Elijah Barrett fell in love with a stranger in a nightclub.
After a brief encounter he can’t get this angel out of his mind. But then she walks into his office for a job interview.
Turns out she’s no angel, but the daughter of the man who killed his mother.
His need for revenge has him offering her the job. Lust drives him to take her to Solitaire, the elite BDSM club he runs. Love makes … need for revenge has him offering her the job. Lust drives him to take her to Solitaire, the elite BDSM club he runs. Love makes him question whether revenge is worth it.
Holly Sutton thinks her father hung the moon and can do no wrong.
That couldn’t be further from the truth.
When a dream job with Billionaire Elijah Barrett falls into her lap, she jumps at the opportunity to spread her wings. Now she’s face to face with the dark-haired stranger she’s been fantasizing about since their nightclub encounter.
That’s how she wound up in his bed and at his side as his personal assistant.
There’s just one problem, he hates her father and wants him in prison, she just can’t figure out why.
Faced with the realization that she may not know her father at all, she must decide if love or loyalty will win.
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This was a hard story for me to rate. Things I enjoyed were the chemistry between Elijah and Holly, how their relationship developed, Holly’s poise in dealing with new situations and people, the suspense, and the variety of characters. For me, it fell a little short on the bdsm scenes (may as well as featured a regular nightclub with separate sex scenes), and it was missing more of a discussion between Elijah and Holly when they got back together. Overall, I enjoyed this story.
As I’m sure the title suggests, you will face adult themes in this book, so if you are a sensitive reader, or under 18 this may not but the book for you. Ivy Nelson is one of my favorite authors, and this book definitely didn’t disappoint! The book is about Holly Sutton, daughter of a diamond seller, smart, and beautiful, but finding herself pigeonholed with the Sutton Company as the face of the charity, but never allowed to take part in the business itself. Elijah Barrett, smart, extremely wealthy, and a direct competitor to the Sutton’s in the diamond trade. Holly has a chance meeting with Elijah at a night club, and boy do sparks fly. Holly ends up taking a job as Elijah’s assistant, and as the two continue to work together, and date each other, Elijah begins to bring Holly into his BDSM world, and into Solitaire, a link club that he is a part owner in. I loved getting to know both Elijah, and Holly through this book, as well as all of the other members of the Solitaire family. Ivy does a great job of bringing her characters to life on the page, and I truly enjoyed the story, and the conflict between the Sutton’s and Elijah Barrett from beginning to end!
I absolutely loved this book and was honored to have been able to read and review. It was such a phenomenal read and had amazing characters as well as an amazing story line. I just could not get enough of it and once I started reading it I could not put it down. I recommend that you read it.
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Blood is the first book in Ivy Nelson’s Diamond Doms series and focuses on the story of Elijah (Eli) Barrett, billionaire businessman who plans to reveal the man who killed his father and revenge his death, and Holly Sutton, who applies for a job with Eli but is unaware of of her father’s duplicity and involvement in Eli’s father’s death. Holly and Eli are attracted to each other which adds a twist to the novel. I highly recommend this dark read with its amazing characters and an intense plot with suspense, drama, and sizzling romance with a touch of BDSM.
I received a free ARC in return for an honest and voluntary review.
This is a typical (not meant negatively) revenge, convoluted family history story with a lot of smexy times thrown in. In a nutshell, Elijah falls in insta-love/lust with Holly, a young woman he found in his nightclub. Of course, he doesn’t realize at the time that her father killed his, and she doesn’t know her father is a bad guy. Elijah quickly realizes she’s the daughter of his enemy and sets out to avenge his father on her innocence. Ten guesses what happens and the first 9 don’t count!
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They deserved their happy ending despite the pitfalls along the way!
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Holly was searching for a more rewarding job and with her brothers help was given an interview with one of his friends. It was a man she had met briefly before, they had explored an erotic interlude, but that was in the past. Now she was asking for a job and despite objections from her father she went to work for Elijah. It was a perfect fit for both of them and the simmering attraction between them exploded into a full on relationship. However Elijah was her father business rival and it appeared that she had passed on private information and their relationship ended abruptly. This was not the end of their story, abduction and. attempted murder, money laundering all play a part before this couple find their happy ending. Elijah and Holly had both lost someone dear to them, their determination to do the right thing never wavered, they deserved their happy ending despite the pitfalls along the way.
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This book captivated me from the very beginning. I had to force myself to stop reading so I could get 2 hours sleep before work the next day.
The progression of the relationship between Holly and Eli was well written and entertaining.
This was the first Ivy Nelson book I have read but it definitely won’t be my last. I highly recommend you read it.
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I really enjoyed this dom submissive book with a little bit of danger. Made me aware of more bdsm that I was uneducated about.
This is a enemies 2 lovers romance. the characters have a deep connection. The story line is intense with drama secrets and suspense
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This was a great addition to the series it was another good well-written read that pulled me right in and kept me hooked right until the very end. I just loved Elijah and Holly these two had great chemistry and were just so great together I love a good BDSM read and this was really well done I liked how he slowly eased her into things there was lots going on in this book to keep me reading
A truly fantastic book. The magnetism between Holly and Eli just came off the page. There was no mistaking the attraction there. I thought the whole book was really great and one i couldn’t put down till the very last page and then I was regretting it was over. This author is one to watch out for if this is what the first book is like, I can’t wait for the next. Wow!
This was an ARC and so glad I got too tag it and give my honest and voluntary review.
STEAMY, ROMANTIC, SUSPENSE, HUMOR, AND MORE
I loved this new book by Ivy Nelson. The two main characters are ones I can identify with. I love how Holly slowly becomes more outgoing and even sassy and flirty. The way he allows her to experience new kinks so she can decide what she likes. How the relationship grows to a D/s naturally. The subplot with Holly’s family made me angry and sad. So many emotions in one book.. OUTSTANDING
This novel was easy to read and the story line just flowed. I really enjoyed the story as it unfolded. Holly Sutton was running the charity events for her father’s company, but she wanted more. She meets Elijah Barrett at a bar and wants more from him. As it turns out he is a rival of Holly’s father, Nicolas. There are secrets about Nicolas and his company that Holly is not aware of. She ends up working and falling for Eli as he likes to be called. Conflicts and accusations are thrown at Holly, but the truth will come out in the end.
This book was so intense that it put reading Fifty Shades to shame. I enjoyed reading this book even though BDSM is not my cup of tea. Regardless, I hope to see more written by this author. Though I do feel like there was much more than described.
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This book is the first of read from this author and it had me captivated from the beginning.
I read it in one sitting as I could not put it down.
I’ve read other books that was about the D/s lifestyle but this one was so much more involved.
It took you on a journey of their lives and what they had endured as younger children and you found out that their lives overlapped just a little, but enough to make it interesting.
They way they fought the attraction they had for each other was well written.
This book had me laughing out loud and silently crying at time when their childhood was brought up.
I have purchased the first book about in this series (David Eastman’s story) and can’t wait to get my hands on Patrick’s story.
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Family Intrigue
This book was an interesting read with family intrigue and mystery being the central elements of the story. I did expect a bit more BDSM as it is highlighted in the title of the book, but was (pleasantly) surprised at the slow progression into the BDSM side. There were still enough sizzle and heat in the book, while the BDSM aspects were dealt with very sensitively and in a manner that I feel may be more responsible than is the case with other authors and darker romances. (Make no mistake, I appreciate a dark romance and don’t judge authors for taking BDSM and weaving a good story around it) Even if you don’t usually read stories with BDSM themes, this is a safe romance read that you may enjoy.
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