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Claiming His Nine-Month Consequence
She succumbed to his sinful seduction...Now she's carrying the Greek's baby!
It's the last thing he wanted, but Greek billionaire Ares Kourakis is going to be a father. He'll do his duty and keep pregnant Ruby by his side--he'll even marry her. But when all he can offer is intense passion and a vast fortune, will that be enough to get idealistic Ruby down the aisle?
It's the last thing he wanted, but Greek billionaire Ares Kourakis is going to be a father. He'll do his duty and keep pregnant Ruby by his side--he'll even marry her. But when all he can offer is intense passion and a vast fortune, will that be enough to get idealistic Ruby down the aisle?
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Published October 10, 2023
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Jennie Lucas
561 books330 followersJennie Lucas had a tragic beginning for any would-be writer: a very happy childhood. Her parents owned a bookstore, and she grew up surrounded by books, dreaming about faraway lands. Her mother read aloud to her in French when she was little; when she was ten, her father secretly paid her a dollar for every classic novel (Jane Eyre, War and Peace) that she read. As a chubby teenager, Jennie covered her bedroom with travel posters and always had her nose in a book.
At fifteen, she went to a Connecticut boarding school on scholarship. She took her first solo trip to Europe at sixteen, then put off college and traveled around the U.S., supporting herself with jobs as diverse as gas station cashier and newspaper advertising assistant.
At 22, she met the man who would be her husband. For the first time in her life, she wanted to stay in one place, as long as she could be with him. After their marriage, she graduated from Kent State University with a degree in English, and started writing books a year later.
Jennie was a finalist in the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart contest in 2003 and won the award in 2005. A fellow 2003 finalist, Australian author Trish Morey, read Jennie’s writing and told her that she should write for Harlequin Presents. It seemed like too big a dream, but Jennie took a deep breath and went for it. A year later, after seven years of writing and eight finished manuscripts, Jennie got the magical call from London that turned her into a published author.
Since then, life has been hectic, juggling a writing career, a sexy husband and two young children, but Jennie loves her crazy, chaotic life. Who needs a clean house? Every day, Jennie gets swept into drama, glamour and passion. Now if she can only figure out how to pack up her family and live in all the places she’s writing about!
At fifteen, she went to a Connecticut boarding school on scholarship. She took her first solo trip to Europe at sixteen, then put off college and traveled around the U.S., supporting herself with jobs as diverse as gas station cashier and newspaper advertising assistant.
At 22, she met the man who would be her husband. For the first time in her life, she wanted to stay in one place, as long as she could be with him. After their marriage, she graduated from Kent State University with a degree in English, and started writing books a year later.
Jennie was a finalist in the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart contest in 2003 and won the award in 2005. A fellow 2003 finalist, Australian author Trish Morey, read Jennie’s writing and told her that she should write for Harlequin Presents. It seemed like too big a dream, but Jennie took a deep breath and went for it. A year later, after seven years of writing and eight finished manuscripts, Jennie got the magical call from London that turned her into a published author.
Since then, life has been hectic, juggling a writing career, a sexy husband and two young children, but Jennie loves her crazy, chaotic life. Who needs a clean house? Every day, Jennie gets swept into drama, glamour and passion. Now if she can only figure out how to pack up her family and live in all the places she’s writing about!
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January 2, 2018
Ruby Prescott works three jobs to support her sick mother and her teenage sister. When she meets notorious handsome billionaire playboy, Ares Kourakis, Ruby is determined to resist him. Ares however is a charmer and they end up in bed together. Next morning they have a fight and he leaves her but when he finds out she is pregnant with his baby he wants to take care of her but he doesn't do love so he avoids getting attached to her and to their baby. Ares was betrayed by two women he loved plus his parents were awful and so he is afraid to love and has commitment issues. Ruby of course loves him but can she stay with him when he keeps rejecting her and their baby ?
I loved this book by my favorite author so much. I loved hero's jealousy and possessiveness when he saw Ruby with her ex fiancé. He thought he was cold but he was in fact vulnerable. I loved the heroine Ruby. Her warm heart and her innocence stole my heart. I love how she gave her daughter Ares's name even though they weren't together just because she had promised him. Her integrity and values shone through. Cant wait for her sister's Ivy story. I bet her match is Ares's friend Cristiano :)
I loved this book by my favorite author so much. I loved hero's jealousy and possessiveness when he saw Ruby with her ex fiancé. He thought he was cold but he was in fact vulnerable. I loved the heroine Ruby. Her warm heart and her innocence stole my heart. I love how she gave her daughter Ares's name even though they weren't together just because she had promised him. Her integrity and values shone through. Cant wait for her sister's Ivy story. I bet her match is Ares's friend Cristiano :)
November 17, 2017
ARC provide by NetGalley and Harlequin for an honest review.
Rating 4.5
I appreciated the heroine in this story. Ruby was strong, loved her family and had tenacity. Ruby took care of her sick mother and younger sister. She worked three jobs and lived paycheck to paycheck but provided and helped her family. She was working at a famous night club in Star Valley, Idaho. Ruby was bartending when her sister (who is nineteen) show's up dressed to the nines. She's heard Ares is in the night club. Ares the gorgeous, single billionaire who everyone is talking about. He recently purchased a 30 million dollar home in the ski resort town. Ruby's sister was determined to meet him and marry him so the family doesn't have to struggle anymore. Ares was seated in the VIP section and this is where Ruby finds her sister (after excusing herself from tending bar and serving drinks). Ruby confronts her sister and lets Ares in on her sisters plan. Ares is instantly drawn to Ruby. Ruby, she wants nothing to do with a rich single man, history has taught her they bring nothing but pain.
Ares finds Ruby beautiful and refreshingly honest and authentic. He's in town for 24hours and want time with her before he leaves the country the next morning. Ruby fights her attraction to Ares but finds him fascinating and concedes to spend time with him. They do an evening of snowboarding and dinner at his new home. And in the end of the evening find themselves in bed together. The next morning a conversation goes terribly wrong and Ruby says good bye and leaves Ares stunned. He finds she's affected his emotions and that's not okay, he doesn't do emotions thank to his parents (horrible parents by the way).
Months later Ares is shocked to learn from a phone call from his PA that he received a phone call from Ruby and he's going to be a father. Ruby is pregnant. He flies back to Idaho and finds that Ruby's mother died, her sister left town and her not doing so well in her pregnancy. He whisks her back to his home in New York, determined to make sure she and the baby are taken care of. Ares will take care of her during her pregnancy but once the baby's born he will send her back to Idaho to live in his home with finances for her and the baby for life. He doesn't do relationships or emotions.
But as the two spend time together, Rubys kind and sunny disposition start to chip away at Ares guarded heart. He begins to see life through Rubys eyes and finds maybe there is goodness around. Ruby finds out what Ares life was like growing up and what he endured. She knows that he's good and caring even though he tries to bury it under a cool and distant demeanor. As time passes the two draw closer and begin to become more vulnerable and honest with their feelings. In their journey to HEA they had moments of painful confrontations.
This was an angst filled romance. But Rubys character was one that added goodness and light to the romance, which made it a nice balance. Ruby was strong, bold, sweet and an artsy/colorful character. Ares was your typical alpha hero, at times he came across cold but the you'd see a glimpse of his willingness to please and make Ruby happy. His character would wrestle with guarding himself/heart but yet yielding/melting to Ruby goodness and tenacity. They were a nice balance to each other and the development in their relationship had good pacing and a nice HEA.
Rating 4.5
I appreciated the heroine in this story. Ruby was strong, loved her family and had tenacity. Ruby took care of her sick mother and younger sister. She worked three jobs and lived paycheck to paycheck but provided and helped her family. She was working at a famous night club in Star Valley, Idaho. Ruby was bartending when her sister (who is nineteen) show's up dressed to the nines. She's heard Ares is in the night club. Ares the gorgeous, single billionaire who everyone is talking about. He recently purchased a 30 million dollar home in the ski resort town. Ruby's sister was determined to meet him and marry him so the family doesn't have to struggle anymore. Ares was seated in the VIP section and this is where Ruby finds her sister (after excusing herself from tending bar and serving drinks). Ruby confronts her sister and lets Ares in on her sisters plan. Ares is instantly drawn to Ruby. Ruby, she wants nothing to do with a rich single man, history has taught her they bring nothing but pain.
Ares finds Ruby beautiful and refreshingly honest and authentic. He's in town for 24hours and want time with her before he leaves the country the next morning. Ruby fights her attraction to Ares but finds him fascinating and concedes to spend time with him. They do an evening of snowboarding and dinner at his new home. And in the end of the evening find themselves in bed together. The next morning a conversation goes terribly wrong and Ruby says good bye and leaves Ares stunned. He finds she's affected his emotions and that's not okay, he doesn't do emotions thank to his parents (horrible parents by the way).
Months later Ares is shocked to learn from a phone call from his PA that he received a phone call from Ruby and he's going to be a father. Ruby is pregnant. He flies back to Idaho and finds that Ruby's mother died, her sister left town and her not doing so well in her pregnancy. He whisks her back to his home in New York, determined to make sure she and the baby are taken care of. Ares will take care of her during her pregnancy but once the baby's born he will send her back to Idaho to live in his home with finances for her and the baby for life. He doesn't do relationships or emotions.
But as the two spend time together, Rubys kind and sunny disposition start to chip away at Ares guarded heart. He begins to see life through Rubys eyes and finds maybe there is goodness around. Ruby finds out what Ares life was like growing up and what he endured. She knows that he's good and caring even though he tries to bury it under a cool and distant demeanor. As time passes the two draw closer and begin to become more vulnerable and honest with their feelings. In their journey to HEA they had moments of painful confrontations.
This was an angst filled romance. But Rubys character was one that added goodness and light to the romance, which made it a nice balance. Ruby was strong, bold, sweet and an artsy/colorful character. Ares was your typical alpha hero, at times he came across cold but the you'd see a glimpse of his willingness to please and make Ruby happy. His character would wrestle with guarding himself/heart but yet yielding/melting to Ruby goodness and tenacity. They were a nice balance to each other and the development in their relationship had good pacing and a nice HEA.
January 8, 2018
I finished this one a few days ago and enjoyed it,just didn't have time to put thoughts to tablet.
The heroine was an overworked JL heroine,working 3 jobs just to keep afloat with a dying mother and a somewhat resentful younger sister.
The hero is a gentler JL hero who again does not do love because love is a bad,bad thing as it sucks the life out of you and destroys all in its path.I say he is a gentler hero because out of all the heros that this author has written,I did not see that cruelness in him and his dealings with the heroine.
I loved how the heroine dealt with her underage sister when she came in to the bar where the heroine is working and made a beeline for the hero,the younger sister wanted to have sex with the hero,become pregnant by poking holes in the condom,have his baby and live the billionaire lifestyle cause she was sick and tired of being poor.There was no mention of her ever working,just the overworked heroine.Anyways the heroine soon put the kibosh into her younger sister's plan and reveals all to the hero while the younger slinks away.
But as we all know,the hero has taken an intrest in our overworked gal and sooner than you can say lurve club,after a night of snowboarding/skiing,they go to his 30 million dollar ski lodge and have at it.
By morning,the hero realizes that maybe,yes,he wants more of the heroine than just a ons and asks her to go away with him.She tells him no as she has responsibilities and a dying mother to take care of,but she is tempted.He leaves,she leaves only to find out her mother has died during the night.
Fast forward a few months and the heroine is forced by the younger sister to tell her billionaire lover that she is going to have his baby.
This was a good one,I had empathy with this couple and enjoyed them together.Some sad moments,but all turned out well.I can see a book for the younger sister and the hero's best friend Cristiano.
Sweet epilogue.
The heroine was an overworked JL heroine,working 3 jobs just to keep afloat with a dying mother and a somewhat resentful younger sister.
The hero is a gentler JL hero who again does not do love because love is a bad,bad thing as it sucks the life out of you and destroys all in its path.I say he is a gentler hero because out of all the heros that this author has written,I did not see that cruelness in him and his dealings with the heroine.
I loved how the heroine dealt with her underage sister when she came in to the bar where the heroine is working and made a beeline for the hero,the younger sister wanted to have sex with the hero,become pregnant by poking holes in the condom,have his baby and live the billionaire lifestyle cause she was sick and tired of being poor.There was no mention of her ever working,just the overworked heroine.Anyways the heroine soon put the kibosh into her younger sister's plan and reveals all to the hero while the younger slinks away.
But as we all know,the hero has taken an intrest in our overworked gal and sooner than you can say lurve club,after a night of snowboarding/skiing,they go to his 30 million dollar ski lodge and have at it.
By morning,the hero realizes that maybe,yes,he wants more of the heroine than just a ons and asks her to go away with him.She tells him no as she has responsibilities and a dying mother to take care of,but she is tempted.He leaves,she leaves only to find out her mother has died during the night.
Fast forward a few months and the heroine is forced by the younger sister to tell her billionaire lover that she is going to have his baby.
This was a good one,I had empathy with this couple and enjoyed them together.Some sad moments,but all turned out well.I can see a book for the younger sister and the hero's best friend Cristiano.
Sweet epilogue.
February 21, 2018
What an awesome romance!
I cannot believe how good this book was. I loved it. You have a hero, Ares, who grew up in a very dysfunctional family and didn't ever know true love. Then you have Ruby who grew up poor but she knew love. Her innocence and honesty just stole the story and eventually stole the heroes heart. It was a hard road and I definitely teared up many times but it was a wonderful journey. I wish I was a Ruby. She was amazing and definitely NOT a doormat. I loved that she named the little girl Velvet. The ending was pure romance. This is definitely one of the best books I have read.
I cannot believe how good this book was. I loved it. You have a hero, Ares, who grew up in a very dysfunctional family and didn't ever know true love. Then you have Ruby who grew up poor but she knew love. Her innocence and honesty just stole the story and eventually stole the heroes heart. It was a hard road and I definitely teared up many times but it was a wonderful journey. I wish I was a Ruby. She was amazing and definitely NOT a doormat. I loved that she named the little girl Velvet. The ending was pure romance. This is definitely one of the best books I have read.
April 25, 2018
Solid one-night-stand-leads-to-a-pregnancy story. The opening set in a celebrity-filled ski town in Idaho was a nice change. Local heroine works three jobs and meets the billionaire Greek hero when her 19 year-old sister announces her plan to seduce him and have his baby. She sends her sister packing and the hero is fascinated. He pays off the bar owner so that the heroine (and the rest of the staff) have the night off. They snowboard with the locals on "Renegade Night" at the ski hill under the full moon.
This leads to a ONS for the virgin heroine. Hero wants her to accompany him to Australia and offers her money so she doesn't have to worry about her sister or her dying mother. Heroine is insulted and storms off. Heroine's mother has died the same night as the ONS.
The heroine's sister makes her contact the hero about the baby, but the heroine is adamant that she doesn't want any money from him. (Of course)
Hero whisks her off to New York where the heroine marvels at his untold wealth and all of the New York landmarks she's seen in movies. This part of the story was charming as the sunny heroine befriends all of the hero's servants and generally turns his life upside down. I also enjoyed her preferences for vintage clothes and the description of the vintage clothing warehouse that offered cupcakes for their shoppers.
The black moment is only vaguely black because it's told from the point of view of the confused hero - who finally smartens up after the baby is born (But not before she is given the unfortunate name of Velvet Kourakis.) Ah, well, he'll know better next time.
This leads to a ONS for the virgin heroine. Hero wants her to accompany him to Australia and offers her money so she doesn't have to worry about her sister or her dying mother. Heroine is insulted and storms off. Heroine's mother has died the same night as the ONS.
The heroine's sister makes her contact the hero about the baby, but the heroine is adamant that she doesn't want any money from him. (Of course)
Hero whisks her off to New York where the heroine marvels at his untold wealth and all of the New York landmarks she's seen in movies. This part of the story was charming as the sunny heroine befriends all of the hero's servants and generally turns his life upside down. I also enjoyed her preferences for vintage clothes and the description of the vintage clothing warehouse that offered cupcakes for their shoppers.
The black moment is only vaguely black because it's told from the point of view of the confused hero - who finally smartens up after the baby is born (But not before she is given the unfortunate name of Velvet Kourakis.) Ah, well, he'll know better next time.
August 15, 2018
“I know you think I’m just a kid. But I have a plan.” Ivy lifted her chin. “I’m going to seduce him. All I have to do is poke a few holes in the condom, get pregnant and he’ll marry me. Then our troubles will be over.”
This was a thought of a 19-year-old girl. Just think how alarming the situation was? We are always bullshitting men's but what about this kind of women?
Coming to the point this girl wasn't our heroine, the heroine was her older sister. A responsible, good-hearted, sweet girl. She was working three jobs to bear the expense of her sick mother. The only time she did something wild, she got herself pregnant. You know what I mean ONS- Pregnancy. When hero took her to New York to take care of her she did try to fit in and let go of lots of hero's cynical behavior but for an HP heroine, I somewhat liked her. At least compared to those doormat heroines she was definitely better. She tries to be strong and refused to enter into a marriage of convenience. She left the hero and give birth to her baby alone. After that, started her own business without any help.
Now about the hero, after ONS he offered her to escape with him to Australia. But she refused. Then four-month separation, hero learned about her pregnancy and swiped her off to New York to take care of her during her pregnancy. Time to time he was sweet but his cynical behavior and thought always comes back somehow. He was jealous so he offered her marriage and she accepted but she left him to the alter because he was not ready for the commitment and love. Then again four-month separation. Somehow he realized that he loved her and though I didn't like the realization part because his ex-gf was involved here. Then he runs to heroine and HEA.
Safety Issue:
I didn't like the hero. He was a manwhore. He just broke up with her gf and the next night he was chasing for the heroine but after meeting the heroine he was faithful. He was completely celibate during their two times separation.
Now for the heroine, she was obviously virgin. No surprise right?
Little OW drama, but it was safe.
This was a thought of a 19-year-old girl. Just think how alarming the situation was? We are always bullshitting men's but what about this kind of women?
Coming to the point this girl wasn't our heroine, the heroine was her older sister. A responsible, good-hearted, sweet girl. She was working three jobs to bear the expense of her sick mother. The only time she did something wild, she got herself pregnant. You know what I mean ONS- Pregnancy. When hero took her to New York to take care of her she did try to fit in and let go of lots of hero's cynical behavior but for an HP heroine, I somewhat liked her. At least compared to those doormat heroines she was definitely better. She tries to be strong and refused to enter into a marriage of convenience. She left the hero and give birth to her baby alone. After that, started her own business without any help.
Now about the hero, after ONS he offered her to escape with him to Australia. But she refused. Then four-month separation, hero learned about her pregnancy and swiped her off to New York to take care of her during her pregnancy. Time to time he was sweet but his cynical behavior and thought always comes back somehow. He was jealous so he offered her marriage and she accepted but she left him to the alter because he was not ready for the commitment and love. Then again four-month separation. Somehow he realized that he loved her and though I didn't like the realization part because his ex-gf was involved here. Then he runs to heroine and HEA.
Safety Issue:
I didn't like the hero. He was a manwhore. He just broke up with her gf and the next night he was chasing for the heroine but after meeting the heroine he was faithful. He was completely celibate during their two times separation.
Now for the heroine, she was obviously virgin. No surprise right?
Little OW drama, but it was safe.
January 5, 2018
I was very excited to finally get my hands on this book because I love Jennie Lucas' romance novels. I immediately started to read it, even though I was in the middle of another novel. Such is the temptation of a new Jennie Lucas novel ! I did put it on hold for a short while, however and went on to finish Lynne G's new novel. When I came back to this, I found myself a little piqued that the H Ares would practise unsafe sex with the heroine: the guy performed oral sex on her the same day they met. He has no idea what her sexual history is; we know she is a virgin but he only discovers that until after they have sex. This is the second time in a month that I've come across this in a romance novel. Why do men wear condoms to protect themselves from STD's if they're gonna put their mouths on some strange woman's "hoo ha" ? DUH ? I wish authors would not do this. I know they're trying to write erotic sex scenes and I understand this fully but I can't get all excited over a hero who is not that discriminating in his sexual escapades. Ares had just broken up with his former mistress two days before this encounter with the heroine. Seriously ? He goes from one one live-in- lover to performing oral sex on another woman who's a total stranger in the space of 3 days ? Save the oral sex for after the MC's get to know each other and trust each other. Sue me. I'm fastidious.
Having dealt with that, I can now go on to the actual story line and character development issues. Ruby was a terrific heroine. She's beautiful and built like a '40's screen pin up goddess, loves vintage clothing, works 3 jobs to take care of her dying mother and selfish, useless teen sister Ivy. In fact the MC's only meet because slutty little sister Ivy follows Ares to the club where Ruby's a bartender. Ivy's dingbat plan is to seduce the billionaire Ares, deliberately poke holes in the condom and trap him into marriage via pregnancy. ???? This girl is 19 and doesn't even think that she can also get an STD by poking holes in a condom. Sigh.
Moving on...
Ares takes no notice of Ivy which is exactly what the little schemer deserves. I laughed when Ruby actually outed Ivy's stupid ass plan and made her look like the fool that she is, in front of Ares. That surprised me because usually the heroines are always willing to shelter their relatives from embarrassment but Ivy deserved that dressing down for the way she had been rude to her big sister. Ares was sexy but a bit of a quiet, loner type of H. He'd been hurt in the past by women in two former relationships and has now become the conventional jaded, disillusioned and cynical HP hero. Ares pulls out all the stops to seduce Ruby and their night together was quite romantic ( except for the unsafe oral sex part ) because it included some special moments on the ski slopes at night and in Ruby's 36 yr old truck. I enjoyed how the author showed the flip side of things by letting the billionaire go on a cheap date with a poor girl and ride in her old, rusted pick up wearing vintage ski clothes. It was unusual and cool.
The next morning, however, Ares F's things up royally by offering to pay Ruby to be his jet setting mistress. His unconcern for her dying mother's welfare upset me. It wasn't that he was deliberately callous but that he simply didn't know how to care or how to profess sincere human empathy for another person's predicament. This pissed off Ruby and she dumped him, telling him to forget she ever existed. That was a big blow to his ego but he huffed, puffed and flew away to Australia on his private jet. Ruby returns to her trailer to discover that her mom had died at the hospital the night before while she was with Ares. She also discovers she's pregnant and her selfish brat sister Ivy abandons her just because she refuses to beg Ares for money. I can understand Ivy's arguments because Ruby was being stupid by not considering that a baby is entitled to its father's financial support. However Ivy's desertion of her pregnant, ailing sister was disgusting and selfish.
Ares turns up again and takes care of Ruby by whisking her away with him to New York. The selfish sister Ivy even starts to return Ruby's phone calls after Ares pays her college tuition fees. I wish the author had just written Ivy out of the story altogether. She didn't deserve to get free tuition and money after the way she deserted Ruby and ignored her text messages. The relationship between Ares and Ruby was strained because of the H's inability to trust and to allow another human being into his heart. I noticed a recurring motif here with Jennie Lucas: this is not the first novel she's written that shows a H having a mansion whose interior decoration style is characterized by basic black, white and sharp, minimalist avant garde styles. Then, in comes the heroine who adds the touch of colour ( literally and symbolically ) to his life and it all slowly begins to thaw the deep freeze within his soul and melt his frozen heart. I think it's a recurring motif in a couple of Jennie Lucas' novels. There's a perfect example of a dialectic relationship here: Ruby is the exact antithesis of Ares and it takes them coming together to forge a perfect new synthesis. Ruby's love of vintage clothing, her joy for life, her pleasure in simple things and in Nature clashes with the stark, edgy, 2 dimensional nature of Ares' hard, uncompromising and colorless life. Ares also feels possessive jealousy for the first time in his life, when he sees Ruby's ex fiance trying to win her back.
I enjoyed seeing how Ruby brought color to Ares' heart and how he gradually started to soften up to her. The scene at their first aborted wedding was heart breaking: Ruby notices how Ares looks so unhappy and realizes that he doesn't love her and is forcing himself to marry her so she doesn't go through with the wedding. I was, strangely, happy that she did that. It showed she was a heroine who was not willing to settle for anything less than love. I loved that. She loved him with all her heart but couldn't marry him if her love was not requited. Of course, it takes the absence of Ruby in his life for Ares to see what he has been missing. He gets rid of all her new colorful furnishings and makes his housekeeper convert the mansion's interior back to its old staid black and white style. The housekeeper gets fed up of him and quits and it takes the inadvertent interference of his former mistress Poppy for the fool to realize finally that he loves Ruby. When he finds Ruby, he sees that she has opened a new store for retro clothing called Ruby's Vintage Delight. That was so cute. Ruby had given birth to their daughter and still found the inner strength to move on and try to build new dreams for herself.
I liked the epilogue. It highlights their wedding where their 6 month old daughter attends as a toddler bridesmaid and it was a perfect ending for a sweet novel. Ares wasn't as alpha a H as I had hoped he would be, but he did remain celibate during the months he had been parted from Ruby. That, in my opinion, counts for a lot.
Having dealt with that, I can now go on to the actual story line and character development issues. Ruby was a terrific heroine. She's beautiful and built like a '40's screen pin up goddess, loves vintage clothing, works 3 jobs to take care of her dying mother and selfish, useless teen sister Ivy. In fact the MC's only meet because slutty little sister Ivy follows Ares to the club where Ruby's a bartender. Ivy's dingbat plan is to seduce the billionaire Ares, deliberately poke holes in the condom and trap him into marriage via pregnancy. ???? This girl is 19 and doesn't even think that she can also get an STD by poking holes in a condom. Sigh.
Moving on...
Ares takes no notice of Ivy which is exactly what the little schemer deserves. I laughed when Ruby actually outed Ivy's stupid ass plan and made her look like the fool that she is, in front of Ares. That surprised me because usually the heroines are always willing to shelter their relatives from embarrassment but Ivy deserved that dressing down for the way she had been rude to her big sister. Ares was sexy but a bit of a quiet, loner type of H. He'd been hurt in the past by women in two former relationships and has now become the conventional jaded, disillusioned and cynical HP hero. Ares pulls out all the stops to seduce Ruby and their night together was quite romantic ( except for the unsafe oral sex part ) because it included some special moments on the ski slopes at night and in Ruby's 36 yr old truck. I enjoyed how the author showed the flip side of things by letting the billionaire go on a cheap date with a poor girl and ride in her old, rusted pick up wearing vintage ski clothes. It was unusual and cool.
The next morning, however, Ares F's things up royally by offering to pay Ruby to be his jet setting mistress. His unconcern for her dying mother's welfare upset me. It wasn't that he was deliberately callous but that he simply didn't know how to care or how to profess sincere human empathy for another person's predicament. This pissed off Ruby and she dumped him, telling him to forget she ever existed. That was a big blow to his ego but he huffed, puffed and flew away to Australia on his private jet. Ruby returns to her trailer to discover that her mom had died at the hospital the night before while she was with Ares. She also discovers she's pregnant and her selfish brat sister Ivy abandons her just because she refuses to beg Ares for money. I can understand Ivy's arguments because Ruby was being stupid by not considering that a baby is entitled to its father's financial support. However Ivy's desertion of her pregnant, ailing sister was disgusting and selfish.
Ares turns up again and takes care of Ruby by whisking her away with him to New York. The selfish sister Ivy even starts to return Ruby's phone calls after Ares pays her college tuition fees. I wish the author had just written Ivy out of the story altogether. She didn't deserve to get free tuition and money after the way she deserted Ruby and ignored her text messages. The relationship between Ares and Ruby was strained because of the H's inability to trust and to allow another human being into his heart. I noticed a recurring motif here with Jennie Lucas: this is not the first novel she's written that shows a H having a mansion whose interior decoration style is characterized by basic black, white and sharp, minimalist avant garde styles. Then, in comes the heroine who adds the touch of colour ( literally and symbolically ) to his life and it all slowly begins to thaw the deep freeze within his soul and melt his frozen heart. I think it's a recurring motif in a couple of Jennie Lucas' novels. There's a perfect example of a dialectic relationship here: Ruby is the exact antithesis of Ares and it takes them coming together to forge a perfect new synthesis. Ruby's love of vintage clothing, her joy for life, her pleasure in simple things and in Nature clashes with the stark, edgy, 2 dimensional nature of Ares' hard, uncompromising and colorless life. Ares also feels possessive jealousy for the first time in his life, when he sees Ruby's ex fiance trying to win her back.
I enjoyed seeing how Ruby brought color to Ares' heart and how he gradually started to soften up to her. The scene at their first aborted wedding was heart breaking: Ruby notices how Ares looks so unhappy and realizes that he doesn't love her and is forcing himself to marry her so she doesn't go through with the wedding. I was, strangely, happy that she did that. It showed she was a heroine who was not willing to settle for anything less than love. I loved that. She loved him with all her heart but couldn't marry him if her love was not requited. Of course, it takes the absence of Ruby in his life for Ares to see what he has been missing. He gets rid of all her new colorful furnishings and makes his housekeeper convert the mansion's interior back to its old staid black and white style. The housekeeper gets fed up of him and quits and it takes the inadvertent interference of his former mistress Poppy for the fool to realize finally that he loves Ruby. When he finds Ruby, he sees that she has opened a new store for retro clothing called Ruby's Vintage Delight. That was so cute. Ruby had given birth to their daughter and still found the inner strength to move on and try to build new dreams for herself.
I liked the epilogue. It highlights their wedding where their 6 month old daughter attends as a toddler bridesmaid and it was a perfect ending for a sweet novel. Ares wasn't as alpha a H as I had hoped he would be, but he did remain celibate during the months he had been parted from Ruby. That, in my opinion, counts for a lot.
January 16, 2018
I like the premise of the book. The down on her luck, small town girl meets the obnoxiously, rich, cynical boy is a tale as old as Harlequin Presents has been around. And it worked. For the most part.
I liked the heroine, Ruby. She's not in the best circumstances of her life and she's struggling financially but she has a plan and an ambition. The hero was okay, too. Despite him being spoiled and stubbornly refusing to acknowledge his feelings for the heroine, Ares was responsible enough to be there for Ruby. He had a lot to unlearn and the Ruby was there to help him.
It was comical watching Ares try to win Ruby only to have his plans fail spectacularly because he kept assuming things about her. But he learned.
My only issue is that some things were just conveniently solved without a hitch. For example, Ruby's sister became disillusioned with Ruby after she refused to accept help from Ares at first. She doesn't want to be labeled a gold-digger, you see. Something that her sister has no problem with. They had a row where she said some nasty things to Ruby then abandoned her. Suddenly, Ares offered to give her money for school, etc. and viola! It's good again.
There are a few more things but I'm not inclined to write them all down because I don't want to spoil the book. Overall, I liked it despite not being very memorable.
I liked the heroine, Ruby. She's not in the best circumstances of her life and she's struggling financially but she has a plan and an ambition. The hero was okay, too. Despite him being spoiled and stubbornly refusing to acknowledge his feelings for the heroine, Ares was responsible enough to be there for Ruby. He had a lot to unlearn and the Ruby was there to help him.
It was comical watching Ares try to win Ruby only to have his plans fail spectacularly because he kept assuming things about her. But he learned.
My only issue is that some things were just conveniently solved without a hitch. For example, Ruby's sister became disillusioned with Ruby after she refused to accept help from Ares at first. She doesn't want to be labeled a gold-digger, you see. Something that her sister has no problem with. They had a row where she said some nasty things to Ruby then abandoned her. Suddenly, Ares offered to give her money for school, etc. and viola! It's good again.
There are a few more things but I'm not inclined to write them all down because I don't want to spoil the book. Overall, I liked it despite not being very memorable.
February 4, 2018
After reading Lynne Graham’s newest book, The Secret Valtinos Baby, and being very disappointed, I was excited to read this Jennie Lucas book. This new Jennie Lucas book was just what I needed to get over my disappointment in the Lynne Graham book (and I am a HUGE LG fan).
Let me start off with my BIGGEST pet peeve, issue, disappointment with this book. During the hero and heroine’s very first sexual encounter, after only knowing each other a few hours, they have oral sex. In this day and age, who does that with a complete stranger without knowing their sexual history? I already suspend my belief in strangers having sex with each other due to them existing in the world of HPlandia however, I couldn’t get over them having oral sex after just meeting each other.
Ivy, the heroine’s little sister was a spoiled, selfish brat who left her sick, pregnant sister all alone after the heroine stopped the little sister’s horrible scheme of trying to get pregnant by the hero by poking holes in the condom and her refusal to ask for financial help. I guess the little sister “redeems” herself but only after the hero pays her college tuition and gives her a monthly stipend to live on.
This book was angsty especially with the hero’s upbringing with his horrible parents and the heroine having to watch her mother struggle with multiple jobs, which the heroine eventually took over once her mom got sick. I appreciate the heroine not wanting to take the hero’s money and her not wanting to marry without love but, to tell him via her sister not to come and visit his newborn daughter (who’s name he didn’t know seemed especially cruel and selfish on her part). The heroine was also having a difficult pregnancy and she could have at least contacted the hero if nothing more than to make sure her child was taken care of. The hero’s attempts to not get attached to his unborn child was a turnoff for sure.
I really did like this book and though the hero and heroine are not favorites of mine, Jenning Lucas wrote a strong and compelling story.
4 Stars well deserved!
Let me start off with my BIGGEST pet peeve, issue, disappointment with this book. During the hero and heroine’s very first sexual encounter, after only knowing each other a few hours, they have oral sex. In this day and age, who does that with a complete stranger without knowing their sexual history? I already suspend my belief in strangers having sex with each other due to them existing in the world of HPlandia however, I couldn’t get over them having oral sex after just meeting each other.
Ivy, the heroine’s little sister was a spoiled, selfish brat who left her sick, pregnant sister all alone after the heroine stopped the little sister’s horrible scheme of trying to get pregnant by the hero by poking holes in the condom and her refusal to ask for financial help. I guess the little sister “redeems” herself but only after the hero pays her college tuition and gives her a monthly stipend to live on.
This book was angsty especially with the hero’s upbringing with his horrible parents and the heroine having to watch her mother struggle with multiple jobs, which the heroine eventually took over once her mom got sick. I appreciate the heroine not wanting to take the hero’s money and her not wanting to marry without love but, to tell him via her sister not to come and visit his newborn daughter (who’s name he didn’t know seemed especially cruel and selfish on her part). The heroine was also having a difficult pregnancy and she could have at least contacted the hero if nothing more than to make sure her child was taken care of. The hero’s attempts to not get attached to his unborn child was a turnoff for sure.
I really did like this book and though the hero and heroine are not favorites of mine, Jenning Lucas wrote a strong and compelling story.
4 Stars well deserved!
October 6, 2018
"Claiming His Nine-Month Consequence" is the story of Ruby and Ares.
The book's plot is simple and typical- rich Greek billionaire has a hot ONS with a bartender, who gets pregnant, and then he has to claim her via blackmail. This is a tried and tested formula in HQN- however I found this book different and much better than the similar contemporaries.
The reasons:
-The heroine Ruby- she's a self sufficient, independent caring woman with a zest for life, vintage art and loads of love to give. Working 3 jobs to support a young sister and a mother, she finally lets herself go by having a moment of selfishness, only for it to leave her with a bun in the oven.
-The hero Ares- is the typical Greek billionaire with tragic past- which has made him cynical. Not believing in love, family or commitment, he is instantly smitten by the heroine who does not care for his riches, and has an aura of happiness around her. He is not mean or abusive, but actually pretty nice when he wants to be. He has his moments of selfishness, but in the end gives in to the heroine.
-Their lovemaking and passion is hella sweet, and I loved that whenever they spent time together they were lost in one another
There's the whole baby-avoiding-manipulation-wedding drama, but I really, REALLY, loved the angst in the last 1/2. It honestly made the book SO GOOD.
Great read!
Safe
4.5/5
P.S. She named her baby LMAOOOO
The book's plot is simple and typical- rich Greek billionaire has a hot ONS with a bartender, who gets pregnant, and then he has to claim her via blackmail. This is a tried and tested formula in HQN- however I found this book different and much better than the similar contemporaries.
The reasons:
-The heroine Ruby- she's a self sufficient, independent caring woman with a zest for life, vintage art and loads of love to give. Working 3 jobs to support a young sister and a mother, she finally lets herself go by having a moment of selfishness, only for it to leave her with a bun in the oven.
-The hero Ares- is the typical Greek billionaire with tragic past- which has made him cynical. Not believing in love, family or commitment, he is instantly smitten by the heroine who does not care for his riches, and has an aura of happiness around her. He is not mean or abusive, but actually pretty nice when he wants to be. He has his moments of selfishness, but in the end gives in to the heroine.
-Their lovemaking and passion is hella sweet, and I loved that whenever they spent time together they were lost in one another
There's the whole baby-avoiding-manipulation-wedding drama, but I really, REALLY, loved the angst in the last 1/2. It honestly made the book SO GOOD.
Great read!
Safe
4.5/5
P.S. She named her baby LMAOOOO
February 8, 2022
Our hero was an idiot and this definitely read more old school than new. Very dramatic in some parts... I also didn't like the meet cute. Her young sister wants to seduce him and get pregnant with his baby for money only to have our heroine stop her sister.
April 28, 2020
Wavering between 3 and 4, so rounded up.
September 2, 2019
Claiming His Nine-month Consequence was a mediocre romance. At times the heroine annoyed me by believing her mother's warning so intensely and holding it against the hero. The hero was nothing like her deadbeat father. By the end of the book I did begin liking the heroine.
I do like the secret baby trope and I like seeing the hero resisting falling in love trope. The storytelling tho just didn't capture my attention.
I do like the secret baby trope and I like seeing the hero resisting falling in love trope. The storytelling tho just didn't capture my attention.
January 7, 2018
This was a very emotional and angst-filled book from one of my favorite authors. Liked both main characters, even though, Ares behaved like an ass at times, but he did care about Ruby a lot. Despite his flaws, I liked him and was rooting for the two of them to get their HEA.
I loved their first meeting. How Ares was so taken up with Ruby that he endured all that she relished dishing out to him, whether the cheap beer she made him drink or the vintage snowboarding suit she made him or the drive in her old battered truck.
Loved their snowboarding date, their love-making thereafter and also the sweet morning after in bed, which then got ruined by Ares trying to pay her to go with him to Australia.
When she tells him she had to go home because her mother was dying and he said, “You say that like it’s a bad thing," I was as appalled as Ruby was, and thought I'm going to dislike him. He thought by giving her money it would make things alright for her because that's how he'd felt after his own parents' death. He'd been brought up with abundant wealth and paid staff and learnt money was the way of living not emotions. His parents were monsters who used him as a tool against each other. His life only got better after their death.
However, he wasn't always cold and ruthless. He'd once believed in falling in love to the extent that he'd decided that he wouldn't have sex until he was truly in love with the person. And, then at eighteen he'd fallen in love with a beautiful fashion student only to find out much later she was a prostitute planted by his awful father to get Ares to change his mind about love and man up. Even after that, he gave love a second try when he fell in love with a poor virgin for whom he was ready to go against his parents and give up everything, but through sheer luck, which happened to be the death of his father, he finds that sweet girl, who promised fidelity and who wanted to wait until their marriage to have sex, naked in the arms of another man. Every time he trusted anyone, he’d been betrayed. It wiped away all his believe in love and the good in the world. Which is why, he didn't do love and complications any more. He'd schooled himself into becoming ruthless and cynical. He did not trust anyone.
But, it all changed when he met sweet, honest and innocent Ruby. She was an amazing person full of life and color. Even though she was working three jobs to take care of her younger sister and dying mother, had to give up all her dreams in life, was ditched by the guy she was about to marry, she still managed to spread cheer all around her. She was sweet and caring toward everyone, total antithesis of Ares.
She made Ares lower his defenses and made him want to trust her for he knew that she was different from the other women he usually associated with. When with her, he found himself lacking and knew he wasn't good for her or the baby and after years of being cold and ruthless, he didn't how to be a better man. Which was why he wanted her to go away and yet he couldn't bring himself to let her go. And, poor Ruby was caught up in the battle between his head and his heart. He was a very complex man, but never overbearing. What endeared me to him was he cared deeply for Ruby. Like the time when he'd decided to seduce her for sex and send her off to his ski home the next day, but couldn't bring himself to do it and then comes clean about it with her. He also allowed her to change every decor in his home to suit her tastes.
Although, in that, I thought Ruby was too critical about everything he did, ate or possessed. I get it was a matter of bringing out their contrasting personalities, one is dark and gloomy, the other bright and cheery and how the latter brings color into the grim one's life, but at times I felt it was OTT. I, myself, wasn't sold on some of her outfits especially the yellow top-pink jeans combo or the fake pearls she wore to the society gala, but it's a matter of each one's preference. But, I didn't like how only her choices, her preferences were considered acceptable.
Nevertheless, as I said before she was amazing otherwise. I liked the fact that she went with Ares to New York to give him a chance to know her better and did not try to keep father and child away like most heroines do because he did not love her. Moreover, in this case, Ares did not want anything to do about the baby, so she was taking a big risk with him, but she was gutsy enough to give it a try. I also liked the part where she understood he was not comfortable with marriage, but was only doing it for her, which she realized at their wedding, just before they were to make their vows. The scene when she touches his cheek and whispers, "Be happy," before leaving him, moved me to tears.
Gosh, Ares was such an idiot. It was very clear he was totally into Ruby --he was even celibate when they separated-- but it took him so long to figure that he loved her. Funnily, it was Poppy, his ex-mistress, who made him realize it when she proposed that he and she marry because they were both of the same nature. I laughed at her confusion as to why was he kissing her and thanking her then making a dash for Ruby. Found Poppy's part more amusing than a nuisance especially at the start when Ares mentally describes her with her penchant for floating through various careers because she got bored easily especially when she'd decided to be a movie star and as she found auditioning as tedious and embarrassing went ahead to finance the movie of which she was herself writer, producer, director and sole actor. Then, also the part where she's trying to run Ruby down and Ruby gives it back good to her which had Ares smiling. “It means right now you’re kicking yourself that you didn’t somehow manage to get pregnant by him first.”
I liked Ares' staff - his bodyguard, his driver and the standoffish Mrs. Ford his housekeeper. It was amusing how she was so cold to Ruby in the beginning, but then ended up leaving Ares because he let Ruby go then when Ares was back with Ruby immediately informed him she would do him the privilege of working for him again. LOL
The two people who irked me was Ruby's selfish sister, Ivy, and the man she almost married at eighteen but left her for his hockey career. He had such a nerve to go to Ares' place to tell him and Ruby that she deserved a man who loved her and her baby, indicating it was him. Felt like really slapping him. And, Ivy, how could she abandon her sister who was pregnant, unwell and struggling with mounting debts? She didn't even bother to return Ruby's calls until after Ares paid her college fees. He was right about that. That too, she only texted Ruby. Even though, she was there in the epilogue, a proud aunt to Ruby's baby, I didn't feel she did anything to redeem herself.
The epilogue was very sweet. Their baby gurgling happily as they got married.
This book had me smiling as well as in tears at time. Overall, I loved the book.
I loved their first meeting. How Ares was so taken up with Ruby that he endured all that she relished dishing out to him, whether the cheap beer she made him drink or the vintage snowboarding suit she made him or the drive in her old battered truck.
Loved their snowboarding date, their love-making thereafter and also the sweet morning after in bed, which then got ruined by Ares trying to pay her to go with him to Australia.
When she tells him she had to go home because her mother was dying and he said, “You say that like it’s a bad thing," I was as appalled as Ruby was, and thought I'm going to dislike him. He thought by giving her money it would make things alright for her because that's how he'd felt after his own parents' death. He'd been brought up with abundant wealth and paid staff and learnt money was the way of living not emotions. His parents were monsters who used him as a tool against each other. His life only got better after their death.
However, he wasn't always cold and ruthless. He'd once believed in falling in love to the extent that he'd decided that he wouldn't have sex until he was truly in love with the person. And, then at eighteen he'd fallen in love with a beautiful fashion student only to find out much later she was a prostitute planted by his awful father to get Ares to change his mind about love and man up. Even after that, he gave love a second try when he fell in love with a poor virgin for whom he was ready to go against his parents and give up everything, but through sheer luck, which happened to be the death of his father, he finds that sweet girl, who promised fidelity and who wanted to wait until their marriage to have sex, naked in the arms of another man. Every time he trusted anyone, he’d been betrayed. It wiped away all his believe in love and the good in the world. Which is why, he didn't do love and complications any more. He'd schooled himself into becoming ruthless and cynical. He did not trust anyone.
But, it all changed when he met sweet, honest and innocent Ruby. She was an amazing person full of life and color. Even though she was working three jobs to take care of her younger sister and dying mother, had to give up all her dreams in life, was ditched by the guy she was about to marry, she still managed to spread cheer all around her. She was sweet and caring toward everyone, total antithesis of Ares.
She made Ares lower his defenses and made him want to trust her for he knew that she was different from the other women he usually associated with. When with her, he found himself lacking and knew he wasn't good for her or the baby and after years of being cold and ruthless, he didn't how to be a better man. Which was why he wanted her to go away and yet he couldn't bring himself to let her go. And, poor Ruby was caught up in the battle between his head and his heart. He was a very complex man, but never overbearing. What endeared me to him was he cared deeply for Ruby. Like the time when he'd decided to seduce her for sex and send her off to his ski home the next day, but couldn't bring himself to do it and then comes clean about it with her. He also allowed her to change every decor in his home to suit her tastes.
Although, in that, I thought Ruby was too critical about everything he did, ate or possessed. I get it was a matter of bringing out their contrasting personalities, one is dark and gloomy, the other bright and cheery and how the latter brings color into the grim one's life, but at times I felt it was OTT. I, myself, wasn't sold on some of her outfits especially the yellow top-pink jeans combo or the fake pearls she wore to the society gala, but it's a matter of each one's preference. But, I didn't like how only her choices, her preferences were considered acceptable.
Nevertheless, as I said before she was amazing otherwise. I liked the fact that she went with Ares to New York to give him a chance to know her better and did not try to keep father and child away like most heroines do because he did not love her. Moreover, in this case, Ares did not want anything to do about the baby, so she was taking a big risk with him, but she was gutsy enough to give it a try. I also liked the part where she understood he was not comfortable with marriage, but was only doing it for her, which she realized at their wedding, just before they were to make their vows. The scene when she touches his cheek and whispers, "Be happy," before leaving him, moved me to tears.
Gosh, Ares was such an idiot. It was very clear he was totally into Ruby --he was even celibate when they separated-- but it took him so long to figure that he loved her. Funnily, it was Poppy, his ex-mistress, who made him realize it when she proposed that he and she marry because they were both of the same nature. I laughed at her confusion as to why was he kissing her and thanking her then making a dash for Ruby. Found Poppy's part more amusing than a nuisance especially at the start when Ares mentally describes her with her penchant for floating through various careers because she got bored easily especially when she'd decided to be a movie star and as she found auditioning as tedious and embarrassing went ahead to finance the movie of which she was herself writer, producer, director and sole actor. Then, also the part where she's trying to run Ruby down and Ruby gives it back good to her which had Ares smiling. “It means right now you’re kicking yourself that you didn’t somehow manage to get pregnant by him first.”
I liked Ares' staff - his bodyguard, his driver and the standoffish Mrs. Ford his housekeeper. It was amusing how she was so cold to Ruby in the beginning, but then ended up leaving Ares because he let Ruby go then when Ares was back with Ruby immediately informed him she would do him the privilege of working for him again. LOL
The two people who irked me was Ruby's selfish sister, Ivy, and the man she almost married at eighteen but left her for his hockey career. He had such a nerve to go to Ares' place to tell him and Ruby that she deserved a man who loved her and her baby, indicating it was him. Felt like really slapping him. And, Ivy, how could she abandon her sister who was pregnant, unwell and struggling with mounting debts? She didn't even bother to return Ruby's calls until after Ares paid her college fees. He was right about that. That too, she only texted Ruby. Even though, she was there in the epilogue, a proud aunt to Ruby's baby, I didn't feel she did anything to redeem herself.
The epilogue was very sweet. Their baby gurgling happily as they got married.
This book had me smiling as well as in tears at time. Overall, I loved the book.
August 3, 2018
I didn't love this as much as some GR reviewers, but it had some nice moments.
The heroine has either not read the rules of idiocy that outline how a heroine is supposed to think and behave, or she has decided to ignore them.
Her little sister's savvy but immoral approach to solving their poverty...
All I have to do it poke a few holes in the condom, get pregnant and he’ll marry me.
Instead of bleating out platitudes, the heroine's reaction is swift and severe as she confronts the hero and her little sister
Ivy had this fantastic idea of seducing you and getting knocked up so you’d marry her.”
Ares’s jaw dropped; not at the plan, but at the honesty.
“Shut up!” the girl yelled. “You’re ruining everything!”
“She wanted to marry a billionaire. Any billionaire would do.”
Looking at him, Ruby tilted her head, her expression almost contemptuous. “Please excuse her for being stupid. She’s only nineteen.”
After their one night stand she mentions how hard things are financially, and he whips out ye olde tycoon checkbook.
“I’m trying to help you out. Money is meaningless to me. Nothing but a tool to get what I want.”
Ruby looked at him coldly. “There’s only one tool I see, and I’m looking right at him.”
Saucy, ungrateful wench.
She gets knocked up. No spoiler, I hope, given the title. He finagles her to New York City to his nihilistic monochromatic, black leather sofa-esque, mega mansion where he makes the fatal mistake of buying the typical new wardrobe, but he gets it all wrong.
“The clothes—they’re just like your house.
Her voice was strained. “No color. Just black-and-white.”
“That’s not true,” he said, stung. “There’s also gray. And beige!”
Beige!
So smart, so so handsome, so clueless.
The heroine has either not read the rules of idiocy that outline how a heroine is supposed to think and behave, or she has decided to ignore them.
Her little sister's savvy but immoral approach to solving their poverty...
All I have to do it poke a few holes in the condom, get pregnant and he’ll marry me.
Instead of bleating out platitudes, the heroine's reaction is swift and severe as she confronts the hero and her little sister
Ivy had this fantastic idea of seducing you and getting knocked up so you’d marry her.”
Ares’s jaw dropped; not at the plan, but at the honesty.
“Shut up!” the girl yelled. “You’re ruining everything!”
“She wanted to marry a billionaire. Any billionaire would do.”
Looking at him, Ruby tilted her head, her expression almost contemptuous. “Please excuse her for being stupid. She’s only nineteen.”
After their one night stand she mentions how hard things are financially, and he whips out ye olde tycoon checkbook.
“I’m trying to help you out. Money is meaningless to me. Nothing but a tool to get what I want.”
Ruby looked at him coldly. “There’s only one tool I see, and I’m looking right at him.”
Saucy, ungrateful wench.
She gets knocked up. No spoiler, I hope, given the title. He finagles her to New York City to his nihilistic monochromatic, black leather sofa-esque, mega mansion where he makes the fatal mistake of buying the typical new wardrobe, but he gets it all wrong.
“The clothes—they’re just like your house.
Her voice was strained. “No color. Just black-and-white.”
“That’s not true,” he said, stung. “There’s also gray. And beige!”
Beige!
So smart, so so handsome, so clueless.
April 11, 2020
A quick summary: Ares Kourakis was a Greek billionaire who was easily bored. He went through women like a baby goes through diapers. There were a few things he was certain of in his life, he never wanted to give or receive love, never commit to anyone, never enter into a marriage or have a child. His evil father taught him that love was poison and something to be avoided at all costs. It angered his father that his son talked about love and wanted to wait and lose his virginity when he fell in love or got married. His father played a huge trick on him when he was eighteen. He hired a prostitute to come on to his son and then play his girlfriend. He then fell in love with her and asked her to marry him. It is then his horrific father says Hey son, I really got you. That girl you fell in love with was no one more than a prostitute I hired and paid to act like she loved you to teach you that you should never love. My gosh, how could a father ever do that to his child. Then he fell in love again and his father dies. He comes home unexpectedly and heads to see his love, finding her naked and in the arms of another man. It was an absolute mess. The hero was a sorry mess.
One weekend he was visiting a new home he purchased near a skiing resort. His mistress had broken it off with him the night before. He saw a woman that interested him in a bar close to the ski slopes and was just gobsmacked with this young woman. They are intimate and four and a half months later he finds out she's pregnant. He decides he will take care of her and get her through the pregnancy but will never love her or the child. In fact, he is planning to ship her off with the baby and never see her again.
I liked the story but was saddened that she left and it took him four months to go after her. She ended up having the baby alone. By the time he shows up the baby is a month old. I don't like stories where the hero, for whatever reason, is not there for the birth of his child. It had a HEA but I couldn't help but feel for the heroine for every thing she went through because of the heroine.
I tried to read this again in 4/2020 because so many of my reading friends thought this book was worth five stars. I still didn't get that feeling. I despised how the hero treated the heroine. I really did try to get into it but it just didn't happen for me.
One weekend he was visiting a new home he purchased near a skiing resort. His mistress had broken it off with him the night before. He saw a woman that interested him in a bar close to the ski slopes and was just gobsmacked with this young woman. They are intimate and four and a half months later he finds out she's pregnant. He decides he will take care of her and get her through the pregnancy but will never love her or the child. In fact, he is planning to ship her off with the baby and never see her again.
I liked the story but was saddened that she left and it took him four months to go after her. She ended up having the baby alone. By the time he shows up the baby is a month old. I don't like stories where the hero, for whatever reason, is not there for the birth of his child. It had a HEA but I couldn't help but feel for the heroine for every thing she went through because of the heroine.
I tried to read this again in 4/2020 because so many of my reading friends thought this book was worth five stars. I still didn't get that feeling. I despised how the hero treated the heroine. I really did try to get into it but it just didn't happen for me.
January 3, 2018
wow
what can I say? it's Jennie lucas!
I am happy ♡♡♡♡♡
what can I say? it's Jennie lucas!
I am happy ♡♡♡♡♡
December 20, 2017
Okay okay, arguably a four... BUT, I so loved the heroine in this story. Her heart, her determination, her strength. I had to give five stars. While it can be said it is a well known type of story line, I think the author did a great job with it. I enjoyed her characters, as well as the way it is written. I think she has a fresh writing style that makes it work. It is a book that is a good read! So buy and sit and enjoy for it is easy to lose yourself in the story. I will look for more from this author for this one has caught my attention. I was given this book in return for an honest review. Anna Swedenmom
February 18, 2018
Ares Kourakis has no desire to have a happy ever after. Love and marriage is not for him. That is not in his nature. But he is drawn to Ruby Prescott. It is more than just the fact she is so unlike any other woman. She does not fawn over him. His wealth seems to hold no interest. She is more than just a breathe of fresh air, but adds a gentle peace to his soul.
Ruby has no desire to being a rich man's anything. Working three jobs to help her mother and sister is more than enough. She grew up in the shadow of what a rich man leaves behind. But not desiring something, does not prevent it. Ares turns out to be far more than just a wealthy man. But one that has secrets that he might never get past.
A great story. Lots of hidden depths to both of them.
Ruby has no desire to being a rich man's anything. Working three jobs to help her mother and sister is more than enough. She grew up in the shadow of what a rich man leaves behind. But not desiring something, does not prevent it. Ares turns out to be far more than just a wealthy man. But one that has secrets that he might never get past.
A great story. Lots of hidden depths to both of them.
June 8, 2021
She succumbed to his sinful seduction…
Now she’s carrying the Greek’s baby!
It’s the last thing he wanted, but Greek billionaire Ares Kourakis is going to be a father. He’ll do his duty and keep pregnant Ruby by his side—he’ll even marry her. But when all he can offer is intense passion and a vast fortune, will that be enough to get idealistic Ruby down the aisle?
Now she’s carrying the Greek’s baby!
It’s the last thing he wanted, but Greek billionaire Ares Kourakis is going to be a father. He’ll do his duty and keep pregnant Ruby by his side—he’ll even marry her. But when all he can offer is intense passion and a vast fortune, will that be enough to get idealistic Ruby down the aisle?
June 11, 2018
I read this in little snatches between a family event. I tried to put it away and finish it later, but it was like a siren song that kept calling out to me. I craved the next page. And the next.
This is a testament to JL’s amazing writing and characters. I adored Ruby. She loves vintage clothes and loves NYC . My kind of girl. :)
Ares was a typical HP alpha male. A rich boy with mommy and daddy issues that left him with the fear of love and belief that he cannot love. Until Ruby marched into his world and turned it upside down.
There were a few really harsh moments in the book but the worst for me was:
“You are worried about your family. I can help. That’s all.”
“You think money could replace me to them? You think I can just run away? My mother isn’t just sick. She’s dying.”
“You say that like it’s a bad thing,” he muttered”
Ares’ hotness factor dropped after that comment. And then Ruby got home and learned what actually happened while she was with Ares. I almost ugly cried.
Even with his emotions in lockdown, Ares deserves credit for manning up when he learned about the pregnancy. Not that it was all altruistically done. He wanted Ruby back in his bed and did what he had to to get her there. Props to him for staying celibate during their separation too.
I was disappointed with Ivy, Ruby’s sister, for abandoning her sister the way she did. She was butt hurt that Ruby got Ares when she wanted him, but to leave her alone and pregnant when Ruby worked her ass off to be there for her and their mom, so selfish!
I plan on reading this book again when I can close out the world and enjoy it without interruptions. It is definitely worthy of your complete attention, and of a second reading.
This is a testament to JL’s amazing writing and characters. I adored Ruby. She loves vintage clothes and loves NYC . My kind of girl. :)
Ares was a typical HP alpha male. A rich boy with mommy and daddy issues that left him with the fear of love and belief that he cannot love. Until Ruby marched into his world and turned it upside down.
There were a few really harsh moments in the book but the worst for me was:
“You are worried about your family. I can help. That’s all.”
“You think money could replace me to them? You think I can just run away? My mother isn’t just sick. She’s dying.”
“You say that like it’s a bad thing,” he muttered”
Ares’ hotness factor dropped after that comment. And then Ruby got home and learned what actually happened while she was with Ares. I almost ugly cried.
Even with his emotions in lockdown, Ares deserves credit for manning up when he learned about the pregnancy. Not that it was all altruistically done. He wanted Ruby back in his bed and did what he had to to get her there. Props to him for staying celibate during their separation too.
I was disappointed with Ivy, Ruby’s sister, for abandoning her sister the way she did. She was butt hurt that Ruby got Ares when she wanted him, but to leave her alone and pregnant when Ruby worked her ass off to be there for her and their mom, so selfish!
I plan on reading this book again when I can close out the world and enjoy it without interruptions. It is definitely worthy of your complete attention, and of a second reading.
July 18, 2019
4.5 stars
I was sooo torn and indecisive about how many stars should I give this book. Until I reach some part I thought I would give 4 but then I got to a part where I thought this deserved 5.. then suddenly my mind said 4.5 then it reached the part that I wished would be different so.. 4. Then back to 5 again. It happened throughout the story and I thought I would not give it any star at all because I was still unsure.
This book amuse me, made me cry a bit, annoyed at some parts.. it's a struggle for me to decide whether I like it as much as I thought or nah. There are lots of parts that I liked but there are parts that I didn't. Well.. 4.5 seems fair.
I was sooo torn and indecisive about how many stars should I give this book. Until I reach some part I thought I would give 4 but then I got to a part where I thought this deserved 5.. then suddenly my mind said 4.5 then it reached the part that I wished would be different so.. 4. Then back to 5 again. It happened throughout the story and I thought I would not give it any star at all because I was still unsure.
This book amuse me, made me cry a bit, annoyed at some parts.. it's a struggle for me to decide whether I like it as much as I thought or nah. There are lots of parts that I liked but there are parts that I didn't. Well.. 4.5 seems fair.
December 27, 2017
It is a Harlequin Presents so I was expecting the overbearing hero; nonetheless, Ares was more than that. Meanwhile, Ruby, the heroine, was unbelievably nice. I am not sure Ares is really going to change to deserve Ruby and at the same time I do not think Ruby is going to make him work harder. It was a good read to pass the time, but Jennie Lucas can do a lot better than that.
December 11, 2017
Ruby Prescott works three jobs to support her sick mother and her teenage sister. When her underage sister sets her sights on billionaire playboy, Ares Kourakis, Ruby sees red. She storms over intending to get her sister thrown out of the bar she has no business being , and ends up catching the eye of the man herself. When he turns his considerable seduction techniques her way, will she be able to stand her ground?
Ares has made a policy of never falling in love. He pursues the women he wants, and walks before they can get any ideas of trapping him into marriage. When Ruby storms up to his table, he sees a woman unlike any he's known before, someone who might break him out of his boredom. One night with her and he's running scared. He's too focused on never falling in love to see that Ruby could be his forever. What will it take for Ares to see that Ruby brings color to his life? Will their baby bring them together or tear them apart forever?
Ares has made a policy of never falling in love. He pursues the women he wants, and walks before they can get any ideas of trapping him into marriage. When Ruby storms up to his table, he sees a woman unlike any he's known before, someone who might break him out of his boredom. One night with her and he's running scared. He's too focused on never falling in love to see that Ruby could be his forever. What will it take for Ares to see that Ruby brings color to his life? Will their baby bring them together or tear them apart forever?
December 15, 2017
Truly a nice Harlequin read but I wish the H for once was not your average HP jerk - Rich, womanizer, cold, doesn't do love, broken past, etc. For once, I would love to see a H who is not afraid to let love in and chases h. Loved Ruby though!!
December 13, 2017
I might be getting burned out on these because this story didn't really offer anything new other than taking place in the US which Harlequin Presents doesn't normally do. For what it was, it was a good little book but it didn't excite me very much.
June 22, 2018
So. Hedgehogs. Hedgehogs are basically tiny adorable animals that protect themselves by being a bit spiky. That's the hero in a nutshell.
Ares used to believe in love. He was going to wait for The One, and he thought he'd found her, but no. She was a hooker paid by his father to Make Him A Man (I prefer the Rocky Horror version of that phrase, but anyway) Then he thought he'd found her but again, no. She turned out to be a cheating cheater who cheats. So he decided, based on these two examples in addition to his frankly awful parents, that Love Is Bad. It's a bad thing of badness that only causes pain and heartache and probably also gout. See? 🦔 🦔
And then he meets Ruby who is basically the sweetest most angelic person in the history of ever. She takes care of her mum and younger sister by working three jobs, but there's no hint of the martyr about her - it's just what you do for family. Poor lamb tries so hard to be cynical but basically she's a fairytale princess with a genuine heart of gold.
So Hedgehog Hero meets his fairytale princess and shit happens and he ends up taking her home with him because she's pregnant. And he wants to take care of her and make her happy but he Does Not Have A Soul so the best thing for her would probably be to not have anything to do with him, so the plan is that once she's had the baby he'll give her his 30Mil ski house place and never see either of them again, because he knows he can never make her truly happy.
Except the idea of her leaving terrifies him so he asks her to marry him, only to have her leave him at the altar when she realises that he's basically having a panic attack because the idea of marriage terrifies him as much if not more than her leaving.
It takes four months for Hedgehog Hero to realize that the reason he's miserable is that he loves her and let her get away (very pretty, not so bright, our Hedgehog) , so he goes after her and confesses his love in true Dramatic Hero style.
There's also a grumpy housekeeper who tells him that she won't work for an idiot, and à rather lovely metaphor where Ruby redecorates Hedgehog's depressingly monochrome mansion and fills it with life and colour. Much like she did him.
I don't have the words to explain how much I loved poor Hedgehog, and how happy I was that he found his fairytale princess.
Ares used to believe in love. He was going to wait for The One, and he thought he'd found her, but no. She was a hooker paid by his father to Make Him A Man (I prefer the Rocky Horror version of that phrase, but anyway) Then he thought he'd found her but again, no. She turned out to be a cheating cheater who cheats. So he decided, based on these two examples in addition to his frankly awful parents, that Love Is Bad. It's a bad thing of badness that only causes pain and heartache and probably also gout. See? 🦔 🦔
And then he meets Ruby who is basically the sweetest most angelic person in the history of ever. She takes care of her mum and younger sister by working three jobs, but there's no hint of the martyr about her - it's just what you do for family. Poor lamb tries so hard to be cynical but basically she's a fairytale princess with a genuine heart of gold.
So Hedgehog Hero meets his fairytale princess and shit happens and he ends up taking her home with him because she's pregnant. And he wants to take care of her and make her happy but he Does Not Have A Soul so the best thing for her would probably be to not have anything to do with him, so the plan is that once she's had the baby he'll give her his 30Mil ski house place and never see either of them again, because he knows he can never make her truly happy.
Except the idea of her leaving terrifies him so he asks her to marry him, only to have her leave him at the altar when she realises that he's basically having a panic attack because the idea of marriage terrifies him as much if not more than her leaving.
It takes four months for Hedgehog Hero to realize that the reason he's miserable is that he loves her and let her get away (very pretty, not so bright, our Hedgehog) , so he goes after her and confesses his love in true Dramatic Hero style.
There's also a grumpy housekeeper who tells him that she won't work for an idiot, and à rather lovely metaphor where Ruby redecorates Hedgehog's depressingly monochrome mansion and fills it with life and colour. Much like she did him.
I don't have the words to explain how much I loved poor Hedgehog, and how happy I was that he found his fairytale princess.
February 5, 2018
3.5 stars-4 stars
This was a difficult review to come up with, and I didn’t know what I was going to give it. There were some things that I liked, but there were some things I wasn’t too fond of, and unfortunately that made up for the majority of the book. It didn’t have the usual Jennie Lucas type of flair like her other books have, at least for me. Usually her stories were a lot more emotional and intense than this one was. They are usually more compelling and more engaging. Something that pulls me into her story, and refuses to let go for a second because I am so into the story. Just there usually so much more than what was here in this book, and In my opinion her other books that she has written that were so much better than this one. Not that this was aa bad story, or unreadable, but it had something missing where I couldn’t totally get behind the story of Ares and Ruby.
On the positive side, It wasn’t all bad though, and there were some flashes of good things in the story that I really enjoyed. When the romance came more into play, then it did get better. It showed them getting closer and more intimate while in exotic places that had really lush descriptions to them. The Greek Island being the prime example of that. It showed how Ares wanted to give their relationship a shot by showing Ruby a piece of himself. He wanted to show that he cared for her. Those were some of my favorite moments in this story, however there were few and far between here, which was a shame. I was looking more for this than less of the other stuff.
Second thing that I did like about their story was how they bounced off each other even from the beginning. They had some nice chemistry going on between them, and I liked seeing their flirty banter back and forth. That was fun. The whole club scene was very funny and humorous I thought, but also really showed off the depth of their attraction for one another. And I did like how their chemistry and attraction just built and built until they had a very explosive encounter.
I think my big problem with this story was the character of Ares. It wasn’t that he was a mondo jerk or heartbreakingly cruel to Ruby, but I just thought at times he was pretty unbelievable and some of the things he did rubbed me the wrong way. He was way arrogant and definitely selfish at times in order to get what he wanted by seducing her knowing he didn’t have the best of intentions. He was fooling her and manipulating her especially when they first met. I felt like he was playing a game with her and that was particularly attractive in my view. I know more Presents males are like this, but it was something about how Ares came across that it was a little off putting. Just the stuff he said and did just through me for a loop. He was intent on creating an illusion for her so he could get what he wanted from her then when she called him out on it he didn’t understand why she was so upset with him. Granted he did do a bit of romancing because he didn’t want to loose her from his life, and he did have his lightbulb moment before it was too late, but I think it was. I couldn’t believe that he had fallen in love with her in the way he did. Also another thing I didn’t like was how cold he was especially when it came to her pregnancy and the baby. I get it was so he didn’t bond with the child, but even still it just didn’t come across good. He did somethings okay, but again I don’t think it was enough.
And even though I thought Ruby was totally naive when she decided to go with Ares that first night, I really did enjoy her as a character. She had a spunky to her, and though not totally she did stand up to him. I liked how she gave it back to him a couple times. She was just lovely and sweet and caring and just deserved everything in the world especially since she had sacrificed for so long to take care of her sick mother and her, at times, ungrateful sister. She was hardworking, and she deserved love and happiness in her life. For the first time, she went after her own desires aka Ares and let herself feel pleasure for the first time. It was first time in her life she was selfish. I didn’t totally understand why she fell in love with Ares because he gave her no reason too, but I do understand her attraction towards him. I loved her honesty and how she did’t hide from him even if it meant breaking her own heart.
On an emotional level, I thought this story could have gone deeper especially with some of the issues presented like daddy issues for her, guilt, and just plain sorrow at some of the things that she had to face in her young life. It was presented by more in a cerebral way and not an emotional way. Aside from her feelings for Ares, none of her other feelings were revealed about some of those darker issues and I felt it could have been explored more and create more of an angst between Ares and Ruby. To me, there wasn’t a lot of angst or longing in the story. As for his issues, that were legitimate, I felt like he approached more at an intellectual level than and actual feelings level. I understand the point was not to feel, but by showing that it just made it hard to comprehend why this was such an obstacle to overcome in his romance with Ruby. I just wasn’t feeling it. It was just an excuse he used, but not a good one because I couldn’t really understand him on an emotional level, and I needed that so I could believe his motivations a little bit more.
This book just didn’t give me the feels like I was expecting out of a Jennie Lucas book. I didn’t that feeling of angst and longing between Ruby and Ares as they were coming together to create this relationship that would later become deep and meaningful. I didn’t feel like they got there at that point with their relationship. Something was missing there that would have taken this story above and beyond amazing. To me, they just didn’t work as a couple. Aside from the end, there was no real heart to heart going on, and I think needed to happen early on or at least gradually instead of all at once. Aside from the bedroom scenes, I didn’t see a lot of intimacy between them. Their relationship just didn’t do it for me. Combine that with the fact I thought he was a piece of work made for not my favorite Jennie Lucas story. I think the threads were there, they just didn’t go as deeply as I would have liked to have seen. This story just scratched the surface when it could have the potential to be so much more.
This was a difficult review to come up with, and I didn’t know what I was going to give it. There were some things that I liked, but there were some things I wasn’t too fond of, and unfortunately that made up for the majority of the book. It didn’t have the usual Jennie Lucas type of flair like her other books have, at least for me. Usually her stories were a lot more emotional and intense than this one was. They are usually more compelling and more engaging. Something that pulls me into her story, and refuses to let go for a second because I am so into the story. Just there usually so much more than what was here in this book, and In my opinion her other books that she has written that were so much better than this one. Not that this was aa bad story, or unreadable, but it had something missing where I couldn’t totally get behind the story of Ares and Ruby.
On the positive side, It wasn’t all bad though, and there were some flashes of good things in the story that I really enjoyed. When the romance came more into play, then it did get better. It showed them getting closer and more intimate while in exotic places that had really lush descriptions to them. The Greek Island being the prime example of that. It showed how Ares wanted to give their relationship a shot by showing Ruby a piece of himself. He wanted to show that he cared for her. Those were some of my favorite moments in this story, however there were few and far between here, which was a shame. I was looking more for this than less of the other stuff.
Second thing that I did like about their story was how they bounced off each other even from the beginning. They had some nice chemistry going on between them, and I liked seeing their flirty banter back and forth. That was fun. The whole club scene was very funny and humorous I thought, but also really showed off the depth of their attraction for one another. And I did like how their chemistry and attraction just built and built until they had a very explosive encounter.
I think my big problem with this story was the character of Ares. It wasn’t that he was a mondo jerk or heartbreakingly cruel to Ruby, but I just thought at times he was pretty unbelievable and some of the things he did rubbed me the wrong way. He was way arrogant and definitely selfish at times in order to get what he wanted by seducing her knowing he didn’t have the best of intentions. He was fooling her and manipulating her especially when they first met. I felt like he was playing a game with her and that was particularly attractive in my view. I know more Presents males are like this, but it was something about how Ares came across that it was a little off putting. Just the stuff he said and did just through me for a loop. He was intent on creating an illusion for her so he could get what he wanted from her then when she called him out on it he didn’t understand why she was so upset with him. Granted he did do a bit of romancing because he didn’t want to loose her from his life, and he did have his lightbulb moment before it was too late, but I think it was. I couldn’t believe that he had fallen in love with her in the way he did. Also another thing I didn’t like was how cold he was especially when it came to her pregnancy and the baby. I get it was so he didn’t bond with the child, but even still it just didn’t come across good. He did somethings okay, but again I don’t think it was enough.
And even though I thought Ruby was totally naive when she decided to go with Ares that first night, I really did enjoy her as a character. She had a spunky to her, and though not totally she did stand up to him. I liked how she gave it back to him a couple times. She was just lovely and sweet and caring and just deserved everything in the world especially since she had sacrificed for so long to take care of her sick mother and her, at times, ungrateful sister. She was hardworking, and she deserved love and happiness in her life. For the first time, she went after her own desires aka Ares and let herself feel pleasure for the first time. It was first time in her life she was selfish. I didn’t totally understand why she fell in love with Ares because he gave her no reason too, but I do understand her attraction towards him. I loved her honesty and how she did’t hide from him even if it meant breaking her own heart.
On an emotional level, I thought this story could have gone deeper especially with some of the issues presented like daddy issues for her, guilt, and just plain sorrow at some of the things that she had to face in her young life. It was presented by more in a cerebral way and not an emotional way. Aside from her feelings for Ares, none of her other feelings were revealed about some of those darker issues and I felt it could have been explored more and create more of an angst between Ares and Ruby. To me, there wasn’t a lot of angst or longing in the story. As for his issues, that were legitimate, I felt like he approached more at an intellectual level than and actual feelings level. I understand the point was not to feel, but by showing that it just made it hard to comprehend why this was such an obstacle to overcome in his romance with Ruby. I just wasn’t feeling it. It was just an excuse he used, but not a good one because I couldn’t really understand him on an emotional level, and I needed that so I could believe his motivations a little bit more.
This book just didn’t give me the feels like I was expecting out of a Jennie Lucas book. I didn’t that feeling of angst and longing between Ruby and Ares as they were coming together to create this relationship that would later become deep and meaningful. I didn’t feel like they got there at that point with their relationship. Something was missing there that would have taken this story above and beyond amazing. To me, they just didn’t work as a couple. Aside from the end, there was no real heart to heart going on, and I think needed to happen early on or at least gradually instead of all at once. Aside from the bedroom scenes, I didn’t see a lot of intimacy between them. Their relationship just didn’t do it for me. Combine that with the fact I thought he was a piece of work made for not my favorite Jennie Lucas story. I think the threads were there, they just didn’t go as deeply as I would have liked to have seen. This story just scratched the surface when it could have the potential to be so much more.
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June 16, 2020
This is romance, I love it. The story is about a hot billionaire and a struggling Bartender, they had instant attraction and it leads to a one night stand, and then, hello pregnancy. The heroine, Ruby is a strong character, I love that she has a mind of her own, that all the riches she was given didn't let it consumed her. She knows what she want and that is genuine love, however that is the major problem of the Hero, Ares. He was able to give Ruby everything except Love, the one thing Ruby needed. He was a damaged person growing up with parents who neglect him and did not show him what real love and family is all about.
This story is a short one but I feel like it has everything.
5 stars for me.
This story is a short one but I feel like it has everything.
5 stars for me.
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