This book isn't as good as the previous one but it's ok. My biggest issue with the story is the way it progressed: two steps forward and one step back, all the way until the very end. At some point I started hating Dante, which would have been ok if he had done enough to redeem himself and, in my opinion, he didn't. Of course, we don't have his POV and Valentina says he is unreadable, so we can only guess what's actually going on in his mind. But as it is, I sort of feel that Valentina deserved better. 
 What frustrated me the most was the whole thing about Valentina working. Dante said he agreed and even said that she could be the first woman to prove all men wrong about their misconceptions and I was like: "Yeah!! Girl power!! Go, Valentina!! Show them!!", really cheering and excited and all... for nothing! There's not one single mention of her performance as the casino's manager but when she cooks a great dinner, all praises to the good cook she is. I was like, Are you serious??? 
 Still, I like the characters and the series and just hope the next one is a little better.