⭐️ 3,25 /5

I really wanted to give this 4 stars because I was lowkey invested in the story but I just couldn’t 😕

Jude? He was too much and too soon. His possessiveness and aggression were borderline toxic. I LOVE boy obsessed but this didn’t feel like love or romance...it felt like control.

The attraction made sense but the jump to intense feelings was rushed and didn’t feel believable. Plus there wasn’t much plot or character growth.

Honestly that ending has me hooked. I can’t wait for book 2.

🌹 Billionaire
🌹 Boy Obsessed
🌹 British Playboy
🌹 Cliffhanger

💌 Thanks for the ARC!

Wowza was that an ending. I did not see THAT coming. I thought we were just dealing with a jealousy thing! Now I am counting down the days till book 2, The Surrender.

I love a billionaire book where the guy sees what he wants and goes after it. Jude 100% fits this bill even if there might be a couple red flags along with it. I also love when the girl in the story is on (somewhat) even footing with the guy. Amelia is a woman who knows what she wants and is focusing on her career and herself for a time when she meets Jude at Arlington Hall (which sounds like a glorious place to visit.

It’s clear from the start that there is tension, heat and finally passion between Amelia and Jude from the moment they meet. The possessiveness they both feel almost immediately is like catnip to me and I loved seeing Amelia’s inner monologue trying to reason with herself. I knew we were moving towards a high point at the end, but I actually didn’t realize this is the first in a series, so the cliffy caught me a little off guard! Very much looking forward to seeing the level of grovel that will need to take place for the one in the wrong to set it right.

I loved it! From the first page, I was hooked. This book is supercharged. Jude is extra intense and could communicate a lot better. For some reason, he still pulls at my heartstrings. But Amelia needs some work too. Both characters have their flaws. The story is steamy, and it also has a clear villain. Plus, what a way to end it! I gasped. I felt disappointed and hurt. Now things are gonna get even more difficult. I'm desperate for the next book!

OMG!!!! I am a wreck. An absolute mess. This book has turned me inside out and I am floored with the ending. I need more. It can't end like this.

Amelia is a financial guru who is struggling to prove herself in a mans world. She is smart, beautiful and ahead of the game with her clients and on track to become partner at her firm. But the constant badgering from her father and boyfriend weighs on her heavily. It on worsens when she breaks up with her boyfriend. Her dad undermines her at every turn and her ex harasses her constantly. Everything in her life changings the day she meets a pair of green bluish grey eyes across a bar.

This was the most intense book I have read lately. Jude is a twisted man. He is dominating, stalkerish and insanely hot. He doesn't take no for an answer. Amelia is turned inside out by this man. Over and over again. It is a battle of the wills and can be devastating to her world. The twist at the end will throw readers over the edge. It was not what I thought was going on, even though there are hints here and there that something isn't quite right and adding up.

The emotion is this book is explosive. I felt the angst and devastation. I felt the love and the heat. I felt the anger and sadness. It was a lot of emotion to handle. I am not sure that Amelia is going to survive. Jude has this hold on her and her trying to push him away doesn't work.

I love her best friends Anna and Charley. They are the best. ying and yang friends, whom have her back no matter what. They are the comedy club of friends who will fight for you one minute and have you laughing and forgetting your worries the next. I don't know how they pick up Amelia's pieces over and over as she navigates the people who constantly tear her down.

I am looking forward to another book in this series. Because it cannot end like this. It just can't. Also I need to throat punch that bitch Katherine. Can I pleaseeeeee????

When Amelia Lazen goes to a country spa called Arlington Hall for her birthday and to recoup after a breakup she never thought she would find more than some rest and relaxation. That was until she meets mysterious stunner of a man named Jude Harrison there. They have an attraction towards one another but is there more than just that? When her job hosts a convention at the same location she discovers that man is none other than the owner! They may have an instant connection but when she finds he might not be telling her the full truth can this truly be anything more than a good time? Sadly, this felt like it was trying to meet the mark with how the “This Man” series did but I felt it was missing something. They have a similar dynamic with “one look and he can’t stay away” but I did not find the same pull Mr. Ward had. I am still Interested in seeing what happens next and continuing as this does ends on a cliffhanger. Told in first person and Amelia’s POV.

This book is very fun for what it is. Jude is full of red flags but it worked for me. I need Amelia to forgive him simply because I need them together. He's absolutely crazy but that's working for me and it's clearly what she needs.

I received an arc from valentine pr.

Jodi Ellen Malpas is my queen. If she writes it, I’m reading it. And this book has been no exception. It was fun, it was spicy and it had a great plot! I couldn’t put this down. I’ve loved Jodi’s writing for over a decade and I just cannot get enough of her stuff. Highly, highly recommend!

3.75 OK.. I freaking devoured this in two days.

At first I was like yeah you know same same old, but we get toward the end and I did not see that coming.

Fricking Jude man, he can suck a 🤬.

And Amelia bless her fucking heart.

I am so mad and now I can’t wait for a book 2..

This is my first book by this author and I do enjoy her MMC’s. I like the possessive doesn’t take no for an answer type of dude so this resonates with me well, it might not with everybody.:

I do like the older characters 30-year-old.. I kinda wanna figure out what’s going on with Jude and the pills and how he says he’s an F up. I’m not feeling sorry for him at all right now. He’s on my freaking 💩list:

I’m kind of feeling really bad for Nick.

And it’s kind of refreshing to see zero miscommunication between the friends. They just tell each other everything…

this book was actually one of my choices for Amazon first reads so I did read this earlier. and then I got the arc approval after.

Exactly what I was expecting from JEM! I haven't read much from her recently and it was so fun being back in her world.

I'm kind of stuck between a 3.5 and 4 so rounding up. There was just something missing for me that didn't give me the big WOW I usually get with her books. But with that said, I was still hooked and the suspense aspect that went along with the romantic chase in this one kept me on the edge of my seat. Warning that it is a cliffhanger and the next one doesn't come out for months which is going to kill me! Jude is a total alpha and goes after what he wants with no shame. Amelia is trying to prove her worth in a mans world and it was so nice that Jude was supportive of that, even when he could be overbearing about other stuff. I loved how this felt kind of like a suspenseful romance in a sense which is where the cliffhanger comes in at the end. You are led to think something behind the scenes is going on the whole time and boy was it a doozy!

I can't wait to see how/if Jude can redeem himself.

Thank you to ValentinePR, Netgalley, and Jodi Ellen Malpas for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!