Received an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.

So. I liked this one, I did. The story had me completely invested in whether or not Mackenzie would be able to convince Scarlet/Claire to give them a real chance, but I had to take a star off after the condom scene. It made me extremely uncomfortable for someone who proposes to care about this woman so much to deceive her like that. The rest of the story was good, although there was a bit of closure lacking with her neighborhood, and the love scenes were great (with the exception of the aforementioned one). I do enjoy this series - it's a refreshing take on the romance world and explores sex work in a way that isn't demeaning (at least in my reading of it).

A retelling of the Pretty Woman tale, "High Class" brings readers to the swirling social life of Sydney, the rich, the famous and its influential set. And like any big city, the beautiful people you meet might not be what they appear to be.

Take Claire Davis for instance. A high class call girl, sleeping with billionaire businessmen to pay the bills, rubs elbows with the highest echelon of society. Going by the nom de guerre Scarlet when on the job, Claire is just the girl next door when she sheds her "Scarlet" persona.

Always careful to separate her personal life from her professional life, Claire found herself in a conundrum when Mackenzie Smitherson walked into her life. A self-made man, Mack has his own agenda and it includes Scarlet. The question is can Claire handle it?

A very fast read, "High Class" brings into light how the other half of the "pretty woman" life. It's a variation of the Cinderella theme with the Prince not as charming as the one in the fairy tale.

"High Class" is Rated M for Mature due to sexual content. 4 Stars.

This is the second book in The VIP Desire Agency Book and can be read as a stand-alone. The story is fast paced with great characters and plenty of steam. I really liked the characters and the chemistry is amazing. It was a fun journey to watch as they tore down the walls they both had put themselves and move towards a possible future together. I really liked it.

Australian call girl doesn’t want to admit she’s in love with client; client tries to win her over with money and not taking no for an answer. In real life she’d be calling the police, but because this is a romance, guess what happens?
Despite the not-likely plot setting, there’s nothing here that isn’t typical. I might have been better convinced If there’d actually been a sex scene for her with someone other than him, considering she is an escort. Yet at the beginning she leaves the man who bought her time to go off into an empty room with this guy she apparently can’t say no to.
The romance is equally bland, with the usual misunderstandings and lack of communication. I don’t know if it would even be called a romance; if he wasn’t so rich and handsome, his behavior would be labeled stalkerish, especially when he shows up at the hotel near the end. The best part was their backgrounds, opening up about why they’d become so closed off emotionally, but that hardly overtook how bored and unwilling I was to suspend all belief for most of this.
2.5 pushed up to 3/5

When I requested the book I didn't realise it was book 2 and I needed to read book 1 first therefore, I will not be reviewing it but thank you for gifting me an ARC.

Having enjoyed 'Lady in Red' I was looking forward to Scarlett/Claire and Mackenzie's story.
Claire's mother died when she was eighteen, her twin sisters just thirteen and Claire became Scarlett a high class call girl.
Mackenzie was one of her clients but he soon became more and she'd broken the golden rule by falling in love with a client and she panicked and pushed him away when he wanted more, telling him she didn't care. She did of course and it broke her heart when he started seeing one of the other escorts and it wasn't any easier for him to know she was still sleeping with clients.
This is the part I struggle with, they both desperately want each other but yet they're both continuing to have sex with others. Now I knew after the previous book it was going to be like this so I really can't complain but I thought I'd best mention it.
Claire has obviously had to make difficult choices in order to raise her sisters and Mackenzie's early life was a far cry from what it is now and I liked both these characters. That's not to say I understood them, I can't for the life of me understand understand why Scarlett pushed Mackenzie away.
This is a nice quick easy romance, it goes as expected but it's a nice little journey.

I voluntarily read a review copy kindly provided by NetGalley and Tule Publishing.

High Class is a sexy little read that you'll whizz through in a few hours. Book two in Mel Teschko's VIP Desire Agency series this story also works well by itself. I liked the plot, which sees a gorgeous high class prostitute fall in love with her client, an extremely wealthy and, not surprisingly, incredibly handsome businessman. I liked both Claire, the heroine of the story, and Mack, her hero. Although I liked the story overall there were a few moments where I just wasn't 100% convinced about the bona fides of Mack particularly. He didn't always behave or speak as I would have expected of a businessman as successful as he was meant to be. That aside, nice story and a good weekend read.