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Who wants a billionaire bachelor? Every single woman—and a few not-so-single ones.
That’s why I avoid flings, relationships or hookups.
Until I’m propositioned to pretend to sleep with a woman.
Pretend? As if.
Because one look at the fiery redhead and there’s no faking it. I’m all in… her.
Except she sneaks off after and I’m left with only her first name and panties.
Turns out, finding her is the easy part. Making her mine?
Impossible, once I discover she’s my student.
That’s why I avoid flings, relationships or hookups.
Until I’m propositioned to pretend to sleep with a woman.
Pretend? As if.
Because one look at the fiery redhead and there’s no faking it. I’m all in… her.
Except she sneaks off after and I’m left with only her first name and panties.
Turns out, finding her is the easy part. Making her mine?
Impossible, once I discover she’s my student.
260 pages, Paperback
Published August 2, 2024
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Vanessa Vale
229 books2,535 followersA USA Today bestseller, Vanessa Vale has written over 100 cowboy and small town romances. She lives in the American West where she's always finding inspiration for her next story.
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January 26, 2022
This was a very nice short book...I call it short, because for me less than 172 pages is short. And I enjoyed every bit of it.
The insta-love between the main characters was really nice. The heat level was up up up and soo hot 🔥🔥🔥. The drama within the book was at minimum and I barely felt it.
And of course this is a first book for me from Vanessa Vale and I loved it. I will definately recommend it to my friends. And when I find some free time I will read the other books from the series. I want to see North and South's books. And of course the upcoming book for West 😍😍😍.
The insta-love between the main characters was really nice. The heat level was up up up and soo hot 🔥🔥🔥. The drama within the book was at minimum and I barely felt it.
And of course this is a first book for me from Vanessa Vale and I loved it. I will definately recommend it to my friends. And when I find some free time I will read the other books from the series. I want to see North and South's books. And of course the upcoming book for West 😍😍😍.
January 23, 2022
The Billionaire Ranch series is so deliciously addictive! East is yet another super sexy, suspenseful page turning read. Vanessa delivers lots of sensual heat and some heartfelt tenderness in this fast paced story. Every books gets yummier and yummier!
This time we have Professor East and his one night stand- who just so happens to be his student. A bit forbidden, a bit of an age gap, those rags-to-riches vibes- everything I love about this series. The burn is fast in this one, and the attraction instant. Our heroine Ella is a relatable, independent, persevering woman who hasn't had much support or closeness- and pains from her past come back to put her in jeopardy. Of course, the professor lusting after her is there to save the day. And like his siblings before him, East has plenty of baggage for us to unpack, but he falls hard for his lady and is determined to keep her safe.
It's fast, sexy, suspenseful, and just the right dash of that Billionaire Ranch swoon!
This time we have Professor East and his one night stand- who just so happens to be his student. A bit forbidden, a bit of an age gap, those rags-to-riches vibes- everything I love about this series. The burn is fast in this one, and the attraction instant. Our heroine Ella is a relatable, independent, persevering woman who hasn't had much support or closeness- and pains from her past come back to put her in jeopardy. Of course, the professor lusting after her is there to save the day. And like his siblings before him, East has plenty of baggage for us to unpack, but he falls hard for his lady and is determined to keep her safe.
It's fast, sexy, suspenseful, and just the right dash of that Billionaire Ranch swoon!
January 24, 2022
I’ve loved the first two books in this series, and East and Ella’s story might be the best one yet! I love a good insta-love/lust plot when it’s done well…and this one definitely is! Their…let’s call it a meet-cute, although that’s a very tame description…is smoking hot. I liked Ella’s sass and confidence, even while she was unsure of herself. And dirty talking East is not what I would have expected from the quiet professor we met in earlier books.
The other thing I loved was Ella’s history was both fully developed and had consequences in her relationship with East. There are still questions as to East’s past, which I’m assuming will be revealed when twin brother West gets his story, but part of the greatness of this series is that overlying mystery. You don’t need to read the other books to enjoy this one, but I definitely recommend doing so because Vanessa Vale writes damn good books.
The other thing I loved was Ella’s history was both fully developed and had consequences in her relationship with East. There are still questions as to East’s past, which I’m assuming will be revealed when twin brother West gets his story, but part of the greatness of this series is that overlying mystery. You don’t need to read the other books to enjoy this one, but I definitely recommend doing so because Vanessa Vale writes damn good books.
January 30, 2022
This is the third book in the Billionaire Ranch series and features East and Ella. Ella is out one night at a bar and runs into East and has a one night stand with him. East never learns anything else about her except her name and laments that fact. However, when he shows up to teach a class at the university, Ella is there...in his class. Things just got complicated.
East doesn't do relationships (of course) but finds himself drawn to the beautiful Ella. Ella is shy on relationships as well but the two decide not to ignore the heat between them. But something is lurking in the shadows and their forbidden relationship could take them both down. Will East and Ella make it through the fire?
I'll be honest student/teacher trope really isn't my thing so I really didn't connect much to this story and its characters. East wasn't my favorite in this series so far and he wasn't as possessive and dominant as I wanted him to be. Ella was a little one-dimensional but there wasn't anything that I necessarily hated about her. The steam and suspense was fine and overall I would say this was an average read that I enjoyed.
East doesn't do relationships (of course) but finds himself drawn to the beautiful Ella. Ella is shy on relationships as well but the two decide not to ignore the heat between them. But something is lurking in the shadows and their forbidden relationship could take them both down. Will East and Ella make it through the fire?
I'll be honest student/teacher trope really isn't my thing so I really didn't connect much to this story and its characters. East wasn't my favorite in this series so far and he wasn't as possessive and dominant as I wanted him to be. Ella was a little one-dimensional but there wasn't anything that I necessarily hated about her. The steam and suspense was fine and overall I would say this was an average read that I enjoyed.
January 17, 2022
I love this series beyond words! East & Ella go a journey that wasn’t always easy but worth it in the end.
East & Ella’s chemistry was off the charts. I loved their banter. I liked that Ella would challenge East.
I am not ready for this series to end. I hope there is more to come! I love these characters and going on their journeys.
I voluntarily reviewed this book.
East & Ella’s chemistry was off the charts. I loved their banter. I liked that Ella would challenge East.
I am not ready for this series to end. I hope there is more to come! I love these characters and going on their journeys.
I voluntarily reviewed this book.
January 14, 2022
THANKS FOR THE LESSONS
The story is a mystery, with suspense, danger, secrets, lies, and discoveries. The Wainwright siblings are still in the process of uncovering the life, lies, and secrets of Macon Wainwright, and the DNA test results prove South is the only one that was Macon's. Because of the abusiveness of Macon, East doesn't do relationships, and he fights in a ring to release his aggression. The one thing East wasn't prepared for was a naïve virgin to approach him in the bar wanting to have 'pretend sex.'
Ella Taynor has had a rough childhood, never knew her father, he isn't even listed on her birth certificate and her mother was a drug addict who OD. She was raised in the foster system until she aged out. She is smart, gets good grades, and has career goals to become a social worker. She is also haunted by the next to the last home she was in, because the father was a perv, and she wants to protect others from dealing with it.
East Wainwright defied his arrogant father by continuing on his career path in education. He doesn't have relationships and uses the fighting ring to deal with anger. When it comes to numbers, he is a wiz and can do them in his head faster than someone using a calculator.
The story's plot will have East in the bar after one of his fights and is approached by a shy young woman, coerced by her friends, to pick up a man and have sex. She explains her plight and tells him it will pretend—but when East takes her back to the office, there is nothing to pretend about what happens between them. What a shock to be given a statistic class for the remainder of the semester, and in walks the same girl. But it doesn't take long for East to realize she had no clue who he was. Has she tried to set East up?
"Professor Wainwright wasn't a stuffy math nerd. He was a sex god."
The story has the past colliding with the present when jealousy rears its ugly head, and Ella follows East to a former storage warehouse out in the country. She will enter and be shocked at seeing East in the ring—but that is only the beginning. When a man from her past confronts her, Ella is frightened, and East discovers her there. What will he do when he sees she is uneasy about a strange man? Now, he knows where Ella is, and he will not leave her alone. How far will he go to have her? And to what extent will East go to protect her? Why did Ella ever approach East, to begin with, at the bar?
"From the moment I saw you, I felt something. Something different than I had with anyone else. I somehow knew you'd take care of me, that things would be okay. So when I freaked out, it was you I ran to."
The story has the good, the bad, and the evil in people. I loved the chemistry and interactions between East and Ella. She honestly has no clue who he is and has no ulterior motive for singling him out at the bar—except she felt he was safe. Now, when danger threatens her, she has no one else she can trust and seeks out East again. These two say they have no intention of having or wanting a relationship, but they can't stop thinking about one another—and wanting to be together again.
"I didn't realize when you care about someone, it's out of your control. It's not something you can plan or try to handle how you feel. I thought if we set boundaries and both agreed that this wasn't anything other than sex, then that's what it would be."
I love the suspense, mystery, and intense moments and how East does whatever it takes to protect Ella—from a crazy man from her past—to the school threatening her future.
Ella: I don't know how to love. I have no role models. No idea what I'm doing.
East: I love you, you love me. That's the beginning and end of it.
The story is a mystery, with suspense, danger, secrets, lies, and discoveries. The Wainwright siblings are still in the process of uncovering the life, lies, and secrets of Macon Wainwright, and the DNA test results prove South is the only one that was Macon's. Because of the abusiveness of Macon, East doesn't do relationships, and he fights in a ring to release his aggression. The one thing East wasn't prepared for was a naïve virgin to approach him in the bar wanting to have 'pretend sex.'
Ella Taynor has had a rough childhood, never knew her father, he isn't even listed on her birth certificate and her mother was a drug addict who OD. She was raised in the foster system until she aged out. She is smart, gets good grades, and has career goals to become a social worker. She is also haunted by the next to the last home she was in, because the father was a perv, and she wants to protect others from dealing with it.
East Wainwright defied his arrogant father by continuing on his career path in education. He doesn't have relationships and uses the fighting ring to deal with anger. When it comes to numbers, he is a wiz and can do them in his head faster than someone using a calculator.
The story's plot will have East in the bar after one of his fights and is approached by a shy young woman, coerced by her friends, to pick up a man and have sex. She explains her plight and tells him it will pretend—but when East takes her back to the office, there is nothing to pretend about what happens between them. What a shock to be given a statistic class for the remainder of the semester, and in walks the same girl. But it doesn't take long for East to realize she had no clue who he was. Has she tried to set East up?
"Professor Wainwright wasn't a stuffy math nerd. He was a sex god."
The story has the past colliding with the present when jealousy rears its ugly head, and Ella follows East to a former storage warehouse out in the country. She will enter and be shocked at seeing East in the ring—but that is only the beginning. When a man from her past confronts her, Ella is frightened, and East discovers her there. What will he do when he sees she is uneasy about a strange man? Now, he knows where Ella is, and he will not leave her alone. How far will he go to have her? And to what extent will East go to protect her? Why did Ella ever approach East, to begin with, at the bar?
"From the moment I saw you, I felt something. Something different than I had with anyone else. I somehow knew you'd take care of me, that things would be okay. So when I freaked out, it was you I ran to."
The story has the good, the bad, and the evil in people. I loved the chemistry and interactions between East and Ella. She honestly has no clue who he is and has no ulterior motive for singling him out at the bar—except she felt he was safe. Now, when danger threatens her, she has no one else she can trust and seeks out East again. These two say they have no intention of having or wanting a relationship, but they can't stop thinking about one another—and wanting to be together again.
"I didn't realize when you care about someone, it's out of your control. It's not something you can plan or try to handle how you feel. I thought if we set boundaries and both agreed that this wasn't anything other than sex, then that's what it would be."
I love the suspense, mystery, and intense moments and how East does whatever it takes to protect Ella—from a crazy man from her past—to the school threatening her future.
Ella: I don't know how to love. I have no role models. No idea what I'm doing.
East: I love you, you love me. That's the beginning and end of it.
January 24, 2022
Hold on to your panties is the perfect mantra for this story. When East gets propositioned at a bar to help a girl out how can he say not right? Well, he's about to get more than what he bargained for. Ella just wants her friends off her back and if that means pretending then so be it. However, not everything is at it seems and things get a little hot and steamy for these two. When she ghosts him East doesn't know what to think but he can't stop thinking about the girl who blew his mind. Now they meet again however not the way they wanted. She's his student and forbidden fruit at that. Ella is almost done with school then she can move on to strong-willed bigger and better things. When her world tilts upside down and the man she can't stop thinking about is suddenly all in her life. East has to convince Ella that they belong together but can he? Ella is so strong willed with a heart of gold can she let go her of dreams for East?
January 14, 2022
I am truly enjoying this series. Each book gets better and we get deeper into the drama of who their father real was. East is a complicated man. Like his siblings he has a lot of pain from his childhood and emotional baggage from who he really is. Ella had a rough childhood and she is busting her butt to put herself though school to give children a better chance then she had. When these two meet at a bar it’s game on! They have a great connection and instant chemistry. But can it last? Can it be real? This was another great fast paced read that I have come to love from Vanessa. This family is extremely complicated, filled with drama and I’m enjoying the journey! I’m already looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
January 12, 2022
Oh, East is so not what you’re expecting. He’s a bit nerdy, a lot hot, angry but not dangerous to Ella, and absolutely everything she never thought she needed. But she can’t go there. Neither can he. Not yet. Except….what if they do?
I really enjoyed this slightly forbidden romance. Even when these two didn’t want to admit that it was a romance, it totally was. And when Ella needed someone in her corner, East and his family delivered in a HUGE way. He taught her how to love and trust, while she taught him that anger can be soothed by the right person. Now I have to know who West finds for his forever, because it’s bound to keep me just as engaged as everyone else in this series has!
I really enjoyed this slightly forbidden romance. Even when these two didn’t want to admit that it was a romance, it totally was. And when Ella needed someone in her corner, East and his family delivered in a HUGE way. He taught her how to love and trust, while she taught him that anger can be soothed by the right person. Now I have to know who West finds for his forever, because it’s bound to keep me just as engaged as everyone else in this series has!
January 25, 2022
East by Vanessa Vale is book Three in the Billionaire Rance Series. This is the story of East Wainwright and Ella Taynor. I have read the previous books which did add to my enjoyment of this one, but I do think it can be a standalone book. East likes to box/ fight to deal with his anger issues from being from a awful father. But East is also a Professor too. Ella is a child of the foster system and that of course wasn't a good experience either. The two first meet with Ella is bullied/ talked into coming on to a guy at the bar. They have a heated in encounter. But Ella finds out later who exactly East is. This was a steamy read.
January 31, 2022
ARC for honest review with no compensation Received from Valentine PR
East is book 3 in the Billionaire Ranch series by Vanessa Vale and oh my another awesome read!
East, billionaire, professor,silent partner for the bar, avoids relationships but when he propositioned (pretend for her birthday) at the bar, something about this woman, Ella intrigues him so he hears her out, offers to help then she disappears….
What happens next will keeping you turning the pages to see what happens when he sees her again…as one of his students. Lots of heat, drama, adversity, conflict both past and present, suspense and so much more…
East is book 3 in the Billionaire Ranch series by Vanessa Vale and oh my another awesome read!
East, billionaire, professor,silent partner for the bar, avoids relationships but when he propositioned (pretend for her birthday) at the bar, something about this woman, Ella intrigues him so he hears her out, offers to help then she disappears….
What happens next will keeping you turning the pages to see what happens when he sees her again…as one of his students. Lots of heat, drama, adversity, conflict both past and present, suspense and so much more…
January 25, 2022
East meets Ella in his bar and she approaches him to be her fake one night stand. Ella wants her roommates off her back and thinking she bagged a hot guy. Well, she did. Problem is the next day when they realize who they really are to one another! But the even bigger problem is how much they want and need to be together. Ella needs help and East needs Ella. Love how they see and love one another! Don't miss!
January 14, 2022
Ok wow thus one is heavy but only in the way of how both east and Ella are with each other.
What was to be pretend sex to get her pushy roomates off her back turns into so much more when she hooks up with east. East doesn't do relationships but after just one time with Ella things click and changes with in him and its all because of her.
Your going to want to read this one to see where things go and how they get to where they finish in the book even the pickups thrown their way.
What was to be pretend sex to get her pushy roomates off her back turns into so much more when she hooks up with east. East doesn't do relationships but after just one time with Ella things click and changes with in him and its all because of her.
Your going to want to read this one to see where things go and how they get to where they finish in the book even the pickups thrown their way.
January 24, 2022
I thought this book was terrific. I really enjoy age gap and student/teacher tropes, so those got a huge thumbs up from me. I liked East & Ella. They were complex characters that I found easy to connect with and feel for. Their chemistry was electric and their banter snappy. I felt this book read smoothly and quickly. It grabbed and held my interest well with a smartly crafted blend of emotion, drama, suspense, heart and heat. This is my frank, freely posted review.
January 16, 2022
This is a great series. This book could be read as a standalone but it does intersect with the other stories in the series (you could read them out of order).
A sweet story with a HEA (though I was worried for a minute there).
A sweet story with a HEA (though I was worried for a minute there).
January 27, 2022
East one half the Wainwright twins grew up with money but is determined to succeed on his own merit. Ella grew up in the system moving between homes studies hard so one day she can help kids in the system. East experienced wealth while Ella struggled financially but at the heart of it they are quite similar. Hard working, independent but with no positive role models each is determined to never get into a relationship. When East is approached by Ella in a bar things move fast and when they discover the following day they are lecturer/student it was hilarious. Suddenly they continuously run into each other and try as they might cannot stop thinking about the other. When an unsavoury character turns up from Ella's past causing problems for her I was on edge with his stalker behaviour, this was balanced out by the light teasing fun between East and his siblings. The storyline was a thrilling encounter between two characters who each deserved to let there guard down and take a chance.
Loved everything Ella & East and would definitely recommend adding to your kindle.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Loved everything Ella & East and would definitely recommend adding to your kindle.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
January 25, 2022
I loved this forbidden-ish student teacher romance. As with his brother and sister before him, once this Wainwright meets his "one" it is insta attraction all the way. East is a bit slower on the uptake when it comes to love, but he is in deep from their first encounter.
Ella is the virgin student looking for help to fake a dare with her friends. East is all too pleased to oblige. But there is nothing fake about these two.
I loved East with his stern teacher persona and his adorable terms of affection. He has a strong protector instinct and he is all over Ella with his need to provide love and stability. Ella had a disrupted upbringing and has skeletons in her closet. She doesn't know love or commitment but slowly learns to trust through the book.
Another enjoyable installment in the Billionaire Ranch series. I love the chosen family these siblings are creating. They are healing the wounds of their childhood in forming new bonds as adults.
Ella is the virgin student looking for help to fake a dare with her friends. East is all too pleased to oblige. But there is nothing fake about these two.
I loved East with his stern teacher persona and his adorable terms of affection. He has a strong protector instinct and he is all over Ella with his need to provide love and stability. Ella had a disrupted upbringing and has skeletons in her closet. She doesn't know love or commitment but slowly learns to trust through the book.
Another enjoyable installment in the Billionaire Ranch series. I love the chosen family these siblings are creating. They are healing the wounds of their childhood in forming new bonds as adults.
January 22, 2022
Ella has overcome a difficult past and is focused on her future determined to help those who need it the most. A night out with her friends and a dare led to her meeting East and although it was only supposed to appease her friends it turns into a night she will never forget. She never expected to see him again let alone that he would be her teacher.
East has a painful past of his own which ensures he doesn’t allow many people close but when he sees her again he realizes that one night was not enough even though she is a temptation he should resist. When Ella’s past resurfaces with a vengeance there is nothing he won’t do to keep her safe.
Both Ella and East bear the emotional turmoil from their past but despite everything that was against them there was no denying they belong together as they take us on a romantic and suspenseful journey.
East has a painful past of his own which ensures he doesn’t allow many people close but when he sees her again he realizes that one night was not enough even though she is a temptation he should resist. When Ella’s past resurfaces with a vengeance there is nothing he won’t do to keep her safe.
Both Ella and East bear the emotional turmoil from their past but despite everything that was against them there was no denying they belong together as they take us on a romantic and suspenseful journey.
January 25, 2022
East meets Ella at a bar. Her roommates dare her to have a one-night stand. She asks East if he will just pretend to have sex with her. To get her roommates off her back. He leads her to the back office and it's a night neither one will forget. When she goes to class the next day and East walks in as the substitute professor. It's a shock to both of them. They come up with an agreement that they would explore what's happening between them, at the end of the semester. Of course, that doesn't go as planned. Then when from Ella's past comes into the picture. Everything goes haywire. Neither one "do relationships". So, when they both start falling for each other. You can see them struggle with it.
I enjoyed this book. I love the forbidden aspect and the hints of a modern-day Cinderella story. I will definitely be reading the rest of this series!
I enjoyed this book. I love the forbidden aspect and the hints of a modern-day Cinderella story. I will definitely be reading the rest of this series!
January 24, 2022
Vanessa did it again !! The Wainright’s might think there family is broken BUT the way they stick together when the tough get going is the meaning of a TRUE Family !!
This time Dr. Wainright get entangled with a coed BUT when they met they had no idea who each other was and Ella Tried to keep it they way. We all know that when the HEART know what the HEART want you should get get it .. except if you have a past ….
Can this family help East get around the college and the fighting to make good on what East feels for Ella especially since they BOTH know it is wrong BUT ohhh sooo right !!
Love the chemistry between these two it is off the charts ! And while Vanessa was at it she threw in a virgin .. lol
This time Dr. Wainright get entangled with a coed BUT when they met they had no idea who each other was and Ella Tried to keep it they way. We all know that when the HEART know what the HEART want you should get get it .. except if you have a past ….
Can this family help East get around the college and the fighting to make good on what East feels for Ella especially since they BOTH know it is wrong BUT ohhh sooo right !!
Love the chemistry between these two it is off the charts ! And while Vanessa was at it she threw in a virgin .. lol
January 24, 2022
How can it be forbidden if it feels so right
East (Billionaire Ranch Book 3) by Vanessa Vale takes a chance encounter, non-relationship to the forbidden. Neither East nor Ella are looking for a relationship let alone love, but both of them are drawn to each other like moths to flames. Neither seems able to find the will power to resist despite the possible consequences for Ella.
I really enjoyed East’s story and the Cinderella parallels. While there’s no obvious wicked step mother or sisters, there is adversity and antagonism aplenty.
Overall, what seems to be taboo, really isn’t and what wasn’t wanted ended up being everything they desire. Ella and East prevail, finding the way to their perfect HEA.
I read an ARC of the book via Valentine Promotions and voluntarily share my review.
East (Billionaire Ranch Book 3) by Vanessa Vale takes a chance encounter, non-relationship to the forbidden. Neither East nor Ella are looking for a relationship let alone love, but both of them are drawn to each other like moths to flames. Neither seems able to find the will power to resist despite the possible consequences for Ella.
I really enjoyed East’s story and the Cinderella parallels. While there’s no obvious wicked step mother or sisters, there is adversity and antagonism aplenty.
Overall, what seems to be taboo, really isn’t and what wasn’t wanted ended up being everything they desire. Ella and East prevail, finding the way to their perfect HEA.
I read an ARC of the book via Valentine Promotions and voluntarily share my review.
January 27, 2022
It starts when Ella is dared by her friends to have sex with a strange guy. She chooses East as her target, they have what she meant to be fake sex but it's very real once East has his way with her. Ella leaves with East holding her panties and not knowing her name. Next she knows, she's in her college class and there is her pretend sex partner teaching her class. This creates a problem. Both Ella and East have bad experiences from the way they were raised and Ella suddenly sees someone from her past foster system that scares her, then East steps in to help her out. East and Ella find they both want more of each other then work to get what they both desire. I've loved this Billionaire Ranch
series and sad that there's only one sibling left.
series and sad that there's only one sibling left.
April 19, 2022
Probably my favorite (thus far) book of the series! Easton and his twin, Weston, are the youngest of the four Wainwright kids.
College professor, rancher, and MMA fighter East does what he can to stay away from the women of the world.
After a one night stand with a woman, Elle, he meets at the local bar, a virgin with friends aka roommates that sound like real winners. They want her to lose her virginity to a random dude at the bar and she picks East.
And they have a very steamy night.
The following morning, guess who takes over for one of Elle's professors when he needs time off?
In this book, you watch as they try to navigate their relationship and the drama that finds them, because of their relationship and Elle's tragic past.
I loved this story and will likely read it again!
-brier
College professor, rancher, and MMA fighter East does what he can to stay away from the women of the world.
After a one night stand with a woman, Elle, he meets at the local bar, a virgin with friends aka roommates that sound like real winners. They want her to lose her virginity to a random dude at the bar and she picks East.
And they have a very steamy night.
The following morning, guess who takes over for one of Elle's professors when he needs time off?
In this book, you watch as they try to navigate their relationship and the drama that finds them, because of their relationship and Elle's tragic past.
I loved this story and will likely read it again!
-brier
January 14, 2022
When Ella is dared by her "friends" to hook up with a stranger in a bar, she picks East. Little does she know that he is going to be back in her life before long. She's busy with her classes and jobs and when one of her professors leaves, her "hook up" walks into the classroom to teach. What follows is a story that I couldn't put down. Both Ella and Easy have had rough lives and don't think they will ever find anyone to love but when she follows him to a place where he takes care of the anger inside of him, secrets start to come out. Will each of their secrets cause the other to leave? I love this story so much. It has everything I like in a romance!
January 20, 2022
Best Opening Line Ever!!
..and you will have to read it to find out. It sets up our two main characters perfectly. East is a billionaire who is unassuming and teaches college math. Ella is a struggling college student working full time and going to school full time.
I love this “Compass point” family - only one more to go. The family is still trying to cope with their upbringing, and this new relationship brings East into a protective mode which none have seen him have before. Delightful addition to this great series.
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..and you will have to read it to find out. It sets up our two main characters perfectly. East is a billionaire who is unassuming and teaches college math. Ella is a struggling college student working full time and going to school full time.
I love this “Compass point” family - only one more to go. The family is still trying to cope with their upbringing, and this new relationship brings East into a protective mode which none have seen him have before. Delightful addition to this great series.
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January 25, 2022
Right from the first sentence I was already laughing and almost spit out my food. I was at lunch so imagine how that was going. Right from when East and Ella meet there are sparks.
West and East’s relationship is fun and I loved seeing that and the comparison to Cinderella was hilarious.
Their chemistry is off the charts and I loved how they meet and progress. There’s still some drama and danger from outside sources. We didn’t get more information on Macon and his secrets but I’m hoping we get closure with West’s story.
West and East’s relationship is fun and I loved seeing that and the comparison to Cinderella was hilarious.
Their chemistry is off the charts and I loved how they meet and progress. There’s still some drama and danger from outside sources. We didn’t get more information on Macon and his secrets but I’m hoping we get closure with West’s story.
January 26, 2022
Oh, East's life gets interesting very quickly! Who are Ella, Sarah, Lynn, and Leah? Where do we find all five of them at the beginning of the story? What uncharacteristic thing happens to East? Who proposes it? What actually happens? Who is RJ? Where do we meet him? What does he do that scares one of the ladies? Why does Ella get called to a conference room at the University: What has happened? What bombshell is dropped on the others in the room by East, Jed, and Wainwright Holding's lawyers? I enjoyed this story immensely!
January 27, 2022
East is the third book in the Billionaire Ranch series This was definitely a great addition to an already great series. I have to admit this was my favorite book so far I absolutely fell for the characters they were so fun and had plenty of chemistry. They meet and boy does the heat start from there and will keep you feeling the heat though out the whole book. Not only is this a steamy read it has suspense, some action and a secret or two that kept this a very interesting book till the very end. I absolutely loved this book and I highly recommend it. Can't wait for more.
January 30, 2022
East is the smoothest dirty talker there is. He has an impeccable way of being dirty but not leaving that trashy feeling. He is fierce, protective and just delicious. Ella may not have the muscles that East does but she is no less strong and resilient. Her past is beyond horrible but she doesn’t let it define her future. She continues to focus and fight, that is until she meets East. Their immediate chemistry demands her attention and neither of them want to let it go. Their journey is full of twists and lots of heat filled angst.
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January 12, 2022
Why do these guys think they can meet the girl of their dreams and then have a benefits-only relationship with her?? That never works! In the meantime, the heroine has a stalker who causes problems with her at school, and she doesn't want to involve her "not her boyfriend" boyfriend in that. He finds out about it, though, and pushes his way into her affairs to solve her problems. Doesn't take much else for him to realize he wants her forever, and for her to agree. 4 stars
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