I am beautiful. I am confident. I am lovable. I am a lottery winner.
This is the mantra that will get Dreamy Daniels through each day until she makes it big. So what if she lives in a seedy part of Los Angeles in a house that’s one earthquake away from crumbling, or works an unfulfilling secretarial job while struggling to finish her bachelor’s degree? All Dreamy needs to do is win the lottery, which she’s been entering in as a weekly tradition with her grandfather. When she catches the attention of her boss’s potential investor, Dreamy has to remind herself to focus on her career goals so she can be her own boss. Who cares if he has the social grace of the Duke of Sussex and the suaveness of Idris Elba? No distractions allowed.
Growing up with a father who is an A-list actor and a socialite mother, venture capitalist Karter Redford lives in the world of the rich and famous. Instead of attending movie premieres, however, he prefers spending his time helping the less fortunate, backing start-up companies and investing in cutting edge ideas. Karter is used to his life revolving around work, but when he decides he wants someone to share it with, he falls for someone his mother would never approve of: hilarious, quirky Dreamy, who has goals of her own…but also isn’t a wealthy, upper-crust socialite. Though it’s clear they’re from different worlds, their relationship might just be his greatest investment yet.
Release Date: Apr 5, 2022
Heat Level: Sensual
Publisher: Penguin Group
Imprint: Berkley
Price: $9.99
Dreamy Daniels is exactly as her name a dreamer. She is not in the best circumstances in her life but she holds onto her dreams and believes that everything good will come to her. She meets Karter Redford at work and he doesn’t necessarily fit in her immediately plans for her life.
Karter is from the upper class. He is wealthy and moves in a particular social circle. He has never met a woman as refreshing as Dreamy. She is complete opposite of the women in his life. He can’t help but want to get to know her better.
I love opposite attracts. This has all of the elements to make me happy however the story falls short is some of the major categories. Let’s just say that one crucial key to a good romance story is loving the characters. I mean why are you reading a romance if you don’t like the characters or buy into their love.
Karter is that for me. He just makes it so hard to buy into the romance. He is lacking emotionally. He is very one dimensional. Growing up with a certain amount of privilege can do that for you but what I found to be off putting with him is that he constantly put down those in his world as well. Granted, this may have been the author’s way of showing that he is not pompous and obnoxious when it come to his wealth and status but what it did was box the character in. It made me not like him because he became too judgmental of everyone.
Then there is the fact that everything is too cookie cutter and sweet. There is no real conflict. There is nothing going on beside the sunshine warmth of the main character and Karter. So instead of caring about them, I found myself reading through the pages wanting to wrap up the story.
~ Samantha
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