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Ward's Castle
Finding a teenage girl and her foster baby brother in the basement of my high rise office building wasn’t on the agenda. With her bright eyes and smart mouth, she made me uncomfortable, so I shipped her off to a boarding school immediately. I demanded regular updates to ensure my investment was sound, and in return received letters that ranged from cold to exasperating. When Lila was finished with high school, she wasn’t a student anymore, and she had me wanting to teach her a few things I had no business teaching her.
Hendrix sees me as a child and not a woman, but if there’s one thing I learned from the foster system and then during my exile at boarding school, it’s that you can’t make anyone love you. What I also know is you can’t stop yourself from loving someone. Hendrix is the one I want, but he's too worried about doing right by me to see it. Even so, I can feel the heat in his eyes along with the love in his heart. I just have to convince him that needing each other is exactly what love is all about.
Hendrix sees me as a child and not a woman, but if there’s one thing I learned from the foster system and then during my exile at boarding school, it’s that you can’t make anyone love you. What I also know is you can’t stop yourself from loving someone. Hendrix is the one I want, but he's too worried about doing right by me to see it. Even so, I can feel the heat in his eyes along with the love in his heart. I just have to convince him that needing each other is exactly what love is all about.
101 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 12, 2022
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July 14, 2022
Taboo swoon!!!!
Ooooh boy!!!! This has all the FUEGGOOOO🔥🍒❤️🔥 a sweet innocent heroine rescued by a hard, cold, driven businessman who becomes her ward!
This is probably one of my favorites I’ve read from this author. I couldn’t get enough of how stern and cold the hero was—until he couldn’t hold back his passion for the heroine any longer and he combusted! It was all swoon how he tried to hold back but just couldn’t. I loved how he loved her. And the heroine was perfect! Sweet but sassy, not obnoxious at all. I loved her desire to have and belong to a family and her patience with hero’s stubbornness. She wasn’t entitled at all, she wanted his love and attention but when he didn’t immediately give her what she wanted, she didn’t act like a bitch.
Safe. Hero has been celibate for years, since meeting and rescuing heroine. Heroine is a virgin and belongs only to the hero, gives him the gift of claiming all of her firsts. There’s small OW drama, but hero shuts it down and doesn’t reciprocate interest. No OM drama. No others, no cheating, no abuse. HEA with epilogue years out.
Ooooh boy!!!! This has all the FUEGGOOOO🔥🍒❤️🔥 a sweet innocent heroine rescued by a hard, cold, driven businessman who becomes her ward!
This is probably one of my favorites I’ve read from this author. I couldn’t get enough of how stern and cold the hero was—until he couldn’t hold back his passion for the heroine any longer and he combusted! It was all swoon how he tried to hold back but just couldn’t. I loved how he loved her. And the heroine was perfect! Sweet but sassy, not obnoxious at all. I loved her desire to have and belong to a family and her patience with hero’s stubbornness. She wasn’t entitled at all, she wanted his love and attention but when he didn’t immediately give her what she wanted, she didn’t act like a bitch.
Safe. Hero has been celibate for years, since meeting and rescuing heroine. Heroine is a virgin and belongs only to the hero, gives him the gift of claiming all of her firsts. There’s small OW drama, but hero shuts it down and doesn’t reciprocate interest. No OM drama. No others, no cheating, no abuse. HEA with epilogue years out.
November 22, 2022
Why are these novellas not hitting the same anymore. The lack of buildup, development, and chemistry was shocking 💀.
This one was just 🤡🤡-
This one was just 🤡🤡-
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September 4, 2022What a giant disappointment. I hated him but I hated her more. We couldn’t have 1 chapter of pure anger? No “but I love him, but he takes care of beau, but in this rare moment he was actually nice..” like?? We couldn’t get a single chapter of just justified anger? Her age was a major fucking factor for him but he couldn’t pull himself together long enough to act like a fucking adult. I despised this and I hate that because this series from Goode is one of my favourites. I’ll just pretend this one doesn’t exist.
July 24, 2022
"Ward's Castle" is the story of Lila and Hendrix.
A sweet ward/ guardian romance with an overprotective hero, a feisty heroine, an evil OW, a sweet brother, some drama with a nice HEA and epilogue.
Good one time read!
Safe
3/5
A sweet ward/ guardian romance with an overprotective hero, a feisty heroine, an evil OW, a sweet brother, some drama with a nice HEA and epilogue.
Good one time read!
Safe
3/5
July 22, 2022
i ADORE guardian/ward romances! 💗 this one was great! Hendrix and Lila make the sweetest couple.
in it, we have Hendrix who finds Lila and her three year old foster brother living in the basement of his building. he immediately swears to protect them and takes them on as wards.
”My love for you might be wrong, but I won’t give you up.”
what follows is some push and pull, a slight bit of OW drama (but Hendrix doesn’t encourage it), and a sweet romance between two people who need some love in their lives.
important bits:
no cheating
slight OW drama (he doesn’t encourage it)
virgin heroine
celibate hero!!
HEA with two epilogues 💗
(don’t worry, he sends her off to school and doesn’t do anything with her until she turns 18!)
in it, we have Hendrix who finds Lila and her three year old foster brother living in the basement of his building. he immediately swears to protect them and takes them on as wards.
”My love for you might be wrong, but I won’t give you up.”
what follows is some push and pull, a slight bit of OW drama (but Hendrix doesn’t encourage it), and a sweet romance between two people who need some love in their lives.
important bits:
no cheating
slight OW drama (he doesn’t encourage it)
virgin heroine
celibate hero!!
HEA with two epilogues 💗
(don’t worry, he sends her off to school and doesn’t do anything with her until she turns 18!)
December 30, 2022
3.75⭐️
April 17, 2023
'Estoy destrozado por ella. Esta mujer me tendrá en la palma de su mano para siempre.'
•Mi opinión puede contener Spoilers.
•Esta destinada a ser un descargo personal no para que alguien más lea pero si lo haces y te ofende, me disculpo porque sé lo que es que te guste un libro y otros lo critiquen.
Ward’s Castle de Ella Goode
Argumento:
Encontrar a una adolescente y a su hermanito adoptivo en el sótano de mi edificio de oficinas de gran altura no estaba en la agenda. Con sus ojos brillantes y su boca inteligente, me hizo sentir incómodo, así que la envié a un internado de inmediato.
Exigí actualizaciones periódicas para asegurarme de que mi inversión fuera sólida y, a cambio, recibí cartas que iban desde frías hasta exasperantes. Cuando Lila terminó la escuela secundaria, ya no era una estudiante, y me hizo querer enseñarle algunas cosas que no tenía por qué enseñarle.
Hendrix me ve como una niña y no como una mujer, pero si hay algo que aprendí del sistema de acogida y luego durante mi exilio en el internado, es que no puedes hacer que nadie te ame. Lo que también sé es que no puedes dejar de amar a alguien. Hendrix es a quien quiero, pero está demasiado preocupado por hacer lo correcto para verlo. Aun así, puedo sentir el calor en sus ojos junto con el amor en su corazón. Solo tengo que convencerlo de que necesitarse el uno al otro es exactamente de lo que se trata el amor.
Mi humilde opinión:
La lectura fue corta con un romance insta/brecha de edad, ella 18 y él 30, héroe posesivo hasta la médula.
amor exagerado. Lo espero ya que es muy de la autora. La mayoría de las veces sus historias son un buen escape para mí por eso las leo.
Ward’s Castle es una lectura ok.
A Drix y Lila les faltó un poco para que me encantaran del todo. Él quiere a nuestra inocente heroina pero lucha al comienzo con la atracción que siente por ella porque es más joven mientras que a ella no puede importarle menos ser años menor que él y está locamente enamorada de nuestro sobreprotector héroe.
A mi me faltó algo más de conexión en la parte romántica, más interacción juntos antes de ir al pastel por así decirlo.
No sé qué pensar de la mujer loca obsesionada con Drix. Me dejó boquiabierta con todo lo que hizo por Drix pero bueno, esa mujer logró hacerme reír un poco.
Hay un final feliz por supuesto con Lila consiguiendo su sueño de tener una familia.
October 13, 2022
Talking about grooming - this novella is the definition of that term. Unfortunately not my cup of tea. I still enjoy Ella Goode, just not this one :)
October 20, 2022
Representation: Lesbian side character
Overall: 2-stars
Least Favourite Book of July 2022
Featured in my blog's July Wrap Up.
I thought Ward's Castle had potential ... it had all the components I typically like in these short and steamy novellas. But, I felt the Hero, Hendrix, was so problematic. The ward situation between the Heroine, Lila, and Hendrix felt off because of the addition of Lila's foster brother/pseudo-son. Because Lila's relationship with her foster brother became more sibling-like than parent-like once Hendrix became their guardian, when Lila and Hendrix get together, the dynamic of their family is just weird.
Also, Hendrix's behaviour was riddled with double standards. Lila wasn't allowed near any men, but he took forever to shut down the very aggressive OW.
I wish Lila's friends at the beginning of the novella were present throughout the book. I felt Lila's character arc needed some anchors outside her family/romantic life.
Ward's Castle was my least favourite read in July, mainly because the premise wasn't executed well.
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions
Possible Triggers: Yes
Ending:
Overall: 2-stars
Least Favourite Book of July 2022
Featured in my blog's July Wrap Up.
I thought Ward's Castle had potential ... it had all the components I typically like in these short and steamy novellas. But, I felt the Hero, Hendrix, was so problematic. The ward situation between the Heroine, Lila, and Hendrix felt off because of the addition of Lila's foster brother/pseudo-son. Because Lila's relationship with her foster brother became more sibling-like than parent-like once Hendrix became their guardian, when Lila and Hendrix get together, the dynamic of their family is just weird.
Also, Hendrix's behaviour was riddled with double standards. Lila wasn't allowed near any men, but he took forever to shut down the very aggressive OW.
I wish Lila's friends at the beginning of the novella were present throughout the book. I felt Lila's character arc needed some anchors outside her family/romantic life.
Ward's Castle was my least favourite read in July, mainly because the premise wasn't executed well.
Safety Rating: Safe with Exceptions
Possible Triggers: Yes
Ending:
July 15, 2022
Not developed enough, barely any built up.
There is more interaction of them with other characters than them together,which annoyed me a lot.
I needed a chapter of them before she went to board school, like, that was so random..i needed it to have the full picture ..
I loved how controlling and possessive her is.
Like,really.
Unluckily without a proper built up it's all for nothing.
Kind of weird their dynamic .
Again...she can't be half in love with him when she leaved at boarding school for 2 years with no talking,only a few emails changed, then when she is back there is leak of connection...so...nope.
I can believe him more, cuz he was obsessed over her since day one.
Overall? this could've work soo well with a better plot.
There is more interaction of them with other characters than them together,which annoyed me a lot.
I needed a chapter of them before she went to board school, like, that was so random..i needed it to have the full picture ..
I loved how controlling and possessive her is.
Like,really.
Unluckily without a proper built up it's all for nothing.
Kind of weird their dynamic .
Again...she can't be half in love with him when she leaved at boarding school for 2 years with no talking,only a few emails changed, then when she is back there is leak of connection...so...nope.
I can believe him more, cuz he was obsessed over her since day one.
Overall? this could've work soo well with a better plot.
July 13, 2022
Loved Mason and Lila. I'm glad it was Mason's security that found her and not some horrible person.
Beau is going to be a force to be reckoned with.
Beau is going to be a force to be reckoned with.
October 24, 2025
*Contains SPOILERS* for SAFE readers…
Hendrix and Lila
SAFETY remarks
- SAFE
- Dual virgins… yay!!
- cheating/sharing: no
- ow/om: a singer that was crazy
- separation/breakups: 2 years (boarding school)
- possible triggers: violence, h gets attacked with a knife by ow
- HEA: yes
At first I thought this was going to be an awkward one given that she was a teenager, 16 years old, when he found her. But he was very respectful and waited for her to reach 18. He felt like she was someone important or special to him, but couldn’t pinpoint what he was feeling when he met her. It was clear that he was interested in her and loved her because he made everything possible so that she didn’t have any male contact while on boarding school. Talking about a super jealous man.
Hendrix didn’t date, he told Beau when the kid asked. He told him he could visit him in the office, he was woman-free there, and that in fact, the only female he had any interaction was with Lila. So, I’m loving this dual virgin story!!!
Interesting how, somehow, he got to foster these two kids without going to any authorities. She escaped the foster home they were living at because they were gonna sell the little boy, Beau, so, basically she stole the toddler and no one went to the authorities to report them missing? So he didn’t retaliate or investigate that situation about selling kids that Lila was talking about from her foster home. With his power, I think he should’ve done something.
It’s so beautiful to read the interaction between Hendrix and Beau. They have a special bond. Beau considers Hendrix like a best friend maybe a father figure and Hendrix treats him like his, like a son. Even though he is a rough guy he is very sweet with the kid. He is good for him. Which makes Lila feel weird because he is not like that with her (in the beginning).
I like that Lila isn’t a childish teenager. She’s a strong girl, opinionated, and didn’t let Hendrix run over her (entirely). Yeah, she was naïve to be trustful of Marina, but she didn’t have any friends in town and this girl was available for that. She is a mother through and through, she loves Beau as her own. Even though she had a crush on Hendrix, given that he was rude with her and controlling, she wasn’t an easy girl with him. She focused on taking care of her boy and not on Hendrix. And I respect and liked that. I don’t like an h that is easy on the H and bend over backwards for him when he doesn’t even deserve her. But here she’s a strong girl for her age, she even sounds pretty mature.
There’s a lot of push from Hendrix, even though he has inserted himself in her life, controlling what activities she had in boarding school, the parties, the interactions with guys… he basically controlled everything about her without noticing that he was making her his. He was so rude with her in the beginning, it was kind of childish, like bullying the girl he likes. He was super possessive of her. He said she belonged to him. And set some ground rules for when she was going to stay at his house. One of those rules was no boys in the house or dating at all. He would lock her in a room, just like a caveman.
I hated that he made her feel like she was in the foster system again with all the rudeness and the rules. And feeling like if she misstepped, she was gonna lose Beau because he would send her away. and then there’s a moment in the kitchen where he finally touched her, but then made her feel like he regretted it. It was a constant push and pull that confused her.
When he finally gave in and talked to her about being a family, he stopped being unreachable and was all in. He turned out to be very obsessive, possessive, jealous guy with her. She was all to him and the little boy too. He wanted to have a family with them. Eventually he said he was adopting Beau and marrying Lila because Beau request requested it. 🤭
For me, the winner here is Beau. He is so cute, he is even the matchmaker between them. He didn’t want Hendrix to date other people, but he was OK with him dating his sister.
It was kind of silly how easily Marina got to the front door. With his status, I thought his security was a lot tighter. I mean, where is her bodyguard? So it doesn’t make sense to me the possibility of an intruder being able to get to the front door. At least I loved how Hendrix reacted when he got there; it showed how obsessed he was with her. He took her to their bedroom and just wanted to make sure she was okay. He was afraid he could’ve lost her.
Talk about the epilogue!! The guy contracted for the stuff at their kids birthday party made the big mistake of offering his personal number on the back of his card to Lila. I loved the moment when Beau shoved the guy and told him to run before Hendrix killed him. He knew how Hendrix was with Lila.
I love this family. They had a rocky start, but they blossom beautifully. I love this possessive, obsessed man and how he is with his girl. A beautifully made family.
Ended buying the book.
Hendrix and Lila
SAFETY remarks
- SAFE
- Dual virgins… yay!!
- cheating/sharing: no
- ow/om: a singer that was crazy
- separation/breakups: 2 years (boarding school)
- possible triggers: violence, h gets attacked with a knife by ow
- HEA: yes
At first I thought this was going to be an awkward one given that she was a teenager, 16 years old, when he found her. But he was very respectful and waited for her to reach 18. He felt like she was someone important or special to him, but couldn’t pinpoint what he was feeling when he met her. It was clear that he was interested in her and loved her because he made everything possible so that she didn’t have any male contact while on boarding school. Talking about a super jealous man.
Hendrix didn’t date, he told Beau when the kid asked. He told him he could visit him in the office, he was woman-free there, and that in fact, the only female he had any interaction was with Lila. So, I’m loving this dual virgin story!!!
Interesting how, somehow, he got to foster these two kids without going to any authorities. She escaped the foster home they were living at because they were gonna sell the little boy, Beau, so, basically she stole the toddler and no one went to the authorities to report them missing? So he didn’t retaliate or investigate that situation about selling kids that Lila was talking about from her foster home. With his power, I think he should’ve done something.
It’s so beautiful to read the interaction between Hendrix and Beau. They have a special bond. Beau considers Hendrix like a best friend maybe a father figure and Hendrix treats him like his, like a son. Even though he is a rough guy he is very sweet with the kid. He is good for him. Which makes Lila feel weird because he is not like that with her (in the beginning).
I like that Lila isn’t a childish teenager. She’s a strong girl, opinionated, and didn’t let Hendrix run over her (entirely). Yeah, she was naïve to be trustful of Marina, but she didn’t have any friends in town and this girl was available for that. She is a mother through and through, she loves Beau as her own. Even though she had a crush on Hendrix, given that he was rude with her and controlling, she wasn’t an easy girl with him. She focused on taking care of her boy and not on Hendrix. And I respect and liked that. I don’t like an h that is easy on the H and bend over backwards for him when he doesn’t even deserve her. But here she’s a strong girl for her age, she even sounds pretty mature.
There’s a lot of push from Hendrix, even though he has inserted himself in her life, controlling what activities she had in boarding school, the parties, the interactions with guys… he basically controlled everything about her without noticing that he was making her his. He was so rude with her in the beginning, it was kind of childish, like bullying the girl he likes. He was super possessive of her. He said she belonged to him. And set some ground rules for when she was going to stay at his house. One of those rules was no boys in the house or dating at all. He would lock her in a room, just like a caveman.
I hated that he made her feel like she was in the foster system again with all the rudeness and the rules. And feeling like if she misstepped, she was gonna lose Beau because he would send her away. and then there’s a moment in the kitchen where he finally touched her, but then made her feel like he regretted it. It was a constant push and pull that confused her.
When he finally gave in and talked to her about being a family, he stopped being unreachable and was all in. He turned out to be very obsessive, possessive, jealous guy with her. She was all to him and the little boy too. He wanted to have a family with them. Eventually he said he was adopting Beau and marrying Lila because Beau request requested it. 🤭
For me, the winner here is Beau. He is so cute, he is even the matchmaker between them. He didn’t want Hendrix to date other people, but he was OK with him dating his sister.
It was kind of silly how easily Marina got to the front door. With his status, I thought his security was a lot tighter. I mean, where is her bodyguard? So it doesn’t make sense to me the possibility of an intruder being able to get to the front door. At least I loved how Hendrix reacted when he got there; it showed how obsessed he was with her. He took her to their bedroom and just wanted to make sure she was okay. He was afraid he could’ve lost her.
Talk about the epilogue!! The guy contracted for the stuff at their kids birthday party made the big mistake of offering his personal number on the back of his card to Lila. I loved the moment when Beau shoved the guy and told him to run before Hendrix killed him. He knew how Hendrix was with Lila.
I love this family. They had a rocky start, but they blossom beautifully. I love this possessive, obsessed man and how he is with his girl. A beautifully made family.
Ended buying the book.
March 13, 2024
My reviews always contain spoilers, I write them so I can remember the story.
3.75/5 stars
This is a ward/guardian story. Hendrix’s security lets him know there is a situation in the basement of his office building. When he arrives he sees a teenage girl with a small child hiding. He takes them to his office and lays claim to both of them. Lila and little Beau are in the foster care system, Lila overhears the foster parents making a deal to sell Beau, to protect him she decides to run away with him. Hendrix can tell how attached she is to the toddler so he pretty much uses him to control Lila. He sends her to an all girl’s boarding school to compete her high school education. He feels very protective and possessive over her and Beau. She has a case of heart worship and a crush on him.
You get the story of her two years at the school via emails she writes him, he has no interaction with her in person. Being protective he does not want any boys near her. He manipulates every situation that would involve the girls at the school having any contact with boys. This makes Lila very unpopular with her fellow students. Hendrix sends his PA to collect Lila after graduation. She is hurt that he did not attend her graduation or come to collect her. Once she is home and he sees her, his feelings for her change. He is still possessive and protective but now he feels desire for her. This causes him distress. There is quite a bit of him pushing Lila away and hurting her.
Beau is very happy to see Lila and he wants her to stay for good and not leave for college soon. Beau’s relationship with Hendrix is more father/son like than his and Lila’s relationship which is more sibling like. Lila tries to show Hendrix that she has feelings for him but he is fighting it because of the age gap and his position of being her guardian.
There is a little bit of OW drama with a woman, Mari who is an opera singer and the daughter of a business associate. Hendrix does not return her feelings. To get an in she befriends Lila, who does not know that she knows and wants Hendrix for herself. She gets Lila to open up about her relationship with Hendrix and tries to manipulate Lila. She invites her to a club and drugs her and luckily Hendrix shows up and saves her. Their relationship changes after that he starts to accept his feelings and he tells her he loves her.
Mari is not quite ready to let Hendrix go, while he is dropping Beau of at camp Mari comes over and Lila apologizes for leaving and tells her someone drugged her at the club they were at. Mari comes in and starts yelling how she should be with Hendrix not Lila. She then tries to kill Lila. Hendrix has been monitoring her whereabouts arrives with police and has Mari arrested.
They talk and he tells her about Mari and how nothing ever happened between them. Lila believes him and he proposes. They finally have their first time, shes a virgin he has been celibate since before finding Lila and Beau in his basement. Epilogue years later with Lila completing college. They have a son and she is pregnant again.
3.75/5 stars
This is a ward/guardian story. Hendrix’s security lets him know there is a situation in the basement of his office building. When he arrives he sees a teenage girl with a small child hiding. He takes them to his office and lays claim to both of them. Lila and little Beau are in the foster care system, Lila overhears the foster parents making a deal to sell Beau, to protect him she decides to run away with him. Hendrix can tell how attached she is to the toddler so he pretty much uses him to control Lila. He sends her to an all girl’s boarding school to compete her high school education. He feels very protective and possessive over her and Beau. She has a case of heart worship and a crush on him.
You get the story of her two years at the school via emails she writes him, he has no interaction with her in person. Being protective he does not want any boys near her. He manipulates every situation that would involve the girls at the school having any contact with boys. This makes Lila very unpopular with her fellow students. Hendrix sends his PA to collect Lila after graduation. She is hurt that he did not attend her graduation or come to collect her. Once she is home and he sees her, his feelings for her change. He is still possessive and protective but now he feels desire for her. This causes him distress. There is quite a bit of him pushing Lila away and hurting her.
Beau is very happy to see Lila and he wants her to stay for good and not leave for college soon. Beau’s relationship with Hendrix is more father/son like than his and Lila’s relationship which is more sibling like. Lila tries to show Hendrix that she has feelings for him but he is fighting it because of the age gap and his position of being her guardian.
There is a little bit of OW drama with a woman, Mari who is an opera singer and the daughter of a business associate. Hendrix does not return her feelings. To get an in she befriends Lila, who does not know that she knows and wants Hendrix for herself. She gets Lila to open up about her relationship with Hendrix and tries to manipulate Lila. She invites her to a club and drugs her and luckily Hendrix shows up and saves her. Their relationship changes after that he starts to accept his feelings and he tells her he loves her.
Mari is not quite ready to let Hendrix go, while he is dropping Beau of at camp Mari comes over and Lila apologizes for leaving and tells her someone drugged her at the club they were at. Mari comes in and starts yelling how she should be with Hendrix not Lila. She then tries to kill Lila. Hendrix has been monitoring her whereabouts arrives with police and has Mari arrested.
They talk and he tells her about Mari and how nothing ever happened between them. Lila believes him and he proposes. They finally have their first time, shes a virgin he has been celibate since before finding Lila and Beau in his basement. Epilogue years later with Lila completing college. They have a son and she is pregnant again.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 31, 2022
Ward's Castle was an amazing read. Ella Goode is an amazing author, and this novella was such a quick, engaging read.
Coming in at a little over 100 pages, it really does pack a mean punch. There's a lot of story in this book considering the amount of pages. We meet our MMC Hendrix when he finds a teen girl and her foster baby brother in the basement of his business. He does take them in, but ultimately sends her off to boarding school to finish off her high school years. When she comes "home," the attraction and sexual tension begins. Hendrix initially has reservations about acting on his feelings being that she is young and how he met her, but he eventually gives in.
There is a lot of spicy scenes here, but there is also a good storyline and plot.
check this book out!
Coming in at a little over 100 pages, it really does pack a mean punch. There's a lot of story in this book considering the amount of pages. We meet our MMC Hendrix when he finds a teen girl and her foster baby brother in the basement of his business. He does take them in, but ultimately sends her off to boarding school to finish off her high school years. When she comes "home," the attraction and sexual tension begins. Hendrix initially has reservations about acting on his feelings being that she is young and how he met her, but he eventually gives in.
There is a lot of spicy scenes here, but there is also a good storyline and plot.
check this book out!
November 14, 2022
Does one sentence ever ruin a book for you?
This is the one that did it for me:
“you said I shouldn’t hurt you anymore, but the only way that will happen is if we marry and I can plunder your soft depths every night.”
PLUNDER??! Nooooooo 😂😂😂😂
If this was a full length novel with more detail to, I probably would’ve loved it because it did have a lot of potential for me.
Beau (the young foster brother to Lila) was the best character. He carried the book.
2.5 ⭐️ — give it a go if you’re in a reading slump
This is the one that did it for me:
“you said I shouldn’t hurt you anymore, but the only way that will happen is if we marry and I can plunder your soft depths every night.”
PLUNDER??! Nooooooo 😂😂😂😂
If this was a full length novel with more detail to, I probably would’ve loved it because it did have a lot of potential for me.
Beau (the young foster brother to Lila) was the best character. He carried the book.
2.5 ⭐️ — give it a go if you’re in a reading slump
August 14, 2022
Cuandro Hendrix encuentra a Lila en el sótano de su edificio junto a un bebé al que ha salvado de la casa de acogida en la que se encontraban los dos, decide hacerse cargo de ambos. Se queda con el pequeño y a Lila la manda a un internado en el extranjero. Parece que se desentiende de ella pero está más pendiente de lo que uno pudiera imaginar. No obstante, creo que Lila debería haber sido un poco más firme en sus opiniones ya que no hay que olvidar que él la mantiene alejada del pequeño al que ella adora durante años.
July 18, 2022
I enjoyed this one. Really good.
July 21, 2022
This book was really disappointing. Genuinely didn't understand the connection between Hendrix and Lila.
August 1, 2022
There was so much build-up with this relationship for it to barely have a steamy scene by the end. It’s an entire story of angst and him being a jerk before finally getting his head out of his butt about 20 pages from the end.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Ella Goode. But I had to pick up and put down this book at least three times and it’s a novella. It’s short. There’s not a lot going on - that’s what I love about novellas. He spends so much time denying himself and here’s the thing - when the story is this short we suspend reality. It’s expected. So things that are wrong are less wrong because things are condensed and they just go for it. Well, he took too long to go for it and when he finally did it was too little too late.
I love a guardian/ward romance. It’s a favorite taboo of mine, but this one just did not hit it for me.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Ella Goode. But I had to pick up and put down this book at least three times and it’s a novella. It’s short. There’s not a lot going on - that’s what I love about novellas. He spends so much time denying himself and here’s the thing - when the story is this short we suspend reality. It’s expected. So things that are wrong are less wrong because things are condensed and they just go for it. Well, he took too long to go for it and when he finally did it was too little too late.
I love a guardian/ward romance. It’s a favorite taboo of mine, but this one just did not hit it for me.
July 13, 2022
Ella Goode did a great job on this book, Ward's Castle had a strong plot, it was written well. From the moment Lila and Hendrix laid eyes on each other, there was a connection, it didn't matter matter how much time had passed, the connection was still there even though there was some walls up. Hendrix and Lila were made for each other, their chemistry was strong, it was sexy and sweet, they were made for each other, they were good together.
This was a great story, I enjoyed it. I'd suggest reading it.
Thank you, Ella Goode. Great work :)
This was a great story, I enjoyed it. I'd suggest reading it.
Thank you, Ella Goode. Great work :)
July 15, 2022
3.5 stars
August 22, 2022
Wards Castle is the story of Lila and Hendrix.
Ward x guardian, age gap (18 and 30), he’s a wealthy man and found her in a basement of some sorts with a baby boy who could be no more than 2. She was only 16. He took her and the boy Beau in and took care of them but he sent her all the way to an all girls boarding school. 2 years later she’s graduated and comes back and the temptation and control goes out the window. He has a deal with another family and the woman of that family is a crazy bitch who’s father wants her to marry him and she’s more than happy cuz she’s obsessed. But Hendrix is not interested with her and instead is thinking about getting back to Lila. Marina decided to befriend naive Lila to get info on Hendrix. Marine used this to her advantage and took Lila to a nightclub where she drugged her and Hendrix found her and took care of her and the next day they were just magically engaged and they spilled all their feelings and came to a conclusion to get married. When Beau and Hendrix left for his baseball thing, Marina used that as a chance to come into their home and attack Lila with a knife to which she was unsuccessful cuz Hendrix came and saved her and explained everything to her. HEA and kids after a couple of years. Beau, Hunter, and they have twins on the way.
Solid 4/5
Ward x guardian, age gap (18 and 30), he’s a wealthy man and found her in a basement of some sorts with a baby boy who could be no more than 2. She was only 16. He took her and the boy Beau in and took care of them but he sent her all the way to an all girls boarding school. 2 years later she’s graduated and comes back and the temptation and control goes out the window. He has a deal with another family and the woman of that family is a crazy bitch who’s father wants her to marry him and she’s more than happy cuz she’s obsessed. But Hendrix is not interested with her and instead is thinking about getting back to Lila. Marina decided to befriend naive Lila to get info on Hendrix. Marine used this to her advantage and took Lila to a nightclub where she drugged her and Hendrix found her and took care of her and the next day they were just magically engaged and they spilled all their feelings and came to a conclusion to get married. When Beau and Hendrix left for his baseball thing, Marina used that as a chance to come into their home and attack Lila with a knife to which she was unsuccessful cuz Hendrix came and saved her and explained everything to her. HEA and kids after a couple of years. Beau, Hunter, and they have twins on the way.
Solid 4/5
August 7, 2022
Ward's Castle is a novella about a billionaire who finds a teenager and her toddler brother in the basement of his business building and promptly takes guardianship. I liked the premise better than the execution though. Although romantic and sexy, the writing was clunky, the plot was thin and there was little character development. On the other hand it's a novella and they tend to be very hit or miss.
It was just too abrupt. It's hard to buy love when they don't seem to even like each other or have any positive exchanges. The only interaction that Lila and Hendrix have is their brief meeting at the start and then he sends her away to boarding school for two years - sending her money and short notes - it was hard to believe she felt anything more than gratitude without any other interaction between them. And I found it hard to believe any man would take a teenager and a toddler in without something more than what was shown - instant attraction or not.
I did like the letters at the start between Lila and Hendrix and Hendrix and the various staff employed to look after Lila. It just wasn't enough to build up the relationship between them. Beau (the brother/toddler) was amusing but not enough to redeem a higher rating.
2 stars.
It was just too abrupt. It's hard to buy love when they don't seem to even like each other or have any positive exchanges. The only interaction that Lila and Hendrix have is their brief meeting at the start and then he sends her away to boarding school for two years - sending her money and short notes - it was hard to believe she felt anything more than gratitude without any other interaction between them. And I found it hard to believe any man would take a teenager and a toddler in without something more than what was shown - instant attraction or not.
I did like the letters at the start between Lila and Hendrix and Hendrix and the various staff employed to look after Lila. It just wasn't enough to build up the relationship between them. Beau (the brother/toddler) was amusing but not enough to redeem a higher rating.
2 stars.
July 25, 2022
Un día, Hendrix encuentra a una adolescente y a su hermanito viviendo en el sótano de su empresa, él decide criar al pequeño Beau en su casa y a la joven Lila enviarla a un internado para que sea escolarizada. Hasta que un día, Lila debe volver a la casa de Drix, él quiere mantenerla lejos porque siente una gran atracción pero sabe que hay una gran diferencia de edad, aunque Lila quiere estar cerca de él, ya que desde que lo vió por primera vez siente una gran atracción.
Esta es una historia corta de 101 páginas, en donde los personajes principales tienen un romance insta-love, pero él en vez de enfrentar sus sentimientos por una adolescente decide enviarla lejos y no plantarse con sus sentimientos. Con respecto a la protagonista me pareció que era media densa, ya que todo el tiempo estaba hablando se su atracción por Drix. Por otro lado, me gusto mucho la relación que se originó entre Hendrix y el pequeño Beau, pese a no tener la misma sangre ambos formaron un vínculo similar a padre e hijo y es muy tierno.
Esta es una historia corta de 101 páginas, en donde los personajes principales tienen un romance insta-love, pero él en vez de enfrentar sus sentimientos por una adolescente decide enviarla lejos y no plantarse con sus sentimientos. Con respecto a la protagonista me pareció que era media densa, ya que todo el tiempo estaba hablando se su atracción por Drix. Por otro lado, me gusto mucho la relación que se originó entre Hendrix y el pequeño Beau, pese a no tener la misma sangre ambos formaron un vínculo similar a padre e hijo y es muy tierno.
August 30, 2023
Esta historia me hizo sentir incómoda y me resultó alarmante. Lila era inmadura y actuó como una mocosa. No puedo empezar a explicar lo infantil y patética que era. Todo el asunto de que él fuera su guardián no tenía ningún sentido e incluso no pude ignorar los diálogos vergonzosos y perturbadores. Sentí que Hendrix también era inmaduro para su edad y necesitaba a otra persona como interés amoroso. El hombre es un depredador espeluznante y llevó la posesividad a otro nivel. Ninguna forma de control es atractiva, parece que las autoras no se ponen al día con eso. Agregando ese hecho, obviamente hay un desequilibrio de poder en la relación.
Los adultos no deberían intentar escribir con la voz de un niño a menos que se les dé muy bien. El diálogo de Beau era simplemente irreal y tonto. El niño ni siquiera ha experimentado un desarrollo emocional y no es creíble cómo es retratado desde el principio. Al final, el giro de la trama era predecible y llegó demasiado tarde.
Los adultos no deberían intentar escribir con la voz de un niño a menos que se les dé muy bien. El diálogo de Beau era simplemente irreal y tonto. El niño ni siquiera ha experimentado un desarrollo emocional y no es creíble cómo es retratado desde el principio. Al final, el giro de la trama era predecible y llegó demasiado tarde.
July 18, 2022
Ella Goode keeps making me smile. This is an age gap, insta connection, grumpy billionaire/guardian, Virgin heroine romance. For me Ella cannot do wrong. She is the queen of short swooney, sizzling of the pages sweet romances. When Hendrix finds Lila in the basement of his building with a baby he feels this possessiveness for her and the child but doesn’t know what it is he feels. Years of wanting her and keeping her away from any male sniffing around her, he snaps and claims her. This was an easy read with a little drama, an insta family, a possessive hero and a sweet heroine who just wants to be loved. I highly recommend it and fingers crossed beau and Anna get a book. if you know you know.
August 2, 2022
After finding a teenage girl and her foster baby brother in the basement of his building, Hendrix does the only thing he can think to do, he takes them in as his wards. Knowing he can't take care of a teenager or all that entails with her age, he sends her to boarding school while he raises her little brother as his own. After graduating, Lila comes home for the summer to spend time with Beau before Hendrix forces her off to college. But now that she's back and under his room, Hendrix realizes she's not a little girl anymore, but a woman, a woman he shouldn't be having these thoughts about.. Pair it with a plot twist and you have a short and sweet happily ever after, in the end.
"I don't want to go anywhere or find someone else as long as I can have you."
"I don't want to go anywhere or find someone else as long as I can have you."
March 9, 2025
Now I know why I skipped finishing this one when I first started it. We go from them meeting to a chapter with emails to her being in love with him WITHOUT seeing any of his responses (if there even were any beyond him giving her money). Nope, not feeling it.
The rest was so freaking boring and stupid. More interaction with other characters than between them and I’m sorry…you KNOW the woman that’s been trying to get in your pants is hanging out with this girl you’re trying not to take and you do NOTHING, SAY nothing? Nope, you don’t get to be called a possessive man when you’ve already let her get drugged and the woman is STILL able to get near your house?! Nope. Less than 1 star for this thing.
The rest was so freaking boring and stupid. More interaction with other characters than between them and I’m sorry…you KNOW the woman that’s been trying to get in your pants is hanging out with this girl you’re trying not to take and you do NOTHING, SAY nothing? Nope, you don’t get to be called a possessive man when you’ve already let her get drugged and the woman is STILL able to get near your house?! Nope. Less than 1 star for this thing.
March 29, 2023
Started with really good angst and then had an abrupt change to super low angst! I wanted more angst and push and pull and the transition was just too fast for me.
Lila is Hendrix’s ward. He found her and a young boy named Beau in his building, dirty and hungry. Without any other thoughts, he decided to keep them and raise them. He sent Lila to boarding school since he feared his attraction for her was too much. Lila felt he didn’t want her at all. Classic miscommunication and overly possessive hero with over the top tendencies.
Short read, but was disappointed with the love declarations since it was too abrupt! 2.5 stars
Lila is Hendrix’s ward. He found her and a young boy named Beau in his building, dirty and hungry. Without any other thoughts, he decided to keep them and raise them. He sent Lila to boarding school since he feared his attraction for her was too much. Lila felt he didn’t want her at all. Classic miscommunication and overly possessive hero with over the top tendencies.
Short read, but was disappointed with the love declarations since it was too abrupt! 2.5 stars
July 14, 2022
From Ward to Wife
Hendrix is all alpha and I am here for it. When he finds Lila and Beau in the basement of his companies building he immediately takes them in. For 2 years he distances himself by sending Lila to boarding school to fight off his attraction. Lila however is bound and determined to prove to Hendrix that age is nothing but a number.
Their road is a little bumpy and unconventional but I loved it. Beau is the undercover star of the book. He is a mini Hendrix and I can't wait to see him get his HEA.
Hendrix is all alpha and I am here for it. When he finds Lila and Beau in the basement of his companies building he immediately takes them in. For 2 years he distances himself by sending Lila to boarding school to fight off his attraction. Lila however is bound and determined to prove to Hendrix that age is nothing but a number.
Their road is a little bumpy and unconventional but I loved it. Beau is the undercover star of the book. He is a mini Hendrix and I can't wait to see him get his HEA.
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