I was a teenager when I ran away to Las Vegas determined to make it on my own. The choice was easy—stay for an ordinary marriage or escape for an extraordinary life. I took a chance on myself, trusted in fate, and boarded the bus bound for the unknown.In the glitzy glamour of the showgirl scene, I entertained the famous, the elite, and the mafia. But what I never expected was the invitation from … invitation from a mysterious stranger to land at my feet and invite me to explore my darkest desires.
With the mob hot on my trail, I decided to use my well-honed, entrepreneurial skills to advance my game and play a better one than their own. I wasn’t just another pretty face, but a cunning, ruthless bitch hellbent on getting what I wanted.
My name is Anna Ford.
This is my story.
And how it all came to be.
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Anna Ford is the MC and she takes you on quite the ride. You travel her life from 1955 until 2015. Spanning decades her life has love,longing,courage and extreme emotion. Every single character in this book made this book absolutely amazing. This book proves just how excellent Kailee is at keeping the story line intense to keep you involved in it and turning the page to see what happens next. I absolutely love how she shares her story with golden boy Sal. This was just an intense emotional story you can’t help but dig into to see what is going to happen next. Highly recommend.
This story of Anna’s past experiences is quite engaging and entertaining. This brings a depth to her story that I didn’t know I needed. I love how we’re going back and shining a light in dark corners, peeling layers, and baring souls.
I don’t even know where to begin. I absolutely adored the story of Anna’s beginning. I had so many different emotions about the triangle of Anna, Jake, and Luca. From absolutely adoration to literally asking out loud “WTF”. Kailee did it again with drawing the reader in and holding them captive from start to finish. Cannot wait to continuing Sal’s story!!!
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review.
I was a teenager when I ran away to Las Vegas determinded to make it on my own. The choice was easy–stay for a ordinary marriage or escape for an extraordinary life. I took a chance on myself, tusted in fate, and boarded the bus bound for the unknown. In the glitzy glamour of the showgirl scene, I entertained the famous, the elite, and the mafia. But what I never expected was the invitation for a mysterious stranger to land at my feet and invite me to explore my darkest desires. With the mob hot on my tail, I decided to use my well-honed, entrepreneurial skills to advance my game and play a better one than their own. I wasn’t just another pretty face, but a cunning, ruthless bitch hellbent on getting what I wanted. My name is Anna Ford. This is my story. And how it all came to be.
HOLY WOW!!!! This is a book you do not want to miss. This is the story of Anna Ford and she takes us on quiet the journey from 1955 to 2015. She too has a story to tell that will have you unable to put down. I love how it is written and we are getting the story first hand from Anna herself. I loved we get information on basically all the characers in this book and there are so many of them that I really really liked. Anna too is such an amazing character all on her own. I loved how she evolved in this story and adapted when needed. She is a fiercely independent, brave, strong and not afraid to say what she thinks. But she also learns and that is always a good thing. I hate when characters keep making the same mistakes over and over again. Bad Girl is dark and emotional and has some of the best twists you will ever find in a book. It had me breathless at times and one the edge of my seat while the entire things is so well written it will play out like a movie in your heart. I felt like I was right there with Anna through this entire book. This is a book you do not want to miss. I have only recently discovered Kailee Reese Samuels and I am so happy I did but at the same time I am kicking myself for it taking so long for me to discover her. If you only read on book this year, this is an excellent one for you to read. It’s a must read and I would give it a million stars if I could.
In Bad Girl we enter another dynamic chapter of the Juliet world. Anna Ford is the founder of Juliet & this is her story. We meet a young Anna who has run away to Las Veges to escape the life she did not want to live in Texas. She discovers a life that she is both exciting & dangerous. She uses it to her advantage but it involves many dangerous men. Her story evolves from those encounters in Las Vegas to time in Europe than back home to Texas. She struggles with the love she has for two men & comes to understand that they both have a place in her life but not how she pictured them. The story is told to Sal as Anna is ready to confess a long held secret about her life & her love. Once again, Sal must learn a hard truth that will shake him but ultimately make him more determined to meet his final goal.
Kailee Reese Samuels has done it again by giving us Juliet fans (and soon to be Juliet fans) an indepth look into the story behind one of Juliet’s key characters. She writes with a gift to take the reader on an exploration that is full of many emotions. It is a roller coaster ride for both Anna & the reader. This book is an absolute must for read & an empowering journey for our dear Grand Dame Anna Ford. Thanks Kailee.
What an outstanding book!
Ms. Samuels gives the reader a story filled with so much emotions and a world of intrigue.
Anna is an unforgettable kind of heroine.
She’s such an impressive character.
She’s strong and courageous and a pioneer of her time.
Anna knows how to play the game with those in her life.
Although her life does have it’s fair share of sadness and pain,she never lost who she was and always found a way to find the good.
It’s impossible not to admire and love Anna.
Her free spirit and the fire inside her is something to behold especially in the time period of her life.
Brilliant beautiful story of the life of Anna Ford!
Omg what a story! I loved reading the back story on Anna. There were so many things I didn’t know about her and how she came to be the woman she is. Jake is my second favorite man, he loved Anna with all he was….and then there was Luca who is my third man….I think if things would have been different in his life he and Anna would have been together but then the story wouldn’t have been as great as it is. The chemistry with these 3 was off the chart hot! I so love reading about these characters and I love how the name Juliet came about for the school. I can’t wait to see what is coming next!
Wow! I am blown away! This is a masterpiece. Anna is brilliant. At some times I had to remind myself that this was a story created by someone. The ingenuity in the conversations and descriptions of the scenery was magnificent. This is unique story told from the perspective of different characters. It is dark, sexual and romantic. There is love on varying levels that march through Anna’s life that serve different purposes. She is a fierce and feisty character who embraces her sexuality with no excuses. It is definitely not for the feint of heart but if you want to have a really great and pleasurable reading experience this is definitely the book for you.
This book is going to stay with me forever. Always intrigued by Anna Ford, her story totally captured my mind. Boy did she overcome some obstacles in love and life. Whilst some of her memories are painful and unsettling, Anna’s outlook and sheer determination, filled my heart with admiration for her.
Kailee you knocked it out of the park once again with another amazing book! You see Anna grow from 15 to 75 and learn so much about her.
This book is kind of a spin off from another series from this author. Not having read the those books, I was a little confused but overall enjoyed the book. It was written differently than pretty much all books I read. It was a telling of Anna Ford’s story told in her voice as she is talking to someone else. It was the someone else that confused me mainly because I really didn’t know who he was or how he tied into the story until the very end. Overall, it was a joy to read and I loved all of the ups and downs of Anna.
This is now my second favorite book. Anna is the epitome of someone who does their own thing and doesn’t care what others think. In true Kailee fashion you’re going to laugh, ugly cry, swoon, cry again and then it all wraps up into a beautiful ending the just fits. You’ll also fall in love with Luca and Jake, maybe even Ryu. Once again she had hit all the right chords and made beautiful music.
Sometimes to get to the top and to succeed, you have to be a bit of a bad girl. Fighting her way to the top, handed a crap hand and turning it into something better that she can call her own, that she worked hard for, sacrificed for is what this story is about. Come learn about one woman who knew that to keep pushing through life, you have to keep your head high and be a bad b*tch.
We were beauty.
We were magic.
We were unstoppable.
After I finished Big Girl, I had only one remaining question: Can this author’s work get any better? I’m in awe of KRS’ words, of this book, in awe of Anna.
I’ve always loved this character since I met her in The Initiation, but now? Her independance, strength, determination and maturity make of her one of the most fascinating heroine I have ever read.
Her playfulness. Her freedom. Her ambition. Her intelligence. Each one of her traits was so endearing I connected with her from the start and found myself utterly immersed in her world, in Vegas sparkling casinos, in the old chateau in France and in the debris and renovations in Texas.
BIG GIRL is the proof (if you even needed one) that you can’t impose yourself limits as to what YOU THINK you want and don’t want to read; you just have to trust Kailee Reese Samuels to let the words flow and lead you through her characters’ feelings. The justess of the tone and emotions is fabulous. It’s at turns (and sometimes all at once), beautiful and magic, raw and painful, sweet and gentle. I cried, hurt with Anna, laughed and smiled, felt her guilt, and passion.
“There are times when a woman keeps secrets to preserve the future.”
Anna’s story is about love, painful, tragic, epic, impossible. But most of all about finding the freedom she has always needed. She made errors, experiences, met a lot of people but never lost her fire and who she was. It’s what I loved the most about her story. Even in her submission, she still found a way to show who she was. This emotional rollercoaster will break and heal you. And again. Its exquisite sensuality, its artistic erotism will leave you craving for more, its intensity will draw you in, but as always with this author, can you guess where you’re going to end up at? The depth of all the characters combined with the depth of the storyline is brilliantly handled. To watch Anna play in this Man’s World, and make herself a place into it, is a treat like no other. Find out how Juliet came to life, how early on everything started, and you will come back for more; with an ending like this one, you will have no other choice!!!
Well, damn. Plenty of romancing happening here, mixed with some old fashioned pragmatism, and a healthy dose of seize the moment! Was nice to get the backstory of a number of others in Sal’s world, too. But the main reason to read this? If you are a fan of Kailee Samuels, you will know why, and somewhat what to expect. Mostly.
Another great release from KRS full of emotions, up and downs, twist and turns and characters that you can’t help but love!
Bad Girl is about Anna Ford and her journey 1955-2015, starting st age 15. Her story is full of heartache, courage, lust and many other emotions. Her story will tug and your heartstrings – you’ll laugh and cry along the way.
Anna tells us her story of how she goes from 15 year old call girl all the way to how Juliet come about and you all was involved with making it happen. Not everything is easy and beautiful on her journey. With risky decisions, hard choices and challenges along the way, Anna’s story kept me on the edge of my seat in suspense.
I really enjoyed reading Anna’s story and couldn’t help but loving all of the characters that I met through her.
When I read Juliet I knew I loved Anna Ford, and knew she had a story to tell, but baby I was not prepared for it. Young Anna has blown my mind and I couldn’t be happier about it. I have fallen in love with yet another of KRS books. If I’m wrong I promise you I don’t want to be right.
Talk about a story that rips open your emotions and leaves you wanting more. I found myself sucked in the midst of a triangle of love, hurt and angst between Lucas, Jake and Anna. One minute you are taking in the passion of these characters and the next crying due to an unexpected turn of events. Then again when you read these stories you should always expect the unexpected. Another amazing and brilliant story that continues the Sal journey. Cannot wait to see what she comes up with next.
What can I say yet again Kailee has knocked the wind out of me with another amazing book!!!!
This story follows Anna Ford who we have come to know and love from her first appearance in Juliet to now following her back story as she tells it to none other than our very own Sal. Her life as a Vegas showgirl as a teenager all the way through working with mob bosses and then falling in love with not only one Dom but two Dom’s Luca and Jake, to eventually coming back to sugar grove and giving us what we now know as her school Juliet!!
Boy do not get me started on Luca I think I am in love with him no there is no thinking about it I know I love this character so much!!!! (but not as much as I love Sal) we get to see a few well known characters again in this book chance being one as we see him as a child in this story, I didn’t even see it coming when Anna told Sal who chance’s father was in the end.
Again another brilliant book by my unicorn author, I cannot wait to see and read what’s coming next 2019 is gonna be an amazing year and I’m definitely on the Kailee train for sure and I’m soooo not getting off at all!!!!
This story had me hooked I didn’t want to put it down and didn’t want it to end! I love how this book walks us through Anna’s life from age 15 through 75 The ups and downs the good and the bad . I love how Kailee makes you feel like you know these characters! Love , losses, and lots a steamy details ! I highly recommend this book !!!!