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Boxed Set: A Possessive Billionaire - Vol. 1-3: His, Body and Soul
Emma Maugham moves to Paris to study...At least, that's what she thinks when she moves into the little attic apartment in a building owned by the mysterious multimillionaire Charles Delmonte.Like a magnet, subjected to an uncontrollable attraction and then a sudden separation, Emma discovers the sensuality of an sensual relationship in the arms of the young and handsome Charles...but where is this going to lead?A Possessive Billionaire is the most sensational sensual novel to have been released since Fifty Shades of Grey.
101 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 20, 2014
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May 29, 2017
"A Possessive Billionaire is the most sensational sensual novel to have been released since Fifty Shades of Grey."
Have you read 50 Shades? Yes?
Then congratulations! You've read this book.
There's a difference between being inspired by something, and outright copying it. When I got this set, I believed it was inspired by 50 Shades...but as I read on, it became obvious that this was a case of the latter.
The main characters are named Emma and Charles. Which are *nothing at all* like Anna and Christian.
But, okay. So their names are phonetically similar the the characters in 50 Shades. Look! Emma's going to school in Paris to study feminism! She's nothing at all like Anna, with her constant withering judgement of other women!
Oh, wait. Except that Emma totally is. The few women Emma gets close to in the story are initially written-off by Emma as bimbos, because of how they look. Emma even wonders if one of them is a high-class Parisian hooker! (To be fair, the idea is introduced by Emma's "bimbo" friend and dismissed by Emma at first, but she does go back and dwell on it for quite a while. Until she, you know. Actually talks to the woman.)
Emma's cousin, who moves away to get married and live with her new husband, manages to escape Emma's misogyny at first, until Emma starts wondering if it was common practice for the master of the house to take sexual advantage of his maids.
This book also contains an elevator sex scene, a barely avoided sex scene in a private room of a fancy restaurant, and basically the scene in 50 Shades of Gray where Christian "rescues" Anna from Jose, only with a coked-up creeper instead of a drunken photographer. Bonus points for the fact that Charles gets Emma breakfast the next morning, and makes her eat.
There's also a kind-of sort-of BDSM element going on, but it's barely touched on at all. The book starts to try to tackle Emma's struggle between her beliefs in the empowerment of women and her pleasure from submitting to Charles in the bedroom, and if it had actually followed through on that internal struggle, the book would have been much more interesting! Instead, the scene gets brushed aside and used to show that something happened in Charles' past that's stopping him from having an actual relationship with Emma.
I love how blase everyone is with the big reveal, too.
This book had potential. I would have loved to see it focus more on the issue of feminism vs a submissive sexual relationship. In the end, though, it was just 50 Shades of Delmonte.
Have you read 50 Shades? Yes?
Then congratulations! You've read this book.
There's a difference between being inspired by something, and outright copying it. When I got this set, I believed it was inspired by 50 Shades...but as I read on, it became obvious that this was a case of the latter.
The main characters are named Emma and Charles. Which are *nothing at all* like Anna and Christian.
But, okay. So their names are phonetically similar the the characters in 50 Shades. Look! Emma's going to school in Paris to study feminism! She's nothing at all like Anna, with her constant withering judgement of other women!
Oh, wait. Except that Emma totally is. The few women Emma gets close to in the story are initially written-off by Emma as bimbos, because of how they look. Emma even wonders if one of them is a high-class Parisian hooker! (To be fair, the idea is introduced by Emma's "bimbo" friend and dismissed by Emma at first, but she does go back and dwell on it for quite a while. Until she, you know. Actually talks to the woman.)
Emma's cousin, who moves away to get married and live with her new husband, manages to escape Emma's misogyny at first, until Emma starts wondering if it was common practice for the master of the house to take sexual advantage of his maids.
This book also contains an elevator sex scene, a barely avoided sex scene in a private room of a fancy restaurant, and basically the scene in 50 Shades of Gray where Christian "rescues" Anna from Jose, only with a coked-up creeper instead of a drunken photographer. Bonus points for the fact that Charles gets Emma breakfast the next morning, and makes her eat.
There's also a kind-of sort-of BDSM element going on, but it's barely touched on at all. The book starts to try to tackle Emma's struggle between her beliefs in the empowerment of women and her pleasure from submitting to Charles in the bedroom, and if it had actually followed through on that internal struggle, the book would have been much more interesting! Instead, the scene gets brushed aside and used to show that something happened in Charles' past that's stopping him from having an actual relationship with Emma.
I love how blase everyone is with the big reveal, too.
This book had potential. I would have loved to see it focus more on the issue of feminism vs a submissive sexual relationship. In the end, though, it was just 50 Shades of Delmonte.
May 29, 2014
I both liked and disliked this book at the same time.
This is the type of book which gives you just enough to get you hooked, Emma moves to Paris and feels an unbelievable attraction to her billionaire landlord Charles Delmonte, Charles is a bit of a mystery and switches from hot to cold in the blink of an eye, he's handsome, rich and everything we expect. Emma is drawn to him like a magnet and it doesn't matter how hard she tries she just can't stay away.
I personally love books like this, I've stopped reading all the really short 20-40 page first in series books that keep springing up since the first one pulls you in then you spend a small fortune on the rest of the series, so on principle I don't read them anymore. This book although longer I knew was similar but I figured that I'd have made my mind up by the end, after all it is 109 pages but you see that's the thing I haven't really made up my mind, well I have kind of I'm not continuing because I think it's too expensive but part of me would like to, I want to know what happens but I'm able to say no to the rest easier because, well it had things I didn't like, Emma annoyed me, she seemed way too naive to be living in a foreign country and although she was attracted to Charles I didn't really buy the stalker like obsession she had and to be honest I couldn't really understand what Charles actually saw in her anyway, certainly not originally from their first couple of meeting.
Even with these things annoying me I'd still like to carry on and if it was cheaper I would but I don't know how many more books are in this series, I know that
Vol. 4-6 is £2.48 for only 117 pages.
Vol. 7-9 is £2.48 for only 140 pages.
Vol. 10-12 is £2.48 for 168 pages which is making it an expensive read.
This is the type of book which gives you just enough to get you hooked, Emma moves to Paris and feels an unbelievable attraction to her billionaire landlord Charles Delmonte, Charles is a bit of a mystery and switches from hot to cold in the blink of an eye, he's handsome, rich and everything we expect. Emma is drawn to him like a magnet and it doesn't matter how hard she tries she just can't stay away.
I personally love books like this, I've stopped reading all the really short 20-40 page first in series books that keep springing up since the first one pulls you in then you spend a small fortune on the rest of the series, so on principle I don't read them anymore. This book although longer I knew was similar but I figured that I'd have made my mind up by the end, after all it is 109 pages but you see that's the thing I haven't really made up my mind, well I have kind of I'm not continuing because I think it's too expensive but part of me would like to, I want to know what happens but I'm able to say no to the rest easier because, well it had things I didn't like, Emma annoyed me, she seemed way too naive to be living in a foreign country and although she was attracted to Charles I didn't really buy the stalker like obsession she had and to be honest I couldn't really understand what Charles actually saw in her anyway, certainly not originally from their first couple of meeting.
Even with these things annoying me I'd still like to carry on and if it was cheaper I would but I don't know how many more books are in this series, I know that
Vol. 4-6 is £2.48 for only 117 pages.
Vol. 7-9 is £2.48 for only 140 pages.
Vol. 10-12 is £2.48 for 168 pages which is making it an expensive read.
May 15, 2014
When I bought the bundle, I thought it was the whole series. Just proves I need to do my homework before allowing my one-click addition to kick in. With that said, this is a good story. Emma rents a room from Charles. When they meet, the sparks fly. She is a little obsessive and I think somewhat naive to be in a strange country completely by herself. Overall, the author weaves a delightful story and I now have to read the rest to find out what happens.
July 22, 2014
This book was just dull. Really dull, and I couldn't stand the characters either.
November 5, 2020
A good start but cliffhanger
This box set is one of three so you will have to read the other sets before the story concludes. It is a good start to saga of Emma and Charles life together. From what I've read so far, it seem as if there will be filled with many twists and turns that should be interesting.
This box set is one of three so you will have to read the other sets before the story concludes. It is a good start to saga of Emma and Charles life together. From what I've read so far, it seem as if there will be filled with many twists and turns that should be interesting.
June 29, 2017
Cliffhanger
Not planning on reading more of this series. These volumes are more like parts of a novel. Hard to get invested in the characters.
Not planning on reading more of this series. These volumes are more like parts of a novel. Hard to get invested in the characters.
March 13, 2019
Very confusing
I don’t rate this book. The storyline was good but very poorly written. I won’t be reading any other books in this series
I don’t rate this book. The storyline was good but very poorly written. I won’t be reading any other books in this series
April 19, 2022
Not sure what I think
Strange no real ending does the story continue ? I thought I had all three volumes but it would appear not
Strange no real ending does the story continue ? I thought I had all three volumes but it would appear not
June 2, 2014
This review is from: Boxed Set: A Possessive Billionaire - Vol. 1-3: His, Body and Soul (Kindle Edition)
I was very impressed with the writing of this book. The characters are very refreshing to me. I enjoyed the light hearted banter between the characters and look forward to seeing the development of the storyline in future books of the series.
I was very impressed with the writing of this book. The characters are very refreshing to me. I enjoyed the light hearted banter between the characters and look forward to seeing the development of the storyline in future books of the series.
June 16, 2015
I really like the storyline but felt the book lacked depth. The descriptions were very vague, leaving the wording almost childlike. I'm going to read the next lot to see how the story pans out, however, it took me one night to read this whole set. I think the author should consider condensing 2 box sets into one book..
September 19, 2014
What a great opportunity!! Moving to Paris and having a place to stay already with her friend.
Her landlord lives right next door, and what a hunk he is.
The hot/cold relationship is really confusing and hard to digest for Emma.
The sexual tension and scenes are just great.
Loved this!!
Her landlord lives right next door, and what a hunk he is.
The hot/cold relationship is really confusing and hard to digest for Emma.
The sexual tension and scenes are just great.
Loved this!!
May 17, 2014
love it
May 26, 2014
Too much
I stopped reading this book several times, because it was too much going on at the beginning. I was glad when the book finally got to the point. I hope vol 4-6 is better.
I stopped reading this book several times, because it was too much going on at the beginning. I was glad when the book finally got to the point. I hope vol 4-6 is better.
July 30, 2014
This book deserves a half a star.. Ugh hated it and I can't believe I finished it at all! Thank god it was free on iTunes
August 27, 2014
really good
September 20, 2014
I don't really know what else to say, other than an awful series, with awful characters. There was no real plot either. I don't know what I read.
April 19, 2016
Hot mess
I struggled to get to the end. Storyline and characters were weak and unbelievable: billionaire falls for young inexperienced student.
I struggled to get to the end. Storyline and characters were weak and unbelievable: billionaire falls for young inexperienced student.
May 25, 2015
Not a fan of the storyline if i'm honest. Won't be buying the rest of the series
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