When Lucy Delacourt signed a contract with Jeremiah Hamilton, she had no idea she'd be caught up in an assassination plot against the billionaire. Barely surviving poisoned champagne, she is whisked away to a beachfront estate in the Hamptons that is fortified like Fort Knox. Safety comes at a price however - even as she learns more about her enigmatic boss, the billionaire's refusal to let her in on the investigation confuses the still-recovering Lucy. To compound matters, family members seek to drive them apart, straining their tenuous relationship to the breaking point. All the while, a deadly threat lurks in the background... waiting...
Sara Fawkes has always loved spinning tales, but her romantic roots come from sneaking her mother's old Johanna Lindsay books from the dresser drawer. She's been writing stories since she was a little girl (and has the home made books from preschool to prove it), and loves creating stories and characters and interesting messes for them to get into. An avid traveler and adventure motorcyclist, her dream job includes selling everything off and leaving civilization to see the world on two wheels, writing in cafes in each country she visits, and living off her writing. In the meantime however, she lives in California with her menagerie of pets and, when not writing, loves to rebuild old motorcycles/cars with her Dude and plays with the characters in her head. You can find her online talking about whatever strikes her fancy at:
Twenty minutes of enjoyable reading? Well, this serialized story is getting to be more frustrating than enjoyable. and yet another cliffhanger ending.....
So in book 4, we pick up where things finally started getting interesting in book 3 --- Temp got poisioned.
It really wasn't a surprise -- I mean, it was bound to happen, right? WHY would you drink something brought to you by a complete and utter stranger who isn't a waiter or a bar tender?
But, I guess if you let strangers sexually ravish you in public, you probably let them poison you too, right?
Anyways, Temp has been in a coma for like three or four days and we learn that she almost died. When she wakes up, she asks for CEO to ravish her again but he declines, stating that she needs to gain her strength first.
I'm thinking this is where we are supposed to start seeing CEO as noble partner rather than a predator?
We learn, only after Temp has been poisoned, that CEO has many enemies who want to kill him. I really can't imagine why -- besides the fact that, oh yeah, he manhandles strange women in elevators, limos, and generally anywhere else he can find them...
In a strange turn of events that really didn't fit into the rest of groaning and moaning, CEO whisks Temp away to "Utah Beach" which is "only one of the numerous coastlines used for the World War II Normandy invasion." Apparently Temp is a closet WW2 buff with a soft spot for history.. and wars...
Temp meet's CEO's mom, who is tired of CEO bringing his assistants/prostitutes back home, and Temp decides to finally grow a backbone and throw out a few snarky insults to Mom. Except, she doesn't even say them in English, so nobody knows what she's saying. FAIL.
CEO hides Temp away in the Hamptons while he goes out to find the attempted murderer. Here, we learn that CEO used to be a sniper and his brother is an arms dealer. Temp is horrified to learn that she talked and danced at the gala with an arms dealer -- because usually she doesn't associate with men who have no morals --- oh wait....
At the end, Temp gets snatched up by someone with "strong arms" and she struggles with him and tries to escape. If only she'd done this at the BEGINNING of the book, right?
So the arm's dealer is holding Temp captive. Cliff-hanger ending. The end.
I gave this one two stars because CEO and Temp DID finally do something besides groan and wag.
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In this book, Lucy wakes up in the hospital. She is still a little out of it, but anxious to get back to normal.
After a few days of getting back on her feet, she is ushered off to Jeremiah's home.
Jeremiah is determined to keep her safe and find out who is responsible for the champagne. And he wont let her outside of the house. But taking off for a day or two at a time in order to follow a few leads.. but still coming back with nothing new.
Lucy is getting antsy and irritated by being cooped up for so long. She missed Jeremiah and doesn't know what to do..
Cute story! I'm anxious to find out more... I THINK there is one more...
Story picks up where Lucy wakes up in hospital after what happened to her. Her and Jeremiah fly back to the States and he takes her to his Hampton home. He is pulling away from her for her safety but Lucy hates the rejection. She's become a "prisoner" until the threat is taken care of.
Of course Jeremiah can't stay away from her and they get back to the chemistry that burns between them. There's handcuffs, whips, toys and ass play. My kind of night. LOL!
Leaves off where Lucy "escapes" but someone is waiting for her...
This novel was my introduction into the world of erotica, and yes, BDSM. Even though, I have read several others ever since, this series remains somewhat a favorite.
It begins so beautifully, the first three books (novellas) are just perfect. However, soon after that, it takes a sudden dip. Everything goes haywire, and nothing seems to be working for the characters or the story anymore.
For some reason, Jeremiah pushes her away. Lucy cheats on him....it makes me wonder what exactly is going on? Is it really that easy to cheat on someone you actually "care about".
Plus on avance dans le récit, plus je me dis qu’on est dans Dallas ou les Feux de l’amour. Il y a une intrigue qui vous maintiens mais en force!!! C’est hallucinant!
Dans les épisodes précédents : Lucy rencontre celui qui pourrait être l’homme de sa vie et décide de travailler pour lui, exauçant ainsi les moindres désirs de son patron : le richissime Jérémiah Hamilton. Lors d’une soirée de gala, cette dernière fait la rencontre d’un membre de la famille qui n’est que Lucas Hamilton, frère ainé de Jérémiah. Il tente de jeter son dévolu sur la belle ce qui provoque la jalousie d’Anya (son assistante personnelle) et de Jérémiah. Mais voilà, Lucy est mise en danger par un mystérieux tueur à gage.
Si avec ça, tu n’as pas envie de connaitre la suite c’est que vraiment tu n’as pas aimer la série (sauf pour ses parties de jambes de l’air et je comprend :p ). Que dire sur cette épisode? Qu’il est bien ! Ouais je sais, dis comme ça on dirais que c’est moyen et je le reconnais. On y rencontre encore de nouveau personnage (la mère des fils Hamilton) en plus de ceux qu’on connait dans les précédents épisode.
Ce que je pourrait peut être reproché, c’est un peu le manque de ressenti sur la captivité de Lucy. J’ai connu de meilleur captive qui pétait un câble dès la première nuit loool, mais n’oublions pas que nous somme dans un petit livre donc limitons les détails! Sinon à part ça…. c’est le calme plat ….
On apprends un peu plus sur le passé de Jérémiah ainsi que le lien entre lui et Ethan son garde du corps et allié de toujours.
(Quoi c’est tout! t’as pas oublié quelque chose?!)
Hum…. oh! ils ont augmenté de level au lit!!! Non mais non c’est pas intéressant moi je veux du pur level!!!!
Ok, so the series is starting to get better. We are learning a little bit more about Jeremiah, but for the most part he still remains a mystery, at least to me. I find myself getting frustrated with Lucy because she doesn't stick up for herself. She made some smart ass comments about Jeremiah's mom which made you say "Yaye, Lucy!" but then you're disappointed because she said it in french and no one knew what she said except for her.
Lucy is holed up in Jeremiah's house and she can't leave. Of course Jeremiah can't see what keeping her caged is doing to her. At least let the girl go out with a bodyguard into the city or something like he's able to do. But no, he does no such thing so she rebels. Now she's in trouble and we're left with another cliffhanger.
I shouldn't continue to read this short-story, but I find myself wanting to know how it will all end... I feel invested in this.
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Hmmm....mamasuki buku ke 4, ada kemajuan berarti..... [image error]
Cukup menegangkan..... Percobaan pembunuhan yang di tujukan buat Jeremiah, ternyata malah kena si Lucy.... Lucy pun nyaris mati karena keracunan..... Dan gw suka dg posesif si Remi selama proses pemulihan Lucy...... He's good alpha man indeed.....
Meski lagi2 endingnya menggantung, that;s oke lah.... menuju ke book 5.... [image error]
Oya, krn gw suka ma cerita yg ini, so gw kasih bintang 3, pemirsa... [image error]
Quick and easy and great read again. It turns out that Lucy has been poisoned from the wine and she is hospitalized. The poison had been meant for Jeremiah. When she is better Jeremiah moves her to his family home where he can give her the best protection possible. After there a while Lucy starts to get bored and wants to go out but he says she must stay inside where she will be safe. Meanwhile Lucy meets Jeremiah's mother, who is plastic and quick to harshly judge her. Lucy also learns more about Jeremiah from evan, mainly, the fact that he was a sniper in the war. Lucy decides to sneak out of the house for a bit when the opportunity arises and heads for the boathouse to explore. Shortly after she ges out all the alarms go off and she runs to the boathouse to hide. There she is confronted by Jeremiah's brother.
5 stars
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Lucy hasnt fully recovered but its not her health that's bothering her. She wants to know what is going on but no one will tell her. Jeremiah whisks her away from any and all prying eyes. His number one priority is to keep her safe and with that a peace of mind for his sanity.
But now he's acting distant and Lucy wants their connection back. That comes in the form of his domineering act. Jeremiah introduces her to exploration of areas she's never thought to expose.
is that enough for them to be together? Will Lucy just be okay with his aloofness? Or will she try to find her own answers?
Dibagian keempat, Shock hampir kehilangan nyawa Lucy, Jeremiah berusaha menyelidiki orang orang yg berusaha membunuh dirinya. Dalam usahanya melindungi nyawa dan kesejahteraan Lucy, Jeremiah membawa Lucy untuk tinggal dan dijaga dirumah keluarganya. Disana Lucy bertemu ibu Jeremiah dan Lucas yg tidak menyukai dirinya. Dan Jeremiah terpaksa harus mengusir ibunya karena kata kata kasar ibunya terhadap Lucy.
Walau semua kebutuhannya tercukupi dirumah itu, Lucy merasa dirinya terpenjara. Dirinya tidak diperbolehkan keluar selangkahpun dari rumah. Tidak tahan terhadap kondisi tersebut Lucy melarikan diri. Namun apa daya dirinya jatuh ketangan Lucas yg misterius.
And what the eff, somehow the EVIL OLDER BROTHER WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO INHERIT EVERYTHING'S NICKNAME IS... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Loki.
Seriously. Seriously. That's the best you can come up with? Jeremiah's nickname is REMI. LIKE FROM X-MEN? I forgot what his brother's actual name, oh wait there it is, Lucas.
Seriously... Loki. All I picture is Thor and Loki now. Thanks.
MORE PEOPLE SHOW UP. THEIR MOTHER! RAWR. Stuff happens. DANGER.
And no he'll not let you out of the house. Not even if you sleep with him. Several times.
Surprisingly the chapters got better as the plot actually moved and less focus on the sex.
In this installment, Lucy Delacourt barely escaped death by poisoning. Finding out she died twice, was not an easy pill to swallow. She has been whisked away to Jeremiah’s home in the Hamptons to recover. Sara Fawkes did an amazing job captivating me with the story. Jeremiah is beside himself because someone is out to kill him and/or Lucy and doesn’t know who it is. You have know idea what is about to happen until it is too late and you know someone - not naming names - Loki is gonna get it. Sara has kept me glued to this series and I can’t wait to find out! what happens next.
This episode has quite the claustrophobic feel to it as Jeremiah locks up Lucy to keep her safe. We get to meet the Arch-Bitch that is his Mother. Jeremiah and Lucy forge a deeper emotional connection but, as his personal assistant, she really hasn't done much assisting apart from in the fucking department!
I'm finding it very visual - can readily see in my mind's eye the house and the gardens.
More or less the same ole deal. Continues a few days later where book 3 left off
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So Lucy died twice while dealing with being poisoned. Only alive due to a very bossy Jeremiah it would seem. Well her get well present was meeting Remi's bitch mom and the gift that keeps on giving...anal sex.
Book 4 closes with Lucy not obeying her master! She tries to leave her protection and gets snagged by the bad twin! Remi brother
So we get to meet Jeremiah's mother and seems she to be quite the bitch and a big reason why he is the way he is. It was nice to read in this book more about his past and the relationships that he has with them now. Plus this assassin that is trying to kill Lucy at every turn .. what more can a girl take?
Sara Fawkes is a huge cock tease, honestly, she writes these amazing chapters and decides to give them to us so bloody slowly. I don't know if she's trying to make us appreciate what an author and editor does in such a time, or squeeze as much money out of this as she can. Anyway, the story line is good but I just hate that we get short instalments. Pretty sure I'm not alone on this.
Meh... short, not much going on really. Not as good as the others which I find frustrating especially as each one is only a few chapters anyway. There isn't enough development happing here, yes its like fifty shades but a much older story and defiantly not as good. I do think it could be great though if it had more depth
This chapter (I am now refusing to call these books) was just as great as the prior ones....even more so now with the added thrill of the "who-done-it" storyline in addition to their continuing blossoming "relationship."
Wow, could I have written a better example of a run-on sentence? Guess that's why I'm a reader and not a writer! :)
ulalaaaa... ulalaaa... akhirnya, nyampe juga ke buku empat! *lap keringat pake kolor Kyuhyun*
di buku ini, ada beberapa hal yang saya suka. adegan piip yang yeah.. make me feels so hot. kkk. and, then adegan kejar-kejaran dengan pembunuh bayaran. nah, loh.
mungkin hal inilah yang membangkitkan gairah(?) membaca saya. Jadi, saya beri bintang 3 deh. :3
Fourth installment and this allows the reader to see that Jeremiah is not the stoic man that he seems to be 24/7. Making Lucy the inevitable victim allows Jeremiah to show that he actually seems to care about his "personal assistant" and goes to great lengths to ensure her safety. Hmmm... Is there actually a possibility that a "happily ever after" awaits this couple?
Finally it seems like we are getting into the meat of this story. This segment takes place after Lucy's poisoning, at Jeremiah's Hampton house. He's being gruff and standoffish while he attempts to figure out hat happened. You can guess he has started having feelings for Lucy and doesn't know how to deal with them, hence Lucy's confusion.
Predictable but still good. Jeremiah rushes Lucy back to his home in the States after taking her to the beach she mentioned once in Paris. Now she has become a prisoner in his home and he constantly rejects her to keep her safe.
We have bad mother 101, and Lucy testing boundaries like always. Even though this is short, there is some hot sex still like the others but just not long enough.
I love the story. I can't wait to get to the next level. I just wish she puts it together in a big book for us to read. This bits and pieces of the story is driving me insane. Hopefully, the next book comes out quickly so that I can tell what is going on.
Stumbled across this series of books as a recommendation....read book 1 and found I was hooked - read all 4 books in few days and has left me wanting more......waiting for the release of the next book