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At six foot nine, Ryker definitely fits the title of, “Big Daddy”. He is a construction worker by day, and has a secret, dangerous hobby at night. He’s ripped to hell and is as tough as nails; most people take one look at him and know to steer clear, but Ryker also has a softer side. All it takes to bring Big Daddy to his knees is a beautiful femboy with an attitude.

Julian is full of sweet sass and holds nothing back. He loves looking pretty in makeup and high heels as much as he loves spouting off his perfectly glossed lips. But what he loves most of all is hearing Daddy call him Princess.
When things go awry and Ryker’s life hangs in the balance, Julian shows that he’s not just pretty - he’s also pretty tough.

**This instant connection, insta-love M/M romance is for readers 18 and up! This series features Daddy kink (no age play) between naughty Daddies who find themselves (or live!) on the wrong side of the law, and their sweet, virginal boys who come to the rescue. These books are low angst, insta-love, full of sweetness, and follow relationships on the fast track. They're also packed with scenes so hot, they'll make you sit up and say, "Yes, Daddy!" They are each a standalone story and can be read in any order.
*Contains mild on-page violence

229 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2021

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Jayda Marx

85 books538 followers
I live in rural Ohio with my husband and two sons who drive me nuts, but I love them with all my heart. I enjoy reading and writing romance of all types, but gay romance is my forte and favorite! Twice the sexy men? Yes, please! My books tend to be low angst because it hurts my heart, but they do contain lots of heartfelt moments, steamy scenes and a healthy dose of humor. Thank you to everyone for checking out my page and I hope you enjoy my books. Happy reading!

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1,158 reviews487 followers
December 9, 2024
Well, to be honest, I don't really know why I read that. So, yes of course the cover is to blame and my need to read a quick Daddy/boy story.
And yes, more smut than plot was my intention too. But the plot here is soooo stupid. Well, at least it was a super quick read and I'm cured of that urge again for now.
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685 reviews545 followers
August 2, 2022
I am blessed to live in a world where Jayda Marx lives and breathes and writes and publishes such fucking GORGEOUS, heartwarming, sweet, soft and sassy books.

4.5 stars ✨⭐🫶🫶🫰🫰

Like, bratty/sassy boys just aren't really my thing, I'm glad it works for others but rolling my eyes at my picky self, but OF COURSE Jayda did none the unexpected and made me adore sweet and sassy Jules.
Staring back at me in the mirror was a man - wearing a daring black dress, tall glitzy heels, and smokey evening makeup - who had never felt more confident.


and DADDY RYKER IS BADASS PERFECTION!

maybe it doesn't take long to fall when you're falling for the right person."
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363 reviews451 followers
July 19, 2025
⭐️ 5/5 🌶 4/5 — Secretly Dangerous Daddy meets Sass Princess in the angstiest, swooniest Jayda book yet—pack tissues and lube. 😭🤧🔥💦

There's nothing sweeter than care, acceptance, and sweet dominance—and this book serves all of that on a fuckin’ silver platter. 🍽️🤌🏻

Julian? Absolute ICON. That boy's got more personality than half the planet combined. Small in stature but bold as hell, full of sass, sparkle, and a perfectly aimed middle finger for anyone who dares cross him. He’s fierce, unapologetically femme, curses like a sailor, and I was eating that shit up like candy. LMAO. 💀💘 I adored every damn moment of him. He’s not just a princess—he’s a whole damn queen. 👑 💅🏻

And Ryker? HONEY. That sexy-ass blue collar Daddy is 6ft9 of sexy, dominant, mountain man muscle with a monster cock and a heart made of frosting. He’s dominant, protective, demanding—but also a total fucking marshmallow for Julian. He's so in love with his boy that he practically worships the ground Julian struts on in sparkly heels. The way he cares, respects, and adores Julian?? Ugh, inject it straight into my veins. 😩💉

The CINDERELLA vibes were STRONG in this one—there’s heels, fancy clothes, a gala ball, and a Daddy who gives his princess a diamond necklace, sparkly heels, and an enchanted evening under the stars. The whole thing is filthy fairytale perfection, dipped in glitter, cum, and country music. 🎶✨💦

Also—one of my fave micro-tropes was front and center: Daddy calling his boy “Princess.” It just does things to me. 🥹🫦❤️‍🔥 There's something so tender, possessive, and worshipful about it—and Julian wore the title with pride. 👑

Not gonna lie, I bawled my pathetic little heart out around 33% when Julian went to Ryker's house and didn't find him there. The pain?? The angst?? The betrayal wound?? I was unwell. 😭💔

This is definitely the grittiest Jayda Marx book I’ve read so far. What Ryker went through at 77% mark wrecked me. Like... how dare she?! But also thank you. Because the payoff? Sweet and delicious. 🥹🧎🏻‍♀️

✅️ Cheesy? Yes.
✅️ Swoony? Also yes.
💁🏻‍♀️ Me? A wreck turned happy little cuddlebug. 🥰😙

Also, fuck every single homophobic asshole in this book and IRL—may they all choke on expired glitter. 🖕🏻😤

NOTE:
What I call angst might be a light breeze for most people—I just happen to be a complete softie and super sensitive to anything even remotely painful, so it hit me hard. We all have different thresholds of pain tolerance and that’s okay. 🤗💕

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Quotes:

There was nothing I loved more than a gorgeous femboy.
“You’re just mad because my heels are bigger than your dicks.”

Okay, so I lied; there was one thing I loved more than a gorgeous femboy, and that was a gorgeous femboy with an attitude.
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“I’ve found that the men with the smallest dicks act like the biggest ones.”
“So by that logic, I’m guessing you’re hung like a Clydesdale.”
Oh. My. God.
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“Before you agree, you need to understand one thing; I’ll make your life a fairytale, but I won’t always be a prince. In the bedroom, I’m the big bad wolf; taking what I want and always needing to see you better, hear you better-” he paused to snap his teeth together next to my jaw. “Eat you better. Do you understand?”

“You’ll treat me like your princess, but fuck me like your whore.”
“Exactly. Is that what you want?”
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“How tall are you, Princess?”
“Five eight.”
“Without your heels.”
“Five four.”
“You're so adorable."
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He looked like a little pissed off Chihuahua charging at me. That may not sound scary, but I’d never met a Chihuahua that wasn’t pure evil inside, and all too happy to come at you with claws and teeth.
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"Will you still think I'm pretty without my makeup?"
"Jules, there's no chance that you could be anything but gorgeous to me."
Before he could answer, I smiled at his now makeup-free face. "You are so damn beautiful." I kissed the tip of his nose and he smiled from ear to ear.
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"You have the prettiest dick I've ever seen. So silky and lickable."
"Oh god, lick me."
"Hmm, I think someone forgot who's in charge, here."
"Sorry, Daddy; I'm just so excited. Will you please lick me?"
"Since you asked so nicely..."
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"God damn, I think you poked my lung."
"Are you okay? I won't go any deeper."
"There's more?"
"Just another inch or two, but-"
"No," I insisted determinedly. Sure, it felt like I was being impaled by a fucking utility pole, but, "I want all of you."
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"No, your ass looks great without any help. I picked out those sparkly heels because they match your personality."
"Oh my god, you're so getting your dick sucked later."
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"You want Daddy's cock, Princess?"
"Yes! I want your cock in my ass. I want your cum!"
Fuck, fuck, fuck. I was so riled up from our public make out session and car ride full of teasing that I was ready to blow.
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Julian said he'd buy a cheerleader outfit of my favorite team's colors to wear, which meant that I'd probably spend the whole game trying not to get a boner in front of his dad.
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"Marry me?"
"You're hopped up on pain medicine; you don't know what you're saying."
"I know exactly what I'm saying. Please, Jules; marry me."
"On one condition."
"Anything."
"No more fighting. I love you with everything I am, and I can't watch this happen again. I'm sorry, but you'll have to choose; me or fighting."
"You. I choose you."
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⚠️ Detailed spoiler below ⛔️

RC and MCs:
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 MM, strict top/bottom
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Ryker Blevins aka Tank 32yo and Julian aka Jules 23yo
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Ryker: A construction worker by day, an illegal underground fighting ring fighter by night.
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Julian: A part-time beauty consultant at a department store.
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Ryker: Top, dom, Daddy, 6ft9/206cm, muscular, 280pound/127kg, chestnut brown hair, thick trimmed beard, dark brown eyes, 10inches/25cm
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Julian: Bottom, sub, boy, slim, twink, pierced bellybutton, short curly dark brown hair, hazel eyes, 5ft4/163cm, 5.5inches/14cm

Genre and tropes:
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 MM contemporary romance
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Daddy/boy dynamics
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Age gap (9 years)
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Blue-collar construction worker MC
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 J/P, protective, caring Daddy
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Sassy, femboy, virgin MC
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 First times
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Kink exploration
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Feminization
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Big size difference
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Insta-love
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 OTT
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 "I don't share"
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Secret dangerous job
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Pet names: Princess

Safety info:
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Angst: Low
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 OW/OM drama: No
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Cheating/sharing: No
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Third act breakup: No
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Ending: HEA
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Epilogue: 3 months later
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 POV: Dual, 1st person
👷🏻‍♂️💅🏻 Series structure: Interconnected standalone (Naughty Daddies series)

Spice and kinks:
Daddy kink, power exchange, feminization (heels, makeup, feminine clothes, lace panties, lingerie), praise (good boy), public sex (discreetly, under the table at a restaurant), over-the-clothes handjob, cum in pants, blowjob, rimming, toungefucking, dickslapping (hole), orgasm control, spanking, light restraint play, dirty talk, condom to bareback, pushes cum into (hole)

CW/TW:
Violence (on-page fighting, blood), homophobia, femme-shaming, bullies
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594 reviews28 followers
May 16, 2021
Oh boy.

I should start off by saying yes, I’ve read some of Jayda’s books. I am aware her thing is insta-love.

This took it to a whole new level though. So much so that I really didn’t enjoy it. I found the first sexy times encounter utterly unbelievable and the big dramatic conflict toward the end so over the top and violent that a violence warning was needed at the beginning of the book. I’m just not really sure what I just read... it’s one thing for there to be personal preference when it comes to themes, but this was just poorly written.
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621 reviews12 followers
March 17, 2022
4/5. Highlights may contain spoilers. Read at your own risk.

Content Warnings for book: Violence, blood, homophobia, femme-shaming

Kink: Exhibitionism, lace and lingerie, daddy kink, praise kink, mild orgasm control

Original Review:
This was shockingly violent in one scene towards the end, in its description. Didn’t expect that. Loved Julian and his more sassy character, because Jayda writes a lot of innocent boys that don’t seem to know much about the world except sadness. He had more personality and I liked the scene where he wore a dress to their gala. Very cute and encouraging/supporting Julian’s gender expression.
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4,553 reviews392 followers
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April 13, 2022
Won't be rating this one as I didn't care for it and wound up skimming a lot in the middle.

I lOVE insta-love when there is a reason for it - fantasy, paranormal, sci-fi world building, you name it, I'm here for it. But I don't really buy into it when it's a contemporary romance set in our real world. Everything moved SO fast.

I really loved the opening when they first meet, but things just kinda fell apart for me after that first meeting. And then things got really intense and it seemed like that came out of nowhere!
498 reviews11 followers
July 19, 2021
Sassy Princess

Julian is a 5 foot 6 inch princess to his core working as a make up consultant at the local department store and Ryder is a 6 foot 9 inch muscular daddy who does construction. They meet when Julian is cat called by Ryker's coworkers and breaks his heel. Ryker fixes Julian's heel and their romance begins. Everything happens at warp speed but the story has enough detail to make it believable. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and can't wait for the next book in this series. Highly recommend.
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3,164 reviews70 followers
May 24, 2021
A first read for this author with this book and probably wont be the last.
A great start and it got me glued to the story. Smoking hot scenes included with a little public scene for a submissive virgin Julian. A huge height difference for them both. Hmm Ryker had a secret life he'd never told Julian but it was very dangerous for him. Violent fighting and attacks scenes are not pretty. This concluded and HEA for a fast paced love story.

Ryker 32 was a gay construction worker and built like a tank. He meets Julian when hes runs way from his homophobic work mates.
Julian 23 sure had smarts to bad remarks but his flirting was gold.
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1,141 reviews50 followers
May 16, 2021
Night Daddy
By Jayda Marx

I loved Julian's snarky and sassy personality and Ryker's protective streak. I was disappointed 3 certain men never saw the kiss of karma though.

The book was in both Ryder and Julian's POV.
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2,528 reviews
May 17, 2021
3.25 stars

I know what I get into when I buy a Hayes Marx book but this one wasn't my favorite.
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1,700 reviews51 followers
July 24, 2021
I normally love Jayda Marx' books but this one just wasn't for me. It took me 2 months to finish it (normally I read them within a couple of hours). I just didn't feel a click with either of the characters.
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1,006 reviews39 followers
May 15, 2021
Big Daddy + Fem boy = 🔥🔥🔥

I love Jayda Marx books. They always have the perfect combination of sweet and sassy and steamy sex. Not to mention the feels! I really enjoyed this book about big daddy Ryker and his feisty fem boy, Jules. I love the Instalove and the kink, and the slightly darker secret that Daddy Ryker is hiding. I love how tough Jules is, despite his smaller stature and his affinity for feminine attire, and how he pulls through for his Daddy when he needs him most. Big Daddy is a sweet, romantic story with a sizable portion of heat and I absolutely devoured every morsel. I'm already looking forward to the next book!
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1,163 reviews5 followers
July 16, 2021
3.5 stars

I'm a little conflicted on this one. I love MCs like Julien and Daddies like Ryker and these 2 didn't disappoint. Unfortunately other than the characters I wasn't overly fond of this one. I knew going in that Jayda writes OTT instalove but this level was so extreme and made it very unrealistic. I also am not a fan of Rykers extra curricular activities so the plot was just ok for me.
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3,697 reviews
May 19, 2021
DNF. Nice setup but boring. May pick it back up later.
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262 reviews
July 1, 2021
Julian was super cute… great after noon read. I just did not like the fighting. Thats a me thing.
500 reviews7 followers
June 6, 2021
Love Jayda Marx

I’ve always been a fan of jayda’s books but this one I really love. You start off meeting Ryker who is this demigod of a man who’s super tall, strong, and fit. Then you meet Jules, he’s this sassy boy who is short and every opposite of ryker.
There really isn’t a character development as to going into depth with the characters but I feel like this book could’ve been longer. I think what made me really love this book is that yes it’s a fantasy as a short man I’d love to have a really tall man fall in love with me but the reality of it is, is that most guys like that will only like guys who are an exact twin of themselves. Sometimes I just want to be treated like a princess.
I love the whole contrast between the 2 but just sadly in reality you’ll never truly see it. I feel like most gay men cause they like the same sex tend to like almost everything identical to them and that’s just really sad. I feel like jayda is one of the only authors to tackle this topic. It’s not enough to read a m/m book but it’s even worse when you read one to where you can’t even relate to it. I love this book because I can relate and it is one of my fantasy. Wish they made more books like this. Love Jayda Marx
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1,095 reviews44 followers
July 29, 2024
- a MM daddy romance! instalove, age gap, size difference, praise k!nk, D/s, unhinged MMC’s!
- lol i’ve read these in the wrong order
- not the MMC being 6’9 💀💀💀 i am dying
- a smutty first date is what we like to see!
- okay fighting ring, now we’re getting somewhere
- LOVE CONFESSIONS AND THEY HAVEN’T KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR 24 HOURS
- i liked the domesticated bliss part, that was super sweet
- and the sex scenes are great (although i did assume they’d be rougher)
- this was one was just a bit unhinged for me and not in the enjoyable way…?
- like i dunno there wasn’t enough ooomph? like the third act conflict was great, and weirdly funny and heart warming either Julian taking the fall
- but then the bad guys not getting anything done to them? like he just walked away from fighting instead? bit boring
- i read this in the wrong order and REALLY loved the second one and it was equally as feral but i think because it was mafia it didn’t matter that it was unrealistic cos yannoe… its the mafia
- where is this these two just work normal jobs (yes minus the underground fighting) so just felt so unnatural
- super sweet and spicy epilogue tho!
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2,733 reviews
July 16, 2021
Julian gets more than his fair share of abuse for dressing in high heels and makeup but when he attracts the attention of muscly construction worker, amateur cage-fighter, and self-professed daddy, Ryker, things start to look up. I loved the premise and this had lots of interesting aspects but I felt like the story skimmed along the surface and ultimately, didn’t satisfy. The rushed instalove pacing made my head spin with talk of love and marriage early in the piece. Apart from the restaurant scene, I didn’t really see much ‘daddy’ in Ryker - the term got used a lot but I wanted more examples to understand him. I did like the exploration of Julian’s in-your-face femme side, how that caused problems publicly, and how Julian and Ryker supported each other. I found the audio narration by Justin P Lopez a little slow and flat - upping the speed a little didn’t resolve this. Overall, the cover was the best thing about this.
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2,726 reviews6 followers
December 31, 2022
********** Contains Spoilers**********

If you don’t like insta-love low-angst happy stories then this book isn’t for you. I enjoyed this book. I thought Ryker and Julian (Jules) were great together. Their chemistry was completely off the charts, as well as hot as hell. Ryker and Julian met when Ryker was at work on a City construction site and a couple of his co-workers were checking Julian out thinking he was a women, and Ryker had great pleasure mentioning to his h*mophobe workmates that they were checking out a man.

The a*seholes then started yelling ab*se at Julian telling him that he shouldn’t dress the way he is as it’s disgusting, Ryker was ready to tell them to shut up but Julian being the sassy little thing told them that they’re just jealous that his heels are height are longer than their d*cks. They started to chase him and as he was running away his heel broke, as Ryker’s work mates were laughing Ryker went to check if Julian was okay, he picked him off the ground, cleaned his scraped knee and lastly glued his heal back together. They felt an instant attraction to each other, and the rest is history.

From their first date to saying I love you was extremely fast, but that’s part of Jayda Marx’s charm. I really enjoyed that Ryker loved the way Jules dressed, and that he liked pretty things. Ryker likes to show he cares about him by giving him sparkly gifts, like Louboutin’s and a diamond necklace. I wish the bad guys wouldve gotten their a*ses handed to them, as they totally deserve it and the whole danger aspect was kind of swept under the rug but I suppose when it’s part of an underground fighting ring it makes sense. The first rule of fight club is don’t talk about fight club. I’m looking forward to reading the next book in the series. I’d recommend this book, series and author to others.
143 reviews1 follower
November 3, 2023
His Princess!!

When his co-workers were whistling at this sweet thing walking up the street, thinking it was a woman he had to inform them they were wrong it was a man. They were appalled, he on the other hand was very happy and especially when he sass them about their insults. When they were acting like they were going to go after him,he turned to run and fell breaking a heel that was Ryker's chance to not only help him but to meet this gorgeous man. Julian didn't know what to expect, but was prepared for a beating yet he got help and a date. He couldn't take big hunk a construction worker truly wanted he, but not only did he want a date he wanted to keep him and be his Daddy. Neither one of them thought they would ever find someone for them. Not only did they find their person but their soulmate. Great Story,Good Read!!😍😍😍
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51 reviews3 followers
May 17, 2021
I am not new to Jayda Marx (I have actually have read all of her books). And this one did not disappoint! She is the queen of instant love books that are cute and full of quick relationships that go super fast! She also adds a little bit of kink in some of her books and this one includes a“femboy” who loves makeup and dresses and sparkly heels and a big buff construction worker that falls in love quickly! This is a “daddy” book in the sense there that there is a small age gap (about 11 years I think) and the younger man calls the older man Daddy. No age play is involved.

If you love a quick read where the characters fall in love at first sight then this book (really almost any of Jayda Marx's books) would be a great fit for you!
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783 reviews
May 28, 2021
This story is basically fluffy insta-love with tons of smut between a huge "daddy" and his feminine twink. I guess overall it's a quick and entertaining read, but it's not really one I would recommend unless someone wanted an easy read that wouldn't be hard to put down at an interruption.

I just checked and I've only read one other book by this author and I also gave that book a 3 star review, too. Hmmm.
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35 reviews14 followers
June 13, 2021
I must say the more I read this author's work the better I like her writing. This was particularly low angst but a highly sexually charged book. The difference in the height and characteristics of the main characters from height and size and daddy to femboy was very hot and tantalizing. I enjoy how the story line played out, the hero of this was not the one you would imagine. I look forward to more work by this talented writer.
961 reviews6 followers
September 9, 2021
I enjoy Jayda Marx stories and I really liked this story. Yes it does have insta-love but who could complain about Julian and Ryker! Both so sexy and strong and loved how being with Julian gave Ryker the courage to get another job after he lost his due to being almost beaten to death. I was so upset when it happened and so impressed with Julian helping him and understanding why he lied to the police even though the assholes who almost killed him got away with it.
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837 reviews15 followers
January 13, 2022
I really like books by Jayda Marx because they are most often cheesy and a little silly and super cute. They are feel good books to me. This was one was no exception. I loved the bulky man that adored his feisty princess. I also liked the story about the fighting but I would have wished for an a little different ending. In general the end felt kind of rushed. I still think this was a good book and really enjoyed reading it.
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Author 22 books18 followers
May 16, 2021
Another great short read

I love Jayda’s short stories. You always know you’re going to get laughs and a HEA.
This story had me giggling from the start and I have to say I won’t be looking at a banana in the quite the same way again 😂

I highly recommend this book and all this author’s work.
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1,290 reviews43 followers
May 16, 2021
Always fun

I am never disappointed with a Jayda Marx book. She gives me exactly what I want. Sexy MCs and a sweet and steamy story. Julian was an absolute blast. So sassy and I laughed out loud several times reading his dialogue. Ryker was definitely and alpha male and I was down for it!

Another win for me with Big Daddy.
1,068 reviews10 followers
May 16, 2021
Devoured every moment

I loved every moment! I loved the sassiness, the sexiness, and everything in between. Tyler and his adorablely snarky princess Julian are just perfection. This was everything you expect from Jayda Marx: the insta-love, humor, a little bit of angst, and heat for days. I can't get enough and will reread many times.
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