So different, yet just the same. It's hard to piece your heart back together after having it broken so many times. Reina is the girl that nobody wanted, but the woman determined to succeed. Ambition has taken her far, but will her nuisance of a heart ruin her all over again? Tristan has it all. Or so it seems. Money, notoriety and success mean nothing, if you lose yourself along the way. Tara Leigh appeals to that vulnerability that makes us human. THE HEART! The emotions are raw and the heat is real. Penthouse Player is a look at life's tragedies and complications. Reina finds her inner strength as she struggles with a foolish heart and a sharp mind.
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Penthouse Player (Billionaire Bosses) by Tara Leigh  
So different, yet just the same. It's hard to piece your heart back together after having it broken so many times. Reina is the girl that nobody wanted, but the woman determined to succeed. Ambition has taken her far, but will her nuisance of a heart ruin her all over again? Tristan has it all. Or so it seems. Money, notoriety and success mean nothing, if you lose yourself along the way. Tara Leigh appeals to that vulnerability that makes us human. THE HEART! The emotions are raw and the heat is real. Penthouse Player is a look at life's tragedies and complications. Reina finds her inner strength as she struggles with a foolish heart and a sharp mind.  ( )

Penthouse Player is the age old story of the guy from wealth, getting involved with the girl with nothing, but with a HUGE twist, so if you are looking for a light hearted tale, where you are cheering for the underdog, this book is for you!

Tristian Xavier Bettencourt IV is determined to prove he is more than just a trust fund baby, in the shadow of the family fortune, but that he is a talented wall street titan in his own right, but when he met Reina, he knew he wanted her too!

Reina St. James is a girl that lost everything, and one that had to fight for everything she had. Being rejected by her biological father, abandoned by her mother, and though she lived with the man who had be her true father, when he passed, she was force into the shadows, so he didn't disrupt the lives of the ones that were supposed to love her.

But now Renia is finally happy! She is working for Tristian, and also in a relationship with him to, will the people who want to keep her in the shadows succeed in taking away her only joy?

Penthouse Playboy is a well written book, with great character's and big surprises. The author has managed to take a well used, almost Cinderella storyline and has reinvented it, and made it her own.

The book is a true joy to read, and I can honestly say I count put it down, which is why I give Penthouse Player 4 stars.
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Penthouse Player by Tara Leigh
Billionaire Bosses #1

Hooked from their first scene together I was rooting for Tristan and Reina from the beginning. This well written debut novel shows promise for Tara Leigh’s future as I look forward to reading what she writes next.

Tristan Xavier Bettencourt IV is a moneymaker on Wall Street. He has an Ivy League degree, played hockey in college and has chosen to work hard though he has family money. Into his life walks Reina St. James and he is smitten at first sight. When Reina’s hot suddenly goes to cold and she hurries out his door he is curious. When he walks in to a company orientation program for interns at the family company he more than surprised to see her there. From that point on there is a bit of chase but a lot of insta-love to go with the insta-attraction. The beautiful couple of alpha, older, wealthy wonderful lover and the younger new-on-the job, intelligent, driven-to-succeed woman have a few things to deal with before they can achieve their happily ever after. I felt like kicking Reina’s mother in the patoot and wished her childhood had been easier but it added to the story so all’s well that ends well.

There was some predictability but it did not deter from the story and as I liked both Tristan and Reina I kept reading – in fact – I stayed up reading till 2am needing to finish the book before sleeping.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press-Swerve and Barclay Publicity for the ARC – This is my honest review.

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