Review: 2 STARS
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2013
I really dislike rating books below 3 Stars. I know the author spent time and effort on this work but it just didn't keep my interest as I read one unbelievable scene after another.  Also, it needs editing since I was forced to re-read sentences due to missing words.The heroine, Samantha, is a temp in a multi-billion dollar company.  While stating her rude opinion about the CEO, who she's never met or knows anything about, he overhears her and promotes her to his Executive Assistant because she speaks plainly and no one else around him does. At this point, Samantha becomes overwhelmed by her desire to perform oral.  Umm, really? Turns out her new employment contract not only contains a high salary but sexual performance and Samantha is okay with this because......she's the perfect submissive?  A couple of days later we find Samantha going to China to close a million dollar deal instead of our alpha hero, Alexander.  It's okay, even though Samantha admits to knowing absolutely nothing about the company, Alex trusts her and she was part of the Welcoming Committee at college so she'll do fine.  Seriously?  In between these events lots of BDSM sex occurs (including choking - ick).Alex warns Samantha that corporate enemies might try to hurt her.  Samantha becomes insulted when she is called a "whore" and "harlot." Am I the only reader shaking their head at this point?  Samantha is the definition of those words (employment contract anyone?).  Also, her overwhelming need to perform oral at the most unreal moments is irritating.  The corporate espionage turns hard core and this is the best part of the story - the machinations of those behind the scenes and one executive's dream of using his power to make a better world. I liked this plot line and I think that's a problem in a romantic erotic novel.  I was not invested in the relationship between Alex and Samantha.  I was more concerned about Alex's dream of providing clean water through new technology independent of any profit and the corporate espionage involved.This started out as five series put together in one volume for this story and might explain the over-the-top scenes.  I cannot recommend this as a book to buy.  A book to borrow perhaps for some trashy beach reading?