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Beautiful Bastard #1-3
Beautiful Boys
Millions of readers worldwide have fallen for the sexy, hilarious love stories of Christina Lauren’s New York Times and #1 international best selling Beautiful series. Discover the first three novels—Beautiful Bastard, Beautiful Stranger, and Beautiful Player—from the author duo Kirkus Reviews calls “the It Girls of Romance.”Beautiful Whip-smart, ambitious intern Chloe Mills is so tempting that her completely infuriating and utterly irresistible boss Bennett Ryan is willing to bend the office rules—or outright smash them—if it means he can have her—all over the office. Beautiful All of New York City knows Max Stella loves women. Despite pulling in plenty of lovers with his Wall Street bad boy charm, it’s not until finance whiz Sara Dillon—and the wild photos she lets him take of her—that the ex-pat Brit really thought of keeping someone around. Hooking up in places where anybody could catch them, the only thing scarier for Sara than getting caught in public is having Max get too close in private. Beautiful Lectured by her brother for neglecting her social life in favor of grad school, bookish Hanna Bergstrom challenges her brother’s best friend, unapologetic playboy Will Sumner, to turn her into a sultry siren. It’s not long before the innocently seductive pupil is teaching the venture capitalist a thing or two he can’t forget. But now that Sara’s discovered the power of her own sex appeal, it’s up to Will to prove he’s the only man she’ll ever need.
670 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 6, 2014
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Christina Lauren
89 books98.5k followersChristina Lauren is the combined pen name of long-time writing partners/best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. The coauthor duo writes both Young Adult and Adult Fiction, and together has produced twenty New York Times bestselling novels. Their books have been translated into 30+ languages. (Some of these books have kissing. Some of these books have A LOT of kissing.)
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December 1, 2016
ALL THE GANG IN ONE BOOK?!?!
April 23, 2020
Omg this was a hooot one!! And funny too!
In all seriousness, this trilogy was such a light, easy and fun read. I found myself smirking many many times, even laughing out loud a couple of times. This one really hit the spot!
In all seriousness, this trilogy was such a light, easy and fun read. I found myself smirking many many times, even laughing out loud a couple of times. This one really hit the spot!
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January 14, 2022
This series was good. I laughed a lot during Beautiful Player hahah
December 1, 2016
OMG ALL OF MY MEN IN ONE BUNDLE!
I love these guys and these books. You can not go wrong with this set!!!
I love these guys and these books. You can not go wrong with this set!!!
May 9, 2022
Beautiful Boys (Beautiful Bastard #1-3) was a great read by Christina Lauren. This box set consists of; Beautiful Bastard, Beautiful Stranger, and Beautiful Player. Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren was a great book. The two authors behind Christina Lauren are absolutely great. I loved reading Chloe and Bennett's story. They are two people that you want to see happy and together. Although they are boss and intern they start a great affair. They need to find a way to love each other and be together. Beautiful Stranger by Christina Lauren is another great book by this great duo of authors. I loved reading about Max Stella and Sara Dillon's blooming relationship. They are two people that have a push and pull that they can't deny. This was a great story about love and perseverance. I can't wait to read more of this great Beautiful series. Beautiful Player (Beautiful Bastard #3) was a good read by Christina Lauren. Hanna Bergstrom gets a lecture from her brother about neglecting her social life while burying herself in grad school. She turns to her brothers best friend, Will Sumner. He’s skeptical about Hanna especially when she seduces him. I enjoyed reading this book and can’t wait to read more by the author.
October 30, 2018
I read all three in this bundle. A nice way to enjoy these steamy/hot men and their sassy ladies. The first one (Beautiful Bastard) was the weakest of the bunch. Too much sexytimes-not enough story. The whole boss/intern thing bugged me, but I soldiered on.
Max and Sara's story was my favorite. The way they "meet" and their public kink was a fun ride.
Will's story was nice to get, and had some hot interactions too, but I'd say Beautiful Stranger was my favorite of the three.
I can see that these early books were the jumping off point for the writing pairing of Christina Lauren, and can say that I really enjoy some of their newer books. It's nice to know that you're going to get steamy and well written likeable characters overall.
Max and Sara's story was my favorite. The way they "meet" and their public kink was a fun ride.
Will's story was nice to get, and had some hot interactions too, but I'd say Beautiful Stranger was my favorite of the three.
I can see that these early books were the jumping off point for the writing pairing of Christina Lauren, and can say that I really enjoy some of their newer books. It's nice to know that you're going to get steamy and well written likeable characters overall.
July 1, 2021
Beautiful Bastard would be very problematic in real life. But still hot. ***
I loved Beautiful Strager's premises - got worse as it progressed. ***
Beautiful player: the best of the three. I LOVED it until I wanted to slap Hanna in the forced miscommunication. So smart and yet so stupid... ****
I loved Beautiful Strager's premises - got worse as it progressed. ***
Beautiful player: the best of the three. I LOVED it until I wanted to slap Hanna in the forced miscommunication. So smart and yet so stupid... ****
April 23, 2022
I had a hard time deciding on a rating for this one since it is a box set. I really enjoyed the 3rd book (Beautiful Stranger) the best - I’m also a sap for friends to lovers tropes so that automatically made it my favorite of the three!
August 8, 2017
3.5 on 5
May 7, 2018
Beautiful Player..... 😂 my husband said your laughing to much for it to be a "good" book.
September 6, 2019
It’s insane to me the amount of people whose careers Stephenie Meyer unknowingly made, yet she still doesn’t receive any royalties - or even the respect that she deserves.
October 22, 2019
loved these stories, laughed so much and really enjoyed them
December 25, 2019
FLOVE this series! <3
July 23, 2022
Amazing!
I loved all three books in this collection. Bennett, Max and Will are 5 star book boyfriends. Spicey, funny, romantic - perfection 🥰
I loved all three books in this collection. Bennett, Max and Will are 5 star book boyfriends. Spicey, funny, romantic - perfection 🥰
March 5, 2023
Great collection of three of the Beautiful Bastard series books. Highly recommend jumping in to the full series.
February 13, 2024
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October 2, 2024
Straight SMUT, very little romance.
Book 1 - Beautiful Bastard is about Chloe and her boss Bennett and how they have hate sex and fall in love. So much smut.
Book 2 - Max Stella, man slut, falls very quickly for Sara Dillon, Chloe's best friend, and her penchant for public exhibitionism. Again, lots of smut.
Book 3 - Hanna Bergstrom in her innocence has always had a crush on Max Sumner, her brother's best friend - and partner to Max Stella.
Very interconnected worlds, which is fun in smut.
Book 1 - Beautiful Bastard is about Chloe and her boss Bennett and how they have hate sex and fall in love. So much smut.
Book 2 - Max Stella, man slut, falls very quickly for Sara Dillon, Chloe's best friend, and her penchant for public exhibitionism. Again, lots of smut.
Book 3 - Hanna Bergstrom in her innocence has always had a crush on Max Sumner, her brother's best friend - and partner to Max Stella.
Very interconnected worlds, which is fun in smut.
February 21, 2017
Well what can I say about the Beautiful Boys…It’s a huge book!! 3 stories in one!! An amazing combination of books.
This series is so funny, sexy and entertaining that you will not want to put it down. You are put on a steamy, hilarious ride with the stuff that comes out of the character’s mouths, well off the pages really, lol. But you get what I mean, don’t you??!!
I thoroughly enjoyed the friendships formed, their banter, the excursions that will have you laugh out loud. I honestly want friends like them. Oh don’t forget about the accents……I mean….who could resist a hot English man……anyone??? bueller???
But in all honesty I have to say READ THEM. You are missing out on some rather interesting moments, sexy hot men that will have you panting for more.
Beautiful Bastard is Chloe Mills and Bennett Ryan’s story, the introduction to the series and my oh my what a ride.
Beautiful Stranger is Max Stella and Sara Dillon’s story…Max has a special extra something that I wont tell you about plus his British accent….Swoonworthy right there….!!!
Beautiful Player: Love Will Sumner & Hanna Bergstrom, their hilarious banter about anything & everything made the book incredibly enjoyable! Another great instalment in this series! Put it on your TBR!!
MUST READ Unputdownable series!!
Paperback copy provided by Simon & Schuster Australia.
This series is so funny, sexy and entertaining that you will not want to put it down. You are put on a steamy, hilarious ride with the stuff that comes out of the character’s mouths, well off the pages really, lol. But you get what I mean, don’t you??!!
I thoroughly enjoyed the friendships formed, their banter, the excursions that will have you laugh out loud. I honestly want friends like them. Oh don’t forget about the accents……I mean….who could resist a hot English man……anyone??? bueller???
But in all honesty I have to say READ THEM. You are missing out on some rather interesting moments, sexy hot men that will have you panting for more.
Beautiful Bastard is Chloe Mills and Bennett Ryan’s story, the introduction to the series and my oh my what a ride.
Beautiful Stranger is Max Stella and Sara Dillon’s story…Max has a special extra something that I wont tell you about plus his British accent….Swoonworthy right there….!!!
Beautiful Player: Love Will Sumner & Hanna Bergstrom, their hilarious banter about anything & everything made the book incredibly enjoyable! Another great instalment in this series! Put it on your TBR!!
MUST READ Unputdownable series!!
Paperback copy provided by Simon & Schuster Australia.
February 21, 2017
If you love Christina Lauren you will want to read this book.
Beautiful Bastard: This is Chloe Mills and Bennett Ryan's story, the intern and the boss who happens to be extremely hot, irresistible but infuriating. The office has rules but rules are meant to be broken, he will break every rule if it means he can have her ........
Beautiful Stranger: Wall Street bad boy Max Stella loves women and is used to getting what he wants, he is not ready to settle down that is until he takes some sexy photos of Sara Dillion a finance whiz but is Sara ready to let Max get close.....
Beautiful Player: Will Summer is the player many women have tried to tame but it's only when Hanna Bergstrom who happens to be his best friends sister challenges him to make her a sultry siren does he realise he has met his match. It's not long before the sexy pupil is teaching the venture capitalist a thing it too ....
The first three books in The Beautiful Series in one massive book, if you love powerful sexy men this is a must read. The characters are easy to fall in love with and I'm sure by the end you will find it hard to choose which of these guys will become your next book boyfriend. This is a hot must read series and what better way to start than with the first 3 books .
This book was supplied by Simon &Schuster Australia.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.
Beautiful Bastard: This is Chloe Mills and Bennett Ryan's story, the intern and the boss who happens to be extremely hot, irresistible but infuriating. The office has rules but rules are meant to be broken, he will break every rule if it means he can have her ........
Beautiful Stranger: Wall Street bad boy Max Stella loves women and is used to getting what he wants, he is not ready to settle down that is until he takes some sexy photos of Sara Dillion a finance whiz but is Sara ready to let Max get close.....
Beautiful Player: Will Summer is the player many women have tried to tame but it's only when Hanna Bergstrom who happens to be his best friends sister challenges him to make her a sultry siren does he realise he has met his match. It's not long before the sexy pupil is teaching the venture capitalist a thing it too ....
The first three books in The Beautiful Series in one massive book, if you love powerful sexy men this is a must read. The characters are easy to fall in love with and I'm sure by the end you will find it hard to choose which of these guys will become your next book boyfriend. This is a hot must read series and what better way to start than with the first 3 books .
This book was supplied by Simon &Schuster Australia.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.
December 28, 2016
The best compilation! Will still reigns supreme.
April 15, 2017
What's not to love about all the boys in one book.
One of my all time favorite series.
It's a must read.
Paperback copy provided by Simon & Schuster Australia.
One of my all time favorite series.
It's a must read.
Paperback copy provided by Simon & Schuster Australia.
April 26, 2017
There are more PWP than I like, but you can see CL ramping up here towards the fine Wild Seasons novels.
June 7, 2017
Great read about Will and his friends and the ladies they fall in love with. These books are great. Would love to see this as a movie. I would want the Dvds and religiously watch them over and over.
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