The Marriage Merger (Marriage to a Billionaire) Mass Market Paperback – April 28, 2015

Jennifer Probst has done it again! She continues to deliver incredibly written love stories. I absolutely loved The Marriage Merger, the final book in her Marriage to a Billionaire series. It is an incredible love story, and bittersweet, since it is the last book in the series. I love how the Love Spell books, unites all the stories in the series. I have read other books by Jennifer Probst and always enjoy her wonderfully written stories. Jennifer Probst has once again shown that she is an amazing storyteller. I could not put The Marriage Merger down. I loved every moment on every page. I really enjoy how the book is told from the perspective of the main characters. I love getting the insight and feelings from the different characters. The Marriage Merger is wonderful love story and is filled with heartbreaking and heartwarming moments. I love the lighter moments where I find myself smiling and laughing out loud and the bittersweet moments that pull at my heartstrings and cause me to sigh, as I read the heartbreaking moments. The Marriage Merger is filled with such moments, and with so much emotion. It is filled with all those things that we have come to love and expect in a Jennifer Probst love story, especially the poignant and bittersweet moments that filled this page turner. One of my favorite parts is how Jennifer Probst incorporates the title of the book into the love story. The Marriage Merger is the story of Sawyer Wells, owner on new hotel brand, Purity and Julietta Conte, CEO of the s family’s business, La Dolce Famiglia. Sawyer approaches Julietta to include La Dolce Famiglia bakeries in his new hotel brand, and also provide catering. As Sawyer and Julietta spend time together with the development of his hotel, they share secrets with one another and they grow closer. Julietta confesses how it was never her dream to run the family business, but it was expected of her by her father. Sawyer’s parents died when he was nine-years-old, and he was with an abusive foster care family until he aged out of the system. Sawyer shares some of his secrets with Julietta, but not everything. Sawyer and Julietta’s relationship changes, and soon Mama Conte sets them up to get married. Mama Conte helped Sawyer out years ago and told her that he owed her. She was collecting on that debt. I love that both Julietta and Sawyer show their vulnerable sides and that each of them changed because of their feelings for one another. Sawyer’s past comes back to haunt him in the unexpected plot twist that changes everything for them and forces Julietta to follow her heart. I love both Sawyer and Julietta’s relationship with Wolfe, Sawyer’s assistant, and how Wolfe changed throughout the story because of their love and support. I loved that The Marriage Merger is a more than just a romance, there are dilemmas that both Sawyer and Julietta are facing that need to be resolved. I love how all the storylines get resolved so incredibly. I loved the epilogue and how it was more than the happily ever after, and how the qualities that Julietta was looking for in a husband are finally revealed. The Marriage Merger is filled with the poignant and bittersweet moments, as well as the plot twists, that I have come to love and expect in Jennifer Probst's stories. I love how initially Julietta doubted the validity of the love spells book but went along with it anyway. I am so glad that Julietta got the happily ever after that she so deserved, and that Sawyer trusted Julietta’s feelings for him. I love all the changes that both Sawyer and Julietta were willing to make in their lives. I love the cast of characters in The Marriage Merger and am so glad that all the characters in the series were included as a way for the reader to say goodbye to good friends. Who doesn’t love family and friends that always have each other’s backs? I thoroughly enjoyed The Marriage Merger; I highly recommend this wonderful romance.

Lindy's Thoughts:The Marriage to a Billionaire series has been a favorite of mine, and I have been following it since the release of the first book in the series, The Marriage Bargain. Each of the stories in this series focus on two different main characters, yet they are all connected as either close friends, or siblings. I have come to love the Conte family, their friends, and significant others. Mama Conte is the thread that holds the fabric of the family together. They are Italian, and have been brought up with a traditional background. The Marriage Merger focuses on Julietta Conte who has always been very practical, and pragmatic. She is the most reserved, business-oriented, and conservative one in her family. Julietta is a highly intelligent, independent, and successful woman who runs the family business, La Dolce Famiglia Bakery. She lives in Milan, while her siblings Michael, and Carina live in New York with their significant others. Julietta has secretly longed for the type of passionate love that her siblings have, but has been unsuccessful in both her love life, and sex life. Therefore, she has decided to soley focus on her career. Carina pesters Julietta in to performing a love spell that Alex, Maggie, and Carina all did before they found the love of their lives. Carina wants Julietta to be happy like she is, and believes that the love spell's magic is what united her with the love of her life. At first, Julietta ignores her sister's request, but Carina won't stop pestering her, so she gives in, by doing the love spell, and her life changes...Enter Sawyer Wells, who is charming, wealthy, respected, and a successful billionaire. He arranges a business meeting with Julietta to see if she'll agree to have her company become exclusive to his chain of expensive, and very exclusive, top of the line hotels. When they met, the sparks of a flame ignite! Sawyer is used to getting what he wants, and whenever he wants it! Women flock to him, and let me tell you he is very sexy, and charming. Julietta gives Sawyer a run for his money, and he realizes that she is unlike any other woman he's ever known. He see's her intelligence, quick wit, and she keeps him on his toes. Sawyer is turned on by the complete package that makes up Julietta Conte, and he has the ability to make Julietta feel, as no man has ever made her feel before. She is drawn to him, desire's him, and he brings out a whole other side of her. I enjoyed getting to know Julietta beyond a superficial level. I really respected her, and how she put Sawyer on his toes!The Marriage Merger was such a great read! I devoured it in record time! Sawyer brought Julietta great love in to her life. The sex scenes between these two were intense and wild! I loved the chemistry, between Julietta and Sawyer. He had problems with being in a relationship, and had a dark and haunting past that had really scarred him deeply. However, he had a huge heart, and was very protective and loyal. He took in Wolfe, an older teenager that had been living on the streets, and became like a surrogate father to him. I loved watching Julietta, Sawyer, and Wolfe become a family. My heart broke for everything that had happened to Wolfe, and all of the secrets that came out about Sawyer's past. Those two had some series demons, and Julietta, Mama Conte, and the rest of the Conte family welcomed them, and helped heal them.My Rating:I Give The Marriage Merger by Jennifer Probst 4.5 Sizzling Hot, Orgasmic, He's the One Stars! The Marriage to a Billionaire Series is one of my absolute favorites! The Marriage Merger showcased everything that I adore in this series; unforgetable characters, humor, fun, sizzling hot love scenes, and great plot twists! Once you start the first book in this series, you will be hooked! Add the Marriage to a Billionaire Series to your TBR, for the perfect escape, where you will encounter a great group of friends, sizzling hot alpha males, laughter, and the ultimate in love stories!My Favorite Quote:"I love you, Sawyer. This is more than sex. More than business or companionship or something on paper. This is about how I feel when I look at you. About the way you protect Wolfe, and how you respect me, and how you make me a better person. A whole person. It's about the man I see every day. I believe he has everything to give; he's just afraid to take it. I'm not going to be afraid anymore. I'm going to be brave enough for both of us." (eARC, Loc. 3201)~Julietta

Good read

I absolutely loved the previous 3 books in the serious, so I had high expectations for this. I have to admit I did find it a touch slow burning at first, but once it hit 40% and we saw some serious action and character development...WOW! I didn't put it down.There's more to Sawyer than what we see on the surface and he's stolen Michael's place as my favourite man. He's unbelievably sexy, dominant and protective but he's far from perfect and my heart went out to him. Juliette is the Conte sibling who has been difficult to read; she comes across as the determined guarded businesswoman, but she's complex and needs someone to understand her, coax her out of her shell and unleash the passionate Italian lady that is underneath. Neither believe in love, let alone marriage...It's full of tension, passion, and is touching with moments that pull on your heartstrings balanced with those that make you smile and laugh. And when the steamy content is unleashed, it's page-burning. I fell in love with both Sawyer and Juliette, I loved seeing how the lives of Alexa, Nick, Michael, Maggie, Carina and Max have evolved and Mama Conte is as wonderful, bossy and lovingly-scheming as ever.I wouldn't hesitate to recommend (although I have to question if this is the finale...I'd love to see Wolfe have his turn)

I loved every part of it. As the other books it was beautifully written, sexy, funny and emotional. I love the Conte family and all their dramas and how it all comes together. I hope there's more as I'm sure the book of spells will find it's way into another girl in need of true love.

I wasn't expecting much from the forth book tbh, How wrong was I, it's awesome, funny, sad, the Conte family gives you a happy feeling inside. Jennifer you've done it again,captured my heart with your talented writing. Your truly awesome talented author. :)

loved the first 3, so when I new there was a 4th I had to get it, and it didn't disappoint me, and it rounded it off very well

This book was excellent from beginning to end. I have loved a all the books in this series and you get to know all the couples through their individual stories and then they keep reappearing in subsequent plots. The women are all strong and feisty and the narrative is very funny. Just loved it