Deal Breaker by Tara Leigh
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Deal Breaker is one of those books that the reader decides they want to read slowly. I received a copy via Barclay Publishers and Netgalley.com. Nash is hardworking, driven, single man who has spent the last few years moving from woman to woman and never looking back to any of them. He has been burned badly before and has absolutely no interest in love or a relationship. He is only interested in work, his family and boxing. Nixie also has no desire to be in a relationship. She has just gotten out of a long relationship where she was dedicated to and loved a man who it turns out might not have been very dedicated to her. She has a long history with her ex, Derrick and his father, but, she has decided to make a clean break and start a new life.

Nixie and Nash are thrown together when Nash witnesses two men attacking Nixie when she cuts through an alley. Nixie is thankful but wants to move on and Nash wants a bit more time with her but, he cannot quite understand why, especially since Nixie has made it clear that she has no interest in him. Both of these characters were well-developed and despite Nash's ability to be a bit of jerk and being known as a vulture capitalist in the business world, the reader warms to Nash and given the pain both of them share after the loss of a family member the reader starts following along hoping that things work out between them. One of the good things about the story is the reader gets to follow along and watch as Nash and Nixie keep drifting towards each other and obstacles constantly preventing them from getting together. It is a great story with a warm romance.