A bright young doctor falls for her hot new boss, a mysterious man with dark secrets and a desire to claim her as his own.Dr. Penina Ross learns that the stranger she shared a brief connection with the other day is not only a surgeon at the hospital where she works but her new boss. And now everybody wants to know who is Dr. Jake Sparrow and from what part of heaven the handsome doctor fell.… doctor fell.
However, Pen knows that if she’s smart, she’ll stay far away from Jake Sparrow–if that’s even his real name. She has an unlucky habit of attracting and falling for liars and cheaters, and that’s exactly what the secretive doctor feels like to her.
Yet at times she catches him staring at her from across the room, and when he does, her heart races like the wind. He’s also one of the most brilliant neurosurgeons in the world. She’s supposed to be learning from him but he refuses to let her scrub in on his surgeries. What’s up with that?
Although Dr. Sparrow is proving to be an annoying boss-hole, Pen still finds it hard to resist his subtly seductive ways. Then, one day he makes her an offer she can’t refuse, and soon after, sparks fly.
But Pen soon discovers she was right about Dr. Sparrow. He has secrets, one’s that hit closer to home than she could ever imagine.
Dive into this enthralling romance series today! There are plenty of pulse-pounding twists and turns along with a scorching romance.
The Secret Billionaire Asher Christmas Duet (Asher’s Complete Story)
Book 1 – Seduction
Book 2 – Embrace
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No spoilers!
What the he ll???
This ends on a serious “Why would you stop there?”
To me, it’s a bit more than a cliffhanger
It was …
Abrupt
Yes, I’m a bit shocked and ranting –
I was so lost in the story I actually thought I was missing part of the book –
The abrupt return to reality sort of threw me
I was invested from the first alluded brush off
The tension between our two mc’s is off the charts
and the way Sparrow deals with it – torn between smacking him upside the back of his head and dousing him with cold water
It was full of all those subtle clues – you know the little breadcrumbs are sprinkled with a false sweetness just to lure you in
Wait for the plot twist!!!
“Every bad guy had a good side, and every good guy had a bad side. It was the percentage that determined their character. ”
Dr. Sparrow has all kinds of secrets going on.
When we first meet him he seems all kinds of arrogant but if you listen closely you hear him whisper “hello”.
That told me more about him than anything that followed.
He had his reasons.
Do I agree with his methods?
Nope
But he wasn’t being malicious for the sake of cruelty.
“Know thyself. Always try to be aware of who you are. It’s not going to be easy but do it. ”
Pen is a survivor. She has her issues and as the story unravels we get to know her past a bit more. The events that made her the compassionate and driven Dr. that she is today.
She is pretty easy going and honest with herself, for the most part.
A tad stubborn but in a good way.
Their paths are about to collide and the resulting implosion just might obliterate both their worlds
Yeah, the secrets are that big.
I read an ARC copy.
My rating is based on the belief scene errors and edits will be corrected before publishing.
This whole series a great read.
Had to buy the 2nd book to complete story, but worth it
its a cliffhanger
Like this author
Great read but a cliff hanger
I would have liked it more if it was a whole story! I hate cliffhangers!
Too bad it stopped where it did.
Couldn’t put down and can’t wait to read the next book.
Absolutely loved this book.
I don’t often want the second book in a series but I did with this one!
3.5 Stars Seduction is the first book in The Billionaire Asher Christmas Duet and also the first book by Z.L. Arkadie that I have read. I enjoyed the characters and the chemistry that wrapped around them. The storyline is laced with a touch of hospital drama and growing intrigue that escalates throughout the book and will leave you hanging at the end. So get ready, because Jake and Pen have more to their stories and so many secrets are yet to be revealed!
He’s a man of mystery, but can her heart survive the truth? Seduction is as unpredictable as it can get. Jake is the new guy in town. Pen is determined to find out all his secrets. Can she handle the answers. Arkadie keeps emotions invested in this mind blowing mystery.
Seduction is the first book in The Secret Billionaire Asher Christmas Duet Series and it’s amazing! Penina (Pen) is at the end of her residency of neurosurgery in New Orleans when Jake (Asher Christmas) starts as the attending of neurosurgery. Pen is attracted to Jake, but she was just getting out of horrible relationship. Jake is quite a mystery and doesn’t offer much information about himself. Pen would love to be part of his surgical team, but he seems to push her out of his surgeries. When Pen’s apartment is damaged from a fire Jake offers her a place to stay. The chemistry and attraction between these two is palpable. This book has twists and turns, mystery, and chemistry. The ending sure took me by surprise, but I loved this story and can’t wait to read the next book.
Started slow….but once you got further into the story, you started to want more. I was intrigued by Dr. Sparrow right off, you could just tell he was hiding something…Penina had a sad background and unlucky in love. Book smart, love stupid. But the ending!!! My god! A cliffhanger!! I MUST KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!
By Liz
Dr. Penina Ross is about done with her neurosurgery residency when a mysterious hot neuro comes aboard and sets off everyone’s radar. Sure, most of them are women who think he’s hot, but Penina thinks there’s something secretive about him and she’s not all about secrets since her ex had secrets that ended up hurting her, badly. Plus, he’s not exactly kind to her, so Penina doesn’t allow him to distract her the way he’s distracting everyone else. Until a situation arises that has him offering up his place to her and suddenly that attraction she didn’t want to admit, is springing up all over his posh dwelling.
But yet, even as they’re engaging in a secretive relationship, Jake still isn’t really opening up to her, and Penina is wondering just what is going on and where they’re headed. And then, and THEN, that crazy cliffhanger happened and now I am furious that I’ll have to wait til God only knows when to find out what happens next!
I liked Seduction mainly because of Penina. She’s awesome – smart and kind and compassionate and brightened up the entire story. I’ll admit that Jake isn’t exactly my favorite character, but I’m hoping he will open up more and show off I hope a warmer side in the next installment.
Seduction by Z.L. Arkadie is the First book in The Secret Billionaire Asher Christmas Duet Series. This starts the story of Jake Sparrow and Penina ‘Pen’ Ross. Penina is finally out of a bad relationship and also coming to the end of her residency in a New Orleans Hospital. Then Jake comes to the New Orleans hospital as a attending Dr in the same filled at Penina. Penina has a intimidate attraction to Jake but he is harsh towards her especially at work. Although she would love to be a part of his surgical team he always over looks her. When she is displaced from her home due to a fire, Jake offers up his friends Penthouse where he is staying too. Although after house they run hot with their feelings, during the day Jake turns cold toward her. This does end with a cliffhanger setting us up for the next installment in their story…which I can’t wait to read!
Penina Ross is a resident surgeon in New Orleans, well-liked and hard working. She is almost done with her residency when Jake Sparrow comes on board as an attending. Dr. Sparrow is attractive and enigmatic. Touted as a genius in the operating room but he makes a point of turning Penina away from his surgeries. When a fire at the apartment building that they both live in forces Penina to find alternative housing. Jake offers up his “friend’s” penthouse. This starts a quiet affair between Penina and Jake where things aren’t as they seem and Jake isn’t as open as he should be.
The opening of this book is a little slow as it sets up the meeting between and coming together of Jake and Penina. They dance around each other for a while with Penina cautious of getting involved with the secretive Sparrow. The story picks up when they start sleeping with each and Jake’s secrets start coming out.
The chemistry between the two characters is strong. Penina, the ambition yet caring doctor and Jake the hotshot attending make for an interesting couple. The suspense of who Jake really is and, more importantly, Penina, leads to a cliffy guaranteed to make you grit your teeth, this first in the trilogy sets up a solid story that looks like it will only get better.