Eden Tate needs a big story or else risks losing her job as a web reporter. When she catches wind of the existence of "Mister Romance" she thinks he may just be the answer. He is supposedly an exclusive escort for the rich and famous who provides them with their romantic fantasies, and she is determined to do an expose and blow the story wide open. But as she and her friend start digging, they have no idea who they are up against.

M.R. (Max) has managed to keep himself an elusive mystery for a reason. He is intelligent, skilled, observant, and analytical. He will not be easy to get to or convince. He's a chameleon, a mystery, and a fantasy. You never know what he will do or who he might be.  His whole point is that he is providing a service by giving these women romantic inspiration. Eden is cynical, sarcastic, tenacious, and does not believe in romance or relationships. She is too stubborn and scared to admit she might actually want that or that she has feelings.  She has trust issues and never wants a man to make her feel weak. So she focuses on sexual release and not a connection.

But when he makes a deal with her that she can't refuse, who will the ultimate winner be? It's a cynic vs. romantic. Sex vs romance. Love vs. lust.

Max seems like he can be anything to anyone. It is hard to tell if anything is real or just pretend. He seems too good to be true in some ways, but his secrets from his past also add doubt.  Once feelings are involved will he be strong enough to weaken her defenses and allow her to give him a real chance? And can he juggle real vs. fake romance?

This is a battle of trust, love, and romance trying to win over cynicism, fear, and closed hearts.

I will be honest and say I was not sure about the premise and some of the way things occurred early in the book. I was not sure if I was going to truly warm up to his job with the role playing and various characters enough to buy him being the male romantic lead. But as we got to really see him more vulnerable, I did really like his personality and understood where he was coming from. And I enjoyed her spunk and spirit. And together they had great banter and chemistry and really challenged each other. So those aspects made it more fun, sexy, and drew me in more. I ended up liking Max and Eden. But I was not sure how they would be able to manage their lives and find a way towards a HEA. If one of their careers was saved, it seemed that the other would be ruined. There were plenty of challenges, angst, fears, and drama involved in their ever evolving relationship.

I enjoyed the side characters of  Nannabeth, Asha, Toby, and Dyson. They brought more depth, humor, a sense of family. I am hoping we see some of them again. Leisa Rayven has a way of bringing flawed characters to life and making you root for them, and she manged it again. This was unique, fun, feisty, romantic, sexy, sweet, and swoony.

I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.