4.5 Smooches!
Synopsis
The King Always Gets His Way.
Women, business, pleasure: When I want it, I get it.
I’m never denied.
Including her.
I will break her.
I will show her who the king of this city really is.
The Feisty Princess of Manhattan will learn I am not a man that can be tempted.
No matter how fucking bad I want her in my bed.
Book one in a three part erotic romance series. Super naughty new series FromNY Times and USA Today bestselling author Michelle A. Valentine (Rock the Heart, Phenomenal X, Demon at My Door)
Review
Would you believe this is only my second Michelle novel, the first being Phenomenal X? I am one of the few remaining women walking the earth that hasn’t had her ovaries thoroughly corrupted by those sexy rockers in her Black Falcon series so I figured I was coming into the Naughty King saga with a clean slate and no real expectations. Holy hell, three lines in and I was utterly scandalised, in the best way imaginable. That opening chapter had my mouth hitting the floor in shock, my nose wrinkled in distaste and my eyes narrowed in annoyance then a wee giggle threw in just to confuse the situation.
“Coming in your mouth has a two hundred dollar price tag. You’ll do the job I paid for, and then you’ll get the fuck out. I’ll want nothing more to do with you after that. Understand?”
So yes… When this is literally the first words out of your ‘hero’s’ mouth you know you’re in for a rude awakening. Alexander King is everything you do not want to like, he’s crass, ruthless, egotistical; in a nutshell he’s the biggest asshole you’re ever likely to stumble across and yet his brutal honesty, cavalier attitude and sense of entitlement draw you into his debauched life, you kind of hope there’s a layer or two to get to underneath his bastard persona- especially after the way he treats Margo his assistant as his arch-nemesis. What seemed to balance out King’s bully boy tendencies was the fact that Margo had a rather larger set of cajones than most of King’s adversaries or friends, a deep rooted integrity and a calm poise when faced with King and his scandalous exhibitionist ways. Our girl Margo wasn’t phased, at least outwardly, inside she seethed and plotted like a good strategist should. The banter and verbal sparring soon transform into something more and we begin to see cracks in King’s carefully constructed facade as Margo begins to affect him.
“I’m aware that you’re fully capable of handling yourself, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t…”
“Don’t what?” I prod.
“Care, all right? I’d care if you were all alone in here sick.” He pinches the bridge of his nose and shuts his eyes for a brief second. “I’m not a dick all the time.”
“Just most of the time, then?”
I deducted a half a star for the fact it was so short and it ended on a bit of a cliffhanger which I don’t really mind at all but it was a bit abrupt. There was some hilarious characters in this reminiscent of The Hangover, once you read it you’ll get exactly who I mean. It was a great light entertaining read that doesn’t take itself too seriously and it has two strong leading characters who are a perfect match in every way, whether they’re sparring or having some hot and heavy action. I can’t wait to see how the next installment plays out.
~NICOLE
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