Weekend with the Tycoon by Kaira Rouda
Samantha Jones loves her job for Blake Genetics, and she has a big idea that could really set the company apart and further their reputation for helping the world. Just as she starts to believe that her career is on an unstoppable road to success, she is given the opportunity of a life time. An opportunity that has the potential of ending in the death of her career and the breaking of her heart.
Blake Putnam is a no nonsense kind of guy. He likes things his way, without a lot of fluff or frivolous waste. In order to prevent his family from trying to match him up with an air-headed socialite during his sister's wedding, he arranges for research assistant from his company to attend the wedding with him as his date so he can prepare for an upcoming contract negotiation with little distraction...or so he thinks.
This story seemed really fast to me. I liked the back story regarding the company and why Blake doesn't like his family, but I also like the things that were left unsaid, but were glaringly obvious. Blake may have idolized his grandfather, but he really did take after his dad in many ways.
I will nit-pick on two things here: the date the company was "founded" and the ending of the story. First of all, it is very unlikely that his grandfather could have founded the company in 1898. Maybe his great-grandfather, but if it truly was his grandfather then he must have 70-ish when Blake's father was born. Secondly, the story ended too suddenly. Blake's father tells him that his grandfather was cold and then suddenly he is willing to try and change the way he does things at his own business. It just felt too fast of a turn-around.
Overall, I liked the story. It was a neat premise, and there were a few fun and exciting scenes that really made it worth reading. I just wish it would have been longer.
Ratings:
(1=unacceptable, 2=poor, 3=acceptable, 4=good, 5=excellent)
Continuity/Flow – 3
Sex – 4
Language – 3
Storyline – 5
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