The line between right and wrong blurs when a ruthless Russian becomes her dark protector.
Benedikt Volkov grew up in Chicago, but his family’s ties to the Russian Mafia run deep. So when his godfather, Pyotr Mishin, steals millions from the Bratva, it’s up to Ben to find him or his family will be forced to pay back the money. However, his careful plans are quickly complicated when an impulsive brunette forces him to become her unlikely hero. Ben hates surprises, and uncontrollable Lucy with her luscious red lips is a distraction that could get them all killed. But with an unexpected connection to his godfather, she may be the key to securing his family’s future.
Lucy Paprocki may be reckless and disorganized, but she finds a new focus when her world is turned upside down. She’s determined to find her real father, Pyotr Mishin—a man she didn’t know existed until recently—and Ben Volkov may be her best chance. One look at his tattooed skin, muscled bulk, and penetrating stare, and Lucy knows Ben is Bratva. The mafia man may be hugely intimidating and wound tighter than a string, but Lucy will have to trust him if she wants to discover the truth about where she comes from.
With danger lurking behind every door, passion quickly ignites between impulsive Lucy and methodical Ben. They may just be using one another to get what they want, but what if all they really need is each other?
This is the 1st book in the series and boy do we like some Russian bad boys.
Benedikt (Ben) Volkov is Russian Mafia on a mission to get back the money his godfather Pyotr (Peter) Mishin stole. But there is a catch, either Peter pays up or Ben's family have to pay them back. Lucy Paprocki is in trouble and when she sees Ben turn up, she runs to him and KISSES him, pretends he's her boyfriend and when the bad boys who's harrassing her sees Ben's knuckles that say he's Bratva (Mafia), they run away. BUT Lucy wants to find her father, who is otherwise known as Pytor (Peter) Mishin and hopes Ben can help her. But she will soon find out that Ben has other plans for Peter and they don't exactly include a family reunion or do they?
Slade Security is hot on the heels of a dangerous assailant, and it’s up to Trent Larson, ex-Navy SEAL and Slade team member, to infiltrate the organization where the mole is hiding. When he meets Chloe Baker, he knows he’s found his perfect way in. Getting close to the naïve receptionist with the dazzling green eyes and open smile is easy. But Trent wasn’t counting on the curves hidden beneath Chloe’s baggy clothes, or his inexplicable need to protect her.
Wyoming native Chloe Baker has always been too trusting—first with her alcoholic father and then her ex-fiancé. A fresh start in San Diego is what she needs to put the past behind her and earn some money for her father’s hospital bills. When Trent Larson, with his ocean-blue eyes and sun-streaked hair walks into her life, Chloe agrees to a date. Soon, though, she starts to wonder if there’s something more to the sexy surfer than he’s telling her.
Trent knows he’s blurring the boundaries of his assignment, but he can’t stop himself from wanting to get closer to Chloe. But if she finds out she’s being lied to, it could mean the end to everything.
Thanks to Leslie North for writing another superb series.
We met Trent Larson in book 1 of the Slade series with his brother Travis. Now we get to know a bit more about Trent and what his role is in the company. It kinda follows on from book 1 as well to do with Jawhara and the people behind the terrorists.
Chloe is a woman who has nothing to do with the terrorists, but does she know more than she's letting on. It's Trent's mission to find out what she knows and what they are hiding.
Slade’s priorities are his job and his security team. He’s never been interested in a picket fence, or answering to the same woman for the rest of his life. Those are attachments he doesn’t need. But when he goes to check on the boy left behind by the death of his employee’s ex-wife, Slade isn’t expecting to find Bethany Simmons. The computer programmer is smart as a whip and classically beautiful, and Slade can’t help but to take notice.
When Bethany contacted Slade Security to let them know of her sister’s death, she never thought it would be Slade himself who would show up. The hulking mass of hotness, with his tanned skin and gray-streaked hair, instantly makes her insides melt. Despite her attraction, though, Bethany worries that he’s come to take away her nephew—and she’s not going to let that happen.
It’s in Slade’s nature to protect people; but when the ex-Navy SEAL barges into Bethany’s life, she doesn’t know how to handle him. She’s used to settling her own affairs and her priority is finding a way to adopt little Jason. But soon, a secret could change everything for both them…
What happens when you find out that the child you thought was your best friend's child turns out to be yours? What happens when you go and fall in love with his aunt but her walls are up cos she is the only family that child has and doesn't want to let him go?
Bethany Simmons is that woman who has been looking after her nephew (practically bringing him up) and wants Brock Wells to sign over all rights. But what she gets is Slade from Slade Security (Brock's buddy and best friend) coming to see what he can do. What he finds is a little boy who looks like him and wonders whether he is actually his and not Brock's. Things get steamy between the sheets in this 2nd part of the Slade Security Team series.
Find out if Slade is Jason's dad and what lengths Bethany will go to, to make Jason hers.
When your job is protecting people, the first rule is…never mix business with pleasure.
Keira Mantz has been given the job of a lifetime, and she refuses to fail. Trained as part of an elite security team, her first mission is to protect the Sheikh of Jawhara and his wife. What she thought would be a solo operation, though, is suddenly a two-person job. Her partner is none other than Brock Wells, the Viking-like team member who trained her. The last thing Keira wants is Brock stealing her thunder, but she’ll do whatever it takes to succeed—even if it means pretending to be in love.
When Brock finds Keira in a bar fight and offers her a place on the team, he knows she is the right choice. With her mile-long legs, fierce determination, and unwavering focus, he has no doubt she can hold her own. But with the threat to the Sheikh closer than they realized, Brock has no choice but to intervene. To give them the cover they need, they’ll have to act like they’re a couple. Although Brock told himself he’d never get close to another woman, the job always comes first.
When their ruse becomes a little too real, can Keira and Brock risk letting their guards down, or will admitting their feelings put others’ lives in danger?
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Brock Wells is a man who NEVER mixes business with pleasure, but when he comes across Kiera Mantz one evening at a bar trying to fend off a couple of drug dealers, he helps her and gets her to join the elite squad which is Slade Security. Roll on a few months later and Keira is on assignment on her own she thinks, but things change and along comes Brock who she thinks will take over. They have to act the part of being lovers, but what happens when fantasy becomes reality. Can Kiera and Brock fake it for the Jawhara society or will they go one step too far and let themselves go with the flow.
All will be revealed when you read His Stubborn Lover.
Constance Bonner has spent her life like a happy butterfly, flitting from one thing to another, never truly concerned with consequences or where her life was headed. But after one unforgettable, passionate night with Brian O’Leary, her gorgeous former boss—the same boss who just fired her—her happy-go-lucky life has ground to a halt. She’s pregnant. Jobless. Facing the biggest responsibility of her life. Worse, Brian is swearing he doesn’t want to be a father and throwing non-disclosure agreements her way. And all she wants to throw is herself—at him, no matter how maddening he is.
Brian is convinced that Connie’s pregnancy is just a small hiccup on his way to becoming a billionaire. After growing up poor and watching his single mother struggle, he’s laser focused on making enough money for his entire family to finally stop struggling. He’s got the perfect, practical fiancée, a major tech deal in the works, and his goal is almost in reach. He has no room in his life for the always-cheerful Connie, who wouldn’t know how to be serious if she tried. Connie is the opposite of everything he needs in life.
But if she’s completely wrong for him, why is it so hard to resist her?
If there’s one thing Connie is serious about, it’s making Brian see that there’s more to life than making money, and that they’re meant to be a family. But convincing him of that might her biggest challenge yet.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Constance Bonner is a developer in the computer world. Brian O'Leary is her boss. Whilst he Brian was showing around a potential customer, Constance says something which gets her fired. Brian and Constance end up in a bar and get drunk. A one night stand ensues and the fall out is a pregnancy. BUT does Brian want anything to do with Constance or the baby? Constance (Connie) wants Brian but can she make him see that his fiancee is coming between them.
You will have to read the 1st installment of Billionaires and Babies series to find out.
Looking for a brilliant murder mystery with a feisty female detective?
MEET DI HILLARY GREENE, A POLICE WOMAN FIGHTING TO SAVE HER CAREER.
Not only has she lost her husband, but his actions have put her under investigation for corruption.
Then a bashed and broken body is found floating in the Oxford Canal. It looks like the victim fell off a boat, but Hillary is not so sure. Her investigation exposes a dark background to the death.
Can Hillary clear her name and get to the bottom of a fiendish conspiracy on the water?
This is a crime mystery full of well-observed characters, which will have you gripped from beginning to end.
MURDER ON THE OXFORD CANAL is the first in a series of page-turning crime thrillers set in Oxfordshire.
This is the 1st of a series I've started to read and I can relate at certain times with the character.
DI Hillary Greene has lost her husband and is looking at maybe losing her job all because of a certain thing her departed husband had done. Now she's got a case with a bashed and broken body, who is the person and what has it go to do with her late husband. Someone on the force is trying to stop the investigation BUT WHO and WHY?
All will be revealed in this 1st book of the series.
This billionaire playboy has turned over a new leaf—just in time to become a new dad.
Eddie Jameson has held the title of black sheep in the Jameson family for years. Creative, cocky and carefree, Eddie had a reputation for being the life of the party and a pain in the ass when it comes to following procedure. However, back in the flagship branch of the Jameson Agency, Eddie is proving himself to be a new man—someone worthy of his family’s’ respect. Margot Dale is the daughter of one of Jameson Agency’s most lucrative clients and the girl Eddie has been after for years. New leaf or not, he wants her—and how much harm could bringing the old Eddie back for one night do? When Margot and Eddie meet unexpectedly at a party, sparks fly and a childhood attraction rapidly becomes an adult sexcapade.
Now Eddie’s role in the company, and in his family, is on the line. Margot is pregnant and for the first time in her life, unsure of how to handle a situation. The one thing Margot and Eddie know they have is a connection—one that strengthens each other and sets off fireworks between the sheets. But they’ll need to decide if love and marriage are really coming with their baby carriage.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Leslie North for allowing me to read this awesome book as part of a trilogy of the Jameson Brothers.
Bring on the sexy and gorgeous Eddie Jameson who is so laid back without a care in the world. Now add in sexy and stunning Margot Dale who is the daughter to one of their clients who is usually unflustered. Now what do you have? A story that has sex, lust and 2 people who have no clue what to do when Margot finds out she's expecting and her father expects nothing more than the best for his daughter from the laid back Eddie Jameson.
Sparks will fly and YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT.
