Ella Patton is escaping from an abusive husband by adopting a new identity and working at a local store as a deli clerk. Its there that she meets Liam Stone. She thinks he is merely an every day kind of guy, looking to flirt (and more) with a local girl. But she couldn't be more wrong. Liam Stone is a billionaire who is used to getting what he wants by throwing money at it. So when he throws his money at Ella, she turns and runs. And then runs back to him. Deciding the best way to hide is to go across the country, she agrees to become Liam's latest conquest. They soon fall in love and Liam decides to take his relationship with Ella even further. But what will happen when a drastic secret is revealed?
I have mixed feelings about this book. At first, I couldn't connect with the characters and I spent a good majority of the first chapters wondering what in the world was going on. But as I continued reading, I got the impression that the author was trying hard to make the reader FEEL what Ella and Liam are feeling. The confusion; the panic; the uncertainty; the love; the lust. Once I realized that was the author was aiming for, I was able to pour myself into the book more and I found myself enjoying it much more after that. You know something is going on in Ella's mind - a secret she doesn't want known - but you are still rooting for her to understand Liam wants the girl he met at the deli who found him wasabi mustard. And when you find out the secret, you are just as devastated as Liam.
So why only 3 stars? Because I felt it took too long for me to realize the author's intentions with this novel. Sometimes I wanted to slap both Ella and Liam and send them packing far away from each other; other times, I was just waiting for them to jump into bed so they could show each other just how much they loved the other. I will certainly read the conclusion to this story because I want to know how Liam and Ella handle conquering this secret that could tear them apart.
An ARC was provided by NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
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