Review: Great Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 4, 2014
I received this book from the author in exchange for a honest review.My thoughts:  This is the second romance that I have read centered around a dating reality show.  I really liked this book.  The interactions between the hero and heroine were engaging.  Dante Dimitriou (the hero) was likeable from the start.  He agrees to do the reality show to help out his friend Connor.  I could tell early on that he was attracted to the heroine.  It just took him awhile to figure it out.  She is definitely not the type he is used to dating.  I think her uniqueness is what attracts him in the first place.  Zoe Parker (the heroine) is tricked by her best friend Sarah.  She thinks she is going on a blind date, but when she arrives finds out it is a reality show.  The only reason she stays is so her friend does not get into trouble(she had forged her name on documents).  She does not even consider Dante as someone she could be with.  She is actually more attracted to the show's host Kyle.  Their romance is drawn out slowly, but not in a way that bores you.The Story:  Dante is the bachelor on a reality dating show and Zoe is a reluctant participant.  Dante is instantly intrigued by her after seeing her on a hidden camera.  Zoe was calling her friend and trying to bail on the show.  Dante decides to keep her on the show as a friend.  After the initial meet and greet, Dante slips her a note to meet him in a hotel suite.  She does and Dante tells her he wants her to stay as his friend.  She is kind of insulted and wants to leave so he blackmails her to stay.  She does not stay mad at him long.  He is just so irresistible.The next day, they leave for France. On the plane over, Kyle talks and flirts with her.  When they land, they go to Dante's chateau.  The next morning, Zoe decides to check out the town and Kyle offers to drive her.  They spend the day together.  When they arrive back for dinner, they are late.  Dante is not amused.  He is jealous, but does not yet realize why.  He requests to talk to her and later that night he berates her over her behavior.The rest of the book deals with their bumpy road to an eventual HEA.  I love the way the ending was written.  Zoe's uncles were hilarious.