From the New York Times bestselling authors of the Masters of Ménage series . . .They are the Perfect Gentlemen of Creighton Academy: privileged, wealthy, powerful friends with a wild side. But a deadly scandal is about to tear down their seemingly ideal lives . . .Maddox Crawford’s sudden death sends Gabriel Bond reeling. Not only is he burying his best friend, he’s cleaning up Mad’s messes, … friend, he’s cleaning up Mad’s messes, including his troubled company. Grieving and restless, Gabe escapes his worries in the arms of a beautiful stranger. But his mind-blowing one-night stand is about to come back to haunt him . . .
Mad groomed Everly Parker to be a rising star in the executive world. Now that he’s gone, she’s sure her job will be the next thing she mourns, especially after she ends up accidentally sleeping with her new boss. If only their night together hadn’t been so incendiary—or Gabe like a fantasy come true . . .
As Gabe and Everly struggle to control the heated tension between them, they discover evidence that Mad’s death was no accident. Now they must bank their smoldering passions to hunt down a murderer—because Mad had secrets that someone was willing to kill for, and Gabe or Everly could be the next target . . .
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This will probably always be my favorite of the Perfect Gentlemen series, mainly because it introduced me to the PG world. I love them all! I’m a sucker for a billionaire romance, and this one, with the power dynamics, the earnest and wickedly intelligent heroine, the holy-mackeral-hot love scenes was everything I could have hoped for. Start this series today! (And don’t count on getting any sleep, because there are four more to finish when you’re done. You won’t want to put any of them down!)
I’m sure there is no better writing duo than Shayla Black and Lexi Blake. Together they create stories interwoven with intrigue, mystery and romance loaded with hot steamy sex. Their characters are strong, likeable, talented and loyal. Every word, sentence and paragraph are crafted with the reader’s experience and enjoyment in mind.
We meet the Perfect Gentlemen in this book as they grieve the loss of one of their own, Maddox Crawford. He was their wild child, prankster, head line grabbing friend who died in a plane crash. Convinced it was not an accident, Gabriel Bond, Maddox’s best friend, sets out to learn the truth even though he is the prime suspect in his friend’s death. He meets and seduces Everly “Eve” Parker after the funeral and spends a decadent weekend with her before discovering she may have been the woman Mad left Gabe’s sister for. Everly is the head of Crawford’s cyber security division and was a good friendof Mad’s. Even though Gabe and Eve spent the weekend together, on the cold gray lighr of day events unfold, accusations are made and trust is broken. Coming back from that won’t be easy. Everly decides that helping Gabe discover the truth is something she must do. Many questions are posed, some are answered but the mystery becomes more entangled as truths are revealed. Lives are endangered as friend’s betrayal are discovered.
Welcome to the world of the wealthy and privileged. The Perfect Gentlemen is a group of men who bonded as young adults at an exclusive boarding school. All but one of these men comes from a wealthy background, the other is a scholarship student.
I liked learning about the background of the major characters, and how they formed a brotherhood that has lasted for many years. When Gabe, one of the Gentlemen, meets Everly, he finally finds a woman who actually interests him, and is real, not like the skinny, botoxed women in his normal circle. But after that first glance, he is hooked.
I liked the camaraderie of the men, and how they all supported each other. And Everly, what a great background story for a young executive.
Could not put down!
Such a good series!!!! I cannot wait to continue this series! This story was very engaging and such a page turner. I loved the build up of the main characters relationship and how each piece of the larger puzzle is added throughout the story. Excellent book! Love these authors!
I read Scandal Never Sleeps a while back and thought I’d do a re-read and I’m so glad I did. Not only is it written by two of my favourite authors but it’s also an incredible start to a phenomenal series.
Lexi Blake and Shayla Black weave together the start of what promises to be a suspenseful, drama filled, passionate and thrilled romance about a bunch of friends known as The Perfect Gentleman. Wealthy, powerful, and smart. You’d think they had a perfect life, not needing for anything. But oh how wrong that is..
This story is full of twists and turns, ups and down and so many unexpected events, while all this drama and suspense unfolds, these two authors mange to tie in just the right amount of passion and heat. It’ll keep you on your toes from the first page right until the last and you’ll want to dive right in to book to of this series!
As always, these authors never disappoint.
5 stars!
The start of The Perfect Gentlemen series. This is not a stand alone book, in order to get to the bottom of this series all must be read. Rich boys to powerful men. Murder and intrigue. Wow!!!