Review: Very original storyline in this Whitman Universtity Series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 19, 2013
I have to say that I love Lyla's Whitman University series.  I read the last book in just a few hours.  This one was no different!  Her characters always have deeply rooted issues and some serious life conflict.  Blair kind of takes the cake over them all though to this point...Blair Paddignton is a marketing student at Whitman University.  But she hides a secret deep that nobody knows, and can never know because it could end her up in prison.  Blair's father is a competent lawyer who's been running con's on the rich and famous for years, pretending to be an accountant he gets them as a client and then takes their money all under an assumed alias of course.  He resides mostly on a boat but has a residence in the Cayman Islands.  Blair wants to be free of this life more then anything, but it isn't until her father steals from someone she really knows that thing take a turn for the better, and the worse...Sam is a star tennis player ranked number two in the world.  He is best friends with Quinn who is a Whitman student.  During a spring break trip to St. Moritz he meets Blair Paddington, but she shoots him down and deflates his ego a bit, he was a little aggressive trying to bed this beauty... But he's never forgotten her.  Even with the stream of women in and out of his bed, he could never really shake her from his mind.  Their paths cross once again when he has 30 million dollars stolen from his bank accounts.  Little does he know that the beauty from his past will be his ally in getting his money back.  But things aren't always what they seem...Sam and Blair have an attraction that can't be denied and their whirlwind trip across the world in search of her father and his money unleashes the feelings that they both hide from each other.  But a series of unfortunate events and the truth stand between them... They get into some serious situations along this journey, some you won't believe and will make you laugh and cry at the same time... They travel to some amazing parts of the world that I could only hope to see one day... The unfortunate situation is that Blair wants to be loved, but she can't let anyone into her life for fear of them knowing who and what she really is.  And even though she's done some unthinkable things I truly felt heartbroken for her at times.  I wanted her to truly find the peace she so desired and not have to look over her shoulder and worry about being caught all the time.This isn't like the other stories in the Whitman series, it takes place completely away from college life.  Lyla's books always intrigue me and keep me entertained.  This twisted up tale is unlike any I've read in the past.  Her witty characters and charming hot men will keep you on your toes and asking for more.... I'm already awaiting the next book read to find out what is going on with the next set of Whitman characters!  I give Staying on Top 4 stars.  It's a solid read and a good story I think everyone will enjoy!