When things get complicated with the person you loathe…

Synopsis

In the new, sexy and hilarious novel from bestselling author Sara L. Hudson, find out what happens when a grumpy billionaire, a perpetually friendly marketing exec and a hairless cat with a catnip addiction spend a night in Vegas… (A black-eye for starters.)

Thomas Moore, heir to the glamorous New York department store Moore’s, has everything. Everything but a sense of humor. Probably why he’s so often compared to his philandering crook of a father.

Alice Truman, recently promoted from the sales floor, is determined to prove her worth. Even if that means smiling in the face of the arrogant and too-sexy-for-his-own-good Thomas Moore, who seems to think her unfit for her new position.

Avoidance works wonders until Alice’s best friend plans an Elvis-themed destination wedding with Thomas’ brother—a concept the modern Mr. Darcy loathes.

Throw in a hairless cat, a calamitous bachelorette party and some questionable cocktails, and things become… complicated. And when things get complicated, anyone but the boss would be better.

My review

Alice Truman is happy with her promotion from the sales floor in New York’s department store Moore’s. With a difficult past, she is finally getting the life she deserves.
Even if that means that she has to deal with Thomas Moore, the heir of the place she is working.
Thomas has everything, but with his kind of family, especially his kind of father, he takes everything way too serious and for sure emanates arrogance. And he doesn’t understand how someone like Alice could go from the sales department to the marketing department.
However, when Alice’s best friend is marrying Thomas’ brother, Alice and Thomas are forced to work together, especially as the wedding will be on location and will be Elvis – themed.
The last thing that Alice and Thomas would expect is that everything would get so complicated after a (un?)memorable bachelorette party… 

This is the second part of a series. And while I loved the first part, reading about Chase and Campbell was amazing, I think that maybe this second part is my favourite one… 

It was amazing to see Alice again, and it was lovely to see how just at ease she is with her new job. A job that is just perfect for her, as she has the most amazing ideas.
But it was also great to get to know Alice better. Because previously she did appear but we didn’t get the chance to know her that well. 

And I have to say, to read about her past, her struggles, well, it made me so sad. At a younger age she has been through rough times, and just when things would finally get better for her, tragedy struck again.
However, she didn’t let that bring her down, on the contrary. It was even somehow inspiring to see how she fought to get where she is now, and how far she is ready to go for those that matter to her.
She is the kind of person that will always be there for you, and will help anyway she can. You can call her any time for rescue, and she will show up.
While that is a wonderful character trait, it’s also a dangerous one… because we can see how her kind heart is being taken advantage of… 

And for sure I could understand her feeling towards Thomas, as they are definitely mixed feelings… He may have the looks, but his behaviour, especially towards her, isn’t that amazing at all… 

So yes, Thomas was a hard nut to crack. The contrast with Chase couldn’t be bigger. Thomas is a very closed character, he won’t allow anyone to get close. His own family is struggling with completely understanding him.
He is also a person who has been deeply affected by the behaviour of his father, and thus decided to close his heart for love at all, in any form. 

But no matter how much Thomas and Alice seem to dislike each other, there is also something else palpable between them. There is an attraction that is just building up chapter after chapter, only to explode at the bachelorette – party. 

First of all, what a party that was! I never laughed so hard over ‘decorations’ that were travelling along!!!
And I found it just perfect that things got out of hand in such a matter that was unexpected but also just expected! 

It was funny in a way to see how Alice and Thomas are trying to come to terms with what happened, and the arrival of sweet Mary is making things even more complicated (or not…).
But the best bits were seeing how even the tiniest of actions, like an exploded kitchen after preparing and sharing breakfast, or a daily drawing to be found in a briefcase, could make the apparently coldest person melt bit by bit.  

In this book, we see two people, from a complete different background, ‘forced’ to live together. They are as chalk and cheese, but slowly they turn more alike.
We see a character struggling not only with opening up, but also with himself, and a character wanting to protect who she loves.
We see the innocence and acceptance of a young child, the antics of a cat with a reputation and a name that still makes me snicker and a family wanting each member to find happiness and love. 

I loved reading this book, making me once again realize that what we see isn’t always the reality. And even behind the coldest attitude and arrogance in fact there is a person looking for someone to love.
And that sometimes it takes someone who is our complete opposite to make us understand that we all deserve to be loved.
To be loved despite our backgrounds, as that doesn’t define us as a person. Because even someone with a sad background, can be the strong person to walk on water to show you that love comes in shapes and forms you wouldn’t expect.