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singh_reads_kanwar2's review against another edition
4.0
This is story of Jamie and Lucy. Free-spirited Lucy Conrad enjoys her friends but keeps others at a distance, especially her recently affluent and judgmental family…and the billionaire she once dated, Jamie Whitcomb. She considers herself the black sheep of the family for various reasons.
Jamie is charismatic, young man with gentleman traits and he enjoys work, women, and wealth he got inheritance and under the family name. When duty demands he take over running the family business, his only regret is Lucy’s refusal. Despite their explosive chemistry, experience has proven she’ll never fit into his world. Because he is the rich guy and she is a girl who have family issues and there insecurities.
Then tragedy strikes and she lost her sister in an accident and her sister put her incharge of her daughter and in order to gain custody of her orphaned niece, she must prove she can fit back into the high-society world she once rejected. Jamie’s make-believe about his marriage proposal, and be seen as the type of mother her niece deserves. With her faux-fiancé by her side, Lucy meet family and try to endure there taunts and Cold treatment towards her. Meanwhile , the passion between Lucy and Jamie only grows greater, they have to make a choice.
Different worlds but same story insecurities and Jamie is willing to take her all in but will she able to commit herself to Jamie
Jamie is charismatic, young man with gentleman traits and he enjoys work, women, and wealth he got inheritance and under the family name. When duty demands he take over running the family business, his only regret is Lucy’s refusal. Despite their explosive chemistry, experience has proven she’ll never fit into his world. Because he is the rich guy and she is a girl who have family issues and there insecurities.
Then tragedy strikes and she lost her sister in an accident and her sister put her incharge of her daughter and in order to gain custody of her orphaned niece, she must prove she can fit back into the high-society world she once rejected. Jamie’s make-believe about his marriage proposal, and be seen as the type of mother her niece deserves. With her faux-fiancé by her side, Lucy meet family and try to endure there taunts and Cold treatment towards her. Meanwhile , the passion between Lucy and Jamie only grows greater, they have to make a choice.
Different worlds but same story insecurities and Jamie is willing to take her all in but will she able to commit herself to Jamie
excel_spreadsheet_book_nerd's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
wanderlustdamsel's review
1.0
Lucy is just being a bitch. It seriously made it insufferable to read. God total pain.
casseyt's review
2.0
1 x annoying character who just can't make up her mind about anything = 1 x meh read.
snellreader100's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sarahlr802's review
5.0
I enjoy when a narrator matches the author's vision and voice of a story. Even though this is the 3rd book in a series, it was my first listen/read by this author. This book is able to be listened/read as a standalone. I enjoyed it so much I am going back and reading/ listening to books 1 and 2.
This story is sweet and spicy. Jamie reminds me of Mark Darcy from Bridget Jones. Lucy keeps fighting against the grain for what she wants. Both have a lesson to learn.
This story is sweet and spicy. Jamie reminds me of Mark Darcy from Bridget Jones. Lucy keeps fighting against the grain for what she wants. Both have a lesson to learn.
excusemewhileiread's review
3.0
**Audiobook**
I originally started reading this book/series on Radish after reading this magic moment but stopped because I had to pay way more to unlock the book through the app and just never really looked it back up. I finally decided to bite the bullet and try to complete the series (eventually)
I think this book was a little easier to swallow down as an audiobook since there was quite a bit of back and forth, and with these I tend to just skim through and figure out the ending. I know some people love this but its just not my thing. I did think there was going to be more drama on Jamie's part when it came to his "secret" and how the town/mayor were going to deal with him.
I absolutely love the characters and their personalities. Lucy was always my favorite in the first two books in the series. She is very confident, strong, and sexy. She gives no fucks other people and how they view her. She lives her life the way she wants too and teaches about being confident and women empowerment etc. I think the best thing about the book was the stripping scene and she gave a little insight into a lesson that she taught in her class on how women who chose to strip felt empowered while those who were forces into it didn't (Cant remember the exact thing but it's along these lines). Although she comes off as someone who can give a shit less about what you think of her as the story progresses you understand that not everything goes by her unfazed and you see the walls shes built and the methods she uses to keep people at a distance, especially those of a certain tax bracket.
Jamie is an absolute sweetheart. Can I have one for myself? Like come on! First off, what threw me for a loop was that he wanted to have "committed sex". I don't think I have yet to read a romance novel where the roles were reversed like this one. Having two with the sex only mindset yeah totally, but not where the hero is all about building that trust and being committed in order to have sex. Besides his wealth, the fact that hes a professor, is taking over Whitcomb enterprise, REALLLY likes Lucy, and "secret" we don't really learn much about him. Not in the same insight we received on the heroine or at least hes not as exciting. That doesn't mean I don't love him though.
Overall I liked it. Lots of hot sex and chemistry. The epilogue definitely satisfied me. I for sure want to figure out what the hell was going on with Jamie's sister and his two friends.
I originally started reading this book/series on Radish after reading this magic moment but stopped because I had to pay way more to unlock the book through the app and just never really looked it back up. I finally decided to bite the bullet and try to complete the series (eventually)
I think this book was a little easier to swallow down as an audiobook since there was quite a bit of back and forth, and with these I tend to just skim through and figure out the ending. I know some people love this but its just not my thing. I did think there was going to be more drama on Jamie's part when it came to his "secret" and how the town/mayor were going to deal with him.
I absolutely love the characters and their personalities. Lucy was always my favorite in the first two books in the series. She is very confident, strong, and sexy. She gives no fucks other people and how they view her. She lives her life the way she wants too and teaches about being confident and women empowerment etc. I think the best thing about the book was the stripping scene and she gave a little insight into a lesson that she taught in her class on how women who chose to strip felt empowered while those who were forces into it didn't (Cant remember the exact thing but it's along these lines). Although she comes off as someone who can give a shit less about what you think of her as the story progresses you understand that not everything goes by her unfazed and you see the walls shes built and the methods she uses to keep people at a distance, especially those of a certain tax bracket.
Jamie is an absolute sweetheart. Can I have one for myself? Like come on! First off, what threw me for a loop was that he wanted to have "committed sex". I don't think I have yet to read a romance novel where the roles were reversed like this one. Having two with the sex only mindset yeah totally, but not where the hero is all about building that trust and being committed in order to have sex. Besides his wealth, the fact that hes a professor, is taking over Whitcomb enterprise, REALLLY likes Lucy, and "secret" we don't really learn much about him. Not in the same insight we received on the heroine or at least hes not as exciting. That doesn't mean I don't love him though.
Overall I liked it. Lots of hot sex and chemistry. The epilogue definitely satisfied me. I for sure want to figure out what the hell was going on with Jamie's sister and his two friends.
becxreadz's review
3.0
I didn't like this one as much as the previous two. Jamie was a great character. Handsome, smart, sexy, and a really nice guy but i couldn't connect with Lucy's character. There was also too much sex in this story (and that's coming from a reader who enjoys the sexy scenes). For a book this short there was just to much. I'll continue on reading the series but not my favorite
firewhiskeyreader's review
2.0
I was enjoying this book throughout most of it, enough to at least give it three stars, and then our hero says he didn't let his high school girlfriend break up with him the first time he tried. And then we don't really get a satisfactory resolution with the Milly situation. It's just addressed in the epilogue and I just... No. And somehow Lucy becomes best friends with Rachel? Honestly, I feel like I disliked as much as I liked in this one. But I am glad to have finally read it.
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