Review: A Little Unrealistic, but Oh So Good!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2014
I absolutely loved this story!  It's true that aspects of it are a little unrealistic, but if you're willing to suspend disbelief for a few hours, this book makes for perfect reading.  Gina is a good girl.  She is an accountant, and fits every stereotype there is about accountants; she's straight laced, detail oriented, likes things to be orderly, and plans every detail of her life.  When she discovers her fiancé in bed with her maid of honor, Gina breaks off her engagement, and all her plans for the perfect wedding and life go up in smoke.  Two weeks later, the bastard and the tart marry and are spending their honeymoon in the same hotel where Gina and he had planned to spend theirs.  Stinkyboy actually has the nerve to ask Gina to give up the honeymoon suite--it is still reserved under her name--so that he can spend he and his backstabbing wife can use it for their honeymoon (the nerve of him!)  In a fit of pride, Gina tells him she has plans to use the suite.She is there alone when the hero, Race shows up.  Race is a delectable dish of manly dessert.  Race is from Rent-A-Gent and has been hired to pretend to be Gina's hubby for the evening, so she can save face in front of her ex.  Gina is reluctant at first, but Race challenges her to live on the wild side for a change and she capitulates (after all, living safely has only gotten her heartbreak so far.)  It's made clear very early on, that Race is not who he says he is.  Gina becomes suspicious of him, but a part of her innately trusts Race, even while she's unsure of his motives.  There is an instant attraction between them, but aside from his physical attraction to Gina, Race feels oddly protective of her.  True, Gina allowing Race to remain with her, after she knew he wasn't who he claimed to be and even sleeping with him, is a bit unrealistic, but I'm sure there are probably women in real life who would have reacted the same say...some people are just nave.  Furthermore, Gina is very quickly falling in love with Race, she feels safe with him, and he is extremely sweet to her.  IMO, all that combined to overwhelm her natural good sense.IMO, the most unrealistic aspect of the story is the fact that Gina and Race fell in love over a period of about two days.  Nonetheless, even that is not so unbelievable.  I met a lady once who told me her husband proposed a few hours after they'd met.  They married two weeks later and at the time she told me her story, they'd been married over twenty years...so love at first sight, although rare, does happen.  Moreover, once the entire story unfolds you realize that the many coincidences, are not actually coincidences at all, but are all part of a well laid scheme.  In any event, this is a great story; it's well written, with extremely likeable characters, and an enthralling plot.  I loved it and would highly recommend it.  BTW this is not a clean romance, there is a love scene.  Happy reading!