{"id":28097,"date":"2022-04-05T09:23:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T13:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=28097"},"modified":"2022-10-16T03:46:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T03:46:24","slug":"review-business-not-as-usual-by-sharon-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/05\/review-business-not-as-usual-by-sharon-cooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Business Not As Usual by Sharon C. Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-28097\" data-postid=\"28097\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-28097 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/business-not-as-usual-sharon-c-cooper.jpg?resize=333%2C500\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Business Not As Usual by Sharon C. Cooper\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Business Not As Usual by Sharon C. Cooper\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>I am beautiful. I am confident. I am lovable. I am a lottery winner.<\/em><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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\u2019s one earthquake away from crumbling, or works an unfulfilling secretarial job while struggling to finish her bachelor\u2019s degree? All Dreamy needs to do is win the lottery, which she\u2019s been entering in as a weekly tradition with her grandfather. When she catches the attention of her boss\u2019s 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?\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">No distractions allowed.<br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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\u2026but also isn\u2019t a wealthy, upper-crust socialite. Though it\u2019s clear they\u2019re from different worlds, their relationship might just be his greatest investment yet.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16470 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-hearts.jpg?resize=95%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Apr 5, 2022<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dreamy Daniels<\/strong> 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\u2019t necessarily fit in her immediately plans for her life.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Karter<\/strong> 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\u2019t help but want to get to know her better.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">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\u2019s 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\u2019t like the characters or buy into their love.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">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\u2019s 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.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">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. 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Cooper\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Business Not As Usual by Sharon C. Cooper\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>I am beautiful. I am confident. I am lovable. I am a lottery winner.<\/em><br \/><br \/>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\u2019s one earthquake away from crumbling, or works an unfulfilling secretarial job while struggling to finish her bachelor\u2019s degree? All Dreamy needs to do is win the lottery, which she\u2019s been entering in as a weekly tradition with her grandfather. When she catches the attention of her boss\u2019s 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?\u00a0No distractions allowed.<br \/><br \/>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\u2026but also isn\u2019t a wealthy, upper-crust socialite. Though it\u2019s clear they\u2019re from different worlds, their relationship might just be his greatest investment yet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Apr 5, 2022<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dreamy Daniels<\/strong> 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\u2019t necessarily fit in her immediately plans for her life.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Karter<\/strong> 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\u2019t help but want to get to know her better.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">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\u2019s 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\u2019t like the characters or buy into their love.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">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\u2019s 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.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38hW6PN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3DFPgiG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/business-not-as-usual-sharon-c-cooper\/1139798080?ean=9780593335260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/business-not-as-usual-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Sharon_C_Cooper_Business_Not_As_Usual?id=n-E2EAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28097"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28962,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28097\/revisions\/28962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}