Book Review: Fate Book by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

Fate Book (Fate Book #1) by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Genre: New Adult (Mystery Romance)
Date Published: August 9, 2013
Publisher: Self

DAKOTA DANE IS ABOUT TO TELL A LIE SHE'LL WISH SHE HADN'T. Because her lie is dangerous, sexy, and just showed up on campus, angry as hell and looking for her...

Ugly duckling Dakota Dane has a new boyfriend. He’s male-model gorgeous, built to perfection, wealthy, and smart. He is also a lie. As in, 100% fabricated. Does it matter that Dakota has a perfectly good reason for making him up? Not really. Not when Dakota’s made-up boyfriend shows up in the flesh.

So is she crazy? All signs point to maybe. But the walking, talking enigma with the deadly vibe isn’t about to give her any answers or let her out of his sight. And with college just around the corner, Dakota fears her dreams of a bright future have just collided with a dark rabbit hole…

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Fate.

Such a simple word, isn’t it? But there’s nothing simple about it. Not for me, anyway. Not when it comes to this man. I have no idea who the hell he is, where he came from, or what he wants, but his dangerous vibe tells me I should run away and never look back.

But I can’t.

Because as much as he scares the hell out of me, his sinfully dark gaze and what it does to me is ten times more powerful.

And I know I want something I shouldn’t. I should want my sanity. I should want college and parties and this dream I’ve waited for my whole life. I should want to keep that promise I made myself back in high school to make something of my life.

But now I’m looking at him, his powerful body, his predatory gaze, his sinfully shaped lips, and I know I’ll never be able to walk away. So I simply keep lying to myself about there being a reason for all this. I simply tell myself it must be fate.

Fate Book by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff was a fun and suspenseful book. Dakota was pretty spunky. She had moments where she seemed less mature than her age, and she made some iffy choices. As the book progressed, she did mature quite a bit though. Santiago had a presence. When he was angry, you felt his anger. When he laughed, it made you smile. Every time he was on the page, you could feel him, and when he turned his smolder on... you could feel that too!

I'm glad this will be a series, because there is much more I need to know about what's going on and why they are running. We are given the basics, but we need to know more.

New York Times and USA Today Best Selling Romance Author.

Before taking up a permanent residence in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mimi spent time living near NYC (became a shopaholic), in Mexico City (developed a taste for very spicy food), and Arizona (now hates jumping chollas, but pines for sherbet sunsets). Her love of pre-Hispanic culture, big cities, and romance inspires her to write when she’s not busy with kids, hubby, work, and life…or getting sucked into a juicy novel.

She hopes that someday, leather pants for men will make a big comeback and that her writing might make you laugh when you need it most.

To learn more about Mimi Jean Pamfiloff and her books, visit her website.You can also find her on Goodreads, Facebook, tsu, and Twitter.