Takeover (The Legacy #1) by Lana Grayson

Title: Takeover (The Legacy Series, #1)

Author: Lana Grayson

Release Date: May 21, 2015

Genre: Dark Stepbrother Romance

Blurb

A reckless sacrifice to protect a family legacy...

Sarah: 

Kidnapped. Imprisoned. Ravished. When tragedy stole my family, my father’s will mandated my future. I didn’t inherit Atwood Industries. I became the only one capable of protecting it. Atwood Industries belongs only to a male heir, my heir. And my enemies—my own step-brothers—will stop at nothing to create a shared bloodline. But they’ve made a mistake, and they’ll forever regret trying to control me.

Nicholas:

Damned. Destroyed. Enthralled. My family’s livelihood depended on acquiring the rival Atwood Industries and seizing the innocent woman bound within its terms of succession. I never expected such a challenge from my step-sister. I never thought I’d betray my own blood to protect her from the nightmare we began. But if I don’t stop her, the woman I’m forbidden to love will be responsible for tearing apart the empire my family spent generations building.

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Excerpt

He dared to kiss me. Not a gentle, story-book kiss meant reassure my fears and redeem my trust in the man slinking into the overgrown forest to steal I wasn’t prepared to give. Not a passionate, lust-crazed demand that would fuel our desire and trap us both in the carnal urges and natural cravings that existed only within the wilds. Nicholas kissed me because I was his. He was my captor. Everything his family promised and everything he threatened would come true. His lips crushed mine with a ragged, possessive heat. My body pinned against the tree as he slammed my wrists hard into the bark. He forced one arm to my side and drew the other over my head. I struggled, but his nibbling, expert pressure against my mouth forced a gasp. From my parted lips, he attacked. His tongue stole a flick against mine. I twisted against his hold. And I was punished. Or rewarded? Nicholas pushed, trapping me against his body. I weakened in his power, amazed by the stirring unwanted sensations sizzling the tempted rapture over my skin. Everywhere he touched burned—a fiery indignity and searing passion. He treated me with disrespect, and I seethed against the strength that so easily took my kiss. The molten response bubbled inside me, folding and rising and taking me with more demands than his embrace. My core tightened. My legs trembled. I teased. I hated him. More than Reed or Max. More than Darius. But my body betrayed everything sane and good and reasonable within my soul and blackened it with the corruption of the Bennetts. He held my hands. He pinned me. His strength moved against my petite frame as though he could break through me and the redwood with a single vigorous thrust. I imagined his ferocity. And groaned. But Nicholas pulled away. His breath tore through his body just as ragged as mine. I struggled to smack him, but he didn’t release my hands. I didn’t think he’d ever release me. I wasn’t sure I wanted him to.
  

About the Author

Lana Grayson was born to write anything and everything to do with romance. Her favorite genres range from the dark and twisty to the lighthearted and sentimental—as long as the characters are memorable, the story is fun, and the romance is steamy. Lana lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, and, when she isn’t bundled in her writing chair, she’s most likely cheering on the Steelers or searching for the ‘Burgh’s best Italian restaurants.

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4.5 'Bennett' Stars

Forbidden, scorching hot, invigorating, suspenseful and downright RAW.

Atwood Industries and the Bennett Corporation has been arch enemies for over thirty years. When the head of Atwood Industries, passes, the company was inherited by both his sons. Unexpectedly, the unforeseen death of both sons, two weeks later, in a plane crash, has left Atwood Industries at the mercy of the Bennett Corporation. Therein, leaving the only living child, Sarah Meredith Atwood, to lead the stock. 

Now the CEO and prime shareholder of a multi-billion dollar company. Sarah has a lot to represent with Atwood Industries. Growing their farm from a little homestead out west into a major, multi-thousand acre empire of diversified crops and ranches, stretching from Southern California and encroaching onto other southwest states.

Sarah was never intended to be part of the company and involve herself with the decisions necessary for running Atwood Industries. Sarah's role as an Atwood woman, was to help her mother, study, and distract the guests at their galas, with her pretty dresses and sensible conversation. 

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Darius Bennett, head of Bennett Corporation, has always wanted to acquire Atwood Industries. Rivaling over the years. After Mark Atwood's death, he saw an opportunity, and swooped in an married the widowed Atwood. Knowing full well her grief, overpowered any sensible thinking on Mrs.Atwood's part, now a Bennett. With this marriage, Sarah gained three step-brothers - Nicholas, Maxwell and Reed. Along with a conniving step-father, that only wants to acquire Atwood Industries to enhance his power, land acreage and money.

Making a bold move, Nicholas Bennett, offers to buy Atwood Industries at a reasonable price, well above the market value. Infuriated, over all the recent events; Nicholas Bennett, only adds salt to the wounds. Refusing, and adamant that Bennett Corporation will never get a hold of Atwood Industries, Sarah calls upon a clause  within her father's Will. A clause which states that the company will be passed to Mark Atwood's blood male heir. Standing her ground and enforcing the legality of the Will. Sarah will lead until she produces a son. The next blood male heir, to Atwood Industries. Leaving her step-brothers flabbergasted, and her step-father furious.

Bennett ruthlessness was legendary.

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Nicholas Atwood was born and breed to take over the Bennett Corporation. Nicholas is the legacy; breed and groomed, sculpted and beaten into the right temperament, to serve as Darius's replacement. Maxwell is the muscle. His forms of coercion are of a more hands on appeal. And then soft sweet Reed. Reed wines and dines. Making a name for the Bennett Corporation among all the charities and philanthropists.

My father existed in a world where cruelty created opportunities for those brave enough to shed their decency and devour those less ambitious. He groomed me for that life, exercising one rule. Family first- at the expense of all else.

We had our roles.

Heir. Muscle. Charity. Deviating wasn't an option.

Nicholas knew that challenging Darius Bennett, became the most unimaginable mistake, Sarah could ever make. Darius Bennett never refuses a challenge. Using the Will's clause, Darius devises a plan for his sons to breed Sarah Atwood and produce a Bennett heir. An heir to the Atwood Empire. One that will be used to Takeover the Atwood's and obtain the ultimate power, by possessing both empires. A joined bloodline. They would have to use devious and illegal means to obtain the end result. Abducting, raping and impregnating their step-sister. All to preserve the legacy.

Darius Bennett is a sick sadistic, power hungry man. he would do anything to obtain power and at any costs. His recent plan is the sickest of all his lewd conquests. Controlling Sarah Atwood isn't simply about gaining control of Atwood Industries. It's about a more baser and visceral need to conquer and tame.  At the hand of Darius, Sarah has endured some vicious beatings, all to the dismay of her step-brothers.

"My dear, it's nothing personal. Fight us or spread your legs willingly. The torment is yours to create."

"You'll remain as our guest, bound within our walls and trapped in your brothers' beds, until the day you bear our son."

As the brothers carry out the monstrous plan, Nicholas, never thought he would develop feelings for Sarah. And because of this, he knew, the only way to save her, was to punish her.  If he didn't Darius's forms of punishment, would be even more brutal, than the ones before. In obeying his father, Nicholas and his brothers would have to play the part, to protect her. So his silence would be both his pain and his revenge. But what no one knows, it that Sarah is hiding a secret, that will definitely out a hitch in their plans. A secret that no one knows, not even her parents.

Sarah's strength was unbreakable. She continuously fought against the Bennetts. Always plotting her escape, Attempting to find evidence, connecting Darius Bennett to his crimes. All which worked against her. She kept getting caught and causing herself more bodily harm.

Finding out about another treacherous plan within the Bennett household, within the Bennett empire, Sarah, knows this may be her only chance to escape. But in light of her eventual escape, her feelings for Nicholas blooms, and pains her when, he stays silent at her punishments.

Darius's ruthlessness knows has no bounds. He threatens lives, in wake of getting Sarah to submit. Knowing her soft heart, it will enable him to control and tame her. But he never counted on the journey.

I loved the differences between each Bennett man. Nicholas was commanding, with raw power. Maxwell, was more controlling and severe. While, sweet Reed, with his surfer boys looks. Each Bennett brother suffered at the hands of their father, over the years. Growing to foster a raging hatred for the Atwood's, for the past.  Even Darius's role was perfectly written and portrayed.  Lana Grayson did a fantabulous job of creating such a raw, erotic novel. Even though it ended on a cliffy, I devoured each page whole heartedly expectant of something even more revealing and thrilling than the last page turned.

*ARC provided by Love Between the Sheets Promotions on behalf of the author for an honest review* Thanks!!!