Review: 4 Hot Harte Stars!!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 7, 2014
Well then! What happens when an innocently shy girl gets caught in a game of seduction? Hot escort meets awkward, Bridget Jones type, geeky girl who just needs a hot date for her big upcoming office party. Seems innocent enough…right? Yeah…NO! This ain't your basic escort romance! This book caught me by surprise, as it starts out more on the lighthearted and comical side but then evolves into something else entirely. The beginning kind of reminded me of the film The Wedding Date with Debra Messing, but again, that is before the twists and turns really began.Evangeline works for a stuffy, political company where everyone is all up in each other’s business and appearances are everything. Already feeling completely out of place, she starts entertaining the idea of actually ordering a very high priced, elite escort, for an office party that she simply cannot attend solo. However, she gets much more than she bargains for in sexy and secretive Julian Harte. Julian prides himself in looking at women as a game; take the challenge, work the target, win, move on. But of course, he cannot seem to get enough of Evangeline Andrews.This is a very sexy book. Not just in frequency but in hmmm, let’s say originality? Creativity? LOL! There was one scene that, GOOD GOD, I had never read about that particular act before, and that is saying a lot! In fact, I was torn somewhere between 3.5 and 4 stars, to be honest, only because the version of the book that I read lacks some serious proofreading and editing, to the point of being distracting. However, since I received my copy, a re-edited version has been released and is available now, so I am going to assume that these issues have been fixed. Therefore, I overlooked it. The author’s style and wit, interesting characters, the massive sensuality of this book, and the story-line all combined, solidified it as a 4 star read for me.Fans of Fifty Shades of Grey, take notice, because I really think you would enjoy this book. Actually, Brooke Harris’s writing really reminded me a lot of Jodi Ellen Malpas's style.I was left desperately wanting to get a better look behind Julian’s walls, as we are left with very little insight to his many secrets, so I am definitely looking forward to seeing where this series goes. There is a LOT that I am not saying here, but just know that the last 15% of this book completely sucked me in and from then on, this was a solid 5 star read!Great debut and a series to watch!