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The Playboy
Opposites impact
Five years ago, Twain Conrad rocketed to fame while I struggled through college on tips and prayers.
Now, I'm trying to get my underfunded nonprofit into a safer building as he throws ragers in his Westside penthouse.
We live in the same city, but exist in two separate universes.
Then one day the heavens collide.
When Twain's latest stunt lands him in front of a judge, he's sentenced to a hundred hours of community service.
And when I approve the new volunteer without reading his name, I'm sentenced to a hundred hours of Twain.
Wild. Unpredictable. Flirty and filthy and drop-dead, heart-stoppingly, mind-bendingly gorgeous.
Twain is arrogant and passionate, frustratingly devious and utterly unlike anyone I've ever encountered.
But he has zero place in my nonprofit and even less in my life.
Because behind those teasing blue eyes is a craving for self-destruction.
And if I fall for his charms, I know he'll drag me down with him.
Like your heroines strong and your heroes redeemable? The Playboy is a slow-burning blend of humor and angst about the transformative power of love. It can be read as a standalone and contains adult content.
Five years ago, Twain Conrad rocketed to fame while I struggled through college on tips and prayers.
Now, I'm trying to get my underfunded nonprofit into a safer building as he throws ragers in his Westside penthouse.
We live in the same city, but exist in two separate universes.
Then one day the heavens collide.
When Twain's latest stunt lands him in front of a judge, he's sentenced to a hundred hours of community service.
And when I approve the new volunteer without reading his name, I'm sentenced to a hundred hours of Twain.
Wild. Unpredictable. Flirty and filthy and drop-dead, heart-stoppingly, mind-bendingly gorgeous.
Twain is arrogant and passionate, frustratingly devious and utterly unlike anyone I've ever encountered.
But he has zero place in my nonprofit and even less in my life.
Because behind those teasing blue eyes is a craving for self-destruction.
And if I fall for his charms, I know he'll drag me down with him.
Like your heroines strong and your heroes redeemable? The Playboy is a slow-burning blend of humor and angst about the transformative power of love. It can be read as a standalone and contains adult content.
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262 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 26, 2020
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July 22, 2021
Boring - read on KU
This was certainly a book I could put down but I had time to spend reading. I read it almost straight through. The first half, after he finally is starting at the daycare center, is rather boring and for a ways into the second half.
Sam and Mac started as a holes. Twain isn't that exactly. He is arrogant and selfish. The stunt that made him end up with community service could have killed people. It was an accident but he was being reckless at the time. He has some heavy baggage from his relationship with his dad. He threw parties every Friday night that totally trashed his apartment. His party friends/guests were all jerks and quite rude with big egos.
I'm glad that she wrote in that he produced the movies based on his books. He probably wouldn't have achieved billionaire status from just 3 books. J K Rowling, according to Google, is worth $1 billion and she wrote at least 8 books.
There a fair number of grammatical errors in this book. I would say there were more but I think there was just more of a variety of errors. I'm sure if I wrote a book, I would have plenty of errors but that's what editors/proofreaders are for. Some sentences didn't make sense due to missing words or an extra word. She's coerced into going on a date with someone else and they speak about it on Tuesday and it is for a date on Sunday. Two days later, they go on the date. I guess Friday is the new Tuesday or Thursday is the new Sunday. And I would love it if this author learned the world "myself" is only needed if you have already stated "I" is the subject. She ways overused the word myself. There are also phrases that are repeated several times within a page or 2. (Keep in mind I am reading on an 11" Samsung tablet with the smallest margins and font size.)
Her daycare center is called Sunny Days. That sounds more like a bad nursing home name.
The characters we have known from previous stories are barely in this. He goes to the Tempest once but stays maybe 15 minutes. They go to the opening night of an art exhibit for Mason and that is when Claire meets the other Knights, Beck, and Alice. She doesn't spend enough time with Alice and Beck to figure out they are normal women just like her. Beck, Alice, Sam, and Mac are in a small part of the story at the end.
One thing I really did like was that Claire knew her worth. She knew she wouldn't fit in at garden parties and galas but understood that didn't make her less. She defended her worth to mean girls and others.
If you have read the first two books and want to finish this series and are reading it on KU, it may be worth it. I wouldn't recommend paying for it. I'm really torn if I'm going to read the 4th book. I would actually like a book about Mason.
This was certainly a book I could put down but I had time to spend reading. I read it almost straight through. The first half, after he finally is starting at the daycare center, is rather boring and for a ways into the second half.
Sam and Mac started as a holes. Twain isn't that exactly. He is arrogant and selfish. The stunt that made him end up with community service could have killed people. It was an accident but he was being reckless at the time. He has some heavy baggage from his relationship with his dad. He threw parties every Friday night that totally trashed his apartment. His party friends/guests were all jerks and quite rude with big egos.
I'm glad that she wrote in that he produced the movies based on his books. He probably wouldn't have achieved billionaire status from just 3 books. J K Rowling, according to Google, is worth $1 billion and she wrote at least 8 books.
There a fair number of grammatical errors in this book. I would say there were more but I think there was just more of a variety of errors. I'm sure if I wrote a book, I would have plenty of errors but that's what editors/proofreaders are for. Some sentences didn't make sense due to missing words or an extra word. She's coerced into going on a date with someone else and they speak about it on Tuesday and it is for a date on Sunday. Two days later, they go on the date. I guess Friday is the new Tuesday or Thursday is the new Sunday. And I would love it if this author learned the world "myself" is only needed if you have already stated "I" is the subject. She ways overused the word myself. There are also phrases that are repeated several times within a page or 2. (Keep in mind I am reading on an 11" Samsung tablet with the smallest margins and font size.)
Her daycare center is called Sunny Days. That sounds more like a bad nursing home name.
The characters we have known from previous stories are barely in this. He goes to the Tempest once but stays maybe 15 minutes. They go to the opening night of an art exhibit for Mason and that is when Claire meets the other Knights, Beck, and Alice. She doesn't spend enough time with Alice and Beck to figure out they are normal women just like her. Beck, Alice, Sam, and Mac are in a small part of the story at the end.
One thing I really did like was that Claire knew her worth. She knew she wouldn't fit in at garden parties and galas but understood that didn't make her less. She defended her worth to mean girls and others.
If you have read the first two books and want to finish this series and are reading it on KU, it may be worth it. I wouldn't recommend paying for it. I'm really torn if I'm going to read the 4th book. I would actually like a book about Mason.
January 2, 2021
Playboy Billionaire Twain Conrad enjoy reckless life style. It got him enough troubles and this time when he dropped his surfboard over penthouse balcony, his punishment was to serve community service at Non-profit daycare center. He was not a easy character to like for awhile. He was arrogant, rude and reckless toward everybody and Claire was no exception. He had enough problems on his own and nobody is willing to tell him wrong.
Claire is running a non profit daycare center in Harlem. She has been eyeing an building for awhile to expand her daycare center. Her life revolved around daycare center and when she heard someone like Twain will show up at her daycare center she wasn't sure if she is ready to accept him. When he showed up, he was everything she expected. He was lazy, careless and rude. She didn't believe he would last long enough to fulfill his community hours.
Claire and Twain finds their happy medium while working together and Twain shows different life she never experienced. They are becoming more than supervisor and a worker.
Twain was looking for his father's approval and Claire wanted family who she will love and will be loved. Twain will need to grow up and he is slowly learning to see the world in a different way.
Twain and Claire will break your heart and mend.
This was better than what I expected in the beginning. I really end up enjoying this book. This could be standalone. (I didn't read the previous books and I didn't feel like I needed to read he other ones.)
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Claire is running a non profit daycare center in Harlem. She has been eyeing an building for awhile to expand her daycare center. Her life revolved around daycare center and when she heard someone like Twain will show up at her daycare center she wasn't sure if she is ready to accept him. When he showed up, he was everything she expected. He was lazy, careless and rude. She didn't believe he would last long enough to fulfill his community hours.
Claire and Twain finds their happy medium while working together and Twain shows different life she never experienced. They are becoming more than supervisor and a worker.
Twain was looking for his father's approval and Claire wanted family who she will love and will be loved. Twain will need to grow up and he is slowly learning to see the world in a different way.
Twain and Claire will break your heart and mend.
This was better than what I expected in the beginning. I really end up enjoying this book. This could be standalone. (I didn't read the previous books and I didn't feel like I needed to read he other ones.)
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 27, 2020
This is my third book read about the billionaires calling themselves the KnightsTempest. I am hooked on this unusual group of men and their stories.
What makes THE PLAYBOY so good is how well the author makes Twain the kind of guy just about anyone with a lack of sense would steer clear of. My first impression was of someone completely reckless and lacking any control. Someone so useless in their life that they created thrills to prevent their own boredom.
The moment we meet Claire, it’s like all the warning flags go up for her to stay away from this guy - don’t let him charm you; suck you in. He’s nothing but trouble.
But, his broken parts are so deep and he is in such denial over them. What we learn about him because of his path crossing with Claire is uncomfortable and raw. Claire sees it and she is torn. Everything about this guy says “walk away” until you realize he’s too good a person to walk away from.
I thoroughly enjoyed where this book took us in Twain and Claire’s story. The way they end up is so perfect and satisfying.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
What makes THE PLAYBOY so good is how well the author makes Twain the kind of guy just about anyone with a lack of sense would steer clear of. My first impression was of someone completely reckless and lacking any control. Someone so useless in their life that they created thrills to prevent their own boredom.
The moment we meet Claire, it’s like all the warning flags go up for her to stay away from this guy - don’t let him charm you; suck you in. He’s nothing but trouble.
But, his broken parts are so deep and he is in such denial over them. What we learn about him because of his path crossing with Claire is uncomfortable and raw. Claire sees it and she is torn. Everything about this guy says “walk away” until you realize he’s too good a person to walk away from.
I thoroughly enjoyed where this book took us in Twain and Claire’s story. The way they end up is so perfect and satisfying.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 27, 2020
Twain's bad boy antics land him with community service. Claire runs a not-for-profit daycare. Twain is a disaster to start with. Claire has to drag him out of bed to his Tuesday shift. Claire goes along with a slimy zoning official to a party at the home of a super rich businessman. Claire's date insults her and then Claire insults the rich man's son and friends. As she is trying to make her escape she comes across Twain playing piano. He grabs her and pulls her to a quiet place. Twain and Claire start to become close. Twain shares things with Claire that most people never see from him. Throughout this process Twain is starting to grow up. His friends are just hangers on. Twain has the money to make Claire's community center dream come true but can't due to restrictions built into his community service. Their romance falters when Twain's dad insults and belittles Claire. However, Twain wakes up and realizes he is more than a party boy and his heart lives with Claire. This was a great read. You will not be disappointed in the installment after Mac and Alice's story.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 27, 2020
I received an ARC from the author thru Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving my review. Twain and Claire are such opposites that they end up fitting together nicely in the end. Twain was definitely someone I thought that I would not like at all, but he grows on you just as he grew on Claire. He is a true reckless bad boy to cover what is really inside. Claire forces him to look at things differently without even trying. He never met someone like her. She thinks he is a waste of her time that she needs to devote elsewhere. Little did she know that there was a real man hiding behind the attitude. These two have some obstacles in their paths for sure. If they can get past them, they have a chance at a happy future neither imagined. I enjoyed this story and the characters
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
February 25, 2021
Surprising Deeper
3/5
I read the previous books and found them to be entertaining but very surface level. Twain was always the side character I found most interesting so I was hoping his book would be good. Turns out it's the best in the series! Claire has more depth than any character that's been introduced. She has goals, a past and multiple layers. I found Alice and Beck to be one dimensional so it was a nice change. Twain had more layers that simply "I don't want to be married because I have seen people get hurt." Aka Mac who's book wasn't good because that was his fault. Twain had friendships that were surface level, family issues and overall an ego that was stories high. It was interesting to see why Jack Porter was so hated, how Twain thought of his life and what truly changed him.
3/5
I read the previous books and found them to be entertaining but very surface level. Twain was always the side character I found most interesting so I was hoping his book would be good. Turns out it's the best in the series! Claire has more depth than any character that's been introduced. She has goals, a past and multiple layers. I found Alice and Beck to be one dimensional so it was a nice change. Twain had more layers that simply "I don't want to be married because I have seen people get hurt." Aka Mac who's book wasn't good because that was his fault. Twain had friendships that were surface level, family issues and overall an ego that was stories high. It was interesting to see why Jack Porter was so hated, how Twain thought of his life and what truly changed him.
December 27, 2020
A huge redemption
4,5
it's an excellent story about a form of redemption from a cynical man, immature, jaded with his life, extremely rich who discovers kindness and altruism through a woman who is the founder of a center for poor families so that their children can be looked after while they are working.
I really liked the characters of Twain and Claire, but also the opposition of their two worlds and the evolution of their relationship, of Twain's view on the world, on his family, his friends, through another prism. Likewise, I liked how is expressed Claire's view of the behavior of Twain, which she hates to begin with, and how she starts to understand him day after day.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book
4,5
it's an excellent story about a form of redemption from a cynical man, immature, jaded with his life, extremely rich who discovers kindness and altruism through a woman who is the founder of a center for poor families so that their children can be looked after while they are working.
I really liked the characters of Twain and Claire, but also the opposition of their two worlds and the evolution of their relationship, of Twain's view on the world, on his family, his friends, through another prism. Likewise, I liked how is expressed Claire's view of the behavior of Twain, which she hates to begin with, and how she starts to understand him day after day.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book
August 19, 2021
This was my favorite book of the series so far. I disliked Twain in the earlier books, and for about 20% of this one. He was so immature and selfish. But as the book went on and he started to mature, he became a better character, and by the end of the book, he was my favorite of the Knights Tempest. I loved his interactions with the kids at the daycare. However, the way he looked down at his fans, I couldn't get behind. Claire was a great character, and so strong, but I did find her constantly looking for a reason to not trust Twain annoying after a while.
April 17, 2021
Twain ‘s turn to find a path for himself
The Tempest club has an unbelievable friend, who needs to change, when they realize something has happened to Twain the unreliable selfish member who is always doing stupid idiotic stunts, attention seeking, a disappointment to his family, he needs to find a purpose OR someone who like him just as he is. maybe then he will have a reason to be a better person.
The Tempest club has an unbelievable friend, who needs to change, when they realize something has happened to Twain the unreliable selfish member who is always doing stupid idiotic stunts, attention seeking, a disappointment to his family, he needs to find a purpose OR someone who like him just as he is. maybe then he will have a reason to be a better person.
December 28, 2020
When the notorious playboy, Twain, meets a strong determine woman, Claire, while doing his community service, he has met his match and sparks fly. She is just what he needs, but will he wake up and become the person he needs to be?
This is a great story that will enjoy all the way throught.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is a great story that will enjoy all the way throught.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
February 14, 2021
Great
Some mistakes but not alot but damn I loved this. So often you read stories where the wee poor girls talks the talk about hating money but being blinded by the stars and the clothes. She stayed true the whole time. I love this series, i love the guys. Thanks. Had run dry and bored of the alpha male who never has to work for it. Love it. Nice nice.
Some mistakes but not alot but damn I loved this. So often you read stories where the wee poor girls talks the talk about hating money but being blinded by the stars and the clothes. She stayed true the whole time. I love this series, i love the guys. Thanks. Had run dry and bored of the alpha male who never has to work for it. Love it. Nice nice.
September 18, 2021
Much more than a billionaire romance
The previous 2 books in the series were good, with likable enough characters and storylines. This book, however, surpasses expectations. Ms. Hunter does not disappoint with the story of Twain, who ends up being a multidimensional character that is slowly revealed as he romances Claire. Don't skip this book in the series!
The previous 2 books in the series were good, with likable enough characters and storylines. This book, however, surpasses expectations. Ms. Hunter does not disappoint with the story of Twain, who ends up being a multidimensional character that is slowly revealed as he romances Claire. Don't skip this book in the series!
December 27, 2020
I just loved the drama and action in this novel. Very interesting and captivating novel I’ve read. Sloane Hunter has written this marvelously. Five out of five stars.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 6, 2021
Oh My God, finally.....
I worried about Twain for so long. Thank God he got his head out of the dark hole and realized what he could have without the binding chains. I had several corrections in grammar and word usage to suggest but all is good.
I worried about Twain for so long. Thank God he got his head out of the dark hole and realized what he could have without the binding chains. I had several corrections in grammar and word usage to suggest but all is good.
September 13, 2022
Loved it
From previous books Twain was the only one you didn't really know much about, he wasn't around much but the stories that were told were crazy. Reading his book makes you just love him.
From previous books Twain was the only one you didn't really know much about, he wasn't around much but the stories that were told were crazy. Reading his book makes you just love him.
January 1, 2021
This really is a great book! Amazing character development. Amazing plotlines. Epitome of greatness, but so underhyped. Wish more people will read this gem 💎
January 7, 2021
Twain
I didn’t like the ending. I would’ve loved if he wrote the book that was so up in the air the entire novel.
I didn’t like the ending. I would’ve loved if he wrote the book that was so up in the air the entire novel.
January 27, 2021
Not really good at reviewing books & I read a lot! This one had so many references to sights to see in New York. I want to go there again.
March 7, 2021
No thanks...
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