Trade It All is much more complicated than it first appears. Tons of hidden layers make this story more than a romance. Yes, it is a love story but not the average type. Beneath all the back and forth drama lie secrets waiting to be revealed. Willa and Lance get caught up in a firestorm that ripples through history and relationships in a way that no one saw coming. Patrice in death still makes her presence felt with her poisonous vendetta and mysteries yet to be unraveled. Trade It All is so involved that it is hard to guess what will happen next, but the surprises add to the energy of the story. Families are frustrating, annoying and fight as hard as they love but that is what brings comfort. Ruth Cardello understands that relationships aren't perfect but messy. Anything worth having requires work.
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Ten years ago, Lance Barrington was a college hottie with business on his mind. He has always been attracted to his sister's friend, Willa. For once, Lance and Willa put caution to the wind and decided to let passion take over them.
Present day, Willa Chambers is determined to find her nitch in life. She is tired of settling and wants to be her own person. Being an identical twin doesn't always work in her favor. Lance has always been able to tell them apart even after all this time.
Willa wants nothing to do with Lance, not after all the betrayal. Can she find her will"a"- power and stay away? Will he hurt her again? She can't face that kind of devastation... again. Can Lance prove her wrong?
The book covers are soft, yet blunt and fit this series well. They draw you in like a nice, hot cup of coffee and then when you go to take a sip - you realize it's not the standard cup of coffee, but laced with a fine liquor that leaves your belly burning and wanting another sip. Oh so good!
Ruthie Cardello has done it again folks! She has tied each of these books in her Barrington Billionaire series with the finest silk bow. Reading her books has been such a pleasant and exhilarating ride. She has taken "romance" and morphed it into a million little shooting stars. This series takes you on a journey like no other. It is filled with passion, sex, lust but also carries much weight and depth - family problems, loss, death, abandonment, judgment, betrayal, friendship, mystery, happiness, sadness and other true life altering dilemma's that I will not describe because YOU really should start this series from scratch. I am literally wanting to hop out of my seat with every trickery, turn and discovery that this series unravels. Yes, it is a hot and sexy romance, but you have to read it to see just how much more there is to The Barrington Billionaires.
If you love Ruth Cardello's Barrington Billionaires... then you will be pleasantly pleased that her sister, Jeannette Winters and niece, Danielle Stewart each have a synchronized set that ties into this series. I have indeed read them all and I highly recommend you do too! That laundry can wait to be folded, a dish or two can sit in that sink.... crawl up, with a fur baby or two (if you are anything like me) and start them. I read Ruth's 1-3, then Jeannette's 1-3 and then Danielle's 1-3... NOW they each have BOOK FOUR releasing and I am squealing like a baby getting raspberries on her tummy. Yup, that good! ;) enjoy these gems and shoot me an email because I wouldn't mind some back and forth on what you loved and the secrets within these pages that I will spare you all from if you haven't started yet. You're welcome. ( )