Let’s be honest here, there probably aren’t too many people out there that haven’t dreamed of striking it rich and being able to quit their job and get away from a miserable boss, so Kira Archer has struck gold with 69 Million Things I Hate About You. Three friends, roommates, and co-workers dreams come true when one of the three tickets they bought for a Powerball Lotto nets them the jackpot leaving them to plan their escaped from the lives they know, no one is more ready that the woman who deals with the president of Harrington Enterprises on a daily basis sometimes sixteen hours a day as his administrative assistant. I loved pretty much everything about this book; both characters were fun, their exploits hilarious, the tension exciting, and the aftermath charming. All in all 69 Million Things I Hate About You is a perfect romantic comedy.

One moment Kiersten Abbott is the second assistant to Cole Harrington and the next, she’s is only assistant and her life is forever changed. She is more than qualified and the huge bump in salary is a bonus, but her life belongs to Mr. Harrington because she is at his beck and call and he calls a lot. The man she once thought was debonair and sexy isn’t quite a pretty now that she works for him all the time, so when she and her roommates win a huge jackpot lotto, Kiersten decides that until they claim it she is going to exact her revenge in very interesting ways and see how long it takes for him to fire her, she just doesn’t realize he knows what she’s doing and he plans to get her to quit first.

There is so much I want to say about this book, but I’m not going to because I want you to read every devious, delicious, laugh out loud funny ways these two go after each other. These are two high intelligent people and with each prank their respect for one another grows, a few lines get crossed and then pulled back, and the tension growing between them is far from work related making things very interesting. My one complaint and it is a small one was after the exciting time Kiersten spent with Cole’s mother; I was shocked she wasn’t present at the end because I know she loves a good party.

If you want a book that is low on angst and high on laughter then 69 Million Things I Hate About You is the perfect read, seriously as I write this review I am still giggling about the many hilarious antics throughout this story.

69 Million Things I Hate About You by Kira Archer a five-star read I can’t find anything to hate about. This is number one in the Winning The Billionaire series and I am so excited for number two, who will the lucky billionaire be we next get to hear about. Cole Harrington is a man of exacting standards, he likes things done a certain way and he has high standards of his assistant, not everyone can accommodate that and I know I for one wouldn’t be able to, but Kiersten Abbott is the woman for the job, no matter what he throws at her, she keeps coming back, its too good a job for her to turn down, and when your boss looks as good as Cole who wouldn’t mind if he likes his coffee so sweet it should come from a sweet shop. But all of the fun of the fair starts when Krispy Kiersten doesn’t need the job any more, hilarity ensues especially when she brings the thunder, and this becomes a story that you wont be able to easily forget, it becomes one that makes you chuckle and makes your heart grow. Do not miss this funny and palpating story, now bring on number two!!!

I mean, sometimes you just gotta give into the impulse to read a billionaire romance. We can all dream about winning the lotto too, right?
As the assistant to one of the top CEOs in the country (not to mention one of the most demanding), Kiersten has a lot on her plate. And then she wins the lotto with her friends and is suddenly $69 million richer. So, rather than leave or resign, Kiersten decides to give Cole a bit of a taste of his own medicine in a little bit of a revenge plot. Let the games begin.

Was some of this quite childish? yes. Did I mind? A little. Nevertheless, it was still a fun read and it was entertaining watching their hijinks unfold. Kiersten, as far as main characters go, was alright. there were a few moments where I was in disbelief about the extent that she did things, but then again, you don't really go into these books looking for reality, right?

I will say - I really think that Cole and Kiersten's chemistry could have been built up a little bit more. Was there chemistry? Yes. Did I think that it was super believable that suddenly they're declaring their love for each other? No, not really. It had potential, but I just didn't really get to see as much chemistry as I was expecting.

Overall - a fun read, nice for a little escape and to dream.

Note: I received an ARC of this novel by the publisher and the author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

I cannot believe it took me this long to finally read this book and for that, I apologise to both Netgalley and the publishers because, without a doubt, this was one of the best romantic comedies I've read, probably only surpassed by "The Hating Game" by Sally Thorne.

Cole Harrington and Kiersten Abbott are my new favourite book couples! Now I need to actually go buy this book, and hopefully find more books by Kira Archer!

A Lottery Winner-Billionaire Boss Rom-Com
What would you do if you won the lottery? Would you burn your bridges? Would you tell off your boss? Quit your job? How far would you go in exacting a small sort of irritating revenge? This is not a deep book with a complicated plot line. It’s simply an enjoyable read. Hilarious at times, the story was fun and fast paced, and I've just added a new author to my list of must reads.

What I can remember of this one is just meh. A good read, quick, cute, steamy; the usual for this genre. Not an author I will remember to continue buying though.

I have to admit that one of the main reasons, I got this book is the title reminded me of one of my favorite movies - 10 Things I Hate About You. Kiersten Abbot had been working as an assistant to Cole Harrington's assistant Marie until one day she was promoted as the assistant had quit after she was told to move her wedding date for one of Cole's speaking appointments. Kiersten has heard terrible things about Cole, and now she must make an impression to keep her job. Cole has never felt more attracted to a woman than he has Kiersten and yet to create distance, he makes her job barely bearable and calls her a different name each time he sees her. Kiersten and her friends are big Lotto players and buy a ticket each week. This week they strike it big and splitting the pot between the three of them, they are each the proud owners of 69 Million Dollars. Imagine winning that much money - what would you do if you won 69 Million Dollars? For Kiersten, she decides to play out her last days as Cole's assistant, trying to get fired. There is a pool going at work, to see how long Cole will last before he fires her. Cole discovers the pool and thinks two can play at this game and so the battle of the wits begins. This was quite a fun read as reading the different ways one can try and get fired. What will happen though when Cole and Kiersten decide that they love each other and maybe the perfect couple for one another? Of course with any romance novel, we have the "sad part," and I was like really, Cole - you think she would sabotage that for you when she knows how much it meant to you? Come on, grow a pair and tell her how you feel. Can Cole win back Kiersten and tell her how he actually loves her for who she is and vice versa ?
Find out in this romantic read from Entangled "69 Million Things I Hate About You" by Kira Archer.

I loved this book! So much fun! Kiersten wins the lottery with her friends and decides to have a little fun with her pain of a boss Cole. This was such a fun read, I enjoyed the characters and story a lot!

I did a lot of laughing while I read this book. It was hilarious!!

Kiersten Abbott works for the very demanding, cold, insufferable billionaire, Cole Harrington. He has no boundaries, when he needs something done at 2 a.m., he just calls her cell phone and demands it to be taken care of. But everything changes when Kiersten and her 2 best friends end up buying the winning lottery ticket. Me she's now $69 million dollars wealthier and has no reason to run Cole's life anymore.

When her friends bet Kiersten to see if she can get fired before she gives in and quits, it becomes an office bet. Kiersten stops running Cole's well oiled life and starts acting out to see how much he will put up with. But the tables are turned when he gets wind of the bet, but not her reason why she's quitting.

A must read.

69 Million Things I Hate About You is laugh out loud funny, witty and sexy. Kiersten has worked for the boss from hell for 6 months. It's been 6 months of demands and late night texts to please go to the office to find a file, making her get him coffee when he's perfectly capable of doing it himself, all bit out with no more warmth than an icicle, and she fantasizes about throwing him in front of a train rather than attacking him in bed. Yes, he's hot, but not hot enough to deter her from despising him. So, when she and two of her friends win the lotto jackpot, she comes up with a plan to get him to fire her so she can not only walk away knowing she didn't quit, but knowing she'll get a nice severance package too, even though she won't need it by then.

But, she underestimates her jacka** of a boss, and when Cole gets info from his IT guru that his normally uber reliable assistant has a plan to make him fire her, he makes his own plan to get her to quit so he'll save money on a severance package. What comes next is a funny, flirty turn of events that involves things like her getting a massage in his office, getting his mother drunk and taking her to a speakeasy and then getting arrested, to Kiersten showing up at the office with a hangover and telling off a potential business associate. But, Cole never reacts like Kiersten expects. No, he does the opposite, even starts sending out some seriously sexy signals and laying some hot kisses on her and it all boils over one weekend when he jets her off to France and they finally, finally indulge in a sexy romp.

Of course someone, both of them, screw up and she's left to finally come to the conclusion that she needs to just quit and get on with her life. Thank God for Cole's billionaire buddies, though, because they finally talk some sense into his thick skull, and he lets her into his heart in a really sweet way. I wish there had been an epilogue for Kiersten and Cole, but the ending was pretty definitive and positive, so I can let it go.

I really liked 69 Million Things I Hate About You. I may have wished for a little more heat between the two a little earlier on (they didn't even get together until about 77% in), but the story itself is so fun and funny and cute that I couldn't fault it too much. I'm hoping there might be more coming from Kira. Perhaps some stories about Cole's billionaire friends and Kiersten's fellow lotto winner friends?

If you want pure fluff, ok, you can read this. I mean, I did sort of enjoy the book. But I couldn’t help thinking while reading that there were a lot of other, better books. This was so formulaic and lazy that I’m sure I could have gotten the same romance kick and more elsewhere.

Let’s start with the easiest thing. This book was rushed. Yeah, you could say it was a “quick read”, but really, it just wasn’t very developed. Right from the beginning, I felt like only the bare minimum was thrown in to get the plot going. No time was taken to really let us know who the various characters were, what their lives were like, etc. But hey, I very quickly learned about Bossman Cole…

Without any scene-setting, the book started with Cole’s assistant quitting because he wouldn’t let her take the weekend off to get married. Something she’d told him about months in advance. His excuse was that she knew what the job involved. I’m sorry, but that is no excuse. And no, giving her a decent severance package was no excuse for being a dick in the first place! In fact, it felt like the whole book was about the author trying to show that hey, Cole isn’t such a bad guy because he cared about a female relative! Basically, it was that whole “because I have a mom, I care about women’s rights” argument that some men use to distract from their sexist behaviour. And Cole (and his friends) were pretty gross, honestly. No swooning over them here. And no love for the sexual harassment in the workplace either.

Kiersten was better, and honestly, she is the reason this book got two stars. I enjoyed all the things that Kiersten did to Cole. I wish the characters, including side characters, had been more fully developed so I could really enjoy the humour of the scenes, as there was a lot of potential there. Kiersten deserved so much better than a man who was only interested in attractive rich women. Because that’s really all we got from Cole about her.

The end was superficially sweet, but with so much rushing, it was more telling than showing that they’d fallen for each other. I just never felt the chemistry, aside from a few moments of purely physical interactions. They just didn’t click with each other or me, so the ending fell flat. And also seemed like a cop-out to make Cole look like a Good Guy. Ugh.

So sure, I gave it two stars, but would I recommend it? Nope. There are better books. Like Breathless, the last book I read. Now that was good, with physical, mental, and emotional chemistry. Read that instead.

I read this book, and I enjoyed however I was a little shocked at a couple of the reviews that I had read, they were pretty cruel and there really was no reason for it. Yes, there were times that it was a little silly, but this was also funny and it was a just a feel could book about two people who you would think would never get together, but we were wrong. We meet Kieran who works for this asshole boss but who is also gorgeous and their is just no denying it, they have chemistry but of course since she works for him neither of them think to cross that line. But her situation changed! Kieran wins the lottery and decides it is payback time and does thing she would have never done before. Cole is an awful boss, he is self-centered, arrogant and a slave driver. He is attracted to his assistant, but he would never cross that line. He is wary of woman because they all want him for his money. Cole wonders what the heck happened to his wonderful assistant, she seems to have changed drastically and he is wondering why, but at the same time he is enjoying this new attitude. He finds out that she is trying to get fired and he will not give in, he is going to find out how far she will go. As they push their buttons they can't seem to help themselves with flirting, and the gloves are off. Loved their friends, can't wait for next one.

A very funny read! Kiersten went into her boss' office as assistant to his personal assistant only to come out as the PA to one very dickish CEO, well he was quite douche-y to his last PA. Kiersten put up with is unreasonable demands because well she liked life's luxuries like food and shelter, but when she and two other friends hit the lottery she didn't need her job anymore but quitting wasn't as fun as trying to get fired. Cole had no idea what to do when his efficient assistant begins dropping the ball he wants to fire her but they signed a contract and her messes were beginning to intrigue him. Both of their antics had me laughing out loud! A wonderfully sweet office romance.

I could not finish this book. How old are these two idiots? Twelve? He butchers his name to see how long it'll take for her to correct him. And she creates a pool to see how long it'll take until he fires her. And they are supposed to be the CEO of a very successful dating app and his assistance. Please don't insult the reader's intelligence.

So this is amusing, but it's over the top silly and I am not really getting much chemistry between them...

It is definitely lighthearted, but super predictable. Not a bad read for someone who enjoys rom coms with a focus on the comedy.

3.5 Stars

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4/5<br />this really was such a great read! i love the characters and their personalities- it was also really humorous and entertaining! i love comedy books and you don't often find that much comedy in genres that aren't contemporary so i really enjoyed it. of course, romance was a huge part of the book, i really got attached to the characters by the end. if you're looking for a sweet and humorous love story, this is the perfect book for you!
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What a fantastic, quick read! I absolutely loved the quick wit and humor of Kierston and Cole's characters. It made this a joy to read. Their office antics and obvious desire for each other kept me turning the page to see what happened next. My husband likes to call these types of books "mommy porn" with good humor but I loved that while this did throw a little bit of "smut" in, the story line was interesting and kept me hooked until the very end. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36124400-69-million-things-i-hate-about-you" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="69 Million Things I Hate About You" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1503699575m/36124400.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36124400-69-million-things-i-hate-about-you">69 Million Things I Hate About You</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14186168.Kira_Archer">Kira Archer</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2161935508">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
What a fantastic, quick read! I absolutely loved the quick wit and humor of Kierston and Cole's characters. It made this a joy to read. Their office antics and obvious desire for each other kept me turning the page to see what happened next. My husband likes to call these types of books "mommy porn" with good humor but I loved that while this did throw a little bit of "smut" in, the story line was interesting and kept me hooked until the very end.

I believe in almost every working woman’s (or man’s) life she’s run into the boss from hell… I know I have. Kiersten Abbott certainly has such a boss in Cole Harrington. As his personal assistant, Kiersten does just about every petty, stupid and exasperating task that his royal jerk-ness has put before her – including being basically at his beck and call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week… with no time off for good behavior. Yet, like most of us, it’s a good job when new good jobs aren’t always that easy to find – so she’s stuck it out dreaming of the day she can sing him an old country song about exactly where he can put this job.

That day finally, unexpectedly arrived when she and her two best friends won a huge lottery. We’re talking mega-huge here. Enough to walk out that door and never look back. Except… wouldn’t it be fitting justice to make Cole fire her instead. Make him responsible for losing the best personal assistant he’ll ever have and then laugh in his face with more than a few choice words. Yeah. That’s a much more enjoyable exit interview idea. And it would have worked out so well if the stubborn man would just go ahead and fire her, she’s certainly given him enough cause. But it seems two are playing the “fire me, I’ll make you quit” game… and if they’re really lucky they’ll both end up winners.

I absolutely adored 69 Million Things I Hate About You. Talk about a hate turns to love romance that has all those good parts that we’d all love to say and do .. if only we could. Full of laugh out loud moments and some you go girl cheering Kiersten on in her quest for revenge, I had such fun with this story. And eventually we (and Kiersten) get to see Cole in a different light, the kind that makes sparks fly and dreams of happy ever after take flight. Steamy, charming, funny and touching, this one had everything I enjoy and I’d happily recommend it to any Romance reader. Now the wait for the next story in the series.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

I totally enjoyed reading 69 Million Things I Hate About You by Kira Archer, the first book in her Winning the Billionaire series. Personal assistant Kiersten Abbott wins sixty-nine million dollars in the lotto and realizes she has more than enough money to quit her highly demanding job. Instead she decides to stay on the job and exact a little revenge on her insufferable jerk of a boss. It doesn’t take billionaire Cole Harrington long to figure out that something’s wrong with his delightful assistant once he discovers the office pool on how long it will take for him to fire her. So he decides to spice things up and see how far he can push her until she quits. The game is on, with everyone waiting to see who will crack first. However the bet starts a new dynamic between them, and soon they realize they just might have crossed that fine line between hate and love.

I really loved reading this book and had trouble putting this book down. Ms. Archer wove a wonderful story full of laughs, jokes, and love, drawing me in and not letting go until I read the last page. I highly recommend this book to other readers and can’t wait to read the next book in this series.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.