I would recommend this to anyone that enjoys deception, fun, love and a good dose of wanting to kill a certain side character *smile* Laney Villanueva from Allegro Dance School knows my name. Now, in the hallways, if I say, “Hi, Laney,” she can say, “Hi, Rafi,” and she’ll remember that I am the best. Laney Villanueva and Nico Fiore are a we. They wake every morning and fall asleep every night un-alone in the world. How does it feel? What is it like to have someone and to be someone in return?

Sydney Bergen belongs on the Disney channel. She wrings her hands when she’s excited, and she only talks about one thing: horse camp. She goes on and on about blue ribbons, monster-size flies, horses named Warhol and Van Gogh whose tails are dyed with hot-pink and purple food coloring. There’s one cute counselor who’s a Junior Olympics bronze medalist. Every summer the challenge is, who will catch his eye this year? Cue Sydney’s Disney show theme song, with a neighhhh at the end. We’re terrible drivers,” Nico says, looking sweetly at Laney, as if he’s proud of how terrible they are. Jake is a young, handsome tech billionaire who has worked hard for every dollar he has to his name. His life has been anything but a silver spooned existence, in fact his childhood was quite tragic and traumatic. He’s tired of women wanting to date him because of his bank account and has headed home to the safety and anonymity of where he grew up, his Grandma’s house.A great steamy steamy read with a little twist when it comes to why they both were on the show. I loved how Jake reacted to the other contestant he was being thrown at and how he treated Laney and what they shared. Also Laney, how strong she was and actually gave him the benefit of the doubt and trusted him when others may have had doubts...refreshing. Their chemistry and sparks were there and it was insta love that was believable along with what Jake was willing to give up for her. I only have one question that wasn’t answered and it bugged me...what were the pics Jake had ? Otherwise a great read and a HEA they both deserved and more. I'm not particularly a fan of Reality TV romances, for that reason I don't read them, but in this case Summer Cooper did a good job and made me really enjoy the story. Jake is a billionaire. A hot sexy as sin billionaire who is the owner of his own tech company. He has just moved into his grandmother's basement to hide and get some peace and quiet. He is tired of people hounding him for money. Especially women. They throw themselves at him. They send dirty pictures etc. to entice him to fall in love with him, all because he is rich. Why can't he meet a nice girl? He really doesn't have much time to date anyway, since he has an empire to run. They did it just this morning for the very first time. An hour ago they were in bed, under the covers and wrapped up in each other. And then they were in the shower together, flushed and sore in tender places, laughing over what they’d just done. Then they came straight here. To me. Now I smell coconut and almond shampoo on her and on him. On them. The scent fills me to the brim. This is the biggest morning of their lives, and I’m the very first person to see them. It’s a miracle to witness falling.

I found this story to be cute and highly entertaining. My initial thoughts after reading this was, whoa! Bizarre blind date to a Bachelor meets Cinderella with a HEA. Summer Cooper found a fresh new way to show how love can be found and preserve throughout a difficult situation called reality television. I feel the same loss as when Laney hit her final pose during “The Climb” — how I wished that song would play forever. “Have a good one.” There’s defeat in my voice that neither of them notices. Laney is a law student and is always avoiding fix ups. Her next door neighbor is an adorable old woman that has been trying to get her to go out with her grandson but Laney think he might be a dead beat since he is moving into his grandmother's basement. One day when she reading her mail she finds out that her best friend has signed her up to be on a reality tv show and can't believe it. The reality show is where she competes against 12 other woman on a show where 3 men are available and one is a billionaire. Even though she's reluctant she agrees to do the show and is immediately drawn to one man. Jake is only on the show because his grandmother wanted him to do it after she got him on it. He thought he'd make the most of it and when he saw Laney he thought things were starting to look up for him. When the show takes a break for the holiday imagine Jake's surprise when he sees Laney living right next door to his grandmother. He knows its against the show's rules to see her but he can't help himself. Jake really wants Laney but he finds out almost too late that the show is rigged and he has to find a way to get what he wants without losing everything. Will Jake and Laney find a way to be together? Nico’s middle name is Giovanni. Nico Giovanni Fiore, the name of a fashion designer or a race car driver. Either way, he belongs on a yacht off Monaco wearing a fedora. Or is it Morocco? Whichever is the one with the rich people and the race cars. Ground turkey. Mushrooms. Breadcrumbs. Ranch dressing mix. Barbecue sauce. Ketchup. One egg. 375º for fifty minutes.The choir. How could I have forgotten about the choir? I stretch up on my toes, balancing my fingertips on the seat in front of me. I know she’s in the soprano section, usually in the middle, slightly to the left. There: Laney Villanueva, between her friends Kendra Darling and Aisha Moore. Laney’s mouth forms perfectly rounded O’s and softly widening Ah’s. Looord. Her jawline sharpens when she lifts her head. Heaaahhrt. Laney’s in front of me wearing her Leadership Club polo shirt. This is the closest I’ve been to her since last spring when she stood behind me in line for confession. I listened to her and Anna Largo as they whispered. I wanted to hear what Laney was going to confess. I needed to know, had to know, couldn’t live until I knew about her and Nico and the things they’d done together. Laney’s sins must have been beautiful. But the whispers were about Anna’s brother and his drinking. Anna’s parents were running out of options. It was nothing important. It wasn’t about Laney and Nico, their private selves, their vices, their secrets. Jake's grandmother thinks her grandson needs a wife and family. She doesn't want him to be alone after she leaves this world. So she blind sides him and signs him up to be a bachelor on a dating game. What!?! He really can't tell his grandmother no, now can he? Bianca’s starting a new job in an office,” I say, at the commercial break. There’s no use trying to talk to Gran during the program. “She sent me a note. No more retail.” I’m glad for Mom. It’s hard to stand all day long. Why can’t they give employees a stool? Why should salespeople have to stand to fold clothes, or when there aren’t any customers? I’ll never understand.

There are a lot of laughs in this story as well as heated loving moments, double crossing, kidnapping, seduction and annoying characters that will have you rolling your eyes along with gritting your teeth. A well written, very descriptive story that engrained into my brain what was taking place as if I were actually watching this reality game show. Poppy scratches his head, searching for something or other behind him. His eyeglasses slide down his nose. I show Gran the corny card. She glances at it for a second and peels her banana. Glitter clings to my fingers. Glitter is deceivingly girly and innocent. If you rub that stuff in your eyes it can blind you. “She says hi.” Laney blushes two shades redder. She drops her head and lets out a long breath. Her hair cascades onto my counter. Nico lowers his face and kisses her earlobe.This story has it all. Lies, deception, fun and love. It is like a behind the scenes tour of the Bachelor or that show Secret Princes. Rich man hiding his wealth to find Mrs. Right. So much fun! I really can't wait to see what new book Summer puts out next. One of my absolute favorite authors. She is an amazing writer. She takes a hot sexy man and turns it into a serious yet entertaining and fun read. Let's not forget to mention the hot as hell sex scenes. Ohh la la! That Jake can warm my bed anytime. There were some very funny side characters, like Jake's gran and Laney's gay BFF Tony. I think they made the story even more entertaining to read. The show starts filming, there are 12 women💋 and three men🐺. The women💋 know that one of the men is very wealthy, but they dont know which one. One by one the women are introduced to the men, but Jake🐺🌋🍆 isn't interested until he sees Laney💋💃. We owe you, Nico said. But the truth is, the simple truth, is that there’s nothing else you can give me, Laney Villanueva and Nico Fiore. I’ve never been part of anything purer.