I do enjoy the Asian representation. Though, there is one point that really annoyed me: When the FMC says no self-respecting Asian would eat rice on a plate, or only in a bowl, or something like that. Um, hello, Asia is huge. I'm South Asian and we eat our rice on a plate. So, to the author, please make a distinction. Just say, "no self-respecting Vietnamese person would eat rice off a plate, or whatever." That to me was a little offensive and the author could have strived to do a little better in that area. IF not, then don't write about Asian representation. You make me wanna..."we shout along with Usher, bodies contorting and writhing along to the lyrics about a guy wanting to cheat on his girlfriend. The irony seems lost to us that we're all actually out tonight to help a friend get over her betrayed, broken heart.

But when scandal after scandal threatens to upturn a pivotal business deal, the only way to rehabilitate his public image is to find someone to play a dutiful fiancée. And fast. Once the song is over, and another Usher song comes on, I step off the dance floor for a moment to take a breath. Downing the rest of my drink before placing the glass on a nearby bar table, I glance around the club. It’s dark inside; I can barely see more than a few feet in front of me except where the disco lights shine.Damien Baxter is a cold-blooded, grumpy CEO. Everyone is afraid of him, except My-Linh. Her confidence aroused him. She even surprised him by joining him on the elevator, which no one else does in the building. He can't stop the growing lust in him with each encounter they had. He wanted to own her and use her body in every way possible. He likes her and desires her. I saw this book being recommended by a certain user on TikTok and I got interested with the FL and ML banters but when I started reading the book— uh... no. She continues to stare. It shouldn’t be unnerving considering she’s so little. Or maybe that’s exactly why it’s so unnerving. If he has his way though, the only thing I’m going to be learning from him is how to have my body ravaged and my heart broken. With the business world at his fingertips, it takes a personal connection to stand between what he wants most, his steaming company, Watch.

So first, he didn't even remember her from a year ago, which annoyed me mostly since he seemed so enthralled by her. Then, he only wants her body essentially. I'm almost finished with this book and I have to say, it took me a bit to get into it because I was so annoyed by how cheesy the FMC character is. I wanted to push through bc I wanted to read a grumpy sunshine, but my goodness, some of her thoughts or one-liners were a little cringe-worthy. I do really like the emotional perspective - how the author pulled out and developed the MMC as he gets to know the FMC. Lust: Billionaire playboy, Matthias Baxter cares about two things - his brothers and his family’s company.

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This book was good. I always love a grumpy x sunshine book, however I appreciated the fact that Damien wasn’t ALWAYS a grump. I felt this was a really realistic depiction of a CEO romance (despite him not be the actual CEO but was the main boss of the Australian location of his family’s company). Finally, a man that is not always cold and mean for 60% of the book until suddenly he starts to show small smiles to the FMC only, Damien was intimidating but also human. Yes he could be mean and ruthless but he also made mistakes and showed he had a heart. I think that was my favourite thing about this book. That was a red flag. The queen of red flags. He took her deal without even asking for time to consider it. Like ask for time, talk to ML and then go from there. But Nooooooooo!!! God forbid he thinks of her and asks for her help in something that affects them both!!!!