When money, or the need of it, make you grab an unexpected opportunity

Synopsis

Maisey Green needs an escape. Strapped for cash and running from her past, she stumbles into a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—a week aboard billionaire Otto Ravenesky’s exclusive superyacht in the South of France.

It’s a world of dazzling luxury and simmering tension, in forced proximity with a man she despises yet can’t ignore, Maisey fights to resist the pull between them. But the chemistry is undeniable, and every charged moment pushes her closer to the edge of temptation—and the guilt that comes with it.

But in this seductive game of power and passion, Maisey must ask herself: how far is she willing to go for freedom—and what will it cost her?

Perfect for fans of Mills & Boon, Sylvia Day and Jackie Collins, Alcatraz For The Rich is a sizzling romance filled with power, lust, and the battle for control in a world where no one plays fair.

My review

Maisey never thought that she would be struggling with money the way she does now. Not only is her past still catching up on her, but her financial situation is becoming real dire. So when a strange but a once – in – a – lifetime opportunity arises, she warily accepts it. How bad can it be anyways, spending a week on billionaire Otto Ravenesky’s superyacht in the south of France. Maisey feels out of depth being surrounded by all this luxury and wealth, and Otto for sure knows how to irk her. Yet at the same time, there is a pull that Maisey fights off as hard as she can. In a game of power and passion, of attraction and rejection, how far is Maisey willing to go without losing herself completely?

This was perhaps a difficult book to read for me. Not because it was badly written, but because we see the struggles people have to endure, and how those needs make you go on a direction you never expected to take. And how big the contrast can be.

I felt sorry for Maisey, as she finds herself in a difficult situation, and she doesn’t see a way to get out of her financial struggles. And it angered me as her situation wasn’t of her own doing… On the other hand, I also thought that she could have been stricter and be stronger and not give in to her ex and his demands. But as a bystander, as a reader, that is always easier said than done, right?

I don’t know if I would make the same choices and decisions Maisey is making in this book, especially agreeing on the strange opportunity that arises. But I could comprehend that Maisey didn’t have another choice, even if that means doing things she never thought she would be doing…

What I did like about Maisey, is how despite the situation she finds herself in, she doesn’t mince her words, and doesn’t let take advantage of her. Just because she is staying on Otto’s yacht, and he is paying her, it doesn’t mean he can just disrespect, discard her, just because he can and he is rich…

There were moments where I despised Otto and his behaviour, as he is clearly a rich prick, using his money and his power for his own personal benefits… And as I cannot stand people that use their money and power, I found it truly difficult to see any good in Otto.

But I have to admit, there were moments where Otto shows a more vulnerable side, a side where he understand Maisey and where he truly connects with her. And those moments made me understand the attraction between the main characters.

Maisey clearly doesn’t feel comfortable in her situation, which is obviously understandable as not only is doing what she does so out of her comfort zone, but also the people  she meets while working are not her kind of people.

What we see in this book is that sometimes we get into situations outside our own doing. And that there are choices and decisions that need to be made in order to cope with it. Sometimes we have to do things we never imagined to do, but when needs must… And it may not be easy, but we need to find the strength to not lose ourselves and always stay true to ourselves.

With the ending that this story has, it is obvious that Maisey’s tale is far from over…