The story premise was okay, but the language and culture issues were just too much.When travel nurse Lilliana is coerced by a mysterious entity into 'interviewing' for the role of Norio Nakamura's next mistress, she's pretty sure there's no way she'll get the job. There were SO MANY mispronunciations and things that obviously weren't researched, we almost tossed the entire book. A patient-facing nurse or doctor who can't communicate with her patients would NOT be allowed to happen, yet that's what we saw in this book. The problem with this is the Japanese government requires you to pass the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) in order to hold certain positions. Another example, she couldn't speak Japanese. Big difference between formal and casual circumstances in Japan, and some of the things she did made no sense.

The heroine had several faux pas, such as walking into a job interview without introducing herself formally. Um, no it's not because it does mean exactly 'No' and isn't rude at all, Then they pronounced the word 'iie' so incorrectly the heroine was supposed to be running around yelling 'No, no, no!' when she was really saying, 'House, house, house!', which was.just, wow. One example: the heroine said that the word 'iie' is a rude way to say the word 'No'. In addition, some of the words used were flat-out wrong. The pronunciations were SO bad, they pulled us out of the story several times. One of our editors happens to teach it, which means we are also learning the language and culture. We typically love books by this author, but someone needed to spend time with the narrators and the author to discuss Japanese language and culture. Make sure to check out all the books in the Ruthless Bosses Series: Find out what happens when this sweet nurse crosses the wrong billionaire! This novel is full of J-Drama with twists and turns that will keep you swiping. What he'll do when he discovers her true identityĮast and west passionately collide in this steamy stand-alone AMBW romance.Falling for the man she’s been hired to betray, and.But there are two things she doesn’t see coming: Lilli knows there’s no way her clandestine relationship with Norio will end in unicorns and rainbows.

Soon her arrangement with Norio goes from a role she must play, to a passionate, barely contained affair. Lilli is awkward, unrefined, and not at all cut out to be a spy - or the lover of a smoking hot Japanese billionaire. When travel nurse Lilliana Tucker is coerced by a mysterious stranger into “interviewing” to become Norio Nakamura’s next mistress, she’s pretty sure there’s no way she’ll get the job.

His Revenge Baby by Theodora Taylor