ISBN-10: 1101967226
ISBN-13: 978-1101967225
Publisher: Ballantine Books (August 9, 2016)
Blurb:
SHE WANTS TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
Taylor Reed is no stranger to selfish, uncaring CEOs. She was fired by one, which is why she has created her own executive training program—helping heartless bosses become more human. So Taylor shocks even herself when she agrees to coach Bennett Wade, the cutthroat exec who got her unceremoniously canned. She’d love to slam the door in his annoying but very handsome face, but the customers aren’t exactly lining up at her door. Plus, this extreme makeover will give Taylor the golden opportunity to prove that her program works like a charm.
HE WANTS TO BUY IT.
Bennett Wade is many things—arrogant, smug, brusque—but trusting isn’t one of them. Women just seem to be after his billions. So when he hires Taylor Reed, he has no desire to change. Bennett is trying to win over the feminist owner of a company he desperately wants to buy, but something about the fiery Taylor thaws the ice around his heart, making Bennett feel things he never quite planned on. And if there’s one thing Bennett can’t stand, it’s when things don’t go according to plan.
They are a match tailor-made for trouble.
Review
Bennett is some kind of sexy-tough. Some of his personality traits are the definition of rich, CEO billionaire, but he has his own special charm – even when he’s being a bully. He’s loyal, hard-working, and harbors a lot of guilt that. He’s dedicated, generous, and has a great heart, although his good deeds aren’t open and obvious which is further evidence of his good-nature.
Taylor is also good-natured and has no problem going toe-to-toe with Bennett. He needs someone who won’t always bow down to him -someone other than his mother that, is (whom I love). She’s a character (pun intended 🙂 ). Taylor’s plan to get back at him for almost-kidnapping her kinda stretched my mental faculties (the success of the plan depended upon to may variables), but I rolled with it. The cookie had me scratching a head and raising a brow, and how it all developed was rather unique- so unique that once again, I rolled with it (despite my momentary reluctance).
Pamfiloff’s creative abilities are definitely present in her writing. There’s nothing cliché about the plot, and the characters have some extremely distinctive and unorthodox backgrounds, making the story that much more intriguing. I connected to Taylor and Bennett at first, and then the connection was lost, and then somehow we found our way back to each other.
Rating system: Cups of Coffee (the less the better)
0: You won’t need any coffee to stay up for this one. It’s intriguing enough all on its own.
1: You’ll stay up late, but not all night. Brew one cup.
2: You’ll read as long as you’re not tired. If you are, two cups should do the trick.
3: I hope you got plenty of rest; you’ll need it, or at least 3 cups.
4: If the cable goes out, read the book. It’s better than nothing, I guess. Oh, don’t forget your brew!
5: Find anything else to do- it doesn’t matter what it is. Don’t waste your coffee. Too much caffeine is bad for you.
My rating: 2 cups of coffee