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Guilty Pleasure
"We can't... you're my client."
He chuckled, "so? There's no law against fucking my lawyer." He cupped my chin forcing me to look at him. "Stop making excuses and let me fuck you."
Maia Carter is at the top of her career. She is a 25 year old successful lawyer. She has won every case that is placed on her desk. Life is great...what could possibly go wrong? Well, that changed when Nicoló Santoro walks into her office one day. He offers her a large amount of money to get him out of trouble. She's hesitant because she knows that he is trouble. But with enough peer pressure from her coworkers, she gives in. One night of weakness and he manages to turn her world upside down. One thing you never do, is mix business with pleasure. She made a big mistake and now she would pay the price for it...
He chuckled, "so? There's no law against fucking my lawyer." He cupped my chin forcing me to look at him. "Stop making excuses and let me fuck you."
Maia Carter is at the top of her career. She is a 25 year old successful lawyer. She has won every case that is placed on her desk. Life is great...what could possibly go wrong? Well, that changed when Nicoló Santoro walks into her office one day. He offers her a large amount of money to get him out of trouble. She's hesitant because she knows that he is trouble. But with enough peer pressure from her coworkers, she gives in. One night of weakness and he manages to turn her world upside down. One thing you never do, is mix business with pleasure. She made a big mistake and now she would pay the price for it...
322 pages, Hardcover
Published November 17, 2021
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January 2, 2024
I’m rating this a 2 because it had a good story line. But the main character is completely taken advantage of. This book borders on NON CONSENT. The female character mentions she was r***d. But the male lead character Nico forces her to kiss him and gropes her even after she says NO. I’m not into “r@pe fantasy” and this book is almost just that. So trigger warnings should be in the book.
Maia is a Lawyer in Chicago and is asked to represent a man who is accused of Murder. He’s also a member of the Mafia. Nico is constantly putting Maia down but then he pushes himself on her and acts as if he’s interested in her. Maia is a naive woman who has only has one relationship so she has a hard time pushing Nico away.
Maia is a Lawyer in Chicago and is asked to represent a man who is accused of Murder. He’s also a member of the Mafia. Nico is constantly putting Maia down but then he pushes himself on her and acts as if he’s interested in her. Maia is a naive woman who has only has one relationship so she has a hard time pushing Nico away.
May 12, 2024
One of the most confusing books I've read. It's 3 star because wtf, what an odd plot, odd, toxic relationships... and I would almost give 4 stars for originality. And I loved that Maia, the heroine, was a person of color! But... Excuse this messy and atypical spoiler review. I just have to spurt the words out, and maybe some day I'll come back and clean things up.
Nico was a walking red flag, misogynistic, antihero..no, and he's not the hero. I've not read a book where the heroine spends the majority of her time with the guy she doesn't end up with. Part of me is glad and part of me is annoyed that, while I can appreciate a plot twist, this was a "it came out of no where." This new guy was never mentioned until the end. So stylistically, the writing was weak since we should have had some Easter eggs, some foreshadowing that while we might not have recognized them at the time, we would have had that awakening a ha moment later. Not simply the introduction of this new guy that she's loved all along but NEVER mentioned.
She mentioned the first guy that assaulted her, and how traumatic the experience was; she mentioned her new love, Ivan, that she caught in the act cheating on her. But never is this Elio mentioned. That is not a plot twist; that's faulty writing. I'll give some credit to the fact that Nico never went after her first, the assaulter, and usually a hero (or antihero) would defend his love interest against the wrongs of her past. This was the odd sign that maybe he wasn't the one. But we've all read the ahole guys that redeem themselves.
The problem with Nico was that he seemed hot and cold. He kept claiming her as his, but in his next breath he would toss her aside. He would all but force himself on her, have her begging for him, seemingly missing her; then say or do something negative to her, like "cheat" on her. I guess the reader was supposed to recognize those as signs. The only thing I realized was that I wasn't keen on Nico, but apparently he rocked the heroine's world in the bedroom.
So why possible 4 stars? Because it was unexpected and unusual as heck. Also, the heroine having sex with --- and enjoying it -- with another guy (Nico). Most of the book. Was atypical. It's only when Elio returns to the scene that there is any spice with him, and I ain't gonna lie; the sex was hotter with Nico, the guy she doesn't end of up with. OK, as the sex was described, the act was repetitive, but still, with Nico, it just seemed hotter, more passionate.
If the writing were better, this could have been an excellent story where I was surprised, realizing I'd missed all the hints. Instead, I feel as if the story just changed in the end -- it was just told to me that way rather than organically through the plot, through the writing.
The epilogue... disaster. It just sort of ended with the heroine and Elio finding out they were having a baby and telling their friends. Everything was explained, but it didn't feel closed.
Still, can't say I didn't enjoy this book. I enjoyed it as much as I'm annoyed by it.
Nico was a walking red flag, misogynistic, antihero..no, and he's not the hero. I've not read a book where the heroine spends the majority of her time with the guy she doesn't end up with. Part of me is glad and part of me is annoyed that, while I can appreciate a plot twist, this was a "it came out of no where." This new guy was never mentioned until the end. So stylistically, the writing was weak since we should have had some Easter eggs, some foreshadowing that while we might not have recognized them at the time, we would have had that awakening a ha moment later. Not simply the introduction of this new guy that she's loved all along but NEVER mentioned.
She mentioned the first guy that assaulted her, and how traumatic the experience was; she mentioned her new love, Ivan, that she caught in the act cheating on her. But never is this Elio mentioned. That is not a plot twist; that's faulty writing. I'll give some credit to the fact that Nico never went after her first, the assaulter, and usually a hero (or antihero) would defend his love interest against the wrongs of her past. This was the odd sign that maybe he wasn't the one. But we've all read the ahole guys that redeem themselves.
The problem with Nico was that he seemed hot and cold. He kept claiming her as his, but in his next breath he would toss her aside. He would all but force himself on her, have her begging for him, seemingly missing her; then say or do something negative to her, like "cheat" on her. I guess the reader was supposed to recognize those as signs. The only thing I realized was that I wasn't keen on Nico, but apparently he rocked the heroine's world in the bedroom.
So why possible 4 stars? Because it was unexpected and unusual as heck. Also, the heroine having sex with --- and enjoying it -- with another guy (Nico). Most of the book. Was atypical. It's only when Elio returns to the scene that there is any spice with him, and I ain't gonna lie; the sex was hotter with Nico, the guy she doesn't end of up with. OK, as the sex was described, the act was repetitive, but still, with Nico, it just seemed hotter, more passionate.
If the writing were better, this could have been an excellent story where I was surprised, realizing I'd missed all the hints. Instead, I feel as if the story just changed in the end -- it was just told to me that way rather than organically through the plot, through the writing.
The epilogue... disaster. It just sort of ended with the heroine and Elio finding out they were having a baby and telling their friends. Everything was explained, but it didn't feel closed.
Still, can't say I didn't enjoy this book. I enjoyed it as much as I'm annoyed by it.
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February 7, 2024
It’s a no for me dog. I could get down with the triggers etc but to change the love interest in the last 10% of the book? No thanks.
October 5, 2025
Honestly, I have mixed feelings on this book. The spice was good and the story was fairly good too. The one thing I disliked the most was that it seemed like the author wrote one paragraph and then would write the next paragraph but it wouldn’t carry on the story; it would just say what the previous chapter said but in different words. Then the story would move on. I found that it happened multiple times (the repeating of paragraphs but in different words). Due to that, I rated it as low as I did. However, as I said above, the story was pretty good. I was interested on the outcome of the trial and the progression of the relationships in the story.
February 23, 2024
4.7/5 ⭐️
I really enjoyed this book and the writing and characters. The sex scenes were incredible and dark. Nico was a total asshat but there’s always that one character in every book like that. Maia was such a sweet soul and such a great character and lawyer. Definitely would read more books like that.
I really enjoyed this book and the writing and characters. The sex scenes were incredible and dark. Nico was a total asshat but there’s always that one character in every book like that. Maia was such a sweet soul and such a great character and lawyer. Definitely would read more books like that.
December 17, 2024
Nope. Not a fan of this at all. The writing style was not it for me. It just seemed too juvenile and I caught myself multiple times while reading it peeking to see how much longer I had to go. Def not a good one for me. Terrible.
January 16, 2024
Book does have triggers so please be cautious before reading. I loved the book! I don’t have any triggers, so just wanted to give that heads up. 10/10 amazing plot.
February 2, 2024
i just… if I could give it a 0 i would. This is just not my style.
July 9, 2024
While the spice in this book was good, not much else was. The writing was poor with so much religions that it was obnoxious. The plot could have been good if it was presented in a different way. This whole book was unrealistic, rushed, and didn’t make much sense. The final straw was when a new male character was introduced at the end in an attempt to “complete the story.”
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