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Heat of the Moment
Willow
Uh… yuck… so cliché and trite, but my evil step sister is marrying my boyfriend, well, ex-boyfriend. And looks like the whole family has rallied around her. Somehow, she's managed to convince everyone that she is the one deserving of sympathy. Awww... poor little Tiff.
So blonde and so pregnant!
She’s welcome to that cheating, lying, sorry ass of a man but to be honest I’d really, really like to be able to keep my pride. Especially now that I’ve unthinkingly and stupidly told my other step sister that not only is everything just fine with me but I’ve also already found myself a real man!
What does she do?
Yikes! She insists I bring him as my plus one to the wedding.
What do I do?
I get pretty drunk at the office party and, in the spur of the moment, ask an enigmatic and devilishly handsome stranger if he would agree to accompany me as my plus one to my hometown for the wedding. The weekend trip, I tell him will be, all expenses paid, a thousand dollars tax free for him, and a very nice bonus if he manages to convince my family that he’s quite smitten with me.
Just when I think the hunk will refuse, he throws a great, big curveball, and actually agrees to my offer.
I feel like the cat that got the biggest, creamiest bowl of cream when I meet him the next day and hand him his check.
But then strange and mysterious things start to happen…which makes me start to wonder who the hell my pretend boyfriend really is.
A full length standalone billionaire romance.
Uh… yuck… so cliché and trite, but my evil step sister is marrying my boyfriend, well, ex-boyfriend. And looks like the whole family has rallied around her. Somehow, she's managed to convince everyone that she is the one deserving of sympathy. Awww... poor little Tiff.
So blonde and so pregnant!
She’s welcome to that cheating, lying, sorry ass of a man but to be honest I’d really, really like to be able to keep my pride. Especially now that I’ve unthinkingly and stupidly told my other step sister that not only is everything just fine with me but I’ve also already found myself a real man!
What does she do?
Yikes! She insists I bring him as my plus one to the wedding.
What do I do?
I get pretty drunk at the office party and, in the spur of the moment, ask an enigmatic and devilishly handsome stranger if he would agree to accompany me as my plus one to my hometown for the wedding. The weekend trip, I tell him will be, all expenses paid, a thousand dollars tax free for him, and a very nice bonus if he manages to convince my family that he’s quite smitten with me.
Just when I think the hunk will refuse, he throws a great, big curveball, and actually agrees to my offer.
I feel like the cat that got the biggest, creamiest bowl of cream when I meet him the next day and hand him his check.
But then strange and mysterious things start to happen…which makes me start to wonder who the hell my pretend boyfriend really is.
A full length standalone billionaire romance.
308 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 16, 2023
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Georgia Le Carre
65 books3,669 followersGeorgia Le Carre writes contemporary and adult romance and is the bestselling author of the Amazon # 1 bestseller,the billionaire banker series.
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She lives in a little old 19th century romantic cottage, surrounded by the most magical garden, filled with fruit and walnut trees and teeming with wildlife.
Her diet includes all things chocolate and a voracious appetite for Romance reads, particularly new authors with a fresh voice.
When she is not feeding words into Amy, her precious laptop, she can be found lost in a long walk in the woods, particularly on moonlit nights; and often with the man of her dreams.
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November 20, 2023
horrible story
I have always loved this author but I can’t even with this book. It’s almost like it is the first book she’s ever written. The h was so immature, half the book she was drunk and whiny. And good God the ending for the evil step sister??? Unnecessary, cruel and just ick. I skimmed through the chapters just to see the end and I wish I hadn’t. That epilogue for Tiffany left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
I have always loved this author but I can’t even with this book. It’s almost like it is the first book she’s ever written. The h was so immature, half the book she was drunk and whiny. And good God the ending for the evil step sister??? Unnecessary, cruel and just ick. I skimmed through the chapters just to see the end and I wish I hadn’t. That epilogue for Tiffany left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
November 1, 2024
I must confess that the first thing that attracted me to this book was the cover.
Yeah I’m that shallow.
Actually the guy is quite the hottie, and I read the blurb that was quite interesting because well, a heroine whose sister stole her two years boyfriend and is getting married and pregnant with his child asks to a stranger to pretend to be her fake new boyfriend for the wedding.
Well, let’s give it a try.
I didn’t regret it.
It was one of the best reading lately.
The heroine left her small town for New York and meets a gorgeous stranger at a party, she asks him to be her fake boyfriend and he accepts. She even proposes him money and free stay and food.
It was quite exhilarating, because after a few pages you understand the man is anything but poor and in need of her money.
This hero, well I don’t think it will be easy to find another one who’s as good as this one.
Hot, sexy, rich as hell, nice and smart, he’s the whole package, and here he acts like Prince Charming and the fairy godmother all in one. He is not only handsome but nice too and generous.
I loved the part where the heroine is at her sister wedding, stepsister actually, with a stepmother that make cinderellas stepfamily look like saints. Those two are evil, narcissistic, selfish and manipulative people that you love to hate. Her stepsister, the one that stole her ex, is a cunning manipulative and gold digging whore, and I loved that the hero saw right through her, and all her family too.
She makes a pass at the hero who of course deflects her and is secretly disgusted by her cunning ad deceiving ways. The heroine is still bitter and why shouldn’t she, since all her family took the sisters side even after what she did?
During that weekend she and the hero become lovers, it’s easy to see they are falling for each other and they decide to keep dating even after they’re back to ny.
The heroine sister refuses to marry the heroines ex when she finds out the hero is a billionaire and what a billionaire. The whore was never pregnant and only wanted to trap him because he was with her sister and he was quite rich, but never as the hero of course, so she gets rid of him before their wedding.
There’s also a surprise child for the hero, from an ex flame he had here years before and that cunningly trapped him poking his condoms, and there’s a bit of drama when the heroine is not sure she will be a good stepmother for the child.
I couldn’t blame her, actually she met the hero and she didn’t even know he had a child, then poof he has one ready , of course she had to think about if she wanted or not to be a step mama. But in the end all is well.
I actually liked them both, the hero was amazing and fell like a ton of bricks. The heroine was scared and hurt, with a nasty family and she tried to be the best version of herself.
I loved how they interacted, there was never drama, for example when she finds out he lied to her and he is a billionaire she doesn’t throws any tantrum, so as when she tries to make up her mind about the kid, she was never a drama queen.
So, good, safe, entertaining and with amazing hero.
Oh, and there was karma for evil stepsister, a really hard one. I liked it.
Yeah I’m that shallow.
Actually the guy is quite the hottie, and I read the blurb that was quite interesting because well, a heroine whose sister stole her two years boyfriend and is getting married and pregnant with his child asks to a stranger to pretend to be her fake new boyfriend for the wedding.
Well, let’s give it a try.
I didn’t regret it.
It was one of the best reading lately.
The heroine left her small town for New York and meets a gorgeous stranger at a party, she asks him to be her fake boyfriend and he accepts. She even proposes him money and free stay and food.
It was quite exhilarating, because after a few pages you understand the man is anything but poor and in need of her money.
This hero, well I don’t think it will be easy to find another one who’s as good as this one.
Hot, sexy, rich as hell, nice and smart, he’s the whole package, and here he acts like Prince Charming and the fairy godmother all in one. He is not only handsome but nice too and generous.
I loved the part where the heroine is at her sister wedding, stepsister actually, with a stepmother that make cinderellas stepfamily look like saints. Those two are evil, narcissistic, selfish and manipulative people that you love to hate. Her stepsister, the one that stole her ex, is a cunning manipulative and gold digging whore, and I loved that the hero saw right through her, and all her family too.
She makes a pass at the hero who of course deflects her and is secretly disgusted by her cunning ad deceiving ways. The heroine is still bitter and why shouldn’t she, since all her family took the sisters side even after what she did?
During that weekend she and the hero become lovers, it’s easy to see they are falling for each other and they decide to keep dating even after they’re back to ny.
The heroine sister refuses to marry the heroines ex when she finds out the hero is a billionaire and what a billionaire. The whore was never pregnant and only wanted to trap him because he was with her sister and he was quite rich, but never as the hero of course, so she gets rid of him before their wedding.
There’s also a surprise child for the hero, from an ex flame he had here years before and that cunningly trapped him poking his condoms, and there’s a bit of drama when the heroine is not sure she will be a good stepmother for the child.
I couldn’t blame her, actually she met the hero and she didn’t even know he had a child, then poof he has one ready , of course she had to think about if she wanted or not to be a step mama. But in the end all is well.
I actually liked them both, the hero was amazing and fell like a ton of bricks. The heroine was scared and hurt, with a nasty family and she tried to be the best version of herself.
I loved how they interacted, there was never drama, for example when she finds out he lied to her and he is a billionaire she doesn’t throws any tantrum, so as when she tries to make up her mind about the kid, she was never a drama queen.
So, good, safe, entertaining and with amazing hero.
Oh, and there was karma for evil stepsister, a really hard one. I liked it.
January 17, 2024
I've read better by this author and the ending made me want to scrub my brain.
Yes,the stepsister was a classA bitch, she did not deserve to be gang raped and defiled as the closing chapter of the book.The author should have left it at the couple's epilogue.
The heroine ,yes, I understand that your boyfriend cheated on you,but your bitterness clung to the story and I wasn't sure you were using the hero for great sex or what....
The hero was the only good thing about this story.
Yes,the stepsister was a classA bitch, she did not deserve to be gang raped and defiled as the closing chapter of the book.The author should have left it at the couple's epilogue.
The heroine ,yes, I understand that your boyfriend cheated on you,but your bitterness clung to the story and I wasn't sure you were using the hero for great sex or what....
The hero was the only good thing about this story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 19, 2023
I wish I hadn't read this. I've enjoyed quite a few Georgia Le Carre books but this one was awful. It was rushed and I just couldn't stand the main character. Initially I felt bad for her but the bitterness lasted almost the entire book so it made the whole experience uncomfortable. And I realize that the stepsister was a terrible person but that final scene after the epilogues was completely unneeded and frankly, made the whole book experience even worse. The stepsister was gang____ and the author felt like that was fitting justice? Ugh, I might vomit.
November 10, 2024
3.75 star
Rex and Willow
Willow is cheated on by her stepsister and boyfriend of 2 years. Think CinderellaNow they are getting married and Willow needs a date so she doesn’t feel like e a loser. She meets Billionaire Rex at an office party thinking he’s an everyday guy and offers him 2K for him to be her boyfriend for the weekend. Rex is an awesome bbf. He is into Willow and helps her save face. There’s lots of smut— maybe too much as I skimmed some. This is pretty much smooth sailing to the hea.
Rex and Willow
Willow is cheated on by her stepsister and boyfriend of 2 years. Think CinderellaNow they are getting married and Willow needs a date so she doesn’t feel like e a loser. She meets Billionaire Rex at an office party thinking he’s an everyday guy and offers him 2K for him to be her boyfriend for the weekend. Rex is an awesome bbf. He is into Willow and helps her save face. There’s lots of smut— maybe too much as I skimmed some. This is pretty much smooth sailing to the hea.
November 3, 2024
In the pantheon of OW, the one in this book was garden-variety at best. Therefore, the violent comeuppance that she received was so horrifying that I don’t think I can read anything else by this author. I am actually now more concerned about the OW and the aftermath of what happened to her than I was about the main characters of this book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 21, 2023
I liked the romance. There is nothing new here when it comes to tropes, but I liked the h, Willow. She kept it real. She was imperfect and petty and I appreciated that she was written that way.
This was a pretty simple storyline with enough drama to keep it engaging. It was an easy read and just what I needed as a palate cleanser. But that last chapter, featuring her stepsister, Tiffany, was not cool!
This was a pretty simple storyline with enough drama to keep it engaging. It was an easy read and just what I needed as a palate cleanser. But that last chapter, featuring her stepsister, Tiffany, was not cool!
November 24, 2023
Authors hate women at the point.
November 18, 2023
Hard to believe that a guy would agree to the trip but I went along.
I know how bitterness plays off poorly. It wasn't pretty. Made Willow hard to embrace especially since she seemed to enjoy her public nastiness.
Then book shifts to a different plot where Rex has a sudden addition to consider.
Could have done without the anal sex scene. And Tiffany's last scene was purely awful.
I know how bitterness plays off poorly. It wasn't pretty. Made Willow hard to embrace especially since she seemed to enjoy her public nastiness.
Then book shifts to a different plot where Rex has a sudden addition to consider.
Could have done without the anal sex scene. And Tiffany's last scene was purely awful.
December 1, 2023
“… between my legs my cl!t hung, hot and heavy.” 🤮
The book went downhill from there.
The book went downhill from there.
November 28, 2023
I actually enjoyed the story for the most part. I think Willow's pettiness and bitterness that she was working through was pretty realistic. Though it was admittedly very tropey. It had a lovely HEA but it should have ended there. Tiffany's ending turned my stomach and left a bad taste in my mouth
What kind of a sick person thinks gang rape is good karma or life lesson for anyone?
I will NEVER read this author again
What kind of a sick person thinks gang rape is good karma or life lesson for anyone?
I will NEVER read this author again
December 29, 2023
Overall, this book was sweet and charming. However, the stepsister’s “comeuppance” in the last chapters is horrific.
TW just for that chapter are descriptions of: SA, r*pe, gang r*pe, non-con, holding hostage, racism.
Basically, the step-sister is lured to a party where she thinks there will be billionaires to date and instead she’s gang-r*ped by a group of foreign businessmen all night and has a few hundred bucks thrown at her at the end. It ruins her life and the books leaves her finally maybe(?) making her first good decision ever.
I get that she’s the antagonist but this was just an absolutely heinous way to end the book. No one deserves that.
TW just for that chapter are descriptions of: SA, r*pe, gang r*pe, non-con, holding hostage, racism.
Basically, the step-sister is lured to a party where she thinks there will be billionaires to date and instead she’s gang-r*ped by a group of foreign businessmen all night and has a few hundred bucks thrown at her at the end. It ruins her life and the books leaves her finally maybe(?) making her first good decision ever.
I get that she’s the antagonist but this was just an absolutely heinous way to end the book. No one deserves that.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 18, 2024
do not read this?? like not even in the so-bad-it's-good way. this is painfully mediocre up until the LAST CHAPTER, in which something very very triggering that had no bearing on the plot happened and completely threw me off. just... don't.
November 21, 2023
This book was hard to like but even more difficult to dislike. It really went against the norm of insta-love and unplanned pregnancy troupe The story was an absolute page turner which I refused to put down as I had to finish in one setting. Willow was not very likable in my book and Rex was just hmm. The whole Tiffany situation was cringy but it somehow all came together to make an ok read. I really did not like the ending and how things ended for Tiffany. Like seriously it took two to tangle wnd Willow's ex got off lightly. I WILL SAY THE STEAMINESS WAS...WHEW. An 8 out of 10 for just that alone. Willow was just so immature and annoying for my taste. Kayden was cute and Jennifer made absolutely no sense whatsoever. Good book and would definitely recommend.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 22, 2023
Wow! This book was so bad! It was just screaming for an editor to care for it and all its glaringly obvious issues. But, that wasn’t the only problem. I think the only person I was rooting for in this book was Olivia, and she was barely in the book at all. And I’m not even going to touch that final chapter. I applaud people that put the effort into writing a book, so I have a hard time leaving a review like this. But, I also want to help a fellow reader avoid wasting their precious reading time.
October 29, 2024
The heroine needed to get over herself.
What happened to the stepsister in that final chapter was completely unnecessary. Why would the author choose to put that in?
The hero was the only likeable character in the whole book. But not enough to want to read this author again. Especially after that last chapter. Not cool.
What happened to the stepsister in that final chapter was completely unnecessary. Why would the author choose to put that in?
The hero was the only likeable character in the whole book. But not enough to want to read this author again. Especially after that last chapter. Not cool.
July 24, 2025
Eh….
I thought this story was just okay. The characters were a bit of a mess.
The heroine, willow, had a total alcohol problem but no one called her out on it. She drank until she was wasted ALL THE TIME and Rex said nothing about. She made a lot of stupid decisions that I felt frustrated by.
It was hard to connect with Rex as a character for the first half of the book because he was only interested in wild, rough smex and shared almost nothing about himself so he came off super hallow.
Once they went back to NY after the trip the story really started to drag for me.
The Tiffany epilogue was kind of… disgusting. Like yes, the girl was awful but I think you could have gotten the point across that she ruined her own life without going into detailed SA and R things that happened to her. It almost felt like the author had a vendetta against her. Girl, she’s your character, you wrote her that way. You didn’t have to punish her so disgustingly and graphically. Not a good look.
I thought this story was just okay. The characters were a bit of a mess.
The heroine, willow, had a total alcohol problem but no one called her out on it. She drank until she was wasted ALL THE TIME and Rex said nothing about. She made a lot of stupid decisions that I felt frustrated by.
It was hard to connect with Rex as a character for the first half of the book because he was only interested in wild, rough smex and shared almost nothing about himself so he came off super hallow.
Once they went back to NY after the trip the story really started to drag for me.
The Tiffany epilogue was kind of… disgusting. Like yes, the girl was awful but I think you could have gotten the point across that she ruined her own life without going into detailed SA and R things that happened to her. It almost felt like the author had a vendetta against her. Girl, she’s your character, you wrote her that way. You didn’t have to punish her so disgustingly and graphically. Not a good look.
March 14, 2024
Was that necessary? I just finished reading this book and that is the first question that I would ask the author. I will make it more clear in the spoiler part of my review at the end.
If you read the premise of the book then you know that the heroine’s stepsister Tiffany sleeps with the h’s boyfriend of 2 years and then gets engaged to him. The h, is upset and who wouldn’t be. This isn’t the first time the stepsister has acted cruelly against the h Willow. The stepmother Nicole isn’t any better. She despises the daughter that was born to her husband’s late wife(he is now deceased as well) There is also a half sibling Olivia who floats in and out of the story as an extra character. She’s not bad, but like most of the characters in this story she is underdeveloped. Anyhoo, the h is going to go to her stepsister’s wedding but of course she is going to make sure she has a scrumptious side piece with her so everyone knows how “unaffected” she is. Time starts running out for her, but then at an office party she meets a handsome man, knows very little about him, and he agrees to go with her to the wedding after hearing her drunken story of woe. We the reader are to believe that the 2 had an instant connection. I have read lots of insta love stories. They are usually short, upbeat, sexy, and might have a page or 2 of angst. This book was too long to be one of those, but too underdeveloped to be a good romance it was basically a insta -love that went on too long. It was almost like the author had several ideas and decided to put them all into this story. You know like one of those dreams you have where you are doing some mundane thing and then “hey you are in a parade” or “ you are back in high school taking a test that you didn’t study for” etc…
So there are lots of sex scenes with the well endowed Hero, which is basically how these two bonded within days. Sex is love in this story although we are to believe that this is one of those deeper connection things, it just wasn’t developed to my satisfaction. The heroine seems to get drunk a lot or even turn to booze if she is stressed. Now no one in the story ever calls her out on this, but as I was reading it I couldn’t help but notice her drinking habits. Supposedly she is over her ex because they were not a good fit, yet she acts immature at the events leading up to the wedding of her stepsister. A) No one would guilt me into attending a wedding between my ex boyfriend (2 years) and stepsister, especially when I have been treated so abominably. Unfortunately, we see this in abused animals who keep looking for affection. B) You bring this handsome stranger who is the best sex of your life to the wedding events to show how you have moved on, and then proceed to make immature digs at your stepsister making everyone (including your date) think you are bitter cementing the truth that you have not moved on. The best character in the story was the hero. He was a stand up sexy guy not fooled by the evil ministrations of others. The absolute worst part of this story was the ending after the epilogue. I love it when the ow gets a comeuppance. Sometimes this is never addressed in a story or the ow gets off scot free. In this instance, the author gave us a chapter at the end to show us how the ow was faring. Seriously, it was a mood killer and this book might have been 3 stars if it didn’t have this ending. So this leads me to the spoiler portion of the review:
If you read the premise of the book then you know that the heroine’s stepsister Tiffany sleeps with the h’s boyfriend of 2 years and then gets engaged to him. The h, is upset and who wouldn’t be. This isn’t the first time the stepsister has acted cruelly against the h Willow. The stepmother Nicole isn’t any better. She despises the daughter that was born to her husband’s late wife(he is now deceased as well) There is also a half sibling Olivia who floats in and out of the story as an extra character. She’s not bad, but like most of the characters in this story she is underdeveloped. Anyhoo, the h is going to go to her stepsister’s wedding but of course she is going to make sure she has a scrumptious side piece with her so everyone knows how “unaffected” she is. Time starts running out for her, but then at an office party she meets a handsome man, knows very little about him, and he agrees to go with her to the wedding after hearing her drunken story of woe. We the reader are to believe that the 2 had an instant connection. I have read lots of insta love stories. They are usually short, upbeat, sexy, and might have a page or 2 of angst. This book was too long to be one of those, but too underdeveloped to be a good romance it was basically a insta -love that went on too long. It was almost like the author had several ideas and decided to put them all into this story. You know like one of those dreams you have where you are doing some mundane thing and then “hey you are in a parade” or “ you are back in high school taking a test that you didn’t study for” etc…
So there are lots of sex scenes with the well endowed Hero, which is basically how these two bonded within days. Sex is love in this story although we are to believe that this is one of those deeper connection things, it just wasn’t developed to my satisfaction. The heroine seems to get drunk a lot or even turn to booze if she is stressed. Now no one in the story ever calls her out on this, but as I was reading it I couldn’t help but notice her drinking habits. Supposedly she is over her ex because they were not a good fit, yet she acts immature at the events leading up to the wedding of her stepsister. A) No one would guilt me into attending a wedding between my ex boyfriend (2 years) and stepsister, especially when I have been treated so abominably. Unfortunately, we see this in abused animals who keep looking for affection. B) You bring this handsome stranger who is the best sex of your life to the wedding events to show how you have moved on, and then proceed to make immature digs at your stepsister making everyone (including your date) think you are bitter cementing the truth that you have not moved on. The best character in the story was the hero. He was a stand up sexy guy not fooled by the evil ministrations of others. The absolute worst part of this story was the ending after the epilogue. I love it when the ow gets a comeuppance. Sometimes this is never addressed in a story or the ow gets off scot free. In this instance, the author gave us a chapter at the end to show us how the ow was faring. Seriously, it was a mood killer and this book might have been 3 stars if it didn’t have this ending. So this leads me to the spoiler portion of the review:
August 16, 2024
Do not read this book
So this book was ultimately really bad. The lead female character was predictable, childish and I think had a bit of a drinking problem. I'm surprised the author wrote her drinking so often. At every event she was downing at least two drinks by the second sentence. The lead male character has a lot going on, he's a billionaire, that was an heir but also self-made since he spent most of his life without money until his grandfather's death. He immediately buys into the lead females character's not fully thought through plan because she's hot, but also owns the leading hedge fund in the country, oh, and he find out he has a secret child with a woman who is dying of cancer.
To be honest I could look past most of these amateurish plot holes, pedantic storylines, and not so subtly Christian overtures, if it weren't for the last chapter epilogue to this story. IT IS VILE. Say what you will about the antagonist Tiffany, but no romance story villain deserves a gang r@pe scene. Not to mention the whole scene also had underlining racist ideals about both New York and Islam with the rapist having "flown from Dubai." This epilogue did absolutely nothing for the story and went absolutely no where. It was just vile writing about a vile action toward a fictional character... like if this author knows a Tiffany in her life then she really hates that woman.
So this book was ultimately really bad. The lead female character was predictable, childish and I think had a bit of a drinking problem. I'm surprised the author wrote her drinking so often. At every event she was downing at least two drinks by the second sentence. The lead male character has a lot going on, he's a billionaire, that was an heir but also self-made since he spent most of his life without money until his grandfather's death. He immediately buys into the lead females character's not fully thought through plan because she's hot, but also owns the leading hedge fund in the country, oh, and he find out he has a secret child with a woman who is dying of cancer.
To be honest I could look past most of these amateurish plot holes, pedantic storylines, and not so subtly Christian overtures, if it weren't for the last chapter epilogue to this story. IT IS VILE. Say what you will about the antagonist Tiffany, but no romance story villain deserves a gang r@pe scene. Not to mention the whole scene also had underlining racist ideals about both New York and Islam with the rapist having "flown from Dubai." This epilogue did absolutely nothing for the story and went absolutely no where. It was just vile writing about a vile action toward a fictional character... like if this author knows a Tiffany in her life then she really hates that woman.
January 27, 2024
This was a 4 until…
I really enjoyed this book. It was entertaining and for that reason I was giving it a 4. However that last chapter was horrifying at best and completely unwarranted. There were no trigger warnings or explanations as to why the author chose to end the book on that note. She just skipped right on to advertising her next book! That ending was not justified even though the character exhibited extremely poor behavior throughout the book. This completely ruined this book for me and makes me not want to read anything else from this author out of fear of another one of these “surprise” endings. If that’s what they think “karma” looks like, they may need to seek therapy.
I really enjoyed this book. It was entertaining and for that reason I was giving it a 4. However that last chapter was horrifying at best and completely unwarranted. There were no trigger warnings or explanations as to why the author chose to end the book on that note. She just skipped right on to advertising her next book! That ending was not justified even though the character exhibited extremely poor behavior throughout the book. This completely ruined this book for me and makes me not want to read anything else from this author out of fear of another one of these “surprise” endings. If that’s what they think “karma” looks like, they may need to seek therapy.
January 25, 2024
This is an awful book
Throughout, it is petty with very immature opinions of how adults behave.
The h is immature and is getting drunk nearly the whole time, but at one point, says she doesn't drink a lot! Then another character meets H and her husband and has a glass of wine and two days later announces she can't drink because she's 8 weeks pregnant. The more I think about it, all the characters seem to drink excessively.
And the last epilogue is horrible. The antagonist, who is a mean and manipulate, gets drugged, sexual assaulted, gang raped and physically abused. This was totally unnecessary.
Throughout, it is petty with very immature opinions of how adults behave.
The h is immature and is getting drunk nearly the whole time, but at one point, says she doesn't drink a lot! Then another character meets H and her husband and has a glass of wine and two days later announces she can't drink because she's 8 weeks pregnant. The more I think about it, all the characters seem to drink excessively.
And the last epilogue is horrible. The antagonist, who is a mean and manipulate, gets drugged, sexual assaulted, gang raped and physically abused. This was totally unnecessary.
December 2, 2023
Not sure what this was all about? It started off with a "fake" boyfriend trope, made sense having to attend your step-sisters wedding to your ex boyfriend, but then the story began to go off piste. There was a lot of wine and whining, but was finally and pleasantly content with the epilogue.
However, this was completely blown out the water (and not in a good way) by the added POV by Tiffany after the epilogue....what was the effing point of that???? Totally awful and definitely not necessary😲
However, this was completely blown out the water (and not in a good way) by the added POV by Tiffany after the epilogue....what was the effing point of that???? Totally awful and definitely not necessary😲
March 14, 2024
2.5 stars
I would give this a solid 3 stars if it got rid of the Tiffany epilogue and 2 stars with it. More thoughts below.
This was an interesting and easy read. The characters were fairly well developed (Rex could have used some more work) and the plot was easy to follow without being boring. Rex needed more developed because in the beginning he comes off as a total fuckboy and then he has no authenticity because he is playing a character for Willow's family. I don't feel we ever got to know him except his feelings about Willow and being a dad.
The first 75% of the book is almost a rom-com (i.e. Bridget Jones' Diary, but less funny) but probably not funny enough to completely qualify. From 75%-90% it got very melodramatic and introspective. I understand the developed aspect of it, but it read slow and really changed the tone and pace of the book. 90% to the end was a rush to tie up lose ends and I assume set up the premise for subsequent books.
There were wierd parts to me, like:
1. Willow moving to NYC and in 3 months she's claiming she wished she kept in contact with lifelong friends because she didn't feel like she had friends anymore in the town she grew up in. That's wierd. Why would lifelong friends drop you after 3 months?
2. Cousin Caroline is way too much. Why is she so angry and snarky towards Willow? Is she Willow's cousin or Tiffany's? Also, why was she invited to their tiny wedding at the end? She seemed awful and spiteful towards Willow.
3. At around 90% it says Willow left the office 4 weeks ago. Did she quit her job? Does she mean that's when she injured her ribs and she's been out on leave? They don't talk about her working again.
4. The epilogue is 2 years later from the day of their wedding but says they got married within the last year.
5. What ever happened to Hannah?
I like how the author killed off Jessica. She was obviously psycho but didn't actually cause drama as a character. I was worried this was going to turn into a book about the never ending line of women trying to break Willow and Rex up (Nicole, Tiffany, Jessica, Hannah, etc.).
The Tiffany epilogue was completely unnecessary and inconsistent with the rest of the book. It was very jarring and I wish I had known to skip it. I personally didn't need a trigger warning, but others might, and it was just needlessly unsettling at the end of an otherwise low drama book. Her being drugged and brutally gang raped isn't a story arc for this book and I hate when authors try to redeem antagonists for future works. The author could have just written her out as having had a misguided affair with a married man who talked a big game but then cast her aside and she slinked her way back home heartbroken and embarrassed. She could have had a growth moment from that without the obscene trauma. Also, why didn't she call the cops or get medical attention?!?! That pissed me off. Her bonus chapter was too much. It was a whole other level of darkness the rest of the story didn't have. You are warned.
I would give this a solid 3 stars if it got rid of the Tiffany epilogue and 2 stars with it. More thoughts below.
This was an interesting and easy read. The characters were fairly well developed (Rex could have used some more work) and the plot was easy to follow without being boring. Rex needed more developed because in the beginning he comes off as a total fuckboy and then he has no authenticity because he is playing a character for Willow's family. I don't feel we ever got to know him except his feelings about Willow and being a dad.
The first 75% of the book is almost a rom-com (i.e. Bridget Jones' Diary, but less funny) but probably not funny enough to completely qualify. From 75%-90% it got very melodramatic and introspective. I understand the developed aspect of it, but it read slow and really changed the tone and pace of the book. 90% to the end was a rush to tie up lose ends and I assume set up the premise for subsequent books.
There were wierd parts to me, like:
1. Willow moving to NYC and in 3 months she's claiming she wished she kept in contact with lifelong friends because she didn't feel like she had friends anymore in the town she grew up in. That's wierd. Why would lifelong friends drop you after 3 months?
2. Cousin Caroline is way too much. Why is she so angry and snarky towards Willow? Is she Willow's cousin or Tiffany's? Also, why was she invited to their tiny wedding at the end? She seemed awful and spiteful towards Willow.
3. At around 90% it says Willow left the office 4 weeks ago. Did she quit her job? Does she mean that's when she injured her ribs and she's been out on leave? They don't talk about her working again.
4. The epilogue is 2 years later from the day of their wedding but says they got married within the last year.
5. What ever happened to Hannah?
I like how the author killed off Jessica. She was obviously psycho but didn't actually cause drama as a character. I was worried this was going to turn into a book about the never ending line of women trying to break Willow and Rex up (Nicole, Tiffany, Jessica, Hannah, etc.).
The Tiffany epilogue was completely unnecessary and inconsistent with the rest of the book. It was very jarring and I wish I had known to skip it. I personally didn't need a trigger warning, but others might, and it was just needlessly unsettling at the end of an otherwise low drama book. Her being drugged and brutally gang raped isn't a story arc for this book and I hate when authors try to redeem antagonists for future works. The author could have just written her out as having had a misguided affair with a married man who talked a big game but then cast her aside and she slinked her way back home heartbroken and embarrassed. She could have had a growth moment from that without the obscene trauma. Also, why didn't she call the cops or get medical attention?!?! That pissed me off. Her bonus chapter was too much. It was a whole other level of darkness the rest of the story didn't have. You are warned.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 11, 2024
I was excited to read a story about a heroine who was raised by and evil stepmonster who hated the heroine and only loved her "real" child. The evil step mother and evil step sister held their own in the evil department. Both of their asshole antics and behaviors towards willow were hurtful and anger inducing. They were the only redeeming aspect that kept me reading this story.
Unfortunately, the heroine Willow was so consumed by jealously of her sister stealing Willow's boyfriend away from her, and seeing how much the boyfriend truly loved her sister over her, that Willow's shallow actions just made her look like an immature baby. Here she had a sexy AF billionaire at her beck and call, giving her his big "D" non stop, and still she acted like a petulantly jealous with every word that came out of her mouth. She should have been exhausted by the endless orgasms Rex gave her, as well as all the $$$$ he spent clothes, jewelry, planes, and hot rod cars to fake this date for her sister's wedding. While I'm on the subject, I should add that this story had WAY too much filler sex. I know I'm getting old, because I am so over stories with fill sex plugging up 50% of the book. Yeah, I'm definitely over it.
The story took a turn after the fiasco of a wedding weekend, when Rex finds out he's got a 3 year old kid. This should have been a very emotional storyline, especially with what the child's mother was going through, but it all felt so cold and clinical. And resolved so simply. With NO feelings at all. And yay!! I got to enjoy MORE of Willow's immature behavior as she desperately tries to get her head out of her ass to decide if she could handle the kid entering their relationship.
And I cannot begin to explain how much this pains me, and how much I loathe to side with the easily triggered here, but that ending. WHAT THE FUCK? Yeah her sister was such a gigantic man stealing bitch, but that felt so overboard to have that be her payback for poor life choices.
February 21, 2024
2.0 1 star for Rex's character
1 star for the other cover that is on Amazon/Kindle
I usually like this author and tried a different genre in hopes of connecting with a good story and characters, but found a drunk, whiny immature h that drove me nuts. I literally skimmed so much of this book that you can't really say I read the entire book, because I didn't. Thank God for speed reading and skimming.
Willow was the most childish, poor me, airhead I have had the bad luck of reading about in a book of this genre in sometime. I really don't see what Rex found attractive about her because she had the depth and substance of a toddler throwing a tantrum. I liked his character so much more than Willow, but didn't see any real attraction between the two accept sex. Olivia was the other character I really liked. I would have enjoyed learning more about her character but, unfortunately she made only a few cameo appearances in this story.
Steven was a complete waste from a character's point of view. The necessity of Willow having to show up to he and Tiffany's wedding felt over dramatic and needless. Steven's out, by not marrying pregnant Tiffany; was a win for Mr. Spineless douche bag that he didn't deserve. The storyline could have progressed minus the shot gun wedding and dysfunctional family drama. Willow's dad was dead so why was it important for Willow to show up at her ex's and step-sister's wedding, only to wallow in self-pity and immaturity with a fake boyfriend, aka Rex (Mr. Rich guy). I will never understand how Willow didn't get the "rich guy" vibe from Rex earlier in this book. There were plenty of flags alerting her that he wasn't your run of the mill fake boyfriend. Just saying...she wasn't the most endearing character nor the brightest.
Tiffany was a first class bitch that deserved what she got minus the "gang rape" chapter of the book. That was a sick addition to a story that I was pushing myself to even finish. The addition of that little tidbit was very disturbing. If that was supposed to be an introduction into her own story, you can count me out. People like Tiffany never develop into great characters but can get worse as they age and are no longer the center of everyone's attention.
Definitely a one and done.
1 star for the other cover that is on Amazon/Kindle
I usually like this author and tried a different genre in hopes of connecting with a good story and characters, but found a drunk, whiny immature h that drove me nuts. I literally skimmed so much of this book that you can't really say I read the entire book, because I didn't. Thank God for speed reading and skimming.
Willow was the most childish, poor me, airhead I have had the bad luck of reading about in a book of this genre in sometime. I really don't see what Rex found attractive about her because she had the depth and substance of a toddler throwing a tantrum. I liked his character so much more than Willow, but didn't see any real attraction between the two accept sex. Olivia was the other character I really liked. I would have enjoyed learning more about her character but, unfortunately she made only a few cameo appearances in this story.
Steven was a complete waste from a character's point of view. The necessity of Willow having to show up to he and Tiffany's wedding felt over dramatic and needless. Steven's out, by not marrying pregnant Tiffany; was a win for Mr. Spineless douche bag that he didn't deserve. The storyline could have progressed minus the shot gun wedding and dysfunctional family drama. Willow's dad was dead so why was it important for Willow to show up at her ex's and step-sister's wedding, only to wallow in self-pity and immaturity with a fake boyfriend, aka Rex (Mr. Rich guy). I will never understand how Willow didn't get the "rich guy" vibe from Rex earlier in this book. There were plenty of flags alerting her that he wasn't your run of the mill fake boyfriend. Just saying...she wasn't the most endearing character nor the brightest.
Tiffany was a first class bitch that deserved what she got minus the "gang rape" chapter of the book. That was a sick addition to a story that I was pushing myself to even finish. The addition of that little tidbit was very disturbing. If that was supposed to be an introduction into her own story, you can count me out. People like Tiffany never develop into great characters but can get worse as they age and are no longer the center of everyone's attention.
Definitely a one and done.
September 28, 2024
Bitter Ending to Lighthearted Tale
A decent 4 star read that dropped a star due to the unnecessarily cruel epilogue. Told from Tiffany's pov, we had a glimpse into a sad, depressing outcome that overtakes the entire good vibes of the book. Especially don't like the implication that form of trauma can be a form of karmatic revenge against a woman for misdeeds. We didn't even get Rex's pov as the last hooray.
Backing it up to the plot:
Willow has grown up in the toxic shadow of her step sister. So she looks to find a man for her step sis/ ex-boyfriend's upcoming wedding. Stumbling upon the insanely hot Rex, unknowing who he is, she "pays" for his participation. So we have the cute tropes: fake boyfriend at wedding as a get back to cheating ex." This trope usually has secret identity but from the guests not from the other main. Around 50%, everything with the wedding comes to a screeching halt, and we are introduced to a whole new trope that wasn't advertised for the book. That's where things got dicey for me personally.
At first, I was happy that the usually fake dating/secret identity at wedding plot points didn't happen. It appeared that a refreshing plot change would occur, and I was relieved. Except I had to reread the wedding scene several times to get how anticlimactic it all was and how it peters out for Willow.
Writing:
The writing was quick and clipped. There was spice, but it felt randomly done in how the scenes were raunchy. The spice was at least there, but in a way, we lacked a lot of Rex's pov to balance out the romance and some heart was missing from the intimacy scenes. The smex read as without adoration. At times it feels a little bit like the story was written to only have Willow's singular pov, but then the author decided to give us Rex, and the story is better for it.
Pacing:
But after the initial trope, the conflicts feel a little drawn out. The story feels a little long, but we didn't get the payoff either. Instead, we get their HEA glossed over and the end with Tiffany's truly sad and defeating outcome. Please listen to the reviews that tell you to skip the epilogue. It doesn't pull into Willow/Rex HEA, so the skip won't change any aspect of their romance
A decent 4 star read that dropped a star due to the unnecessarily cruel epilogue. Told from Tiffany's pov, we had a glimpse into a sad, depressing outcome that overtakes the entire good vibes of the book. Especially don't like the implication that form of trauma can be a form of karmatic revenge against a woman for misdeeds. We didn't even get Rex's pov as the last hooray.
Backing it up to the plot:
Willow has grown up in the toxic shadow of her step sister. So she looks to find a man for her step sis/ ex-boyfriend's upcoming wedding. Stumbling upon the insanely hot Rex, unknowing who he is, she "pays" for his participation. So we have the cute tropes: fake boyfriend at wedding as a get back to cheating ex." This trope usually has secret identity but from the guests not from the other main. Around 50%, everything with the wedding comes to a screeching halt, and we are introduced to a whole new trope that wasn't advertised for the book. That's where things got dicey for me personally.
At first, I was happy that the usually fake dating/secret identity at wedding plot points didn't happen. It appeared that a refreshing plot change would occur, and I was relieved. Except I had to reread the wedding scene several times to get how anticlimactic it all was and how it peters out for Willow.
Writing:
The writing was quick and clipped. There was spice, but it felt randomly done in how the scenes were raunchy. The spice was at least there, but in a way, we lacked a lot of Rex's pov to balance out the romance and some heart was missing from the intimacy scenes. The smex read as without adoration. At times it feels a little bit like the story was written to only have Willow's singular pov, but then the author decided to give us Rex, and the story is better for it.
Pacing:
But after the initial trope, the conflicts feel a little drawn out. The story feels a little long, but we didn't get the payoff either. Instead, we get their HEA glossed over and the end with Tiffany's truly sad and defeating outcome. Please listen to the reviews that tell you to skip the epilogue. It doesn't pull into Willow/Rex HEA, so the skip won't change any aspect of their romance
November 22, 2023
Okay know that once you start this one you won’t put it down until the last page has been turned. Two stepsisters who really dislike one another so much so but one keeps trouble going. Willow moved away to Bison Ridge to avoid her stepsister in hopes she wouldn’t come visit but that was all a hope because her stepsister Tiffany shows up to inform her, she is in love with her ex. or so she says but truth is she came to flaunt it. Willow and Steven (her ex.) were together for two years she moved to avoid all the family drama and that is when Tiffany swooped in now pregnant, getting married and she is expected to attend the wedding but attending alone she doesn’t want to go without a boyfriend. She attends a work party thinking she can find a man to be her boyfriend for the wedding with a little alcohol courage she asks Rex to accompany her to the wedding. Rex sexy as all get out who really hooks up as a one-time thing but he has been watching Willow interested wanting to know more about her so agreeing to be her date for the wedding deciding to take the private jet and stay in the presidential suite while there. Neither Willow nor Rex realizes how much they would enjoy being together and the fake feelings became really quickly, the magnetic pull between the two can’t be ignored. Which further frustrates her wicked stepmother, stepsister when they see the man she shows up with, how they love one another, he owns a private jet, the list goes on and on but all she has is the ex. who cheated on her with, but will her family believe it is real, will they see she is over her ex., will she find the peace she is looking for, will Rex allow them to treat her any way with out disrespect, and can they find their own happiness despite their shenanigans ?
November 17, 2023
Willow was living in Bison Ridge when her stepsister Tiffany came to visit her. Willow and Tiffany don’t get along. Tiffany came to tell Willow that she is in love with Steven who happens to be Willow’s now ex-boyfriend. Steven and Willow had been together for two years. Willow then moved to New York so she wasn’t around her family and the drama anymore. Willow gets a call from her half sister Olivia and she tells Willow that Steven and Tiffany are getting married and Tiffany is pregnant. Olivia asks if Willow is coming to the wedding. Willow doesn’t want to go to the wedding without a boyfriend. She goes to a work party thinking she can find a man to pretend to be her boyfriend. Willow is tipsy and runs into Rex. She asks Rex to accompany her to the wedding. Rex usually only gets together with women who are just a one time thing. He is interested in Willow enough that he agrees to go to the wedding with her. Rex doesn’t tell Willow about himself. They fly to the wedding in a private jet and they stay in the presidential suite after Rex canceled Willow’s reservation for the deluxe suite. Will Rex and Willow pull off the fake relationship? Will Willow’s family believe that she is over Steven? Will Rex and Willow find that they have feelings for each other? Will Willow and Rex find love and happiness during a fake relationship?
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book via Bad Boy Updates.
Fantastic Fake Romance With A Billionaire!
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book via Bad Boy Updates.
Fantastic Fake Romance With A Billionaire!
January 10, 2024
This better be my worst read of 2024 because I cannot fathom how I finished this.
It’s just not good. There’s no sugarcoating it.
Outside of how ridiculously poor the plot is and then how shabbily it’s executed, the pacing is wildly inconsistent, the characters are not likeable in the least, and the writing is just not satisfactory. Whole sections of the story are skipped over, introducing wildly lazy plot devices that aren’t even enacted with any sort of care whatsoever. The romance is cringe inducing with a decided lack of honesty from Rex right off the bat and then his blatant disregard for Willow’s feelings regarding children are addressed by simply forcing her to get over it because that’s what he wants. End of sentence, no discussion.
The first third of the story matches the synopsis and expectations despite not being very interesting or engaging for the most part, but then the plot undergoes some sort of drug induced seizure because it’s on a real bad trip and goes completely off the rails and it’s an utter shitshow from then on out.
Do yourself a favour and walk away. Better yet, run very far away from the thought of even picking this up because I assure you, you WILL regret it muchly.
Do not let my sacrifice in finishing this be in vain. I lost some good brain cells for my troubles and they demand retribution.
It’s just not good. There’s no sugarcoating it.
Outside of how ridiculously poor the plot is and then how shabbily it’s executed, the pacing is wildly inconsistent, the characters are not likeable in the least, and the writing is just not satisfactory. Whole sections of the story are skipped over, introducing wildly lazy plot devices that aren’t even enacted with any sort of care whatsoever. The romance is cringe inducing with a decided lack of honesty from Rex right off the bat and then his blatant disregard for Willow’s feelings regarding children are addressed by simply forcing her to get over it because that’s what he wants. End of sentence, no discussion.
The first third of the story matches the synopsis and expectations despite not being very interesting or engaging for the most part, but then the plot undergoes some sort of drug induced seizure because it’s on a real bad trip and goes completely off the rails and it’s an utter shitshow from then on out.
Do yourself a favour and walk away. Better yet, run very far away from the thought of even picking this up because I assure you, you WILL regret it muchly.
Do not let my sacrifice in finishing this be in vain. I lost some good brain cells for my troubles and they demand retribution.
November 16, 2023
This story feels like 2 in 1, divided by the wedding. Willow has a spoiled stepsister who stole her boyfriend and a stepmother who is vicious and back stabbing. She has to find a new boyfriend for the stepsister’s wedding to her ex. Drunk in an office party, she proposes to a hot stranger to pay him as a fake boyfriend for the wedding. That starts a complex relationship with Rex, because he is anything but a simple man. Rex acts like a real good boyfriend. The fake relationship leads to real feelings between Willow and Rex. Right before the wedding, Rex is called away for an emergency that he has a 3-year-old son. In his absence, Willow finds out Rex is actually a very wealthy man. The wedding never really happens because Willow’s spoiled stepsister now wants Rex and dumps Willow’s ex. Willow and Rex continue to see each other after the wedding. They really love each other. But Willow has told him she doesn’t want to be anyone’s stepmother because of her own painful childhood. Can they make a family? Karma turns on Willow’s spoiled sister. I feel the stepsister is a really bad person, but I am not sure she deserves such a drastic punishment. The story is a little longer than I expected. The epilogue is a little surprising.
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