Review: THE $700k HYMEN
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2013
This review encompasses Books 1-6 of the "Bought By The Billionaires" series.  I read it as the full "book", so I can't really speak for the individual sections of the "books".  I picked up this compilation simply because I was given the follow-up books to review, and since we all know that I detest jumping into stuff halfway through, I wanted to do a little "prep" reading.  (Please note - on Amazon, AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING, the Books 1 & 4 are marked as $0.00 if you want to purchase them separately, or see if you like the start of it before making the purchase plunge.)Penny is a 25 year old virgin Accountant, who has a crush on her twin bosses, the Buchanan's.  Unknown to her, they've also had their eyes on her, as they are partial to her full-figured body...and once they find out she's a virgin, it's just the cherry on the top [pun intended].  She is called to their house on a weekend and offered $700,000 for a year of "service" as a courtesan, along with a promotion to their Personal Assistant, a penthouse apartment and a personal tailor to dress her in all the finest.  Within an hour, she's on the floor giving up her virginity.  Literally.  On the floor.  Now, being billionaires, I'm sure it was some plush carpet, but REALLY?!??  You're going to wait until you're 25 and settle for the FLOOR?!!!??  You'd think she'd at least rate the COUCH.  And thus begins the paradox of Penny.Penny, who was raised by her Papa to "guard her treasure", after having barely spoken to the owners of the business where she works, can't get the words "how much" out of her mouth fast enough when the offer is put forward.  Now, I could understand if she had some underlying conflict like her beloved Papa was dying & she needed money for a life-saving operation, but, nope.  Already dead.  She just wants to check out the finer things in life.  But don't confuse yourself - Penny is adamant that she is NOT a whore [eyeroll].Now Penny earns every penny... but she is sad because the guys don't stay over night and sleep with her; they don't take her into their confidence with business or personal matters; and she doesn't get sexed every night.  She also feels awkward in their social circles - especially since they have her arrive at different times than them so no one realizes they are "together".  (Um, no Penny - you're not a whore.  No, not a bit.)  Add in the fact that the twins' older brother pops up and she finds herself dangerously attracted to him, and that there is some great mystery involving another woman named Isabel that relates to all three brothers, and Penny starts to do a little (not much) soul searching about how acceptable her behavior REALLY is.  (Poor Papa probably shot out of the dirt with as much as he was twisting in his grave!)There are instances of hot sex - m/f and m/f/m.  There is a "mystery" and lots of internal angst & conflict.  You also see Penny's "growth" from being ashamed of her curves & body into accepting herself and her BBW beauty.  Really, this book has a LOT to it, and once you can get beyond the curiosity of Penny's quick capitulation from her upbringing, it IS a great read!  As usual, however, I have a complaint about the pricing.  $5.99 for 165 pages?  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!???  My advice?  Check out the first book for free and if you decide you like the series, hope for a sale!