Will work for alphas
“A Savage Betrayal” by Lynne Graham
Dear Mr Important Recruiter,
I am writing to you again as I am believe my previous letter to you must have inadvertently gotten lost in the mail. But this matter is of utmost importance, and so I feel it is imperative that I pen this missive to you once more. Was it the topless photo accompanying my curriculum vitae? Because I think that the CEOs who may hire me to be their secretary/ PA would be interested in such details!
Anyway, you must work harder to find me a position with a CEO/ President of a multi-conglomerate. On my part, I promise to work hard in whatever position you put me in. Horizontal, vertical, my work ethic is truly a thing to behold.
This is especially since I have just finished reading “A Savage Betrayal” by Lynne Graham and this has strengthened my resolve to write to you! Yes, Cesare Falcone – head of Falcone Industries – may be a Class A jerk bag, but he is a jerk bag with thick black hair and rippling pecs like big masculine cinnamon buns. He had an affair with his secretary Mina Carroll four years ago but then thought that she betrayed him by pinching corporate secrets. Yes, I can see how Cesare going after his secretary may be considered sexual harassment in certain circles, but dude, it’s not like he’s Letterman. Did I mention that Cesare is hawt with a capital How Fast Can I Rip Off His Clothes? He makes Don Draper seem like a nine-month old still suckling at his mother’s breast.
When Cesare finds Mina again, he stops at nothing to get her back into his power. This includes getting her fired from her present job and blackmailed into a relationship with him. And of course when he discovers that Mina has a four year old daughter (no prizes for guessing who’s the baby daddy), he manhandles Mina into marrying him. Sure, Cesare acts like a real jack ass but really, you must be aware of the RMB Alpha Hero Empirical Equation:
Mean-ass alpha behavior + Power & ruthlessness – political correctness X smoldering Hotty McHotness = RMB stamp of approval !!
And Mina is very puzzled as to why Cesare seems to be so agro and moody all the time, not realizing that Mr Macho is jealous and possessive of little old mousy her. Make that both of us Mina, since I can’t understand why Cesare is jealous and possessive of anyone who looks like her either. Mina is basically the equivalent of a human doormat, except I would not deign to put my rocking hot YSL platform boots on her.
Like how Cesare and Mina are at a function and this girl flirts with him and Mina innocently talks to Cesare’s best friend, who decides to yank on Cesare’s chain by kissing Mina’s hand. And the next thing they know, Cesare is charging across the distance and grabbing his best friend and hurling him into the pool, before snatching Mina up into his brawny arms so that he can have his macho, Captain Fantastico way with her.
See most girls would be awed by this display of manly possession. Mina just blinks at him in confusion, not realizing why Cesare is overwhelmed with emotion. At this point, I too am overwhelmed. Overwhelmed by the sheer cluelessness of Mina and her little Orphan Annie routine.
Take me Cesare! Hurl an insignificant rival into the swimming pool over my innocent exchange with him because you are maddened with lust and jealousy, before sweeping me into your torrid embrace so that we can do the sex sex with each other. Maybe we can stop for banana cream pie along the way.
Sorry Mr Important Recruiter, I seem to have forgotten that this is supposed to be a letter to you so that you can find a suitable position for me. But I think that my torrid and overwhelming passion will clearly demonstrate how well-suited I would be to a job! If I react so strongly here, imagine how I would approach stapling papers.
And when Cesare makes the inevitable realization that Mina was innocent and framed for a crime she did not commit, his guilt was even sexier! Although it does not approach anything near the level of Nick Sinclair of Judith McNaught fame, I have not read a corporate espionage romance novel for a while, so this does help fill the void. The void that I hope Cesare Falcone can fill in me too.
Perhaps I have said too much.
So please keep me in mind when placing your next receptionist/ personal assistant. I am willing to work after hours and will be extremely dedicated to my alpha male boss in ALL areas.
Yours sincerely,
La Lola (Ms.)
P.S: In case there was a misunderstanding and you simply did not receive my accompanying resume photo the last time, please see attached a more recent one taken at St Tropez. Look, no tan lines!
Victoria M said,
June 3, 2010 @ 7:35 pm
You always make my day! I want to read this now!
Frannie said,
June 3, 2010 @ 9:42 pm
I’m not going to actually read it, because it will pale in comparison to the review, but thanks for a big smile at the start of my day!
Fiction Vixen said,
June 6, 2010 @ 12:09 am
I truly have to admire your work ethic.
Wonderful review.
ThxKiah said,
June 11, 2010 @ 9:59 pm
That Mina…dumb as a bag full of hammers, obviously…I don’t need to read the book - your marvelous review told me exactly how this will play out…I remember now why I stopped reading Harlequins….
cutepolishgirl said,
June 12, 2010 @ 9:55 pm
Anytime I’m having a bad day, I know I can come here to put a smile on my face..thanks!
carla said,
July 10, 2010 @ 11:00 am
I adore this novel and read it at least once a year. Love your review, too. I’m not as down on Mina as you are, but Cesare is as scrumptious as you said. Yum!
deathrosekitty said,
July 15, 2010 @ 2:11 am
I love your reviews. They make me giggle to the point that I get funny looks from everyone.
migraine said,
July 30, 2010 @ 10:04 pm
Migraine is een bonzende hoofdpijn die meestal voorkomt aan één kant van de schedel. De pijn is heftig en houdt 4 tot 72 uur aan.