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Book 8, 2018
Jan. 26th, 2018 06:47 pmAt work yesterday, I finished reading my "work" book, Valentine Fantasy by Jamie Denton. It's an old Harlequin Temptation that I'd had around forever and finally picked up to read. The plan was to have something Valentine-y to read around Valentine's Day, but I got through it more quickly than I had anticipated!
The story features journalist Cait Sullivan, who is tired of being handed "fluff" assignments, and architect Jordan McBride, who has stepped in to run his brother's business, Fantasy for Hire, while his brother is honeymooning with his new wife. This was the second installment in a two-for. I probably should have read the other one first, but it is what it is.
Cait has been approached by a man who offers her the chance to sink her teeth into some real investigative reporting. He claims that Fantasy for Hire is a front, and that clients are paying for sex. Cait decides to go undercover as a client. She goes to the company's office and pays Jordan McBride $2,000.00 up front to be her "Valentine fantasy", saying she wants the works. Jordan, who has been making appointments and scheduling male exotic dancers for bachelorette parties and the like, is unsure what Cait means by "the works", but he isn't about to turn down money his brother needs for the business. Instead, he begins sending her chocolates and flowers and taking her on lovely, romantic dates.
Cait is having difficulty separating reality from her fantasy, and she finds herself hoping that her source was wrong about the nature of Fantasy for Hire. Cait feels especially bad when Jordan confesses to her that he left a large, established architectural firm because he felt that they were using him. He pulled in a big client for them, but a partnership in the firm was offered to someone else. It leaves Cait feeling like a heel, knowing she is using him in her own way, but she's determined to break the story.
As one can imagine, Cait and Jordan fall in love, misunderstandings abound, feelings are hurt, and it's going to take a miracle for them to get their happily ever after. I don't really read contemporary romance any more, and this book didn't exactly make me miss it. The sex scenes were hot, but the main characters fell in love in a week. Seriously?! That was definitely off-putting. Plus, it was so predictable that it was almost yawn-worthy.
Favorite line: "Drowning your sorrows in ice cream rarely works. It just makes the disappointment a little easier to swallow."
Not a bad read if you enjoy contemporary romance, but no longer my cuppa. Average score:
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The story features journalist Cait Sullivan, who is tired of being handed "fluff" assignments, and architect Jordan McBride, who has stepped in to run his brother's business, Fantasy for Hire, while his brother is honeymooning with his new wife. This was the second installment in a two-for. I probably should have read the other one first, but it is what it is.
Cait has been approached by a man who offers her the chance to sink her teeth into some real investigative reporting. He claims that Fantasy for Hire is a front, and that clients are paying for sex. Cait decides to go undercover as a client. She goes to the company's office and pays Jordan McBride $2,000.00 up front to be her "Valentine fantasy", saying she wants the works. Jordan, who has been making appointments and scheduling male exotic dancers for bachelorette parties and the like, is unsure what Cait means by "the works", but he isn't about to turn down money his brother needs for the business. Instead, he begins sending her chocolates and flowers and taking her on lovely, romantic dates.
Cait is having difficulty separating reality from her fantasy, and she finds herself hoping that her source was wrong about the nature of Fantasy for Hire. Cait feels especially bad when Jordan confesses to her that he left a large, established architectural firm because he felt that they were using him. He pulled in a big client for them, but a partnership in the firm was offered to someone else. It leaves Cait feeling like a heel, knowing she is using him in her own way, but she's determined to break the story.
As one can imagine, Cait and Jordan fall in love, misunderstandings abound, feelings are hurt, and it's going to take a miracle for them to get their happily ever after. I don't really read contemporary romance any more, and this book didn't exactly make me miss it. The sex scenes were hot, but the main characters fell in love in a week. Seriously?! That was definitely off-putting. Plus, it was so predictable that it was almost yawn-worthy.
Favorite line: "Drowning your sorrows in ice cream rarely works. It just makes the disappointment a little easier to swallow."
Not a bad read if you enjoy contemporary romance, but no longer my cuppa. Average score:
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