He’ll dig her out of debt… if she submits to his terms.Kat Wilder is struggling. She waits tables to support her little sister, but the money never goes far enough. She needs help, fast, or she’s going to lose their home.Enter Blake Sterling. The tech billionaire offers Kat a lifeline. A million dollars for her hand in marriage. A million dollars to don designer dresses, smile at paparazzi, … dresses, smile at paparazzi, stare into his eyes like she’s madly in love. As long as she keeps up the ruse, she secures her family’s future.
It’s a good deal. Even if Blake is arrogant, impossible to read, and insanely handsome. How can someone so cold leave her so hot? When she’s with him, she’s on fire. There’s something about his dirty demands… her body begs her to obey.
She can play his wife. But can she fall into his bed without falling in love with him?
Dirty Deal is a steamy Cinderella story with a demanding hero and an inexperienced yet strong heroine.
Previously published under the title The Billionaire’s Deal, Dirty Deal has been edited and extended for your reading pleasure (with an all new, extra long epilogue).
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Dirty Deal by Crystal Kaswell. I liked the plot but as I kept reading this one, I found myself getting mad at the characters and their inner struggles with the choices they made in the beginning with “the arrangement”. If you knew what you were agreeing to why are you so conflicted throughout the book and wishy washy with your feelings. It seemed to take along time to get to the HEA of this story. Not one of my favorites from this author.
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I really enjoyed this romance. I thought the chemistry between Kat and Blake was intense and smoky. Th story line grabbed and held my attention so well that it had me reading this book every minute I could spare. I really liked Kat. She I connected with very easily and I felt for her deeply. She had a lot of worries, responsibilities and a painful past that weighed her down, but she was so strong, kind, a hard worker and a loving sister. I liked Blake but I wish I had been able to get into his head to really connect with him and his emotions. As it stands he could come off as too cold and a bit unlikable in his actions. Still, I liked the book very much.
Blake runs into Kat on the street leaving her with a bad sprain. Offering his help, stubborn girl she is refuses. LAter on they connect and he offers her a deal of a lifetime but can she do it without leaving her heart broken? Blake does not believe in love watching his mom be abused growing up. Kat wants a HEA and the more time she spends with Blake pretending to fall in love and be his fiance all for the sake of his dying mom she doubts her doubts her decision to help her sister and calls it off. She can not be with someone who can not give her love. Little does she know she is slowly releasing the walls to Blakes heart and he to helps heal hers on the lost of her pArents three yeArs ago.
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I’ve read a lot of crystal’s books and I have to say this is unlike anything I’ve ever read from her.
Blakeand Kat have an arrangement. And arrangement that Kat thinks she can handle. Until it all gets too real. She isn’t suppose to fall in love, but she can’t stop it. Can she walk away from Blake? Will Blake actually admit to himself that he can love? This book is complicated and sexy. And you won’t be able to put it down once you start it! Addictive is a good word for the book!
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Kay is a waitress who was going for a job interview. She crashes into Blake on the sidewalk. He has a job offer for her. Only it is t the traditional kind. He wants her to be his fake wife for at the most a year. What could possibly go wrong right?
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I really liked this book, the story was original and the characters really gelled well together. I have never read anything by the author and as a first book this was great
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A unexpected marriage offer that becomes more! I love Kat and Blake’s character, their chemistry is on point and it sizzles as it heats up. Their journey was sweet and easy to read but it’s not without complications. He’s in denial and she just wants forever. Your going to want to one click to find out if they really find their HEA.
Kat – the virgin heroine
Blake – the brooding business man
Difficult business deals…..
These three things don’t mix the way they are intended. No matter how well we protect ourselves we can’t always fight the inevitable.
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Omg this was an epic read I loved everything about this read I couldn’t put it down I loved everything about these characters and it a must read
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Extremely strong, sometimes cruel, but very good
I loved this book which has great characters, and is very well written with excellent style. The female character, Kat, looks for herself and finds herself when she’s controled by someone who certifies her that he will never love her. It’s poignant, romantic, with a touch of emotional sadism. The scenes of sex described are very steamy.
Kat meets Blake when when he hurts her in the street and he leaves her his card. He is the boss of a big company and he is looking for a wife. He recontacts Kat and offers her to marry him against what she wants and she agrees so that her sister can finish her studies, that the debts inherited from their parents are paid and that she can resume her studies. In exchange, she receives a lot of passion, but the certainty that he will never love her. But for Kat, this limit becomes unbearable, that not to mention the pressure of the family of Blake, the look from Kat’s sister, and this rather cruel certainty for Kat that he will never be what she expects.
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I loved reading Dirty Deal straight through & re-reading Kat & Blake’s HOT lovestory & what a love story it is. We see how Blake is quite a cold hearted multimillionaire but when he bumps in to the extremely loving sister a person could have. And HE WANTS HER, but for a specific purpose & for a short while, then he’d want her gone.
So we see & hear how Kat has become the way she is. But it takes a lot longer before we see & hear how Blake becomes the cold hearted man he’s become. And what an emotional story it is on BOTH of their sides But heck there is some humorous bits. And I’ll warn you, you’ll need a cold shower not just at the end of the book but definitely during it
DELIGHTFUL!
This was a great read very likable and unpredictable with engrossing twists and a flurry of emotions. Sooo Good sexy chemistry. A great flowing well written must read.
This story moved more slowly for me than Crystal’s rockstar and tattoo artist series, but wasn’t any less touching or steamy. I love how both Blake and Kat had issues to work through, but that they could only do so while making a fake relationship look real. The supporting characters added interest and conflict, but the story does have a happy ending. I initially read this story as part of Crystal’s “The First Time” collection and very much enjoyed it. Blake and Kat don’t make falling in love look easy, but they do make it worthwhile.
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Another great story from Crystal. A chance encounter for Kat as she trips over Blake in the street leads to an offer to marry him for a million dollars. Something to think about for Kat as she is struggling to support her sister and herself after their parents have died. Kat decides to go along with it telling herself that she will not fall in love with Blake as he says he is unable to love. As all good love stories should it ends with a HAE. A great read for an evening by the fire with a glass of wine.
I gave this story 4 stars only because it was not one of my personal favourites from Crystal, I am more a fan of her rock music books.
Outstanding and a must read.
Kat and Blake are the main characters of this wonderful, gripping story. I thought this would be another nondescript romance novel, but I was very wrong. This story has depth due to some excellent writing. One line in particular just stopped me in my tracks: “I’m grieving for the loss of joy in his life.” This was said by Kat to Blake and is such a poignant remark to say to another especially when one becomes cognizant of another’s inability to be anything but one dimensional. Kat is strong, centered and does an amazing job bring life to Blake. Will he recognize it?
Definitely recommending this book for your reading enjoyment and pleasure.
I am leaving this review for your consideration. Peace.
He wants to make a deal.
Kat Wilder is in need of money. As in there is never enough and waitressing isn’t cutting it to support her and her younger sister.
Blake Sterling is wealthy and makes her a proposal. A marriage arrangement so to speak.
Will it turn into something more?
Recommend.
Kat is a waitress who works hard to take care of her younger sister and herself when she literally runs into Blake and she gets knocked down hurting her ankle. Billionaire Blake needs a wife so he makes her a proposal one she can’t turn down so she becomes his wife. He is arrogant and cold but so hot in bed and Kat tries her best not to fall in love with him but it seems impossible. Loved the story and Kat but Blake was a jerk but in the end he redeemed himself.
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Hot, dirty, sweet, tender, very satisfying HEA
Delicious! Re-reading this story was awesome. I still adore it. Blake is dirty, sexy, dominant, and in denial. Kat is sassy, sweet, independent, and head over heels for him. Together they’re combustible. Love, love, love!