He fell in love with a girl who had a terminal illness and not much time to live She was his world and he said they married at 18 and she died at 21 and was devastated So much so that he mourned her for 10 years and never allowed anyone again to get close to him He wore a tee shirt or sweatshirt with her name and had a large portrait f the two of them in his room over his bed which he didn t allow heroine to see She only learned about the OW and the portrait from his sister and by going into his room by accident or curiosity when he wasn t home. The way the OW and his feelings for her was portrayed was that she was his soulmate Not heroine but the OW which is a trope that I absolutely loathe and would have loved a heads up from author or any of the reviewers who love for some reason to hide these things. Anyway.
But with also the OW dead ex that really had no other purpose then to annoy me because even the heroine felt that she was his 2nd choice Safety No OW OM dramaNo cheating though do note that he had a naked OW in his room that he wanted to share with heroine which means he did this often and he was also a fuckboy he said for several years after the OW died where he was trying to block his pain No virgins Heroine had a FWB relationship with a guy and no love interest in the past Hero as noted had loved his first wife with all his soul It was a deep young type of love that lasts and lasts and one never forgets He certainly didn t as he grieved for her for a long time.
Can he find a woman who would be willing to go along with the plan and never talk about it There is only one possible candidate for the job and that is Stella Too bad she can t stand Ryan and wants nothing to do with him Throw in her own problems and you have a recipe for disaster right from the beginning I seriously loved Ryan and Stella together They both have such personalities and strong wits about them that putting them together created some really fun and interesting banter along with a boat load of chemistry It was really fun to witness both of them navigate this life all while trying to protect what they think is the most precious aspects and trying desperately not to fall head over heals for each other I think some of the best moments between these two was when they threw caution to the wind so to speak and let themselves feel in the relationship and act on those feelings without thinking about the deal that they had struck I also love the plot twist within this story There were always hints that Ryan could have been the root cause of the devastation in Stella s life and while I maybe thought it could have been someone else in the Fairchild family.
I don t know what I was expecting here but it wasn t what I read. H h have known each other for some time as they have mutual friends in common Heroine is an orphan who had a younger sister who died several years prior and left a baby girl who is in the system Heroine is trying to adopt her for years but they keep turning her down and unless she is married and has a better home job she doesn t stand a chance. Hero is a billionaire running his family s business with his cousins There is an archaic rule that requires him to get married within a month or forfeit his right to run the company. When story opens H h were attending their friend s wedding and they agreed to hook up Heroine had brought along her FWB guy but she ditched him to go f k Hero because she was horny She ends up going up to his room where she finds a naked sub woman on her knees and Hero sporting a tent Not clear if that was due to whatever the OW had done to him or at seeing heroine In any case he thought heroine would enjoy a threesome hence for the OW but heroine shut it down immediately as that wasn t her thing and left. Several weeks later Hero tracks her down to ask her to agree on a fake marriage with him after he gave her an orgasm or two to satisfy the company rules She turns him down Hero then asks another OW to marry him and after she learns this she changes her mind and begs him to marry her instead but he says NO that it is too late as OW has already signed contract etc However he tells he that he would only marry her now if she was pregnant with his kid. Anyway they get married and slowly build a friendship and eventually fall in love However what we as readers don t know until the 80% or so is that when he was a teen the MCs relationship is fun sweet after they get married when they start getting close but it was ruined for me with not only the OW at the start with the threesome crap kept a shrine and heroine had to live in the home s he bought for OW and most likely sleep in the same bed and everything else that was the OWs HEA with a kid on the way and them adopting the niece Kindle Edition Great BookThis is the fifthbook in the New York Billionaire series. This book was Great I this book It kept me interested from page 2 I just couldn t put this book down Ryan even though he was an Playboy and Stella This book has enemies to lovers wonderful characters secrets suspense intense kept me on the edge of my seat action pack CHEMISTRY unforgettable romance HEA romantic Steamy fighting for custody justice attraction challenging and so much Will definitely read of her books it Kindle Edition I never wanted to put this book down The story played out amazingly Two people who just click so well and an amazing little enemies to lovers The spice was fantastic as well 100% suggest this book if your looking for that spicy read Kindle Edition I don t plan to stare my eyes just aren t taking instructions to look away I see you Stella Who could ever look away from that tall man walking straight to you Dannggg How do I even begin my review I loved it Madly Unequivocally It s magnificent I had to do it I had to I went there There s the WORD For you Ryan For you Stella For you Ms Hale Get ready for another heart stopping feisty hawwtt I mean fire cracker boiling over scorch you falling in love story With tons of drama angst the kiss of a lifetime You know the ones you can still feel the next day sass and humor from both parties Thank you You might blush I m okay with that I couldn t stop giggling The things that were said Oohhwee You did not say that Stella Yass she did lol But also be aware there are some triggers that a reader should take into consideration Filming of SA Drug trafficking Terminal illness Death Grief But Ms Hale wrote each topic with sensitivity and was respectful This is part of the New York Billionaires series but it can be read as a standalone I was happy to read and visit with all these characters again Gorgeous Ryan Fairchild is a man s man He s smart charismatic crazy wealthy can help run a multibillion dollar company that has been in his family for 200 years and given half a chance can pretty much get whatever he wants From anyone Especially the ladies Ryan s a determined man a private one experienced with life and he has his blue eyes set on the petite woman that isn t afraid to stand up to him He loves that Stella Marsh is a beautiful stylist hair makeup clothes a social media influencer and a woman who isn t afraid to speak her mind She doesn t bite her tongue Blunt Brassy No holds barred She works hard but plays by HER own rules She will not bow down to anyone Especially not Ryan Even if he looks soo good And she really really wants him She will never admit it But her eyes give her away These two will deal with their own past struggles hurts regrets as they navigate a budding once in a lifetime relationship See Ryan has to be married to be CEO of Ocean Gate And Stella is his choice Stella wants to accept It would certainly help with gaining custody of her cute 6yr old niece that is about to be adopted And she nearly nearly missed out when Ryan almost married someone else Girll There s so much I can share with you but that s not any fun is it Needless to say these two will face pressure scrunity and a spicy steamy attraction that neither one can deny Why bother Ryan Sweetheart Ryan It was insanely good Love is here to stay people But a mistake a painful misunderstanding miscalculation from both of their past can take it all away Communication Talk to your man Stella How could you even think that Ryan could ever I m not telling I highly highly recommend you get this book Trust me This is not to be missed And be sure to have some ice to cool down with Happy reading Thank you for an early book via Booksprout This is my honest critique on the story I read What are you waiting for Go get your book Kindle Edition This is book 5 in the series but is a standalone However I think it would be better to read the previous books to get a sense of the history these characters have Stella and Ryan s story is full of ups and downs twists and turns spice surprises and touches of darkness They are characters with so many layers to them and it was great to reveal them as the story goes along It s an enemies to lovers story with a playboy turned cinnamon roll MMC and a feisty strong FMC I haven t read the previous books but this one captured me so well that I m going to have to read the rest of the series This author will be on my must read list for sure Kindle Edition
| Playboy Billionaire's Fake Marriage (New York Billionaires #5) By Judy Hale |
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Look I m a huge sucker for billionaire romance books I can t help it It s a guilty pleasure Do they all have a similar frame work Yes Does that mean I ll stop reading them NO lol This book is for you if you re like me and love the billionaires let s just always skip the millionaires we want The MMC Ryan is cocky gorgeous filthy rich and knows his way around women He s also none committal and doesn t want to marry but if he wants to become CEO and take over the family company when his dad steps down he better find a bride stat Enter Stella The gorgeous petite blonde he spent lots of time with while planning his best friend Xavier and her best friend Brooke s wedding She is a spitfire who also wants nothing to do with commitment or marriage so naturally she s the best woman for the job A job that gives her 20 Million reasons to marry him for 6 months and then they can get a divorce and move on with their lives No harm no foul She agrees to marry him because she needs the money he s offering for a secret she s been keeping she wants to adopt her niece Using his money and status it just might be the trick to finally securing her adoption This could be a train wreck ready to happen or inevitable bliss Kindle Edition I had an opportunity to beta read this book so my review is based on the final draft and contains spoilers I haven t read any other books in this series but I think it is still readable as a standalone The side characters appear to all have their own established stories either published or presumably to come but each one seems fully realized and additive to the story When we meet Stella and Ryan she is thinking really hard about hating him but for whatever reason they decide to have a hate hookup as you do because it turns out that Ryan needs to get married in order to keep control of his family s marine technology company It takes some time but they do eventually get to the fake marriage including Stella wooing the metaphorical pants off of Ryan s large ruthless extended family with plenty of spice along the way He falls first We eventually learn that he has loved deeply and lost before which as made it hard for him to fully experience his range of emotions with another lover Stella has also witnessed the trauma of her sister s assault and subsequent death in childbirth and her deepest wish is to formally adopt her niece out of foster care even as the current foster family hopes to do the same Both of these arcs resolve satisfactorily even as Stella finds herself unable to confront Ryan about her worst fears Overall this was a really enjoyable read Quite spicy well developed main and side characters a fast moving plot that kept me guessing the whole way through a villain who gets what s coming a HEA with an epilogue and plenty of room for additional stories about the side characters Some spoilers in the CWs an SA was filmed a death in childbirth is referenced it happened in the past hints of intimate partner violence some dom sub references dubcon foster adoption explicit s3x pregnancy is she isn t she pregnant chronic illness Kindle Edition I am so sad that I started this on the 5th book because Judy Hale is slowly becoming one of my favorite authors and now I need to know of the back stories of all of Ryan and Stella s friends Marry for six months divorce and have the company he has always wanted Seems like an easy solution for Ryan Problem is I certainly wasn t prepared to read who it was I also wasn t prepared for the extreme plot twist at the end involving Ryan s sister Gina who I hope gets her own story out of this because let me tell you her and Antonio could certainly be extremely steamy if the hints that were dropped are any indicator I will certainly be going back and reading the rest of this series and adding Judy Hale to my automatic reads list the plots are always fantastic and the chemistry and character development are always right on point Kindle Edition This is book five of the New York Billionaire s Series We get to see the relationship of Stella and Ryan develop from hate to love I hadn t read any of the other books in the series but I feel it might help to read them to better understand how Stella and Ryan know each other and why they act the way they do around each other There were a lot of twists and turns in this story Once you thought everything was going according to plan boom something would happen to disrupt that There was a lot of secrets which ended up coming out and blowing things up They just needed to communicate better with each other instead of running from their feelings and each other. Ryan was a very emotionally detached and angry person It took a lot to break him out of his shell But once he did boy was he delicious Sadie is a strong woman who doesn t want to rely on anyone but has to for the sake of her niece There was a lot of great character development and I enjoyed getting to know each character Kindle Edition This book takes the reader on one wildly emotional and rather twisty ride Both Ryan and Stella are a bit broken heartsore and definitely not looking for love or commitment They both are fiercely attracted to each other though and anyone who sees them together can t help but be aware of their red hot chemistry Despite the animosity and prickliness that seems to be the norm when they are near each other Ryan has picked her to be his temporary wife in order to secure his position of CEO of the family business Despite his very intimate and steamy attempts to persuade Stella to be his wife she refuses only to turn around and usurp the substitute bride at the last minute It is not the money she is after but what the position as his wife might win for her Neither is prepared for the deeper feelings that begin to emerge from hearts they thought were frozen As well as indulging in some very steamy interludes both begin to see new sides of the other including hidden pain tender vulnerabilities and endearing qualities that draw them closer to each other Their story is littered with secrets family drama hidden agendas and few twists that threaten to tear their tender connection apart Could this temporary marriage turn into a lifetime love match This book is rather intense complex and hard to put down The characters have flaws quirks and character traits that make them very relatable It was easy to become invested in their story and hope for a very happy ever after I can t wait to read books written by this author Kindle Edition.. Then on his wedding day when he is about to exchange vows with OW heroine stops it and says she is pregnant She is not but the doofus actually believes her Go figure. But I didn t plan on Stella driving me to the brink of insanity, Every teasing smirk makes my palms itch and her defiant submission leaves me rock hard and throbbing, Living with her re ignites something inside me Something that I thought was long dead. And suddenly I want to break all my rules and tear through her defenses To make her mine in every sense of the word, Until in a cruel twist of fate our pasts collide one painful night from seven years ago