The Wrong Billionaire’s Bed by Jessica Clare
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
First, I have to say that I went into this book with no expectations. I hadn’t read any of the other books in this series, nor had I read anything by Jessica Clare. But I was skimming through Netgalley and this caught my eye so I thought what the hell.
I’m ecstatic I did.
Audrey Petty has always been the good twin… dependable and responsible. She’s also been harboring a crush on her childhood friend Cade Archer. When the chance to spend weeks with him at his secluded cabin presents itself she wonders if this is finally the opportunity to share her true feelings with him and pursue a relationship.
The catch? Her sister is the reason they are going to be together. Audrey’s sister Daphne is the cliched popstar… too much partying and too many drugs and she’s spent a lot of time on the covers of gossip mags lately. But Daphne won’t go to rehab, instead she begs Audrey to help her in seclusion.
A surprise house guest upon arrival is not what Audrey was expecting.
Billionaire playboy Reese Durham doesn’t have any use for relationships. In fact, the girl he’s found with in the hot tub is only there for one reason… a business deal. If he has to sleep with the 25 year old daughter of someone he wants to do business with to get his company out of the red, he’ll just have to do it.
I have to say that my favorite part about this story were the actual characters. Initially I thought Audrey was going to be this timid character who lets people walk all over her. I was incredibly wrong. From the minute she asks Reese if that was his dick pressed against her, I knew I was going to be happy with her. She’s intelligent, and driven… her only flaw… sticking to her teenage crush. But I can understand it.
Know what else I liked about Audrey… her sexual confidence.
And Reese… *fans self* seriously, you’re going to love this guy. He’s confident, both sexually and in general and he’s a tiny bit naughty! Which if you know me, you know I love.
The chemistry between Reese and Audrey was wonderfully done, and of course they dive head first into a no-strings attached fling, Audrey expecting to use him like he uses women, and Reese expecting to get his fill of the tigress under a tight bun and sensible clothes. Neither expect to enjoy the banter and fighting along the way.
I loved how Reese needled Audrey and angry sex = win. But that wasn’t all there is to these two.
A few things … I would have liked to get to know a bit more about both Audrey and Reese… more of the ‘getting to know you’ stuff. I realize that isn’t always possible, but it also helps with connecting to the characters for me. Also, there was this one time her lady parts were called a ‘well’… not a fan of that. Additionally we heard way too often how ‘not skinny’ Audrey was. It was almost overkill.
I also found myself irritated at Cade right from the get-go because had I been in his situation and my friends were at the cabin to detox someone, I would not have said yeah dude you can stay. He offered Daphne a private place and even though Reese was his BFF, he should have been adamant that he leave.
however … I do realize had that happened we wouldn’t have this book. LOL so all is forgiven in that regard.
Definitely pick this one up if you’re in the mood for a strong female lead who gives as good as she gets and I’ll just be over here finding book 1 & 2 in this series. (Please note that you can read this book as a standalone if you want.)
Sidenote: I just found that Jessica Clare is a pen name for Jill Myles, who I have read previously and enjoyed! I’ll definitely be checking out her other stuff.
Thank you to Penguin & Netgalley for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.
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