2.5 stars 
 Noelle Charleston is on the cusp of inheriting a retail empire. Whilst other kids worried about parties and boys, Noelle had her head stuck in spreadsheets getting to know the business real well. On her 19th birthday, she has a rare moment of rebelliousness. Having always being watched, monitored, she craves to have a night of freedom and anonymity by walking the streets of New York, just being "Elle." 
 The night ends in unexpected trauma, than an equal rush. 
 Almost raped by two opportunistic thugs, she is saved by "Nameless" 
 It is to Nameless, she acquiesces. 
 Kissing him with abandon, before they are split apart with his arrest (for trespassing/robbery etc) 
 Three years later, 
 a stranger walks into her life and reignites her fire. 
 About three sex scenes in this, all skip-worthy. However there's kind of a brilliant twist towards the end, but I hope it's real, and not a fake out (view spoiler)[ Penn might be one of the two who attacked her, not "Nameless" as all the signs were pointing too (hide spoiler)] 
 The villain was so built up, you saw him coming a mile away. 
 Greg with his "flashes of darkness." 
 I'm truly intrigued how he thinks (view spoiler)[kidnapping her (hide spoiler)]will solve anything. How would that get Belle Elle (the company) into his hands, unless he murders her and her dad writes the company to him in pure grief? (Very, very doubtful) 
 I wasn't all shook up about the book (except the first third), but experience tells me Pepper Winters always accelerates in the sequels and gets better. Speaking of sequels, I'm howling in misery waiting for Hundreds to come out.