Review: It Started with a Lie
Title: It Started with a Lie
Series: Truth and Lies Duet #1
Author: Lisa Suzanne
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 17, 2018
Blurb
Brian Fox is desperate for cash. When his business falls
into debt, he turns yet again to his rock star brother. Only this time, his
brother refuses to throw money at the problem...he intends to solve it. Enter
Vivian Davenport, business fixer extraordinaire, supreme professional, and
Brian’s new boss.
into debt, he turns yet again to his rock star brother. Only this time, his
brother refuses to throw money at the problem...he intends to solve it. Enter
Vivian Davenport, business fixer extraordinaire, supreme professional, and
Brian’s new boss.
Brian has always called the shots, but now he’s the one
taking orders. When the tiny lie that Vivian is his new girlfriend slips out,
he’s forced to play the role of doting boyfriend to a woman he can’t stand.
taking orders. When the tiny lie that Vivian is his new girlfriend slips out,
he’s forced to play the role of doting boyfriend to a woman he can’t stand.
It started as a lie, but what happens if it turns into the
truth?
truth?
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REVIEW
Brian Fox, I had no love for this guy. However, Lisa managed to make me like the guy at least a little. Now I understand him, his girlfriend really broke him when she cheated on him with Mark. He is still hurt and broken over it, even after all this time, and even after his revenge plot. Add to that the guilt he feels over what happened with Reese and Mark and the guy is really messed up over it.
All this doesn't make him a good guy though, in fact, he has a lot more mistakes and asshole attitude left in him and we see it all in It Started with a Lie.
Brian is used to spending his brother's money left and right but Mark isn't up for it now that he has a kid to think about, he needs to make smarter choices. That means he can't keep bailing Brian out of trouble with his company, so he hires someone for a 3 month period to help Brian with finances. At first Vivian Davenport is the bane of his existence, he hates her on sight but once he realizes that she is only there to help him and that the person he is truly mad at is Mark, he starts seeing her with other eyes. Eyes filled with lust and eyes that notice her and her quirks.
Then there's the fact that his best friends and co-owners of the company don't know the company is in trouble financially so he has to hide why Vivian is there, so they come up with the lie that she is his girlfriend and she's only there because she needed an office to work for her own company. And that is not all he's hiding from his best friends, he has also slept with his friend's ex, an ex he is not over and wants back. In the midst of all this mess and the pretending, Brian falls for Vivian and her for him but even after they share a passionate kiss in the docks of Miami, she tries to steer clear of him because she herself has a secret.
On one fateful night when Brian finally gets his balls back and tells his friends what he has been hiding from them, he and Viv sleep together. Brian wakes up happy and relieved, he finally told the truth and he finally got the girl but when Viv wakes up and tells him it was a mistake and the reason why, well... let's just say I'm probably not the only one who's jaw dropped.
I knew it was coming, I had 3 guesses, each worse than the last. I'm glad it was this one though but I have SO many questions. So many. I can't wait to get answers. Don't keep me waiting too long Lisa. I'm begging here. I need to know everything. Vivian Davenport needs to confess her sins and secrets.
And wow I did not think I could feel sorrier for Brian but I do. And from reading the blurb of book 2, it's only going to get worse. No friends, no company and no girl. Boy I'm scared of what all that hurt will do to him and make him do. And I'm super curious about all of what's going to happen and how Brian will turn his life around.
It Started with a Lie was a fun enemies to lovers office romance with the right mix of angst and slow burn to make you ache both in the heart and other places. Lisa has done it again and brought us a fantastically well written and amazing story and let's not forget her talent to redeem characters and make you go from hating them to absolutely loving them. I have no doubt that's where I'll be by the end of book 2.
I loved watching Brian fall at Vivian's feet and watching him gradually change, see his mistakes and wanting to do the right thing. I hope he continues to redeem himself in book 2 and not go back to being a complete jerk. And I loved seeing Mark and Reese again. My babes.
I'm just super excited for It Ended with the Truth to see more of everyone and see how it all ends.
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Author Bio
Lisa Suzanne is a romance author who resides in Arizona with
her husband and baby boy. She’s a former high school English teacher and
college composition instructor. When she's not cuddling baby Mason, she can be
found working on her latest book or watching reruns of Friends.
her husband and baby boy. She’s a former high school English teacher and
college composition instructor. When she's not cuddling baby Mason, she can be
found working on her latest book or watching reruns of Friends.
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