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Playboys of New York #5
Without Warning
Rhys Davenport is reaching breaking point.
He thought getting out of New York would have solved his problems. Unfortunately, they are still there when he arrives back home.
Between his acrimonious divorce with his gold-digging ex and his ongoing family drama, his life is utter chaos until a beautiful brunette surprises him.
Except she wasn’t who he thought she was.
Ariana Blanco just got catfished.
And that’s the last straw. She needs to shake up her life somehow.
Ariana is stuck in a job going nowhere, surrounded by the old boys’ club. The only way to stay sane is to dream of the day she can flip her creepy boss off and plan her escape. But unlike her friends, who have all married billionaires, she needs to work out how to do it independently.
And the last person she ever wanted to see again was him.
** Series Complete **
Reading order
Book 1 - Off Limits
Book 2 - Strictly Forbidden
Book 3 - The Merger
Book 4 - Taking Control
He thought getting out of New York would have solved his problems. Unfortunately, they are still there when he arrives back home.
Between his acrimonious divorce with his gold-digging ex and his ongoing family drama, his life is utter chaos until a beautiful brunette surprises him.
Except she wasn’t who he thought she was.
Ariana Blanco just got catfished.
And that’s the last straw. She needs to shake up her life somehow.
Ariana is stuck in a job going nowhere, surrounded by the old boys’ club. The only way to stay sane is to dream of the day she can flip her creepy boss off and plan her escape. But unlike her friends, who have all married billionaires, she needs to work out how to do it independently.
And the last person she ever wanted to see again was him.
** Series Complete **
Reading order
Book 1 - Off Limits
Book 2 - Strictly Forbidden
Book 3 - The Merger
Book 4 - Taking Control
254 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 26, 2021
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J.A. Low
44 books1,672 followers"JA Low lives on a faraway beach in Australia. When she's not writing steamy scenes and admiring hot surfers, she's tending to her husband and two sons, and dreaming up the next epic romance."
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November 10, 2022
Ah, here we have the last of the series for the Playboys of New York, and it has one of the funniest meet cutes I've seen in a while. Hahahaha. I'm still laughing about it. Poor Ariana. It worked out for her, right? I'm not big on divorce stories, but I will say this one was quite difference. Rhys' ex wasn't the typical crazy soon to be ex-wife. She was a completely different type of crazy, but it a more mystery type of way, not an annoying one. Gosh, I wish I could say more without giving the whole plot away because everything that I write about it sounds stupid. I liked it. Okay? There. Haha.
Rhys Davenport is going through one heck of a divorce. He caught his wife cheating on him with his best friend. Whoops. But his wife is also not dragging this divorce out into a huge, long, public event. To get away for a while, Rhys heads to London where he finds out that his true best friend left him a present: a beautiful woman awaits him at his flat, ready to complete the jigsaw puzzle. If only he knew what this encounter would bring: hot sex, confusion, anger, and...a new, steady girlfriend? Who would have thought?
Ariana Blanco connected with a guy online, so while she's in London, she decides to hook up with him. She even got access to his flat beforehand. And when he comes in? Oh, he's hot as hell. The sex is great...until he offers to pay? What the hell? Oh, Ariana is ticked. And when she sees him again in New York, well, he has an excuse, and it's pretty darned good. They had some crazy chemistry. Does Ariana want to explore something with Rhys? Especially when he has a high profile divorce? Besides, she needs to focus on work. She just quit her job to focus on her new business. Does she need a hot distraction with crazy ex problems?
Just like the other books in the series, I enjoyed this book, but I will have to say that the story died a bit after the first bit. It got slow, and I did get a bit bored. The book was good, don't get me wrong, and it was definitely worth the read. However, it wasn't my favorite of the bunch. Actually, it was probably my least favorite, mostly because of the pacing.
Playboys of New York Series
-Review of Off Limits (Playboys of New York #1)
-Review of Strictly Forbidden (Playboys of New York #2)
-Review of The Merger (Playboys of New York #3)
-Review of Taking Control (Playboys of New York #4)
-Review of Without Warning (Playboys of New York #5)
Rhys Davenport is going through one heck of a divorce. He caught his wife cheating on him with his best friend. Whoops. But his wife is also not dragging this divorce out into a huge, long, public event. To get away for a while, Rhys heads to London where he finds out that his true best friend left him a present: a beautiful woman awaits him at his flat, ready to complete the jigsaw puzzle. If only he knew what this encounter would bring: hot sex, confusion, anger, and...a new, steady girlfriend? Who would have thought?
Ariana Blanco connected with a guy online, so while she's in London, she decides to hook up with him. She even got access to his flat beforehand. And when he comes in? Oh, he's hot as hell. The sex is great...until he offers to pay? What the hell? Oh, Ariana is ticked. And when she sees him again in New York, well, he has an excuse, and it's pretty darned good. They had some crazy chemistry. Does Ariana want to explore something with Rhys? Especially when he has a high profile divorce? Besides, she needs to focus on work. She just quit her job to focus on her new business. Does she need a hot distraction with crazy ex problems?
Just like the other books in the series, I enjoyed this book, but I will have to say that the story died a bit after the first bit. It got slow, and I did get a bit bored. The book was good, don't get me wrong, and it was definitely worth the read. However, it wasn't my favorite of the bunch. Actually, it was probably my least favorite, mostly because of the pacing.
Playboys of New York Series
-Review of Off Limits (Playboys of New York #1)
-Review of Strictly Forbidden (Playboys of New York #2)
-Review of The Merger (Playboys of New York #3)
-Review of Taking Control (Playboys of New York #4)
-Review of Without Warning (Playboys of New York #5)
May 20, 2021
I'm glad this series is over. The epilogue pretty much wraps up the series for the next few years.
Less is more and this book proves that. Possible spoilers....
Let's take a basic relationship with an ex-wife drama that just won't go away. But that storyline isn't enough, let's throw in family drama with the dad and brother. Add in more wife drama. Still not enough drama? Let's throw in the mafia. Why not include both the Russian and Italian mafias?
JA Low's writing style is great. Lovable characters, interesting drama but then that is where stuff keeps getting added that makes it go crazy. I would easily give a 4 or even 5 star rating at around the 75%. Then it only goes down from there because you can just expect something to pop up at the end and the story wraps up closer to 95%.
Less is more and this book proves that. Possible spoilers....
Let's take a basic relationship with an ex-wife drama that just won't go away. But that storyline isn't enough, let's throw in family drama with the dad and brother. Add in more wife drama. Still not enough drama? Let's throw in the mafia. Why not include both the Russian and Italian mafias?
JA Low's writing style is great. Lovable characters, interesting drama but then that is where stuff keeps getting added that makes it go crazy. I would easily give a 4 or even 5 star rating at around the 75%. Then it only goes down from there because you can just expect something to pop up at the end and the story wraps up closer to 95%.
August 16, 2022
i loved this series so much❤️
August 6, 2022
OMG!! Absolutely love it!! I couldn’t put it down AMAZING. Now I can’t decide which Playboys of New York is my favorite.
Rhys and Ariana hook up through online dateing, problem is someone used Rhys’s profile to hook up with Ariana. Rhys is going through a messy divorce, his wife wants half of what he owns, they signed a prenup but it wasn’t filed correctly. Rhys’s wife is cheating on him with his best friend, Dominic, he caught them in his pool house. Eighteen Months Later: Ariana has been messaging Rhys’s Bailey for over a month before they decide to meet up, so Emma takes Ariana lingerie shopping. They then meet Stella and Chloe at EJ’s restaurant for lunch, the girls catch up on things going on in their lives. Ariana wants to quit her job at Davenport Architects, but she isn’t sure how she can afford to go out on her own. Emma offers her apartment to Ari to help her save some money. EJ and Stella want to be her first clients, with the other girls say they can come up with a project for Ari. Rhys’s friend, Stirling tells him he left a welcome package for him in his apartment. Ari’s waiting for him when he arrives home from his trip to London. Rhys’s doesn’t question why Ari is in his apartment he thinks it’s the present his friend left for him, and Ari is suppose to meet him for a hook up. After they get physical, Rhys takes a shower and Ari isn’t sure what to do so she tells him she’s leaving. He gets out of the shower and tells her to hold on, he tries to give her money. Ariana starts yelling at him as this isn’t the type of person she is and leaves. After she leave he calls Stirling to find out what happened, after some investigating he finds it was his bellman who was trying to hook up with Ari. The next morning the girls try to get a hold of Ari but she doesn’t want to answer her phone, so Stella and EJ pay her a visit. Stanford Davenport, son of the boss Ariana works for, brother to Rhys’s always hits on Ari at work. She isn’t interested in him and never show that she is. As Stanford try to flirt with Ari she hears another man talking to him. When she looks at him she realizes it’s Rhys and can’t figure out why he’s there. Rhys and Stanford have a meeting with their father, after Stanford leave Rhys explains to Ari what actually happened that night. He tries to ask her out on a date but she refuses and then excuses herself. Rhys takes Ari’s business card and send a message to her telling her he would like to get together again but she turns him down. Ari tells Emma about her meeting with Rhys then shows her a picture of him. Emma tells Ari she has a gala to go to tomorrow night and she would love her to go with. Rhys’s gets ready to attend his mother’s gala, he picks up his mom, sister Audrey and Stirling. Rhys and Stirling talk about his sister since Stirling seems to be hanging around her more. As Emma and Ariana get ready for the gala Ari tells Emma about her handing in her two week notice and they told her they didn’t need two weeks she could pack her stuff and leave. As they arrive Ari notices she walking into a Davenport Foundation Gala, she starts to panic and asks if Rhys will be here, it’s his mother, Marjorie’s event. Ari excuses herself to calm herself and walks into a room in the back, what she doesn’t expect is Rhys to be in the room too. Rhys tells Ari he’s embarrassed on how they met, he found a beautiful woman in his apartment, and pounced on her, he never did anything like that before. Rhys tells Ariana he can’t stop thinking about her, she’s embedded herself under his skin. They begin to kiss and he tells her he wants her, he’s never wanted anyone so badly and she confesses she wants him too. They making out, and he asks her to come home with him tonight he wants to take his time with her. Emma introduces Ariana to Audrey, Rhys’s sister, then Audrey introduces Rhys and Stirling to them. Rhys’s realizes that they are sitting at his table then he looks at the place card beside him and see Ari is sitting next to him. As the night progresses their table become loud with the champagne flows and pockets getting lighter as they urge each other on in the auction. Anderson and Emma head home and Rhys offers to take Ari home for them while Rhys’s asks Stirling to take Audrey home. Ariana tells Rhys this is the wrong time for either of them to start a relationship, he’s going through an acrimonious divorce and she just quit her job, has to move out of her apartment and start a new career. As they talk they start to connect on a deeper level, Rhys confesses he’s never wanted anyone like he does her. Rhys tells Ari that maybe they both need a little time to get things in their lives straighten out. The following day Rhys’s has mediation with Madison on their divorce, she still wants fifty percent of his company. The lawyer talk about taking matters to trial, when Rhys’s lawyer tells them they have photos that prove she knew the clerk. She denies any of it, they start talking to each other, when the lawyers agree to reconvene at another time. Madison breaks down and tells Rhys she never wanted to do any of this and ask him for a moment of his time. Madison tells Rhys that someone paid her to seduce him, the night he caught her and Dominic was a setup, his brother, Stanford used money to buy her as his mistress and if she told anyone they would take care of her brother who’s incarcerated. Rhys ask her if she’s will to help him figure out who is after him, she tells him as long as he can keep her brother safe. A whole month goes by that Ari hasn’t heard from Rhys, the girls are all celebrating the launch of Ariana new architect firm Blanco (her last name). Emma brings Ari’s sisters Maya and Camila from LA to celebrate with her. Ariana parents when back to Spain after retiring, and she hasn’t had time to see them. When they get back to Ari’s apartment a large vase of flowers is waiting for her it’s from Rhys and she doesn’t understand why he sent them after no communication for a month. Her sister question her about Rhys and whether or not she’s going to thank him. Ari send a message thanking him when he sends a message back telling her he misses her she sends one saying not enough to stay in touch. So Rhys’s calls her, he tells her things went sideways with his divorce, and he wanted to keep her safe. Rhys tells her about what happened with Madison and he that he hasn’t stopped thinking about her. Rhys tells Ari he doesn’t know if someone is following him and watching him and what they will do to her. Ari thinks this is Rhys trying to break up, so he tells him she’s heard ever excuse and this one is the best. Ari tells him she done with him and his divorce drama and good luck to him. Rhys tries to explain to her but she’s hung up on him. Rhys gets advice from his sister on how to fix the mess he made with Ari. Audrey tells him she’s invited to Anderson and Emma’s housewarming party and he can come with. When Ariana wakes the next day she finds her dining table spread with beautiful food, which Rhys sent over for her. Ari’s crumbles the note and storms off, Maya gives her some advice on Rhys. Her sister soon leave and head back to LA, and she heads to Montana to look at the land for Stella and EJ’s dream ranch. Jesse Stella’s brother gives them a ride to her father’s family ranch, where they’ll be staying at Stella’s sister glamping tents. Jesse and Ari arrive after dropping off Stella and EJ and he helps her from his truck. Jesse carries her bags inside and grabs her face and starts kissing her, he assumes because they had fun last time together they’d have fun again. She tells him she had something with someone and she still thinks about him. He completely understands and tips his hat and leaves. Rhys feeling bad all week because he can’t get a hold of Ari, he can’t trust anyone, tried of feeling paranoid he puts up extra cameras in his office. Rhys talks to his mom about how he messed up with Ari and how he plans on getting her back. His mom tells him Ari made him smile and it’s the first time in a while she’s seen him like that. Rhys and Audrey head to the suburbs to Anderson and Emma’s housewarming. Emma steps out and welcomes them, and tells Rhys he has some groveling to do, Anderson tells him everyone know everyone’s business in this group so he needs to get use to it and if he hurts one of them he hurt them all. Emma introduces Audrey and Rhys Davenport, then Logan speaks up telling him he better not be there after his wife, they’re married now. Emma asks Ariana to give Rhys a tour of her home, especially her boathouse and her plans for it. When they get to the boathouse Ari ask him if he hooked up with Lenna, he tells her no they just flirted and the rest of that story. Rhys tells her he hasn’t been with anyone since her then she confess what happened with her and Jesse. He reassures her she has nothing to apologies for but he is jealous someone else touched her. They both tells each other how much they missed each other, and Rhys tells her he sorry he pushed her away. He tells her he can’t stay away from her she’s intoxicating and she tells him she needs him. As they get physical they tell each other they don’t want to share or anyone else. Ariana tells Rhys whatever he is going through she can handle it. They tells each other they want to be exclusive and Rhys explains everything going on with Madison. Ariana tells him he can’t scare her away, they had a connection the first night they were together and she knows he felt it. Ariana tells Rhys he should ask her friends for help they have some connections and then tells him about what happened with Chloe and her crazy ex-best friend. They head out of the boathouse together ready to face her friends and all their questions. Ari announces they are together but needs help. So Rhys tells everyone about what’s going on with Madison and his divorce. Anderson tells him he’ll get in contact with Jackson Connolly and they’ll need to go to LA in a few days. On the way to LA Emma and Ariana talk about getting Rhys’s ex-wife drama sorted so Ari and Rhys can live their happy ever after. Emma tells Ariana she’s a little worried for her friend, since someone is trying to take down Rhys and what if they turn their attention to her. Anderson and Emma insist they stay with them in their home instead of a hotel, they arrive and get settled in. A while later Elise, Anderson sister arrives with a hot guy trailing her and is introduced as Jackson Connolly who is also her boyfriend. They enjoy a meal together before Jackson takes the guys for a moment. Ari and Emma fill Elise in on what’s going on with Rhys and his divorce. Anderson ushers Jackson and Rhys to his man cave, Jackson asks Rhys to tell him a little about what going on. Rhys tells Jackson everything including how his dad wants the building he owns for person reasons and how he sided with his mother in the divorce. Rhys tells him how Madison’s ex the clerk who didn’t file the paperwork is missing. Jackson tells Rhys he’s going to be digging into everyone’s personal stuff and he’ll let him know what he finds. Anderson tells Rhys Jackson’s a tech wiz just don’t trust him around your sister, so Jackson asks him if he has a sister and Rhys says yes. Anderson tells him no one else’s sister is available to him. Rhys has a laugh and Anderson turns to him and tells Rhys his best friend is hooking up his sister. Rhys is about to flip out so he calls the girls down, where Emma tells Anderson the stuff said in the bedroom needs to stay there. Ariana has to calm Rhys down and tell him to promise her he won’t go after Stirling. Monday morning Rhys walks into his office and calls Stirling into his office as he sits down his alarm goes off telling him not to yell at Stirling, Ari put it on his phone. So Rhys calmly ask Stirling, but he denys it, so Rhys tells him that Audrey already told the girls. So Stirling confesses he has feeling for her but she says they are just friends. After Rhys arrives home Ariana ask him if he’ll be his date for Noah and Chloe’s wedding and he tells her he’d be happy too. Rhys tells Ari as long as after New Years he can take her and her friends on a Turks and Caicos trip and they both agree. Jackson calls them with some information into the investigation, Madison brother is involved with the Russian mafia while his father became involved in the Italian mafia. His father has also racked up major debts to them. Jackson also tells Rhys his father had a relationship with his ex-wife, it started before she worked for him. Turns out his ex-wife was once a high profiled escort most she didn’t stop seeing once she was married to Rhys. So he decides to go talk to his father and brother directly about the situation and Stirling goes with him. Rhys gets right to the point and tells even shows them both pictures as evidence. They both tell him she came on to them that she drugged them in order to have sex with them. He also tells his dad he knows about his debt to the mafia and he wants to pay it off so his father gives him the account details. Rhys tells them both once he pays this off he wants nothing to do with either one of them, he tells them what they did was unforgivable. After Rhys and Stirling leave they go for a drink. Ariana is waiting at Rhys apartment for him to come home, just before she’s about to call his sister he stumbles out of the elevator. Rhys is drunk and tells Ari he wants to do dirty things to her, she gets him into the shower. Rhys tells Ariana he loves her, but she dismisses it because of how drunk he is. Vulnerability seep into him and he sinks to the floor and he wraps his arms around himself, so Ari gets in a joins him on the floor where she tells him it’s going to be okay. Once clean she helps him into bed where he soon falls asleep. The next morning Rhys wakes up saying he’s dying she tells him to go freshen up and she’ll make him some breakfast. Rhys takes a seat at the breakfast bar and thanks Ari for taking care of him, then tells her that he does love her and he remembers telling her last night. Ariana tells Rhys she loves him too and she doesn’t want to image her life without him. Thanksgiving arrives and they have it with Rhys’s mom, she is so happy to finally meet Ariana. They talk and get to know Ariana find out her sister is Camila Blanco, a Spanish soap star. As they begin to eat they hear someone else enter her penthouse. His mom invited Stanford to come, he takes one look at Ari and ask why she’s there. Stanford tells Rhys he told him not to touch her then he tells him she was never yours. Audrey speaks up saying she knows Ari would never touch him and because of his creeper vibes it’s why she left her dad’s firm. Their mom tries to settle them down when Rhys lets it know what happened between his brother and his ex-wife. Stanford lets their mom know it happened between their dad and Madison too. His mom tells Stanford to leave and ask why he would ever to that to his brother. Jackson calls with more information just before Noah and Chloe’s wedding. The mafia is paid and squared away, when he asked about Madison and her brother then showed a picture. Her name is Madlina Ivanov and it’s her husband in jail Michail Ivanov, not her brother. Both being good at extortion and blackmail, his brother is a hacker and gets into people accounts to get dirt on them. they got information on Rhys when he was New York’s most eligible bachelor. They want to shake him down and get paid enough for what they want maybe add a homes in the process. Jackson has some people in the NYPD who are interested in these people so he forwarded the information and they’ll be in touch with Rhys. Jackson tells him it should be over soon and tells him to place it safe and
act like he doesn’t know anything. Stirling tries to get Rhys to leave New York but he doesn’t want to leave Ari so Stirling tells him to take her with and he doesn’t want to do that to her. Noah and Chloe’s Wedding: 💒 they all get ready and have the rehearsal dinner Camryn and Kimberly from Starr & Skye events planning it. Then Ari goes with the girls and Rhys goes with the guys for the night. Noah and Chloe are married at their home, Rhys brings Chloe’s wedding gift because someone forgot it. Rhys ask if Chloe liked it and she did, a diamond necklace with stones the size of boulders. So Rhys ask Ari if anyone ever bought her diamonds and she burst out laughing. She tells him no and she can count on one hand the number of flowers she been sent. Rhys promises to show her how much he appreciates her with diamond and flowers, she tells him he doesn’t need to spoil her. At the wedding Rhys can’t wait to walk down the aisle again with Ariana, he never thought he would say that. After her bridesmaid duties are over they make a quick escape to the boathouse. The next day they are woken by Rhys phone ringing, Detective Smith Johnson from NYPD calls him they’ve arrested Madison for assault, theirs a breakthrough in the case as they ran her prints and her real name came back. NYPD wants him to play along when she calls asking for bail money and give it to her then when she’s released they’ll arrest her again for a long list of crimes she committed. Rhys does what the Detective told him to do, then he calls asking Rhys to come to the station. Madison won’t talk to them, they want him to try and get her to open up about her husband and brother, then she’ll be put in protective custody. Madison tells them she as good as dead when her husband finds out she turn on him. Rhys urges her to corroborate, the detective tells him it’s time for him to go, but Rhys offers Madison one million dollars if she goes into witness protection. Rhys goes home and tells Ariana he’s free, Madison was already married so his marriage is annulled, never legal. New Years they all head to the Turks and Caicos taking a private jet. Emma passes out the champagne and Lenna passes, everyone is quiet, they find out she pregnant with twins. Rhys ask Ariana if she wants to have children, she says yes but she has to be married and maybe in four or five years. Her parents are traditional and would be mortified if she has a baby out of wedlock they are Spanish catholic. They land and have to take a speedboat to the island Ari stares at the turquoise ocean and white sandy beaches. Camila and Ari only wish their parents were there to share all of it. Ariana tells Rhys this is paradise, as the excitement takes over her. In their villa a gorgeous king size bed sits in the middle of the room. Ari notices a hot tub and Rhys tells her it’s private that she doesn’t need swimwear, so she head to it he joins her shortly after. Ari thanks Rhys for all of it, he thanks her for loving him.
Rhys and Ariana hook up through online dateing, problem is someone used Rhys’s profile to hook up with Ariana. Rhys is going through a messy divorce, his wife wants half of what he owns, they signed a prenup but it wasn’t filed correctly. Rhys’s wife is cheating on him with his best friend, Dominic, he caught them in his pool house. Eighteen Months Later: Ariana has been messaging Rhys’s Bailey for over a month before they decide to meet up, so Emma takes Ariana lingerie shopping. They then meet Stella and Chloe at EJ’s restaurant for lunch, the girls catch up on things going on in their lives. Ariana wants to quit her job at Davenport Architects, but she isn’t sure how she can afford to go out on her own. Emma offers her apartment to Ari to help her save some money. EJ and Stella want to be her first clients, with the other girls say they can come up with a project for Ari. Rhys’s friend, Stirling tells him he left a welcome package for him in his apartment. Ari’s waiting for him when he arrives home from his trip to London. Rhys’s doesn’t question why Ari is in his apartment he thinks it’s the present his friend left for him, and Ari is suppose to meet him for a hook up. After they get physical, Rhys takes a shower and Ari isn’t sure what to do so she tells him she’s leaving. He gets out of the shower and tells her to hold on, he tries to give her money. Ariana starts yelling at him as this isn’t the type of person she is and leaves. After she leave he calls Stirling to find out what happened, after some investigating he finds it was his bellman who was trying to hook up with Ari. The next morning the girls try to get a hold of Ari but she doesn’t want to answer her phone, so Stella and EJ pay her a visit. Stanford Davenport, son of the boss Ariana works for, brother to Rhys’s always hits on Ari at work. She isn’t interested in him and never show that she is. As Stanford try to flirt with Ari she hears another man talking to him. When she looks at him she realizes it’s Rhys and can’t figure out why he’s there. Rhys and Stanford have a meeting with their father, after Stanford leave Rhys explains to Ari what actually happened that night. He tries to ask her out on a date but she refuses and then excuses herself. Rhys takes Ari’s business card and send a message to her telling her he would like to get together again but she turns him down. Ari tells Emma about her meeting with Rhys then shows her a picture of him. Emma tells Ari she has a gala to go to tomorrow night and she would love her to go with. Rhys’s gets ready to attend his mother’s gala, he picks up his mom, sister Audrey and Stirling. Rhys and Stirling talk about his sister since Stirling seems to be hanging around her more. As Emma and Ariana get ready for the gala Ari tells Emma about her handing in her two week notice and they told her they didn’t need two weeks she could pack her stuff and leave. As they arrive Ari notices she walking into a Davenport Foundation Gala, she starts to panic and asks if Rhys will be here, it’s his mother, Marjorie’s event. Ari excuses herself to calm herself and walks into a room in the back, what she doesn’t expect is Rhys to be in the room too. Rhys tells Ari he’s embarrassed on how they met, he found a beautiful woman in his apartment, and pounced on her, he never did anything like that before. Rhys tells Ariana he can’t stop thinking about her, she’s embedded herself under his skin. They begin to kiss and he tells her he wants her, he’s never wanted anyone so badly and she confesses she wants him too. They making out, and he asks her to come home with him tonight he wants to take his time with her. Emma introduces Ariana to Audrey, Rhys’s sister, then Audrey introduces Rhys and Stirling to them. Rhys’s realizes that they are sitting at his table then he looks at the place card beside him and see Ari is sitting next to him. As the night progresses their table become loud with the champagne flows and pockets getting lighter as they urge each other on in the auction. Anderson and Emma head home and Rhys offers to take Ari home for them while Rhys’s asks Stirling to take Audrey home. Ariana tells Rhys this is the wrong time for either of them to start a relationship, he’s going through an acrimonious divorce and she just quit her job, has to move out of her apartment and start a new career. As they talk they start to connect on a deeper level, Rhys confesses he’s never wanted anyone like he does her. Rhys tells Ari that maybe they both need a little time to get things in their lives straighten out. The following day Rhys’s has mediation with Madison on their divorce, she still wants fifty percent of his company. The lawyer talk about taking matters to trial, when Rhys’s lawyer tells them they have photos that prove she knew the clerk. She denies any of it, they start talking to each other, when the lawyers agree to reconvene at another time. Madison breaks down and tells Rhys she never wanted to do any of this and ask him for a moment of his time. Madison tells Rhys that someone paid her to seduce him, the night he caught her and Dominic was a setup, his brother, Stanford used money to buy her as his mistress and if she told anyone they would take care of her brother who’s incarcerated. Rhys ask her if she’s will to help him figure out who is after him, she tells him as long as he can keep her brother safe. A whole month goes by that Ari hasn’t heard from Rhys, the girls are all celebrating the launch of Ariana new architect firm Blanco (her last name). Emma brings Ari’s sisters Maya and Camila from LA to celebrate with her. Ariana parents when back to Spain after retiring, and she hasn’t had time to see them. When they get back to Ari’s apartment a large vase of flowers is waiting for her it’s from Rhys and she doesn’t understand why he sent them after no communication for a month. Her sister question her about Rhys and whether or not she’s going to thank him. Ari send a message thanking him when he sends a message back telling her he misses her she sends one saying not enough to stay in touch. So Rhys’s calls her, he tells her things went sideways with his divorce, and he wanted to keep her safe. Rhys tells her about what happened with Madison and he that he hasn’t stopped thinking about her. Rhys tells Ari he doesn’t know if someone is following him and watching him and what they will do to her. Ari thinks this is Rhys trying to break up, so he tells him she’s heard ever excuse and this one is the best. Ari tells him she done with him and his divorce drama and good luck to him. Rhys tries to explain to her but she’s hung up on him. Rhys gets advice from his sister on how to fix the mess he made with Ari. Audrey tells him she’s invited to Anderson and Emma’s housewarming party and he can come with. When Ariana wakes the next day she finds her dining table spread with beautiful food, which Rhys sent over for her. Ari’s crumbles the note and storms off, Maya gives her some advice on Rhys. Her sister soon leave and head back to LA, and she heads to Montana to look at the land for Stella and EJ’s dream ranch. Jesse Stella’s brother gives them a ride to her father’s family ranch, where they’ll be staying at Stella’s sister glamping tents. Jesse and Ari arrive after dropping off Stella and EJ and he helps her from his truck. Jesse carries her bags inside and grabs her face and starts kissing her, he assumes because they had fun last time together they’d have fun again. She tells him she had something with someone and she still thinks about him. He completely understands and tips his hat and leaves. Rhys feeling bad all week because he can’t get a hold of Ari, he can’t trust anyone, tried of feeling paranoid he puts up extra cameras in his office. Rhys talks to his mom about how he messed up with Ari and how he plans on getting her back. His mom tells him Ari made him smile and it’s the first time in a while she’s seen him like that. Rhys and Audrey head to the suburbs to Anderson and Emma’s housewarming. Emma steps out and welcomes them, and tells Rhys he has some groveling to do, Anderson tells him everyone know everyone’s business in this group so he needs to get use to it and if he hurts one of them he hurt them all. Emma introduces Audrey and Rhys Davenport, then Logan speaks up telling him he better not be there after his wife, they’re married now. Emma asks Ariana to give Rhys a tour of her home, especially her boathouse and her plans for it. When they get to the boathouse Ari ask him if he hooked up with Lenna, he tells her no they just flirted and the rest of that story. Rhys tells her he hasn’t been with anyone since her then she confess what happened with her and Jesse. He reassures her she has nothing to apologies for but he is jealous someone else touched her. They both tells each other how much they missed each other, and Rhys tells her he sorry he pushed her away. He tells her he can’t stay away from her she’s intoxicating and she tells him she needs him. As they get physical they tell each other they don’t want to share or anyone else. Ariana tells Rhys whatever he is going through she can handle it. They tells each other they want to be exclusive and Rhys explains everything going on with Madison. Ariana tells him he can’t scare her away, they had a connection the first night they were together and she knows he felt it. Ariana tells Rhys he should ask her friends for help they have some connections and then tells him about what happened with Chloe and her crazy ex-best friend. They head out of the boathouse together ready to face her friends and all their questions. Ari announces they are together but needs help. So Rhys tells everyone about what’s going on with Madison and his divorce. Anderson tells him he’ll get in contact with Jackson Connolly and they’ll need to go to LA in a few days. On the way to LA Emma and Ariana talk about getting Rhys’s ex-wife drama sorted so Ari and Rhys can live their happy ever after. Emma tells Ariana she’s a little worried for her friend, since someone is trying to take down Rhys and what if they turn their attention to her. Anderson and Emma insist they stay with them in their home instead of a hotel, they arrive and get settled in. A while later Elise, Anderson sister arrives with a hot guy trailing her and is introduced as Jackson Connolly who is also her boyfriend. They enjoy a meal together before Jackson takes the guys for a moment. Ari and Emma fill Elise in on what’s going on with Rhys and his divorce. Anderson ushers Jackson and Rhys to his man cave, Jackson asks Rhys to tell him a little about what going on. Rhys tells Jackson everything including how his dad wants the building he owns for person reasons and how he sided with his mother in the divorce. Rhys tells him how Madison’s ex the clerk who didn’t file the paperwork is missing. Jackson tells Rhys he’s going to be digging into everyone’s personal stuff and he’ll let him know what he finds. Anderson tells Rhys Jackson’s a tech wiz just don’t trust him around your sister, so Jackson asks him if he has a sister and Rhys says yes. Anderson tells him no one else’s sister is available to him. Rhys has a laugh and Anderson turns to him and tells Rhys his best friend is hooking up his sister. Rhys is about to flip out so he calls the girls down, where Emma tells Anderson the stuff said in the bedroom needs to stay there. Ariana has to calm Rhys down and tell him to promise her he won’t go after Stirling. Monday morning Rhys walks into his office and calls Stirling into his office as he sits down his alarm goes off telling him not to yell at Stirling, Ari put it on his phone. So Rhys calmly ask Stirling, but he denys it, so Rhys tells him that Audrey already told the girls. So Stirling confesses he has feeling for her but she says they are just friends. After Rhys arrives home Ariana ask him if he’ll be his date for Noah and Chloe’s wedding and he tells her he’d be happy too. Rhys tells Ari as long as after New Years he can take her and her friends on a Turks and Caicos trip and they both agree. Jackson calls them with some information into the investigation, Madison brother is involved with the Russian mafia while his father became involved in the Italian mafia. His father has also racked up major debts to them. Jackson also tells Rhys his father had a relationship with his ex-wife, it started before she worked for him. Turns out his ex-wife was once a high profiled escort most she didn’t stop seeing once she was married to Rhys. So he decides to go talk to his father and brother directly about the situation and Stirling goes with him. Rhys gets right to the point and tells even shows them both pictures as evidence. They both tell him she came on to them that she drugged them in order to have sex with them. He also tells his dad he knows about his debt to the mafia and he wants to pay it off so his father gives him the account details. Rhys tells them both once he pays this off he wants nothing to do with either one of them, he tells them what they did was unforgivable. After Rhys and Stirling leave they go for a drink. Ariana is waiting at Rhys apartment for him to come home, just before she’s about to call his sister he stumbles out of the elevator. Rhys is drunk and tells Ari he wants to do dirty things to her, she gets him into the shower. Rhys tells Ariana he loves her, but she dismisses it because of how drunk he is. Vulnerability seep into him and he sinks to the floor and he wraps his arms around himself, so Ari gets in a joins him on the floor where she tells him it’s going to be okay. Once clean she helps him into bed where he soon falls asleep. The next morning Rhys wakes up saying he’s dying she tells him to go freshen up and she’ll make him some breakfast. Rhys takes a seat at the breakfast bar and thanks Ari for taking care of him, then tells her that he does love her and he remembers telling her last night. Ariana tells Rhys she loves him too and she doesn’t want to image her life without him. Thanksgiving arrives and they have it with Rhys’s mom, she is so happy to finally meet Ariana. They talk and get to know Ariana find out her sister is Camila Blanco, a Spanish soap star. As they begin to eat they hear someone else enter her penthouse. His mom invited Stanford to come, he takes one look at Ari and ask why she’s there. Stanford tells Rhys he told him not to touch her then he tells him she was never yours. Audrey speaks up saying she knows Ari would never touch him and because of his creeper vibes it’s why she left her dad’s firm. Their mom tries to settle them down when Rhys lets it know what happened between his brother and his ex-wife. Stanford lets their mom know it happened between their dad and Madison too. His mom tells Stanford to leave and ask why he would ever to that to his brother. Jackson calls with more information just before Noah and Chloe’s wedding. The mafia is paid and squared away, when he asked about Madison and her brother then showed a picture. Her name is Madlina Ivanov and it’s her husband in jail Michail Ivanov, not her brother. Both being good at extortion and blackmail, his brother is a hacker and gets into people accounts to get dirt on them. they got information on Rhys when he was New York’s most eligible bachelor. They want to shake him down and get paid enough for what they want maybe add a homes in the process. Jackson has some people in the NYPD who are interested in these people so he forwarded the information and they’ll be in touch with Rhys. Jackson tells him it should be over soon and tells him to place it safe and
act like he doesn’t know anything. Stirling tries to get Rhys to leave New York but he doesn’t want to leave Ari so Stirling tells him to take her with and he doesn’t want to do that to her. Noah and Chloe’s Wedding: 💒 they all get ready and have the rehearsal dinner Camryn and Kimberly from Starr & Skye events planning it. Then Ari goes with the girls and Rhys goes with the guys for the night. Noah and Chloe are married at their home, Rhys brings Chloe’s wedding gift because someone forgot it. Rhys ask if Chloe liked it and she did, a diamond necklace with stones the size of boulders. So Rhys ask Ari if anyone ever bought her diamonds and she burst out laughing. She tells him no and she can count on one hand the number of flowers she been sent. Rhys promises to show her how much he appreciates her with diamond and flowers, she tells him he doesn’t need to spoil her. At the wedding Rhys can’t wait to walk down the aisle again with Ariana, he never thought he would say that. After her bridesmaid duties are over they make a quick escape to the boathouse. The next day they are woken by Rhys phone ringing, Detective Smith Johnson from NYPD calls him they’ve arrested Madison for assault, theirs a breakthrough in the case as they ran her prints and her real name came back. NYPD wants him to play along when she calls asking for bail money and give it to her then when she’s released they’ll arrest her again for a long list of crimes she committed. Rhys does what the Detective told him to do, then he calls asking Rhys to come to the station. Madison won’t talk to them, they want him to try and get her to open up about her husband and brother, then she’ll be put in protective custody. Madison tells them she as good as dead when her husband finds out she turn on him. Rhys urges her to corroborate, the detective tells him it’s time for him to go, but Rhys offers Madison one million dollars if she goes into witness protection. Rhys goes home and tells Ariana he’s free, Madison was already married so his marriage is annulled, never legal. New Years they all head to the Turks and Caicos taking a private jet. Emma passes out the champagne and Lenna passes, everyone is quiet, they find out she pregnant with twins. Rhys ask Ariana if she wants to have children, she says yes but she has to be married and maybe in four or five years. Her parents are traditional and would be mortified if she has a baby out of wedlock they are Spanish catholic. They land and have to take a speedboat to the island Ari stares at the turquoise ocean and white sandy beaches. Camila and Ari only wish their parents were there to share all of it. Ariana tells Rhys this is paradise, as the excitement takes over her. In their villa a gorgeous king size bed sits in the middle of the room. Ari notices a hot tub and Rhys tells her it’s private that she doesn’t need swimwear, so she head to it he joins her shortly after. Ari thanks Rhys for all of it, he thanks her for loving him.
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January 27, 2023
"Without Warning" Playboys of New York Book 5 by JA Low
**Spoiler Alert**
Rhys thought he found the one. The one woman who would spend all of eternity with him. The one who would hold and cherish his heart forever, but then deceit took a step forward, and it broke him.
Ariana hates her job. These men look down at her as though she is nothing more than a glorified tea girl. She takes pride in what she does, and one day, she will show them... show them all! Her friends are her true champions.
The chaos in his life surrounding the divorce is exhausting. He wants this ordeal over with, but secrets are revealed, and truths are told that will make your head spin.
A misunderstanding that could have been the final straw turns out to be the beginning of their forever.
Beautifully written with a duel POV. There is so much story to read. Filled with loads of angst, sadness, heartbreak, wild and unforgiving passion, and so much more. I want me a Rhys too...
I can see so many more books to come with the rest of the single characters. Audrey and Stirling, perhaps? There must be something wild there.
5 ❤️ 's
**Spoiler Alert**
Rhys thought he found the one. The one woman who would spend all of eternity with him. The one who would hold and cherish his heart forever, but then deceit took a step forward, and it broke him.
Ariana hates her job. These men look down at her as though she is nothing more than a glorified tea girl. She takes pride in what she does, and one day, she will show them... show them all! Her friends are her true champions.
The chaos in his life surrounding the divorce is exhausting. He wants this ordeal over with, but secrets are revealed, and truths are told that will make your head spin.
A misunderstanding that could have been the final straw turns out to be the beginning of their forever.
Beautifully written with a duel POV. There is so much story to read. Filled with loads of angst, sadness, heartbreak, wild and unforgiving passion, and so much more. I want me a Rhys too...
I can see so many more books to come with the rest of the single characters. Audrey and Stirling, perhaps? There must be something wild there.
5 ❤️ 's
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 18, 2022
3 stars.
This one started out good but too much drama got crammed into the story. I would have liked fewer dramatic situations and more depth to the ones left in the storyline. With everything going on, I kept waiting for something interesting or exciting to happen but it all just fizzled out.
The ending felt rushed and one final chapter summed up everyone’s lives for years. The book was ok but not the best of the bunch for sure.
This one started out good but too much drama got crammed into the story. I would have liked fewer dramatic situations and more depth to the ones left in the storyline. With everything going on, I kept waiting for something interesting or exciting to happen but it all just fizzled out.
The ending felt rushed and one final chapter summed up everyone’s lives for years. The book was ok but not the best of the bunch for sure.
August 9, 2024
The last of the Playboys of New York series
Rhys & Ariana were my favourite couple ❤️
After Rhys very wrongly thought Ari was a hot cheer me up surprise from his best friend ❤️🔥 you never imagine they will be anything
Really enjoyed all 5 books & would definitely recommend them.
Rhys & Ariana were my favourite couple ❤️
After Rhys very wrongly thought Ari was a hot cheer me up surprise from his best friend ❤️🔥 you never imagine they will be anything
Really enjoyed all 5 books & would definitely recommend them.
January 21, 2025
Loved this series!!! Definitely a must read! Well I started the first book and damn I was hooked in no time. I can’t believe how good this series was but make you you read it too and there are definitely more to read and crossovers in other books to what and can tell
July 1, 2021
Hero 4⭐Rhys.
Heroine 5⭐ Ariana.
Story 4⭐
Writing 4⭐
Steam 3⭐
Romance 4⭐
Angst 3⭐
Secondary Characters 4⭐
Drama 4⭐
Mystery 4⭐
Twists 4⭐
Action 4⭐
Recommend - Yes
Heroine 5⭐ Ariana.
Story 4⭐
Writing 4⭐
Steam 3⭐
Romance 4⭐
Angst 3⭐
Secondary Characters 4⭐
Drama 4⭐
Mystery 4⭐
Twists 4⭐
Action 4⭐
Recommend - Yes
April 16, 2024
I love how this book put pieces together that we didn't realize needed to be put together.
I laughed a lot through the series but this book was great. Series of WTF events. Loved it.
I laughed a lot through the series but this book was great. Series of WTF events. Loved it.
April 29, 2024
I loved the girl character.💕
February 18, 2023
Really enjoyed it
Really enjoyed the last book, I love how the books fit together. I thought there was going to be a couple of disasters but thankfully nit
Really enjoyed the last book, I love how the books fit together. I thought there was going to be a couple of disasters but thankfully nit
March 22, 2021
Loving This Series
What a great ending to this series. I loved Rhys and Ariana’s story because it was full of love, obstacles and surprises. I have always loved this author’s writing style and this book was no exception. This is a book I am so glad that I didn’t miss out on.
What a great ending to this series. I loved Rhys and Ariana’s story because it was full of love, obstacles and surprises. I have always loved this author’s writing style and this book was no exception. This is a book I am so glad that I didn’t miss out on.
April 28, 2024
Ariana and Rhys had a rocky ride in the beginning of their relationship.
Rhys had a messy divorce with a woman who turned out to be someone he never actually knew.
I Love how J.A Low keeps all the characters in each book in the series so your up to date on them all.
Rhys had a messy divorce with a woman who turned out to be someone he never actually knew.
I Love how J.A Low keeps all the characters in each book in the series so your up to date on them all.
October 21, 2022
Rhys Davenport the love of my life he is the sweetest the hottest the everything I want to marry this man
May 3, 2021
1.5 stars
Felt very elementary and the writing was a little immature. I also didn’t feel like the plot was delivered in an exciting way- it was kind of just “this happened, and then this happened.”
Disappointed to see no character building either. I read the Merger which was relatively enjoyable so this was a surprise.
Felt very elementary and the writing was a little immature. I also didn’t feel like the plot was delivered in an exciting way- it was kind of just “this happened, and then this happened.”
Disappointed to see no character building either. I read the Merger which was relatively enjoyable so this was a surprise.
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July 13, 2021Good end to the series - read on KU
I'm glad this series circled back around to Rhys. This book moved pretty quickly. It has yet another character who has a cheating ex but the circumstances are a lot different this time. In fact, the circumstances make for a good mystery, which could have been beefed up to make for an even more interesting book.
The relationships between Rhys and his father and his brother were messed up. They were pretty horrible men. It is a little disappointing the last chapter doesn't mention what happens to them.
Arianna's architectural business takes off with a great start, which is of no surprise. We knew that from the previous book.
I really liked how Rhys was so sure of what he wanted and got frustrated when Arianna thought he was feeding her a line about being worried about her safety. I didn't agree with her behavior in that part of the book.
The last couple of books had less grammatical mistakes and I hoped the editing situation was finally getting fixed, but no, we're right back there with a ton of errors. There's one place where Rhys asks if he is in danger and Jackson tells him yes and then explains why he isn't and the rest of the page is set up to state he isn't. Quite sure the author meant no and not yes.
One thing I really didn't get was when this couple actually spent time together to fall in love. It seems like they had 3 encounters that lasted a few hours or less and that was enough for them to know they were it for each other. I'm all for instalove in romances but the characters need to actually talk to each other to fall in love. They didn't take that time in this book. Or, at least, it wasn't shown to us.
That's a huge problem with this series as a whole. The falling in love almost always happens outside of the main story lines. There are no details given on things that would make the books more interesting and more real. Everything is kept very vague. I usually end these books with a smile on my face, so, obviously, some things are going right. There is just so much that goes wrong that could make these books so much better. This author is very clearly going for quantity over quality and that is disappointing. There is no way she could write on this release schedule and flesh out the details like they need to be. That is such a shame because I feel like her fan following would explode if she were to rewrite these books with actual details. She basically fades to black with everything except the sex scenes.
I've been disappointed, too, with how long it has taken EJ and Noah to propose. Noah was supposed to propose in Balie but then Chloe was kidnapped (book 1). He doesn't propose again for a year and a half? That doesn't fit with his behavior the rest of the book. It also doesn't fit with EJ's behavior that he would wait so long to propose. The epilogues, well last chapters, in these books were too short. We want more information on their futures. And this one lists who has what kids and someone nicknames their child BJ. No one would nickname their child that. Well, no one except people too naive to think about what that is.
I want so badly to be a beta reader and correct all these errors. I want this author to learn that I is not an object even if another person is a second object in a sentence. I want to see this author stop and grow. In the long run, she would make more money.
I'm glad this series circled back around to Rhys. This book moved pretty quickly. It has yet another character who has a cheating ex but the circumstances are a lot different this time. In fact, the circumstances make for a good mystery, which could have been beefed up to make for an even more interesting book.
The relationships between Rhys and his father and his brother were messed up. They were pretty horrible men. It is a little disappointing the last chapter doesn't mention what happens to them.
Arianna's architectural business takes off with a great start, which is of no surprise. We knew that from the previous book.
I really liked how Rhys was so sure of what he wanted and got frustrated when Arianna thought he was feeding her a line about being worried about her safety. I didn't agree with her behavior in that part of the book.
The last couple of books had less grammatical mistakes and I hoped the editing situation was finally getting fixed, but no, we're right back there with a ton of errors. There's one place where Rhys asks if he is in danger and Jackson tells him yes and then explains why he isn't and the rest of the page is set up to state he isn't. Quite sure the author meant no and not yes.
One thing I really didn't get was when this couple actually spent time together to fall in love. It seems like they had 3 encounters that lasted a few hours or less and that was enough for them to know they were it for each other. I'm all for instalove in romances but the characters need to actually talk to each other to fall in love. They didn't take that time in this book. Or, at least, it wasn't shown to us.
That's a huge problem with this series as a whole. The falling in love almost always happens outside of the main story lines. There are no details given on things that would make the books more interesting and more real. Everything is kept very vague. I usually end these books with a smile on my face, so, obviously, some things are going right. There is just so much that goes wrong that could make these books so much better. This author is very clearly going for quantity over quality and that is disappointing. There is no way she could write on this release schedule and flesh out the details like they need to be. That is such a shame because I feel like her fan following would explode if she were to rewrite these books with actual details. She basically fades to black with everything except the sex scenes.
I've been disappointed, too, with how long it has taken EJ and Noah to propose. Noah was supposed to propose in Balie but then Chloe was kidnapped (book 1). He doesn't propose again for a year and a half? That doesn't fit with his behavior the rest of the book. It also doesn't fit with EJ's behavior that he would wait so long to propose. The epilogues, well last chapters, in these books were too short. We want more information on their futures. And this one lists who has what kids and someone nicknames their child BJ. No one would nickname their child that. Well, no one except people too naive to think about what that is.
I want so badly to be a beta reader and correct all these errors. I want this author to learn that I is not an object even if another person is a second object in a sentence. I want to see this author stop and grow. In the long run, she would make more money.
August 21, 2023
Second chances and whirlwind romances
Let’s get the warnings out of the way first. This is the final book in this Playboys of New York series and seriously you need to have read everything before this book for it to have the full impact… although, these characters are a little removed from the main friendship group as such, the other characters play an integral part in this story coming together.
This is one of those stories where I think you are constantly waiting for the hit. It feels like something big is about to happen, a little like what happened to pretty much all the other couples… but whilst there’s that constant undercurrent of deception from his ex-wife and his messy divorce, it kind of falls short of having that big impact. The threat of something happening never really reaches a satisfying conclusion.
Maybe it’s me and I’ve read so many of these angsty romance novels that I expect that big twist that puts everything in jeopardy. Sure, when everything gets laid out on the table about what his ex-wife did to him, it was clever and you feel that element of trepidation but then it just fizzles out and everything is great.
My reason for four stars and not five is for that reason. I love Ariana and Rhys together. They are hot as heck together and they truly deserve their happiness together… but this book feels rushed and it felt like the ending was cut short. All these revelations about his farce of a marriage and his ex-wife could have led to a much darker and sinister storyline, and I honestly thought that it was heading that way, but it didn’t and sadly I felt a little cheated. Let’s face it, you start mentioning ‘Mafia’ and you expect more. As I say, maybe it’s me… but I wanted more for Ariana and Rhys, because they are just such a great pairing.
I am sad this series has come to an end because I have felt like all these characters have become like my own friendship circle. I’m actually a bit jealous because I want to be their friend too. I guess that shows how good this author is at pulling you in to her world. I would also recommend reading her Dirty Texas and Paradise Club series because they are equally as awesome and if you liked this series you will definitely love them too.
Let’s get the warnings out of the way first. This is the final book in this Playboys of New York series and seriously you need to have read everything before this book for it to have the full impact… although, these characters are a little removed from the main friendship group as such, the other characters play an integral part in this story coming together.
This is one of those stories where I think you are constantly waiting for the hit. It feels like something big is about to happen, a little like what happened to pretty much all the other couples… but whilst there’s that constant undercurrent of deception from his ex-wife and his messy divorce, it kind of falls short of having that big impact. The threat of something happening never really reaches a satisfying conclusion.
Maybe it’s me and I’ve read so many of these angsty romance novels that I expect that big twist that puts everything in jeopardy. Sure, when everything gets laid out on the table about what his ex-wife did to him, it was clever and you feel that element of trepidation but then it just fizzles out and everything is great.
My reason for four stars and not five is for that reason. I love Ariana and Rhys together. They are hot as heck together and they truly deserve their happiness together… but this book feels rushed and it felt like the ending was cut short. All these revelations about his farce of a marriage and his ex-wife could have led to a much darker and sinister storyline, and I honestly thought that it was heading that way, but it didn’t and sadly I felt a little cheated. Let’s face it, you start mentioning ‘Mafia’ and you expect more. As I say, maybe it’s me… but I wanted more for Ariana and Rhys, because they are just such a great pairing.
I am sad this series has come to an end because I have felt like all these characters have become like my own friendship circle. I’m actually a bit jealous because I want to be their friend too. I guess that shows how good this author is at pulling you in to her world. I would also recommend reading her Dirty Texas and Paradise Club series because they are equally as awesome and if you liked this series you will definitely love them too.
March 29, 2021
Without Warning was on FIRE !!!
I have no idea how Author JA Low comes up with her book plots for her Playboys of New York, but each of these have remained true to the sense of the series and in my mind, each has got better, with the twist in this one being my absolute favourite. It seems like one version of the truth might be uncovered, when there’s another veneer yet to be exposed. I just loved everything about this book.
While each of these Playboys can be read as stand-a-lones, the characters interact as secondary’s within each book, and it is Emma and Anderson who were our main recurrences here. Their book is another favourite, and I just loved seeing them again. Rhys is a new character, with his firm, The Davenport Group being Logan and Noah Stone’s main competitor. Holy crap on a cracker the chemistry between Rhys and Ariana was on FIRE 🔥🔥🔥
I have to say that their meeting was one of the most unconventional AND the hottest of the series, but it really summed up the circumstances surrounding their story. There are creepy unscrupulous people everywhere, and it doesn’t matter what level of intelligence anyone is, it’s going to be a sad day if everyone new in our lives is going to approached with severe mistrust and suspicion. We may never open ourselves up to new experiences ever again.
Once again, I hit this book in one single session, and I loved it. Ms Low manages to nail these efficient alpha males from their protective stance through to their dynamic business dealings and back again to the way that they lovingly and desirously handle their women. Notice I say handle, not manage. Because their women do not get managed in any way – they’re too strong for that! Another great book 5 Stars ༺💗༻
I have no idea how Author JA Low comes up with her book plots for her Playboys of New York, but each of these have remained true to the sense of the series and in my mind, each has got better, with the twist in this one being my absolute favourite. It seems like one version of the truth might be uncovered, when there’s another veneer yet to be exposed. I just loved everything about this book.
While each of these Playboys can be read as stand-a-lones, the characters interact as secondary’s within each book, and it is Emma and Anderson who were our main recurrences here. Their book is another favourite, and I just loved seeing them again. Rhys is a new character, with his firm, The Davenport Group being Logan and Noah Stone’s main competitor. Holy crap on a cracker the chemistry between Rhys and Ariana was on FIRE 🔥🔥🔥
I have to say that their meeting was one of the most unconventional AND the hottest of the series, but it really summed up the circumstances surrounding their story. There are creepy unscrupulous people everywhere, and it doesn’t matter what level of intelligence anyone is, it’s going to be a sad day if everyone new in our lives is going to approached with severe mistrust and suspicion. We may never open ourselves up to new experiences ever again.
Once again, I hit this book in one single session, and I loved it. Ms Low manages to nail these efficient alpha males from their protective stance through to their dynamic business dealings and back again to the way that they lovingly and desirously handle their women. Notice I say handle, not manage. Because their women do not get managed in any way – they’re too strong for that! Another great book 5 Stars ༺💗༻
May 8, 2024
Better than books 2-4
Well this book is definitely better than books two through four, I'm still not a huge fan of the character. Though she was slightly better in this book than the others.
The story with Rhys's ex was a bit over the top with her sleeping with everyone and their brother basically. And the fact that he ended up paying off his dad's debt was kind of dumb. How is he free from that now? They don't know that son dear will bail out dad. Though yes, he did wipe his hands of his dad and his brother. That was just a bit much too. Though I shouldn't be surprised because the girls and guys are mostly all hoes an man whores until they find "the one" and settle down. Which is always such a surprise to them. Overall the characters didn't feel like they had much range. They were all kind of similar to each other with some random different backstory that made them only slightly unique in my opinion. I saw there is a book for Rhys's sister and his best friend and how they got together. But honestly I don't really care for the author so I don't care how they got together. They went over in enough detail in this book how it happened that I don't feel inclined to read more crappy books to get the full story. 🤷🏼♀️ But to each their own. Hehe. Done with the series and done with the author and all the "yelling" and "screaming" they all do throughout the books. They're just all quite immature and childish for my taste.
Well this book is definitely better than books two through four, I'm still not a huge fan of the character. Though she was slightly better in this book than the others.
The story with Rhys's ex was a bit over the top with her sleeping with everyone and their brother basically. And the fact that he ended up paying off his dad's debt was kind of dumb. How is he free from that now? They don't know that son dear will bail out dad. Though yes, he did wipe his hands of his dad and his brother. That was just a bit much too. Though I shouldn't be surprised because the girls and guys are mostly all hoes an man whores until they find "the one" and settle down. Which is always such a surprise to them. Overall the characters didn't feel like they had much range. They were all kind of similar to each other with some random different backstory that made them only slightly unique in my opinion. I saw there is a book for Rhys's sister and his best friend and how they got together. But honestly I don't really care for the author so I don't care how they got together. They went over in enough detail in this book how it happened that I don't feel inclined to read more crappy books to get the full story. 🤷🏼♀️ But to each their own. Hehe. Done with the series and done with the author and all the "yelling" and "screaming" they all do throughout the books. They're just all quite immature and childish for my taste.
February 12, 2022
Ultimately my favorite book out of the whole series, like when I decided to start this series, I was wanting to start the last one because I read the blurb and was obsessed but then the storyline would be confusing if I started at the end and wouldn't make sense. I loved how he was still hung up for her even after a month of being away and she was pissed which she had a right to be like you don't talk for a month then decide to send flowers and fuck it up all over again but it was cute and maddening at the same time like Rhys make up your damn mind. Is there a book about Elise and Jackson? Is there? Someone help me please I'm desperate for their story, and I can't wait to read Audrey and Stirling's story as well. In this book, Rhys and Ariana had a one-night stand and of course, there was some sort of connection between them, and they both wanted more, like go girls. He sends her flowers and food as well, like me too, I'm waiting for Rhys. He is such a sweet guy in public but a demon at night if you know what I mean. Like I want to hear their kids Ash, and Valencia's stories as well as all their friends' kids as well. Rate it a 5/5 and the smut was 4/5, which meant it was breathtaking and pussy throbbing.
May 31, 2022
Rhys walks in on his wife cheating on him with his best friend. Months later his divorce is going sideways and she is trying to take half of his company. He comes back to the states to deal with his divorce and his friend mentioned there is a surprise waiting for him in his house. When he gets there, there is a beautiful woman waiting for him. They have amazing chemistry and when he offers to tip her she freaks out. Ariana was waiting for Rhys that she met though a dating app and now he's trying to tip her like she is escort. When Rhys goes to meet up with his dad he runs into Ariana at his dads office and everything gets cleared up that someone was catfishing her and he was lucky to actually come home. What happens when chemistry flys? What happens when messy divorce messes with all parts of your life and goes further than you can imagine?
I loved Rhys and Ariana together. I also loved seeing Sterling and Audrey in this one and getting to see a bit of a different side of their story. I loved the plot twist that happened with Madison and Rhys divorce. I just loved he ending of this series and how everyone ended up living right next to one another in Connecticut. It was a fun way to close out this series.
I loved Rhys and Ariana together. I also loved seeing Sterling and Audrey in this one and getting to see a bit of a different side of their story. I loved the plot twist that happened with Madison and Rhys divorce. I just loved he ending of this series and how everyone ended up living right next to one another in Connecticut. It was a fun way to close out this series.
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December 16, 2023TW AHEAD FOR R*PE AND DR*GS
Again… another story that was almost so good… until it wasn’t.
I must admit I LOVED Rhys and Arianna almost as much as I loved Anderson and Emma. In my opinion these are the two best couples. If “The Merger” didn’t have those blatant ableist remarks, it would’ve been a 5 ⭐️ and if “Without Warning” didn’t have Stanford’s family blaming him for his r*pe it would’ve also been really good. I’m not even going to give this book a rating because of the complete disregard of this plot point.
Stanford being an asshole is no excuse for people to not believe him or not help him after he talks about being dr*gged and r*ped by Rhys ex-wife. He said he wasn’t conscious half the time he and Madison were together and all Rhys did was yell at Stanford and his father who had admitted to the same thing. Not even Stanford’s mom or sister cared when Stanford talked about it. All they did was tell, cry and kick him out of the house. How was anyone okay with that?!
This series should’ve ended with the first book and I honestly don’t know why I kept reading… I kept hoping things would turn out better and this book was so close to ending the series on a hood note but here we are.
Again… another story that was almost so good… until it wasn’t.
I must admit I LOVED Rhys and Arianna almost as much as I loved Anderson and Emma. In my opinion these are the two best couples. If “The Merger” didn’t have those blatant ableist remarks, it would’ve been a 5 ⭐️ and if “Without Warning” didn’t have Stanford’s family blaming him for his r*pe it would’ve also been really good. I’m not even going to give this book a rating because of the complete disregard of this plot point.
Stanford being an asshole is no excuse for people to not believe him or not help him after he talks about being dr*gged and r*ped by Rhys ex-wife. He said he wasn’t conscious half the time he and Madison were together and all Rhys did was yell at Stanford and his father who had admitted to the same thing. Not even Stanford’s mom or sister cared when Stanford talked about it. All they did was tell, cry and kick him out of the house. How was anyone okay with that?!
This series should’ve ended with the first book and I honestly don’t know why I kept reading… I kept hoping things would turn out better and this book was so close to ending the series on a hood note but here we are.
March 26, 2021
Enthralled❤️
After the much awaited wait finally got Ariana's story and it was worth the wait.
I was awestruck by the plot. It wasn't just a rollercoaster ride but more like hopping from one ride to another in an amusement park.
Rhys has an intriguing personality since his appearance in Strictly Forbidden which developed even more after reading about him and made me fall in love with his character.
There is so much mystery and drama that you cannot keep the book aside even for a minute.
There are fireworks between Rhys and Ariana from the moment they meet each other.
It's astounding to read their relationship grow... How they meet, how they get to know each other, understand, stand by each other... it's simply marvelous.
A perfect ending to the story although I hoped for the book to never end and read more about the group. Hopefully they make appearances in the upcoming series.
Absolutely loved the book and would recommend to read every single book in the series.
Would re-read anytime.😁❤️
After the much awaited wait finally got Ariana's story and it was worth the wait.
I was awestruck by the plot. It wasn't just a rollercoaster ride but more like hopping from one ride to another in an amusement park.
Rhys has an intriguing personality since his appearance in Strictly Forbidden which developed even more after reading about him and made me fall in love with his character.
There is so much mystery and drama that you cannot keep the book aside even for a minute.
There are fireworks between Rhys and Ariana from the moment they meet each other.
It's astounding to read their relationship grow... How they meet, how they get to know each other, understand, stand by each other... it's simply marvelous.
A perfect ending to the story although I hoped for the book to never end and read more about the group. Hopefully they make appearances in the upcoming series.
Absolutely loved the book and would recommend to read every single book in the series.
Would re-read anytime.😁❤️
March 27, 2021
Without Warning is the fifth and final title in the Playboys of New York series featuring Rhys and Ariana. This title is an emotional romance, with drama, intrigue and mystery surrounding the pair.
Ariana has been a frequent character in the previous books, and I was eager to read this flirty and fun characters story and it didn’t disappoint. Ariana is hardworking, strong and a loyal and caring friend.
Rhys is a big-hearted hero who has endured more than his fair share of disloyalty and pain. He’s successful, driven and determined to go after what he wants.
The banter is witty, fun and flirtatious, and the chemistry between this pair is undeniable, with love scenes that are hot and steamy.
I was captivated from beginning to end and thoroughly enjoyed all the twists and turns this pair find themselves enduring on their path to a happy ever after.
Ariana has been a frequent character in the previous books, and I was eager to read this flirty and fun characters story and it didn’t disappoint. Ariana is hardworking, strong and a loyal and caring friend.
Rhys is a big-hearted hero who has endured more than his fair share of disloyalty and pain. He’s successful, driven and determined to go after what he wants.
The banter is witty, fun and flirtatious, and the chemistry between this pair is undeniable, with love scenes that are hot and steamy.
I was captivated from beginning to end and thoroughly enjoyed all the twists and turns this pair find themselves enduring on their path to a happy ever after.
March 28, 2021
I am so glad we finally got arianas book but i am so upset that it’s finished i really loved this series and all these characters.
I have to admit i absolutely loved the way these two met it was something i hadn’t read before and it made me laugh.
Arianas character through all the books shows how caring she is too her friends and that she cared about their happy ever after before her own, but as well i think she needed to see everyone fall in love to know she was ready.
Rhys well his life was all stuffed but you will have to read the book to find out, i really liked his character and how so many people betray him i really felt sorry for him and i am glad he found Ariana.
Loved this book again sad it’s all over but Ja Low did a fantastic job on this series. This book was fun, steamy, had a lj awesome story line it’s a series that you must read.
I have to admit i absolutely loved the way these two met it was something i hadn’t read before and it made me laugh.
Arianas character through all the books shows how caring she is too her friends and that she cared about their happy ever after before her own, but as well i think she needed to see everyone fall in love to know she was ready.
Rhys well his life was all stuffed but you will have to read the book to find out, i really liked his character and how so many people betray him i really felt sorry for him and i am glad he found Ariana.
Loved this book again sad it’s all over but Ja Low did a fantastic job on this series. This book was fun, steamy, had a lj awesome story line it’s a series that you must read.
July 27, 2021
Oh my, I so enjoyed this book, well the whole series and it’s a bit sad that it’s ended but undoubtedly this author will gift us with new and exciting stories.
Ariana, the eternal flirt, deserved to find her happy ever after so much. She has been there for all of her friends, through thick and thin and honestly is an amazing character with her complete honesty, yet also very caring nature. Rhys is such a sweetheart and after his incredibly complicated personal drama deserved a wonderful woman like Ariana. What do you say about this man? Yum? Together they were ablaze with chemistry and their passion was supercharged.
The mystery for Rhys was ongoing and gradually as the pieces of the puzzle fell into place the extent was incredible. I found it mind boggling but so interesting to see how things would turn out.
Another very entertaining and enjoyable story by this author.
Ariana, the eternal flirt, deserved to find her happy ever after so much. She has been there for all of her friends, through thick and thin and honestly is an amazing character with her complete honesty, yet also very caring nature. Rhys is such a sweetheart and after his incredibly complicated personal drama deserved a wonderful woman like Ariana. What do you say about this man? Yum? Together they were ablaze with chemistry and their passion was supercharged.
The mystery for Rhys was ongoing and gradually as the pieces of the puzzle fell into place the extent was incredible. I found it mind boggling but so interesting to see how things would turn out.
Another very entertaining and enjoyable story by this author.
May 30, 2023
I was pleasantly surprised with this book series. I saw a TikTok video about the first book Off Limits and decided to give it a try and I am so glad I did.
All five books in the series are 4 or 5 star reads in my opinion. Some books in this series are a slow burn, while others start off with a bang. This one starts off with a bang!
This is the last book of the series and it follows Ariana and Rhys. Rhys is going through a contentious divorce after discovering his wife has been cheating on him with his best friend. He comes home one night to find Ariana in his home, thinking she is a present from his friend but it was really a catfish situation.
While Rhys is trying to get his divorce finalized, Ariana is trying to get her life together but through it all they fall in love.
I highly recommend giving this series a try!
All five books in the series are 4 or 5 star reads in my opinion. Some books in this series are a slow burn, while others start off with a bang. This one starts off with a bang!
This is the last book of the series and it follows Ariana and Rhys. Rhys is going through a contentious divorce after discovering his wife has been cheating on him with his best friend. He comes home one night to find Ariana in his home, thinking she is a present from his friend but it was really a catfish situation.
While Rhys is trying to get his divorce finalized, Ariana is trying to get her life together but through it all they fall in love.
I highly recommend giving this series a try!
August 20, 2024
I've been having a really fun time with the books in this series but I couldn't get into this one. I do have alot going on outside of my reading bubble that could play a part in it, but the storyline was also just a bit too out there for me.
Rhys and Ariana have fun chemistry but I think Rhys baggage is alot. Usually i enjoy the plot lines that are a bit out there but a cheating wife, mafia, cheating dad and brother too was just a bit much for me to take it.
The overall catch up of all the characters I loved. I was a little bit disappointed that all the characters eventually got the same ending, even where they resided but these books really more about the journey than the ending.
The storyline of Without Warning was still fun to follow and I loved seeing the progression of the previous characters storylines but overall it didn't hit the spot for me.
Rhys and Ariana have fun chemistry but I think Rhys baggage is alot. Usually i enjoy the plot lines that are a bit out there but a cheating wife, mafia, cheating dad and brother too was just a bit much for me to take it.
The overall catch up of all the characters I loved. I was a little bit disappointed that all the characters eventually got the same ending, even where they resided but these books really more about the journey than the ending.
The storyline of Without Warning was still fun to follow and I loved seeing the progression of the previous characters storylines but overall it didn't hit the spot for me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 2, 2021
Great ending.
The series ended great. I liked Rhys and Ariana together. I thought Ariana was going to end up with the Irish guy from one of the other books that she was seeing for a hot minute. Rhys had it rough with his so called wife, dad and brother. They really tried to ruin him. His dad and brother were evil. The way Rhys and Ariana met was a surprise to both of them. They had a deep connection from that surprise meeting. Ariana finally came to her senses and realized she was missing him and wanted more with him. I like that Rhys was honest with her and did not leave her out with the things going on with his divorce. Once they declared they were together they were all in. I love all the friends and how close they all are.
The series ended great. I liked Rhys and Ariana together. I thought Ariana was going to end up with the Irish guy from one of the other books that she was seeing for a hot minute. Rhys had it rough with his so called wife, dad and brother. They really tried to ruin him. His dad and brother were evil. The way Rhys and Ariana met was a surprise to both of them. They had a deep connection from that surprise meeting. Ariana finally came to her senses and realized she was missing him and wanted more with him. I like that Rhys was honest with her and did not leave her out with the things going on with his divorce. Once they declared they were together they were all in. I love all the friends and how close they all are.
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