Three billionaire brothers: Cesare, Enzo, and Dante Sabatini have everything except the one thing money can't buy. Three big beautiful women Alicia, Bethany, and Chloe will teach them the ABCs of love. Follow these couples as they negotiate the riskiest deal of all, falling in love.
Book 1- His Dirty Demands
It's hard to believe when I get the call: an offer to work for one of the Sabatini brothers. Cesare and Dante head a real estate firm that buys, sells, and owns some of the most spectacular real estate in Chicago. Dante Sabatini is the youngest of the brothers, and even though he's an arrogant manwhore he doesn't come close to the a$$hole level of the oldest Sabatini, Cesare. While I work for Dante, Cesare is in the office across the hall—and too close for comfort.. Even if I weren't a virgin, I'm very aware getting involved with Cesare Sabatini would be a complete disaster. Until the moment I find out Cesare is having the same problem. The insanely gorgeous billionaire wants me? I'm a plus-size woman who has become numb to insults I have heard about my weight. I'm far from numb at the idea of throwing caution to the wind and giving in to the dirty demands Cesare whispered in my ear. Then I do something I never thought I would do. I steal twenty-five thousand dollars. I'm borrowing it, I'll put it right back. When Cesare finds out, he demands twenty-five days and nights of my body in return for the money.
Book 2- His Dirty Promises
Dante Sabatini. Billionaire, manwhore extraordinaire—and my new next-door neighbor. Two years ago, my sister married his brother. Over the years I've heard all about him and seen his pictures everywhere, yet between me away in school and Dante's hectic… ahem, "social life," we keep missing each other. Until the day I move in across the hall from him. Nothing could have prepared me for Dante Sabatini in person. He's more gorgeous than a photo could do justice—and more of an a$$hole than I thought was humanly possible. Oh yeah, and he wants me. Me? Plus size, virgin, twenty-four to his thirty-five, nobody to the models and actresses he's been with. Seriously? Only the jerk refuses to take me up on my begging to learn everything I can under his expert tutelage. We're family now, and there's too much at stake when we crash and burn he insists.
Book 3- His Dirty Bargain
My biological clock has been pounding, any minute now I'm going to hit buy on the sperm that's been sitting in my online cart for the last six months.... any minute. I want to be a single mom. The last five years without a man have been the best years of my life. Except, I do want kids, six if I had my way. But if I'm doing it alone I can't really afford more than one. At least what I need I can get off a website. I had no idea men had biological clocks too, Enzo Sabatini proved otherwise. The control-freak billionaire married a gold-digging womb to get the children he wanted, and not surprisingly it blew up in his face. With the ink barely dry on his divorce that lasted longer than his marriage, I'm tasked with finding him a new place to live. I can't believe it's really heat I see in his eyes when he looks at me. I'm nothing like his usual women, plus size compared to size zero Shock is an understatement when I see the ring. I can barely process his insane proposal of me getting the dream house and the multifamily property I want in exchange for at least ten years and two kids. Is there any way we can find a happy ever after from this dirty bargain?
Due to commitment issues I have lived in many different cities and my favorite is Chicago but I have managed to settle into Austin and perhaps my commitment issues are behind me. I have enjoyed reading from a very young age and it wasn't long before the children books bored me and I read the books my mother enjoyed Stephen King and Dean Koontz and I didn't sleep without the light on until I was about ten. I came across my first Harlequin by accident and it was love at first read, no one died and happy endings? It was a whole new world and I loved it. I wrote my first story at eight and everyone died, of course. Since then I would like to think I've gotten better and now I'm writing the happily ever afters I first fell in love with, with some hot sex thrown in along the way. As a plus size woman myself, I have started writing the stories I always wanted to see myself in but never did. And now I'm ecstatic to give BBWs the happily ever afters with hot Alphas they so rarely get.
This was my first book by Fiona Murphy, but I’m pretty sure it won’t by my last. A story of intense heat between Cesare Sabatini and Alicia Jeffries. Two people from different lives, but the same.
Cesare Sabatini (pronounced Chezeray), is now a real estate tycoon, but he came from a struggling family. He is the old of three boys that were on their own from a young teenage life. He raised his brothers and they made billions in real estate and own most of Chicago now. After the tragedy of his parent’s deaths he has sworn off marriage and commitment. The first time he saw Alicia there was heat from first sight.
Alicia Jeffries came from a tough childhood too. She is not a petite woman and she has settled into being alone for life. She works as a secretary and takes on making quilts to sell to help support her and her sister. She gets the opportunity for a job that will help her with her support she gives her sister Bethany for college. She’s offered a position as a personal assistant to Dante Sabatini, Cesare’s younger brother. She’s a little warry of taking the position, but she figures it will help her financially.
Cesare and Alicia fight their attraction for a while, but after Alicia makes a decision that could get her into a lot of trouble to help out her sister, Bethany, Cesare decides that it is an opportunity for him to make her his. Alicia is regretful that she made the decision, but she is happy it finally made Cesare take the chance she has been wanting since the first time she saw him.
I loved this story and hated to put it down to go to bed or do anything. It is an intensely hot story between these two. Alicia brings out the soft side of Cesare and he finds happiness in life again. I am already excited for the next book. I give this book a 4.5-star review and highly recommend it to readers who like stories about Alpha men who are brought to their knees by one woman.
Review of His Dirty Promises
Dominic Sabatini is the youngest Sabatini and works with his brother Cesare in the real estate business. He loves his brothers and his sister in-law, Alicia as well as his nephew Matteo. He is going through a loner period and when Alicia’s sister Bethany graduates from her Physicians Assistant grad program, he declines going to her graduation party because of his grumpiness and his thoughts that she is a brat and not worth his time.
Bethany is happy to be done her grueling graduate program and has decided to take a bit of time before she takes the licensing exam to become a Physician’s Assistant and find a job. She is excited to see her nephew but as her brother in-law, Cesar has predicted, she can’t stay very long in the house with the energetic toddler and opts to move into Cesar and Alicia’s abandoned condo, right next door to Dominic’s condo. Sparks fly when these two first lay eyes on each other and Dominic fights his wants and needs to protect Bethany and the family in the event that anything goes wrong between the two. The only problem is that Bethany is determined, and her mind is made up that she wants Dominic. He has no chance when she begins to put her wiles to work on him. These two have a lot to fight and overcome to be together and they will have tragedy to overcome as well for their lives to be smooth and their HEA to find them. This story has tragedy, a determined young woman that knows what she wants and will fight for it, until she hits a pothole and has to redirect herself. She’ll come out stronger on the other side though. I really enjoyed this story and give it a 4.5-star review.
Review of His Dirty Bargain
Vincenzo “Enzo” Sabatini decided to go a different path than his brothers. This was due to the years of resentment that Enzo had towards his brother Cesar after their parent’s tragic deaths. He helped with the initial investment into the real estate business and put some time into it until he left for the Army and became a Ranger. When he returned home, he decided that he needed to follow his own path and opened and hedge fund business. Now, like his brothers, he’s worth billions of dollars and it’s still growing.
Enzo wants what his brothers have, but he vowed years ago that he would never marry for love. He wants the family, and he is determined to find a woman that can give him that. However, the woman he chose is not the right fit and he will discover that shortly after they marry. He doesn’t want to put up with Cesar telling him he told him so, so he pushes his brothers and family away. His luck will take a turn though when he decides to sell the condo he purchased with his ex-wife and the spit fire of an agent that he works with, that actually works for his brother’s, will turn Enzo’s life upside down and change his world.
These two are like oil and water for a long time. They’ve both been hurt and have a lot of baggage to clear up before they can find their HEA. It will take a lot of pain and fighting for these two to get there, but eventually their brains will clear and they will discover their path. It will take a lot of work, but they really are meant for each other. They just have to get past the previous hurt and betrayal that they carry with them.
I loved each of these books and bought the bundle because I had read His Dirty Demands last year and wanted Dominic and Enzo’s stories. Now I find that there will be two more to read and I cannot wait for them to come out. These characters are deep, hurt, healed, and fun to read. I love that the women look at their men and state “Am I ever going to get the chance to be right?” I give this book a 4.5-star review. I finished this book at 5:00 am, because I could not put it down.
Overall the books were good. There were a few grammar and spelling errors but it didn’t take away from the storyline. The only issues I had were a few shots of redundancy with Alicia and Bethany. They both block out after orgasms and some of the wording was extremely similar when detailing events especially how the men responded in sexual relationships. I noticed this because all three books were read within 3 days but out of order.
I like the story lines…almost believable. Just wish “casualness” of hugely wealthy people wasn’t necessary. Also, these books as well as many other e-books I read are in serious need of real editors. Not just spell check and auto correct. It’s very distracting and unprofessional for the author and the publisher.
All the Sabatini men are straight ALPHA! They want what they want, when they want it and how the want it. Then they come up against three strong women who love the handling but make them realize that life isn't like BK and you can't always have it your way! Sexy, sweet, romantic and LOL funny at times and all end in swoon worthy HEA. So glad I treated myself to this box set.
I loved these books.The characters are fab.Well written love stories that had me guessing what would happen.Three hot alpha males and their strong partners made these books a joy to read.
A series of three well worth the read - each of the three alpha guys meets the BBW who brings them to their knees. There is angst and misunderstandings and love and romance and laughter and tears along the way - really good reads.