scarr
Written on Feb 17, 2022
A classic fairy tale gets a sexy, edgy twist.
Jackson “The Beast” Boudreaux is rich, gorgeous, and unbelievably rude to the staff at Chef Bianca Hardwick’s New Orleans restaurant. Bianca would sooner douse herself in hot sauce than cook for Jackson again, but when he asks her to cater his fund-raiser, Bianca can’t refuse, knowing the cash will help pay her mother’s medical bills. Then Jackson makes another outrageous request: Marry me. The unconventional offer includes an enormous sum—money Bianca desperately needs, even if it does come with a contract—and a stunning ring.
The heir to a family bourbon dynasty, Jackson knows the rumors swirling around him. The truth is even darker. Still, he needs a wife to secure his inheritance, and free-spirited, sassy Bianca would play the part beautifully. Soon, though, their simple business deal evolves into an emotional intimacy he’s built walls to avoid.
As the passion heats up between them, Bianca and Jackson struggle to define which feelings are real and which are for show. Is falling for your fake fiancé the best happy ending…or a recipe for disaster?
- ISBN10 1542047455
- ISBN13 9781542047456
- Publish Date 17 October 2017
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Montlake Romance
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 348
- Language English
Reviews
bookperson
Written on Aug 23, 2018
Strong but vulnerable MCs, strong The Hating Game vibes, what I wanted The Wedding Date to be. Also Beauty and the Beast vibes.
Can't wait to read more from this author.
EBookObsessed
Written on Jul 23, 2018
The characters are wonderful and their romance is captivating.
In this twist on Beauty and the Beast, our beast is played by Jackson Boudreaux, the black sheep of the Boudreaux Bourbon family. Jackson learns that chef, Bianca Hardwick, is featuring his family’s bourbon in her menu and comes to check out her restaurant. Fuming and demanding immediate attention, Jackson doesn’t expect the lovely Bianca to fume and snap right back at him. But even he has to admit that the food is as incredible at it’s creator.
When his cook quits at the last minute before a large charity event, Jackson insists that Bianca come in and cater the event. He probably shouldn’t have been surprised when she turns him down flat but he is surprised when his offer of $20,000 changes her mind. Bianca doesn’t seem to be the type who is swayed by Jackson’s money. What he doesn’t yet know is that Bianca’s mother was just diagnosed with cancer and with no health insurance, Bianca wasn’t sure how they would afford the chemo and surgery that her mother would need to survive.
Jackson can’t keep his thoughts away from Bianca or his eyes off her gorgeous figure. So it is no surprise that when Jackson learns that his trust has a clause that he work for the family business, which he will never do, or be married by his approaching thirty-fifth birthday, the only woman Jackson would even contemplate marrying is Bianca. But of course, she isn’t reasonable about his offer especially when she learns that they will need to be married for a minimum of five years.
But even a woman as head strong and independent as Bianca has to rethink things when she learns that her mother needs surgery and many, many more expensive treatments of chemo, and the $20,000 she received for the catering event is almost gone. Bianca needs the million dollars that Jackson offers in order to save her mother.
It is just that things are getting very complicated as Biance is beginning to make out the man beneath the fascade of the Beast and she very, very much wants to keep him.
This story is delightful as we watch sassy and smart Bianca tame the Beast. Jackson has been burned many times by his family and his former fiance. Everyone else just wants to get their hands on his money. He has become jaded by people until he meets Bianca and when he falls, he falls hard.
I am looking forward to reading Book 3, Ache for You, which comes out this Fall.
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Rowena
Written on Jun 5, 2018
stacey_is_sassy
Written on May 25, 2018
Just finished the audio for Burn for You and I enjoyed it.
Holy shamoly that slow burn was definitely worth waiting for. I admit to being very hot under the collar as I was listening to this one. Luckily I didn't have to struggle with squirming in public and avoiding eye-contact with my fellow passengers on the train (for a change). I was a little uncomfortable though. Straight after the remarkably hot sexy scene, an extremely sad thing happens in the book.
Ummm...not sure about you, but it's a tad uncomfortable when you're still squirming and you've got to switch to devastating news. I felt guilty because I was SOOOOO not in the mood for a sad scene. I kind of needed a little bit more...lying back with a smoke and scotch on the rocks (not literally, thinking James Bond) to relax after the high. Having to switch gears so quickly left me a little discombobulated. I recovered and went on, but admit to having to pause for a minute.
The story was interesting, narrators were good and I was left extremely satisfied in the end. Not sure (as I'm from Australia) but the accent and terms used seemed a little bit OTT. At first, I was highly amused but as the story went on, it became a little distracting. It may have seemed more so because I was listening instead of reading, though.
I will definitely be interested in reading more from this author.