Tempted by the Billionaire (A Forbidden Age-Gap, Boss-Assistant Romance)

3.5 stars--TEMPTED BY HE BILLIONAIRE is the ninth instalment in Shayla Black’s contemporary, adult FORBIDDEN CONFESSION erotic, romance novella series. This is billionaire CEO Chad Force, and twenty-two year old, PA Savannah Blythe’s story line. TEMPTED BY THE BILLIONAIRE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Told from dual first person perspectives (Savannah and Chad) TEMPTED BY THE BILLIONAIRE follows the insta lust to love relationship between billionaire CEO Chad Force, and twenty-two year old, PA Savannah Blythe. Chad Force needs an assistant, immediately, having fired his last assistant the night before but Chad is currently laid up at home, and his next applicant calls to him life a moth to a flame. Savannah Blythe is desperate for work. With no job and no place to live, Savannah almost misses the opportunity to work for billionaire Chad Force but her first day on the job finds Savannah more than a l assistant but cook, cleaner, and personal body guard. What ensues is the insta-love relationship between Chad and Savannah, as Chad offers our heroine more than she could have ever imagined. The relationship between Chad and Savannah is one of immediate attraction but Savannah needed a job, and Chad need to trust the woman with whom he would fall in love. Hours within meeting, Savannah finds herself in bed with our story line hero, a place she is willing to spend the rest of her life. The $ex scene is intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text. The secondary and supporting characters are limited. We are introduced to Chad’s senior VP of Foreign Investments Marcus Hunt, and Josh Hennessey of the Hennessey group. Marcus and Josh play a pivotal role in Savannah’s first hours with Chad Force. TEMPTED BY THE BILLIONAIRE is a very quick read; a novella length story of insta-lust to love in which love is proclaimed within a matter of hours. The premise is short, sweet and sexy; the romance is limited to lustful gazes and hot, steamy $ex; the characters are desperate yet likeable.

*** ARC Provided for Honest Review *** I love this author but this book just leaves a flat feeling. It could be because the story is short, but I could not truly invest my self in the book. The whole love at first sight thing was just a little too much. I could have bought into it maybe with more drama and tension, but nothing was offered that made good reading sense. If you are looking for a quick soft read, then this book might be right for you. *** ARC Provided for Honest Review ***

While this is short and moves quickly, it also doesn't skip over anything. Chad and Savannah take their time getting to know each other even though they are immediately attracted. We see their relationship progress, giving the reader enough to invest in them.