Review: Not the worst "damaged billionaire" story, not the best
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2014
There are many (so many!) "damaged billionaire" stories out there.  If you enjoy these type of stories, I'm pretty sure you could read every day and not read anything BUT these stories.  That said, I can see the appeal of the storyline -- there's the mystery, the romance, the wish-fulfillment (shopping sprees, trips, cars, expensive dinners), the "specialness," etc.  Falls is clearly aware that she's working in this tradition and she's better than a lot of her peers.Raina actually has some sexual experience under her belt (she even, gasp, masturbates!) and she doesn't delude herself into thinking she deserves whatever scraps Tristian is willing to throw her (although she isn't happy with the inbalanced nature of their relationship, she seems to be making a conscious choice to be with him, despite the drawbacks, instead of just totally needing him in order to breathe).  Falls also is determined to create some sexual heat without falling back on the "he's damaged so he wants to dominate" trope that is suffocating the life out of BDSM fiction (and much of the billionaire genre).  Apparently there are some fictional billionaires who aren't wanting total sexual dominance, and Tristian is one of them.That said, despite the pitfalls that Falls avoids, there isn't a whole lot else here.  Tristan does have a secret, but it isn't all that compelling to me.  Raina and Tristan do generate some heat, but I'm not really that concerned to see if they end up together (this is a cliffhanger story).  I'm sure it will be fun to watch Raina live way outside of her income bracket thanks to Tristan's gifts and I'm sure he will hook her up with a sweet job and that her family will ultimately overcome peril.  I just don't feel any particular need to hang around for this story, but I would check out other work by the author in the future.