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Downey Brothers #1
Bad Boy Next Door: Downey Brothers Series
I can’t be pissed at my dad. His neglect made me strong. I might be young, but I can take care of myself, take care of my sister—take care of anything.But when Dad traps me in a life-or-death deal, I have to keep some gangster named Nick “happy”. Fine. Taking care of other people is my life.Turns out, Nick lives next door and is the biggest, sexiest man I’ve ever met, and even more shocking, he makes me want to trust him and let someone else take care of me for a change. When the new girl moves in, insisting she intends to keep me happy, I feel like the luckiest guy alive.She wants to keep things casual, but there’s nothing remotely casual about the intense fire between us. Or how her anger’s gonna burn when she finds out that I’m not the right Nick.**Book 1 in the Downey Brothers series. Expect a hot read and a happily ever after. NO CLIFFHANGER.**
292 pages, Paperback
Published April 8, 2019
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Mara Leigh
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Mara Leigh, a corporate world escapee, loves to hang out in coffee shops and let her imagination run wild.
After hopping between various cities including Edinburgh, San Francisco, and Philadelphia, Mara and her exorbitant shoe collection have settled in Toronto where she writes steamy and emotional reverse harem paranormal, and m/f contemporary romances.
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Mara Leigh, a corporate world escapee, loves to hang out in coffee shops and let her imagination run wild.
After hopping between various cities including Edinburgh, San Francisco, and Philadelphia, Mara and her exorbitant shoe collection have settled in Toronto where she writes steamy and emotional reverse harem paranormal, and m/f contemporary romances.
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March 31, 2020
Nice story about mistaken identity.
Jade is moving to a new apartment which has been set up for her in some sort of deal brokered by her Dad for serving more jail time than he would otherwise serve. The deal also is gets him protection in prison, pays for her sisters college and she gets a job. The only stipulation is that she has to treat Nick at her apartment complex really good since Nick set up the deal for them.
Jade meets her next door neighbor, Nick when she is moving in and treats him very bad before even learning his name. So she sets out to make a better impression and ends up doing him a bunch of favors. Once she starts falling fo him, he begins to feel a bit bad for taking advantage since he knows he isn’t the Nick she thinks he is (the one from her Dad’s deal) and she hates liars.
The book is good, it has a good backstory, possessiveness, Some jealously, criminal activity, a strip club, a difficult choice and more.
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Jade is moving to a new apartment which has been set up for her in some sort of deal brokered by her Dad for serving more jail time than he would otherwise serve. The deal also is gets him protection in prison, pays for her sisters college and she gets a job. The only stipulation is that she has to treat Nick at her apartment complex really good since Nick set up the deal for them.
Jade meets her next door neighbor, Nick when she is moving in and treats him very bad before even learning his name. So she sets out to make a better impression and ends up doing him a bunch of favors. Once she starts falling fo him, he begins to feel a bit bad for taking advantage since he knows he isn’t the Nick she thinks he is (the one from her Dad’s deal) and she hates liars.
“The scent was almost enough to distract me from the sight of her ass. Almost. I started to drool. As if I wasn’t already turned on by this woman, she’d fucking made me biscuits! I was rock hard. Hard at the sight of biscuits. What a pervert.”
The book is good, it has a good backstory, possessiveness, Some jealously, criminal activity, a strip club, a difficult choice and more.
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January 29, 2019
I believe this was my first by Mara. Found it free on Amazon, liked the blurb and the cover.
Gotta confess that I have mixed feelings about this book. At first I was intrigued by the sweetness of the bad boy. It gave the book a whole new light.
Jade was an independent and strong woman. No one messed with her. She worked hard for everything, always took care of her sister and criminal father, that was in jail. After a deal that her father made, she gets benefits from it, like an apartment at a shady complex and her sister’s tuition paid. It was too good to be true. But she went anyway. There she meets Nick. She thinks he’s the one that made a deal with her father and with that, she starts showing him her gratitude.
Nick is the youngest of 5 brothers. He was always the one that suffered but when he reached fifteen, he outgrew them and things changed. He was a massive guy. His height and size intimidated people and that was used in his advantage by his brothers. After a young with woman appears at the complex he lives saying something about a deal, things start to get heated between them.
I enjoyed reading reading it. I loved how cute Nick was. He was a giant but he was really sweet. Everyone judged him by his size and didn’t appreciate his brain. Jade did.
This book was interesting. I’ll still check the rest of the series because I love a series about brothers. It’s one of my favorite things to read.
The only bad things I have to say about this book is that I thought it should have some depth and some background situation. It was focused so much on the sex that everything kind of faded away. It was just missing something in it.
Anyway, I anxious to read Keagan’s book. And the one about the twins. Can’t wait!!
Gotta confess that I have mixed feelings about this book. At first I was intrigued by the sweetness of the bad boy. It gave the book a whole new light.
Jade was an independent and strong woman. No one messed with her. She worked hard for everything, always took care of her sister and criminal father, that was in jail. After a deal that her father made, she gets benefits from it, like an apartment at a shady complex and her sister’s tuition paid. It was too good to be true. But she went anyway. There she meets Nick. She thinks he’s the one that made a deal with her father and with that, she starts showing him her gratitude.
“You might be big and I might be small, but no one messes with Jade Cuoco.”
Nick is the youngest of 5 brothers. He was always the one that suffered but when he reached fifteen, he outgrew them and things changed. He was a massive guy. His height and size intimidated people and that was used in his advantage by his brothers. After a young with woman appears at the complex he lives saying something about a deal, things start to get heated between them.
“I’d known this girl for three days, and I wasn’t sure how I could live without her. The thought was terrifying.”
I enjoyed reading reading it. I loved how cute Nick was. He was a giant but he was really sweet. Everyone judged him by his size and didn’t appreciate his brain. Jade did.
“Nick was a gentle man encased in the body of a brute. A gentle giant.”
This book was interesting. I’ll still check the rest of the series because I love a series about brothers. It’s one of my favorite things to read.
The only bad things I have to say about this book is that I thought it should have some depth and some background situation. It was focused so much on the sex that everything kind of faded away. It was just missing something in it.
Anyway, I anxious to read Keagan’s book. And the one about the twins. Can’t wait!!
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Blurb:
Jade
I can’t be pissed at my dad. His neglect made me strong. I might be young, but I can take care of myself, take care of my sister—take care of anything.
But now Dad’s doing someone else’s time, and in exchange he gets protection, my sister gets college, and I get a low-rent apartment—a freaking miracle in San Francisco. All I have to do is keep the man who arranged dad's deal happy—some guy named Nick.
What I didn’t expect was for Nick to be the biggest, sexiest man I’ve ever met. And I certainly didn’t expect I’d ever consider letting someone else take care of me for a change.
Nick
When the new girl moved in, I felt like the luckiest guy alive.
She wants to keep things casual, but there’s nothing remotely casual about the intense fire between us.
Or how her anger’s gonna burn when she finds out that I’m not the Nick she thinks I am.
Blurb:
Jade
I can’t be pissed at my dad. His neglect made me strong. I might be young, but I can take care of myself, take care of my sister—take care of anything.
But now Dad’s doing someone else’s time, and in exchange he gets protection, my sister gets college, and I get a low-rent apartment—a freaking miracle in San Francisco. All I have to do is keep the man who arranged dad's deal happy—some guy named Nick.
What I didn’t expect was for Nick to be the biggest, sexiest man I’ve ever met. And I certainly didn’t expect I’d ever consider letting someone else take care of me for a change.
Nick
When the new girl moved in, I felt like the luckiest guy alive.
She wants to keep things casual, but there’s nothing remotely casual about the intense fire between us.
Or how her anger’s gonna burn when she finds out that I’m not the Nick she thinks I am.
June 29, 2022
Plenty of great steam and heart. 3.5 stars!
April 16, 2019
Great book
Wow. First read by this author and it did not disappoint. Absolutely love Nicky and Jade relationship. Hot and full of drama. Nicky is the youngest brother although the biggest he is meeker then the others. He loves hard. I didn't like the insults towards Nick from his brothers. But admired how Jade always took his side. Can't wait until the next book
Wow. First read by this author and it did not disappoint. Absolutely love Nicky and Jade relationship. Hot and full of drama. Nicky is the youngest brother although the biggest he is meeker then the others. He loves hard. I didn't like the insults towards Nick from his brothers. But admired how Jade always took his side. Can't wait until the next book
April 26, 2019
A loveable giant.
When Jade met Nick she was first impressed with his overall size. He was a 6'6" beautiful specimen of a man. She was tiny compared to Nick who was pulled to her like she was magnetic. He would protect her in the strip club where they worked. As sparks began to fly between them then the fire so hot they just sizzled, erupted between them. Good hot read.
When Jade met Nick she was first impressed with his overall size. He was a 6'6" beautiful specimen of a man. She was tiny compared to Nick who was pulled to her like she was magnetic. He would protect her in the strip club where they worked. As sparks began to fly between them then the fire so hot they just sizzled, erupted between them. Good hot read.
October 2, 2019
Great book!
This was a really great book. The story line was very intense and the love scenes are so intense and steamy! You have Jade, who really doesn't trust anyone and then you have Nick, big muscles hottie who are neighbors, then lovers. Very interesting story line. Will definitely check out other books from this author.
This was a really great book. The story line was very intense and the love scenes are so intense and steamy! You have Jade, who really doesn't trust anyone and then you have Nick, big muscles hottie who are neighbors, then lovers. Very interesting story line. Will definitely check out other books from this author.
January 4, 2020
Breaking The Trust Walls:
By Korkoi -
This book is truly inspirational and captivating, with an added element of panty melting. The drama and sexual encounters between Nick and Jade, will put you through a rollercoaster of emotions. This is a book you will not want to put down once you start reading it, as it has everything to keep you engaged.
By Korkoi -
This book is truly inspirational and captivating, with an added element of panty melting. The drama and sexual encounters between Nick and Jade, will put you through a rollercoaster of emotions. This is a book you will not want to put down once you start reading it, as it has everything to keep you engaged.
October 18, 2019
Interesting plot but felt underdeveloped
This had a feel of a novella. The timeline and character development felt a bit rushed. Although it is a part of a series it felt unfinished. While I will not be continuing with the series , I liked the writing style of the author.
This had a feel of a novella. The timeline and character development felt a bit rushed. Although it is a part of a series it felt unfinished. While I will not be continuing with the series , I liked the writing style of the author.
April 5, 2020
This book was really good book that is filled with so much passion, it had so many gripping storyline lines throughout the book. Even though it did get a bit to sexual at one point toward the end it’s still worth the read.
August 11, 2022
Bad Boy Next Door
Well this book was absolutely amazing!!!! The bedroom scenes were absolutely phenomenal!!! I loved the storyline for Nick and Jade and felt they fit perfectly for each other!!!!Mara definitely knows how to write and I can’t wait to read more from her!!!!!
Well this book was absolutely amazing!!!! The bedroom scenes were absolutely phenomenal!!! I loved the storyline for Nick and Jade and felt they fit perfectly for each other!!!!Mara definitely knows how to write and I can’t wait to read more from her!!!!!
January 6, 2019
This was a solid, enjoyable read. I liked the characters, the plot was decent, the sex was steamy! This was the first time I read this author, but won't be the last.
January 15, 2019
Wow
This is the first book that I read from this author, and it won’t be the last. I absolutely loved this book and let me just say it was hot.
This is the first book that I read from this author, and it won’t be the last. I absolutely loved this book and let me just say it was hot.
April 7, 2019
It is a great book to read
April 16, 2019
Very good
I enjoy the story between Nick and Jade a lot, How they found each other and help one other I would recommend this book.
I enjoy the story between Nick and Jade a lot, How they found each other and help one other I would recommend this book.
May 8, 2019
Hot!
This book was fantastic, following this author. It was fun, sexy and the characters were lovable. Can't wait to read the stories on the siblings.
This book was fantastic, following this author. It was fun, sexy and the characters were lovable. Can't wait to read the stories on the siblings.
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June 26, 2019Note to self.
Dnf.
I couldn’t feel any chemistry between me and the story.
Dnf.
I couldn’t feel any chemistry between me and the story.
July 5, 2019
Super hot🔥
I love this. Jade and Nick my oh my what a hot couple. Can’t wait to read the rest of this series
I love this. Jade and Nick my oh my what a hot couple. Can’t wait to read the rest of this series
July 30, 2019
Great read
This was a great read and I can’t wait to read about more of the Shady Oaks tenants because each new story only pulls me in more.
This was a great read and I can’t wait to read about more of the Shady Oaks tenants because each new story only pulls me in more.
June 24, 2021
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Great read, I loved the banter between all of the characters and the way the story mixed the heat and sweet together.
Great read, I loved the banter between all of the characters and the way the story mixed the heat and sweet together.
January 28, 2022
DNF. I couldn't get into this one. The writing seemed all over the place.
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