Review: No, No, a Thousand Times No...
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2012
Whatever possessed me to read this one I'll never know, except perhaps that I'm a sucker for free (which is it, at least as of this writing). Fact is, I detest romance novels; but since the description of this one included a hint of mystery and intrigue, I decided to give it a go (did I mention free)?The somewhat cute, but totally predictable and trite plot centers around business tycoon Max Wilson, who is attracted to relatively new employee Amy Sanders. Boldly, he asks her to accompany him to a gala (in the interests of the company, of course). And also of course, the evening ends exactly as one might expect.Problem is, Amy is a close relative of a huge rival of Max's company - and not surprisingly, Amy is afraid of the consequences of telling that to her new-found companion with whom (did you guess?) she's falling in love. At the same time, it becomes clear that someone on the inside is spewing company secrets to that rival. Oh my, could it possibly be Amy? And oh my, whatever will Max do if it does turn out to be her?Of course, I won't reveal the outcome, but suffice it to say there's no need; a seventh-grader could read three or four chapters and know how it's going to end. Although it's not poorly written from the standpoint of grammar and punctuation and it's quite readable - very quickly since it's not even long enough to qualify as a novella, much less a novel - I can't in good conscience give it high marks. But if you enjoy bodice-rippers, you probably won't go wrong in spending an hour to whip through this one.What really got my dander up, though, is that the book's ending is followed by excerpts from a couple of very salacious others (the word "submissives" caught my eye before I moved heaven and earth to get the bleeping thing off my Kindle as fast as I could. Now I'm just praying that I don't end up on somebody's porno e-mail list.