GRR Reviews Lust for Life (Sexy in Spades Book 1) by Maggie Dallen

Lust for Life is a fun meet-cute leading to "billionaire boss falls for hardworking female employee" story. The darkest hour seems to be a bit... weird?

Kat Jones needed a drink after putting up with her condescending bosses the whole week at a corporate retreat. He found hunky Bryce at the bar serving. They shared a few drinks. She's leaving soon. What she didn't know is Bryce actually owned the lodge she's staying at, and a lot more. Listening to Kat made Bryce falling for her, hard, and his instinct told him to buy the company... and fire the bastards that mistreated her (that's the real reason for the corporate retreat, to negotiate!). But when Kat found out that Bryce is her new boss, her first instinct is to run... Bryce is too sexy and she does NOT want someone to fight her battles for her. Now Bryce has 24 hours, technically, ONE night, to prove their attraction is not lust, but love...

The FMC's reaction almost doesn't make sense, yet on a certain level, it does. A man does not do that "for free", usually. On the other hand, what's wrong with having a hot and NICE boss, after a series of condescending ones? That's why this book is above average: the conflicting feelings. So-so authors create flat characters. Good authors create characters with conflicting feelings. The main problem I can't give this 5 stars is why would Bryce get one night to convince Kat not to leave... Kat should have just run away... so why give Bryce a chance? Hmmm? And when you think about it, the plot is a bit on the simple side, but tropes are rather minimal.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Billionaire boss met hardworking employee; can they fall in love while he owns the company she worked at?

Tropes: hot for boss, resort, boy meets girl

Overall Rating:  4/5