The reason I gave two stars was for the end unravelling, which I could see coming from a mile away.
Why is it, does anyone know, that in pretty much any and all romance novels, when things unravel at the end, the heroine will pretty much run off in a snit in about ... 90% cases? Like, I get it, you hit a wall with the hero, but considering how much energy Paige invested in getting Matteo to like her and then to lust for her, you'd think she'd go the final mile to the love part of the equation. And actually, he told her he loved her, then after this problem hit, it was SAYONARA, BOYO!
I lost all respect for her and the book then.
Also, an editor forgot to read through this. I specifically checked to see when the prequel novella was published, and it was prior to the first book, so someone should have told the author in case she forgot (which it looks like she did, but that's ok, it happens, it's why you have people reading after you!) that PAIGE HAD ALREADY TOLD MATTEO ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HER AT HER PREVIOUS WORK POSITION. Like, she told him everything, because he demanded the truth - and he was okay with it. Now all of a sudden he apparently doesn't know. It makes no sense.
Otherwise though, I still liked Paige and Matt, to a point. I may consider reading the other books, but truth be told Matt's high-handed brothers don't sound too appealing. Only his sister Stasia does, so I'll see if I can hunt down her book somewhere.