Title: The Billionaire Bachelor
Author: Jessica Lemmon
Series: Billionaire Bad Boys
On Sale: June 28, 2016
Publisher: Forever
Contemporary Romance
Manwhore.
That's what the board of directors—and the tabloids—thinks of billionaire
bachelor Reese Crane. Ordinarily he couldn't care less, but his playboy past is
preventing the board from naming him CEO of Crane Hotels. Nothing—and no
one—will keep him from his life's legacy. They want a settled man to lead the
company? Then that's exactly what he'll give them.
Merina Van
Heusen will do anything to get her parents' funky boutique hotel back—even
marry cold-as-ice-but-sexy-as-hell Reese Crane. It's a simple business
contract—six months of marriage, absolute secrecy, and the Van Heusen is all
hers again. But when sparks fly between them, their passion quickly moves from
the boardroom to the bedroom. And soon Merina is living her worst nightmare:
falling in love with her husband…
Nikki’s Review:
Remember when you were a child, and you got your mitts on a
tasty treat? Remember the barely restrained manner in which you opened said
tasty treat? That is exactly how I feel every time I get my mitts on a, Jessica
Lemmon release! The cover alone for this book reduced me to a giddy child!
Reese Crane is a businessman through and through. He doesn't
have time for emotional entanglements. But there’s something that even his
readily available billions can't secure for him. Now that his father is
retiring, he wants the position of CEO of Crane Hotels. In order to obtain that
he needs an image makeover. He needs to shed his playboy persona.
Merina Van Heusen wants nothing more than to secure her families’
legacy, The Van Heusen Hotel. But the " Sewer rat in a suit " has
bought her hotel out from under her. Reese offers her an opportunity to get the
hotel back; marry him for six months, help him show the Board of Directors that
he's settled down and can represent his family's company...then it's all hers.
This is a modern spin on a marriage of convenience. This is a
well loved trope of mine! These two think they're going to treat this
arrangement as a business transaction; feelings and mushy stuff won't get in
the way. Silly silly people. The heart has its own agenda!
I really liked, Merina! She has such a spunk about her. She's
smart, stubborn, and has a sense of humour that constantly put a smile on my
face. Reese is her exact opposite. He's all business all the time. His life is
organized and spotless...at least that's what everyone believes. He's hurting.
He's struggling with life changing events from his past. When, Merina comes
barreling into his life, his world is knocked off its axis...in a fantastic
way!
These two together are a hoot! They build a fragile friendship
and reluctantly move to lovers. Sex muddles everything up, right? But lust is
often stronger than the conscience. And thank goodness for that! I was biting
my nails for these two to finally make the bedsprings creak! In true, Jessica
Lemmon fashion, I wasn't disappointed. She writes sultry love scenes that make
can make your cheeks flush. I really loved that even during intimate moments
there was some humour. It was well placed. It didn't detract from the love
scenes, it made those postcoital moments beautiful and funny!
Jessica Lemmon is a brilliant writer. She writes characters that
I want to invest my thoughts and time in. I want to really know them. I'm
always sad when I hit the last page. I feel like I have to say goodbye to
friends. She also has the uncanny ability to make me laugh on one page, and
then bawl on another. She does those " black scenes", the moment you
think that the characters can't come back from, like a boss! Ms. Lemmon tears
my damn heart to shreds and puts it back together flawlessly.
I'm excited that this is book #1 in the series. It means that I
have a lot more awesomeness to look forward to! I can't wait to see, Tag Crane
fall hard for his heroine. Of course, he won't go down easily, but the journey
will be outstanding! I'm just going to throw out there that you should read
EVERYTHING that Jessica Lemmon has written. She's that damn good! I've never
walked away from one of her books feeling anything less than fantastic. Wait!
That's a lie. I always walk away disappointed. Disappointed because the book is
finished and I have to wait for the next one. I wonder if Ms. Lemmon would
consider giving up any kind of social life or sleep to pound out more books?
Just joking...kinda :)
5 Stars (A)
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