Veena’s review of Escorting The Billionaire (The Escort Collection, Part 1) by Leigh James
Erotic Romance published by CMG Publishing LLC 17 Apr 15
I picked this book up because I was at a loose end and it sounded interesting. It is not the piece of fluff that I was expecting, and, in fact, I quite enjoyed not just this book but the subsequent books in the series that I picked up because I just wanted to know what happens in the rest of the series. James may be a billionaire as far as money is concerned, but he’s a pauper as far as everything else is concerned. Audrey reminds me of “Pretty Woman,” who comes into his life as a business transaction and turns it completely around. If that isn’t interesting enough, the author throws in a few curve balls to get you hooked and reeled in.
James Preston is estranged from his family, living out on the California coast and staying as far away from his upper-crust Boston family aspossible. Unfortunately he can’t figure out a way to get out of being best man at his brother’s wedding, which leads him to the dilemma of needing a suitable upper-crust date. Thanks to a few good friends, he ends up with a upper-crust escort service and Audrey, who has the looks and poise to blend in. And then things become messy and James finds himself wading right into the mess, which comes as a great surprise, because it is so unexpected based on what we’ve seen about James so far.
Audrey is moving in a world that she’s never seen before, and yet she’s discovering that underneath all the glitter and glitz, it’s actually just as sordid as the world she lives in. She tries very hard to keep herself from getting swept in and keeping it to business as usual, but it’s pretty hard, especially since James is rapidly becoming more than just business.
The story moves quickly with all the pre-wedding events on the calendar. It ends on a very surprising note, and I couldn’t help but go out and buy the next two installments of the story to see how it ends. The twists and turns don’t stop and the reader gets swept right into the labyrinth with James and Audrey. I have not read Leigh James before, but if you like your romance spicy with a good story, then you’ll definitely enjoy this series. The end, in my opinion, is a bit trite, but the collection is definitely worth reading.
Grade: A
Summary:
Love don’t cost a thing… except everything.
When billionaire mogul James Preston hires an escort as a date for his brother’s wedding, he knows he’s taking a risk. One thing he won’t be taking? The escort’s clothes off. He just wants a date–not a girlfriend. Not a relationship. No strings. No ties. No games. No sex. He has his reasons. He lost someone he loved, and isn’t interested in trying again. Too many opportunities for mistakes or worse, heartbreak.
Audrey Reynolds became a high-end escort to keep her brother in his expensive group home. James Preston is the client of her dreams–he’s offering to pay her more money for two weeks than she’s ever made before. But James is… difficult. He’s gorgeous, troubled and all too human for Audrey’s business-like tastes. Determined to complete her assignment and collect the money, Audrey tries to play by James’s rules. But before she knows what’s happening, he’s rewriting the contract.
When Audrey ends up in James’s bed, he realizes that she’s everything he’s wanted… and everything he’s been running from.
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