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Fortune Hunter Trilogy #1
The Fortune Hunter
A bold and sexy new proposition from the author of Open Invitation -and fans won't be able to resist.
It appears that insecure heiress Faith Castle's dreams of having a baby are close to coming true. She's finally been proposed to! But Connor Kingston happens to be as honest as he is handsome, making plain that his offer is purely a career move. A marriage of convenience is far from romantic, but Faith agrees-after all, she's getting what she wants as well. She has only one she requires his absolute fidelity. But her randy fianc? wants to be free to come and go. What transpires is the sexiest and most unpredictable love story of the season.
It appears that insecure heiress Faith Castle's dreams of having a baby are close to coming true. She's finally been proposed to! But Connor Kingston happens to be as honest as he is handsome, making plain that his offer is purely a career move. A marriage of convenience is far from romantic, but Faith agrees-after all, she's getting what she wants as well. She has only one she requires his absolute fidelity. But her randy fianc? wants to be free to come and go. What transpires is the sexiest and most unpredictable love story of the season.
311 pages, Paperback
First published November 6, 2007
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Jasmine Haynes
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NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author Jasmine Haynes loves giving readers sexy, classy stories about real issues like growing older, facing divorce, starting over. Her books have passion, heart, humor, and happy endings, even if they aren't always traditional. She also writes gritty, paranormal mysteries in the Max Starr series. As Jennifer Skully, she writes laugh-out-loud romantic comedies laced with a heavy dose of mystery. Look for Jennifer’s new series written with Bella Andre, starting with Breathless in Love, The Maverick Billionaires Book 1. Having penned stories since the moment she learned to write, Jasmine now lives in the Redwoods of Northern California with her husband and their adorable nuisance of a cat who totally runs the household. Join her newsletter for updates on contests, new releases, and freebies by going to www.jasminehaynes.com.
NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author Jasmine Haynes loves giving readers sexy, classy stories about real issues like growing older, facing divorce, starting over. Her books have passion, heart, humor, and happy endings, even if they aren't always traditional. She also writes gritty, paranormal mysteries in the Max Starr series. As Jennifer Skully, she writes laugh-out-loud romantic comedies laced with a heavy dose of mystery. Look for Jennifer’s new series written with Bella Andre, starting with Breathless in Love, The Maverick Billionaires Book 1. Having penned stories since the moment she learned to write, Jasmine now lives in the Redwoods of Northern California with her husband and their adorable nuisance of a cat who totally runs the household. Join her newsletter for updates on contests, new releases, and freebies by going to www.jasminehaynes.com.
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May 12, 2008
I have a confession to make. I have never read any books by Jasmine Haynes before. So, I honestly did not know what to expect when I picked up The Fortune Hunter. I was hoping that I would like the book, write my review and go on my merry way. Well, I didn’t just like this book, I LOVED it. I literally read it in one setting. I shushed people away, I turned off the television, and begrudgingly answered the phone (if I had too) when it rang. We ordered out for dinner because I refused to cook…my mission was to finish this book! I had to find out if Connor and Faith’s relationship would crumble or stand stronger than ever. I am SO glad I was alienated from my family for a few hours while I was reading this, because I loved the ending! It was such a satisfying read, I truly hated it to end!
Heiress Faith Castle has always had to watch out for men who use her for her money. She is an intelligent, warm, loving person, who often gets overlooked in society for not being everyone else’s idea of beautiful. Working as a teacher, she is always surrounded by children, and longs for her own child and her own family. Used to being overlooked by the opposite sex, she is surprised when her best friend, Trinity’s would-be boyfriend is suddenly interested in her.
Connor Kingston has a plan. Tired of always being the low man on the totem pole with is career, he knows he can do so much better. He believes that with one chance, he can prove himself to be worthy as a CEO of any company. When he meets Trinity and starts hanging out with her, she talks about her best friend Faith so much, he believes he already knows her. He is pleasantly surprised when he meets Faith up close and personal. She is sexy, funny, smart and rich with all of the right connections. She is everything he ever wanted in a woman and more. When he finds out that Faith wants a baby and a family of her own, he decides to approach her with a plan.
Although the storyline in The Fortune Hunter may not be the most original one I have ever read…here is what worked for me and why I loved this books so much. First, Connor is always honest with Faith. He does not try to mislead her. There is no “big misunderstanding” that they have to overcome. What you see is what you get, so to speak. Yes, Connor didn’t have the most honorable intentions when he propositioned Faith, but their relationship grew and developed into trust, friendship and eventually love. I liked that they worked as a team. They do come across some problems. Faith’s family and others are doing their best to break them apart, but they COMMUNICATE and come together as a strong couple. It just doesn’t get any better than that in my opinion!
Needless to say I have bought several more Jasmine Haynes books to read, and I can’t wait to read them! I am really looking forward to her next book Show and Tell coming out soon. I read on Jasmine’s website that The Fortune Hunter has been nominated for a National Reader’s Choice award. I can certainly understand why. This book was humorous, interesting and so erotic…I kept a glass of iced tea handy the entire time I read it…whew! Jasmine also writes under Jennifer Skully or J.B. Skully.
If you are offended by strong language and explicit sexual situations, this book is not for you. Otherwise, turn down the air and enjoy!
For more information on Jasmine Haynes and her other works, please check out her website at: http://www.skullybuzz.com/jasmine.html
Heiress Faith Castle has always had to watch out for men who use her for her money. She is an intelligent, warm, loving person, who often gets overlooked in society for not being everyone else’s idea of beautiful. Working as a teacher, she is always surrounded by children, and longs for her own child and her own family. Used to being overlooked by the opposite sex, she is surprised when her best friend, Trinity’s would-be boyfriend is suddenly interested in her.
Connor Kingston has a plan. Tired of always being the low man on the totem pole with is career, he knows he can do so much better. He believes that with one chance, he can prove himself to be worthy as a CEO of any company. When he meets Trinity and starts hanging out with her, she talks about her best friend Faith so much, he believes he already knows her. He is pleasantly surprised when he meets Faith up close and personal. She is sexy, funny, smart and rich with all of the right connections. She is everything he ever wanted in a woman and more. When he finds out that Faith wants a baby and a family of her own, he decides to approach her with a plan.
Although the storyline in The Fortune Hunter may not be the most original one I have ever read…here is what worked for me and why I loved this books so much. First, Connor is always honest with Faith. He does not try to mislead her. There is no “big misunderstanding” that they have to overcome. What you see is what you get, so to speak. Yes, Connor didn’t have the most honorable intentions when he propositioned Faith, but their relationship grew and developed into trust, friendship and eventually love. I liked that they worked as a team. They do come across some problems. Faith’s family and others are doing their best to break them apart, but they COMMUNICATE and come together as a strong couple. It just doesn’t get any better than that in my opinion!
Needless to say I have bought several more Jasmine Haynes books to read, and I can’t wait to read them! I am really looking forward to her next book Show and Tell coming out soon. I read on Jasmine’s website that The Fortune Hunter has been nominated for a National Reader’s Choice award. I can certainly understand why. This book was humorous, interesting and so erotic…I kept a glass of iced tea handy the entire time I read it…whew! Jasmine also writes under Jennifer Skully or J.B. Skully.
If you are offended by strong language and explicit sexual situations, this book is not for you. Otherwise, turn down the air and enjoy!
For more information on Jasmine Haynes and her other works, please check out her website at: http://www.skullybuzz.com/jasmine.html
September 1, 2020
A modern day fortune hunter promises and delivers more than what one desperate (why?) bio-clock-ticking heiress wished for!
Full on smut with an overload of sex scenes.
Full on smut with an overload of sex scenes.
September 10, 2008
3 stars for a story that borders on the dumb side and 4 for the blazing inferno sex scenes ;)
Here you've got this guy Connor who's this seducer of women and he's set his sites on naïve Faith (the I Have Issues Queen) in order to get what he wants out of life: a legacy. Faith wants a baby and figured she’ll never get a man on her own so Connor strikes up this bargain with her that he’ll marry her, give her a baby, fidelity and great sex if she gives him her body and he gets to run her dad’s company. A very short time later (ie under a week) everybody agrees even her dad, albeit very begrudgingly. All the typical things happen to jeopardize their relationship but they stick it out though no one speaks the dreaded “L” word. The story itself is flat, not very believable and there’s no feeling for the h/h as a couple. Their relationship is devoid of emotion until maybe the last few pages where it gets corny and I started rolling my eyes saying “gawwwd —kill me already” (!)
Now the sex scenes on the other hand, and there are many and they are varied (!), are very well-done and nearly all are ick-free ;) Just about everything is thrown in the pot so to speak which makes for a very, um, “rewarding, instructive and entertaining” read ;) Haynes can certainly write sex!
So basically throughout the book I thought it was a weak 3.5 star rating until the last 20 or so pages where you get visions of the Barney theme song playing I-love-you-you-love-me-we’re-a-happy-family eesh here comes the gag reflex ending which shoved it down to 3 stars. I’m all for the HEA but Barney-free would’ve worked just fine 8-)
Here you've got this guy Connor who's this seducer of women and he's set his sites on naïve Faith (the I Have Issues Queen) in order to get what he wants out of life: a legacy. Faith wants a baby and figured she’ll never get a man on her own so Connor strikes up this bargain with her that he’ll marry her, give her a baby, fidelity and great sex if she gives him her body and he gets to run her dad’s company. A very short time later (ie under a week) everybody agrees even her dad, albeit very begrudgingly. All the typical things happen to jeopardize their relationship but they stick it out though no one speaks the dreaded “L” word. The story itself is flat, not very believable and there’s no feeling for the h/h as a couple. Their relationship is devoid of emotion until maybe the last few pages where it gets corny and I started rolling my eyes saying “gawwwd —kill me already” (!)
Now the sex scenes on the other hand, and there are many and they are varied (!), are very well-done and nearly all are ick-free ;) Just about everything is thrown in the pot so to speak which makes for a very, um, “rewarding, instructive and entertaining” read ;) Haynes can certainly write sex!
So basically throughout the book I thought it was a weak 3.5 star rating until the last 20 or so pages where you get visions of the Barney theme song playing I-love-you-you-love-me-we’re-a-happy-family eesh here comes the gag reflex ending which shoved it down to 3 stars. I’m all for the HEA but Barney-free would’ve worked just fine 8-)
October 30, 2023
4.25 stars
A contemporary marriage of convenience romance where sex is very much part of the bargain. He’s marrying her to buy into the family company, and she’s marrying him because she wants to start a family. (Just go with it.)
So… I liked this a lot more than I expected. Something about the writing style gave me nostalgic Harlequin/Mills & Boon vibes (this is not a bad thing), except with 10x more 🔥 that happened to be relevant to the plot and character/relationship development. The story has a good amount of tension but wasn’t overly angsty.
I really enjoyed the relationship between Faith and Connor as well. They were both honest with each other going into the arrangement, and refreshingly the main source of conflict wasn’t A Very Big Misunderstanding.
The vibe might read cheesy to some, but it worked for me and I’ll be checking out other books by Jasmine Hayne.
A contemporary marriage of convenience romance where sex is very much part of the bargain. He’s marrying her to buy into the family company, and she’s marrying him because she wants to start a family. (Just go with it.)
So… I liked this a lot more than I expected. Something about the writing style gave me nostalgic Harlequin/Mills & Boon vibes (this is not a bad thing), except with 10x more 🔥 that happened to be relevant to the plot and character/relationship development. The story has a good amount of tension but wasn’t overly angsty.
I really enjoyed the relationship between Faith and Connor as well. They were both honest with each other going into the arrangement, and refreshingly the main source of conflict wasn’t A Very Big Misunderstanding.
The vibe might read cheesy to some, but it worked for me and I’ll be checking out other books by Jasmine Hayne.
June 14, 2015
The writing was great, in fact, if the author had not created Connor's character to be so likable I wouldn't have been able to finish the book. The other nice character was Faith. She had issues with her self esteem (body image), she was 30 and lived at home with her dad. Granted, in a large home, but still. She needed to get on her own two feet, IMO.
Connor was brutally honest in what he wanted--a wealthy wife that could get him a CEO position at a thriving corporation. After they agree to "the arrangement" Faith's father, relatives and others do everything they can to break them apart. And that's what I didn't like about the book. The plot. Blah!
Connor was brutally honest in what he wanted--a wealthy wife that could get him a CEO position at a thriving corporation. After they agree to "the arrangement" Faith's father, relatives and others do everything they can to break them apart. And that's what I didn't like about the book. The plot. Blah!
March 1, 2011
I would rate this 5 stars if it weren't for the last two chapters. I thought the ending was cheesy which I didn't expect because the rides prior to that bump was great.
I expect the book to be more steamy, to be quite honest. The foreplay and the teasing leading to the actual consummation was way hotter than the actual deed. Again, not what I expected because I have read a couple of JH books and both were very, very satisfying.
I expect the book to be more steamy, to be quite honest. The foreplay and the teasing leading to the actual consummation was way hotter than the actual deed. Again, not what I expected because I have read a couple of JH books and both were very, very satisfying.
April 3, 2019
4.5 stars. Enjoyed it just as much on the re-read.
February 29, 2012
Faith Castle is a kindergarten teacher and the heiress of Castle Heavy Mining, it is her heart’s desire to have children of her own, but with children usually comes a husband, Faith has yet to find one. However, she is just average looking, wears a size 8, on a bad day a size 10 and lives in a town full of blond Barbies with the perfect dress size, so finding an eligible man is not so easy. Then she meets Connor Kingston, he is tall, dark, and handsome and he sure knows how to kiss, he offers to marry her and all he wants in return is to be CEO at her father’s company. She makes her own demands, she wants a baby and his fidelity – in return he wants a no-holds-barred sex life. This indecent proposal could work for both of them as long as she does not fall in love with him, but can she shield her heart from him?
Connor Kingston has not had an easy childhood, he is determined to climb the corporate ladder and reach the top fast before he is old and grey, to do so he needs to marry an heiress. But he cannot picture himself married to a senseless, skinny Barbie doll, when he meets Faith he knows she is the one. He also notices that she is very insecure of herself while she has no reason to be; to him she is absolutely gorgeous. He wants to free her from her insecurities and raise her sexual self-esteem to the highest level possible. He believes in lust but not in love, nevertheless Faith gets under his skin and soon he wonders if lust is all he wants from Faith, maybe being a CEO is not the jackpot after all…
From the first page this story takes off at full speed, it urges you to keep on reading and you almost wish that it is never-ending. One of the reasons The Fortune Hunter reads like clockwork is the cast of characters. They are intriguing, scheming, bitchy and versatile. The main characters, Connor and Faith, will steal your heart in a split second.
Connor is handsome, tall and virile. He had a difficult youth and wants a better life. He doesn’t believe in love and thinks that lust is much better. He does not like the emotional stuff getting in his way. He is looking for the right woman for his proposal, he is an honest and hard worker, the what-you-see-is-what-you-get type.
Faith is an average looking woman with all the usual female insecurities, all she really needs is a nudge in the right direction to blossom. Most of Faith’s insecurities are very obvious and most women will recognize themselves in her, therefore it is very easy to connect with her. That doesn’t mean that Faith is a pushover or jaded, she is actually one of the few heiresses in town who has a reason to get up every morning, she works as a teacher. She is just insecure when it comes to men.
Of course Faith’s family and friends are against their marriage and soon it is them-against-the-world. But both are committed to their marriage and Connor does his best to free Faith of her sexual barriers. Little by little she changes and let go of her insecurities, the chapter where Connor orders Faith to buy a vibrator is hilarious, she comes up with all these excuses not to buy it, but Connor insist on her buying it anyway. Every time he pushes her a bit further, he is persistent in showing her how beautiful she is. Their interactions are building up from hot, to hotter, to extreme steamy and hot but without getting crude. They shimmer throughout the book making you flip the pages faster and faster.
The colorful cast of secondary characters spices the story even more. The true friendship between Faith and her best friend Trinity, who looks like a model, is heart-warming. At the surface Trinity looks like a futile and shallow woman, but she isn’t. Jarvis, Faith’s father, also plays an important part. He is all about business and protecting his daughter, no matter what it takes, but in doing so he forgets to see Faith as a real and adult person who makes her own decisions. We also get to see how cruel society is and how gossip can destroy relationships.
The plot is fast-paced and full of little twists and obstacles that Faith and Connor need to overcome. Connor has to deal with scheming and backstabbing people and has to learn that true love and trust might not be such a bad thing. Faith needs to learn to stand on her own two feet and to defy her bossy farther and friends. She grows more comfortable in her own skin with every page!
If you are looking for a story that raises your blood-pressure pronto, this is the one to read!
Jasmine Haynes writing is easy and compelling to read, her storylines are flowing and her characters are well-developed and charming. This is one story that is almost too hot to handle, make sure to have plenty of cold water at hand to cool down!
Connor Kingston has not had an easy childhood, he is determined to climb the corporate ladder and reach the top fast before he is old and grey, to do so he needs to marry an heiress. But he cannot picture himself married to a senseless, skinny Barbie doll, when he meets Faith he knows she is the one. He also notices that she is very insecure of herself while she has no reason to be; to him she is absolutely gorgeous. He wants to free her from her insecurities and raise her sexual self-esteem to the highest level possible. He believes in lust but not in love, nevertheless Faith gets under his skin and soon he wonders if lust is all he wants from Faith, maybe being a CEO is not the jackpot after all…
From the first page this story takes off at full speed, it urges you to keep on reading and you almost wish that it is never-ending. One of the reasons The Fortune Hunter reads like clockwork is the cast of characters. They are intriguing, scheming, bitchy and versatile. The main characters, Connor and Faith, will steal your heart in a split second.
Connor is handsome, tall and virile. He had a difficult youth and wants a better life. He doesn’t believe in love and thinks that lust is much better. He does not like the emotional stuff getting in his way. He is looking for the right woman for his proposal, he is an honest and hard worker, the what-you-see-is-what-you-get type.
Faith is an average looking woman with all the usual female insecurities, all she really needs is a nudge in the right direction to blossom. Most of Faith’s insecurities are very obvious and most women will recognize themselves in her, therefore it is very easy to connect with her. That doesn’t mean that Faith is a pushover or jaded, she is actually one of the few heiresses in town who has a reason to get up every morning, she works as a teacher. She is just insecure when it comes to men.
Of course Faith’s family and friends are against their marriage and soon it is them-against-the-world. But both are committed to their marriage and Connor does his best to free Faith of her sexual barriers. Little by little she changes and let go of her insecurities, the chapter where Connor orders Faith to buy a vibrator is hilarious, she comes up with all these excuses not to buy it, but Connor insist on her buying it anyway. Every time he pushes her a bit further, he is persistent in showing her how beautiful she is. Their interactions are building up from hot, to hotter, to extreme steamy and hot but without getting crude. They shimmer throughout the book making you flip the pages faster and faster.
The colorful cast of secondary characters spices the story even more. The true friendship between Faith and her best friend Trinity, who looks like a model, is heart-warming. At the surface Trinity looks like a futile and shallow woman, but she isn’t. Jarvis, Faith’s father, also plays an important part. He is all about business and protecting his daughter, no matter what it takes, but in doing so he forgets to see Faith as a real and adult person who makes her own decisions. We also get to see how cruel society is and how gossip can destroy relationships.
The plot is fast-paced and full of little twists and obstacles that Faith and Connor need to overcome. Connor has to deal with scheming and backstabbing people and has to learn that true love and trust might not be such a bad thing. Faith needs to learn to stand on her own two feet and to defy her bossy farther and friends. She grows more comfortable in her own skin with every page!
If you are looking for a story that raises your blood-pressure pronto, this is the one to read!
Jasmine Haynes writing is easy and compelling to read, her storylines are flowing and her characters are well-developed and charming. This is one story that is almost too hot to handle, make sure to have plenty of cold water at hand to cool down!
July 4, 2016
Faith gets a marriage proposal that's all business and no love. She's so desperate for a baby that she takes it and now everyone is out to destroy it including her father. Connor is very attracted to her and wants to make it work but he doesn't believe in love.
Sweet story, although I did get a little tired of the do I trust him that seemed to constantly happen. I guess when you don't marry for love it might happen.
PS The sex scenes were super hot!
Sweet story, although I did get a little tired of the do I trust him that seemed to constantly happen. I guess when you don't marry for love it might happen.
PS The sex scenes were super hot!
November 6, 2016
Walking into this book, you know that it’s not going to be the next classic. You know it’s not going to be on the level of Shakespeare or Wilde or Austen. Instead, you get exactly what you read on the back cover: a spicy, clichéd romance with one of the oldest tropes ever. However, it is one of my favorite romance tropes, and I did overall I did enjoy it more than I disliked it.
We’re introduced to a couple who have what each other wants. Connor can provide Faith with what she has always wanted: a marriage to raise her child in since she has been craving a baby…probably since she found out their existence. Faith? She can provide Connor the capital and the legacy he has always wanted since the death of his parents. He is The Fortune Hunter, after all. To ensure both their needs are met, they get married much to the protests of, I don’t know, everyone. I don’t think there was a person that was into this marriage. Will their marriage survive? Will they both get what they want? Or just end up unhappy and alone?
While I did enjoy this book, I really didn’t feel too much of a connection with it. Perhaps because each of characters never strayed outside their tropes and clichés? I liked Faith well enough, but she was constantly stuck in the poor-me-I’m-a-Size-10-no-one-will-love-me characterization and Connor was…he was there and bit of a jaded, power-hungry male. He wasn’t quite all alpha and really wanted Faith to feel better about herself instead of just being like, “GIRL. YOU’RE PRETTY, SHUT UP.” Overall, I did like the two of them, and I definitely liked them as a couple. I very much approved.
I suppose the issue with the other characters were that if you weren’t Faith or Connor, you were super untrustworthy. I mean, I literally didn’t know if anyone besides these two were good and half of the time, you were doubting Connor’s goodness, too. All the other characters were painted in a bad streak, and I mean, finally we got Josie and Trinity to be official good girls, too, but not much else. I also could not stand Jarvis, so honestly, I took down a star because I couldn’t stand all the scenes that were with him. At one point, I would skim the parts that had his name just so I could get back with the real stars of the story – Faith and Connor.
I know I pointed out a lot of its flaws, but it was a good read…if go into it, realizing there is no real substance to be had. It’s a campy, cliché romance, but the author writes it well. It was super readable, the author has a nice writing style, and I binge read it in two nights. Faith and Connor were a cute and likeable couple, and I did feel the feels for them. It was a good read.
However, there were so major things that irked me, and I just couldn’t get into it fully. It’s a good addition to the trope and a fun, little read for the most part. I gave it 3/5 stars, and if you’re looking for a mindless read, this could be an acceptable read.
We’re introduced to a couple who have what each other wants. Connor can provide Faith with what she has always wanted: a marriage to raise her child in since she has been craving a baby…probably since she found out their existence. Faith? She can provide Connor the capital and the legacy he has always wanted since the death of his parents. He is The Fortune Hunter, after all. To ensure both their needs are met, they get married much to the protests of, I don’t know, everyone. I don’t think there was a person that was into this marriage. Will their marriage survive? Will they both get what they want? Or just end up unhappy and alone?
While I did enjoy this book, I really didn’t feel too much of a connection with it. Perhaps because each of characters never strayed outside their tropes and clichés? I liked Faith well enough, but she was constantly stuck in the poor-me-I’m-a-Size-10-no-one-will-love-me characterization and Connor was…he was there and bit of a jaded, power-hungry male. He wasn’t quite all alpha and really wanted Faith to feel better about herself instead of just being like, “GIRL. YOU’RE PRETTY, SHUT UP.” Overall, I did like the two of them, and I definitely liked them as a couple. I very much approved.
I suppose the issue with the other characters were that if you weren’t Faith or Connor, you were super untrustworthy. I mean, I literally didn’t know if anyone besides these two were good and half of the time, you were doubting Connor’s goodness, too. All the other characters were painted in a bad streak, and I mean, finally we got Josie and Trinity to be official good girls, too, but not much else. I also could not stand Jarvis, so honestly, I took down a star because I couldn’t stand all the scenes that were with him. At one point, I would skim the parts that had his name just so I could get back with the real stars of the story – Faith and Connor.
I know I pointed out a lot of its flaws, but it was a good read…if go into it, realizing there is no real substance to be had. It’s a campy, cliché romance, but the author writes it well. It was super readable, the author has a nice writing style, and I binge read it in two nights. Faith and Connor were a cute and likeable couple, and I did feel the feels for them. It was a good read.
However, there were so major things that irked me, and I just couldn’t get into it fully. It’s a good addition to the trope and a fun, little read for the most part. I gave it 3/5 stars, and if you’re looking for a mindless read, this could be an acceptable read.
September 25, 2018
Here I am enjoying an erotic romance about a heroine who is insecure about being overweight, with all the requisite Mean Girls snide remarks and angst about looking dumpy and fat. Then I come to find out that the heroine is a SIZE EIGHT. What the hell??? The only people who think a size eight is fat are size 00 runway supermodels. Bloody hell. That knocks this down at least one star, if not more.
Ok, made it through, and despite the utter absurdity of a size 8 woman being plus-sized, I'm leaving this on the BBW shelf because with all her angst and insecurity and other peoples' insults, etc, I would have bought Faith as a chubby heroine if I had just not read the couple lines about her single-digit dress size. There was a lot about this story that I enjoyed, but there were two issues for me personally: one, the book is 75% sex and I was in the mood for more romance than that allowed. Two, it was hard for me to really identify with the heroine. Not just because she is - by her own admission - a spoiled rich kid, but because she was so inconsistent: Although, I was surprised to find I actually enjoyed the corporate power-play plotline. This book is 75% sex, 20% boardroom drama, 5% relationship development. It's a scorcher in the fuzzy-handcuff kind of way. (2.5 stars)
Ok, made it through, and despite the utter absurdity of a size 8 woman being plus-sized, I'm leaving this on the BBW shelf because with all her angst and insecurity and other peoples' insults, etc, I would have bought Faith as a chubby heroine if I had just not read the couple lines about her single-digit dress size. There was a lot about this story that I enjoyed, but there were two issues for me personally: one, the book is 75% sex and I was in the mood for more romance than that allowed. Two, it was hard for me to really identify with the heroine. Not just because she is - by her own admission - a spoiled rich kid, but because she was so inconsistent: Although, I was surprised to find I actually enjoyed the corporate power-play plotline. This book is 75% sex, 20% boardroom drama, 5% relationship development. It's a scorcher in the fuzzy-handcuff kind of way. (2.5 stars)
April 20, 2011
This one surprised me with how much I liked it. I really liked how it played out. Faith and Conner met in through a friend at a party and shared an unusual encounter, after which Conner decided that Faith would be perfect for a change he wanted to make.
What I really liked was that Conner was very honest and upfront with what he wanted from Faith, he would marry her, give her the kids she wanted so much, in exchange for her talking her father into letting him run his company. Faith somewhat stunned about this, thinks about it and has some requirements of her own.
The two of them started on a very honest relationship that was very open sexual. Conner seemed to love to push Faith into new things. While Faith has issues at the start she does start to embrace her new life with glee.
On the other hand Conner has some serious issues with his new position within the family company. It is interesting to see how everyone works against him.
While the book is pretty predictable you can't help but love Conner and Faith and how they manage to fall in love against the way.
What I really liked was that Conner was very honest and upfront with what he wanted from Faith, he would marry her, give her the kids she wanted so much, in exchange for her talking her father into letting him run his company. Faith somewhat stunned about this, thinks about it and has some requirements of her own.
The two of them started on a very honest relationship that was very open sexual. Conner seemed to love to push Faith into new things. While Faith has issues at the start she does start to embrace her new life with glee.
On the other hand Conner has some serious issues with his new position within the family company. It is interesting to see how everyone works against him.
While the book is pretty predictable you can't help but love Conner and Faith and how they manage to fall in love against the way.
March 23, 2009
This is my first Jasmine Haynes book & honestly, my first venture into the realm of erotica....so I really had no idea what to expect with this book.
That said - I was happily surprised to find the characters having some degree of personality and depth (OK - not a LOT, but some) and the book itself having a plot that actually made me keep reading to find out how things fell into place.
The steamy scenes were just that...hot & VERY plentiful. Definitely NOT a book to leave laying around anywhere that kids can pick it up....
Overall, I enjoyed reading this book and am looking forward to reading the other Fortune Series books as well as more by Jasmine Haynes.
That said - I was happily surprised to find the characters having some degree of personality and depth (OK - not a LOT, but some) and the book itself having a plot that actually made me keep reading to find out how things fell into place.
The steamy scenes were just that...hot & VERY plentiful. Definitely NOT a book to leave laying around anywhere that kids can pick it up....
Overall, I enjoyed reading this book and am looking forward to reading the other Fortune Series books as well as more by Jasmine Haynes.
February 24, 2012
Liked this book a lot, although, I have to say, it mostly consisted of Connor and Faith going at it like rabbits for the majority of the book, but that wasn't such a bad thing:)
January 13, 2025
ไม่รู้ว่าอะไรดลใจให้แม็กซ์สั่งซื้อหนังสือเล่มนี้นะคะ เพราะแม้จะเคยได้ยินชื่อแจสมินคนแต่งมาพักนึง แต่ก็ไม่รู้สึกว่าเธอน่าสนใจอะไรนัก ที่สำคัญไม่น่าจะคุ้มที่จะเสียเงินเกือบห้าร้อยซื้อหนังสือไซด์เทรดของเธอ ด้วยซ้ำ
แต่ก็สั่งไปแล้ว (จำเหตุผลไม่ได้จริง ๆ) ตอนไปเอาหนังสือยังคิดในใจ "กูสั่งเล่มนี้ด้วยหรือวะ" แต่ก็คงไม่ผิดหรอกนะ เพราะถ้าแม็กซ์ไม่สั่ง ก็ไม่คิดว่าเค้าจะเอาเข้ามาขายในเมืองไทยหรอก
ตอนห่อปก ตั้งใจจะอ่าน "Down and dirty" ของซานดร้า ฮิลล์ แต่แล้วก็เปลื่ยนใจกระทันหันพออ่านเรื่องย่อท้ายปกเล่มนี้
โอ้ยอยากจะกรี๊ดให้สลบ พล็อตมันโดน โดน โดน แล้วก็โดน
เมื่อนางเอกที่เป็นลูกสาวคนรวยแต่ขาดความมั่นใจในตัวเองกำลังจะมีอายุครบสาม สิบ แล้วก็คิดว่า ชาตินี้คงไม่มีใครเอา แล้วยังงี้เธอจะมีลูกที่เธอใฝ่ฝันได้อย่างไร ทันใดนั้นเธอก็เจอผู้ชายในฝัน ทั้งหล่อ เก่ง และต้องการเธอทางเซ็กส์อย่างรุนแรง ข้อเสียมีอย่างเดียว เขายังต้องการเงินของเธอด้วย
คอนเนอร์ คิงสตันซื่อสัตย์ต่อเฟธในเรื่องนั้น ในนัดครั้งแรกเขาเสนอตัวเอง บอกคุณสมบัติเสร็จสรรพ เขาเป็นพ่อให้ลูกที่เธออยากมีได้ เขาจะเป็นสามีที่ซื่อสัตย์ถ้าเธอสามารถตอบสนองความต้องการทางเพศที่เขาเรียก ร้องได้ เขาเพียงต้องการสิ่งเดียวเท่านั้น นั่นก็คือบริษัทของพ่อเธอ
คอนเนอร์เป็นพระเอกที่เห็นไม่ได้บ่อยนักในนิยายโรแมนซ์ พระเอกส่วนใหญ๋มักจะมีปัญหาในชีวิตถ้านางเอกรวยกว่า แต่สำหรับคอนเนอร์เขาบอกกับเฟธตั้งแต่ต้นว่า เขารู้ว่าตัวเองสามารถไปถึงความสำเร็จที่เขาต้องการได้ เพียงแต่เขาไม่ต้องการใช้เวลาสิบห้าปีในการทำอย่างนั้น เฟธเป็นบันไดลัดขั้นตอนให้เขา เขาไม่รู้สึกว่ามันจะเสียหายตรงไหนที่เขาจะมีเมียรวย
ทัศนคติที่ไม่สมกับเป็นพระเอก แต่คุณต้องได้อ่านหนังสือเล่มนี้ถึงจะเข้าใจคอนเนอร์ เพราะการกระทำสำคัญกว่าคำพูดเสมอ คุณต้องเห็นการกระทำของเขา แล้วคุณจะรู้ว่า คำพูดก็เป็นเพียงคำพูดเท่านั้น
คอนเนอร์เป็นพระเอกที่ปฏิบัติต่อนางเอกได้ดีที่สุดเล่มหนึ่งที่แม็กซ์ได้ อ่าน และมันไม่ใช่การเอาใจด้วยการซื้อของให้ เขาอาจไม่รู้ตัวว่ารักเฟธ แต่นั่นไม่ใช่ข้อสงสัยของคนอ่าน
หลายต่อหลายฉากในเล่มใช้พล็อตเรื่องความเข้าใจผิด แต่นั่นยิ่งเป็นการย้ำเตือนความเข้มแข็งของนางเอก เฟธไม่ใช่ผู้หญิงหูเบา ซึ่งมันเป็นจุดตายของนางเอกชนิดที่ไม่ค่อยมั่นใจในตัวเองอย่างเธอ เธอเชื่อมั่นในตัวคนที่เธอเลือกเป็นสามีเสมอ ไม่สำคัญว่าใครจะพูดยังไง
อ้อแล้วแม็กซ์ต้องเตือนไว้ด้วยว่า คนที่นิยมให้นางเอกเลือกเข้าข้างญาติพี่น้องเหนือพระเอกก็ไม่ต้องอ่านนะคะ เพราะเฟธเลือกคอนเนอร์เสมอ (ประเด็นนี้แม็กซ์ขอบอกว่า ถ้าเป็นชีวิตจริงแม็กซ์ก็คงเข้าข้างญาติตัวเองเหนือผู้ชายที่เพิ่งเข้ามาใน ชีวิตนะ แต่ในโรแมนซ์แม็กซ์อยากเชื่อว่าความรักสำคัญเหนือกว่าทุกอย่าง) และนี่เป็นจุดแข็งโคตรของเรื่อง
ชอบเรื่องนี้มาก เป็นหนังสือที่สนุกอย่างไม่คาดคิดเลยที่ได้อ่าน
ขอชมเหตุผลที่จำไม่ได้ของตัวเองที่ตัดสินใจซื้อเล่มนี้มาอ่านแล้วกัน
คะแนนที่ 90
แต่ก็สั่งไปแล้ว (จำเหตุผลไม่ได้จริง ๆ) ตอนไปเอาหนังสือยังคิดในใจ "กูสั่งเล่มนี้ด้วยหรือวะ" แต่ก็คงไม่ผิดหรอกนะ เพราะถ้าแม็กซ์ไม่สั่ง ก็ไม่คิดว่าเค้าจะเอาเข้ามาขายในเมืองไทยหรอก
ตอนห่อปก ตั้งใจจะอ่าน "Down and dirty" ของซานดร้า ฮิลล์ แต่แล้วก็เปลื่ยนใจกระทันหันพออ่านเรื่องย่อท้ายปกเล่มนี้
โอ้ยอยากจะกรี๊ดให้สลบ พล็อตมันโดน โดน โดน แล้วก็โดน
เมื่อนางเอกที่เป็นลูกสาวคนรวยแต่ขาดความมั่นใจในตัวเองกำลังจะมีอายุครบสาม สิบ แล้วก็คิดว่า ชาตินี้คงไม่มีใครเอา แล้วยังงี้เธอจะมีลูกที่เธอใฝ่ฝันได้อย่างไร ทันใดนั้นเธอก็เจอผู้ชายในฝัน ทั้งหล่อ เก่ง และต้องการเธอทางเซ็กส์อย่างรุนแรง ข้อเสียมีอย่างเดียว เขายังต้องการเงินของเธอด้วย
คอนเนอร์ คิงสตันซื่อสัตย์ต่อเฟธในเรื่องนั้น ในนัดครั้งแรกเขาเสนอตัวเอง บอกคุณสมบัติเสร็จสรรพ เขาเป็นพ่อให้ลูกที่เธออยากมีได้ เขาจะเป็นสามีที่ซื่อสัตย์ถ้าเธอสามารถตอบสนองความต้องการทางเพศที่เขาเรียก ร้องได้ เขาเพียงต้องการสิ่งเดียวเท่านั้น นั่นก็คือบริษัทของพ่อเธอ
คอนเนอร์เป็นพระเอกที่เห็นไม่ได้บ่อยนักในนิยายโรแมนซ์ พระเอกส่วนใหญ๋มักจะมีปัญหาในชีวิตถ้านางเอกรวยกว่า แต่สำหรับคอนเนอร์เขาบอกกับเฟธตั้งแต่ต้นว่า เขารู้ว่าตัวเองสามารถไปถึงความสำเร็จที่เขาต้องการได้ เพียงแต่เขาไม่ต้องการใช้เวลาสิบห้าปีในการทำอย่างนั้น เฟธเป็นบันไดลัดขั้นตอนให้เขา เขาไม่รู้สึกว่ามันจะเสียหายตรงไหนที่เขาจะมีเมียรวย
ทัศนคติที่ไม่สมกับเป็นพระเอก แต่คุณต้องได้อ่านหนังสือเล่มนี้ถึงจะเข้าใจคอนเนอร์ เพราะการกระทำสำคัญกว่าคำพูดเสมอ คุณต้องเห็นการกระทำของเขา แล้วคุณจะรู้ว่า คำพูดก็เป็นเพียงคำพูดเท่านั้น
คอนเนอร์เป็นพระเอกที่ปฏิบัติต่อนางเอกได้ดีที่สุดเล่มหนึ่งที่แม็กซ์ได้ อ่าน และมันไม่ใช่การเอาใจด้วยการซื้อของให้ เขาอาจไม่รู้ตัวว่ารักเฟธ แต่นั่นไม่ใช่ข้อสงสัยของคนอ่าน
หลายต่อหลายฉากในเล่มใช้พล็อตเรื่องความเข้าใจผิด แต่นั่นยิ่งเป็นการย้ำเตือนความเข้มแข็งของนางเอก เฟธไม่ใช่ผู้หญิงหูเบา ซึ่งมันเป็นจุดตายของนางเอกชนิดที่ไม่ค่อยมั่นใจในตัวเองอย่างเธอ เธอเชื่อมั่นในตัวคนที่เธอเลือกเป็นสามีเสมอ ไม่สำคัญว่าใครจะพูดยังไง
อ้อแล้วแม็กซ์ต้องเตือนไว้ด้วยว่า คนที่นิยมให้นางเอกเลือกเข้าข้างญาติพี่น้องเหนือพระเอกก็ไม่ต้องอ่านนะคะ เพราะเฟธเลือกคอนเนอร์เสมอ (ประเด็นนี้แม็กซ์ขอบอกว่า ถ้าเป็นชีวิตจริงแม็กซ์ก็คงเข้าข้างญาติตัวเองเหนือผู้ชายที่เพิ่งเข้ามาใน ชีวิตนะ แต่ในโรแมนซ์แม็กซ์อยากเชื่อว่าความรักสำคัญเหนือกว่าทุกอย่าง) และนี่เป็นจุดแข็งโคตรของเรื่อง
ชอบเรื่องนี้มาก เป็นหนังสือที่สนุกอย่างไม่คาดคิดเลยที่ได้อ่าน
ขอชมเหตุผลที่จำไม่ได้ของตัวเองที่ตัดสินใจซื้อเล่มนี้มาอ่านแล้วกัน
คะแนนที่ 90
May 1, 2018
I love a good Cinderella love story. This one is with the twist. Faith is very rich but unassuming young lady who has very low self esteem. Connor is an average lonely guy looking for legacy, but he swore of love since his childhood. Connor makes a bargain with Faith. He will get her father's company that is her inheritance and Faith will get a baby that she is dreaming of. There are many turns in this book but the main aspect is Connor's ability to bring out Faith's esteem, her sexuality, making sure that she becomes seductress and sexual being he believe she is. While getting there is most delicious wicked ways our heroes fall in love which is not what they bargained for. But when chips fall and everything is about to go up in smoke their love prevails and both get everything they never dream of. I loved the characters, main and supporting, The story line is too complicated and sometimes it's difficult to follow all aspects of it. That does not diminish the wicked and adorable writing of Jasmine Haynes that is a gem in it's own right. Looking forward to reading next book in the Castle Inc. series.
September 18, 2021
I really enjoyed Faith and Connor love story. Faith is a school teacher who comes from a wealthy background and Connor is introduced to her at a party where he make his intentions known to Faith. Connor tells her that he will give her the baby that she so desires, be faithful to her and he wants into her father's company. The two Faith and Connor both agree to a marriage contract.
However, It seemed every friend and family worked against the marriage and at every turns attempted to destroy Faith and Connor who were just trying to get to know each other in their new relationship. People were making things difficult for Faith and Connor by constantly interfering, women coming on to Connor and threating to tell his wife, and the father in law Jarvis would not allowed Connor to make executive decision for the company, friends telling Faith what they thought they saw Connor allegelly doing that they herard from someone else.
Faith seemed like she was native but I found her to be strong, independant, determine, and business savory. Faith and Connor had real chemistry between each other as a couple. Great story, loving, sexy, smutty, love the plot and writing.
However, It seemed every friend and family worked against the marriage and at every turns attempted to destroy Faith and Connor who were just trying to get to know each other in their new relationship. People were making things difficult for Faith and Connor by constantly interfering, women coming on to Connor and threating to tell his wife, and the father in law Jarvis would not allowed Connor to make executive decision for the company, friends telling Faith what they thought they saw Connor allegelly doing that they herard from someone else.
Faith seemed like she was native but I found her to be strong, independant, determine, and business savory. Faith and Connor had real chemistry between each other as a couple. Great story, loving, sexy, smutty, love the plot and writing.
March 5, 2019
The Fortune Hunter
The story of Faith and Connor is really good. The characters are great. Who's father buys them a husband? Faith's does under contract at that. Connor gets her pregnant and gives her the baby she's always wanted and in return Faith gives Connor the family business. A story with a little twist to it. Enjoy!
The story of Faith and Connor is really good. The characters are great. Who's father buys them a husband? Faith's does under contract at that. Connor gets her pregnant and gives her the baby she's always wanted and in return Faith gives Connor the family business. A story with a little twist to it. Enjoy!
February 7, 2019
Enjoyable . Rather a strange marriage arrangement where Connor could have her fathers company because legacy was important to him . She could get a baby from him. Supposed to be a lust not love situation . Lots of heat and behind scene intrigue
February 8, 2019
Surprising
This book started out as a marriage of convenience, but had a lot of twists which made it very interesting.It kept you guessing until the end.I would recommend it& look forward to the next book.
This book started out as a marriage of convenience, but had a lot of twists which made it very interesting.It kept you guessing until the end.I would recommend it& look forward to the next book.
April 29, 2018
Enjoyable
This was a wonderful story about a guy trying to climb the business ladder but the company he is working has no chance for advancement.
This was a wonderful story about a guy trying to climb the business ladder but the company he is working has no chance for advancement.
September 3, 2018
It is a great book to read
January 28, 2019
So much sex there was barely a story. Lost interest at 69%, ironic.
February 11, 2019
Yawn. I really didn't care for the premise of the book - and the last few chapters were off-putting.
July 12, 2019
A very good read!
I really enjoyed this story! The characters are luscious and Hot! Eventually. But good none the less. Plot was well thought out and I liked it! Try it!
I really enjoyed this story! The characters are luscious and Hot! Eventually. But good none the less. Plot was well thought out and I liked it! Try it!
October 5, 2020
Fantastic feel good book
A loveable hero and heroine, spicy intimate scenes, low on angst and high on romance. This is a great read and will sit proud on your reread pile.
A loveable hero and heroine, spicy intimate scenes, low on angst and high on romance. This is a great read and will sit proud on your reread pile.
November 7, 2010
คิดว่าชอบนะ ..
ชอบพล็อต ชอบตัวละคร แต่ ...
ฉากอย่างนั้นมันมากและบ่อยเกินอ่ะ
(ถ้ามันมากกว่าโรแม้นซ์ นี่เค้าเรียก อีโรติคใช่มั้ย??)
พระเอกเป็นพวกที่มั่นใจในความคิดตัวเองมาก
เค้าต้องการที่จะประสบความสำเร็จในหน้าที่การงาน
ทำไมจะต้องเริ่มจาก 0 ในเมื่อเค้าสามารถหาผู้หญิง
ที่ร่ำรวยแล้วพาเค้าไปยังครึ่งทางได้ทันที ...
พระเอกเค้าก็มีความรู้นะ มีความมั่นใจในตัวเอง
เชื่อมั่นแม้กระทั้งว่า มั่นใจว่าตัวเองมีความซื่อสัตย์กับผู้หญิงที่เค้าจะแต่งงานได้ด้วย
ก็เจ๋งดี ..
ส่วนนางเอกก็ตามระเบียบ .. อ่อนหวานน่ารัก อยากมีลูก
แต่คิดว่าตัวเองไม่สวย (แน่นอนว่าใคร ๆ ก็คิด ยกเว้นพระเอก)
เค้าก็เหมาะสมกันดีคู่นี้ อ่านได้สนุกเลยหล่ะ
แต่ขอเอาออกซัก 1 ดาว เพราะไม่ถนัดกับ อีโรติคขนาดนี้อ่ะ
ชอบพล็อต ชอบตัวละคร แต่ ...
ฉากอย่างนั้นมันมากและบ่อยเกินอ่ะ
(ถ้ามันมากกว่าโรแม้นซ์ นี่เค้าเรียก อีโรติคใช่มั้ย??)
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February 5, 2012
read this one when i'm in a thriller/suspense mood, hence the slightly low ratings.
good story with several good points in it. i really like connor and faith for their frankness. connor stated it from the very beginning what he wants from faith and what he brings into their relationship, and faith also stated the points she demanded in the relationship and the penalties if those demands are broken. jarvis also has some good points in him, though most of the time he's very very annoyed me, he loved faith totally and would do anything to protect her.
good story with several good points in it. i really like connor and faith for their frankness. connor stated it from the very beginning what he wants from faith and what he brings into their relationship, and faith also stated the points she demanded in the relationship and the penalties if those demands are broken. jarvis also has some good points in him, though most of the time he's very very annoyed me, he loved faith totally and would do anything to protect her.
May 18, 2014
I always have SOOOOOOOO much fun reading Ms Hayne's book! This did not disappoint. Ive had this book for quite some time and the only reason I havent read it till today is because I tend to not read books until I own the whole series they are a part of. I finally had to make an exception. I needed a happy place book today and Jasmine Haynes has always been one of my happy place authors so I read it. And now I have to turn heaven and earth to find copies of the other 2 books because THIS WAS JUST AWESOME!
FUNNY .... SENSUAL .... ROMANTIC .... SEXY ..... ENGAGING ....
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
FUNNY .... SENSUAL .... ROMANTIC .... SEXY ..... ENGAGING ....
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
January 28, 2013
It took me three pages to realize that this wasn't a historical romance. :/ also, I wish the hero would stop talking about the heroine's potential every 5 pages. Ok! We get it! Her wishy-washy crap was annoying me, too. I don't need the hero to patronize me AND the heroine by constantly telling me that she could be better (but he's perfect).
That being said, the scenes were hot and I loved the "plus sized" heroine (though no measurements were exact, so she could be as big or little as the reader wanted).
That being said, the scenes were hot and I loved the "plus sized" heroine (though no measurements were exact, so she could be as big or little as the reader wanted).
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