Maddie Fortune's Perfect Man

Nancy Robards Thompson

May 2018 · The Fortunes of Texas: The Rulebreakers Book 5 · Harlequin

About this ebook

They’re fierce professional rivals—until romance turns business into pleasure . . .

Maddie Fortunado, heir apparent to her father’s real estate business, is stunned to learn that she’ll have to fight for the job she’d assumed was hers! Even worse? Her rival is none other than Zach McCarter, her secret crush.

Only a makeover can transform “Maddie” into “Madeleine,” who can compete against her charismatic coworker. But when Zach meets Maddie 2.0, business is suddenly the last thing on either of their minds . . .

Ratings and reviews

Maddie Fortune's Perfect Man by Nancy Robards Thompson Maddie and Zach McCarter are both competing to be the boss in her family's real estate business. They have so much chemistry that they end up falling in love even though they both fight it. I love the fact that her two sisters are teasing them throughout the book. it made the book so much more fun. It was a very well written book. i thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend for anyone looking for a good book.

Kenneth Fortunado’s family and close friends were stunned when he announced his retirement at a barbecue at his homestead. Finally, thought Maddie, she would be succeeding her father as the head of Fortunado Real Estate. But on the following Monday morning, a feeling of impending doom settled on Maddie when she saw that Zach McCarter was also attending the meeting with her father. The ever so handsome, charming, and successful Zach. Zach, with whom Maddie had been casually flirting with for five years, would be vying for the promotion that should be hers! But worst of all, her father was pitting them against each other in some sort of twisted competition! Oh, but Maddie would win this, this was hers! It takes a writer of considerable skills for a reader to be able to start a series with the fifth book and not feel utterly lost! Nancy Robards Thompson accomplishes it so well that I immediately felt Maddie’s hurt. I don’t approve of nepotism, but I was truly insulted on Maddie’s behalf! Maddie is a fascinating character: entirely dedicated to her job, a consummate professional, and like any workaholic, her personal life has fallen by the wayside. She is not unhappy, but there isn’t much fun in her life either. Dreamy Zach (and oh my, but he sounds delicious!) is not unlike Maddie, but he is more relaxed and philosophical in his approach. Women flock to him like bees to honey, but he is level-headed; he is confident but not arrogant: he has worked hard to be where he is, and he is aiming for the top. Even though they have been attracted to each other for some time, I loved that Ms. Robards Thompson didn’t play the “off-limits” card; Maddie and Zach act like rational adults who are able to acknowledge that acting on their attraction would not constitute a smart career move. I also loved that they didn’t stoop to underhanded tactics, or any silliness whatsoever; they behaved like the professionals they were. Zach is charm personified, but Maddie is rather caustic and brusque with him – and she knows it – but she feels slighted, and I understood only too well how she felt, still she remains mostly cool, calm, and collected. At some point, there is what could have been “the misunderstanding”, but the author dealt with it cleverly and expediently, and not having any silliness occur was most welcome. It was wonderful to see businesspeople not behave like schoolchildren when faced with this sort of situation, which is what we see most of the time. I love those Fortunados! Especially Maddie’s sister, Schuyler, who nearly steals the show: she is effervescent, a bit oblivious, a tad superficial, but “totes adorbs”! The verbal exchanges between Maddie and Schuyler are some of the best I have ever read, and I was laughing myself silly. I thought those light moments were a very nice touch as they counterbalanced the darkness of the business competition between Maddie and Zach, and they also provided Maddie with some food for thought. I loved how the whole conflict was resolved; Maddie’s makeover was brilliant, even more so because it goes beyond makeup and clothes. Nancy Robards Thompson is a wonderful writer who dazzles quietly: he prose has a casual sophistication, a timeless elegance that made reading MADDIE FORTUNE’S PERFECT MAN a most pleasurable experience! Enjoy! (Now I must read Schuyler’s story!)

About the author

Award winning author Nancy Robards Thompson holds a degree in journalism. She worked as a newspaper reporter until she realized reporting "just the facts" bored her silly. Much more content to report to her muse, Nancy has found Nirvana writing contemporary and historical women's fiction and romance full-time. Critics have deemed her work, "...funny, smart and observant." She resides in Florida with her husband and daughter. For more details, please visit her website at NancyRobardsThompson.com.