Nailed

Author: Opal Carew
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 288
Genre: Romance, Adult, Contemporary, Erotica

*I received this book as a NetGalley ARC in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. All opinions are my own. Thanks NetGalley!*

Summary

When River set up a fundraiser to kick start her nail polish business, she never expected someone to pay five thousand dollars just to have dinner with her. But when she meets her mysterious benefactor, he turns out to be billionaire Kane Winters--the one man from her past who she never wanted to see again. 

Kane is determined to right the wrong that happened to River in college--because of him. She's been an obsession he can't escape...and Kane wants River more than he's ever wanted anything. So he offers her a deal she can't refuse: marry him and her business will be a success. But River's knight in shining armor isn't looking for a platonic business deal. He wants their marriage to be real...in every way. 

The Rundown

Well...hmmm....

I guess I should say Warning Warning! I requested this ARC from the New Adult genre dashboard, though I really feel like this one is erotica all the way. Totally fine, but not my typical go to read. But hey, I'm just about the only one at my library willing to read & review erotica, so this was definitely a sexy fun something new.

With a story line like this, the reader needs to give themselves over to an almost fantasy sort of Pretty Woman meets Shark Tank vibe. I had some problems with the plot the whole time though. I mean, they spent only two days hanging out with each other before an awful bullying event happened in college (which, by the way, was majorly downplayed. I mean, what happened to River was the kind of "boys will be boys" prank that is exactly where our rape culture spawned from) yet when they're back in each other's lives a handful of years later they suddenly know each other's favorite desserts and entrees? 

 Kane comes off as a man who feel like he's rich enough to take anything, even love. And River...I'm exhausted by the secretly hot weirdo heroine. Be hot. Be weird. Be artsy. Be quirky. I wish we saw more heroines embracing who they are instead of feeling like it makes them into an instant outcast. 

I usually fall hard for romances like this one: they guy who made some bonehead mistake in his youth returning to redeem himself and love the girl right. But this one just hit middle of the road for me, probably because of all of the angst and frustration with me wanting to yell at the main characters for most of the book "Just say I love you!!"  

All in all this was a short, sweet, steamy read perfect for the beach or pool!

Rating: 3 Stars. Just okay.