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Blue Mountain Billionaires #2
Flirting with My Billionaire Enemy
When the player you reject at the club turns out to be the boss at your new job.
Ariana
After making me over, my cousin takes me dancing to celebrate me landing my dream job. At the club, a hottie tries to pick me up, but I turn down the cocky player. I’m too focused on my career to date. But he makes my pulse race, and I find myself watching him from across the room.
Fast forward to day one at Keith Enterprises where I’m hired to design software that will save billions. The player from the club, Kaison Keith, billionaire son of the CEO, is standing right in front of me, and we’re assigned to work together. Only he doesn’t recognize me in my boxy suit with my hair in a bun and my oversized glasses on. I don’t like him, but I can’t help but check him out when he’s not looking.
Kaison
I feel like a fool when I realize the new hire is the same girl I was hitting on at the club. She’s not as dressed up as she was, but she’s still just as gorgeous and driven and smart and I’m drawn to her more than before.
When my mom gets injured in a car accident, we take the project to my parents’ historic estate in Blue Mountain, Georgia so I can be there for her. The longer I’m with Ariana, the deeper I find myself falling. Will Ariana be able to thaw her heart, or will she remain icy to me forever?
If you like troublemaking kittens, a matchmaking mama, and a billionaire family of bachelors, then you’ll want to dive into this hilarious sweet romantic comedy today.
Ariana
After making me over, my cousin takes me dancing to celebrate me landing my dream job. At the club, a hottie tries to pick me up, but I turn down the cocky player. I’m too focused on my career to date. But he makes my pulse race, and I find myself watching him from across the room.
Fast forward to day one at Keith Enterprises where I’m hired to design software that will save billions. The player from the club, Kaison Keith, billionaire son of the CEO, is standing right in front of me, and we’re assigned to work together. Only he doesn’t recognize me in my boxy suit with my hair in a bun and my oversized glasses on. I don’t like him, but I can’t help but check him out when he’s not looking.
Kaison
I feel like a fool when I realize the new hire is the same girl I was hitting on at the club. She’s not as dressed up as she was, but she’s still just as gorgeous and driven and smart and I’m drawn to her more than before.
When my mom gets injured in a car accident, we take the project to my parents’ historic estate in Blue Mountain, Georgia so I can be there for her. The longer I’m with Ariana, the deeper I find myself falling. Will Ariana be able to thaw her heart, or will she remain icy to me forever?
If you like troublemaking kittens, a matchmaking mama, and a billionaire family of bachelors, then you’ll want to dive into this hilarious sweet romantic comedy today.
268 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 6, 2023
About the author
Cindy Ray Hale
65 books583 followersCindy Ray Hale loves to write romcoms set in small towns and has been writing and publishing books since 2012, all the while, laughing at her own funny stories. She is married to the sweetest guy and has a blended family with him, consisting of seven kids.
She loves nerding out on video games, creating book covers, and drinking too much caffeine. When she can find a moment, she loves to sing and play the piano and often includes acting and singing somewhere in her stories.
She was born and raised in the hills of Tennessee in a large crazy family and as an adult, has moved all over the United States. She's finally settled down in a small town in the mountains of western Virginia where she loves to go hiking, boating, and dig in her garden.
She loves nerding out on video games, creating book covers, and drinking too much caffeine. When she can find a moment, she loves to sing and play the piano and often includes acting and singing somewhere in her stories.
She was born and raised in the hills of Tennessee in a large crazy family and as an adult, has moved all over the United States. She's finally settled down in a small town in the mountains of western Virginia where she loves to go hiking, boating, and dig in her garden.
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February 15, 2023
Entertaining. 3.5 stars. I’ve read the first book of the series and enjoyed that one so I was eager to read this one as well. It’s not really enemy to lovers. She likes him right from the beginning and he likes her. It’s more like she is fighting herself to be his enemy when she really wants to be so much more than coworkers.
I appreciated her work ethic. She struggled with being a woman in a field where mostly men were promoted. She was brilliant at what she did.
Rating: PG, clean
I appreciated her work ethic. She struggled with being a woman in a field where mostly men were promoted. She was brilliant at what she did.
Rating: PG, clean
June 13, 2023
Flirting with My Billionaire Enemy
Really cute story. When Arianna and her cousin go out, a cute guy flirts with her but she dismisses him as a player. Imagine when she walks into her new workplace to find the same guy is her bosses son and she has to work with him. Kaison feels very foolish when he finds the girl from the club is the same intelligent woman he will be working with on a new and important project at the office. Will these two ever work their problems out so they can have a happily ever after?
Really cute story. When Arianna and her cousin go out, a cute guy flirts with her but she dismisses him as a player. Imagine when she walks into her new workplace to find the same guy is her bosses son and she has to work with him. Kaison feels very foolish when he finds the girl from the club is the same intelligent woman he will be working with on a new and important project at the office. Will these two ever work their problems out so they can have a happily ever after?
January 7, 2025
An office romance? Hard to be that when working from the billionaire boss's family home! A fun workplace romance that started the night before in a club, and is filled with uncertainty, mixed messages, and a whole lot of family having their say! I wish Ariana wasn't so wishy-washy? quick to change her mind? afraid? But kudos to her for not being intimidated by the family wealth or outspoken siblings and mom! Delightful and a HEA that is fabulous!
November 18, 2023
Flirty fun
I enjoyed this book with characters that desired one another but kept feeling like it was the wrong thing. I really enjoyed their bonding over writing as well.
I enjoyed this book with characters that desired one another but kept feeling like it was the wrong thing. I really enjoyed their bonding over writing as well.
August 20, 2024
very cliche, but very enjoyable and definitely read worthy and cute.
February 3, 2023
Reader’s Notes:
– this is part of a series, but can be read as a stand-alone
– this is told from Ariana & Kaison’s points of view
Review:
I enjoyed this quick enemies to more romance! Ariana and Kaison were great together and I loved it when they moved their work over to the Keith household! I loved that we got to see more interactions with Kaison’s brothers and that there was a lot of Mrs. Keith’s meddling throughout the story! I also really liked that Kaison had been away and changed before he came back from his trip, making him a different person than who Ariana’s cousin thought he was. Some of my favorite scenes/moments included: Mrs. Keith & Ariana spending time together, Mrs. Keith meddling in her sons’ relationships (or lack of), kids getting into the luggage, the kittens, game night, and when Mrs. Keith’s friends stopped by to visit her at home.
Summary:
Ariana goes out with her cousin to celebrate getting her dream job the night before she starts it. While there, they meet a cocky player who is interested in Ariana, but she isn’t willing to give a guy like that the time of day. When Ariana gets to work the next day though, she is surprised to find the same man she met the night before there too. Not only does Kaison work in the same building, but he happens to be her boss’s son, they are being assigned to work together on her project for the company, and he doesn’t recognize her at all in her business attire…
Kaison is happily surprised when he discovers that the girl he met the night before and the new hire at work are one in the same. He doesn’t know how he missed it for as long as he did, but Ariana is even more attractive now that he knows this about her. He just wishes she’d drop the cold front she puts up so he could know more. But when Kaison’s mother is in an accident and needs company while recovering, Kaison is quick to press pause in favor of helping his mom. And he knows that thankfully it won’t be pause for long, because Kaison & Ariana have a deadline to meet so she willingly is coming along with him…
– this is part of a series, but can be read as a stand-alone
– this is told from Ariana & Kaison’s points of view
Review:
I enjoyed this quick enemies to more romance! Ariana and Kaison were great together and I loved it when they moved their work over to the Keith household! I loved that we got to see more interactions with Kaison’s brothers and that there was a lot of Mrs. Keith’s meddling throughout the story! I also really liked that Kaison had been away and changed before he came back from his trip, making him a different person than who Ariana’s cousin thought he was. Some of my favorite scenes/moments included: Mrs. Keith & Ariana spending time together, Mrs. Keith meddling in her sons’ relationships (or lack of), kids getting into the luggage, the kittens, game night, and when Mrs. Keith’s friends stopped by to visit her at home.
Summary:
Ariana goes out with her cousin to celebrate getting her dream job the night before she starts it. While there, they meet a cocky player who is interested in Ariana, but she isn’t willing to give a guy like that the time of day. When Ariana gets to work the next day though, she is surprised to find the same man she met the night before there too. Not only does Kaison work in the same building, but he happens to be her boss’s son, they are being assigned to work together on her project for the company, and he doesn’t recognize her at all in her business attire…
Kaison is happily surprised when he discovers that the girl he met the night before and the new hire at work are one in the same. He doesn’t know how he missed it for as long as he did, but Ariana is even more attractive now that he knows this about her. He just wishes she’d drop the cold front she puts up so he could know more. But when Kaison’s mother is in an accident and needs company while recovering, Kaison is quick to press pause in favor of helping his mom. And he knows that thankfully it won’t be pause for long, because Kaison & Ariana have a deadline to meet so she willingly is coming along with him…
February 13, 2023
I usually read thrillers, but I accepted an ARC version of this book - and I’m so glad I did! I haven’t read anything like a sweet romance since I was a kid, but this was a breath of fresh air, in comparison to the suspenseful books I normally read!
Hale sends us on a flirty, forbidden journey of romance that will tug on your heart strings. A smart, tight-bunned Ariana walks into the board room to make a presentation to her new employer, who is interested in her skills as a software developer. She’s been hired to design a program that will help the company save billions. At first glance, she knows she has met her boss’s son, with whom she is to work on this project, but under other flirtatious circumstances. Does he recognize her? How could he possibly when she looks so different in a boxy business suit, minimal makeup, with her long, flowing hair pinned up?
Get ready to be chased by a billionaire who would do anything to see you smile! Kaison is recovering from a terrible break up - he was ready to propose, but she cheated on him. How will he ever find a girl who will love him for more than his money and give his mom the grandchildren she so badly desires?
Flirting with my Billionaire Enemy comes out on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2023, as part of the “My Funny Valentine” box set!
Hale sends us on a flirty, forbidden journey of romance that will tug on your heart strings. A smart, tight-bunned Ariana walks into the board room to make a presentation to her new employer, who is interested in her skills as a software developer. She’s been hired to design a program that will help the company save billions. At first glance, she knows she has met her boss’s son, with whom she is to work on this project, but under other flirtatious circumstances. Does he recognize her? How could he possibly when she looks so different in a boxy business suit, minimal makeup, with her long, flowing hair pinned up?
Get ready to be chased by a billionaire who would do anything to see you smile! Kaison is recovering from a terrible break up - he was ready to propose, but she cheated on him. How will he ever find a girl who will love him for more than his money and give his mom the grandchildren she so badly desires?
Flirting with my Billionaire Enemy comes out on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2023, as part of the “My Funny Valentine” box set!
February 6, 2023
I really enjoyed this story and the main characters. I’m a fan of stories where couples start out with animosity between them (particularly in the workplace), and then gradually work their way into finding love. I liked the interactions at the club and then discovering themselves having to work together. It was a fun way to start the antagonism. I read the eldest Keith brother’s story before this, and it enhanced my experience with this story, but I think this story also works well as a standalone. To be honest, I actually thought this book was stronger than the first one. I think it’s fun that the youngest son gets his story second. Love doesn’t always come in birth order. The development of the romance kept me engaged and it was fun to see the interaction with the rest of the Keith family. It got a little angsty before the story resolved, but overall wasn’t too heavy. I look forward to reading the stories of the other brothers.
February 15, 2023
To celebrate landing her dream job, Ariana accepts her cousin's invitation and They go out dancing. At the club, a handsome guy takes an interest in her, but she soon dismisses him, despite being interested in him.
When she arrives on her first day of work at Keith Enterprises, she bumps into the club's player, Kaison Keith, son of the company's owner, who doesn't immediately recognize her.
They are assigned to work together, but despite the strong attraction, Ariana keeps everything professional, as in her field of work, which is predominantly male, she has to prove herself at all times.
But when Ariana and Kaison head to Blue Mountain to help care for his mother who's been in an accident, things get really interesting. They work hard to create the program that will help save the company millions, and in their little spare time, they get to know each other better and realize they have a lot in common.
I loved the story and the characters. I highly recommend the reading.
When she arrives on her first day of work at Keith Enterprises, she bumps into the club's player, Kaison Keith, son of the company's owner, who doesn't immediately recognize her.
They are assigned to work together, but despite the strong attraction, Ariana keeps everything professional, as in her field of work, which is predominantly male, she has to prove herself at all times.
But when Ariana and Kaison head to Blue Mountain to help care for his mother who's been in an accident, things get really interesting. They work hard to create the program that will help save the company millions, and in their little spare time, they get to know each other better and realize they have a lot in common.
I loved the story and the characters. I highly recommend the reading.
February 21, 2023
Reading the first book in Cindy Ray Hale’s Blue Mountain Billionaires series left me wanting more--Kaison and Ariana’s story did not disappoint! In fact, I enjoyed it even more than the first one.
Aspects I especially appreciated in this story: how Kaison and Ariana helped each other grow, both professionally and personally; how wonderfully Kaison’s father set the whole tone in his family and business of recognizing and appreciating Ariana’s worth not only as a stellar employee, but also as a person; and, how Kaison’s mother definitely played her part, too, in moving Kaison and Ariana toward their Happy Ever After!
Three single Keith brothers remain, and I’m looking forward to reading their stories, too!
I received an advance reader copy of this book. This is a voluntary review, and the opinions expressed are my own.
Aspects I especially appreciated in this story: how Kaison and Ariana helped each other grow, both professionally and personally; how wonderfully Kaison’s father set the whole tone in his family and business of recognizing and appreciating Ariana’s worth not only as a stellar employee, but also as a person; and, how Kaison’s mother definitely played her part, too, in moving Kaison and Ariana toward their Happy Ever After!
Three single Keith brothers remain, and I’m looking forward to reading their stories, too!
I received an advance reader copy of this book. This is a voluntary review, and the opinions expressed are my own.
March 9, 2023
Second book in the blue mountain billionaires revolves around Kaison and Ariana. I wouldn’t necessarily call this an enemies to lovers. They got along right from the beginning and felt attraction but it would be unprofessional. This is more of another workplace romance as was the first one.
Ariana was hired as a software developer for Keith enterprises. Her and kaison need to work together to see where the company is bleeding money. Unfortunately his mother gets into a car accident so they need to move to blue mountain for a while.
I love the family aspect of this story but his mother is definitely a little pushy when it comes to her sons relationships.
Ariana is also concerned about Kaisons ex girlfriend and about losing him.
I enjoyed this story and I’m excited to see how Langston and Jenni finally get together.
Ariana was hired as a software developer for Keith enterprises. Her and kaison need to work together to see where the company is bleeding money. Unfortunately his mother gets into a car accident so they need to move to blue mountain for a while.
I love the family aspect of this story but his mother is definitely a little pushy when it comes to her sons relationships.
Ariana is also concerned about Kaisons ex girlfriend and about losing him.
I enjoyed this story and I’m excited to see how Langston and Jenni finally get together.
February 10, 2023
Flirting With My Billionaire Enemy is book #2 in the Blue Mountain Billionaires Series and it is also included in the My Funny Valentine boxset. This was the first book I read in the series and I can't wait to pick up the rest of the books. Kaison and Ariana start off on the wrong foot but he soon redeems himself and proves that he is worthy of her love. The only reason that it did not get 5 stars is that some of the issues between Kaison and Ariana seem to be resolved way quicker than seemed possible, but the book is fast moving and a delightful sweet read...
I received an ARC copy and am choosing to leave a review.
I received an ARC copy and am choosing to leave a review.
June 5, 2023
This is such a fun story to read. Ariana is a smart, beautiful woman, that doesn’t like not being taken serious in a man’s world. Kaison comes from a long line of wealthy families, and she hears that he is a playboy. Kaison’s dad hires Ariana to work on a computer program for their company, and I have to say Ariana didn’t like Kaison much at first. But before you know it, they are flirting without really thinking about it. I absolutely loved this story, the strong family ties, the kindness and love that they show. There is a crazy kitten that gets in the strangest place and surprises them. Great story!
June 13, 2023
Ariana is a workaholic. She doesn't have time for a relationship. But one night taking time finally for herself she runs into a very handsome man, but wants nothing to do with him. But her new job she starts proves to make this more difficult when he ends up being her boss. Kaison thought the woman at the bar was the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, but nothing he does can he convince her. When he finds out she's his new employee he needs to work directly with to save his company he turns on his charm even more. Having to go to his family home to help with his mother, he brings her along. He has all this time alone with her, can he convince her he's worth it.
March 2, 2023
Ariana's sister persuaded her to a new look to go to a club, where a man started to hit on her, imagine her surprise the next day, when she meets him again, he's her new boss, needless to say he didn't recognise her with her normal look!
They work well as a team with Ariana trying to resist his flirting.
Will Kaison change his ways or has he been given an out of date reputation? Can his mother resist matchmaking?
An amusing read from Cindy
They work well as a team with Ariana trying to resist his flirting.
Will Kaison change his ways or has he been given an out of date reputation? Can his mother resist matchmaking?
An amusing read from Cindy
February 2, 2023
This was a fun read! I always prefer full length books because the characters and plot have more time to be fully developed. But despite this being a quicker read, for the most part it's pretty well developed. This works as a standalone, although I remember characters from a previous book. Note: I'm an ARC reader for this book.
February 9, 2023
New author for me. I wish I could do half stars. This would be a 3.5 for me.
The premise for the book was good. Cute, fun, clean read. Always nice with the H and h figure out their issues and work things out. I’d read more from this author.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
The premise for the book was good. Cute, fun, clean read. Always nice with the H and h figure out their issues and work things out. I’d read more from this author.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
June 5, 2023
This is a delightful sweet romance. Ariana mistrusts Kaison and men in general, wanting to be taken seriously in the workplace. Kaison is not used to women rejecting him. Forced proximity due to a sick parent leads to romance, assisted by some cute kittens, but will both of them be able to remove their relationship fears to pursue love? Well written with good characters.
June 9, 2023
Flirting with my Billionaire Enemy is a loving romance. Both, Ariana and Kaison have to decide to take a chance on love. Ariana struggles with trusting anyone will stay with her due to losing her parents and grandparents. Kaison has dealt with his own heartbreak. They prove to themselves their working relationship is great, but will they agree on taking the next step.
February 15, 2023
Fun and clean office romance with a happily ever after. Title was a little misleading as it was not so much of an enemies to lovers story. The characters inner thoughts were somewhat repetitive. But overall a sweet and fun read.
February 13, 2023
Another clean laugh out loud winner. I like the determination the heroine displays. All the lead characters have things to admire...and laugh about!
Jesij
Jesij
February 16, 2023
A sweet office romance with some enemy to lovers vibes!
I received an ARC from the author and all opinions are my own.
I received an ARC from the author and all opinions are my own.
May 30, 2023
Ariana and Kaison make a great team. I enjoyed relationship and how it progressed. There is humor and lots of sweet, clean romance.
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