Book Review: The Love Scam by Mary Janice Davidson

Good Morning, happy to report that I am out of my reading slump and I have been reading lots of books.. YEAH!!! How are you all doing? What are some of the things that you are doing to get through your days?

 Let's get to today's review:

The Love Scam by Mary Janice Davidson

Rake Tarbell is in trouble. When the fabulously wealthy and carefree bachelor wakes up horribly hungover in Venice, it’s not something that would normally be a problem...except he has no idea how he got there from California. Or who stole his wallet. Or who emptied his bank account of millions. Or who in the world is Lillith, the charming little girl claiming to be his long lost daughter. For the first time in his life, Rake is on his own and throwing Benjamins around aren’t going to solve his problem. Now if only the gorgeous, fun, and free-spirited woman who brought Lillith into his life was willing to help the situation…

Claire Delaney finds Rake’s problems hilarious and is not in the least bit sorry of adding to them by bringing Lillith into the mix. A pretty Midwestern girl with a streak for mischief, Rake is not the kind of man Claire hangs around with. Even if he is drop-dead handsome and charming as all get-out. Even if he needs help and she has all the answers. But if this helps Lillith, she will go out of her way. And with a guy like Rake, she’s willing to bend her rules a bit for some fun. But when adventure-filled days turn to romantic nights as they search for answers, and someone starts following them through the streets of Venice, Claire realizes she's playing more than just a game. And maybe, just maybe, she isn't willing to let go of Rake or Lillith just yet.

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This book had so much promise, first of all it takes place in Venice, Italy and that's one of the main reasons I picked it up, I love Venice and when I saw this book and saw that it took place in Venice and it was a romance with a mystery, I knew that I wanted to read.  But, it just felt short in my opinion.

Rake is our main character, who is a millionaire, but he wakes up in Venice one day with no idea on how he got there, and he has no wallet and worst of all he his bank account has been emptied.  And then enters Claire, who brings Lillith to Rake claiming that she is his long lost daughter. 

Well, so far the story was great, but them it got weird, Rake doesn't do anything to solve his problem, he just does whatever Claire tells him to do, he has to "work" in order to get a new cell phone and sleep in the hotel room where she is living, and while he is working for her he can help her figure out what happened to Lillith's mother and she will also get a DNA test to confirm the paternity.  Things just went too fast for me, I love so meet cute, but this one just fell a little too fast and not real for me.

I really loved the little girl, Lillith, she was my favorite character, she was wicked smart and I wish there was more of her throughout the book. lol

Overall 2.5 out of 5 stars.

XOXO,

Nelia