Donovan was a great hero with a great rags to riches backstory, but felt his potential to be a great protector was masked by Autumn's petulant fear. She stayed in the same mental state for 75% of the book and when she finally decided to NOT be a victim, I just didn't believe she'd go and tell her attacker off like that and actually have him take it without a fight or quiet intimidation tactics as he had been doing (open office door or not.) I just didn't believe it. I also took issue with the heroine's struggles that pretty much placated being a victim. STORY (3.5 Stars) : This was a slow burn book. But New York City had eight million people, so what were the chances I’d run into him? Then again, what were the chances I’d run into him a year later.when I’d just started dating his boss? In the months that passed, I thought about Donovan often. My life was too complicated for such a great guy. So what did I do to repay him for his kindness? I waited until he was in the shower, then ghosted him. Did I mention he also did my laundry while I slept? Definitely too good to be true. He was also funny, smart, and surprisingly down-to-earth for a man who wore $700 shoes. Donovan wasn’t just handsome with a panty-dropping voice. Coffee led to dinner, dinner led to dessert, and dessert led to spending an entire weekend together. He got me to admit that I’d snooped in his bag and then convinced me to make it up to him by letting him buy me coffee. The man holding my luggage was absolutely gorgeous, and we had an immediate spark. Turned out, it wasn’t just his voice that was sexy. A deep, velvety voice answered, and as luck would have it, he had my suitcase, too.ĭonovan and I met at a coffee shop to do the exchange. You see, I’d gone away for a few days, and in my haste to get out of the airport, I’d grabbed the wrong suitcase.Īfter checking out the expensive footwear and tailored clothes, I dialed the number on the luggage tag hoping maybe Mister Big Spender might have my bag.

A sexy new stand-alone from number one New York Times best seller Vi Keeland.īefore I even met Donovan Decker, I knew his shoe size.

The Game by Vi Keeland