ASHTON BARCLAY, or as I like to call him, Mr. B. for Bossy, is fast becoming the bane of my existence.After running into him, literally, he’s now popping up everywhere, and somehow managing to weave his way into my life.He’s egotistical, smug, and so ridiculously good-looking it should be illegal—he’s way too hot to handle. I don’t do hot, those type of guys are more trouble than they’re worth.… than they’re worth.
Although, I’d secretly love to do him.
We’ve kissed once—it was smokin’, and led to me dry humping his leg in front of the entire club like a shameless hussy. Oh, and did I mention I deep throated his thumb within seconds of meeting him? I didn’t even know his name yet.
I have issues, big ones.
He makes me do things I never imagined myself doing.
He makes me feel things I’m not comfortable feeling.
It just wouldn’t work, even if I wanted it to. Between us we have more baggage than a carousel at LAX airport.
He’s everything I want, but can never have.
Or so I thought.
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Oh how I have missed new words from J.L.Perry but Bossy Bastard was worth the wait.
This book is everything you want from a romance story and so much more. Ashton Barclay is currently living by a set of rules due to a tragic past but one chance meeting with Emma and the rules start to get broken one by one. However, Emma also has a tragic past can they both help each other look forward & create a better future.
Bossy Bastard will have you laughing, crying, swooning and falling in love with Ashton & Emma, their best friends and also adorable four legged cuties.
I am really looking forward to follow on books
Oooh wow Ashton sexy wicked hot sweet and Bossy, Emms sweet and hoping one day someone will love her, they both have past issues can they get passed them to see the happiness they could possibly have together.
Was sweet sexy wicked hot and heartbreaking I couldn’t put it down.
I struggled connecting with this story and it’s main characters at first but that all changed with one little dog.
The quality from this author was just as good as usual, I commend her on writing in a world that wasn’t her own.
In saying all of that by the halfway mark and the appearance of the little dog I was hooked as it stopped focusing on sex as much and brought the story to life and allowed the characters to grow into themselves.
If you struggle like I did at first, please stick with it, it is so worth it. The snippet at the back excites me too.
4 solid stars, was almost 4 and a half stars.
Bossy Bastard by J.L. Perry is a great addition to the Cocky Hero Club. This is Ashton and Emma’s story.
Ashton is quite the alpha male; he’s intense, cocky millionaire who has a past that’s left him with some issues. Emma is a lovely, and kind child psychologist who has a painful past that’s left her with a few issues.
Ashton and Emma are introduced and the sparks fly between them. There are twists and real life moments that make this story feel really relatable. There’s laughs, angst, drama, passion, 2nd chances and romance. Great story!!
My Rating: 4.5 stars ********
I have been in such turmoil as if to give this story 4 or 5 stars. So in the end I gave gone for 4. 5 (not that it gives you that option lol).
J. L Perry never fails to deliver a story that doesn’t make me cry for one reason or another. A brilliant story wouth some touching scenes. Well written and captivating.
I didn’t know if to hug Emma at times or slap her silly. Ashton urgh. He infuriated me. He was such a typical male. Says one thing does another but his soft romantic moments had you melting, especially with Duke. The title of the book fit him perfectly.
The moments that made me cry were so well written. The bit when they went to the hospital had me broken. It brought back so many memories of my dad. I totaly understood Emma’s anguish.
I can’t wait for Graysons and Carla’s story. I nned to know their story the end has left me so intreagued.
Its been a long time between drinks but it was well worth the wait. This book has everything you could want from a novel and then some. Humour, drama, angst, second chances and so much more that it’s easy to see why Jodi is an award-winning author. Ashton is a conceited, arrogant, self-made millionaire with a past that has left him with more than a few issues, and Emma is a sweet child psychologist with her own problems. Can two people with so much to offer find their own happily ever after or will their pasts haunt them forever
I didn’t know what I was getting into when I started reading this as this is my first book by this author. I was excited and I was not disappointed. From the first meet between Ashton and Emma I was hooked. It’s unique, funny, and downright sexy. I could feel their chemistry coming off the pages. They both have pasts and walls that suddenly they find crumbling with each other. I loved how their relationship developed and the banter.
*3.5-4 Stars*
ARC kindly received in exchange for an honest review.
This is the first book I’ve read in the Cocky Hero World of new authors. I loved the original books by Vi and Penelope, so when I saw that one of the authors I normally read was going to be writing in this world, I jumped at the chance to read a copy of the book.
Ashton and Emma both have issues from their past who’ve made them into the people they currently are, and how they deal with relationships and other people. Both admittedly went through horrible things, and it takes quite a while for the full details to come out.
I liked Emma, she was a cool character, and her best friend Carla was awesome (need her book stat!). Ashton was a little harder for me to warm up to, although he was more likeable than not. His best friend Grayson was also really cool. We also got to see a fair bit of Chance which was great, as you never know with these “world of” books, if they will really connect back to the originals in any way. So that was a nice part of this book too.
I did find that the comments about Ashton being bossy were a little too frequent. I know the book is called Bossy Bastard, and so its an expected part of the character, but I thought it was actually called out a bit much. His action spoke enough without needing to mention it all the time. That is just my personal opinion though, and may not be something that bothers other readers.
I like the push and pull between Ashton and Emma, and their chemistry was fabulous. I liked that they both showed their caring sides which each other and started opening up their walls. They have plenty of obstacles in their way, but I liked the way their story was written and I really hope we get a follow up novel about Carla.
This is Ashton and Emma’s story. Ms. Perry gave us a well written storyline featuring two main characters that I simply fell in love with, yes even bossy Ashton. The book kept me captivated to the point I read until the wee hours of the morning because I couldn’t seem to put it down until I hit the end.
Ashton is a sexy, bossy ladies man with past issues that have caused walls around his heart. That is until he meets Emma. She is a strong, independent woman who also has past issues. But the connection between the two is strong from the start and if given a chance, some walls can be broken and pasts overcome. Their story is intense, exciting, sexy and so worth reading.
Cocky Bastard is a heartbreaking yet heartwarming story. I found myself laughing, crying, smiling and hoping for a HEA – in a storyline that is written in JL Perry’s extraordinary style. This reader Highly Recommends grabbing up Cocky Bastard, you won’t be sorry you did. 2 Thumbs Up and 5 Stars.
Well Ashton is as alpha as you can get and Emma is as sweet as you get so when these two get together you know there is going to sparks and banter and i was not disappointed.
Ashton was so funny how alpha he was and demanding but i did love him he was so sweet under his tough bravado and his past always got in his way and it was such a joy to watch it all unravel even if it did get a little emotional at times.
Emma I could relate to her so well and what she had also gone through but i really did love how much she valued life and trying to live it. I really liked her character and again watching her grow through the novel was awesome but emotional.
This book had it all, it was hot and sexy, was emotional and had a fantastic storyline, i loved Duke, Grayson and Carla everyone needs best friends like them. I also loved that we got a little bit of Chance and Aubrey and fitted into this world so well
Another book that i have loved and can’t wait for others in this world.