Great reading Loved the book, read it in a day and was mad because there wasn't more.
Under Her Skin by Susan Mallery Susan Mallery begins another trilogy with "Under Her Skin". This series is about three sisters who find love while fighting off a malicious unknown person who appears to be trying to destroy their family. Although born of two different mothers, the Titan girls couldn't be closer and they have no intention of going down without a fight!
Lexi has always yearned for her father's approval. He's a cut-throat entrepreneur and businessman who built his inheritance into a kind of mini-kingdom. Lexi's mother left her father and left Lexi behind and she's struggled with her insecurities ever since. Now, determined to make her father notice her, she struck out and opened a spa...a very luxurious spa after an anonymous backer loaned her two million dollars. Unfortunately, that backer has called his note...immediately. If Lexi can't come up with the two mil, she'll not only lose her spa, she'll lose her chance of gaining her father's respect. What to do?
Cruz's business brain is busy scheming once he overhears Lexi talking about her problem to a friend. Cruz is a successful self-made man and has plenty of money...but not the connections necessary to break into the rarefied inner circle that Lexi has grown up in. So he proposes a deal, he'll pay her to be engaged, live with him, and sleep with him for six months--just long enough to get that 'in' he so desires. Then, they'll part as friends. No problems, eh?
It takes a talented author to make such a sordid deal into something more and Mallery has done just that. Although I had trouble warming up to Cruz at first, understanding his background and motivations made all the difference. The secondary story of the unidentified enemy is rolled out smoothly and has a semi-conclusion--it was enough to get a sense of closure for this first book in the series while still leaving enough questions to make me run out and pick up book two, "Lip Service", as soon as it hit the shelves!
Susan Mallery combines romance, a little mystery, a lot of heat, and scenes of 'girl power' into a very readable story. Of course, that doesn't surprise me since she manages to do that for me all too often. "Under Her Skin" will play with your emotions, but not enough to cause crying jags...is that a good description?Great new start for a series Although I was a bit apprehensive about this book after reading some of the reviews, I tried it anyway simply because it is written by Susan Mallery. I'm glad I did because I loved it! Mallery writes great characters, both the main ones and the secondary ones. I especially enjoyed scenes with either Erika or Dana. There was a little of everything in the story - romance, of course, but also a lot of drama, emotion, and humor. Am really looking forward to the next one!Under Your Skin This is the first book in Susan Mallery newest series,and it is great. I loved how the two main characters came from so different back grounds, and how you got a sneak peek at the main players of the next two books. I can't wait to read the next book. So Hot Another winner from Susan Mallery I can't wait for the next one in this great series.
