A new story in the world of the NYT Bestselling Fixed Trilogy…
I’m good in a boardroom, but I’m better in the bedroom. Much better. I can charm the skirt off any woman in one encounter. I’ll even give her an orgasm before I put her in a cab. Or three. No more or she’ll start making plans for the future and I’m not into that.
Or I wasn’t until Genevieve Fasbender. She’s the first woman in five … first woman in five years that I want to spend the whole night with. And she’s the first woman who’s told me I’m not what she wants in a lover, even after multiple O’s. She’s brash and bold and stubborn as hell, and she doesn’t believe it’s possible to satisfy her.
But I’m up for the challenge.
And after an incident in my brother’s office closet―a downright dirty incident―I think I’m just the guy to deliver.
Genevieve Fasbender will never know what’s coming.
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Absolutely blew me away! I listened to this book on Audible!! I loved how the narrator Joe Arden brought it to life.
Chandler and Genevieve’s story was hot, witty and romantic. I am so in love with Chandler, I only wish the book was longer, I could have listed to their story for at least 10 hours or more 🙂
Oh Chandler, you sure know how to please a girl! He captivated my attention and my heart from the very beginning. Chandler loves women and he loves to please them. They also love to be pleased by him because he is so charming, smart, generous, and sexy. Chandler has specific rules to protect himself after several failed relationships. He never pursues a woman but prefers to be the one reeled in. That is until he meets his match in beautiful, British, Genevieve Fasbender. She is not his usual type but he stalks her anyway because she is so alluring and hypnotizing. He even begins to imagine dominating her when that has never been his thing. Genevieve is indifferent to his charms and really throws him off his game. This story is told by Chandler’s pov and I felt more engaged as he seemed to be talking to me at times. I became more invested in Chandler and his pursuit to win over Genevieve and his brother Hudson’s approval and respect as he becomes more involved in their business. Genevieve is smart, business savvy and ambitious to make her mark in her family’s business. She also has an uphill battle to be successful. Chandler wants to help Genevieve but is she just using him to get to Hudson? Chandler and Genevieve were so perfect together. They challenged each other as they discovered not only each other but themselves. Their banter is witty, intelligent and also their foreplay. Their growth into their own was beautiful because they did it together. That made it feel more genuine and their chemistry even more explosive. This was a fun, playful, sexy and passionate love story that had me smiling, laughing and fanning myself in equal measure.
I really enjoyed Joe Arden performance, even tho I wasn’t sold on his english accent. Chandler is sweet, funny and sexy, and Arden does a great job of conveying those qualities as well as the vulnerabilities and the need for his brother’s approval he tries hard to hide. I read this book when it first came out, but listening to it with Arden’s narration made me love it even more!
Good reading as always by this author. There has never been a book by her that I haven’t enjoyed.
Helps to read the story that precedes this
I enjoyed this story. Couldn’t put it down. Page turner!
sexy
Written well.
Well as always Laurelin gives us a heady mix of plot, characters and spice! CHANDLER is a spin-off standalone from the Fixed Series and he is Hudson Pierce’s younger brother. He’s such a playboy, but is completely floored when Genevieve Fasbender tells him he’s basically mediocre in the sack! Well, challenge accepted and Chandler is on a mission to prove her wrong. He’s actually a hopeless romantic underneath the playboy persona he wants everyone else to see.
There are secrets and lies a plenty and double crossing galore. You want BDSM? There’s a smidgen and they discover their cravings together and it is DEE-LICIOUS!!!! I totally fell for Chandler and his fun loving ways and was so glad that Genevieve relented and admitted that she was totally in love with him. Once again a plot heavy book with some serious heat!
Joe Arden narrates and does a fantastic job of showing us all the facets of Chandler. His cockiness and insecurities as well as giving Genevieve a decent British accent. Ask any of my book buddies and they will tell you I am picky about my British accents being a Brit, and I was pleasantly surprised. Especially as not only was it a British accent but it was a female voice he did it in. Nice one Joe!
Happy to say that Laurelin and Joe deliver the goods on all levels. A spicy, plotty, audiobook that you’ll love listening to.
Was not too impressed.
Very enjoyable
My Rating: ***
Type: Standalone
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Narration: Single POV (Male POV)
Primary Characters: Chandler Pierce & Genevieve Fasbender
Source: Courtesy of Author/ Publisher – ARC
This is my first book in fixed trilogy. Honestly, I picked this book only for Genevieve Fasbender. I was intrigued by her after reading Slay Quartet. Even though I haven’t read about Hudson, it feels like I know about him after reading Slay Quartet.
Chandler is youngest baby brother of Hudson. He has always been in the shadow of his older brother but now he’s working at Pierce Industries. He gets to do more of what he loves, mixing business with pleasure. Genevieve Fasbender is sexy, intelligent, confident, and British. Genevieve knows exactly what it’s like to be part of a family where your opinion always comes second to your older brothers. She always feels the pleasure of proving herself even though she is more than capable.
Entire story is told in Chandler POV. Chandler and Genevieve meet at a fundraising gala. Since Hudson was unable to attend, Chandler goes in his place and it only takes some time for Genevieve to capture his attention. Both end up in one-night stand. Days go by and two ends up again face to face in Pierce industry office again. When Chandler asks for repeat performance Genevieve declines. Now will Chandler be able to keep up to his name of playboy? Will they be developing real feelings for each other?
Overall for me Chandler was total disappointment. He felt juvenile and petulant instead. Genevieve would have done loottttt more better. In the end however he did give his big brother good competition and he did showcase he has more personality than a playboy impersona. This book can be read as standalone. No need to read Fixed Trilogy and Slay Quartet.
I would have liked Chandler to be more alpha all the time and not just when he was with Genny. I am glad that she wasn’t working with Celia though. Thank you for an enjoyable book.
Laurelin paige ist awesome.. thank you . I love the story of chandler! I wish you a great and inspiration in 2019. Hugs and kisses
I loved this book!!!
Chandler doesn’t disappoint. The Pierce charm and confindence are irresistible especially, with the youngest sibling. It is a fun romance where Chandler is turned upside down by an unexpected woman. Genieve gives Chandler a run but, past experiences cloud the mind and the heart to make it a bumpy road. A recommended read!
Chandler Pierce, once the baby of the Pierce family, is all grown up and I could not be happier! I might get a bit of flak from many Fixed Series fans for saying this, but in my opinion, Chandler was by far my favorite of the two Pierce brothers.
Always thought of as the “goofball” and making his family cringe for being the darling of the media’s negative attention, Chandler’s personality seemed to sparkle and kept me mesmerized throughout this story. I found his character to be fun, charming, witty, and full of warmth.
The ever delectable yet, most often arrogant, Chandler meets a fierce competitor in new business associate, Genevieve. With her bold dreams and high expectations, she manages to keep Chandler on his toes – both in and out of the bedroom. Just being near Genevieve, seems to bring something a bit unruly and surprising out in our unsuspecting playboy.
Although they both say they do not want a relationship, neither seem to be able to stay away from one another. Over time their physical connection turns more serious and the notorious ladies’ man sees a future he never knew he wanted. But, sometimes the things we want most in life just never can be. Secrets are revealed and nothing will ever be the same.
I felt that this book was terrific! The only problem I had with it was that it, was simply too short! I wish that Laurelin would write several more novels about Chandler because I could not get enough.
I hope if you read any of the Fixed Series that you take time to read this book. It will answer some questions left from previous Fixed books and fill you in on what life has been like for the Pierce clan. Most importantly, if you read this I am fairly certain; you will fall in love all over again.
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For all those newcomers, it’s not 100% necessary to read the other in the Fixed Series to read Chandler but I strongly recommend it. The emotional ties to characters and even background will help your retention and investment in the story.
For those that are well aware of Hudson Pierce, meet Chandler the previously lesser known Pierce.
Chandler is a bunch of things Hudson is not. I love the differences between the two. Laurelin Paige made Chandler his own man instead of a rough cookie cutter version of Hudson. (We all know that 85% if not more would have read that anyway and loved it.) Chandler may be a Pierce but he’s not a Pierce you’ve read before.
Goofy, play boy with a sex god complex…perhaps
Insatiable need to be the best…at certain *wink* things
Plays the part well…that’s the real question
No one has ever looked past the happy go lucky Chandler veneer. No one thought to question his behavior- only reprimand him. But one beauty at a gala and Chandler is literally spinning. His mind, body, and spirit are left twisting in the wind.
She isn’t interested though and Chandler has never had that happen. Know what else, Chandler has never lead a chase like this one!
I love that Chandler is clearly not a stick in the mud. I love the spunky personality, the need to make things fun, and his loyalty/love for his family. He is the light to Hudson’s dark.
His story is a new favorite. He may not replace Hudson in spank bank material but he gets his own pedestal to stand on! What a ride…now be a good girl/boy and one click so Chandler can show you just how much like Hudson he CAN be.
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It took me a while to get into this reading because it was written from Chandlers point of view, but after a few chapters it started to get interesting.
Chandler and Genevieve are sensually sensational in this newest Fixed Saga. Genny has to a desire to be taken seriously. This is a man’s world and she is determined to conquer it by being seeing as twice as competent as any man could ever be. All that could get blow to smithereens when a certain handsome charming playboy threaten to throw her off her game. Chander Pierce is devilishly attractive and annoying arrogant, but there is just something slightly irresistible about him. Chandler is taken with the gorgeous, headstrong, and confident Genievre Fasbender. Genny has him thinking decidedly naughty thoughts and there is no way he is letting her walk away.
It wasn’t bad, but for some reason I couldn’t warm up to the characters. In fact, toward the end, I liked Hudson better than Chandler because Hudson was willing to go so far to protect his wife and children. Chandler and Genny were just too young to have any real substance. And one would never put a 23 year old as the head of a multi-national corporation. The sex scenes were hot and I liked the humor.