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I notice him as soon as he walks into my chic new Los Angeles restaurant. Of course I do. He’s tall and built, with tattoos and a dark, pirate-king vibe. According to rumors, he’s also an investment genius who happens to be a billionaire.

But this is no fairy tale. He’s wearing one of those criminal cuffs on one wrist and a Rolex on the other.

Just what I don’t need. A rich bad boy with rage issues. It’s scary enough that one of my customers has been stalking me.

But when the stalker follows me home one night, it's Max who saves me—the gorgeous blue-eyed stranger who could be either the devil or a saint.

He’s dangerous, but I’ve never felt so safe. He’s a sinner who saves me in every possible way. He becomes my haven, my protector, my paradox.

And he’s the love story I never saw coming...

Max is a spin-off from the I Love You series and is a sexy standalone story.
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Profile Image for Carol [Goodreads Addict].
3,030 reviews25.3k followers
September 5, 2019
Max is book three in the I Love You series by Julie Capulet. Max is Rafe’s younger brother. The brother that Rafe spent his life trying to protect and provide for.

Max Black is sort of the bad boy, the rebel, of the Black brothers. He is twenty four years old and is running one of Rafe’s investment companies. Max had a horrible childhood and is deeply scarred from it. He doesn’t have relationships, only one night stands. He’s even given up on those, though, for the last six months or so. He doesn’t like to be touched. The only two people that he truly cares for are his brother, Rafe, and Rafe’s wife, Lexi.

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Max has been wrongly accused of insider trading and is now on house arrest. Someone has framed him and he and Rafe are determined to figure out who it is to clear his name. It’s because of the house arrest that he, his brother, and Lexi first happened into the restaurant, Peaches, which was within his zone he was allowed to travel. One look at the restaurant’s owner, and he was smitten. But his life is a disaster zone. He can’t bring someone that beautiful into his dark world. So he stays away, or tries to. After almost two weeks of fighting it, he has to see her again.



Peach Sutton just opened her restaurant a few months ago. Business is booming and it’s all because of her wonderful pies. Because Peach has a special talent for baking pies. She’s been doing it since she was five years old. Peach is living her dream come true, running her restaurant. But, one of her customers has taken a very unhealthy interest in her. Peach has a stalker.



Max can’t stay away another night. But before he can make his way to her, she finds him by accident. And Max knows, he won’t be able to let her go again.

“The small spark of my addiction, now that I’m near her, has bloomed into some crazy wildfire rush.”

Moet Champagne

Max and Peach’s relationship escalates quickly to a passion filled time filled with more than either of them ever expected possible. When Peach touched Max, it felt like she was healing him, like she was fixing him. He slept without nightmares.

“I’m not usually the kind of girl who needs to be saved.”
“I’m not usually the kind of guy who does the saving.”


I loved Max’s story. While this one is also filled with plenty of very sexy times, it also is more suspenseful than the other two books. Max is trying to figure out who is framing him and is also trying to protect Peach from her stalker. What I loved is that both of them were used to being alone. Once they found each other, they immediately became a team. They protected each other. They supported each other. They were all in, they knew they had found the one.

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This is sweet, sexy as heck, and as a bonus, you get to spend a little time with Rafe and Lexi as well. The epilogue is perfect. So if you like an OTT sexy alpha Hero who will do anything for the woman he has fallen for, then I think you will fall in love with Max, just as I did.

“He’s mine. My Max.”

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1,172 reviews339 followers
August 21, 2019
Title: ➳ Max
Author: ➳Julie Capulet


Published August 18th, 2019

🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥



ღ Instant attraction

I couldn’t wait to read Max’s book! The man seems like he has so many secrets to uncover
In this Lil book you’ll find a crazy stalker with purpose & another with no rhyme or reason, insider trading. ruined reputation, steamy scenes & so much more

Max is a spin-off from the I Love You series & is a sexy standalone story.
We were introduced to Max in Lexi & Raf story. So, I already knew that he was big sexy brooding alpha male.

Max is on most day a level-headed over-achiever with an Ivy League degree under his belt, five luxury properties to his name & a net worth of more than four hundred million dollars.
But that means nothing when he is getting convicted for a crime, he actually did not commit. With Bail costing him six million dollars & he is on house arrest, limited to 3 block zone for work

When Raf & Lexi want to have dinner with Max to discuss arrangements for their upcoming nuptial, Raf finds cute quaint Lil spot around the corner from Max apartment. That sets the stage for these two people stories to collide

We will learn that Sometimes we have to do whatever it takes to survive, & that their damages fit together, as it turns out, & help them appreciate what they have, now, maybe even more than they would have, had they not survived what they had together

At 1st I was thinking Will their relationship survive the test of time but then I read the epilogue, then wala- We even got to see caught up with Lexi & Raf life in the epilogue

📚 Hope you enjoy this read & also always keep in mind this is just my opinion + Also I wouldn’t never discourage anyone from reading this book.

➦*I received an ecopy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review of it. 💕
💕 . .**This has not influenced my review.* **



-----------Happy Reading ---------


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885 reviews370 followers
November 10, 2021
MY OH MY!!!!








Wasn't expecting this to be much different than ILOVE YOU series....but Dayyyyyuuummmm.
It's hot af!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.
Thank GOD!! That the brothers aren't much different, BOTH ARE OBSESSED WITH THE hs.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖




MAXIMILLIAN BLACK🖤
27, CFO of his company, Billionaire Bad boy, Heart of gold, Female Magnet.






PEACHES aka Georgia🧡
21, country girl, makes the BEST peach pie in NYC,sweet, BEAUTIFUL, shy.







🍰🍰🥧🥧🤤🤤🤤










SAFETY GANG APPROVED.✔✔
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2,248 reviews718 followers
August 24, 2019
4 💖💖💖💖 🍑 🔥 🏴‍☠️ 🌟🌟🌟🌟s❣️

This was a sweet and insta love romance read.
The sweetest peach-pie Georgia girl and the bad boy with the dark pirate edge shared an instant connection on their first meeting. Their story was full of angst, with intense moments and some steamy ones.
Max had a hard life, was very protective towards Peach and very caring. Peach might be shy but her character was strong and she was focused on growing her business.
This story was very well written, had a fast pace, dual pov.
I had the feeling that their relationship developed too quickly and didn’t enjoy a couple of drama scenes.
Their HEA epilogue was amazing!!!

I would like to thank Julie Capulet for sending me this ebook as to voluntarily give my honest review.
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1,570 reviews
January 21, 2023
It was ok. It’s safe. Not much relationship conflict. They both have stalkers. He’s a manho who doesn’t like to be touched… not sure how that works, but ok… and she’s a 21 yr old virgin.

I didn’t hate it but there’s not much story here.

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620 reviews84 followers
July 9, 2020
Synopsis:
Max is the story of Max Black and Peach Sutton. While Max has a dark past, Peach has her own demons. She is a chef who charmed Max more than her apple pie. And Max, who has never felt what his elder brother now calls true love, is smitten with the lady who makes some delicious apple pie, served warm with vanilla ice cream on the side. But, Max is on home detention for a crime he didn't commit, and Peach is being threatened by a dangerous stalker. How will they find their happy ever after?

Review:
From the author of the 'I Love You' Series comes the third book titled Max. It is the story of Rafe's younger brother Maximilian Black. It can be read as a standalone as well. Peach runs her own restaurant where she comes face-to-face with her stalker, and one night while running away from him, she runs smack into Max. Max, whom she has once met before when he came with his family to her restaurant. With his offer for protecting her too hard to resist, she takes upon it and goes to live with him for a few days.

Divided into ten parts, it starts with Max's home detention stint of three months instead of being jailed for insider trading with his elder brother Rafe's intervention. He's frustrated because he didn't commit the crime he was being accused of, but he didn't have any way of proving it. With an Ivy League degree to boast of, he was the CFO of a Fortune 500 investment company, The Downtown Investment Group.

In two days Rafe and Lexi will be marrying and Max finally breaks his silence and confesses to Rafe that he is innocent. Under that tatted bad boy charm, is good old Max wanting to feel that spark with a special someone. Max is starstruck as soon as Peach comes to take their orders. Rafe, his fiancée Lexi, her friend Tess, and Max are celebrating Rafe-Lexi's impending marriage in the restaurant where Peach works.

As is the author's style, all the ten parts of the story have one section each from both his and her point of view. The restaurant that they are in is called Peach's, yes, it's her business. And she is wary of him when she sees the home detention cuff on his wrist. But attracted as hell too, he is tattooed gorgeousness.

I loved the way the names were designed to appear above the POVs in the book, it looks beautiful. And also how simple the author's naming process is. Especially the history behind Peach's name is too cute. And the struggle that Max feels, of him being of two minds, whether pursuing Peach or leaving her alone. And that southern belle she's described as, I could just hear the accent while reading the book. (I don't know why but it kept reminding me of Hannah Montana. Hee hee!)
Maybe I just needed a sassy little Southern belle in my bed to shoo away all my demons.

Twenty-one to his twenty-four, this is a resilient couple. They don't just jump into bed, rather they take their own sweet time in getting to know each other. I was curious about Max's past ever since it was mentioned in Rafe's story. And the emotions that the author has put into Max's story are...oh, he had to face so much, at a young age, from a person who he was supposed to trust.
...revelations that have the power to touch the very depths of your body and soul.

This is the sweetest romance I have read in a while and it has a sweeter ending. There is a beautiful epilogue, which contains an extended epilogue as well. I loved how the author gave a detailed description of their happy ever after down the line.

Thank you to the author for an e-ARC copy of the book.

My review of books in the I Love You Series is as follows:
XOXO I Love You | XOXO I Love You More | MAX
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122 reviews
January 5, 2020
4.75 Stars!

I didn't know what to except when I picked up this book but it was a pleasant surprise. I love it!

Max and Peach were perfect for each other. Their relationship was sweet and steamy. I liked the chemistry and the intense sexy moments, the affection toward each other and the drama/suspense/angst I could discover in this book.

Recommended!!!
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944 reviews57 followers
January 3, 2022
this one was SO goooood. prob one of my favs from julie capulet so far. Max was already extremely intriguing even in Rafe and Lexi’s book. he is to die for! he was a manwhore who fell so hard after seeing Peach for the first time. Max is such a marshmallow. he is the sweetest ever on the inside. AGH swoon times a thousand! i really liked that this book had drama not pertaining to the couple, it was interesting. my fav thing ever was when Max and Peach were facing each other in bed, in the dark, and talked for hours. talking about their past, their dreams for the future and connecting on another level (other books of Julie’s were missing this, if i am being honest) i could not get over how romantic and truly special this couple was.

i fully thought Max was in lust with Rafe’s wife, Lexi but i was so happy to read that he wasn’t. Lexi and Max were just very similar and he cared a lot about her since Lexi was an important person in his life :)
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1,609 reviews130 followers
June 25, 2022
I enjoyed and liked their story.

Glad it started better than his brother and Lexi story, lets say it was more natural than that.

Liked how they meet and also how they re meet after

Loved how softie and protective he was of her, and even if he had all that past with OW, i'm truly happy he never let them touch him or kiss him.

I didn't give the last star only because i feel like i needed more from them, mostly after they get together and obviously i'm still unhappy about him and Lexi in her duet, it still bothered me how he liked liked her..i wish the author didn't make him express himself in those 2 books, glad there was no talk in his book about it, he only said that his brother had found a gorgeous girl.
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1,573 reviews10 followers
September 19, 2019
Oh Max, how I loved thee! Devoured this one in just a short time! Max has scars from his past and Peach has been guarding her heart. She has a stalker and he has a scorned lover who is out to destroy him. This one had more of a plot than the first two. Loved the way both of them didn’t try to fight what they felt for each other. 💕
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1,409 reviews71 followers
September 24, 2019
More well-written goodness from Ms. Capulet!
This story is full of all the swoony feels I love.

An OTT sexy AF, tatted up alpha named Max...

GIVE HIM TO ME NOW.

I loved, loved, loved when Max and Peach met. She came to his table to take his order.

He was mesmerized.
He couldn’t stop staring.
He was already falling.
And you know what? I was too!

The sparks between these two were bright and sizzling, pure fireworks. Their affection toward each other was adorable, their passion enviable.

Their vulnerabilities made them that much more lovable and made me want to wrap my arms around them both and protect them.

Do you need to read the the first two books? No. But I think you should because you’ll get a delicious taste of Max in them.

If insta-lust/love reads with protective, obsessive, OTT alphas are your jam, you’ll definitely want to read this.

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1,831 reviews140 followers
October 1, 2019
4 solid stars

A very good standalone that was a quick Sunday afternoon read! I enjoyed the characters, I loved getting caught up with Rafe and Lexi as well.

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783 reviews55 followers
April 29, 2021
I've been dying to meet the sexy and mysterious Max Black for quite a while now and my lucky day has finally come!  If you are a fan of Julie Capulet's, then you know her intense leading men are all alpha, all the time...they just can't help themselves...gotta love that..I know I do!  They see what they want and go straight for it, whether in business or with true love in the making!

An unfortunate twist brings Max to his knees, falsely accused of something he didn't do, which could ruin his life completely.  While he's trapped within a small radius and a court ordered tracking device on his wrist, destiny intervenes in the form of a tempting beauty, running her restaurant around the corner from his home.  He tries and fails to forget everything little thing about her...after all, he's not worthy of love with all that darkness in his past but she keeps turning up anyway...fate wanted a happy ending and so did I!

"...I feel the hard heart of me soften the smallest bit, like she's shining her light into the darkest corners of me."

Max is a hot as hell, fortune 500, Ivy league, sexy pirate look alike- tatted, broken and bad to the bone but his tender side is overwhelmingly swoonworthy...lucky little Peach!

"...Max has an aura to him. Dark, glittery alpha stardust clings to him."

Sweet, beautiful Peach- kind, caring restauranteur and baker extraordinare. Together, they take a chance on each other and what is meant to be will be.  No doubt Max and Peach are falling head first into their new found love but not everyone is pleased with this outcome.
Someone else is watching, with dangerous intentions...

Oooooo, this was such a great story!  The suspense and twists were an exciting addition but my favorite parts were the beautiful, loving interactions between Max and Peach.  She was as sweet as the pies she baked with such care and Max, like the dark pirate he resembled, will protect her with his life. She might feel the same way!

".......this little golden goddess swans into my life and slays me, with no effort at all." 

You are so right, Max!!

If you enjoy an H with alittle bit of breakage who loves with every fiber of his being, this might be your next book!! Intense and really HOT! I recommend it.
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2,182 reviews1 follower
March 1, 2021
This is an insta-Love romance.
Max and Peach are Amazing together.
I haven't read the other books in this series,but I don't think that really matters.
Max is basically on house arrest wearing a tag because he has been set up by someone and barely just escaped jail time.
Peach is new in town and has just set up her new restaurant and is becoming famous for her pies,which has attracted unwanted attention from a stalker.
They meet when Max is out to dinner with his brother at her restaurant and it is Love at first sight,Max is mesmorized by Peach and her beauty.
One night Max saves her from her stalker and then invites her to stay with him for her own safety,as she won't go home because she's afraid...and so begins a romance sexual and emotional.
They have so much chemistry,there are some very sweet moments between them just as much as the sexy moments.
This is a fast paced story with so many things to wrap your head around.
It is a page turner and I enjoyed it very much,Max is so protective of Peach and her innocence and it made me swoon.
I delighted in this story its a great unputdownable book that Julie Capulet has written so well.
Loved it.
5 Stars.
2,794 reviews40 followers
September 7, 2019
MAX (I Love You Book 3) by Julie Capulet MAX (I Love You Book 3) By: Julie Capulet
"MAX" Is A Great Read With An Awesome Balance Between Drama & S€X¥ Times!!
"MAX" has been a PLAYER... When it comes to Women,
But NOW, "MAX" is the ONE being PLAYED... At WORK!
At least, "MAX" is being FRAMED for SomeThing He didn't DO,
Therefore, "MAX" NEEDS to PROVE HimSelf Innocent...
Which makes Meet'n HER at this Time,
Not quite RIGHT... But you know how Fickle FATE is!
Thus, they meet, as "MAX" is confined to just few measly Blocks,
MeanWhile, She's being Stalked!
See... It's NOT the MOST opportune Time for Either ONE,
But their Chemistry is UnDeniable!
Sooo they GO for it, trying to team up Against the Odds!
Can they Beat them, or are there too many Variables Stacked Against Them...
Find OUT what Happens by One-Clicking "MAX" TODAY, & see how things pan out for the RIGHT Couple who meet at a Really WRONG TIME!
I was granted an ARC of Julie Capulet's "MAX (I Love You Book 3)" via B00|{$P®0UT. I recommend this book to others based upon its own merits. All opinions expressed within this review are uniquely my own & freely given!
Until next time... Happy Reading!
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901 reviews21 followers
May 12, 2020
Max is the third book in the I Love You Series by Julie Capulet. Max is Rafe Black's younger brother who he has spent his entire life taking care of and protecting. Max did not have an easy childhood and had some brushes with the law. He has a reputation as a bad boy with a promiscuous lifestyle and has never had a serious relationship. He considers himself too damaged to have a relationship with anyone. He is on house arrest for insider trading that he was set up for and is trying to figure out who did this to him.

Max's life is tilted upside down the evening he walks into Peach's Restaurant. The connection he feels with the owner, Peach, is instantaneous and reciprocated. He has never believed in love for him, never felt these feelings before. Instant-love or lust, it has taken over Max and he is a Beast! Possessive AF is definitely a Black family trait! Peach has a stalker so she needs protection. Max steps up to be her bodyguard 24/7 and the heat is turned up past boiling!

This steamy, suspenseful book is another wonderful read! Max and Peach do find their HEA and we get a lovely epilogue which is always one of my favorite treasures to find at the end of a book! This is definitely a highly recommended book that you need to dive into! FIVE DOWNTOWN STARS!
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4,809 reviews176 followers
December 17, 2021
As the youngest of the Black brothers, Max always seems to get the raw end of the deal so when he is arrested for insider trading and has to spend three months under house arrest he has time to make a few changes. The first is to find the person who set him up and get his freedom back. The second is to try and get the one woman he ever had more than a moment with out of his mind. But with the help of apple pie and the need to help her out of a bad situation, Max finds he cannot seem to stop thinking about Peach. Will he have the same luck with his instant attraction? Or will she become annoying like all the others that have come before her? I fell in love with Max during Rafe and Lexi's story and I was so happy to see him get his own book. To watch the might fall in love and allow someone else into his nightmares was a joy to read. Turning the black knight into a loveable teddy bear was just perfect!!
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1,050 reviews83 followers
July 12, 2022
Max and Peach’s story was really good, after reading his brother’s book I was hesitant to start this one but I really enjoyed it, Max was an interesting character in the previous book so I was excited to read his book and he and Peach were amazing together. Despite of his past he felt really connected to Peach and she was the only one who could read him and help him overcome his fears.

Their steamy scenes were really hot and that chemistry between them was off the charts from the beginning. Max always tried to be there for her and I loved all of their interactions. The story had the perfect amount of drama and I really wanted to know how everything was going to end.

Their scenes together were really nice and they both had been through a lot so I loved how at the end they finally got the happy ending they deserved.
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520 reviews3 followers
May 27, 2020
Skip. Skip. Fluff.
Fun read.
Done.
#Quarantine
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1,160 reviews44 followers
September 24, 2019
4 Stars
Reviewer Lisa
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This is one of the stories that just melts your heart. It is an insta-connection, insta-love, insta-alpha in full mode story. Max by Julia Capulet is a whirlwind of a story that takes on southern charm in the city. Mixing in all the crazy parts that sometimes the city has to offer.

Ms. Capulet has taken this story to the next level in this spin-off of the I Love You series and gives us a standalone that leaves you wanting more but don't worry we get caught up with Rafe and Lexi.

Sometimes when you read a story the character connection is there but not strong enough. Not in this book, you will not be disappointed in this story because the connection is off the pages. Steaming hot! With the dual point of view, we get all the feels from both sides, the push and pull that pulls you into the story with them.

Having a restaurant in Los Angeles Peach lives, breathes, and works endless hours building her reputation and trying to make her grandma proud. When a stalker sets his eyes on her things start to take a turn for the worse. But when she turns and runs right into Max, the playboy, alpha male, things get a little veered off from the path once again.

Max is damaged goods. From a horrific childhood to trying to make something of himself to insider trader accusations, things just can't go right for Max. But when Peach runs into him, the instinct to take control and take action is something he can't fight when the pull is too great. But with his emotions and dealing with someone coming after him, can he try and help Peach out? Or will the chemistry be too much and burn everyone?

This is so well written that you will zip right through the pages with every twist and turn. There is so much in the details of this story that just makes this a great read.

***ARC received in exchange for an honest review***
1,263 reviews11 followers
September 2, 2019
Both Max and Peach were plagued by stalkers. Peach’s stalker attacked and physically hurt her which caused her emotional damage as well. Max’s stalker was an obsessed ex who was able to systematically ruin his reputation, business and relationship with Peach.
This short story was filled with drama which escalated until the satisfying HEA.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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1,129 reviews17 followers
February 1, 2022
Max is a beautiful man who is tortured by his past , when he is at a low point he meets Peach who is a ray of sunshine and light to his dark. They see each other and there is an instant attraction. They both have outside forces trying to keep them apart , but they will fight together. Great characters and storyline Highly recommended Amazing Book.
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1,175 reviews33 followers
February 26, 2021
ANOTHER AMAZING BOOK BY JULIE CAPULET

Someone has set Max up to take the fall for insider trading - a crime he did not commit. He is determined to find out who set him up and make them pay. Instead of serving jail time he has to wear a tracking bracelet for 3 months that limits his movement to allow him to go from home to his office. His brother wants to take him to dinner to cheer him up and discuss his upcoming wedding and he is stunned speechless when he meets the owner of the restaurant. His only interest in women had been one night stands so he didn't understand his fascination with the beautiful woman.

Peach got her nickname at a young age when she baked her first pie. She absolutely loved baking and finally decided to open her own restaurant with her specialty being her famous pies. Unfortunately, one of her customers wasn't happy with her continued refusals for a date and became abusive and stalking her. As she is trying to escape the stalker after a night out with friends a gorgeous man who she hadn't been able to get out of her head since he came in her restaurant a few weeks ago comes to her rescue.

I love how Max wondered if he was forever damaged by his past that he didn't think he had any emotional capacity like his brother Rafe, but after only 10 minutes in Peach's company he totally understood his brother's obsession with Lexi. His longest relationship was a two-night stand and now all he can think about is getting her to stay.

I couldn't stop laughing at their conversations with themselves in their head. I love Max's tormented soul and his desperate desire to be loved. You can feel his pain coming through the pages. The storyline keeps you turning the page. The sex is steamy hot and the characters are amazing. Highly recommend this book and anything by Julie Capulet!
253 reviews2 followers
February 26, 2021
Someone has set Max up to take the fall for insider trading - a crime he did not commit. He is determined to find out who set him up and make them pay. Instead of serving jail time he has to wear a tracking bracelet for 3 months that limits his movement to allow him to go from home to his office. His brother wants to take him to dinner to cheer him up and discuss his upcoming wedding and he is stunned speechless when he meets the owner of the restaurant. His only interest in women had been one night stands so he didn't understand his fascination with the beautiful woman.

Peach got her nickname at a young age when she baked her first pie. She absolutely loved baking and finally decided to open her own restaurant with her specialty being her famous pies. Unfortunately, one of her customers wasn't happy with her continued refusals for a date and became abusive and stalking her. As she is trying to escape the stalker after a night out with friends a gorgeous man who she hadn't been able to get out of her head since he came in her restaurant a few weeks ago comes to her rescue.

I love how Max wondered if he was forever damaged by his past that he didn't think he had any emotional capacity like his brother Rafe, but after only 10 minutes in Peach's company he totally understood his brother's obsession with Lexi. His longest relationship was a two-night stand and now all he can think about is getting her to stay.

I couldn't stop laughing at their conversations with themselves in their head. I love Max's tormented soul and his desperate desire to be loved. You can feel his pain coming through the pages. The storyline keeps you turning the page. The sex is steamy hot and the characters are amazing. Highly recommend this book and anything by Julie Capulet!
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208 reviews
February 14, 2023
Dixie May Raffety Sutton aka Peach and Maxamillion Ares Black worlds meet at a restaurant Peach owns named Peach’s. She is recently relocated from
Georgia and is known for them since the LA Times raved about them. Apple pie just happens to be Max’s favorite food. And so the story begins…
Peach had a stalker whom is following her one night when she legit collided with Max on the street while he was on his way to see her. Max takes her to his apartment and the whirlwind romance begins. The next three days the connection and barriers that are broken down between Peach and Max are like none other.
Oh this is all while Max is on house arrest for insider trading which he never did but with the help of some of Peach’s friends and Rafe…they are able to set up a sting operation to get the woman who set up Max to confess and duplicate her laptop. All because these women are after Mr. Black! SMH! Max is off house arrest, is cleared or all charges and gets his bail money back. They offer his job back but he says no.
Just when you think Peach and Max will ride off into the sunset together nope! More tragedy happens when the stalker shows up again and shoots Max and then Peach kills the stalker with Max’s gun! Thank goodness Max makes it.
Peach and Max get married and have 4 children. They split their time between LA and Georgia. Peach’s business is doing so well she may franchise the bakery and Max’s investment app is making so much money he doesn’t need to really think about money any longer! The spice factor is definitely 4.5/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️.5. I would rate the book a 4.5/5. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5. I wish the epilogue was another book instead of maybe 15 pages. I would like to have scene more development of the characters and their relationship before and after kids.
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280 reviews8 followers
August 7, 2022
I’ve been looking forward to Max’s story since meeting him in the I Love You duet. I knew with his emotional and troubled past, his story would be just as good, if not better, than Rafe and Lexi’s intense love story. Julie Capulet has a wonderful way of writing that expresses the genuine feelings of her characters. This excerpt, from Max’s POV, is just one example of ability to weave her words into our hearts:
I feel the hard heart of me soften the smallest bit, like she’s shining her light into the darkest corners of me.
What’s really entertaining is to be privy to the internal battling conversations taking place inside Max’s mind. It’s the self-deprecation, the intense attraction he feels toward Peach, and his battle to keep his darkened past from possibly dimming her light. Then there’s sweet Peach’s internal battle with her attraction to Max and not knowing how to go about seducing a man, while fearing the wrath of a stalker. The overall effect is that it enables the readers to share their inner feelings.
Max and Peach have found their soulmates, and they are able to soothe each other’s demons. The dramatic climax of the story only strengthens their love for each other. This is a soulful and heartfelt love story with a wonderful, romantic ending.
253 reviews
September 1, 2023
Peach Pie and Max #Worstdayoflifeturnsintothebestday.

Max by Julia Capulet is a fast moving romance that involves Max, who framed for inside trading in his brother’s investment firm. Due to being limited to where Max can travel with his house arrest bracelet, Max meets his brother Rafe and his fiancé at a new restaurant where he meets Peaches, the owner. Peaches, is from Georgia is becoming famous for her homemade fruit pies. Peaches has been sleeping in her restaurant office because she was attacked by a stalker. Max tries to stay away from Peaches but finally gives in, buys her flowers and encounters her running from her stalker when she was leaving a club. Max becomes her protector from that day forward. Peaches and Max spend time together getting to know other. There is a snap, crackle and sizzle between the two them! The book has mystery and intrigue learning who framed Max of wrong doing when he is innocent as well keeping Peaches safe from her stalker. The book’ HEA is the stuff dreams are based on. I love reading every single book written by Julia Capulet
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1,218 reviews6 followers
December 1, 2023
Max Black & Peach Sutton The way they saved each other.

Max's story has it all. It has drama, it has Romance, it has suspense. It deals with past demons, forgiveness, trauma. Maximilian Black is accused of a crime he didn't commit insider trading in his own company.
He's out on bond for $6,000,000 and on house arrest. Now he needs to find out who framed him.
Peach Sutton is the owner of a diner a few blocks away from Max' s Penthouse. Rafe & Lexi want to make sure Max is hanging in after his Court hearing. Where he gets mesmerized by a beauty who happens to be the owner of the restaurant. Peach Sutton Is from Georgia & is known for her For southern hospitality & delicious pies.
However right now Peach cannot think of the future of her restaurant; while she has a stalker on the lose. He has been Attacked at her apartment. Which is why she's now in fear of her life & chooses to sleep in her office of her establishment. Can Max save her? Can he protect her? While trying to investigate the lunatic who framed him? Or will Peach be saving Max from his own dark demons? Read they're beautiful love story!
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