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Ravensdale Scandals #3
Engaged To Her Ravensdale Enemy
In bed with her nemesis…
When Jasmine Connolly’s third engagement is broken off, she decides to make her man jealous by enlisting the help of her enemy – playboy Jake Ravensdale! Jasmine might never have forgiven him for his rejection years ago, but the heartless Lothario is the perfect candidate for her plan.
As tensions build, the line between love and hate blurs increasingly…until it’s teetering on the brink of explosion! Jasmine might be wearing Jake’s ring, but she can’t let go of the hurt he once caused her. Because if she does what’s to stop her from falling prey to the Ravensdale playboy’s charms…?
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186 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 15, 2016
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Melanie Milburne
1,146 books392 followersI grew up on a small farm on the outskirts of Sydney and as a keen horse rider, often competed in local gymkhanas and even broke in a few horses from time to time. As I was surrounded by animals, I decided at an early age to become a nurse, however I couldn’t stand the sight of blood and so opted for a career in teaching. It’s a bit ironic that I married a surgeon.
I read my first Mills & Boon novel when I was 17 and that encouraged me to continue reading romance novels; the lure of the tall dark handsome hero, who in reality I fell in love with and knew I was going to marry on our second date! After marrying a year later, we moved to Scotland with our six week old baby so my husband could work and study for his MD in surgery. After the birth of our second son we came back to Australia to settle in Tasmania.
I went back to University and up-graded my teaching diploma to a degree and then went on to do a Masters but still I felt as if something was missing. I sat down one day and began writing and everything clicked into place - I had finally found ‘my brilliant career’! I used to write from instinct rather than a specific plan, but now, so many books later I find a loose plan doesn't go astray. An idea will pop into my head, sometimes it will be just a simple phrase or a what if question and I'm away.
Writing is a skill that can be learned and the best way to learn it is to read and to write. So many people feel they have a novel in them and very probably they are right-the only trick is to get it out. My advice to ‘would be’ writers is to write, write, and write even more. Carry a notebook at all times and jot down ideas. And like any other activity the more you do, the more it feels comfortable.
I hope you enjoy my stories and look forward to hearing from you.
I read my first Mills & Boon novel when I was 17 and that encouraged me to continue reading romance novels; the lure of the tall dark handsome hero, who in reality I fell in love with and knew I was going to marry on our second date! After marrying a year later, we moved to Scotland with our six week old baby so my husband could work and study for his MD in surgery. After the birth of our second son we came back to Australia to settle in Tasmania.
I went back to University and up-graded my teaching diploma to a degree and then went on to do a Masters but still I felt as if something was missing. I sat down one day and began writing and everything clicked into place - I had finally found ‘my brilliant career’! I used to write from instinct rather than a specific plan, but now, so many books later I find a loose plan doesn't go astray. An idea will pop into my head, sometimes it will be just a simple phrase or a what if question and I'm away.
Writing is a skill that can be learned and the best way to learn it is to read and to write. So many people feel they have a novel in them and very probably they are right-the only trick is to get it out. My advice to ‘would be’ writers is to write, write, and write even more. Carry a notebook at all times and jot down ideas. And like any other activity the more you do, the more it feels comfortable.
I hope you enjoy my stories and look forward to hearing from you.
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November 20, 2016
Now we get Jake , the playboy, Ravensdale's story in Melanie Milburne's 3rd book in her Ravensdale Scandals Series.
We have met Jake in the previous two books and he was always a bit of a dark horse and now we get to see what his story is with Jasmine Connolly, his family gardener's daughter. Why she hates him so much!!! Or does she????
Jasmine is quite a character. She just can't help getting engaged to every guy she thinks she's in love with...never mind that this is the third time she gets "ditched".....So who better than to ask for help than her best enemy, Jake???
Their story is cute and sweet and I liked it....just not as much as book #1, Ravensdale's Defiant Captive, Julius Ravensdale's book.
We have met Jake in the previous two books and he was always a bit of a dark horse and now we get to see what his story is with Jasmine Connolly, his family gardener's daughter. Why she hates him so much!!! Or does she????
Jasmine is quite a character. She just can't help getting engaged to every guy she thinks she's in love with...never mind that this is the third time she gets "ditched".....So who better than to ask for help than her best enemy, Jake???
Their story is cute and sweet and I liked it....just not as much as book #1, Ravensdale's Defiant Captive, Julius Ravensdale's book.
March 18, 2017
Romance is at the heart of this keeper-shelf Modern
Choosing a Melanie Milburne to read next was a safe bet for me as I've always loved her books, and this totally delivered on my expectations and some.
I was immediately engaged by the writing, and immersed in the world of the lovely heroine and gorgeous hero. I loved the 3D characters, the personality in the characterisation that makes them 4D, the sexual tension and the pacing is spot on.
I particularly loved how the romance is kept front and centre.
Can't wait to set foot in the Ravensdales' world again so that I can get to know the other characters better and still have a window on Jake and Jaz's relationship.
Five stars plus and one for my keeper shelf.
Choosing a Melanie Milburne to read next was a safe bet for me as I've always loved her books, and this totally delivered on my expectations and some.
I was immediately engaged by the writing, and immersed in the world of the lovely heroine and gorgeous hero. I loved the 3D characters, the personality in the characterisation that makes them 4D, the sexual tension and the pacing is spot on.
I particularly loved how the romance is kept front and centre.
Can't wait to set foot in the Ravensdales' world again so that I can get to know the other characters better and still have a window on Jake and Jaz's relationship.
Five stars plus and one for my keeper shelf.
August 2, 2025
Note: Some of my goodreads shelves can be spoilers
Overall: 3.5 rounded to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋 (a lot of these scenes were shorter and not developed like I prefer)
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑 (for the more developed ones – the others are like a 1.5/2 ish)
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥 (I settled at 2 but it might feel hotter to you – there was a couple scenes that were close together that I combined flames and one that was short and decided not to count)
Humor: A bit – more so if you like that enemies to lovers banter
Perspective: Third person from both hero and heroine
More character focused or plot focused? maybe plot?
How did the speed of the story feel? medium
When mains are first on page together: pretty soon in, chapter 1
Cliffhanger: No, this ends with a happily ever after
Epilogue: No
Format: listened to the audiobook boxset for books 1-3 through NetGalley on their app
Why I chose this book: I am devouring audiobooks lately so I grabbed this boxset on NetGalley because I’m on a Harlequin kick right now
Mains: This is a M/F relationship between a cishet hero and heroine
(Descriptions found at end of my review)
Should I read in order?
It’s not totally necessary – the romance stands alone – but she does have some minor page time in book 2. The series covers the Ravensdale family (with book 1 being about this book’s hero’s twin brother, book 2 being about the sister who is friends with this heroine) and they are quick reads if you’d like to get a feel for the whole family dynamics and read in order.
Basic plot:
When Jasmine’s third engagement falls through, she ropes childhood friend, Jake, into a fake engagement with her to make her ex jealous.
Give this a try if you want:
- contemporary romance
- wedding gown designer that loves weddings
- fake engagement
- enemies to lovers vibes
- bit of an age gap – hero is older by 10 years
- bit of second chance feels – she had a crush on him when she was a teenager but he rejected her
- one bed
- friend of the family – they’ve been friends since children
- best friend's brother
- low to medium steam – multiple scenes but some are close together and some are shorter so I settled at a 2 flame rating
Ages:
- heroine is 23, I think hero is around 33
First line:
It wasn’t giving back the engagement ring Jasmine Connolly was most worried about.
My thoughts:
I wasn’t in love with this one in the first half. It has enemies to lovers feels with light second chance (she had a childhood crush…) and I’ve just been struggling with those elements. There’s a lot of snark between them and I just wasn’t feeling the tension.
But I felt like this book started to turn around for me a bit by the end. I did love how at the end, Jake is just an emotional disaster. It’s what helped me round up my rating a bit because a man that’s an absolute mess for his partner always melts me. I enjoyed him not being able to function without her 😆
Few random reading stats for this author
# of books read: 3
Average rating from me: 4 stars
Favorite book: Awakening the Ravensdale Heiress
Content warnings: These should be taken as a minimum of what to expect. It’s very possible I have missed some.
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes, safe sex aspects, consent, pregnancy/child in the story:
Extra stuff like what my review breakdown means, where to find me, and book clubs
Overall: 3.5 rounded to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋 (a lot of these scenes were shorter and not developed like I prefer)
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑 (for the more developed ones – the others are like a 1.5/2 ish)
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥 (I settled at 2 but it might feel hotter to you – there was a couple scenes that were close together that I combined flames and one that was short and decided not to count)
Humor: A bit – more so if you like that enemies to lovers banter
Perspective: Third person from both hero and heroine
More character focused or plot focused? maybe plot?
How did the speed of the story feel? medium
When mains are first on page together: pretty soon in, chapter 1
Cliffhanger: No, this ends with a happily ever after
Epilogue: No
Format: listened to the audiobook boxset for books 1-3 through NetGalley on their app
Why I chose this book: I am devouring audiobooks lately so I grabbed this boxset on NetGalley because I’m on a Harlequin kick right now
Mains: This is a M/F relationship between a cishet hero and heroine
(Descriptions found at end of my review)
Should I read in order?
It’s not totally necessary – the romance stands alone – but she does have some minor page time in book 2. The series covers the Ravensdale family (with book 1 being about this book’s hero’s twin brother, book 2 being about the sister who is friends with this heroine) and they are quick reads if you’d like to get a feel for the whole family dynamics and read in order.
Basic plot:
When Jasmine’s third engagement falls through, she ropes childhood friend, Jake, into a fake engagement with her to make her ex jealous.
Give this a try if you want:
- contemporary romance
- wedding gown designer that loves weddings
- fake engagement
- enemies to lovers vibes
- bit of an age gap – hero is older by 10 years
- bit of second chance feels – she had a crush on him when she was a teenager but he rejected her
- one bed
- friend of the family – they’ve been friends since children
- best friend's brother
- low to medium steam – multiple scenes but some are close together and some are shorter so I settled at a 2 flame rating
Ages:
- heroine is 23, I think hero is around 33
First line:
It wasn’t giving back the engagement ring Jasmine Connolly was most worried about.
My thoughts:
I wasn’t in love with this one in the first half. It has enemies to lovers feels with light second chance (she had a childhood crush…) and I’ve just been struggling with those elements. There’s a lot of snark between them and I just wasn’t feeling the tension.
But I felt like this book started to turn around for me a bit by the end. I did love how at the end, Jake is just an emotional disaster. It’s what helped me round up my rating a bit because a man that’s an absolute mess for his partner always melts me. I enjoyed him not being able to function without her 😆
Few random reading stats for this author
# of books read: 3
Average rating from me: 4 stars
Favorite book: Awakening the Ravensdale Heiress
Content warnings: These should be taken as a minimum of what to expect. It’s very possible I have missed some.
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes, safe sex aspects, consent, pregnancy/child in the story:
Extra stuff like what my review breakdown means, where to find me, and book clubs
September 15, 2017
This is probably a 2 and half star story. The writing is good. It's an engagement of convenience/enemies to lovers story - the heroine is pretending to be engaged because her pride was dented by her third broken engagement and the hero needed help with an under-aged stalker.
The H/h had a history, dating from the heroine's childhood, that the reader is told. But their behavior in real time was enemies to lovers with the emphasis on lovers. The heroine was attracted to the hero, but even during sex she just seemed needy. She desperately wanted to be married after three broken engagements and her mother and father's rejection when she was a child. The story didn't convince me that she had overcome her neediness.
I also didn't believe for a moment that the playboy of the western world hero turned on a dime in the last chapter and asked the heroine to marry him in the middle of his twin brother's wedding.
It didn't help that the heroine was a wedding dress designer and that they attended a bridal expo together as an "engaged" couple and I had to skim paragraphs of wedding paraphernalia descriptions.
So - not terrible. But not very convincing. Needy heroine. Commitment phobia hero. What could possibly go wrong?
The H/h had a history, dating from the heroine's childhood, that the reader is told. But their behavior in real time was enemies to lovers with the emphasis on lovers. The heroine was attracted to the hero, but even during sex she just seemed needy. She desperately wanted to be married after three broken engagements and her mother and father's rejection when she was a child. The story didn't convince me that she had overcome her neediness.
I also didn't believe for a moment that the playboy of the western world hero turned on a dime in the last chapter and asked the heroine to marry him in the middle of his twin brother's wedding.
It didn't help that the heroine was a wedding dress designer and that they attended a bridal expo together as an "engaged" couple and I had to skim paragraphs of wedding paraphernalia descriptions.
So - not terrible. But not very convincing. Needy heroine. Commitment phobia hero. What could possibly go wrong?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 3, 2016
Engaged To Her Ravensdale Enemy is book 3 in the series "Ravensdale Scandals." It's the story of Jake and Jasmine.
It was a wonderful story going from enemies to lovers.
Enemies
At the age of sixteen, Jasmine had a crush on Jake. She decided to make him her first lover but Jake rejected her and made her leave his room in a humiliating way. She couldn't handle the rejection and got drunk to be afterwards sexually assaulted by a guest in the restroom. Jasmine never told anybody about the assault but secretly blamed Jake for it and hated his guts.
Fake fiancés
Jake was stalked by a teenager and had to find a way to get rid of her. Jasmine was terrible at relationships. She's been dumped by three fiancés and was looking to get back at her last fiancé for breaking up with her. When Emma, the teenager followed Jake to his family mansion, jaz stepped in and claimed to be Jake's fiancée. She wanted to save him from Emma and take revenge for her pride and hurt her ex fiancé for leaving her.
They couldn't stay in a room without trying to kill each other. She wasn't his type. He was good with the "use them and loose them"concept. He preferred his women blonde with zero interest in commitment.
She was a wedding gown designer. All she thought about was marriage, commitment and kids something that would drive him running.
All they had was two weeks of pretence then they would resume their war.
Not sure about the war ;)
She tasted good...
Oh God! He was a good kisser...
May be they could have a two week fling...
That was good sex..
Better than good sex..
Amazing?
Yeah, That's the word.
Two days?!!
They were supposed to be two weeks!
He wasn't ready to let her go. Not after he tasted her sweetness.
But she left.
Did she just walked away from him?
Did she just dumped Jake Ravensdale?
Two weeks would never be enough for Jake to get her out of his head.
Problem was, he didn't want to get her out of anything.
He wanted her the forever kind of want and he would have her.
What a wonderful story. Melanie milburne did a good job.
I really enjoyed this book so much.
The whole series was amazing.
It was a wonderful story going from enemies to lovers.
Enemies
At the age of sixteen, Jasmine had a crush on Jake. She decided to make him her first lover but Jake rejected her and made her leave his room in a humiliating way. She couldn't handle the rejection and got drunk to be afterwards sexually assaulted by a guest in the restroom. Jasmine never told anybody about the assault but secretly blamed Jake for it and hated his guts.
Fake fiancés
Jake was stalked by a teenager and had to find a way to get rid of her. Jasmine was terrible at relationships. She's been dumped by three fiancés and was looking to get back at her last fiancé for breaking up with her. When Emma, the teenager followed Jake to his family mansion, jaz stepped in and claimed to be Jake's fiancée. She wanted to save him from Emma and take revenge for her pride and hurt her ex fiancé for leaving her.
They couldn't stay in a room without trying to kill each other. She wasn't his type. He was good with the "use them and loose them"concept. He preferred his women blonde with zero interest in commitment.
She was a wedding gown designer. All she thought about was marriage, commitment and kids something that would drive him running.
All they had was two weeks of pretence then they would resume their war.
Not sure about the war ;)
She tasted good...
Oh God! He was a good kisser...
May be they could have a two week fling...
That was good sex..
Better than good sex..
Amazing?
Yeah, That's the word.
Two days?!!
They were supposed to be two weeks!
He wasn't ready to let her go. Not after he tasted her sweetness.
But she left.
Did she just walked away from him?
Did she just dumped Jake Ravensdale?
Two weeks would never be enough for Jake to get her out of his head.
Problem was, he didn't want to get her out of anything.
He wanted her the forever kind of want and he would have her.
What a wonderful story. Melanie milburne did a good job.
I really enjoyed this book so much.
The whole series was amazing.
June 18, 2016
So yeah, nice good read but have a breath between the books.
February 25, 2016
ENGAGED TO HER RAVENSDALE ENEMY by author Melanie Milburne is April 2016 release by Harlequin Presents series.
This is Book 3 of the mini Ravensdale series.
Book 1: Ravensdale’s Defiant Captive.
Book 2: Awakening the Ravensdale Heiress
Getting away from a teenage stalker, Jake Ravensdale arrives on his family estate to party big and post pictures on social media to thwart the teenage girl. Then he finds her at his doorstep.
Jasmine Conolly, his family estate gardener’s daughter steps in and announces to the girl and to the world that Jake is her fiancé. The girl goes away but what would happen to the fake engagement now? Jaz had just been dumped from a third engagement and she needed this fake engagement to reel in her wayward fiancé. If she had such deep feelings for her fiancé, why was Jake’s touch making her body to fizz and crackle? After all Jake was her sworn enemy, wasn’t he? And Jake was not one to fall in love and do happy ever after. Why was he so concerned about Jaz’s feelings?
ENGAGED TO HER RAVENSDALE ENEMY is a swoon-worthy romance. Author Melanie Milburne brought this sensational tale full of shimmering sensuality. Readers already hooked on the Ravensdale series would love to read how Jaz brings Jake to his knees!
Highly recommended for all readers of romance.
This is Book 3 of the mini Ravensdale series.
Book 1: Ravensdale’s Defiant Captive.
Book 2: Awakening the Ravensdale Heiress
Getting away from a teenage stalker, Jake Ravensdale arrives on his family estate to party big and post pictures on social media to thwart the teenage girl. Then he finds her at his doorstep.
Jasmine Conolly, his family estate gardener’s daughter steps in and announces to the girl and to the world that Jake is her fiancé. The girl goes away but what would happen to the fake engagement now? Jaz had just been dumped from a third engagement and she needed this fake engagement to reel in her wayward fiancé. If she had such deep feelings for her fiancé, why was Jake’s touch making her body to fizz and crackle? After all Jake was her sworn enemy, wasn’t he? And Jake was not one to fall in love and do happy ever after. Why was he so concerned about Jaz’s feelings?
ENGAGED TO HER RAVENSDALE ENEMY is a swoon-worthy romance. Author Melanie Milburne brought this sensational tale full of shimmering sensuality. Readers already hooked on the Ravensdale series would love to read how Jaz brings Jake to his knees!
Highly recommended for all readers of romance.
March 9, 2016
Melanie Milburne has done a fantastic job using the enemies-to-lover trope in bringing out the best in her writing. In Engaged to Her Ravensdale Enemy Ms. Milburne builds the drama from page one and keeps the conflict exploding with each new chapter in the scintillating new installation in her Ravensdale miniseries for Harlequin Presents. Hot, sexy and full of intense scenes right out of some popular television soap, this book hits all the right buttons! Jake Ravensdale has fled to his family estate to get away from a teenage stalker. What he hasn’t bargained for is to find his young stalker at his doorstep. He is however surprised and shocked when Jasmine Connolly declares to the stalker and the world that she is Jake’s fiancée. Of course she’s already engaged to someone else! From here things heat up and intense drama burns up the pages. Fans of the previous two books in the Ravensdale miniseries are sure to find this installation all the more entertaining! Overall, great dialogue, cutting-edge drama, sizzling chemistry and descriptive writing make this a worthwhile read.
Recommended
4.5 Stars
March 17, 2016
What a fabulous story this one is this is the third book in the Ravensdale series and you will be turning the pages very quickly as Jasmine Connolly and Jake Ravensdale have a journey that is filled with ups and downs and makes them open up and realize that love is what matters.
Jake Ravensdale is one of the twins and is so sure he is like his actor father that he spends his life going from one one night stand to the next love is not for Jake he does not want to end up like his parents so he concentrates on enjoying life as best as he can but when a young girl believes she is in love with him his old friend Jasmine steps in and saves the day could this change his way of life and his thinking when Jasmine pronounces them engaged.
Jasmine Connolly has grown up on the Ravensdale estate she is the gardeners daughter but has been taken in by the Ravensdale's and is more like family but she has always felt a bond and love for Jake but that is shot down when she is 16, Jaz becomes a wedding gown designer she needs love and the feeling of being loved after all her parents never wanted her so she tries to find love and with three failed engagements and whdn an opportunity to get Jake to help her with a false engagement pops up this is going to change her life in such a good way.
This journey is filled with a sensual affair that melts their hearts but builds tension but it also makes them open up and realize that love together is the best thing for them and the marriage proposal will have you smiling and shedding a few tears of joy. I loved this one from the first page and I highly recommend it thank you MS Milburne you never disappoint me with one of your stories and this one gave me hours of reading pleasure.
Jake Ravensdale is one of the twins and is so sure he is like his actor father that he spends his life going from one one night stand to the next love is not for Jake he does not want to end up like his parents so he concentrates on enjoying life as best as he can but when a young girl believes she is in love with him his old friend Jasmine steps in and saves the day could this change his way of life and his thinking when Jasmine pronounces them engaged.
Jasmine Connolly has grown up on the Ravensdale estate she is the gardeners daughter but has been taken in by the Ravensdale's and is more like family but she has always felt a bond and love for Jake but that is shot down when she is 16, Jaz becomes a wedding gown designer she needs love and the feeling of being loved after all her parents never wanted her so she tries to find love and with three failed engagements and whdn an opportunity to get Jake to help her with a false engagement pops up this is going to change her life in such a good way.
This journey is filled with a sensual affair that melts their hearts but builds tension but it also makes them open up and realize that love together is the best thing for them and the marriage proposal will have you smiling and shedding a few tears of joy. I loved this one from the first page and I highly recommend it thank you MS Milburne you never disappoint me with one of your stories and this one gave me hours of reading pleasure.
August 7, 2016
A delightful read which carries on with the Ravensdale family which we have been meeting during the first two books of the engaging series.
Jasmine is the gardener's daughter but grew up close to the sides of the Ravensdales and lived with them during her turmoiled childhood. She's always had a thing for Jake, twin of Julius from book one, and is still mortified about her experience with him when she was a naieve love sick puppy. Now, many years later and two weddings to make dresses for the time has come when she can't avoid Jake any longer.
Many failed engagements behind her with the latest looking to fail too, an opportunity arises that will suit both Jasmine and Jake's complicated single status and an fake engagement is announced. Much to Jasmines delight and Jake's horror. As the story rolls along we discover why everyone thinks they're enemies when really what happened behind the scenes was quite the opposite and Jasmine's way of coping.
A great read, two frenemies who are growing together and realising that maybe their opposites really do attract and just maybe instead of working so hard to avoid each other that they should stop fighting the magnetic forces that are bringing them together. I really quite liked Jake.
With family and friends and ex partners and scandalous teenagers all in the background this makes for a delightful read, it's kind of Presents mixed with a bit of light-hearted humor along the ride.
Loved it and looking forward to number 4 xxx
Jasmine is the gardener's daughter but grew up close to the sides of the Ravensdales and lived with them during her turmoiled childhood. She's always had a thing for Jake, twin of Julius from book one, and is still mortified about her experience with him when she was a naieve love sick puppy. Now, many years later and two weddings to make dresses for the time has come when she can't avoid Jake any longer.
Many failed engagements behind her with the latest looking to fail too, an opportunity arises that will suit both Jasmine and Jake's complicated single status and an fake engagement is announced. Much to Jasmines delight and Jake's horror. As the story rolls along we discover why everyone thinks they're enemies when really what happened behind the scenes was quite the opposite and Jasmine's way of coping.
A great read, two frenemies who are growing together and realising that maybe their opposites really do attract and just maybe instead of working so hard to avoid each other that they should stop fighting the magnetic forces that are bringing them together. I really quite liked Jake.
With family and friends and ex partners and scandalous teenagers all in the background this makes for a delightful read, it's kind of Presents mixed with a bit of light-hearted humor along the ride.
Loved it and looking forward to number 4 xxx
January 4, 2018
Enemy to lover selaluuu suka xD
February 28, 2016
This book has one of my favourite tropes in Romance going for it. Enmity turning to forever kind of love. The sparks flying getting all the more intense because the feelings involved are on the extreme sides of the spectrum; be it hate or love.
Due to an incident tat happened a long time ago, Jasmine and Jake can't even bring themselves to be civil to each other and prefer their family to be around so that they are not left to each other's company.
Jasmine is the daughter of the gardener at Jake's parents' house but has always considered the Ravensdales her default / adopted family as neither her mother nor her father had any affection or time for her.
Jumping back to the present, with yet another broken engagement Jasmine does not want to face the world and Jake wants the teenaged girl who has developed a crush on him to leave him alone; these two are at the Ravensdale estate together and in a moment of revengeful inspiration, Jasmine announces their engagement.
Following the announcement, everything snowballs itself to perfection but there are still glitches here and there.
Definitely serious and complicated but nothing that a heart to heart cannot resolve.
The banter they had going between them gives one the fits.
Due to an incident tat happened a long time ago, Jasmine and Jake can't even bring themselves to be civil to each other and prefer their family to be around so that they are not left to each other's company.
Jasmine is the daughter of the gardener at Jake's parents' house but has always considered the Ravensdales her default / adopted family as neither her mother nor her father had any affection or time for her.
Jumping back to the present, with yet another broken engagement Jasmine does not want to face the world and Jake wants the teenaged girl who has developed a crush on him to leave him alone; these two are at the Ravensdale estate together and in a moment of revengeful inspiration, Jasmine announces their engagement.
Following the announcement, everything snowballs itself to perfection but there are still glitches here and there.
Definitely serious and complicated but nothing that a heart to heart cannot resolve.
The banter they had going between them gives one the fits.
March 14, 2016
"Engaged to Her Ravensdale Enemy" by Melanie Milburne is part of her series 'The Ravensdale Scandals.' Even though it is a read alone book, because the author does a great job introducing the characters in the book, I highly recommend reading this series.
Playboy Jake Ravensdale is somewhat in a bind when a young stalker shows up on his doorstep. Good thing Jasmine Connolly is at the house trying to get some of her work done for a bride to be. She steps up and introduces herself as Jake's fiance. Once Jasmine makes sure the teenager makes it home safe she lets Jake know that she is not pleased that he is hosting an orgy weekend. Jasmine and Jake know each other because her father worked on the estate that the Ravensdale family owned. The family took her in and she became a part of their family.
There are some twists in this story about what happened in their past that brings them to this event in their lives. They try to fight their chemistry, but it's a lost battle.
Playboy Jake Ravensdale is somewhat in a bind when a young stalker shows up on his doorstep. Good thing Jasmine Connolly is at the house trying to get some of her work done for a bride to be. She steps up and introduces herself as Jake's fiance. Once Jasmine makes sure the teenager makes it home safe she lets Jake know that she is not pleased that he is hosting an orgy weekend. Jasmine and Jake know each other because her father worked on the estate that the Ravensdale family owned. The family took her in and she became a part of their family.
There are some twists in this story about what happened in their past that brings them to this event in their lives. They try to fight their chemistry, but it's a lost battle.
March 5, 2016
4.25 stars
I've been wanting to read Jake and Jaz's story since they were introduced in the first two series. I'm glad it lives up to my expectations. If only it weren't for the ubrupt ending and slight inconsistencies in character voices, I would have given it 5 stars
I've been wanting to read Jake and Jaz's story since they were introduced in the first two series. I'm glad it lives up to my expectations. If only it weren't for the ubrupt ending and slight inconsistencies in character voices, I would have given it 5 stars
September 24, 2017
Jack dan Jaz ini ibarat anjing dan kucing kalau bertemu, selalu bertengkar. Padahal 7 tahun yang lalu, Jaz sangat menginginkan Jack. Karena Jack sepertinya memberinya sinyal yang sama, Jaz ingin menghabiskan malam itu bersama Jack. Sayangnya Jack malah mempermalukannya di depan umum. Malam itu tidak akan pernah dilupakan oleh Jaz.
Jack sendiri sadar dirinya salah dalam memperlakukan Jaz, gadis yang jatuh cinta padanya. Tapi Jack tidak ingin terikat dengan siapapun, dan cara itulah yang terpikir olehnya untuk menyingkirkan Jaz.Namun sesungguhnya Jack tidak bisa melupakan Jaz.
Kini mereka terlibat dalam pertunangan pura-pura demi kepentingan bersama. Dan ketika mereka saling mengenal lebih jauh secara fisik, rasanya ada yang berubah.
Hero dan heroine dalam novel ini sama-sama orang yang suka denial sama dirinya masing-masing. Padahal ya sama-sama suka dari awalnya. Jaz tumbuh jadi gadis yang selalu merasa dirinya tidak diinginkan, sementara Jack tumbuh menjadi orang anti komitmen.
sayang, endingnya seperti dipaksakan segera berakhir. Bahagia tentunya.
Jack sendiri sadar dirinya salah dalam memperlakukan Jaz, gadis yang jatuh cinta padanya. Tapi Jack tidak ingin terikat dengan siapapun, dan cara itulah yang terpikir olehnya untuk menyingkirkan Jaz.Namun sesungguhnya Jack tidak bisa melupakan Jaz.
Kini mereka terlibat dalam pertunangan pura-pura demi kepentingan bersama. Dan ketika mereka saling mengenal lebih jauh secara fisik, rasanya ada yang berubah.
Hero dan heroine dalam novel ini sama-sama orang yang suka denial sama dirinya masing-masing. Padahal ya sama-sama suka dari awalnya. Jaz tumbuh jadi gadis yang selalu merasa dirinya tidak diinginkan, sementara Jack tumbuh menjadi orang anti komitmen.
sayang, endingnya seperti dipaksakan segera berakhir. Bahagia tentunya.
September 29, 2020
Was better than the first two books but still wasn't great. I did not like the Heroine she was so needy and desperate (with guys in General because she was engaged to 3 different guys in a relatively short period of time). Np.
October 23, 2017
I really liked this one.
January 6, 2018
Love the 'sweet' ending. ;)
April 26, 2020
2.5 stars, a true fuckboy and a girl with abandonment issues what could possibly go wrong
July 6, 2024
A pleasing read. Everything I want from a good M&B book.
March 17, 2016
Engaged to Her Ravensdale’s Enemy by Melanie Milburne
Jasmine Connolly's mother did not want her, dropped her with her dad and he left her with the Ravensdale's to bring up. Engaged three different times and each time engagement broke off. She can't help thinking that it must be something wrong with her.
Started with her crush on Jake Ravensdale! She was young, at a party and she was in Jake's bed and he opens the door bringing in his 3 young gals and Jasmine runs out humiliated. Rejection by Jake was a hard lesson for her and she would never talk about what else went on that night.
Jasmine decides that she will make her last man jealous and use Jake to do it. Her way of getting back at him for the past rejection and hurt she suffered. Especially when Jake has an encounter with a young teenage gal with a huge crush on him even comes to his house even and Jasmine helps the girl back home and tells the girl that Jake and Jasmine are engaged. WHAT? Well Jasmine had decided he will help her and she will help him. When a few weeks are over the engagement will be broken and they can go back to their lives. She talks Jake into it and little do they know what might happen when you put the two together and the press has a field day with them and so does social media. She does tell a couple of her closest friends what is the truth.
Jake does purchase an engagement ring even for her and purchases a beautiful necklace for her. They attend a weekend bridal show where Jasmine has a wedding gown from her designs and bridal shop in and well you need to read to find out how it goes.
Melanie Milburne does not disappoint me in this love story. She does a wonderful job on The Ravensdale Scandals!
Jasmine Connolly's mother did not want her, dropped her with her dad and he left her with the Ravensdale's to bring up. Engaged three different times and each time engagement broke off. She can't help thinking that it must be something wrong with her.
Started with her crush on Jake Ravensdale! She was young, at a party and she was in Jake's bed and he opens the door bringing in his 3 young gals and Jasmine runs out humiliated. Rejection by Jake was a hard lesson for her and she would never talk about what else went on that night.
Jasmine decides that she will make her last man jealous and use Jake to do it. Her way of getting back at him for the past rejection and hurt she suffered. Especially when Jake has an encounter with a young teenage gal with a huge crush on him even comes to his house even and Jasmine helps the girl back home and tells the girl that Jake and Jasmine are engaged. WHAT? Well Jasmine had decided he will help her and she will help him. When a few weeks are over the engagement will be broken and they can go back to their lives. She talks Jake into it and little do they know what might happen when you put the two together and the press has a field day with them and so does social media. She does tell a couple of her closest friends what is the truth.
Jake does purchase an engagement ring even for her and purchases a beautiful necklace for her. They attend a weekend bridal show where Jasmine has a wedding gown from her designs and bridal shop in and well you need to read to find out how it goes.
Melanie Milburne does not disappoint me in this love story. She does a wonderful job on The Ravensdale Scandals!
March 14, 2016
My favorite Ravensdale sibling! There's just something about the chemistry between these two that made it my favorite yet in the series.
Jasmine Connolly is having horrible luck with men. Now her 3rd fiance in just about as many years is telling her he wants a "break". She's convinced he'll come running back if only he has the right motivation. She comes up with a plan to make him jealous.
Jake Ravensdale is a notorious playboy, and Jaz's enemy for years now. She grew up with his little sister and ever since she had a crush on him when she was a teen that he didn't return, they have gone at it like cats and dogs whenever in the same room with each other. She can't believe she's asking him for a favor, but surely if Myles sees her spending time with him, he'll hurry back to claim his woman!
When Jake agrees to accompany Jaz to a weekend work function, there are sure to be fireworks ... but neither of them expect the attraction that flares up between them!
Jasmine Connolly is having horrible luck with men. Now her 3rd fiance in just about as many years is telling her he wants a "break". She's convinced he'll come running back if only he has the right motivation. She comes up with a plan to make him jealous.
Jake Ravensdale is a notorious playboy, and Jaz's enemy for years now. She grew up with his little sister and ever since she had a crush on him when she was a teen that he didn't return, they have gone at it like cats and dogs whenever in the same room with each other. She can't believe she's asking him for a favor, but surely if Myles sees her spending time with him, he'll hurry back to claim his woman!
When Jake agrees to accompany Jaz to a weekend work function, there are sure to be fireworks ... but neither of them expect the attraction that flares up between them!
March 2, 2016
Wow book 3 of the Ravensdale Scandals and what a wow book it is. Jasmine Connolly is a wedding gown designer and Jake Ravensdale is her nemesis. She has loved him forever but has managed to get engaged to three different men and broken it three times. Lets consider why, its because no one will fill the place for Jake in her heart sounds like there is a simple solution. Get Jake, stop there he isn't interested in forever and he isn't interested in Jaz. At least that is what they both believe until a few events make it imperative they make like they are engaged and so begins a wonderful story of having that saying "you don't know what you've got until you lose it". A marvelous story by a phenomenal author and you will be waiting anxiously for the next in the series. Loved it so much and it made me smile laugh and cry. Wow is all I can say.
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April 21, 2016"Milburne’s clever plotting, snappy dialogue and well-drawn sexual attraction will captivate readers. The developing relationship between Jasmine and Jake is hot" (4 1/2 stars TOP PICK! @ RT Book Reviews).
Miniseries: The Ravensdale Scandals
Miniseries: The Ravensdale Scandals
January 15, 2017
I love enemies to lovers.
I love it when they've known each other forever.
I love it even more when they practically grow up together.
I love it when they play fake fiance/fiancee games.
I love love in an elevator.
This book had all of those things all in one book. Minus one star for not making my chest ache.
I love it when they've known each other forever.
I love it even more when they practically grow up together.
I love it when they play fake fiance/fiancee games.
I love love in an elevator.
This book had all of those things all in one book. Minus one star for not making my chest ache.
May 3, 2016
Definitely not for me. It doesn't have the sexual tension or chemistry I'm looking for in harlequin romances so I had to stop around the 40% mark. It felt too flirty for something that is advertised with tension and lust.
March 7, 2016
Passionate and sexy romance! I liked it.
March 11, 2016
i would give 4 stars, but story has public love declaration at the end - i hate that, so i'll give 3 stars.
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April 1, 2016received 4 1/2 stars TOP PICK! @ RT Book Reviews
Miniseries: The Ravensdale Scandals
Miniseries: The Ravensdale Scandals
April 11, 2016
Easy read and I loved how the characters from earlier books, made appearances.
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