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jada_n's review against another edition
2.0
This book was such a let down, so not worth the money i spent on it. I mainly picked it up because its part of a series and i was interest in the last book and I always have to read books in order but know I'm thinking i just skipped to book i wanted to read anyway and hope that its not as horrible as this one.
jess_78's review against another edition
2.0
Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads
Blog rating: D+
At the very start, I was intrigued by this couple, Jax and Pandora, who meet in a bar and Pandora, desperate for a taste of freedom from her overbearing, powerful father, wants a one night stand. Jax takes her up on her offer, not knowing her real name, who her father is or that the woman he’s going to take home from a bar is a virgin, but they share a sexy night together only to be caught by Pandora’s father the next morning. Now, this is where I started having issues with the story.
The story, page count wise, is on the shorter side. Not normally a huge issue for me, but it felt too short to really get into these characters complex lives and this relationship that needed more page time to be brought to life and to feel like it makes sense. I just didn’t feel like there was enough that happened and developed on page for me to buy into Jax and Pandora’s relationship. There were a lot of interesting layers introduced for each of the characters individually and together as a couple that just were barely explored in the short number of pages.
Pandora as a virgin, well she sure didn’t seem to be very virginal. Within days of giving it up, she’s all on board for some public sex…ok. It’s not that I expect virgins to be all meek and inhibited, but for someone who has no friends, has a life that’s been completely isolated and controlled by her father, I can understand wanting to let loose finally. But it went from one extreme, being locked up and alone, to another, sex in a restaurant. She also came across very immature and didn’t seem like a woman that would match the powerful, dominant Jax. She had moments where she’d say or do something that seemed childish and made me cringe. But again, it could just be because only the surface of her character was brought to life and nothing deeper was explored.
I can’t see myself continuing with this series. Sure, The Billion Dollar Bachelor, has some sexy moments, but overall the characters needed to be more developed for the story to work for me. Things played out too quickly, were resolved too easily and it wasn’t a story that I was able to buy into and enjoy, start to finish.
Blog rating: D+
At the very start, I was intrigued by this couple, Jax and Pandora, who meet in a bar and Pandora, desperate for a taste of freedom from her overbearing, powerful father, wants a one night stand. Jax takes her up on her offer, not knowing her real name, who her father is or that the woman he’s going to take home from a bar is a virgin, but they share a sexy night together only to be caught by Pandora’s father the next morning. Now, this is where I started having issues with the story.
The story, page count wise, is on the shorter side. Not normally a huge issue for me, but it felt too short to really get into these characters complex lives and this relationship that needed more page time to be brought to life and to feel like it makes sense. I just didn’t feel like there was enough that happened and developed on page for me to buy into Jax and Pandora’s relationship. There were a lot of interesting layers introduced for each of the characters individually and together as a couple that just were barely explored in the short number of pages.
Pandora as a virgin, well she sure didn’t seem to be very virginal. Within days of giving it up, she’s all on board for some public sex…ok. It’s not that I expect virgins to be all meek and inhibited, but for someone who has no friends, has a life that’s been completely isolated and controlled by her father, I can understand wanting to let loose finally. But it went from one extreme, being locked up and alone, to another, sex in a restaurant. She also came across very immature and didn’t seem like a woman that would match the powerful, dominant Jax. She had moments where she’d say or do something that seemed childish and made me cringe. But again, it could just be because only the surface of her character was brought to life and nothing deeper was explored.
I can’t see myself continuing with this series. Sure, The Billion Dollar Bachelor, has some sexy moments, but overall the characters needed to be more developed for the story to work for me. Things played out too quickly, were resolved too easily and it wasn’t a story that I was able to buy into and enjoy, start to finish.
marq123's review against another edition
2.0
Nothing special about this one. 24 yr old virgin heroine. yawn. billionaire hero who's kinky. double yawn.
mrsbsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
This is a short novella that is told from both points of view.
Pandora had previously been trapped in her fathers world and walked straight into a bar where Jax was drowning his sorrows. Some of the lines between them where quite witty.
Jax is another powerful man, but like most tends to keeps his issues to himself and is usually cold and reserved but finds Pandora just too tempting. He is also rather harsh to the brother that is never him and never really hears him.
The novella is fast paced and full of steamy moments along with two people who finally realise who they are and what they want.
A brilliant, fun, dirty read.
Pandora had previously been trapped in her fathers world and walked straight into a bar where Jax was drowning his sorrows. Some of the lines between them where quite witty.
Jax is another powerful man, but like most tends to keeps his issues to himself and is usually cold and reserved but finds Pandora just too tempting. He is also rather harsh to the brother that is never him and never really hears him.
The novella is fast paced and full of steamy moments along with two people who finally realise who they are and what they want.
A brilliant, fun, dirty read.
mrsbsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
**Copy provided by Netgalley and St Martin's Press for an honest review**
The second novella in this series is just as good as the first. We have heat, passion and fire.
Both Donovan and Victoria struggle in their position within the family fold and find a similar pain within the other that pulls then that much closer to each other. They see in each other what know one else has ever seen in them before and Victoria especially just gives her acceptance and love much easier once she's free.
Both have a sharp tongue and a cool personality when in the boardroom and manage to get under each other skin trying their best to get the upper hand.
A brilliant read.
The second novella in this series is just as good as the first. We have heat, passion and fire.
Both Donovan and Victoria struggle in their position within the family fold and find a similar pain within the other that pulls then that much closer to each other. They see in each other what know one else has ever seen in them before and Victoria especially just gives her acceptance and love much easier once she's free.
Both have a sharp tongue and a cool personality when in the boardroom and manage to get under each other skin trying their best to get the upper hand.
A brilliant read.
shannon_cocktailsandbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I love billionaire stories. I think they may be my very favorites. Jackie Ashenden's novella, "The Billionaire Bad Boy" is a perfect addition to my collection.
It's a short, sweet, to the point read, and it took me about an hour to read. However, that hour was awesome! Donovan Morrow is the charming, sexy playboy of the family. Women love him, and he loves them back. He doesn't want to fall in love with anyone, and he's had no trouble managing that until Victoria De Winter shows up. All sorts of fun and sexy banter follows, and before we know it, Donovan is in trouble. Then, there's that limo ride...
That's it. No more spoilers from me. I really enjoyed this story. It made me smile from ear to ear. It was very well written, and it was very descriptive. The sex scenes were very hot, but they wern't over the top and in your face. The main characters had chemistry to spare, and I found myself thinking that, if they were real people, I'd like to be their friend.
This is the second in a series called "The Billionaire's Club" about three brothers. The first is called "The Billionaire Bachelor", and another, "The Billionaire Biker" will be the third. I would totally recommend this one. It's a quickie to be sure, but it will find its way into your heart.
Reviewed by Kenna for Cocktails and Books
It's a short, sweet, to the point read, and it took me about an hour to read. However, that hour was awesome! Donovan Morrow is the charming, sexy playboy of the family. Women love him, and he loves them back. He doesn't want to fall in love with anyone, and he's had no trouble managing that until Victoria De Winter shows up. All sorts of fun and sexy banter follows, and before we know it, Donovan is in trouble. Then, there's that limo ride...
That's it. No more spoilers from me. I really enjoyed this story. It made me smile from ear to ear. It was very well written, and it was very descriptive. The sex scenes were very hot, but they wern't over the top and in your face. The main characters had chemistry to spare, and I found myself thinking that, if they were real people, I'd like to be their friend.
This is the second in a series called "The Billionaire's Club" about three brothers. The first is called "The Billionaire Bachelor", and another, "The Billionaire Biker" will be the third. I would totally recommend this one. It's a quickie to be sure, but it will find its way into your heart.
Reviewed by Kenna for Cocktails and Books
agrutle's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fast paced novella. Pandora wants to get out from under her father's thumb. He controls everything she does. One night she escapes and meets Jax. Everything changes from then on. This isn't a large book so I don't want to give too much away but Jax and Pandora are hot together. It was an easy read and I enjoyed it! Check it out and leave love in the form of a review!!
emmd13's review
4.0
ARC Provided by NetGalley and the publishers for an honest review.
Summary:
The Billionaire’s Club: a fabulously sexy contemporary series about some of the world’s wealthiest, most powerful men and the women they claim…and keep.
Review:
The Billion Dollar Bachelor is the first book in Jakie Ashenden’s The Billionaire’s Club. And boy was it a good beginning! While it was a little on the short side, 105 pages on my device, I found the novella to be exciting and just enough to give me a sense of what this author’s writing style was about. I have to say, I really enjoyed it and will definitely be checking out more of her work.
From the very first page, I was swept up in Jax and Pandora’s world. The tension, chemistry, sex, and even just their everyday interactions were steamy and flowed well with the plot. Pandora has been sheltered her whole life by her daddy, a crime lord, and used as a pawn in his schemes. She’s twenty-five years old and has barely had a life that she can call her own. Just after finding out she’s going to be engaged to a man she doesn’t love, let alone even know, she decides to make a break for it when the opportunity arrives.
After leaving the so called safety of her father’s limo and bodyguards, she finds herself with nowhere to go and nothing other than the fancy dress on her back to call her own. She just so happens to wonder into a bar that’s currently housing the handsome Jax Morrow, Billionaire CEO of Morrow Enterprises. From this point on, things take a turn and go at breakneck speed. They flirt, have insane chemistry, and eventually end up leaving for his Brownstone together.
Let me just say, for a twenty-five year old woman who’s a virgin and has led a relatively sheltered life, she sure has some delicious ideas for what to do in the bedroom!
Anyway, in typical fashion, mob boss daddy comes looking for her and strikes up a deal with Jax. Marry his daughter or lose his company and everything he’s worked so hard for. Naturally, he makes the smart decision and decides to marry Pandora. Although there’s a catch. He and Pandora have a plan of their own…
I won’t give anything else away, but I will say that it ends with a happily ever after for our Snow and the Huntsman turned Prince Charming. Yay! No cliffhangers!
Overall, I would highly recommend this novella to others along with the rest of Jackie Ashenden’s work. Keep on doing what you’re doing, Mrs. Ashenden! Although maybe making your stories longer? They are just wonderful.
Favorite Quotes:
“As long as you give me an orgasm before you kill me, I don’t care.” – Pandora
She wasn’t Snow White lying in her coffin, helpless and sleeping. Hell no. She was the fucking prince.
Shit, she wasn’t a princess. She was a fucking queen. – Jax
“I thought love meant being a cage…Then I met you. And you let me make my own choices. My own decisions. You didn’t keep me in a cage. You gave me everything that was missing in my life, and when I wanted to go, you let me.”
“You know why, don’t you?”
“Yeah, Jax, I do.”
“Because I love you.”
“Me, Pandora? Are you sure? You know what I want. That’s you. Forever. And once I have you, I’ll never let you go. Understand?”
“But I don’t want you to let me go, Jax. Because being with you, loving you, is freedom.”
“Well, what do you kow? Turns out you’re Prince Charming after all.”
4.5 Fast passed, fantastic, fun filled stars!
Summary:
The Billionaire’s Club: a fabulously sexy contemporary series about some of the world’s wealthiest, most powerful men and the women they claim…and keep.
Jax Morrow is a dangerously handsome, spectacularly wealthy entrepreneur whose world is turned upside down when Pandora Garret walks into a dark, smoky bar one night—a stunning combination of sex and innocence. He knows she’s trouble at first sight, but Jax can’t let her leave…unless she’s leaving with him. Pandora has had enough. Kept under lock and key by her powerful, controlling father, she aches for freedom. When she briefly escapes and meets Jax she knows he is just what she has been looking for: forbidden, unforgettable passion. After one night in Jax’s arms, Pandora knows she can never go back to living under one man’s domination. Determined to control her own life she tries to resist Jax, but a dangerous desire rises between them—one that threatens to destroy them. But both Pandora and Jax discover that they just can’t be pulled away…,
Review:
The Billion Dollar Bachelor is the first book in Jakie Ashenden’s The Billionaire’s Club. And boy was it a good beginning! While it was a little on the short side, 105 pages on my device, I found the novella to be exciting and just enough to give me a sense of what this author’s writing style was about. I have to say, I really enjoyed it and will definitely be checking out more of her work.
From the very first page, I was swept up in Jax and Pandora’s world. The tension, chemistry, sex, and even just their everyday interactions were steamy and flowed well with the plot. Pandora has been sheltered her whole life by her daddy, a crime lord, and used as a pawn in his schemes. She’s twenty-five years old and has barely had a life that she can call her own. Just after finding out she’s going to be engaged to a man she doesn’t love, let alone even know, she decides to make a break for it when the opportunity arrives.
After leaving the so called safety of her father’s limo and bodyguards, she finds herself with nowhere to go and nothing other than the fancy dress on her back to call her own. She just so happens to wonder into a bar that’s currently housing the handsome Jax Morrow, Billionaire CEO of Morrow Enterprises. From this point on, things take a turn and go at breakneck speed. They flirt, have insane chemistry, and eventually end up leaving for his Brownstone together.
Let me just say, for a twenty-five year old woman who’s a virgin and has led a relatively sheltered life, she sure has some delicious ideas for what to do in the bedroom!
Anyway, in typical fashion, mob boss daddy comes looking for her and strikes up a deal with Jax. Marry his daughter or lose his company and everything he’s worked so hard for. Naturally, he makes the smart decision and decides to marry Pandora. Although there’s a catch. He and Pandora have a plan of their own…
I won’t give anything else away, but I will say that it ends with a happily ever after for our Snow and the Huntsman turned Prince Charming. Yay! No cliffhangers!
Overall, I would highly recommend this novella to others along with the rest of Jackie Ashenden’s work. Keep on doing what you’re doing, Mrs. Ashenden! Although maybe making your stories longer? They are just wonderful.
Favorite Quotes:
“As long as you give me an orgasm before you kill me, I don’t care.” – Pandora
She wasn’t Snow White lying in her coffin, helpless and sleeping. Hell no. She was the fucking prince.
Shit, she wasn’t a princess. She was a fucking queen. – Jax
“I thought love meant being a cage…Then I met you. And you let me make my own choices. My own decisions. You didn’t keep me in a cage. You gave me everything that was missing in my life, and when I wanted to go, you let me.”
“You know why, don’t you?”
“Yeah, Jax, I do.”
“Because I love you.”
“Me, Pandora? Are you sure? You know what I want. That’s you. Forever. And once I have you, I’ll never let you go. Understand?”
“But I don’t want you to let me go, Jax. Because being with you, loving you, is freedom.”
“Well, what do you kow? Turns out you’re Prince Charming after all.”