ARC provided in exchange for honest review.

Scarlett Heath is a Mergers and Acquisitions lawyer in London, who lives with her Dad, sadly suffering from Alzheimer's, and their live in assistant, Sandy. She is hired for a job by the enigmatic billionaire CEO, Gregory Ryans, and despite her professionalism, sparks fly. But the takeover deal she's in charge of sealing is darker than it seems, and danger stalks them at every turn.

Scarlett is a determined, driven FMC who has the weight of the world on her shoulders - balancing her flying career with her father's declining health, and dealing with a predator boss. If you're a reader of billionaire romance, you'll know that Gregory Ryans is the epitome of that genre's MMC - sexy, brooding, possessive, detached - yet incredibly loving and generous when it comes to Scarlett. This is a fast paced thriller of a novel, and the suspense is built up brilliantly - even during the tender moments, you know that danger is never far away. The ending could not have come at a worse time - absolute jaw drop moment! It's set up book two very nicely, and I'm absolutely desperate to know the outcome! (The teaser chapter doesn't help at all haha!) This is a great billionaire x dark romance hybrid, with heart and humour to lighten it up a little, I really enjoyed it.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to review this book

I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me the privilege of being able to read this book, I truly appreciate it!

That ending! Oh my gosh talk about cliff hanger! I've gotten so wrapped up lately in new book series, where the characters stories are all told in one book and the next is the side characters story, that my mouth dropped when I realized that wasn't happening here So now I'm stuck because I need more! The one chapter at the end from the next book of Gregory and Scarlett's story wasn't enough, I need the second book! I have to know what happens next! If you can tell I really loved this book!

As of right now for the first book in this series, there are a couple of dark moments, and the spice is spicy, but I wouldn't yet call this a book belonging to the dark romance category. A billionaire romance with darkness sprinkled in? Yes. This isn't graphic and gory, or totally twisted, yes there's a twisted man in this book but he's not our MMC like most dark romances. As long as you can handle spice, so far this would be a very good beginner step in towards darker romance stories. That tragedy that's spoken of, well slightly predictable, will completely break your heart.

I absolutely loved the book and all of the characters I did have some issues with them though. Gregory is supposedly in what you read absolutely addicted to Scarlett, to the point of even declaring Scarlett's body his and making her say so, towards the end he's played off as being someone who just plays around, far, but he's still seems completely enthralled with Scarlett. He protects her, and he doesn't want her to get hurt, or to even leave him. But he can't say whether she truly means enough to actually call her his girlfriend despite saying he wouldn't mind at the beginning or be able to tell her whether he really wants her or not. That's rather confusing and it hurt a little with the abrupt change. If these parts were interchanged moved to the beginning rather then to the end I think they would be less abrupt and work a little better. With Scarlett she loves her dad and he means so much to her, but sometimes it seems to only be used as a crutch for the story rather than being something genuine. Despite all of that I did really love them together, and how his friends and hers really intermingled and I really loved the story and where it's going. I honestly can't wait for the next book because I really loved this one and I need to see what happens next!

Thank you so very much again from the bottom of my heart for allowing me the privilege of being able to read this book. I truly loved it!

The unexpected twists and turns throughout this book had me hooked!
Here’s me going into this book thinking it’ll be a steamy workplace romance - I was wrong - it’s to much deeper and complex, there are layers to these characters that are beyond what I expected.

Scarlett and Gregory’s relationship is a little forbidden, he’s a client working with her law firm and Scarlett is his legal advisor, sparks fly at their first meeting and it’s safe to say Gregory is a man obsessed.

There’s lots of family drama building tension throughout, there’s a midway breakup that is tough to get through emotionally, but they find their way back to each other.

The ended is a shocker!!! Why would you do that to us Laura?! Why?!! It’s safe to say I’m invested and I *NEED* book two now please?

I cannot wait to see what happens next to Scarlett and Gregory, and I’m equally invested in William’s and Amanda, and Sandy and Jackson’s relationships too!

I was disappointed that I didn't like this book.
The writing was tediously detailed in some moments, but the plot would jump from event to event, which was confusing and unpleasant to read. Also, the romance was very insta-love, which I dislike. Sadly, I did not enjoy reading this because many aspects of the book felt rushed or inconsistent to me.

Thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for providing me with a free e-copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

If spicy, Billionaire romance novels are your go to trope, then this book is for you. This was so good. I couldn't put it down and kept reading until the end. The story was easy to follow and the main character's chemistry was off the charts. Overall, a brilliant and enjoyable read that I highly recommend to other readers. I look forward to reading more by the author.
❤️ Thank you to Netgalley, Boldwood books and the author, Laura Carter for my arc ebook copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

A billionaire romance with a morally grey male? Obsessed. I devoured this book in a day and couldn’t put it down! I loved how successful Scarlett was and the fact she didn’t need to rely on anyone. Her relationships with the people in her life were so nice and she was very relatable. Walk in Gregory. Mr billionaire morally grey hotness. His and Scarlett’s relationship was so good and they fit each other so well and their scenes were HOT (IYKYK). I hadn’t expected so much to happen in this book but boy was it a wild ride! I loved every single side character. And Gregory doing what he can to protect Scarlett though she found it overbearing at times I was in awe of him (probably wouldn’t be if it was me he was doing it to 🤣) And to end on a cliff hanger like that. Laura I don’t think I can forgive you. I need book 2 like now.

i had no idea what to expect from this, but i really enjoyed it!

i went into this expecting a typical billionaire romance, but i was surprised by some of the darker elements to the story. i think it added some depth to both characters and created a sort of tension that kept me on my toes throughout the story! i wish we got a little bit more of our FMC being badass at her job, but i understand other necessary plot developments come first.

i was also really surprised by the cliffhanger! i did not foresee this as a series at all, i feel like the plot could have been wrapped up in this book but of course i'm not privvy to what the author has planned. i'll be interested to read the next book and see what all gets introduced to keep the story going for another few hundred pages!

4/5 stars :)

Thank you NetGalley for letting me read Ruthless Love by Laura Carter. Honestly this was different than the usual billionaire romance books I have read before but I'm not at all mad about it. As always you have the strong independent FMC meets the MMC dark and brooding in the workplace, I liked how it was not focused on the steamy scenes like other dark billionaire romances. Overall I was a great read, cant wait for more!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

read this is on sitting and it didn’t disappoint! The tension, the lust between these two, you could feel the spark right from the first meeting.

Laura ……. CLIFFHANGER!!!!!

Will need the second book ASAP

Thank you to Boldwood books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read ruthless love by Laura Carter.
I finished this book within 24 hours. Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down. The main storyline is intricate and immersive and the characters are believable and likeable. There is a strong FMC and she is independent and smart. I started reading this thinking it would be quite spicy, and although there is definitely some very spicy content it is not the main focus of the book. It had so much more substance to it and I will definitely be reading books 2 and 3 when they are available.