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Defying the Billionaire's Command
His prejudice…
Hardened cynic Dare James is furious. Some woman has gotten her claws into his grandfather. He returns in a blaze of fury to the family estate to lay down the law…only to find himself attracted to the woman he had every intention of evicting.
Her pride!
Carly Evans is horrified—she's his grandfather's doctor, not a gold digger! She can't wait to wipe the smug smile from Dare's frustratingly handsome face. Only before she knows it, Carly is caught in an inescapable web of attraction…and suddenly defying the billionaire's command is the last thing she wants to do!
Hardened cynic Dare James is furious. Some woman has gotten her claws into his grandfather. He returns in a blaze of fury to the family estate to lay down the law…only to find himself attracted to the woman he had every intention of evicting.
Her pride!
Carly Evans is horrified—she's his grandfather's doctor, not a gold digger! She can't wait to wipe the smug smile from Dare's frustratingly handsome face. Only before she knows it, Carly is caught in an inescapable web of attraction…and suddenly defying the billionaire's command is the last thing she wants to do!
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published August 23, 2016
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Michelle Conder
202 books82 followersAfter graduating from the University of Melbourne, Michelle Conder took a variety of jobs before packing her bags and traveling and working overseas. When none of the career opportunities she encountered grabbed her she returned to Australia and after more study decided to follow her lifelong dream of becoming a writer.
Michelle now lives in Melbourne with her husband and three children and when she isn’t writing loves to visit faraway places and spend time with her family and friends.
Michelle now lives in Melbourne with her husband and three children and when she isn’t writing loves to visit faraway places and spend time with her family and friends.
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January 19, 2017
Dare, pero que hombre tan mal pensado, de todo piensa mal y se hace ideas equivocadas. :# :#
December 13, 2016
A scintillating and sexy tale of forbidden passion, red-hot attraction and illicit desire, Defying the Billionaire’s Command is a stellar romantic read from the talented Michelle Conder.
Billionaire Dare James has got his reasons for despising his grandfather. Dare has never forgiven him for casting his mother out as a teenager when she had fallen pregnant, leaving her frightened, vulnerable and destitute. Dare might have grown up in poverty, but he had worked hard to become one of the richest men in the world who is admired and feared in equal measures in the business community. With billions in the bank, houses scattered all across the globe and an enviable lifestyle, Dare does not want or need his grandfather’s money, but when he receives news that he wants to see him and his mother, Dare finds himself going to the family’s estate in England determined to make him pay for all the anguish and misery he had put his mother through. The last thing Dare had expected when he set foot on the family estate was to find a shameless gold-digger keeping his grandfather company. But he soon realises that there are hidden depths to Carly Evans…
Carly is horrified at Dare’s assumption. She’s not his grandfather’s mistress, but his doctor. However, as her client has insisted that he does not want his family to know the extent of his condition, Carly has got no other option but to keep quiet about the real reason for her presence on the family estate. After her last relationship had ended badly, Carly had vowed to give relationships a wide berth and to keep men at arm’s length. However, she had never met a man as charismatic or as sexy as Dare James. Thrust in close proximity together, Carly knows that she should keep things strictly professional with Dare, but resisting him proves harder than she previously thought and succumbing to his seductive kisses absolutely impossible!
As their attraction deepens and gives way to something deeper, Dare and Carly find themselves wondering whether they are ready to tear the defenses which they had built around their hearts and grasp this unexpected chance at happiness. Or whether they are too scared to take a leap of faith and fight for the happy ending they so richly deserve…
A steamy and seductive love story that pits a gorgeous Alpha male against a smart, intelligent and vivacious heroine, Defying the Billionaire’s Command is a terrific contemporary romance fans of Lynne Graham and Sharon Kendrick will devour in a single sitting. Fast-paced, passionate and compelling, Defying the Billionaire’s Command will leave readers turning the pages late into the night with its captivating blend of secrets, emotional intrigue and powerful romance.
A terrific read from a gifted writer of romantic fiction, Defying the Billionaire’s Command is not to be missed.
Billionaire Dare James has got his reasons for despising his grandfather. Dare has never forgiven him for casting his mother out as a teenager when she had fallen pregnant, leaving her frightened, vulnerable and destitute. Dare might have grown up in poverty, but he had worked hard to become one of the richest men in the world who is admired and feared in equal measures in the business community. With billions in the bank, houses scattered all across the globe and an enviable lifestyle, Dare does not want or need his grandfather’s money, but when he receives news that he wants to see him and his mother, Dare finds himself going to the family’s estate in England determined to make him pay for all the anguish and misery he had put his mother through. The last thing Dare had expected when he set foot on the family estate was to find a shameless gold-digger keeping his grandfather company. But he soon realises that there are hidden depths to Carly Evans…
Carly is horrified at Dare’s assumption. She’s not his grandfather’s mistress, but his doctor. However, as her client has insisted that he does not want his family to know the extent of his condition, Carly has got no other option but to keep quiet about the real reason for her presence on the family estate. After her last relationship had ended badly, Carly had vowed to give relationships a wide berth and to keep men at arm’s length. However, she had never met a man as charismatic or as sexy as Dare James. Thrust in close proximity together, Carly knows that she should keep things strictly professional with Dare, but resisting him proves harder than she previously thought and succumbing to his seductive kisses absolutely impossible!
As their attraction deepens and gives way to something deeper, Dare and Carly find themselves wondering whether they are ready to tear the defenses which they had built around their hearts and grasp this unexpected chance at happiness. Or whether they are too scared to take a leap of faith and fight for the happy ending they so richly deserve…
A steamy and seductive love story that pits a gorgeous Alpha male against a smart, intelligent and vivacious heroine, Defying the Billionaire’s Command is a terrific contemporary romance fans of Lynne Graham and Sharon Kendrick will devour in a single sitting. Fast-paced, passionate and compelling, Defying the Billionaire’s Command will leave readers turning the pages late into the night with its captivating blend of secrets, emotional intrigue and powerful romance.
A terrific read from a gifted writer of romantic fiction, Defying the Billionaire’s Command is not to be missed.
June 3, 2021
His prejudice…
Hardened cynic Dare James is furious. Some woman has gotten her claws into his grandfather. He returns in a blaze of fury to the family estate to lay down the law…only to find himself attracted to the woman he had every intention of evicting.
Her pride!
Carly Evans is horrified—she's his grandfather's doctor, not a gold digger! She can't wait to wipe the smug smile from Dare's frustratingly handsome face. Only before she knows it, Carly is caught in an inescapable web of attraction…and suddenly defying the billionaire's command is the last thing she wants to do! (
Hardened cynic Dare James is furious. Some woman has gotten her claws into his grandfather. He returns in a blaze of fury to the family estate to lay down the law…only to find himself attracted to the woman he had every intention of evicting.
Her pride!
Carly Evans is horrified—she's his grandfather's doctor, not a gold digger! She can't wait to wipe the smug smile from Dare's frustratingly handsome face. Only before she knows it, Carly is caught in an inescapable web of attraction…and suddenly defying the billionaire's command is the last thing she wants to do! (
August 14, 2018
I am reading a few books that are taking me forever to get through and I needed instant gratification in a quick reading fix. These books you can read in about 2 hours - so instant gratification met.
Mistaken identity troupe. He thinks she is a gold digger (and yes....the song kept playing in my head the whole time I was reading) when she is actually his Grandfather's doctor. Story plays out from there....
It is really hard to find books of this type that have believable characters/dialogue etc and this is no exception. Characters were a bit wooden/preachy/whingey (take your pick). Dialogue was flat. However, at just under 200 pages, authenticity and character development is rarely part of the package. I did like the writing though and I do always like to support Aussie authors.
I feel re-invigorated to pick up the other books I was reading - so this book achieved its mission :-)
Mistaken identity troupe. He thinks she is a gold digger (and yes....the song kept playing in my head the whole time I was reading) when she is actually his Grandfather's doctor. Story plays out from there....
It is really hard to find books of this type that have believable characters/dialogue etc and this is no exception. Characters were a bit wooden/preachy/whingey (take your pick). Dialogue was flat. However, at just under 200 pages, authenticity and character development is rarely part of the package. I did like the writing though and I do always like to support Aussie authors.
I feel re-invigorated to pick up the other books I was reading - so this book achieved its mission :-)
October 16, 2020
Defying the Billionaires Command
His mother was invited back to her childhood home to a father that hadn't seen her since she married his father. Dare is there to make sure that she is not hurt by her own father. When he mistakes Carly as his grandfather's mistress. She is his doctor. But Dare is not a push over where he finds out that she is not the person he believes. There is much angst mixed in and the jealousy blinds him. Can he come to the truth before she leaves for good?
His mother was invited back to her childhood home to a father that hadn't seen her since she married his father. Dare is there to make sure that she is not hurt by her own father. When he mistakes Carly as his grandfather's mistress. She is his doctor. But Dare is not a push over where he finds out that she is not the person he believes. There is much angst mixed in and the jealousy blinds him. Can he come to the truth before she leaves for good?
January 23, 2018
Good
At first the H was way to overbearing and an egotistical jerk. But the attraction between h and H was convincing.
At first the H was way to overbearing and an egotistical jerk. But the attraction between h and H was convincing.
November 7, 2025
H is past stupid and story is basic HP.
February 19, 2017
Good
Interesting story. Nice build up of sexual tension. Would consider other books by this author words words words words required
Interesting story. Nice build up of sexual tension. Would consider other books by this author words words words words required
January 15, 2017
She ain't no gold-digger!
Carly was fun because she just kept letting him make a fool of himself by insinuating she was a useless gold-digger. I always like this trope, but it's even more fun in this book because usually the heroine is just a sweet girl taking care of an old man, or his long-lost grandaughter or something. But not here! Here, she's his doctor! So much more satisfying when the hero finds out he's snobby jerk. And I just love the angst caused by a hero who wants to bang the woman he thinks is getting satisfied by his grandfather. Lol, the hero has to sit around and wonder if he can satisfy her as much as a wrinkly 70+ year old. That is tormentingly angsty, and I freaking love it.
Carly was fun because she just kept letting him make a fool of himself by insinuating she was a useless gold-digger. I always like this trope, but it's even more fun in this book because usually the heroine is just a sweet girl taking care of an old man, or his long-lost grandaughter or something. But not here! Here, she's his doctor! So much more satisfying when the hero finds out he's snobby jerk. And I just love the angst caused by a hero who wants to bang the woman he thinks is getting satisfied by his grandfather. Lol, the hero has to sit around and wonder if he can satisfy her as much as a wrinkly 70+ year old. That is tormentingly angsty, and I freaking love it.
December 11, 2016
One of those romances where the h/h hate each other for no particular reason, argue constantly, then fall instantly in love. The writing was good as I would expect from this author, but the story line failed to engage me.
August 25, 2016
Excellent read with a cynical, reluctant hero that has to rethink his points of view when he meets the fiesty heroine.
September 1, 2016
Loved the book. Had great storyline and great characters !!!!
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