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Jackson "The Beast" Boudreaux is rich, gorgeous, and unbelievably rude to the staff at Chef Bianca Hardwick's New Orleans restaurant. Bianca would sooner douse herself in hot sauce than cook for Jackson again, but when he asks her to cater his fundraiser, Bianca can't refuse, knowing the cash will help pay her mother's medical bills. Then Jackson makes another outrageous request: Marry me. The unconventional offer includes an enormous sum - money Bianca desperately needs, even if it does come with a contract - and a stunning ring.
I do what I want and who I want. I don't follow anyone's rules-even my own. I knew I shouldn't touch her, but it didn't stop me. Didn't stop me the second time either. Only made me want a third. My lifestyle suits the savage I am, and she doesn't. But Temperance Ransom is my newest addiction, and I'm nowhere near ready to quit her yet. I'll have her my way, even if it means dragging her into the darkness. Hopefully it doesn't kill us both.
I knew little of Raphael Amado's history with my family, but when he turned up on our doorstep demanding restitution, my grandfather quickly conceded. That restitution? Me. Six months later, on my 18th birthday, Raphael came for me. He stole me from my home, taking me to his Tuscan estate, where from the crumbling chapel to the burnt-down vineyard, to the cellar that haunted him, the past stalked him like a shadow. It waited for him, hid behind corners for him and trapped him at every turn. As much as Raphael's cruelty terrified me, his darkness seduced me.
She gave me her innocence, and I gave her a baby. As a billionaire, I’m used to getting what I want. And that night, I wanted her. It was only supposed to be a one-night stand. No names, no numbers, only searing passion and lust. I took her innocence, but I gave her something in return. My heart and my child. Now I have no way to find her. Will I get my family, or is one night my forever?
What's mine, I keep, and that includes Keira Kilgore. It's no longer enough to have her in my debt. No longer enough to own her body. I want something more. She can try to resist, but I'll never give her up. Nothing will keep us apart. Not her. Not my enemies. No one. Her debt will only be paid one way - with her heart.
We all have someone who crossed our path and fundamentally changed us. That one person who blew through our lives, their presence forever stamped on our psyche. They linger in our thoughts, in our hearts, and in the decisions we make. A soul crusher or a dream maker, depending on the perspective. My person is Mister Black.
Jackson "The Beast" Boudreaux is rich, gorgeous, and unbelievably rude to the staff at Chef Bianca Hardwick's New Orleans restaurant. Bianca would sooner douse herself in hot sauce than cook for Jackson again, but when he asks her to cater his fundraiser, Bianca can't refuse, knowing the cash will help pay her mother's medical bills. Then Jackson makes another outrageous request: Marry me. The unconventional offer includes an enormous sum - money Bianca desperately needs, even if it does come with a contract - and a stunning ring.
I do what I want and who I want. I don't follow anyone's rules-even my own. I knew I shouldn't touch her, but it didn't stop me. Didn't stop me the second time either. Only made me want a third. My lifestyle suits the savage I am, and she doesn't. But Temperance Ransom is my newest addiction, and I'm nowhere near ready to quit her yet. I'll have her my way, even if it means dragging her into the darkness. Hopefully it doesn't kill us both.
I knew little of Raphael Amado's history with my family, but when he turned up on our doorstep demanding restitution, my grandfather quickly conceded. That restitution? Me. Six months later, on my 18th birthday, Raphael came for me. He stole me from my home, taking me to his Tuscan estate, where from the crumbling chapel to the burnt-down vineyard, to the cellar that haunted him, the past stalked him like a shadow. It waited for him, hid behind corners for him and trapped him at every turn. As much as Raphael's cruelty terrified me, his darkness seduced me.
She gave me her innocence, and I gave her a baby. As a billionaire, I’m used to getting what I want. And that night, I wanted her. It was only supposed to be a one-night stand. No names, no numbers, only searing passion and lust. I took her innocence, but I gave her something in return. My heart and my child. Now I have no way to find her. Will I get my family, or is one night my forever?
What's mine, I keep, and that includes Keira Kilgore. It's no longer enough to have her in my debt. No longer enough to own her body. I want something more. She can try to resist, but I'll never give her up. Nothing will keep us apart. Not her. Not my enemies. No one. Her debt will only be paid one way - with her heart.
We all have someone who crossed our path and fundamentally changed us. That one person who blew through our lives, their presence forever stamped on our psyche. They linger in our thoughts, in our hearts, and in the decisions we make. A soul crusher or a dream maker, depending on the perspective. My person is Mister Black.
New Orleans belongs to me. You don't know my name, but I control everything you see - and all the things you don't. My reach knows no bounds, and my demands are always met. I didn't need to loan money to a failing family distillery, but it amuses me to have them in my debt. To have her in my debt. She doesn't know she caught my attention. She should've been more careful. I'm going to own her. Consume her. Maybe even keep her. It's time to collect what I'm owed.
Nicholas Harris is a professional badass. Ex-Army Ranger, former personal security for the one and only Valentine Roth, mercenary, assassin, pilot, and my lover. After Roth and Kyrie holed up in their island fortress estate in the Caribbean, Nick started a private security contracting company: Alpha One Security. He hired the best of the best, the scariest, nastiest, toughest - and sexiest - security experts in the business.
I'm in deep to the Mafia. My father was the one who made the deal, and when I inherited his club, I also inherited his troubles. Ivan wants to save me, or so he says. More like he wants me to be his slave for a year. After the one-night stand I had with him, though, would that be so bad? With his impossibly hard body, and the way he always makes me scream....
I'm about to throw an ashtray at my boss's head. Turns out, the mind behind my favorite, steamy romance novels...the ones I only read in private...the ones that are my only escape after a long day of dealing with The Boss from Hell? It's not Natalie McBride, the sweet, rural housewife. It's him. That's right: my boss, Adrian Risinger, the 33-year-old, maddeningly sexy, pissant billionaire "bad boy" who thinks he runs my life. He is also the author of all my deepest, most secret fantasies.
When Penny Taylor runs into a handsome stranger in a coffee shop, she believes her luck has finally changed. After having her confidence unwound by her ex, she falls hard for a true gentleman. But once she realizes that her crush is her communications professor, her world is turned upside down. Haunted by dreams of the alluring Professor Hunter, Penny can't seem to dismiss her fantasies and the temptation to have him grows deeper.
Meet Lauren Halsted. It's all the little things - the action plans, the long-kept promises - that started falling apart when my life slipped into controlled chaos. After I fell ass over elbow into Matthew Walsh's arms, I couldn't decide whether I wanted to run screaming or rip his pants off, and most days I wanted a little of both. If I was being honest with myself, it was rip his pants off, ride him like a workhorse, and then run screaming.
Alyssa
A call on a Friday evening. My handsome boss, Julian Marcus, wants me in the office.
Something like this has never happened before. I should see it for what it is.
Mr. Marcus wants to seduce me. Me. Alyssa. A 21-year-old woman who has never been touched before.
But he doesn't know that. Nor do I know how to handle a standoffish man like him - in the office, or in the bedroom.
Julian
Alyssa was supposed to be a nameless girl in a city full of nobodies.
But I'm the boss. What I want, I get. And if I want her to be my girlfriend, the sweet, untouched woman I mold into my perfect lover?
I get that.
If I order her to give me every part of her, she will. I dare her to disobey.
I don't think she will.
I this was fantastic! I was listening to this on my way to work, on my lunch break, on my way home from work, at the gym. lol basically anywhere I could! I loved it.
It was exciting. There was drama. There was romance. It was sexy. The writing and voice was great. It really made me have an emotional connection with the characters.
I highly recommend.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review
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Julian makes a bet to seduce Alicia but he ends up keeping her. Everything is going as planned until she finds out about the bet. Now he has to figure how to get her back, the question is, is he worth it? Great narration. I was voluntarily provided this review copy audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator.
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I'm not into someone else making decisions for me. The male lead in this book was too bossy for me and without his money, he didn't have much going for him other than looks. I found the book reminiscent of Fifty Shades, but without the kink. The narrator did a great performance with the various characters and distinguishable voices. I requested this review copy audiobook and have voluntarily written this review. The storyline of this book is steamy and well done for a younger woman, older man relationship. I would listen to more books by this author and narrator in the future.
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I received a free copy of this book from the author and/or narrator and/or publisher and I voluntarily wrote this honest review.
I must say that I'm getting a little tired of this type of stories by now. The phenomenon that the 50 Shades series generated has found many writers ready to plunge in the mix. This series was as well written as the others, and just as unlikely to happen in real life. But then, this is one of the reasons we read books, right? I'm not a great lover of cursing so I could have done without much of it. It would have been more effective using expletives only when really needed, but that's my personal preference. The narration was great, the characters appropriate for their roles, the storyline a little fantastical but I guess it could happen...
I really enjoyed the narrator; she did a good job and I will look for more books performed by her. The story was a good office romance with some plot twists that made the story really worth the listen. Overall I really enjoyed it.
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Great listen with good characters and story. Really enjoyed the narrator’s performance, she really brought the characters to life. I received a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.
I like the story nothing unique about it billionaire guy gets the good girl tries to dominate her since she's the submissive. one comes from money one struggles every day two different people from two different worlds. dates and as The Story Goes tragedy hits and somebody's got to beg for forgiveness.
the narrator did a great job but it was repetitive the girl kept saying the same thing and when it was the males part same thing it was like a constant repeat definitely could have been cut down to like an extra 3 hours.
Narrator Review:
Sierra Kline did an awesome job narrating this book. The males voice from a female narrator is the one thing I am pretty picky about and Sierra did a great job. I had no problems distinguishing the different characters she impersonated. I will listen to more books narrated by Sierra.
Story Review:
Julian brags to his business partner, Preston that he could have anyone he wanted. To prove this, Preston bets him he can't seduce one of the interns to sleep with hem within two hours. As proof, Julian must give Preston her panties. What he wasn't expecting was that he would want more after seducing her.
This was not a good start for a story for me and probably why I couldn't warm up to Julian until almost the end of the book. The arrogance of these two men were unbelieveable. Julian is your typical billionaire who doesn't believe in love and sees women as only an avenue to release tension.
Despite Julian and Alyssa being together for pretty much the whole book, which I love, it took a long time before I believed Julian actually had feelings for her instead of her being just a convenience. Admittedly, I am not a fan of this type of Hero so this is more a me issue than the book.
What I did love was that despite not seeing the feelings from him, he took very good care of Alyssa. I am a big fan of the Cinderella trope and get enjoyment out of reading about a man spoiling their woman.
There is other women drama in this and I wanted Alyssa to stop being so nice and put her in her place but in the scheme of things, it wasn't a huge part in the story. Over all I would have liked to see Julian showing more love than lust earlier on in the story.
I purchased the kindle version of this book, however I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
I received this book in exchange for a unbiased review. I enjoyed this book. I did hate how he lied to her the whole time but, she became his world. This is one i could read again.
This book took me a while to really get a feel for the author's writing style. The dialog felt like it was a mix between contemporary and old fashioned. Things like "Give me an heir" "I'll be very cross" and "Rather homely" in a story that I took to be set in a modern day and age just didn't really seem to gel at first. But after a while I simply got used to it.
The leading lady Alyssa was one of the naive types who is untouched and a virgin in the beginning but falls easily into the new world introduced to her by the dominant man in her life. The leading man Julian was cold and work focused, but slowly changes as he falls for Alyssa. This storyline overall is one I'm a fan of. And the narrator for the story did an excellent job in my opinion. Any moments that I didn't love in the story weren't because of her narration, but because of the lines she had to say while portraying one of the main or secondary characters.
In the end I found the story to be entertaining enough for me to finish, especially since I got to listen to it, but it won't necessarily be one that I rave about.
"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."