family’s business empire. The one who met an ambitious man and fell in love. We were going to run Fleur Cosmetics together, Zachary and I.

Until he got a promotion and left me in the dust. Maybe it’s for the best, between his disloyalty and his wandering eye. But another man was waiting for me. Wanting me. He too has an overwhelming thirst for success, just like Zachary—perhaps even more so. He’s also ruthless. And mysterious. I know nothing about Ryder McKay beyond that he makes me feel things I’ve never felt before.

One stolen moment, a kiss, a touch . . . and I’m hooked.

Ryder’s like a powerful drug, and I’m an addict who doesn’t want to be cured. He tells me his intentions aren’t pure, and I believe him. For once, I don’t care. I’m willing to risk everything just to be with him.

Including my heart. My soul.

My everything.