WHAT A GIRL WANTS is the third book in Maya Rodale's
brilliant Wallflower Trilogy, although I'm not
certain the previous two can be read as standalones, this
one can.
Jane Sparks is a librarian by day and a successful
historical romance author in what free time she has. Her
high school reunion and her billionaire boyfriend's launch
for his newest endeavour fall at the same time, on the same
day, and she hasn't talked to him about it. Even though she
doesn't miss anything about her high school, she wants to
show them that she made good, as well as showing off that
famous boyfriend, Duke Austen.
Things are getting a bit unsettling: Jane has recently been
getting text messages from her former boyfriend, Sam, the
one who dumped her after 12 years. She spots a tweet about a
former girlfriend of Duke's who has published a tell-all
book about their time together, and Jane is suffering from
writer's block. A storm is almost upon New York City, and
when Jane gets yet another message from Sam, she decides to
meet him for one drink, as a friend; after all, what could
possibly go wrong. A lot...
To my knowledge, no one has ever accomplished the tour de
force such as Ms. Rodale's Wallflowers and Bad Boy
Billionaire series, that is: parallel stories, one set in
Regency England and the other one in today's Big Apple; it's
simply genius. But THE BAD BOY BILLIONAIRE: WHAT A GIRL
WANTS is much more serious than the previous ones. I am in
awe of Ms. Rodale's skills: she is just as comfortable with
historical romance as she is with contemporary, her prose
never wavers from one style to the next, her heroes are
wonderful men, the women are true heroines. Ms. Rodale's
sense of humour is legendary, but in WHAT A GIRL WANTS, she
ups the ante and shows yet another side of her prodigious
talent. Usually, the tears rolling down my face are from
hilarity, this time they are for other reasons.
The third installment of a sexy, whirlwind romance about a
modern-day heroine writing historical novels based on her
romantic misadventures with the Bad Boy Billionaire.
Jane Sparks had it all … almost.
Everyone knew that Jane Sparks had been dumped by her high
school sweetheart and fired from her job, which is why she
was really looking forward to attending her high school
reunion as a successful romance novelist—with her hot
billionaire boyfriend as a date. But a violent encounter
with her ex-boyfriend changed everything.
Duke Austen was the luckiest guy in town … almost.
Duke Austen is a blue-eyed charmer with a bad-boy reputation
and ambitious plans for his future—after two failed
startups, this tech entrepreneur is about to celebrate the
20-billion-dollar IPO of his company—but it no longer
matters when the woman he loves has been hurt. Stranded in
his apartment during a hurricane, without power, they must
rebuild their trust … and fall in love all over again.
Just when they have it all figured out, Jane and Duke are
forced to decide what matters more: facing her past or
celebrating his successful future.
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