It began with a stolen almost-kiss.And ended in revenge.She was never supposed to cross my path.She was never supposed to know about the oaths I swore or the secrets I keep.But like a thief in the night, she took my heart and ran… even if she wasn’t mine to possess.As a member of the billionaire Elite, I live by simple tenets. A gentleman above all. Loyalty is everything.. Secrets … gentleman above all. Loyalty is everything.. Secrets whispered are never revealed. And power is king.
My so-called brothers killed my friend. I intend to make them pay. And before it’s over, I’ll bend all the rules of morality, decency and legality. I will borrow and steal to set the scales right. But begging–begging, you can forget about.
Unless she asks nicely.
My name is Ben Covington, and I know my sins.
(Big Ben is only the start of the story. Ben and Liv’s story continues in the Benefactor)
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This new trilogy started in a great way, Olivia and Ben’s story is fantastic, love the mystery, how the story is developing and I am definitely intrigued, and can’t wait for more. Nana Malone just keeps getting better and better and having me on edge and waiting for her next book. A must-read!
5 stars
Nana Malone gifts us off the charts chemistry, delicious British accents, intrigue and drama in the first of her new See No Evil trilogy.
Bennett Covington is a revered member of The Elite, a super secret society cast deeply in the shadows of London’s most posh university. The Elite groom the world’s future leaders, policitians and titans of industry, by whatever means necessary. Within The Elite, they live (and die) by the code “A gentleman above all, private matters stay private and secrets whispered are never revealed”. But someone did die; someone close to Ben and now he’s out for revenge. He and his mates set a plan in motion to dismantle “The Five” the most influential of the Elite’s leadership but it won’t come easy and it won’t happen without getting their hands dirty.
What Ben didn’t expect was Olivia “Livvy”. She’s beautiful, smart and undeniably sexy. She’s also a serious complication. Livvy has something Ben needs and a deal is struck to get it back. As the two grow closer, Livvy is targeted by dangerous people and used by those who supposedly love her. Ben must figure out a way to achieve his goals, protect her from danger and protect his heart…from her.
This wonderfully intriguing story reminded me so much of The Skulls, a highly underrated movie from 2000 with Joshua Jackson and the wonderful Paul Walker. It was fascinating to see the inner workings of this secret society and the machinations behind it. Ben and Livvy were fantastic together and so sexy it was ridiculous. Loved Ben’s mates, as well. As is Malone’s way, she left us on a doozy of a cliffhanger and I’m on pins and needles waiting for the next book!
AnnMarie – Alphas Do It Better Book Blog
OMG!! Big Ben will hook you in from the beginning. I was intrigued by Ben and Olivia’s story, with their mysterious meeting and all the suspense and twist throughout the book. You won’t be disappointed in this trilogy! I can’t wait to read what Nana will write next!!
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OH my LOVE of Ben and Liv’s story. Damn it was like reading a new age Bond story.
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Sexy billionaire office romance meets Ocean’s Eleven!
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I absolutely loved Ben and Livy!! Big Ben is a total 5-star read!! Big Ben is the first book in the See No Evil Trilogy focused on the telling of Ben, one of the London Lords, and the cousin of Roone Ainsley, and Olivia’s story. We first met Ben in Royal Tease, and we have been hungering for his story ever since that first meeting and now we have it!! What a story it is!! Ben and Livy’s story takes us on a wild roller coaster ride of a journey filled with mystery, intrigue, romance, secret societies, and a whole lot of HOTNESS!!
Big Ben is told in dual POV, and begins with Ben and Livy’s accidental meeting in a dark closet at a fancy black-tie event thanks to each of them hiding out to keep from being discovered, and thanks to Ben, but unbeknownst to Olivia, this will begin the first of their many encounters. Ben, who along with a group of his friends, who are known as the London Lords, and who are all a part of a secret society, known as The Elite, are determined to get revenge on that secret society for their loss. And poor unbeknownst to Livy, out of necessity by Ben, she has been drawn into plan. However, Livy has just as much going on in her life as Ben does in his, but for completely different reasons. Yet, Ben and Livy have so much chemistry between the two of them that it jumps off the pages of the book, and you just know from their very first meeting that these two belong together no matter that Ben has the reputation of being a cocky, arrogant ladies’ man, and Livy, of being shy, a one man’s girl. I absolutely love them together. Livy is smart, beautiful, feisty, and loving. Ben, however, underlying all of his arrogance, and beauty, is a man of many layers, who most of all is a deeply protective alpha male of those he loves.
Big Ben will make you laugh with all of the witty dialogue between the character, esp. Ben and Livy, but you also will want to beat some sense into some folks. So, if you are looking for a great adventure to begin Big Ben is that book for you, but be prepared for that darn cliffhanger of an ending. I need The Benefactor ASAP!!
Wow this book was amazing. I couldn’t stop reading it. I loved the story and the characters even the evil ones. : ) However, the ending was OMG cliffhanger. I need book #2 ASAP.
Secret society, danger, hot cocky alpha hero, and a story that will hook you from the very first page is exactly what you will get in this tale.
The chemistry between Ben and Livy is off the charts hot as hell. Their story is an action packed , suspenseful roller coaster ride with vengeance coming at them in all angles .
Get ready for the first book of the see no evil trilogy to leave you with an awesome cliffhanger. Cannot wait for The Benefactor .
BIG BEN is the first instalment in Nana Malones contemporary, adult SEE NO EVIL erotic, romantic suspense trilogy focusing on billionaire businessman Ben Covington, and operations director Olivia Ashong.
Told from dual third person perspectives (Ben and Olivia) BIG BEN follows several paths including the building relationship between billionaire businessman Ben Covington, and operations director Olivia Ashong.
Ben Covington is a member of the Elite, closely connected to the Uber rich and powerful of Eton Academy in London England, but the murder of his best friend Toby ten years earlier, finds Ben on the hunt for the men responsible but Ben never expected to find himself trapped in a closet with a woman trying to hide from someone she knows. Enter Olivia Ashong, the woman who would be pulled into a world of secret societies when Ben hid something of value with our leading heroine. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Olivia and Ben,and the fall-out as more than one person has targeted our couple in a game of cat and mouse.
Ben Covington, along with friends East Hale and Bridge Edgerton have been looking for proof to take down the men currently controlling the group known as the Elite but Ben goes to desperate measures to ensure the hierarchy no longer remains in the hands of the few but in doing so disrupts a nest of would-be vipers.
Olivia Ashongs current relationship is spiralling out of control but when Ben Covington offers her the position of operations director at his company, London Lords, Olivia had no idea the direction her life was about to lead. Several attempts on her life; a possible stalker with designs on our heroine; and a soon to be ex-boyfriend who continues to guilt Olivia into standing by his side, force Olivia to seek refuge with the man she is currently calling boss.
The relationship between Olivia and Ben begins as a business arrangement when Olivia refuses to give Ben back an item she currently has in her possession. Desperate to keep Olivia close, Ben offers Olivia the position of operations director, and in doing so, keeps the woman that calls to his heart, close and protected from those trying to do harm. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.
We are introduced to Bens friends and fellow Elite Eton brothers: East Hale and Bridge Edgerton: Olivias boyfriend Dexter, and his smarmy boss Fenton Mills; Olivias friend Telly, as well as Elite members Bram Van Linsted and his father Marcus.
BIG BEN is a story of secrets and lies; the powerful elite, the well-to-do and politically connected; murder, chaos, and control. The premise is intriguing and entertaining; the romance is a slow seduction with plenty of sexual tension; the characters are colorful and dynamic. BIG BEN ends on a cliff anger-you have been warned.
Livy is been grieving for the las six months after her mother’s death, the car accident with her boyfriend and her anxiety issues. When she find herself inside a closet with a Viking like man during a social party little she knows that her life will take a turn for dangerous and exciting. A secret and powerful society, a handsome but mysterious man and livy’s life will never be the same.
Big Ben is book 1 in the See No Evil Trilogy by Nana Malone and let me tell you, we are off with one hell of a BANG!!!
Livy and Ben’s story will hold you hostage, and leave you wondering WTF is going on?!?! Nana Malone really knows how to captive her readers with kick*** heroines that you will love, and those sexy, dominant alpha males that melt your panties!!
Big Ben is filled with secrets, lies, twists, and hot, hot heat which leads up to a cliffhanger that will leave you screaming WTF??? I can’t wait I to see how this story plays out!
This is book one in the new See No Evil trilogy from Nana Malone and let me start by saying that it ends on an almighty cliffhanger which of course I expected but was in no way prepared for!
Oh Ben! I am here for him and all his alpha glory! Swoon!
I also loved Livy’s sass and her fiery personality.
The storyline as always had me hooked and packed a punch and I can’t wait for more and to see how the rest pans out.
I love a story that instantly starts off grabbing your attention. I was sucked into this one right away. I got to start connecting with the main characters right away and I just wanted to settle in and get lost in the words.
Ben and Livy had an instant spark and connection. Their witty banter made things interesting and was a nice balance to the seriousness of Ben’s mission. Nana Malone is great at making you fall in love with the characters as they fall in love. I was not only enjoying Ben and Livy but also so intrigued by East and Bridge, Ben’s best friends, as the story built up.
Nana Malone is also great at getting you excited about what’s to come even when you dread a cliffhanger or continuation. This book was a great mix of suspense, mystery, office romance, secret society and just all kinds of goodness. As usual I loved this story.
I need more of Ben and Livy asap.
Nana Malone has done it again.
She’s given us a book we can’t put down. Characters we love and her cliffhanger.
Ben is a member of the Elite, a secret society firmed when at Eton. These are powerful men and Ben and his London Lords are going after them to avenge the death of their friend Toby at their hands.
Olivia is a smart woman, grieving for her mom, in a relationship she knows is wrong.
These two meet in the unlikeliest place, a closet! That’s where the attraction begins.
When Ben uses her to get important information out of a party, her trouble begins.
Olivia works for Ben and he quickly promotes her in exchange for her returning the thumb drive.
The book let’s you into Ben and Olivia’s building of a relationship. The demise of her former relationship and the start of the secrets of the Elite.
Ben may be keeping secrets from Olivia, but she has a few too.
What and how did the Elite kill Toby? Who’s in the penthouse? What Olivia ‘s ex and his spicy boss going to do? What about when Ben finds out what Olivia did with the thumb drive before giving it back?
In typical Nana fashion more questions than answers and characters you need to continue to read about.
Ben and Olivia are the perfect match for each other the way they spar and how Olivia doesn’t bow down to him nor give him an inch when others would pander to him. The way the story unfolds about the Elite and what Ben and his friends are trying to do draws you in and then there is Olivia’s kinda boyfriends creepy boss you keep wondering if they will interconnect or if they just have crappy people in their lives at the moment. I was totally hooked by the ed and may have cursed once I got to the end even though I know Nana loves them cliffies!!!
Big Ben is a fun and thrilling story. I loved the suspense and action. I also loved that Livy is not just a damsel in distress. The chemistry between Ben and Livy is wonderful.
Their story hooked me from the beginning and kept me captivated throughout it. I can’t wait to find out what happens next.
Ben has infiltrated The Elite, a club of powerful men, not because he wants to be part of their clique but because he wants to bring them down. He believes they are behind the death of his friend and there is nothing he won’t do to ensure justice is served but Liv is a curveball he hadn’t expected.
When Livy and Ben find themselves hiding in the same closet, he didn’t just leave her with a kiss and now she finds herself on a dangerous adventure with the man who has just become her boss.
Livy’s feisty and fiery personality challenges the strong and sexy Ben at every opportunity. Their journey is filled with secrets, twists and heat which leads up to a cliffhanger that leaves us wanting more of this couple.
Big Ben is my new favorite guy!
Book1 of the trilogy… DOES NOT DISAPPOINT!
As you would have guessed, this will have a cliffhanger… I say this up front because you want to prepare for the the screams when Nana Malone drops the shocker… (She is cruel that way!)
Ben is the the sexy, hunk of species. He popped up in a previous book but you don’t have to read it to love this guy. He is on a mission to learn the truth about a friend’s death and he isn’t planning to let things go.
Olivia “Livy” doesn’t appear to be the toughest but there is more to her than what first appears. And when she & Ben are around each other, the sparks fly!
Nana Malone has a knack for keeping you enthralled until the last word and anxious for more! This story was the perfect start to the trilogy and I can’t wait until these two return in The Benefactor!
Loving Olivia and Ben! They have unbelievable chemistry and this story is fun! Nana Malone is I own to give a story that kept your attention. This new trilogy has leads that are given dialogue that makes you laugh and at times gives you all the feels because of how well their written. Always ready to one click a Nana Malone book. Anxiously awaiting for book 2