I buddy read this with my dear friend Rachmi (click her name to read her lovely review.) 
 Mister Moneybags is the first book collaboration I've read from Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward. It's about Dex Truitt, a successful businessman of Montague Enterprises and Bianca George, a writer at Finance Times (a business magazine). Bianca was assigned to cover a story about a well-known, private man. Hilariously, she got stuck in the elevator with a hot man and told him about her appointment. She has trust issues with wealthy men and starts assuming things about Dex. What she didn't know, the man she's talking to is actually Dex. Curious and wanted to keep in touch, Dex introduced himself as Jay Reed (his alter-ego is more of a casual, regular guy). 
 I understand his white lie because he doesn't want to distance herself from him. It sounds hilarious and even ridiculous but at some point, it started to get on my nerves. He lied not once but multiple times and digs himself deeper from it. It appeared more pretentious and deceiving. Gladly, he suffered the consequences (still he's a liar) and as the story goes on, family drama happens. I don't mind some little dramas but this one doesn't hold enough my interest. 
 Instead of 2.5 stars, I upped my rating to 3 stars because I still enjoyed the story despite it's predictable, the writing style is great and I laughed on some parts (LOL at the sexual innuendos). I also like to appreciate Jelani in this book. He might be a sick man but he left great advises to Dex. This might not be the authors' strong suit but I'm looking forward reading more of their collaborated novels.