NOTE: Box sets are normally not reviewed as a set, but as separate books. However, as each of these books is basically a cliffhanger, I decided to review them together as a single book, as it completes a story arc.
Book 1: Faking It
Allyson is PA to playboy billionaire Dane of Prescott Enterprises. She had a crush on her boss for years. When her family nagged her AGAIN about why is she still alone, how her sister, a cardiologist, is about to marry some hotshot lawyer, she blurted out that she's dating her boss. Now she just has to say he's too busy... But he insisted on being her date... to get away from his own problems... // Dane knew Allyson was the best PA he'd ever had (he had chased away about one a month until Allyson) and he does date heiresses picked by his mom, now that his father has semi-retired and he's running day-to-day operations. But it's never serious. He can't stand uppity b****es who value him for what he can give, not for him. Pretending to be Allyson's BF would be refreshing... but it may change everything...
Book 2: Temporary CEO
Dane had a taste of Allyson, but it can't continue, esp. when rumors of their marriage spread (she was testing a wedding gown for her sister) and they didn't fight it. The merger went through, but the "scandal" about the fake marriage sent their stock into a steep dive. Dane has to give up his CEO position. Can Allyson work for someone who may be out to ruin Dane? // Dane knew the world of bluebloods is bad place to be, unless you're trained for it, and Allyson isn't. He has to save Allyson, even at the expense of their relationship... if necessary.
Book 3: Caught In the Act
Allyson had enough of the pressure. She broke up with Dane and left for the Bahamas. But Dane followed her there, determined to win her back. He succeeded, only to be informed upon his return that his merger partners had executed a coup-de-tat... And gained control of his company, and his legacy, leaving his family with almost nothing. Now Dane and Allyson must execute the ultimate gambit to regain control of his legacy by pulling off a fake breakup and divorce. After all, they fake married once already, right? How hard can a fake breakup and divorce be?
Review
I have problems with self-suffering heroines who really believed they *should* suffer even when nobody said they should. Somehow, Allyson took upon herself that EVERYTHING, up to and including Dane having lost his company, is somehow HER fault (I shouldn't have roped him into being my fake BF) multiple times, and that's just cringe-worthy to read at times. And the boardroom antics was a bit nebulous, so was the final gambit to regain control. Other parts are good. 3/5
NOTE: There's book 4 and book 5 to the series.
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