I love 'Harry Potter.' I love those books. That started because I lived with a woman who had kids who were, like, 10 and 7 when they moved in with me.
-Steve Earle
THE REVIEW
POWER PLAY
by Danielle Steel
KIRKUS REVIEW
Steel's (Winners, 2013, etc.) latest contemporary romance targets the integrity of corporate executives.
Connecting two powerful CEOs through their children’s romantic involvement, the author uses her signature low-key, easy-to-read style to examine personal and professional morality. Fiona Carson and Marshall Weston have made it to the tops of their games with a lot of sweat equity, and both are respected leaders, but that’s where the similarities end. Fiona is an accomplished divorcée and the mother of two well-balanced college students. She makes accessibility to her son and daughter a priority and rationalizes that she doesn’t have room in her life for a man since her work and her children keep her busy and happy. When Pulitzer Prize winner Logan Smith, an investigative reporter, contacts Fiona for a story he’s working on, she sees him as a good match for her older sister, Jillian. After all, Jillian’s a psychiatrist who’s working on a book about women in power, and both Jillian and Logan believe successful women in the business world conduct themselves very differently from their male counterparts. Marshall seems to exemplify that difference. While Fiona’s a concerned parent and a by-the-book executive who would never compromise her principles, Marshall’s actions reflect his questionable ethics. Married for 27 years to the same woman, he’s been a decent provider to his wife and three children, and on the surface, he appears to achieve a perfect balance between family life and corporate duties. But looks can be deceiving. His eldest son despises him; his daughter’s on a dubious path; and Marshall’s hiding a secret life that threatens to harm the reputation of his company, destroy his marriage and damage others who depend on him. When he’s forced to make an important decision, Marshall’s loyalty to his company and loved ones is tested.
Standard, appealing fare from Steel.
Pub Date: March 11th, 2014
ISBN: 978-0-345-53091-2
Page count: 352pp
Publisher: Delacorte
Review Posted Online: Jan. 4th, 2014
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 15th, 2014
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