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Kensley Family #2
Dirty Business
Life is good when you’re Ethan Kensley.
I sleep with any woman I want, buy anything I want, and I’m dripping hot to boot.
There’s just one problem.
I do it all to escape the pain that’s eating me up inside.
My billionaire lifestyle has women falling into my lap like candy.
But they’re only a distraction. I’d never allow them to see the real me.
And then Harper Jones comes along.
She’s hot, flirty and she’s making me harder than I’ve ever been before.
She sees everything I’m trying to hide.
She knows how to go deep and make me face my deepest fears.
But she won’t break me.
I’m going to break her in ways she never imagined.
My seduction will divert her from finding out too much.
I’ll sink myself into her delicious curves and make her scream my name until she can't take it anymore.
Mark my words
I sleep with any woman I want, buy anything I want, and I’m dripping hot to boot.
There’s just one problem.
I do it all to escape the pain that’s eating me up inside.
My billionaire lifestyle has women falling into my lap like candy.
But they’re only a distraction. I’d never allow them to see the real me.
And then Harper Jones comes along.
She’s hot, flirty and she’s making me harder than I’ve ever been before.
She sees everything I’m trying to hide.
She knows how to go deep and make me face my deepest fears.
But she won’t break me.
I’m going to break her in ways she never imagined.
My seduction will divert her from finding out too much.
I’ll sink myself into her delicious curves and make her scream my name until she can't take it anymore.
Mark my words
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Published April 23, 2017
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May 14, 2017
Is 94%💋 Enough? It's Not 🚀Rocket Science!
Ethan Kensley is the alpha dream stud🐺🍌🌋💔🐎💪👋 of thousands of admiring women. His handsome picture🐺 with a beautiful woman on his arm often graces all the tabloids and star magazines. He's a famous womanizer.🐺🍌🌋💔👋. I loved his character, he is actually very sweet, once the reader gets to know him.
He is one of five adopted sons of the wealthy Kensleys and they run the family business. Each son is completely different, some are even from other nationalities. They are the 🌎world's most wealthy eligible bachelors!
Did not like all the usage of "the blonde" when referring to Harper. It was a glaring problem with the story. Harper💔👙 was referenced that way on almost every page. It was very annoying and actually began to detract from the book. In fact, I am not sure I can even finish the book because the constant use of "the blonde". Adding to that is that Harper is an unlikable character. I wanted to kick her butt for being such a be itch.
Harper's job of matchmaking isn't working out so well with Ethan. She can't find anyone that's a true match and he only seems to be interested in her. Ethan🐺🍌🌋💔, the horn 🐕dog that he is, seduces her twice, and there's no doubt they have intense chemistry together!
In desperation, Harper plugs her own info into her matchmaking program, and she comes up a 94% match!
No way is she going to tell Ethan🐺🍌🌋💔. She thinks he's not serious and she is afraid to let herself fall in 💘love.
There are several other books included here that are equally well written erotic romances. The books are all related to each other. A minor character In the first book has a main character role In the next book, etc. In fact, I liked "Saving Hearts💓" better than Dirty Business . With the included 📚books here, there are many hours of hot, enjoyable reading! Lots of editing needed. The "Rebellious Heir" is well written but filled with misspellings and wrong words used throughout. Please edit! These books are too good to allow such poor or nonexistent editing and proofreading.
YEHAW! Ride em Bareback🍌, Cowgirl!🐎🐎🐎🐎
Ethan Kensley is the alpha dream stud🐺🍌🌋💔🐎💪👋 of thousands of admiring women. His handsome picture🐺 with a beautiful woman on his arm often graces all the tabloids and star magazines. He's a famous womanizer.🐺🍌🌋💔👋. I loved his character, he is actually very sweet, once the reader gets to know him.
He is one of five adopted sons of the wealthy Kensleys and they run the family business. Each son is completely different, some are even from other nationalities. They are the 🌎world's most wealthy eligible bachelors!
Did not like all the usage of "the blonde" when referring to Harper. It was a glaring problem with the story. Harper💔👙 was referenced that way on almost every page. It was very annoying and actually began to detract from the book. In fact, I am not sure I can even finish the book because the constant use of "the blonde". Adding to that is that Harper is an unlikable character. I wanted to kick her butt for being such a be itch.
Harper's job of matchmaking isn't working out so well with Ethan. She can't find anyone that's a true match and he only seems to be interested in her. Ethan🐺🍌🌋💔, the horn 🐕dog that he is, seduces her twice, and there's no doubt they have intense chemistry together!
In desperation, Harper plugs her own info into her matchmaking program, and she comes up a 94% match!
No way is she going to tell Ethan🐺🍌🌋💔. She thinks he's not serious and she is afraid to let herself fall in 💘love.
There are several other books included here that are equally well written erotic romances. The books are all related to each other. A minor character In the first book has a main character role In the next book, etc. In fact, I liked "Saving Hearts💓" better than Dirty Business . With the included 📚books here, there are many hours of hot, enjoyable reading! Lots of editing needed. The "Rebellious Heir" is well written but filled with misspellings and wrong words used throughout. Please edit! These books are too good to allow such poor or nonexistent editing and proofreading.
YEHAW! Ride em Bareback🍌, Cowgirl!🐎🐎🐎🐎
May 22, 2017
READ THEM TWICE.......
Quite a tangled web of families that I had to read the second time to get them all straight. But delicious reads, all the same. DIRTY BUSINESS - story of Ethan & Harper, both thought love existed only in fairytales and both had their worlds turned upside down.
TOP LOVE - Architect vs architect. One was successful and crass, the other young, with stars in her eyes. And they clashed! SAVING HEARTS - A British Lord who only wanted to practice medicine thrown together with a Lady of the realm who only wanted to help the downtrodden. Neither wanted the rank and privilege they were born to, until they found each other and realized how their love would help them use what they had - name, wealth, and skill to achieve their dreams. CERTAINTY- He renounced his title after a personal tragedy and swore to never love again. She used her title to get her fashion designs recognized, but refused to use her family's money to fund her dreams. Sparks flew when they met and finally became a full-blown conflagration that threatened to consume them both. TROUBLE - The brother who inherited a title when his sibling renounced it met a woman unlike any other who called him on contempt for family, love and honor. She had neither family or love and made him see how lucky he was to have it all. NAUGHTY BUSINESS - He was so intensely driven to continue the successful business his father had started he tried to control everyone & everything around him but he never counted on the architect his father chose to design their new offices. He was so immersed in staying far away from the reporters and cameras that he drove her from his side without realizing what he was in danger of losing.
Six books by Ellen Lane that are intertwined yet all stand alone novels with a HEA. I had to re-read parts of them in order to get all the characters straight, but it was a pleasure to read them all both times. Need a lot of editing, but the stories were smart, touching and quirky in their own way. Definitely looking forward to the stories of the rest of these families.
Quite a tangled web of families that I had to read the second time to get them all straight. But delicious reads, all the same. DIRTY BUSINESS - story of Ethan & Harper, both thought love existed only in fairytales and both had their worlds turned upside down.
TOP LOVE - Architect vs architect. One was successful and crass, the other young, with stars in her eyes. And they clashed! SAVING HEARTS - A British Lord who only wanted to practice medicine thrown together with a Lady of the realm who only wanted to help the downtrodden. Neither wanted the rank and privilege they were born to, until they found each other and realized how their love would help them use what they had - name, wealth, and skill to achieve their dreams. CERTAINTY- He renounced his title after a personal tragedy and swore to never love again. She used her title to get her fashion designs recognized, but refused to use her family's money to fund her dreams. Sparks flew when they met and finally became a full-blown conflagration that threatened to consume them both. TROUBLE - The brother who inherited a title when his sibling renounced it met a woman unlike any other who called him on contempt for family, love and honor. She had neither family or love and made him see how lucky he was to have it all. NAUGHTY BUSINESS - He was so intensely driven to continue the successful business his father had started he tried to control everyone & everything around him but he never counted on the architect his father chose to design their new offices. He was so immersed in staying far away from the reporters and cameras that he drove her from his side without realizing what he was in danger of losing.
Six books by Ellen Lane that are intertwined yet all stand alone novels with a HEA. I had to re-read parts of them in order to get all the characters straight, but it was a pleasure to read them all both times. Need a lot of editing, but the stories were smart, touching and quirky in their own way. Definitely looking forward to the stories of the rest of these families.
May 5, 2017
I reviewed this book as part of an arc program. I loved this book. this is the second book I have read about the Kinsley sons. This one deals with Ethan, the playboy accountant of the group. He approaches a woman at his family's charity event and she tells him she is married, but gives him the business card of a matchmaker. After a few weeks, Ethan calls the matchmaker just for fun and he is only looking for a new hook-up. When he meets Harper, he wants her to be his hook-up. Harper is a successful matchmaker, she uses a system she invented by asking compatible questions and taking love out of it. Harper doesn't believe in love because of her parents' constant fighting and divorce. She is having a hard time to match Ethan and fights her attraction to him. They both learn a lot about each other as well as themselves in this book. It takes place at the same time as Naughty Business, it is just told from Harper and Ethan's side. I now am waiting for the other three books featuring the remaining brothers. I am really enjoying this series.
May 11, 2017
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book
Oh I just love this series about the Kensley brothers. Loved Vlad the worrier but now he has Charlotte but what's in store for Ethan. Well Ethan is one of a kind, the story will explain but he wants more in life than the usual....work, women, alcohol etc. Maybe he needs to find the right woman. Then along comes Harper. Wow Ethan, Harper is she going to rock your world. She is sexy, feisty and takes no bull from any man. Trying to find the right woman is going to be a challenge but they both love a challenge. I think both Ethan and Harper are both shocked by their emotions for each other but when the going gets tough, oh boy is she there for her man. A brilliant read, loved it
Oh I just love this series about the Kensley brothers. Loved Vlad the worrier but now he has Charlotte but what's in store for Ethan. Well Ethan is one of a kind, the story will explain but he wants more in life than the usual....work, women, alcohol etc. Maybe he needs to find the right woman. Then along comes Harper. Wow Ethan, Harper is she going to rock your world. She is sexy, feisty and takes no bull from any man. Trying to find the right woman is going to be a challenge but they both love a challenge. I think both Ethan and Harper are both shocked by their emotions for each other but when the going gets tough, oh boy is she there for her man. A brilliant read, loved it
May 26, 2017
This volume of novellas would certainly rate an amazing 5-star review if whoever the people were who were supposed to edit and proofread the material had actually done their jobs. If Ms. Lane paid anyone to edit and proofread this material, then I'd strongly advise her to sue them for misappropriation of funds and/or breach of contract. The errors are GLARING and completely break the ambiance that should always exist between the reader and the written material. This volume also included: Top Love, Saving Hearts, Certainty, Trouble, and Naughty Business.
May 10, 2017
Meh... riddled with typos and formatting errors, I found reading these stories not as satisfying as I would like in more ways than one. Many errors in timeframes, language, minor details and repetitious descriptives were distracting.
May 12, 2017
Good Stories Outweigh Grammatical Errors
Despite the desperate need for editing, following the stories of all the brothers, was great fun. Each story was cleverly woven with the other, to provide a different, yet cohesive story.
Despite the desperate need for editing, following the stories of all the brothers, was great fun. Each story was cleverly woven with the other, to provide a different, yet cohesive story.
May 23, 2017
Omg I loved this book. Could not put it down. I love all the brothers how they give each other hard times. I can not wait to read about vlad next. These books are great. A must read.
June 1, 2017
I loved every minute of this book couldn't put it down.
I would recommend this book to all my friends. The last book brought them all together to a lovely finish.
I would recommend this book to all my friends. The last book brought them all together to a lovely finish.
June 24, 2017
Whew
I loved all the stories in the series. Great great reads
The brothers were something extraordinary
Love the dynamics of them all
I loved all the stories in the series. Great great reads
The brothers were something extraordinary
Love the dynamics of them all
July 11, 2017
Wonderful stories!!!
These stories were just about the most wonderful, heartfelt, and entertaining that I have had the pleasure of reading in a while!!!
These stories were just about the most wonderful, heartfelt, and entertaining that I have had the pleasure of reading in a while!!!
October 2, 2018
Loved
Loved Ethan and Harper. He helps run his father's business with his brothers and she's a match maker. Between them is a perfect match, it just takes some time for them to realize it.
Loved Ethan and Harper. He helps run his father's business with his brothers and she's a match maker. Between them is a perfect match, it just takes some time for them to realize it.
July 12, 2017
Additional books:
Naughty Business--4 stars
Top Love--5 stars
Saving Hearts
Certainty
Trouble
Naughty Business--4 stars
Top Love--5 stars
Saving Hearts
Certainty
Trouble
April 24, 2017
This is the second Kensley brother I've encountered and they are getting better and better!
Ethan Kensley is a confirmed ladies man. He loves women and everything about them. And as luck would have it they're quite fond of him too. So why does he need a matchmaker? The truth is he doesn't, but after meeting Harper Jones he can't seem to get her out of his head.
Harper Jones is a successful matchmaker who doesn't believe in love. After watching her parents marriage fall apart and her sister experience heartbreak after heartbreak, Harper is convinced that her mathematical approach to matching people is the only sensible way to find a partner. Not that she wants a partner. She's quite happy on her own until she meets Ethan.
I really enjoyed this story and loved Ethan and Harper's explosive relationship. The story was well thought out and well paced. The characters are interesting and engaging. The sex scenes are explicit and not for the faint hearted but I thoroughly enjoyed them as they were passionate but genuine.
I cannot wait to read the rest of the books in this series and with another 3 Kensley brothers to meet I don't think I'll be disappointed!
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
Ethan Kensley is a confirmed ladies man. He loves women and everything about them. And as luck would have it they're quite fond of him too. So why does he need a matchmaker? The truth is he doesn't, but after meeting Harper Jones he can't seem to get her out of his head.
Harper Jones is a successful matchmaker who doesn't believe in love. After watching her parents marriage fall apart and her sister experience heartbreak after heartbreak, Harper is convinced that her mathematical approach to matching people is the only sensible way to find a partner. Not that she wants a partner. She's quite happy on her own until she meets Ethan.
I really enjoyed this story and loved Ethan and Harper's explosive relationship. The story was well thought out and well paced. The characters are interesting and engaging. The sex scenes are explicit and not for the faint hearted but I thoroughly enjoyed them as they were passionate but genuine.
I cannot wait to read the rest of the books in this series and with another 3 Kensley brothers to meet I don't think I'll be disappointed!
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 24, 2017
I loved this book. Ethan and Harper were complex people. Ethan was hiding from his past by using woman and Harper was hiding from her past using work. The chemistry was off the charts for these 2 when they meant. Ethan wanted to dive head first into losing himself in Harper. While Harper just wanted to run the other way. It took a lot of soul searching for each them. Some it alone and some of it done together for them to finally realize what I new at there first meeting. That was they belonged together. I would highly recommend this book. Ethan and Harper's journey to find each other is really worth the read.
I voluntarily read an advanced reader's copy for an honest review.
I voluntarily read an advanced reader's copy for an honest review.
April 25, 2017
Wow! I loved this book by Ellen Lane, I love the series Naughty Business is Vlad Kensley and Charlotte's story and Dirty Business is Ethan Kensley and Haper's story. Ethan is adopted by wonderful parents who adopted 5 boys each from a different country and each who were in dire circumstances. Ellen's describes Ethan harrowing childhood born to a heroine addicted mom who abuses him til he is finally taken from her literally broke my heart. Ethan is the only American born child. He has deep rooted emotional scars from his horrible experiences and he keeps women at arms length u til Harper. Ethan and Harper are very complicated and complex people. Ethan was hiding from his past by using woman and Harper was hiding from her past using work. Their chemistry Is so intense and immediate sparks fly. This is an intense, emotional read but one which you will not want to put down and having read both books I can not wait for the next instalment. This book is well written, the character meticulously created and Harper and Ethan's love story is so worth the time to read it. This is simply a must read. Don't miss out on this amazing book and you don't have to read Naughty Business first, they are both stand alone's but trust me, you will want to read both. ❤️❤️ I highly recommend this book It is a delight to read.
April 25, 2017
manner. Love has no business in her equation...no pun intended. She was hurt during her parents divorce and feels love gets you into trouble. However, her sister Athena is all about love and emotions and Harper tries to her realistic. That all changes the day she is to meet a new client and low and behold it is Ethan Kensley, notorious bachelor. What she didnt expect was to feel things for him, esp in her nether regions. Ethan is stunned by the beauty that is Harper when he first meets her and decides that he wants her, then and now! A mutual attraction leads to a very hawt sexy session between the two lusting for more. However, harper needs to keep her wits about her and ethan needs to try his best to make it happen again. both cannot forget one another and so the infatuation begins. Ethan keeps up with getting new matches just to see Harper. They decide that they will be FWB until Harper can find him a better match...but what will happen if and feelings are developed? What will harper do when she learns of ethans horrid past? with ethans hotheadedness be the death of their relationship when the truth comes out? will harper ever learn to trust her feelings? wrote a review of the advanced reader copy provided by author!
April 25, 2017
Harper doesn't believe in love but she does match up couples using scientific calculations, a matchmaker. One day, Ethan Kingsley contacts her to sign up for the program. Harper is surprised because Ethan is in all the gossip magazines as a womanizer. He has no trouble finding a woman. As she gets to know him, she realizes they have a lot in common. They are both stubborn, independent, single minded, self made, not a believer in romance. So they butt heads but the chemistry between them was a raging fire. Harper struggles with her feelings because she decided a long time ago she would never be dependent on a man to make her happy. She liked living alone. Ethan himself always envisioned life as a single man only needing a woman on occasion to scratch an itch. It is an interesting read watching these two lovers come to grips with the reality of their emotions. Sometimes, it takes outside people or events to help one to focus on what is truly important. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book. Four stars.
April 25, 2017
I received an ARC of this book for a review. I really liked it!! I also read the previous book about this family, and almost want to go back and revisit it as this book overlaps. It's interesting ow the author brings the other brothers into each book, giving you a hint of what their story will be--makes you unwilling to wait to read their stories!
This series of books is based on a family of five adopted sons. Each book is a man's journey to love. This is Ethan's story. Ethan meets a matchmaker and hires her. Even though he down'st believe in love, he's curious to see if the matchmaker could line up some suitable women for him. He winds up falling for Harper, the matchmaker. Readers are taken on a ride through the twists and turns of their 'relationship.' With the element of the matchmaker, I almost confused this story with another I read a few years ago.
So far, I am very impressed with this series!!!
This series of books is based on a family of five adopted sons. Each book is a man's journey to love. This is Ethan's story. Ethan meets a matchmaker and hires her. Even though he down'st believe in love, he's curious to see if the matchmaker could line up some suitable women for him. He winds up falling for Harper, the matchmaker. Readers are taken on a ride through the twists and turns of their 'relationship.' With the element of the matchmaker, I almost confused this story with another I read a few years ago.
So far, I am very impressed with this series!!!
April 26, 2017
This wonderful book was given to me for honest opinion. Book 2 in the Kensley family series. Ethan and Harper, she is the ultimate matchmaker and he is the womanizer COO. I enjoyed reading this book and look forward to book #3. Who will it be? though this is a stand alone I highly recommend you read book 1.
May 1, 2017
I received a free advanced reader copy of this book and voluntarily decided to review it
This is a great, full length romance story between a playboy who had a rough start in life Ethan, and Harper, a matchmaker with her own business who does not really believe in love.
They have a lot of problems to face whilst on their relationship journey, with Harper trying to match make for Ethan
Exciting, romantic with twists and turns and a great cast of characters, I really enjoyed reading this story and I highly recommend this book
This is a great, full length romance story between a playboy who had a rough start in life Ethan, and Harper, a matchmaker with her own business who does not really believe in love.
They have a lot of problems to face whilst on their relationship journey, with Harper trying to match make for Ethan
Exciting, romantic with twists and turns and a great cast of characters, I really enjoyed reading this story and I highly recommend this book
May 1, 2017
Excellent
Really enjoyed this book. the characters you could relate to and hope there will be other stories about ethan's brothers. this had plenty of action and sex. the plot was really good and kept your interest . you didn't want it to end
Really enjoyed this book. the characters you could relate to and hope there will be other stories about ethan's brothers. this had plenty of action and sex. the plot was really good and kept your interest . you didn't want it to end
May 2, 2017
I really liked this book. It was easy to read, and had a great story. I couldn't put it down. I look forward to see what happens next with these brothers.
dnf
May 5, 2017Detailed sex-scene with OW without condom.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 20, 2017
Ethan and Harper's story was very addicting. I couldn't put the book down. This is my first book from Ellen Lane and loving it. Would recommend this book to all my girl friends.
November 30, 2017
This was a good book and, as it turned out, the second of a series of 6 interrelated stories (each of which could be read independently). The thing that I really appreciated was that the other 5 stories were also included in this book. I think it made me appreciate this story even more. The stories are each well thought out and depicted, there is good character development throughout and there is the right amount of heat in each story for this genre.
My biggest issue with all the stories of this series was the apparent lack of editing. If the stories were edited by someone prior to the book's release, then the author really needs to find a new person to do the job. There were innumerable mistakes, most of which were either the use of the wrong pronoun (i.e. when referring to the male character, using she or her) or using the homophone/wrong spelling of an intended word (the to, too, two syndrome) and even a few issues that spell check won't catch (i.e. the word "rapid" was typed where the word "rabid" was intended). There were also a couple of instances where an incorrect name was used, and that really threw me for a loop trying to determine who was being referenced, until I finally determined it was just a mistake. I appreciate that many of these authors are independent and don't have professional editors, but there has to be a way to get most of these simpler problems corrected prior to a book's general release for publication. As most of these authors do have ARC readers, who get the book prior to their general release, I'd be willing to bet that many ARC readers would be glad to identify these types of problems, if requested. I believe, given the number of people who rate a book significantly lower than they otherwise would when there are frequent editing issues, that it would be worthwhile to address these problems.
My biggest issue with all the stories of this series was the apparent lack of editing. If the stories were edited by someone prior to the book's release, then the author really needs to find a new person to do the job. There were innumerable mistakes, most of which were either the use of the wrong pronoun (i.e. when referring to the male character, using she or her) or using the homophone/wrong spelling of an intended word (the to, too, two syndrome) and even a few issues that spell check won't catch (i.e. the word "rapid" was typed where the word "rabid" was intended). There were also a couple of instances where an incorrect name was used, and that really threw me for a loop trying to determine who was being referenced, until I finally determined it was just a mistake. I appreciate that many of these authors are independent and don't have professional editors, but there has to be a way to get most of these simpler problems corrected prior to a book's general release for publication. As most of these authors do have ARC readers, who get the book prior to their general release, I'd be willing to bet that many ARC readers would be glad to identify these types of problems, if requested. I believe, given the number of people who rate a book significantly lower than they otherwise would when there are frequent editing issues, that it would be worthwhile to address these problems.
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