REVIEW: The Last Man on Earth by Tracy Anne Warren

In The Last Man on Earth by Tracy Anne Warren, Madelyn and Zack are both advertising executives at a big firm…with a lot of rivalry and misunderstandings between them. On the outside, Madelyn can’t stand Zack. But on the inside?

“A woman would have to be dead to be immune to his charms. And Madelyn was very much a living, breathing female, though she did her best not to acknowledge it in his presence.”

Madelyn is not looking to ‘settle’. She broke up with her long time sweetheart knowing what she felt for him was not the love she was looking for. She wants a man who turns her inside out, makes her happy and loves her. Definitely not someone like Zack. Zack doesn’t have relationships, he is definitely not looking to settle down and live happily ever after. But after some New Years fireworks between Zack and Madelyn, they soon find the chemistry between them impossible to resist. Not wanting to be the subject of office gossips or mix personal with business, they keep their relationship strictly between the two of them…escaping for weekends together.

Soon though, in a surprise even to herself, Madelyn finds herself falling harder and harder for Zack. “Zack unembellished was better than any fragrance could ever hope to be.” But Zack has a lot of issues in his past he has never moved on from that continue to hinder any relationships he has…he doesn’t want love and he doesn’t want marriage. He does want Madelyn, though in his own way…but Madelyn is still not willing to ‘settle’, no matter how much she’s come to love Zack. Between their faltering relationship, office politics and different dreams for the future, both Zack and Madelyn are going to have to make their choices and live with their decisions. As hard as it might be…

The Last Man on Earth was a fun, fast paced romance that at times was highly amusing! Zack and Madelyn’s interactions are so perfect, you could feel the air sizzling around them. Zack likes to egg Madelyn on, “There was nothing quite like watching Madelyn Grayson…get completely worked up. Especially when it was over him.” I definitely got that Zack was not looking to get serious with anyone, not even Madelyn, but as a reader I could see what he couldn’t see…he was falling for her deeper and deeper even though he didn’t think he wanted to. Zack on the surface is full of fun but serious at work…but he had a sensitive side he hid very well. At times he gave off mixed messages to Madelyn, his insecurities peeking through. Madelyn is at times an independent, smart, very successful woman, but at other times it seemed like she was doing too much to please others which I found frustrating coming from her character! She was a little harder for me to understand. It was really fun watching Madelyn and Zack get to know each other. It started off as a sexual thing, but evolved into something that could be so much more.

The Last Man on Earth is a bit of a lengthy read (323 pages) that at times felt a bit drawn out, but for the most part Zack and Madelyn’s love affair kept me intrigued and wanting to get back to them! All of the characters were written well into The Last Man on Earth from the main characters to the secondary characters. I really enjoyed Madelyn’s friend Peg and I can’t wait to read the next book in this series.

I’d recommend The Last Man on Earth to any romance reader – especially if you like secret romances with great chemistry that’s not too explicit.

Book Info:

Published January 7th 2014 by Signet Select

From New York Times bestselling author Tracy Anne Warren comes a sexy and romantic new contemporary series about corporate combat in the boardroom and under-the-covers passion in the bedroom……

Idealistic good girl Madelyn Grayson believes in doing what’s right. Even as a high-powered executive in the mad world of advertising, she doesn’t cut corners, making her ad campaigns sizzle without having to burn anyone along the way.

Rival exec Zack Douglas never wastes an opportunity to land the next big deal—especially when it benefits him. A bad boy with a reputation to match, he has no qualms about doing whatever it takes to get ahead, no matter who gets in the way.

When a hot promotion pops up at their company, both Zack and Madelyn wind up on the short list for the position. But as the two square off, they discover that being heated rivals in the office makes for scorching bed play behind closed doors. Will Madelyn’s steamy, secret affair with Mr. Vice make her compromise her ideals—or worse, lose her heart?