Review: Wonderful contemporary romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 30, 2013
4.25 Stars!This is the second in the Billionaire Boys Club and a wonderful addition to the series.  I thoroughly enjoyed reading Hunter and Gretchen's story - a true beauty and the beast tale.Hunter Buchanan is a member of the Billionaire Boys Club, a secret club with members that consist of college friends that share ideas about business and enjoy each other's company.  Hunter is the quiet one and not many know much about him other than that his wealth is from his family's real estate business and that he is scarred over most of his body.Hunter saw Gretchen one day and knew right away he must get to know her, he believes she is a person who will overlook his scars and see the real him.  Her sister, Audrey, is the assistant to Logan, a fellow club member and Hunter devises a plan to hire her as a ghost writer.  He wants her to stay at his mansion for at least a month so buys a trunk full of letters that she must go through to write the story.Gretchen jumps at this opportunity for several reasons, to get away from Cooper, the coffee shop owner who seems to be in love with her, money since she is broke and a chance to do something more interesting than the book she is currently working on.Gretchen is a hoot and I laughed out loud so many times, such as when she meets the butler Mr. Eldon for the first time who is a grumpy old man, to the many times she meets Hunter before they really start to talk, even the time she evens the playing field because she saw him naked is hilarious. She has a great personality and I like how she sees right though Hunter's scars, she finds HIM fascinating.I love this book; it is the perfect trope for me, tortured and scarred hero with a snarky heroine who is funny and genuine.  I read the first Billionaire Boys Club and enjoyed Logan and Bronte's story and of course this is just as good.  When Hunter talks about his past I just want to cry as you feel the pain of this poor child, both physical and mental, and the fact that he isolated himself since then is so sad.  Gretchen is the perfect match for him as she draws him out of his shell.  He does not know how to flirt and when she teases him he freezes up, she loves the challenge so tries several things to break through his wall.The chemistry between them is smoking hot and I love what they share. I enjoy seeing the boys from the club; and Logan is funny when he tells Hunter not to buy Gretchen a diner, totally from the first book, and of course the brotherhood between the men is wonderful and fun to read.The only thing I did not like as much was she let Daphne, her sister, ruin the dinner party with her hateful words to Hunter, I know she was under the influence of many drugs and alcohol but I wish Gretchen would have stopped her as I cringed while seeing how hurtful she was.The pacing of the story works well, the author does a great job of telling a wonderful beauty and the beast tale, I am looking forward to more Billionaires.Copy received from publisher through NetGalley for an honest review