Shay Neal is disguised at a gala to fill in for her friend who works as a server for a catering company. Gideon Knight, hot billionaire, propositions her without knowing she is actually his enemies sister. Shay is unaware of the animosity between her brother and Gideon, so when the power goes out, she gives in to Gideon and one night of passion. Gideon later approaches her with another proposition – pretend to be his girlfriend, or he will expose her brother’s illegal business deals. Gideon does this completely unaware that Shay is the woman he spent the blackout with!

Whenever I am in a reading funk, I turn to some of my favorite authors. Naima Simone continues to deliver steamy reads that check all of the boxes for me! This plot could easily have not worked for me, BUT Shay’s brother is horrible, so I am here for all of the revenge! Shay and Gideon have insane chemistry, which means, this book is hot! What is even better is that Gideon is a really good person, so the whole revenge process is something that doesn’t sit well with him morally. He tries not to care about Shay as collateral, but he ends up recognizing her emotional needs more than anyone else in her life. I have one more book left in Simone’s Blackout Billionaire’s series and I’m saving it for when I need another pick-me-up!

Revenge, fake dating, villain brother, food truck, she was in disguise so he didn’t recognize her. He calls her the same nickname as he did when he thought she was someone else, and she’s so mad!

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Revenge, fake dating, villain brother, food truck, she was in disguise so he didn’t recognize her. He calls her the same nickname as he did when he thought she was someone else, and she’s so mad!