Bronte Dawson is living MY worst fear - being in the Caribbean in the middle of a hurricane. After winning an all-expense paid trip to the Bahamas, the small-town waitress was having a terrible time, even before the hurricane. The trip came with the option to bring a friend. Not having many friends, Bronte brought along a co-worker. A co-worker who spends more time complaining about how bad the hotel they are staying in is or running after the first man she sees. The call for evacuation rings out, putting the cherry on the "worst vacation ever" sundae, her coworker tells her she cannot find her passport. Uncertain if she left it at the bar the night before or up in the room they just left, they split up - Bronte taking the room and the friend taking the bar. After searching the room and coming up empty handed, she takes the elevator down to the floor. Entering with her, a handsome stranger.
Billionaire Logan Hawking is pissed. The hotel he's just bought is a dump and is in need of a complete overhaul. And now he's in the middle of a hurricane with little chance of escape. When he walks onto the elevator with an attractive young woman, neither of them realize the turn of events about to happen. The elevator halts, trapping them inside. And Logan thought things were bad before the hurricane. Now he's stuck in an elevator with some random woman who has a nervous giggle and quotes Plato. (Can I just say that I adore the fact that she quotes Plato?) Not wanting this woman to know his true identity, he introduces himself as Logan, the manager of the hotel.
Their sparks fly and before either of them know it, Bronte finds out he is a billionaire and is whisked off to New York. She fears that she will turn into one of those women that Logan despises - a gold-digger. Bronte doesn't want to spend his money but he wants her too. Logan doesn't want her out working but Bronte is tired of spending all of her time at his penthouse, where she sees the stark difference between their lives. After Logan comes up with a scheme to ensure that he isn't being used by Bronte, she passes and he declares his love for her. She feels used and flees from him.
Logan is frantic to find her and when he finally does, he realizes that he needs to show her that he can be a normal man. To be the man Bronte fell in love with on the island. And Bronte realizes that she needs to stop being so hung up on his money that it lets her cloud her judgement. Once they stop second guessing themselves and allow each other to be happy just as they are, they both get their Happily Ever After.
This is a great feel-good story, a very easy read. The good sex scenes certainly help things along as well! I did have some issues with Bronte constantly over-thinking things and feeling like Logan never wanted her just for herself, because she was so different from the other women he'd dated. I really liked it when Gretchen put her in her place at the end of the book and helped her to realize that the problem was Bronte, not Logan. However, Logan's scheming to find out if Bronte really was with him for his money was a terrible idea. I know he was burned in the past but after spending time with Bronte on the island, where she was content being with "Manager Logan", he really should have known better. I really like Jessice Clare's writing and look forward to her next book!
(This series continues with Beauty and Billionaire, with Gretchen and Hunter.)
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