Alpha (noun): 1) Having the highest rank in a dominance hierarchy 2) The most powerful man in a group3) Liam BlackHe was a stranger to me, a dark and dangerous presence who materialized from the shadows one rainy night to save me from a vicious attack. I didn’t know his name or where he was from. All I knew was that the only place I’d ever felt safe was in his arms. But safety is an illusion. And …
But safety is an illusion.
And not every savior is a hero.
And—as I’d soon find out—having an alpha save your life comes with a price.
Liam Black wanted something from me in return.
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I devoured this book in one sitting. The hero and heroine had such an intense connection, with steamy scenes, sexual tension, and a laugh out loud banter that was priceless. Love this author.
This is an amazing read!! Insane chemistry between Liam and Tru! Truvy Sullivan is a country girl working nights in a diner, where a tall, dark, mysterious man comes to have coffee in Tru’s section. Eleven months and he has never said a word. She finally gets the nerve to talk to him, but she starts to babble about her family back home in Texas, and excuses herself to hide in the back, when she returns to the front he comes to the counter and finally talks to her, telling her they have a few things in common. Liam returns the following night and they start talking in earnest. Liam learns quickly that this shy girl is no pushover. Liam leaves this time with his last words being, have a nice life. Later as Tru was taking the garbage outback of the diner, she is attacked by a trio trying to rob the place, she is saved by Liam and their story takes off from there. funny, witty, sexy. A must-read!! I am hoping that maybe Delan and Killian getting their own story!
I received this book as an ARC for free with the promise of leaving an honest review.
Beautifully Cruel by J.T. Geissinger
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Book: Beautifully Cruel
Author: J.T. Geissinger
Type: Standalone; Book 1 in ‘Beautifully Cruel’.
POV: First Person – Dual
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4 Stars!
Age: Tru – 24; Liam – 39.
My wolf. My deadly protector, dark knight in Armani armor ripping to shreds those who dare to harm me.
Beautifully Cruel was a hell of a hot book. But I regress, J.T. Geissinger’s books always are. I’ve come at a point where she’s an auto click author for me. It wasn’t my first book from her and it won’t be the last. There’s really a reason why I love her books. From her impeccable writing to her intense characters, everything’s right up my alley. And this one was no different. I really enjoyed the beginning of this story and let me tell you, I was practically salivating at what was to come. It was sinfully delicious and smoldering hot with some off-the-charts chemistry. I love filthy and scandalously explicit scenes but more than that, I loved how Geissinger’s words fed my addiction. It’s all kinds of sexy. There is nothing lacking in that department.
Good guy who does bad things…or bad guy who does good things?
They say devils are made, not born and Liam Black is no different. He was the ultimate alpha male. So possessive, intense and obstinate. At first, I really thought Liam was a bad guy who does good things. But by the end, it was clear it was the opposite. It was not the change I was expecting cause I initially thought it was a mafia romance. It’s not really mafia and not as action-packed as I would’ve liked but good nonetheless. This is a story that will keep you captive from the very first word until the very last word. The heat level was insane! Liam and Tru were explosive together. She certainly tamed the wolf in a certain way. Both have experienced traumatic pasts and carry scars buried deep below the surface. Their instant connection expands into a raw and obsessive romance as the story progresses.
She’s my match. The yang to my yin. The light to my darkness. She’s what I didn’t know I’d been missing all these years: a soft place to fall.
These characters give you a run for your money, the interactions and the dynamic between Tru and Liam was mesmerizing. A great story that was so engaging, with a kickass, spunky heroine and a sexy, bossy guy that will leave you wanting more and more of his sexy smoldering ways.
Goddamn bossy men. I should start a women’s group for survivors of alpha males. There are probably millions of us worldwide, nursing bruised hopes, hearts, and uteruses.
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This was the first book I have read by this author and it surely won’t be my last! She writes with great wit and sass that it was so easy to fall in love with these characters. Give me a sexy accent attached to an even sexier man in a suit, who can dirty talk in at least five languages, and I am in love.
Truvy is a waitress at a greasy diner studying for the bar exam. She’s a self-described introvert, yet she has a backbone. I absolutely loved this girl. She was hysterical and charming. Her story’s of her family at home will easily win you over with her sweet country girl upbringing. I found myself laughing out loud more than once.
Liam is the mysterious man who wears black Armani suits. He comes into the diner every so often to sit in Truvy’s section. He never talks, he just watches her. He has an Irish accent and is sexy as sin.
Truvy has had enough of him just watching. She makes her move to draw him into a conversation and find out more about him. He is reserved and evasive, yet the smolder he exudes is just incendiary. She can’t help but be drawn to him. Although they are both undeniably attracted to one another, he is intent on warning her off.
Liam knows that he needs to stay away. His line of work affords no entanglements, but she has become his drug. He knows that he needs to walk away and never look back, but he can’t. All he wants is twenty-eight days with her and then he’ll walk away forever.
Their attraction is about as HOT as it gets! These two could set a house on fire!! Their connection is intense and beyond just the physical. They both assumed their lives would be totally different only to find out that they are more alike than either ever imagined. They each have secrets and pain that they push past. Both are seeking justice for the losses they have suffered. Love was never part of the plan, but it found them anyway. It was never a choice.
I fell in love with these characters immediately. Truvy was so much fun and I loved her spunky personality. Liam was powerful and his alpha protectiveness made him that much sexier. And anytime you throw in a man who can dirty talk in a another language, I am smitten. This is a one sitting read because once you get started you won’t want to put it down. The writing was the perfect mix of humor and emotion. That balance can be difficult and the author nailed it. I hope there will be more of the secondary characters (Hint Hint Killian) and more of Truvy and Liam. This was a book I just stumbled upon while I was searching Amazon and I am so glad that I 1-Clicked! I’ll be checking out the rest of this author’s back catalog.
I loved this couple and their story! Truvy, aka Tru, and Carla, her friend and co-worker, have nicknamed the mysterious stranger who has been coming to the diner they work in for several months, and only wants to be waited on by Tru, the Big Bad Wolf or just Wolf, because they don’t know who he is. When he comes to Tru’s rescue, she finally finds out who her hero stranger is. Oh, how I love a mysterious Alpha! Liam Black is, as the title would suggest, Beautifully Cruel, but is it really his true self? Liam doesn’t do relationships because of his dangerous lifestyle, but he wants Tru, even if only temporarily. Tru claims to be an introvert, but you could have fooled me – she’s tough and won’t back down from anyone. I absolutely loved their banter, their matched intelligence, their overall chemistry, and their intense sexual heat. Honorable mention to Tru’s roommate, Ellie, who was quirky but hilarious. This was a total page-turner from the start, and you will feel many emotions throughout. And we also got a little surprise towards the end of the book. Definitely a top read of 2020 without any doubt.
I love me a strong heroine and Tru fits that to a T. No matter how hot or intimidating Liam tries to be she holds her ground and pushes him to make glorious sexual tension on the page.
The push and pull between these two will have you hooked until you get to the end.
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This was probably my 5-6 book by this author and as always she has blown my mind with her way with the story line , the humor and those witty characters!!
The first thing that I would like to appreciate about this book is the humor in this book!!
my god!! I have never seen a book as humorous as this one! the female protagonist of this book simply stole my heart with her easy way with words and sexy comebacks. Tru was literally everything I aspire to be, from her sexy mouth to her appearance, she was a true queen!
Then there was Liam. The blurb of this book says that Liam is dominant, and believe me , that sentence is 100% true!! He is that perfect mixture of dominant and sexy and I was drooling after him for nearly 75%of the book.
The twists in this book were so unexpected and the ending was perfect!!
The most intriguing character I found was Killian and I would certainly like to know if he has a book or not, and Declan too!! they both need a book of their own!!
This book contained all the parts any book can contain. It had the humorous scenes, then there were the scenes that made me weep so hard!! and then there were those sexy scenes that had me drooling all over Liam so bad.
Is it wrong to beg the author to get me a Liam of my own???
I wont lie to you and be all praisey-praisey about this book, because in the staring I will admit that I was thinking of giving this book , about 4 stars because I was a bit bored . But then as the book progressed , I was so entertained and my mind was made up for 5 stars because this book certainly deserves 5/5 . It was perfect.
This is the book for all the mafia loving peeps , with a complete black-color-loving hero and heroine with a witty-as-hell mouth who absolutely drives the hero crazy!!
Read this one, You wont regret it!!
A beautiful love story. This book will stay in your heart for a long time. A must read.
I read this book out of order, but that seems to be my contrary way. For what it’s worth, you can read this book *after* reading book 2… part of me almost feels like it’s better that way, but like I said, I’m a contrarian.
I loved Tru and Liam’s story. It’s chock-full of everything romance readers love. Liam’s inability to stay away from Tru makes me swoon.
I seriously hope Diego gets his story told.
There are days when I kick myself in the butt and ask myself why I waited so long to read a story. This is one of those stories. Having read later books that may reference the characters, I thought there would be really no point in going back. I was wrong. Liam and Tru’s story is worth every single word I read. Everything from the snark and the chemistry and the soul-mate and the danger and suspense. Everything about this story was gold!
I love all this authors books and don’t even read what her books are about anymore – I just press the buy button as I know I will love it. This one was a great read. When you have an evening out with friends but can’t wait to get home to finish your book is when you know you’re reading a great story. As with most of her books this had it all, steam, sass, twists. love it.
Style: Romance
Story: 5/5
Sexual: (D.R.I.P) Don’t Read In Public
Enjoyment: 5/5
Series: N/A
First and foremost, Liam is a ZADDY. Sexy as hell and I don’t have one bad thing to say about his character.
I feel like the author mind F*** me with this book, how they meet, the build up, their witty and humorous comments, the multiple characters, this for me deserves a standing ovation. Beautifully Cruel lived up to its title, I was truly captivated and entertained by this story and both characters. I also love the twist towards the end, very satisfied.
P.S: Ellie, the roommate, bless her heart, we need to find her a man a REAL MAN real quick give her to Declan.
***I don’t equate these stories to real life, its definitely about personal taste and what you would or want to tolerate with the stories you read. I hope this review was helpful.
He was a stranger to me, a dark and dangerous presence who materialized from the shadows one rainy night to save me from a vicious attack. I didn’t know his name or where he was from. All I knew was that the only place I’d ever felt safe was in his arms. I enjoyed this book, the story line was interesting but predictable, the characters were likable although Tru was annoying at times with her endless talking, the sex scenes were light and sweet and there was some very funny banter between the two. All over this was an enjoyable read.
I loved this book, the depth of characters, along with the romance, and suspense made it a perfect read. 5 out of 5 for steamy!
Beautifully Cruel is everything I love about alpha romances!! Going in I was expecting a mafia romance with dark twisted tales, but this was not that. For me, it had quite the twist at the end that I did not see coming but it was quite soft on the “dark or taboo” that you might expect from a mafia romance.
Tru is a small-town Texas girl living in the big city of Boston working on finish law school and passing the bar but when she is not doing that she is working at a rundown diner. For the past year, a gentleman that exudes power, wealth and sex sits in her section never really talking. He will not deal with the other waitresses, only her. One night after a brief encounter with this gentleman Tru is attacked in the alley behind work while taking out the trash by three shady characters. After waking up in the hospital out of sorts she sees none other than the mystery man sitting at her bed side.
Liam is all alpha male, he used to get what he wants and taking it. What he didn’t expect was to be obsessed with a waitress with sea glass eyes whom he first encountered close to a year ago. Liam knows that he cannot let anyone or anything close to him because their life could be put in danger with his line of work but cannot seem to let Tru go.
What I love about Geissinger is that you think you know what is going on and right when you have all your feelings in check, she throws you a curve ball. I don’t want to give away the juicy bits but right when you think you have a handle on Liam and Tru and what is going to happen BOOM!! There were several times where I thought I knew where this story was going, and I was wrong every time. That is the real beauty of this story!!
This story did have a HEA and it says it is a standalone, I want more of this Beautifully Cruel world she created. Killian’s story has to happen and while Liam was 100% delicious, I think Killian’s story could knock my ovaries into next week!!
After seeing this book recommend on kindle, one night I decided to finally pick it up. It was steamy fast paced with a mix of drama/ suspense.
The heroine Tru studying for law school but making ends meet at a small diner, although one customer has captured her attention. Liam has been going to the diner for seven weeks sitting in Tru section, he knows he is older for her and to corrupt for her. Liam was a domineering hero, who was mystery, his story was touching and sad. The twist completely surprised me, it helped introduced secondary character. This read like an insta lust -love attraction, there was enough depth to keep me interested in the story and want to read more from the author.
Wow!! What a great story with a lot of humor!! Even though it had a serious side, i found myself giggling! Fantastic book!!
Audiobook Review: Beautifully Cruel by J.T. Geissinger Narrated by Maryne Young and Troy Duran
Geissinger takes a stroll through the darkness with a tight hold on your heart and senses. Beautifully Cruel is gamechanger. Young and Duran deliver an unpredictability that will steal your breath. Hot. Haunting. Heart-stopping.
Fantastic. Liam didn’t know what hit him when he met Tru. All he new is, he was struggling to stay sane when he was away from her. The story is intriguing, intense and absolutely brilliant. I enjoyed it emmensely.
Oh my! What an exciting read!
I was sold right from the cover and that blurb. And while it doesn’t necessarily give anything away about the book, it sure as hell says a lot! I love a good alpha and I definitely love a good mafia romance.
I feel like it took me a while to get into this book though. It felt like it dragged. But I think that’s partially my own fault, cos I was just coming out of a horrible book funk. But this book, from the get go, had everything I loved about a romance. Slightly OTT alpha tendencies without being cringey, a feisty heroine (who I’ve developed a girl crush on) and a chemistry that burned my whole body just from reading it.
I’ll tell you one thing though, this author sure knows how to write sex. Like duuuude, the sexual tension, the buildup and the sex scenes ruined me. It was impossible not to be affected by it. It drove me absolutely insane!!
And with how many of these books I’ve read, I was kind disappointed with the resolution to the conflict. But that’s just me, cos I’m a masochist and I wanted the pain, but I loved it nonetheless.
An amazing read! I really hope we see more of these two in the future, cos Liam Black has awaken something in me I haven’t felt in a while!