There’s a hot new hire.
Too bad she’s Donavan’s ex.
Oh, and there’s one other problem—they hate each other.
The last thing he expected to see when he walked into the office was Paisley Williams.
She was the only person to graduate ahead of him at Columbia. The one woman who could give it back better than he could dish it out.
She was also the biggest regret of his life. What he did to her … regret of his life. What he did to her was unforgivable.
Now, she’s back in Chicago, working at his firm.
When old feelings interfere, stakes get raised, and secrets are revealed…
Will they have a shot at making it the second time around? Or are they more doomed than the first?
Arrogant Playboy is the fourth book in the Cocky Suits Chicago series.
If you loved Cocky Playboy, Possessive Playboy, and Filthy Playboy then you will fall head-over-heels in love with Arrogant Playboy as we introduce you to Donavan and Paisley.
What readers are saying:
★★★★★ “You might need to have tissues handy, because this one has all the feels.”
★★★★★ “Paisley and Donovan’s second chance at love is one full of heartache, hurt, and sexual tension through the roof.”
★★★★★ “Arrogant Playboy? How about hot, dirty, powerful dominant attorney that is just lost in the world?”
★★★★★ “I have loved this whole series, but this one is definitely my favorite.”
★★★★★ “Bring on the tears and swoon-worthy moments when the Collins men come together.”
★★★★★ “This is one of those series that seriously needs a binge read…”
★★★★★ “I couldn’t get enough!”
★★★★★ “Fans of Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward, Ruth Cardello, TL Swan, J.S. Scott, and Lucy Score will absolutely love this series!”
Cocky Suits World Books:
Cocky Suits Chicago
Cocky Playboy – Book 1
Possessive Playboy – Book 2
Filthy Playboy – Book 3
Arrogant Playboy – Book 4
Cocky Suits Dallas
Devil in a Suit – Book 1
Playboy in a Suit – Book 2
Player in a Suit – Book 3
Rebel in a Suit – Book 4
more
This is Donovan’s book, the last Collins brother, “Baby Collins” as it were lol. He’s kinda like a teapot ready to blow (I swear that’s a saying somewhere ), holding all his emotions inside & being the grumpy brother. Though when you find out why he is the way he is, you kinda wanna give him a hug . In walks Paisley, a past love, a bad ending, the whole love/hate to the max. Both are fierce, intelligent, and feel the need to win. Will their second chance become their happily ever after, or will secrets tear them up again? You’re gonna love finding out!!
I have a love hate relationship with Donavan. Once you read the story you will fall in love with him and forgive him for his arrogant ways. He is the youngest of the brothers and has an emotional journey to take you on. Paisley has some emotional issues to work through too. These two go on such a journey. The ending was so beautiful and you learn something about Donavan that will make you swoon.
I really loved this book. Although Donovan was not my favorite brother, I did have a whole new understanding of why he was always trying to prove himself and be the best. While both were at fault in the past, I really loved that Paisley and Donovan got a second chance.
I was really looking forward to finally have the youngest Collin brother, Donovan’s story! He was always so surly, arrogant, and combative, but also so sweet and misunderstood. This is his second chance romance with his college love, Paisley. He left her after college without a word and brokenhearted. She was always sweet, loving and adored Donovan. Now she was a tough, stone-cold killer attorney. She is back in Chicago to take care of her family, and wanting a job with The Hunter Group. Donovan is furious his brother’s hired her. He doesn’t trust her intentions, but mostly he doesn’t trust his long buried feelings. Neither has forgotten the other, and their fiery passion soon ignites again and they can’t stay away from each other. Donovan has issues with his family that make him bitter and argumentative with his brother’s but Paisley makes him feel more at peace. But Paisley has her own secrets that are eating at her, and when they come to light, she will lose Donovan for good this time. This is another sweet and sizzling romance with a heartfelt intriguing story line. These Collins men can argue like crazy but the women that live them keep them on their toes. I loved the ending as Donovan enlists the whole family to win Paisley back! These Collins men and their colleagues have really found a place in my heart and I can’t wait for more!
This is my first read of the Chicago Suits series, and I really enjoyed it! The back and forth with Donovan and Paisley kept me on the edge of my seat through the whole read. I felt as if I was going through their emotions; their hurt, jealousy, happiness, confusion…. Just a whirlwind! 🙂 I also loved how you got a glimpse of the other Collins brothers and their family dynamic.
Alex and Sloane are a great team and I can’t wait to go read about the other Collins brothers.
This is my honest review for receiving an ARC copy!
4 stars
Great second chance story in the Cocky Suits series.
For years, Donovan and Paisley have harbored resentment and grudges. Those come to a head when Paisley is forced to return to Chicago to take care of her family. The chemistry from these two lights up the skyline and everyone around them can see it’s more than just lust. But bitterness and resentment makes the road between them even harder to navigate than the seven years they’ve spent apart.
As hot as he was, and he’s mega hot, Donovan bugged me with his bitter asshole routine, hating everyone and everything around him but once he broke free, he was a sight to behold. I was so proud of Daddy Collins, in the end, although it was forever in coming. Paisley and Donnie were amazing together and I am so happy they got their HEA.
AnnMarie – Alphas Do It Better Book Blog
Arrogant Playboy is my first read by Alex Wolf and Sloane Howell….and after reading this one I am definitely dying to read more from this writing duo, especially the Collins brothers.
Donovan is a criminal law lawyer. He is arrogant, dominant, hot, and powerful. He has worked hard to get where he is and prove to his old brothers that he is more than just the baby of the family. Paisley is a successful lawyer and she is doing everything she can to help her father and her grandparents out, even if that means moving back to Chicago and working for a law firm that took her father down and also happens to be the one her ex, Donovan works at.
The chemistry between Donovan and Paisley is EXPLOSIVE. These two were on FIRE. The dislike between them led to tons of tension, which led to some steamy scenes. They were together for three years during law school, so there is a lot of history between them and it is history that you don’t just forget about it. Things quickly progressed between them and seemed to only grow hotter as the story and their relationship progressed.
There was a little bit of drama, some great family moments and whole lot of heat. If you love powerful, dominant, dirty talking lawyers and second chance romances then this is definitely one you’ll want to check out,
5 stars is not enough for this book!
There are books that will take me on journeys that make my eyes water, THIS book did more than that!
This book at one point had tears rolling down my face and I felt like I was living through Donnovan! This is huge for me because not many authors can tap that deeply for me!
The relationship between Donnovan and Paid will draw you in. You get to see a wide to Donnovan that most men in general don’t show for various reasons.
Pais has her own story and her own struggles like we all do.
While I read a TON of books this one, THIS book is by far my absolute favorite of the series, but also on my top 5 of all books!
Sloane and Alex did an absolutely fantastic job on this book that EVERYONE MUST read!
What are you waiting for, one click, borrow from ku, borrow from a friend whatever you need to do.just read this book. I promise you won’t be disappointed!
Okay so Arrogant Playboy is now my new favorite in the Cocky Suits Chicago series. Sloane Howell and Alex Wolf are this awesome writer duo that will bring you some sexy hotness but also give you so many other ranges of emotions. I laughed, cried and fanned myself all throughout Arrogant Playboy and applaud what Wolf and Howell just gave us with Donavan and Paisley. You are going to love the love/hate Donavan and Paisley bring to this book. This is their second chance to get things right. This is seeing Donavan in a whole new light and being blown away by all sides of him. Seriously I couldn’t get enough of Donavan and Paisley. Watching Donavan fix his relationship with Paisley as well as his family will just pull at you so much. I’m so in love with Arrogant Playboy. You really need to one click this one.
4.5 Star Review Arrogant Playboy (Cocky Suits #4) by Sloane Howell and Alex Wolf
This is the fourth book that I have read by Sloane Howell and Alex Wolf and Arrogant Playboy was a great addition to the series.
This is Donavan and Paisley’s story and is was certainly an entertaining one. I loved Donavan, he ticked the boxes for me and was certainly swoon worthy. He is decidedly more complicated that his brothers, he is broody and at times you have no idea what he is thinking.
In Paisley, he has certainly met his match, she is just as stubborn and determined as he is and it was fun to watch her give as good as she got and give Donavan a run for his money, so to speak. This book was at times emotional which was a little surprising and there are a couple of instances which brought tears to my eyes. There was an intensity to their chemistry and the scenes were steamy to say the least.
A strong collaboration between two authors who write very well together. I have no idea where one author stopped and the other took over, such was the flow of the writing. I cannot wait for the next book in the series.
Wow. Hot dirty powerful story. Loved Donavan and Paisley. They are both loyal and loving. They would do anything for family. Loved how you felt like you were there with them as they went through all the ups and downs. They are one amazingly strong compassionate loving couple. A must read.
Arrogant Playboy – Cocky Suits Chicago Book 4 – Sloane Howell & Alex Wolf
Finally book 4 of Cocky Suites Chicago, with Donavan and Paisley’s story.
From the get go there has been something about Donavan that has had me wondering what is up with this guy. We all know the Collins boys are alpha men and they know best etc. etc, but Donavan, there was something there anger, disappointment, contempt, so much negativity, so much obvious hurt. Which keeps the reader wondering what the heck!
On top of all of this Donavan now has to deal with Paisley Williams. From Chapter 1 onwards, it was evident there was not good blood between Donavan and Paisley, add all that to whatever he has been carrying around with him before when she arrives at The Hunter Group looking for a job one could almost imagine an atomic bomb going off and you don’t want to be around when it happens.
It turns out that Donavan and Paisley know each other well, so well, that at one point they were in a committed relationship until that ended, badly. Now she has come back to Chicago and holy heck, Decker has hired her! How could he do that to Donavan? Of course, if anyone had of known what kind of history they had then maybe that wouldn’t have happened. For every hit Donavan makes she counters back, hard, fast and she isn’t taking prisoners, she is going to take Donavan down if he doesn’t watch it.
Eventually, Donavan and Paisley get a chance to open up to each other and realize that much of their animosity was also the fact they still had feelings for each other. Now Donavan has to work on “those other issues”.
It’s here, that I get to say the way Sloane and Alex dealt with the true issues of Donavan’s anger…his feelings are honest and true feelings that are commonly found in the real world. I sincerely teared up and needed to take a break for a bit when I read that part. Hard to read when you keep tearing up!
Just when it seems that Donavan is moving forward in all parts of his life, of course someone is going to throw a wrench into it. A few things you might want to remember, he does have a loving family and he has a brother with a PHD in grand gestures.
Sloane Howell and Alex Wolf gave Donavan the grand gesture of books to help him get his family and the love of his life back. This is a 6 star book for me!
These two have outdone themselves again!! This whole series is off the charts, but this one is my absolute favorite!!
Donavan is a surly, grumpy, egotistical man.
He was my least favorite of the brothers, but that changed very fast!!
Donovan gets blindsided when Paisley, the one woman who he truly loved but lost comes back into his life by working at his firm.
These two have so much hate towards each other that it was only a matter of time before their sexual tension exploded!!
Get your tissues ready!! This one will DEFINITELY have your emotions all over the place!!
Sometimes I find that by time I make it to book 3 or 4 of a series, my interest starts to take a serious dive. This is my first series by Howell/Wolf and I am delighted to report there has been zero loss of interest here! In fact, I think this is my favorite of the Cocky Suits to date! Donovan was exceptionally well developed. I love that family issues were explored both separately and in connection with his love life. Paisley was a fantastic, strong female lead. I just loved her! One of my favorite 2020 reads.
Every book I think that brother is the best, but I think Donovan is the all around best, most arrogant Collins brother and I love it! Donovan had it all in law school. Top of his class, good friends and a woman he was in love with. Right at graduation it all went to hell and he left Paisley with a broken heart and his heart was permanently hardened. Seven years later he runs into her in NYC but refuses to be civil. He heads back to Chicago to kick some ass and take nor prisoners, until he see the “new hire” for the firm. Paisley returns to Chicago from her prestigious NY job to take care of her family, though you get the feeling that she is leaving something out of her story. The two of them in close proximity sets off all kinds of fireworks….in the office…in the bar…in the bedroom!! I love that we finally get Donovan’s story. You realize why he is the asshole he is, and you see how much they still love each other, if they can ever forgive and move on. This is such a fabulous book, I just loved it!
This was a great one for me! I wasn’t expecting this to be so emotional! Now I plan on reading all of the other books in the series, since this is the first book I’ve read from these two authors!
He shattered her heart at the most awful time in her life. Now 7 years later she is back. He still wants her but can he trust her? He wonders if she has an agenda under all of her smoke and mirrors.
She has to keep her grip on her goals. He cannot be forgiven for what he did. Or can he? But, she has priorities and he should not be one.
This tumultuous relationship between Donavan and Paisley is filled with pain, regrets, unspoken truths and a shimmer of lies. But at the heart of it all, there is the lust of course because they are an undeniable inferno. There are memories of what they once were. And there is still love, which neither can run from.
The battle of wills was exciting and you vary on who you root for to win the day. The passion is lava hot and will warm up your coldest night. The pain will tear your heart out deep and make you wish you could heal it for them. The love wins the day and will have you pumping your fist screaming YES!
This entire series and this entire family now has a special place in my heart. Thank you, Alex Wolf and Sloane Howell for these fabulous books!
Wow, just wow! I knew that Donovan’s story would a tough one because from meeting him in the other books, he appears to have a chip the size of Chicago on his shoulder. But until you delve into this book, you don’t truly know why, when I found out, my heart broke!
Donovan seems to constantly carry a huge ball of rage with him but Paisley seems to soften that a little, despite their history! Because, believe me at the beginning of the book, I really wanted to throat punch the cocky f***er!!
It was definitely worth sticking out to the end!!
This second chance romance will give you a major case of “The Feels”. Donovan and Paisley’s story is filled with intense emotions, sizzling chemistry, tension, turmoil, anger, pain, angst, regret, sharp banter, mistakes, drama and embers of a love that endures. I felt for both these complex and flawed characters. There were a lot of layers to unpack for both of them. Insecurities, hurt feelings, pride and just plain stubbornness cause many a stumbling block along the way for this pair.
Baby boy Donovan, is not baby! In fact he is an Alpha Male and all that entails. At College, he meets his dream girl Paisley. After graduation, he takes off to parts unknown without a word, leaving her heart in tatters. That takes the sweet sassy girl and turns her into a tough, take no prisoners Top Lawyer. When her family has issues, she comes back to Chicago to help out. As soon as Donovan and Paisley see each other, the fireworks start again.
Can they get past everything and make it together?
Read the book to find out cause i’m not spoiling it for anyone! lol