Bought by the Billionaire

Ethan Bennington is a billionaire whose advertising business has gone under thanks to his father's indiscretions. Maggie Todd is a high school custodian (how cool is that for a romance heroine?) who volunteers her time for a charity auction. A potential client makes Ethan a deal: if Ethan can "make over" the decidedly unglamorous Maggie so that she will be fit for high society, this client will help rescue Ethan's business. Ethan buys Maggie's time, and takes on the challenge. But he soon discovers that not even business success can make him very eager to really change sweet, tough Maggie, who can repair anything--maybe even Ethan's wounded heart. When a surprise revelation suddenly catapults Maggie into "high society" for real, Ethan must find a way to convince her that he loves her for who she is, not for what position she holds. Four-and-a-half stars; a sweet and memorable story marred only slighty by getting a bit lurid in places, as Maggie contemplates Ethan's, ahem, romantic expertise. A must-read for any woman with a thing for pretty shoes.