Review: Lame...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2013
I gave it three stars for the author's attempt to complicate a very simple story.Why complicated?  I agree with some of the reviews on the book.  There were a lot of side stories within the book that were introduced but were not explained as it should be.  They would keep you hanging for answers that unfortunately will never come.  There were also too many cameo roles in the story but most of them doesn't hold any bearing to the story and shouldn't have been introduced at all.I didn't like the conflicting personality of Ellie.  She seduced Carter thinking that she would rather Carter buy the hotel and be his mistress than anybody else.  Even the idea of selling the hotel with Ellie as a bonus is absurd.  Then she got mad when she learned that Carter bought the vintage rum they discovered to help her financially.  Isn't that supposed to be the goal and she should be thankful instead?  And Carter did not even ask for something in return.  In fact he tried to keep it a secret from her.Carter on the other side is sweet and very protective of Ellie.  But for somebody who is wealthy and painted powerful, he is sometimes irritating that he threw tantrums as a spoiled brat when Ellie did not follow his lead.The only good part of the book came towards the end when Ellie and Carter's love story concluded.  However, the entire plot seemed so lame.  It was so simple that the author must have stretched it too much where some points are even unnecessary to the story.