Review: Not what I expected - 3.5 stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2014
We follow Mike, owner of the company, who is playing "Matt", the new Director of Social Media, for a Undercover Boss type of reality show. Mike really wants to be a billionaire, and thinks the boost from the show could be the push he needs. Lydia has been trying for "Matt's" job for two years, and is none too pleased this upstart has stolen her position. Mike, following the requests of the producers of the show, tries to be as salacious and provocative as he can at first, then he settles down as he gets to know the real people who work for his company.What worked for me - I am a huge UB fan, so I liked the premise going in. I liked Mike slowly come to the realization that his goal to become a billionaire was actually impactful to the folks who work for him. I liked that he was so taken by Lydia, and I liked that Lydia did her best to stand up for herself, and her worth.The (very few) smexy times were enticing.The story was pretty interesting, and the writing was good.What didn't work for me  - Confession - If I had known this was a 3 part series, complete with cliff hangers, I would have never read it. I don't like things left in the lurch. I know this is the popular train to ride after the FSOG thing, but...no. Not on board. As I blame myself for not reading the blurb, and as this was a freebie, I am not basing any part of the review on that, I just wanted to mention it.Okay, so it's 3 books. Once I cottoned onto this fact, I knew exactly how it was going to play. After reading the blurbs for the next two books, I see I was right. One to introduce Mike, Jeremy and Lydia, with a heavily Mike-centric story. Book two - Jeremy. Book three - all three together.Not very much in the way of sexy times at all.I didn't like that Mike didn't tell Lydia the truth. And Jeremy comes off as kind of a bum.Bottom line - It was fine, I suppose. If you like the cliff hanger thing, I would recommend this. The book is well written and the dialogue is funny. But I will not be back for books two and three. Just not my cup of romance. Your mileage may vary.