Rosanna Harrison lost more than her father when he died—she lost her dreams. Her inheritance from him was debt and the care of her mother. So, of course, her decision was to put her future on hold. She knew that even if she could get a job using her PhD in bioengineering, the salary of a beginning scientist on a government contract would not pay off her father’s debt—or her own educational debts or allow her mother to stay in the family home. So, she put her dreams aside. She found two jobs—one at the Ritz-Carlton in Manhattan waitressing and another at Eleganza stripping. They were not her dream jobs or her secret fetishes; very simply they paid the bills, allowing her to live close to her mom and her childhood friends. And, while the friends didn’t always agree, Rosanna, Rachel and Catherine loved and cared for each other as only friends who have shared a lifetime of experiences can—even to the point of Rosanna handing over the contact information given to her by a geeky tech millionaire seeking a date to Catherine who had been a fangirl of the guy for the past several years.
Chris Fullerton is a 29-year-old, multi-millionaire whose software program “Office Fab” led to the creation of his company, Office Media Solutions, and who can still show his computer geekiness with the best of the nerds. Loyal and trusting, he has risen to the top of his field but not forgotten his friends, in fact he has installed a long-time buddy, Sam Rockwell, as his publicist. And Sam, knowing that Chris can be too casual about his public image, works constantly to control what goes public about his geeky friend. So, when at the fundraiser Chris is hosting, the press notices how taken Chris is with one of the Ritz’s waitresses—even to the point of joining the hotel’s band leading the group in a piano rendition of the hit 80’s song “Rosanna”—the beautiful waitress’s name, Sam goes ballistic in his desire to keep the tech genius’ reputation spotless.
Nova Rain’s newest romance is quite a departure from the dark romance of Mob Ties. The author teases her readers with touches of a rom-com of mixed up affections, but which soon morphs into a romantic suspense. Many clues are dropped for the reader, some more clearly followed than others. The plot deserves applause for creativity, but it would benefit from some careful tightening to guarantee that all the treads are fully tied. It will be interesting to see where this author moves to next in the pursuit of romance.
I read an ARC of this book and am voluntarily writing my review, and I have bought the title, adding it to my list of “books to read again.”
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- KazzaReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2020
Great book, exciting read
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