Originally Posted on Romance Junkies in 2005

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	• Unfinished Business (Madaris Family Novels) Brenda Jackson St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 31 reviews view larger image
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Originally Posted on Romance Junkies in 2005

In this continuation of the Madaris Family Saga, Ms. Jackson has written another keeper with UNFINISHED BUSINESS. I have to say that I've loved Ms. Jackson's foray into romantic suspense, especially with her richly engaging characters of the Madaris family.

In UNFINISHED BUSINESS, we finally get the story of the youngest Madaris, Christy. Pampered, wealthy, and riding high with the fulfillment of being an investigative reporter, Christy wants for nothing-nothing, that is, except for the love of the one man she's always wanted. True, Alex Maxwell only promised to marry her as a whim back when she was a teenager, but the heart doesn't care whether the offer was made in jest or not. Back when she was thirteen, it didn't occur to her that Alex was playing when he gave her that pretend ring and asked for her hand in marriage. Christy has always loved Alex, and time has only made that love grow deeper.

For Alex, who runs his own highly successful and lucrative private investigations firm, Christy was just a kid when he made his vow of undying love and marriage. But now, years later, seeing the beautiful and talented woman who is a success in her own right causes him to sit back and think-did he make a mistake letting Christy Madaris get away so easily all those years ago? After Christy came home from college and he so quickly laughed away that childhood promise of marriage, she never forgave him-and Alex did nothing to help ease the hurt of her broken heart.

But now trouble has followed Christy to Cincinnati, and Alex's old buddies, Christy's older brothers, have asked him to keep an eye on her. What no one realizes is that, at least for Alex, keeping Christy close is no hardship. But can Christy's hurt pride and Alex's hurtful jesting from years ago be forgiven long enough to keep Christy safe-and to allow another chance for this destined to be together couple?

Kudos to Ms. Jackson for another wonderful installment of the Madaris Family Saga; an installment that is rife with suspense, tense dialogue, and a passion that defies the passing of time.

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Another Madaris hit

Christy Madaris and I have a lot in common. I totally understand her holding on to a grudge. And boy did she have one against Alex who did her wrong when she was a teenager. She fell head over heals for him and he flat out turned her down and hurt her feelings. I've been there so many times in my teen years and even adult years but through Alex's persistence she learned to trust his love for her and move on. Which I thought was real romantic. I enjoyed this story very much. I couldn't give it a perfect five because some of it was too unbelievable to me. But overall this was a good BJ book.

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THe chemistry bettween the characters was great,the characters were also clear and easy to visualize and relate to.It had a good amount of suspence and drama not to mention the steamy love sences.THis was an easy quick enjoyable read.

Fell in Love with this Story...

I absolutely fell in love with Christy and Alex at times I wanted to jump through the book and shake one or the other but this story kept me up until 2am trying to finish it.

There are so many twists and turns and its so exciting and romantic that it was well worth the read. Brenda really did an incredible job with this book.

Christy is the baby sister firecracker that I expected her to be...stubborn and Alex is the workaholic that we read about in the other stories! This is my favorite story next to Clayton and Syneda...

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I Enjoy Reading About the Madaris Family

Great little romance between Christy and Alex. A little slow at times and definitely long, but once it got rolling I really enjoyed the ups and downs of their relationship. And it's great reading about the closeness of the Madaris family and their circle of friends. I enjoyed the little mentions of the other family that I just had to back peddle and am looking forward to reading the Madaris Saga.

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Investigative reporter Christy Madaris doesn't want to complicate her life with romance. She made that mistake once when she believed Alex Maxwell's promise to marry her. True, Alex made that promise when Christy was just a teenager. But she believed him with all her heart-and when Alex laughed it off years later, Christy was crushed.

The owner of his own P.I. firm, Alex Maxwell refuses to compromise everything he's worked for to honor a silly promise. Christy should have known he was only teasing, right? But when Alex finally sees Christy again, he knows he made a big mistake. She has grown up into a smart and stunning woman-and Alex can't get her off his mind.

When Christy's latest story takes a dark turn, the Madaris brothers ask Alex to keep her safe. But putting Alex in charge of Christy is like putting a rooster in charge of the hen house! The more she snubs him, the more he wants her. But when Christy's life is in danger, can Alex save her before it's too late?

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