Review: Beautiful New Adult Billionaire Romance!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2014
I picked up this book the instant I read the premise. I just love pretend marriage stories that lead to real love, and this one surprised me by putting a new spin on an old theme. Here, we have the wealthy son, Luke, and a suspicious father who all but forces him to shape up and become a man.What better way to do that than by bringing a woman into the mix? At first, Jessica is just a really expensive date, but every moment they spend together brings the two close together in unexpected ways. Jessica's knee deep in secrets, bringing a huge collision between two separate types of intrigue that left me guessing until the crazy end.Like a good New Adult book, this one is emotional to the core. Things get heavy, romantically and otherwise. I loved the way Vanessa Waltz forces her characters to confront some very serious issues about identities and love, the hard questions at the heart of life itself. Luke's got a fortune on the line, but his quest for triumph is a very human one, and it adds a fantastic Coming of Age element to this story.Jessica's story shows that she's an oddly shaped piece that just won't fit anywhere. Luke's luxurious life is about the last place you'd expect her to end up. Of course, by doing the unthinkable, Vanessa Waltz made me appreciate the journey all the more.This is a book about a hard won romance. The emotional and erotic elements are equally well written. I was cheering on this couple through all their bitter trials, until finally - FINALLY - they wound up in a brighter place. This is a wonderful debut and I hope there are more NA romances to come from Vanessa Waltz's talented mind.