Cole Harrington shows exactly what kind of boss he is from the very beginning when he plans to fire his assistant for not rescheduling her wedding so she can attend a conference with him. He's demanding, does nothing but work, and is quite a jerk. But the pay is fantastic and that's what Kiesten needs. He may be nice to look at but there's not much nice about his personality. When Kiersten wins 69 million dollars in the lottery, she decides to exact her revenge on her demanding boss and find out how far she has to go to get fired. What follows is a game of one-upmanship that kept me in hysterics during the entire story.

I loved everything about this book. Yes, Cole is demanding. No, he's not a great boss. But his POV was my favorite. He genuinely doesn't seem to understand why an assistant would want revenge or why his previous assistant just couldn't change her wedding. He doesn't seem malicious, just insanely clueless. The game these two play was so entertaining that I kinda didn't want it to end. Once they moved forward with the unbelievable chemistry between them, I was pulling for them to make it. This story kept me on my toes and laughing out loud from start to finish.

*This is my voluntary review of an advanced reader copy*

“I thought this was against the rules,” she said, her voice catching in her throat.
“When it comes to you, I don’t seem to care about the rules.”

Believe me when I tell you, I NEEDED this book. 69 Million Things I Hate About You ripped from not just a book funk, but a LIFE funk.

TBH, I didn’t even feel like reading. Not just this particular book, but any book. I was miserable, grumpy and fairly certain I was going to hate any-and-every thing I picked up.

WRONG. I was W. R. O. N. G. And I’ve never been happier to be so. 69 Million Things I Hate About You is laugh-out-loud funny, a delightful and feel good romance if ever there was one. Kiersten and Cole play off (and with) each other so well, it’s impossible not to be charmed by their antics; this coming from someone who typically cringes at pranks.

This book checked off all the boxes for me, and reminded me once again of why I so enjoyed the writing of Kira Archer. Her words are sweet and joyful, her books winning each and every time… even when your mood is dire.

(PS I really, really hope we get books for Cole’s billionaire buddies. I loved their interactions, and Brooks in particular needs a good, strong, sassy woman to tame him. Like Kiersten, but, you know, not taken by his best friend.)

'No matter what happened now, a little piece of her would belong to him forever. He’d shattered her world and rebuilt it, one kiss, one touch, one stroke at a time.'

~ FIVE Powerball STARS ~

Fantastic book with a great storyline and the characters kept me totally enthralled until the very end!

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.

4.5 Stars

When Kiersten Abbott hits the winning numbers on the lotto she has 69 million things to be thankful for, and one of them is not having to work for her demanding boss any longer. But, after six months of doing everything for him, she can't resist just a little bit of payback...

Cole Harrington is perplexed by his reliable assistants sudden change in attitude... until he finds out about the office pool going around...

May the best man... or woman win...

I loved this book! It was a light, fun and highly entertaining read! Kiersten puts up with a lot from Cole, and once she lets go and starts her payback she isn't pulling any punches. Cole is a total workaholic, and is too busy to even run his own life. So when his assistant starts to revolt it should be the worst thing for him... except that it's not when Kiersten is involved.

With Kiersten's very big secret between them and Cole's distrust of relationships and getting close to someone just to find out they're after his money, these two have an uphill battle... if they can ever get past their severe sexual tension...

I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest and unbiased review.

The synopsis for this was right up my alley and I’ve enjoyed other books from Kira, so I was pretty excited about it.

I really liked Kiersten and Cole. Their relationship is interesting, especially after the pool begins and it was fun seeing how things played out. I especially loved everything with his mother. Kiersten and Cole had an excellent rapport with great banter and most of all, respect and chemistry.

Plot wise, it was nearly all fluff and it was perfect. There is a bit of conflict towards the end, but it isn’t drawn out and I loved how it ended. As always, I would have liked to have a bit more at the end or had an epilogue, but it was satisfying.

Overall, it was a quick and fun read. I’m hoping there will be more to this because Kiersten’s friends and Brooks were fun.

**Huge thanks to Entangled Indulgence for providing the arc free of charge**

Kiersten Archer is fed up with her boss, billionaire Cole Harrington. Like all billionaire CEOs, he's rude, thoughtless, hard-working, and extremely hot (which a billionaire ought to be if at all possible). So when Kiersten and her girlfriends hit the lottery, she doesn't quit her day job right away. She decides to have a little fun and make him fire her.

Cole is confused about why his enormously competent assistant is now talking back and making silly mistakes. When he happens into the office Google Doc taking bets on when he'll fire her, he decides to play along.

Yes, it's the plot of 10 Things I Hate About You. You know what, though? It's not bad. Kira Archer avoids a lot of cliches that would trip up lesser writers. Kiersten has girlfriends, but no conveniently catty rival. Cole is cartoon-villain rude (his previous assistant quit when he demanded she work rather than take time for her wedding), but limits it to that one particular relationship. Even the final conflict in the way of the Happily Ever After is pitched at just the right level of stakes. Kiersten goes too far and Cole is rightly upset about the whole thing. It works.

Despite all this, 69 Million Things probably won't make it into my regular rotation of pick-me-up reads. Kiersten isn't an interesting heroine. Cole is an eye-rollingly generic hero. (Really? He's a billionaire because of an app? What's the app? It's gotta be more Facebook than Angry Birds, but we don't know what it is. Handwaving the self-made billionaire under 30 thing strains credulity just a wee bit too far.)

I wasn’t expecting to like 69 Million Things I Hate About You as much as I did. I was in the mood for a light, funny romance after reading some books that were good but had a heavier subject. When I saw that it was about a personal assistant stays to exact revenge on her boss after winning the lottery, I had to read it. I am glad that I did because I laughed the whole time I read it.

69 Million Things I Hate About You is about Kiersten, a personal assistant to Cole, her boss who makes her life hell. Kiersten and her roommates hit the lottery one night. Kiersten’s gets 69 million dollars. That leaves Kiersten in a place where she can quit her job. She decides that before quitting, she will exact revenge on Cole and try to get him to fire her. But Cole is amused by Kiersten’s antics and he decides that he is going to see how far he can push her before she quits. What they don’t expect is the immediate attraction to each other.

Kiersten cracked me up. The revenge antics that she came up with had me rolling. They started off little, like not answering her phone when Cole called. Then they moved up to middle-sized when she got drunk with his mother, took her to a strip club and got arrested. But the final one was hilarious. Taking 5 billionaires to Amish country on a vacation and stranding them there for 5 days. The only antic that I didn’t find funny was when she misplaced the permit for a charity that is close to Cole’s heart. I thought that it was very petty of her. The only reason she didn’t send for the permits to be sent out is that there was a woman’s name on it. I was like “really” and did an eye roll. That is the only part of the book I didn’t like.

Cole came across as a jerk in the beginning of the book. He expected the personal assistant before Kiersten to reschedule her wedding in to go with him on a business trip. Which gave me a giggle because he was so nonchalant about it after the fact. His reactions to Kiersten not being herself was hilarious. He didn’t know what to do with her. Well, that was until he found the online betting pool and decided to up the ante. From that point on, I was laughing my butt off at his reactions to Kiersten’s antics. They were great.

I did an eye roll when it was revealed that Cole didn’t have relationships because women were after him for his money. Which is why he wanted a prenup before he started a relationship. That was a first for me to read. A man wants a prenup before he starts a relationship. Forget getting married, sign it early on. I also didn’t understand why he flipped out on Kiersten for not telling him that she won the lottery. That made no sense to me.

Sex between Cole and Kiersten didn’t happen until almost the end of the book. The author did do a great job at building up the sexual tension so when they did have sex, it was an explosion. What I did like is that the sex happened towards the end of the book. If they had sex earlier, that it would have derailed the book. So yeah, no sex until the end of the book worked here.

I do feel that there was no personal relationship between Cole and Kiersten. The book couldn’t convince me that they would actually enjoy being in a relationship. That is the only complaint about the book.

The end of the book was a typical HEA. I can’t wait to read book 2!!

I enjoyed reading 69 Million Things I Hate About You. This book reminded me of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and the movie 10 Things I Hate About You. This book has a great plot. It also has characters that make you laugh until you cry.

Will I reread: Yes

Will I recommend to family and friends: Yes

Age range: Adult

Why: Language and sex

I would like to thank Kira Archer, Entangled Publishing, Indulgence, and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review 69 Million Things I Hate About You

All opinions stated in this review of 69 Million Things I Hate About You are mine.

I received no compensation for this review

**I received a free copy of this book and volunteered to review it**

I had so much FUN reading this book I was not ready for it to end. I laughed my way through it until I cried. Fresh characters who are easy to like and get to know and ones you want to know more of and hope to find in future books. Kiersten gets promoted and as Cole's executive assistant she is now at his beck and all 24 hours a day or at least that is what he thinks and demands. She and her roommates win the Lotto and now they no longer need to work but what starts as a drunk text turns into an all out competition to see who will win the Termination Pool and when she will get fired. Watching these two go at it kept the pages turning faster than I realized and I laughed my way through the afternoon and evening (and was almost late for work)! I definitely recommend this one!!!

**Received this ARC for review from the publisher via NetGalley**

What can I say? I loved this story!

I admit that after the first scene I was more than prepared to spread a little bit of hate around Cole, I mean seriously! Though I did warm up to Cole pretty fast, he was infuriating, high handed, bossy and a completely unreasonable employer. No matter how well the job pays, and Kiersten agrees almost from the beginning, just as she agrees that he is the hottest thing walking around the whole damn city.

If only he wasn’t her boss. And a total pain in the ass.

Then her numbers come up, so speak, and the good pay is no longer the pull it once was. But Kiersten is a product of her environment and doing a good job means something to her, even if Cole doesn’t deserve it. So she keeps working hard, waiting for the day the money hits the bank and she can say goodbye forever. Only that doesn’t sound as appealing as it should so she comes up with something better.

Revenge.

The fun of, 69 Million Things I Hate About You, lies in the battle waged between Cole and Kiersten. This is a billion dollar business so nothing is so over the top that you’ll be taken out of the story, but you will be laughing, cringing and squeezing your eyes closed at some of their antics. I have two things to say to you right now: Amish farm and Massage table. Once you’ve read the story you will know exactly what I mean!

What I liked most about this story is that the actual romance doesn’t come into play for quite some time, yet the whole story still feels like a romance. Nothing happens between the main characters for quite some time but all the buildup, the fighting and the banter is there so you can experience every moment as Cole and Kiersten try to figure it out.

Oh…dinner with Cole’s mom was by far one of the best scenes in 69 Million Things I Hate About You.
It’s been a long time since I found a heroine I liked as much as Kiersten, she was tough and funny, determined and not at all afraid of Cole’s wrath. And the way the ending played out was…perfect as hell.

Thanks to the folks over at Entangled for getting me an advanced copy for review!

I give this book 5 stars. I whole heartedly recommend this book. The Author Kira Acher's book is a great read and well written. Kiersten won 69 million dollar at lotto and is the personal assistant to Cole. Cole is a very demanding boss. Now that she can quit she keeps working for him, let the game begin! I voluntarily reviewed this Advanced Reader Copy of this NetGalley book.

Anyone who has a demanding boss would love this book! To have the freedom to say what you really want to your boss would be so liberating.

Kearsten just won the lottery with her 2 best friends and she can finally get her life back. For the past 6 months she has worked for the most demanding boss who has her on call 24/7. Instead of outright quitting, her friends talk her into exacting a little bit of revenge. Nice friends huh?

The boss found out she was trying to get fired. He thought it was for the severance package she would receive if she got fired, so he decided to make her quit first. What followed was a hilarious tale of who could top who.

This was a fun read. I laughed out loud a lot to their antics and truly enjoyed this book. Even having a love/hate relationship, their chemistry was believable and I didn’t even mind that they didn’t get together until almost the end. If your looking for a cute story that with keep you laughing, I recommend this one from Kira Archer. ARC provided by NetGalley.

69 Million Things I hate About You by Kira Archer is a Funny fast read...Cole the handsome, rich, demanding boss and Kierston the beautiful, smart, efficient personal assistant. What could go wrong...mutual attraction..power ball lottery...who is Piper? What could go wrong? I really enjoyed this book and did a lot of laughing out loud. I will be looking for more books by Kira Archer.

Kiersten Abott is personal assistant to the boss from hell, Cole Harrington. As much as he is demanding,he is good looking. The man can't even get her first name right, but he expects her to be at his beck and call 24/7. When the unthinkable happens, she and her two best friends win the lottery, Kiersten decides on a little revenge for her boss so he can fire her. Now the office has a pool going on how long this is going to last.
Cole knows something is up, when his perfect assistant starts to act differently. Learning about the office pool, he decides to have a little fun with Kiersten. Landing in The Amish countryside, for the annual poker retreat he and his best friends did every year, Cole is amazed on the clever planning Kiersten handled this. But now she's taken this too far. Confronting her and ending up in her bed is not the way he saw this ending.
They have to make this into a movie. I can actually see Emma Stone as the lead. Best book I've read in a while!

This book was so entertaining from beginning to end. I absolutely loved the back and forth between Kiersten and Cole. Well written, so amusing and just enough heat! A great start to a series and I'm sure the next book will be wonderful too!

We’ve all had at least one boss who we’ve fantasised about being in a position to give them absolute hell without fear of consequences. Well, after winning the lottery, Kiersten gets to live out all our fantasies, and all is fair in love and war!

This style of story is by its nature, predictable. Feelings of frustration and being unappreciated turn to love. However, the journey to how this happens makes this story unique and a laugh from beginning to end!

After winning the lottery, Kiersten decides to give her boss some payback and an office pool is quickly made up betting on how long it will be before Kiersten’s demanding boss fires her for her sudden change in work ethic. The problem is, Cole, Kiersten’s boss, quickly becomes aware of what she is doing and all bets are off. She’s determined to be fired; he’s determined not to let her win. Let the games begin!

It is hard to talk about this book without giving everything away, so I won’t say anything more except... staples, strip clubs, a retreat from hell, and copious amounts of alcohol all mashed together with lots and lots of laughs.

This writer had an engaging writing style. It took me a couple of chapters to really get into it. I’m not sure if I was in a bit of a funk or if it just took time to adjust to the story/pacing etc, but by chapter three I was hooked.

This book was funny, sweet, romantic, and just a little bit evil. A most wonderful combination.

I would recommend it for anyone looking for a fast paced, light, stress free read that has more than a few laugh out loud moments.

Kiersten has been running Cole’s life for the last six months and she does it flawlessly. He needn’t even think what he requires and it’s provided. She is the perfect personal assistant. Until she isn’t.

Kiersten wins the lottery and instead of immediately resigning from her torturous job, she decides to get a little revenge on her control freak boss. Cole was alerted to her plans when he learned about a betting pool regarding how long it would take him to fire her. He’s on to her. If he fires her she will receive a huge severance pay and that just won’t do. If she’s leaving, she’s going to have to quit. And so it begins.

This crazy fun book had so many laugh out loud moments my cheeks started to hurt from smiling so much. I liked both Kiersten and Cole and the constant battle for winning the war. There isn’t any real drama or angst here except toward the end when they are confronted with a conflict.

The steamy times don’t hit until around the 75% mark but I didn’t really miss it. Although I did feel that once they took that step they were just suddenly so syrupy sweet with each other and that was a little jarring.

The secondary characters were hilarious! Brooks gave us some amazing one liners and oh my, I do hope we get a story about him! And Izzy and Cass, and Harrison and Christopher. Well, you understand.

This is the perfect book to sit back and just relax. Lighthearted, flirty, fun and absolutely adorable.

This is an honest review of an advanced copy provided by NetGalley and Entangled Publishing.

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OK, I had to get over the whole implausible winning-the-lottery thing. But after I did, I enjoyed this frothy contemporary romance where the smart as a whip girl assistant takes her chance to tell the asshat boss what she really thinks of him. But of course he’s not your every-day asshat boss! He is a handsome hunk of man who decides to play along with her attempt to get herself fired.

The banter between Kiersten and Cole is funny, and between the main characters and their best friends is even more fun. If Kira Archer does a next-in-series, I vote for Brooks!

Oh my goodness. my friend recommended this and I am so glad she did! I am not a laugh out loud person. when I say a book makes me laugh, it's really a smile or a laugh in my head, it's rarely an actual laugh. This book made me actually laugh out loud, several times especially the parts with the mother, oh my goodness i couldn't stop laughing. this is a romance so if that's not your jam, stay away. but honestly, it's not *that* sexy so unless you're a total prude/heart of stone, you might enjoy it. basically it's a hate to love story, in the challenge of who can blink first they end up falling in love. it's not overly dramatic or angsty but it's not boring either.
this is such a cute, light, quick story and i highly recommend it.

4.5 stars

69 Million Things I Hate About You by Kira Archer was such a fun and entertaining read.

The storyline well written, the plot entertaining and watching the relationship between Cole and Kiersten unfold kept me turning the pages.
They made me laugh and they made me swoon, these two were perfect for each other and totally belonged together.

If you're in the mood for a well written, fun, sweet romantic read then you'll love 69 Million Things I Hate About You.

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