I absolutely adore everything Harlequin Manga has put out recently and A High Stakes Seduction was no different. These mangas take no time at all to read and I highly recommend them.

I am so excited to see a lot more of these Harlequin romance manga comics being released. I love them. They give me a quick, enjoyable, romantic read when I am short on time. And on top of that, it's a taster for the full story and sometimes I go back and get the book to read all the details which sometimes the manga misses. Nonetheless, thoroughly enjoyable. Apologies for the repeat review, but I tend to feel the same about almost all the books.

📚I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) from NetGalley and Harlequin/SB Creative as the publisher in exchange for an honest review📚

Book title : A High Stakes Seduction: a Harlequin Manga

Author : Jennifer Lewis ; Illustrator : Motoyo Fujiwara

Release Date : 7 Feb 2019

Constance our heroine is a forensic accountant...brilliant...smart but a plain Jane. She is sent to audit the accounts of a casino belonged to our John, the hero. John welcomed her kindly yet something within Constance kept sending her some alarms that John was dangerous for her sanity. And as time goes by, Constance became so attracted to John even though she fought the feeling. She tried to remain professional. Yet John with his charms finally was able to bring her to his bed.  What would Constance do? Will she overstep the professional line? Will she defend John? Ah, the rest of the story is something that you as the readers need to experience on your own. 

I know the ending of the story will be a little bit cliché but well it is still an interesting manga to read. I love the parts when Cons struggles and keep her heart out from her attraction to John. John is also my hero...a sweet one who saves Cons during the fire in her hotel. It is definitely a manga that offers sweet romance and a good one to read.

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Story was good and set out well in the manga. You could easy follow the pace and rhythm of it. Art was very nice too.

I received a free copy from Harlequin/NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The story follows an accountant who is sent to investigate a casino, where she meets the CEO. 

This was a very quick and enjoyable read.

Love under cover… do forgive the pun, but yes, this romance is about an accountant who more or less secretly investigates the finances of a famous casino run by a Native American. As much as she tries, she does not seem to find anything faulty with the books, or with him… quite the contrary actually. What happens when a minor indiscretion of his uncle threatens to undermine their trust? Find out in this Las Vegas romantic roller coaster!

Review to come tomorrow on Goodreads/my blog.

I received this manga in exchange of an honest review.

I was thinking what I wanted to read but nothing struck my fancy... then I thought of the Harlequin manga (8 more to go) and thought I would read that. So, an account girl meets a sexy CEO in a casino. Sparks fly, though I am a bit off-put by the forced kiss. I do hope the rest of their interactions are based on them both wanting it. Oh, and I just LOVE the cover. Though I wonder how certain things work (proportions/perspective-wise).

I just adored that Constance is an accountant. Sure, to me that is the most boring job, urgh, math, but I do love a girl who can do maths and is awesome at it. I also loved that she stayed in business mode, only allowing him to call her Constance, but nothing further. Though apparently our guy has a problem with it. Really? What did you expect her to do then? Jump around your neck? Try all the casino equipment? She is here to work. She has to be professional.

"So, you're the one the government has sent here to displace us Native Americans." Um, excuse me, you guys fucked up badly enough that someone has to pop by, don't go blaming the girl for shit you did. It definitely has nothing to do with you guys being Native Americans.

Holy wow, that is keeping track of the books in a whole new way. Dang, man, that is so awesome. I was like her, thinking he may not take it that seriously and then boom, he opens the door and holy rows of documents.

"I'm sorry, Mom and Dad. I want to be a good daughter, but I don't want to waste what I learned in college." Oh, I love a girl who stands up to her parents and tells them no. Go girl!

OK, that forceful kiss is totally not forceful. In fact, it was super sweet. He did all the right things in my book. Holding her gently, telling her she looks pretty, and then softly kissing her. I was swooning and very sad when he had to end it. Aww! Shucks! I can understand our girl is confused though, she is supposed to check his books, and here she is kissing him. But I hope she doesn't feel too bad about things. We see her be confused a few more times, and once again I can understand. But you just can't easily suppress the feelings she has. Love doesn't let itself be turned away. I do admire that she stayed strong for a long while, that she did her best to stay as professional as possible even though from the inside she was absolutely swooning.

Ah, doubt is setting in with her colleague/friend telling her to not trust things. I can imagine it does seem fishy that those books are all in perfect order yet something illegal is happening. What is being hidden and by whom? I am putting my money on Don though. He is acting very fishy + he is always gambling. While that isn't prohibited in the casino, I still have big doubts about Don.

Oh my, I just adore his passion though and what he wants to achieve for his family, his heritage. It really changed my view on him further. I already seen a few other facets of him and he is a really interesting character, I can imagine that girls fall for him. He has looks, but also smarts and also a good heart.

I loved that they had the change to talk, about their families, about work, about heritage. And yes, some more! Ohhhhhhh mmyyyyy gooooddnnesss! Yes! Plus I am glad that John also understands Constance's worries and is trying to help out.

No. NO. NOOOOO. NO drama. No. Nope. Given how the story went I had high hopes that it wouldn't happen, but no. Argh. She overheard Don telling John something... Something that John never took to heart, but to someone who doesn't know that it sounds like a bad thing. :(

Urgh, Don, just go away. Far far away. No one likes you.

The ending, I am crying here. It was just so beautiful and I am so happy for Constance, she doesn't need to hide her feelings any more. She can be with John. And John can have a passionate life with Constance. Awww! Perfection! *cries some more*

And I also LOVED the art! It was just so pretty.

All in all, recommended to all. A passionate manga about two people who meet each other in circumstances that aren't ideal but manage to thrive and overcome those and get a happy ending. You will be rooting for these two and you will love both John and Constance.

This was actually really interesting because it raises questions of professionalism and ethical conduct which is really odd for a manga romance.

Constance is a straight-laced accountant who is sent to audit the accounts of a casino. The owner of the casino John, is welcoming and kind but Constance is on the alert because he might have something to hide.

As time goes on Constance becomes drawn to John although she fights this attraction. She can't find anything wrong with the business. When a fire breaks out in the motel where she is staying John steps in with care, not just for Constance but for everyone else who was affected.

Constance struggles with her feelings because she doesn't want to overstep professional boundaries. Doing so could cost her job and her heart, but the passion and attraction become too much for her (plus John is mega hot) and Constance may find that the stakes she is gambling are higher than what can be found in any casino.

I enjoyed this. I think the drawings brought the story to life in a really expressive way. I also liked the contemporary and realistic feel to the story although the drawings didn't really capture John's or any other character's first nation heritage. I think that was a real missed opportunity. It was an interesting story which could have been really edgy and different if the artist had addressed this. This is the first manga romance that I have read where I think the artist could have done better. Normally I sing the artist's praises so having read over 50 of these I am making my first real criticism.

It was still a good story with nice drawings but it could have been better.

Copy provided by Harlequin/SB Creative via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.