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A review by chelseaj91
One Night with a Billionaire by Jessica Clare
3.0
Kylie may be a makeup artist to the stars, but she knows what it feels like to be overshadowed. Especially by her famous boss, the pop star Daphne. That’s why she’s stunned—and delighted—when one night at a party, she attracts the attention of a gorgeous stranger. But when Daphne decides she wants the handsome billionaire for herself, Cade Archer is suddenly off-limits for Kylie…
Cade has known Daphne for years, and always wondered if she might be the right woman for him—even though she never gave him the time of day. But one sizzling night with Kylie has changed everything. So why is she suddenly avoiding him? Fortunately Cade is determined to get what he wants, and he’ll do anything to show Kylie she can get everything she wants too…
I honestly loved Cade! I think he might be my favorite of the billionaires!
It was great that he got his HEA and that he was able to move past Daphne. And I loved that he tried so hard not to be in the I-have-money-so-I-can-get-whatever-I-want. At least until Kylie and he decided that it was time to stop playing nice (and honestly, I kind of loved that whole blackmail portion of things...) I also loved the fact that while he realized that his future no longer lay with Daphne, he still clearly cared about her and wanted to make sure she was taken care of. I loved the fact that he turned around and ditched Mr.Powers, the slimey git. I did love the way he realized he cared for Kylie and why. I really loved the fact that when he realized a little more about why Kylie was doing the things she did and trying to run, he did what he could to make her feel comfortable. He was more than willing to let her pay her way if that's what she needed to do, as long as it meant she stopped running.
I loved Kylie too, but I honestly got really frustrated with her. Like, yes, she owned the fact that she wasn't a size 4 but at the same time, she also fatshamed herself sooo much. I got tired of it. And she wasn't fat! Hell, she was a size 18 (she said so herself) and that's not fat!!! Granted, she had experiences that dropped her self-confidence, so I could maybe understand her wanting to hide, but why did she have to continually go on with the "I don't want to be the fat chick stuffing my face" crap? And again, I can understand her experiences leading her down paths, but I hated the way she never wanted to let anyone consider helping her because then she'd be beholden to them. Like really? Seriously?! Especially after things with Cade happened, how could she think that he'd go down that path? But she actually got a marching band out of it this time, so that's something.
I absolutely despised Daphne. The previous times she'd showed up, I'd kind of felt bad-ish, but at the same time, I thought she was just a spoiled brat. This time though, the spoiled brat really came to the forefront and I just despised her up until the very end. I hated the fact that she chose to not remember people's names and stuck with the horrible nicknames. And then even after Cade told her he was there as a friend, she got pissy when it was found out that he was supposedly seeing someone else. And got extremely violent when things were fully revealed. I did like the reality check she got there at the end. Great way to bring that about...hopefully she really sticks with it this time. Although the fact that Cade's got majority shares should help.
The label and Mr.Powers were just money grabbing assholes. I hated the fact that they tried to blame Kylie because Daphne was being a bitch. They definitely didn't help Daphne's well-being either. And some of the tour employees too...Ginger made me want to slap her. All of the tour employees did honestly. They all knew there was something wrong but because they were out of the job, it was easy to blame Kylie for Daphne's bratty attitude.
Cade has known Daphne for years, and always wondered if she might be the right woman for him—even though she never gave him the time of day. But one sizzling night with Kylie has changed everything. So why is she suddenly avoiding him? Fortunately Cade is determined to get what he wants, and he’ll do anything to show Kylie she can get everything she wants too…
I honestly loved Cade! I think he might be my favorite of the billionaires!
It was great that he got his HEA and that he was able to move past Daphne. And I loved that he tried so hard not to be in the I-have-money-so-I-can-get-whatever-I-want. At least until Kylie and he decided that it was time to stop playing nice (and honestly, I kind of loved that whole blackmail portion of things...) I also loved the fact that while he realized that his future no longer lay with Daphne, he still clearly cared about her and wanted to make sure she was taken care of. I loved the fact that he turned around and ditched Mr.Powers, the slimey git. I did love the way he realized he cared for Kylie and why. I really loved the fact that when he realized a little more about why Kylie was doing the things she did and trying to run, he did what he could to make her feel comfortable. He was more than willing to let her pay her way if that's what she needed to do, as long as it meant she stopped running.
I loved Kylie too, but I honestly got really frustrated with her. Like, yes, she owned the fact that she wasn't a size 4 but at the same time, she also fatshamed herself sooo much. I got tired of it. And she wasn't fat! Hell, she was a size 18 (she said so herself) and that's not fat!!! Granted, she had experiences that dropped her self-confidence, so I could maybe understand her wanting to hide, but why did she have to continually go on with the "I don't want to be the fat chick stuffing my face" crap? And again, I can understand her experiences leading her down paths, but I hated the way she never wanted to let anyone consider helping her because then she'd be beholden to them. Like really? Seriously?! Especially after things with Cade happened, how could she think that he'd go down that path? But she actually got a marching band out of it this time, so that's something.
I absolutely despised Daphne. The previous times she'd showed up, I'd kind of felt bad-ish, but at the same time, I thought she was just a spoiled brat. This time though, the spoiled brat really came to the forefront and I just despised her up until the very end. I hated the fact that she chose to not remember people's names and stuck with the horrible nicknames. And then even after Cade told her he was there as a friend, she got pissy when it was found out that he was supposedly seeing someone else. And got extremely violent when things were fully revealed. I did like the reality check she got there at the end. Great way to bring that about...hopefully she really sticks with it this time. Although the fact that Cade's got majority shares should help.
The label and Mr.Powers were just money grabbing assholes. I hated the fact that they tried to blame Kylie because Daphne was being a bitch. They definitely didn't help Daphne's well-being either. And some of the tour employees too...Ginger made me want to slap her. All of the tour employees did honestly. They all knew there was something wrong but because they were out of the job, it was easy to blame Kylie for Daphne's bratty attitude.