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Heartbreak for Hire
by Sonia Hartl
Brinkley Saunders broke her mother’s heart when she dropped out of grad school. What her doesn’t know is Brinkley abandoned academia to get into the literal business of breaking hearts.
Taking a job with the undercover company Heartbreak for Hire was never part of Brinkley’s career plan. But after having her own heart trampled on by her former boyfriend, Brinkley not so secretly relished the idea of being a part of something that makes guys like these squirm.
A female run operation, Heartbreak For Hire employs scorned women who work in different departments, all dedicated to varying levels of getting even. Brinkley doesn’t plan to work there forever. She just intends to work there long enough to bank some cash to pursue her dream of opening her own art gallery one day.
One night while out on a job she encounters, Mark, a target who doesn’t seem to match up with the usual sleaze balls stereotype. Despite her best judgment, Brinkley finds herself letting her guard down and fraternizing with the so called enemy. Knowing it’s wrong to mix business with pleasure leaves Brinkley feeling nothing but remorse. Still, she vows to never do it again. Then Mark is hired as part of the new male heartbreak division, ironically working under Brinkley directly. Now Brinkley has a decision to make, or she might be the one left holding the pieces.
Heartbreak for Hire has a fresh take on the romance game. The agency idea gave me Charlie’s Angel’s vibes and I could have totally see this working as a series, each installment dedicated to a different heartbreaker. Where things went wrong, however, was mixing in the male heartbreakers. The storyline excuse for this was flimsy at best. If Brinkley had instead, just fallen for her mark, I think that would have made the second half of the story seem less far fetched, and far more believable.
Taking a job with the undercover company Heartbreak for Hire was never part of Brinkley’s career plan. But after having her own heart trampled on by her former boyfriend, Brinkley not so secretly relished the idea of being a part of something that makes guys like these squirm.
A female run operation, Heartbreak For Hire employs scorned women who work in different departments, all dedicated to varying levels of getting even. Brinkley doesn’t plan to work there forever. She just intends to work there long enough to bank some cash to pursue her dream of opening her own art gallery one day.
One night while out on a job she encounters, Mark, a target who doesn’t seem to match up with the usual sleaze balls stereotype. Despite her best judgment, Brinkley finds herself letting her guard down and fraternizing with the so called enemy. Knowing it’s wrong to mix business with pleasure leaves Brinkley feeling nothing but remorse. Still, she vows to never do it again. Then Mark is hired as part of the new male heartbreak division, ironically working under Brinkley directly. Now Brinkley has a decision to make, or she might be the one left holding the pieces.
Heartbreak for Hire has a fresh take on the romance game. The agency idea gave me Charlie’s Angel’s vibes and I could have totally see this working as a series, each installment dedicated to a different heartbreaker. Where things went wrong, however, was mixing in the male heartbreakers. The storyline excuse for this was flimsy at best. If Brinkley had instead, just fallen for her mark, I think that would have made the second half of the story seem less far fetched, and far more believable.