He’s the arrogant Manhattan realtor with billboards advertising his six-pack more than his expertise in negotiations.I’m the competing broker who stupidly moved across the hall from his office.From day one, I’ve been his sworn enemy. Okay, so I might have accidentally stolen one of his clients. Well, is it stealing if the client comes to me?Even our vicious banter and loathing gazes can’t hide … loathing gazes can’t hide the chemistry between us. Who can blame me? He has enough charisma to make every hot-blooded woman in the city melt with a single word.
Just when I think a mutual respect could be born between us, the biggest developer in the city offers us an opportunity that pits us against each other.
Time to forget Carmelo Mancini’s dreamy eyes and tight abs.
Game on.
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5 Star Review Dirty Flirty Enemy (White Collar Brothers #2) by Piper Rayne
Book two in the series and is Carmelo “Carm” Mancini’s story and what a story it is. Bella is the woman who unknowingly steals his client and from then on it’s war.
An enemies to friends story that had me hook, line and sinker. The chemistry between Carm and Bella is smoking hot, intense and almost impossible to ignore.
Carm is totally focused on his work as a realtor, even more focused on beating competing broker Bella, but what happens when the attraction becomes to much to ignore?
I loved how fiercely Bella stands up for herself, not afraid and not backing down to Carm, she is totally awesome and I would happily have her as a friend.
The writing is amazing and I have no idea where one author finished and the other took over, such is the seamless writing of this dynamic duo.
I loved Carm and Bella, both separately and together. Truthfully, I wouldn’t say no to a night with any Mancini brother.
There was so many laugh out loud moments and Dirty Flirty Enemy is a great example of romantic comedy at it’s finest. It was also great to see the other Mancini’s make an appearance, I just adore this family.
I am excited to learn more about the Mancini family and cannot wait for the next book in the series.
If you’re looking for an enemies to lovers story, you have found it!
“Carmelo Mancini is like poison wrapped in the most delectable chocolate. By the time you realize your mistake, it’s too late.”
Carmelo Mancini is used to winning. Always. With a successful career as a real estate broker, and his photo stamping various billboards in the city, his name is synonymous with efficiency, competence and power. So losing a client to a competitor who takes a totally different approach is a declaration of war.
Bella is trying to start over. Venturing into a new city and a new profession, the last thing she hoped for was to arouse the wrath of her office neighbor, especially if he is the egocentric and arrogant broker whose pictures adorn the city.
With the line of enmity already drawn and adding to it Carm’s boastful attitude, the coexistence between the two will not be easy, and the fact that both offices face each other only adds more fuel to the fire. But growing hatred can mask the desire one feels for the other. After all, the line between love and hate is very tenuous.
Embarking on a relationship without labels, without the very notion of commitment itself, a truce is drawn, and little by little what would be just an adventure begins to show itself something more serious, however much Carm refuses to acknowledge. But when a business opportunity puts them against each other, can these new feelings aroused but still so fragile sustain this unconventional relationship?
Carmelo leaves nothing to be desired for his cousins and brother in the possessive alpha male subject, but with a lost and lovely hide side. His romantic and gentle side is shown several times throughout the narrative, and the interactions with Bella are sweet, funny, and explosive.
Bella hides something from her past, which causes a little moment of tension in the final part, and helps to unravel a little more of her personality and her motivations.
The couple’s story concludes in this volume, but the ending features a huge cliffhanger, courtesy of Dominic, who presents a huge mind-blowing situation.
A good novel, with all the writing characteristics of the authors, with interesting characters, lots of chemistry and the right amount of romance.
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest Review *
I wish y’all could see me do my happy dance..the butterfly..twerking.
Dirty Flirty Enemy was soooo good. This series is going down as one of my favorites.
Each book tops the last book, if that’s possible.
Carm and Bella’s chemistry is off the charts. These brothers are hilarious. The secondary cast is FANTASTIC..praise to Max and Justin.
Oh boy..the snippet of what’s to come in Dom’s book was opening. Viva Las Vegas!
Give it to me!
FYI..if you are looking for an author that consistently writes phenomenal books-series after series..try Piper Rayne!
~BREAKDOWN OF RATINGS~
Plot~ 5/5
Main Characters (hero/heroine)~ 5/5
Secondary Characters~ 5/5
The Feels~ 5/5
Pacing~ 5/5
Addictiveness~5/5
Angst~ 5/5
Steam/Hotness/Chemisty ~ 5/5
Theme or Tone~ 5/5
Flow (Writing Style)~ 5/5
Backdrop (World Building)~ 5/5
Originality~ 5/5
Ending~ 5/5
Book Cover~ colorful and flirty
Series~ White Collar Brothers Book 2
Source~ Kindle eBook – ARC for honest review
Would I read more from the author? Hell Yes
Would I recommend this book? Hell Yes
Ummm…..yeah…..no words, SPEECHLESS! This book definitely knocked me on my ass!
Carm is the self proclaimed playboy who doesn’t do or want a relationship, the only important thing in his life besides family…..his career. Bella is the new real estate broker who has quickly become the thorn in his side, the one person who has peaked his interest and the one woman he can’t get out of his head.
This book had me indulging into the early morning because I was consumed with the story, enamoured by the characters and stunned by the turn of events that I NEVER saw coming! Needless to say, this book had it all!!
I can honestly say that this quickly became one of my favorite Piper Rayne books and without a doubt a TOP READ for me! Thank you for giving us another mesmerizing read that left me wanting! I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the next Mancini brother!
Real Estate broker extraordinaire, good looking and confident to a fault, the younger Mancini doesn’t disappoint. Like every hero should, he comes with some baggage, a sexy smirk and a hidden side that will make your legs weak and your undies melt (insert sigh).
When our young Carm finally meets the woman who’s making his business life difficult, he realizes that he’s in for a ride because the sexy redhead is not without smarts or sass.
Bella Scott is trying to get her new business off the ground and had no other choice but to get her office space across one of her bigger competitors, but can they coexist in the same building and running into each other at every turn?
Carm and Bella make a great couple. Not quite an office romance and a great enemies to lovers, Piper Rayne have done it again with a cocky borderline douchebag hero with a hidden soft side and a heroine who’s struggling to reinvent herself.
Once again the interactions between both the main and secondary characters are a plus for me in this book and I can’t stop loving on the Mancini men. The storyline is good and nicely developed making the book fast paced and easy to read.
I really can’t wait to see how Dom’s story will manage to surpass Enzo’s and Carm’s.
**I voluntarily read an early copy of this title in exchange for an honest review**
Piper Rayne’s White Collar Brothers series has quickly risen to the top where their books are concerned. There is something about this set of Mancini brothers that has just drawn me in at the beginning of the first two books. In this one, we have a true enemies-to-lovers romance that will entertain you from the get-go.
Carmelo “Carm” Mancini is your quintessential playboy. He’s got abs for days, has those dreamy eyes, he’s funny and he’s also got getting a woman right where he wants them down to a science. Not to mention he’s an accomplished real estate broker and in his mind, his business is the perfect mistress.
Bella has been focused on her career for years. She’s gorgeous, driven and has just recently made the move from being a real estate broker to handling FSBO sales instead. When she opens her new office, it happens to be right across the hall from Carm’s. While Bella comes across as very secure and unflappable, she does have a secret that explains a lot about why she is the way she is.
Carm and Bella have a rivalry and they’ve never even met in person, but when they do, it’s hard for Bella to deny that Carm is better looking in person than on his billboards. As the two begin to spend more time around one another, it’s clear they have chemistry, but a friendship also begins to form, although grudgingly on both sides. Will the chemistry they have finally ignite or will the rivalry win out in the end?
As Piper Rayne always does, they inject humor along with the serious. There were times in this book I laughed, I gasped and I felt for all of the characters. I enjoyed having all of the other characters so involved as well, including Enzo and Annie, Dom and the others as well. I have no doubt we are in for quite the tale with Dom and I for one can’t wait!
I am sooo enjoying this new series by Piper Rayne. You get the humor and the heat that we love from their previous stories, but with this series you get more edginess. You get more gasp, more “Holy Crow” moments!
This is Carmelo and Bella’s story. True opposites attract.
Carm is the consummate playboy, he is funny, he is swoony and he has the cavalier attitude about women that you just want to shake him! Then hug him of course!
Oh Ms. Bella, her back story, which remains a mystery until the dynamic duo wants you to read it, is going to absolutely wreck you. And the way that Carmelo handles this discovery is amazing and made me fall in love with him even harder.
I loved the quick cameo’s of the cousins (The Blue Collar Brothers), it was fun to catch up and see how they are.
Readers, do yourself a favor and get this series! It’s a prime example of the writing talent of Piper Rayne. They truly show their range in this series!
OH Emmm Geee!!!
If you read Sexy Filthy Boss and thought Enzo and Annie were hot, then you’re in for a surprise. Dirty Flirty Enemy is an enemies-to-lovers story had it all. I couldn’t put it down, the sexual chemistry was scorching hot, the banter even hotter. Two ends of the real estate spectrum- two different people. They clash, but in such a good way!!!
Get ready to meet your next bookhusband, that’s right, husband. Carm is one you’ll want to keep forever!!!
Carmelo Mancini brings everything he has to this sexy, sweet story. He’s a man about town and all the ladies love him, except for Bella. She has strong feelings for him, but it’s more like hate than love, and the emotion is mutual. Bella is a thorn under Realtor Carm’s skin. Her FSBO business is all up in his now that she’s moved into the office across the hall from him.
But, he’s not going down without a fight… even if it means getting knocked off his manwhoring ways.
Carm is gorgeous, sex on a stick and he knows it. He’s also a man of integrity and when they end up spending time together, it’s not long before they’re both falling.
A hot enemies to lovers story that was off the charts. Carmelo’s story was great and I couldn’t put it down. Carm and Bella have good chemistry. Hot story that’s a must read.
Read: 7/21/19
Dirty Flirty Enemy was the second book in the White Collar Brothers series by the authors Piper Rayne.
We met Carmello Mancini in book one as an arrogant, competitive and sexy high end Manhattan Realtor. He was a player in every sense of the word who lived for work 24/7. As such, he only had time (or respect) for one night stands. Not the most popular among women unless they had the same philosophy.
Bella Scott was also a successful Manhattan Realtor but had recently ventured to the FSBO concept, which freed up more time to have a life outside of work. She just happened to rent office space across from Carmello, which she was quickly rethinking.
The authors picked us up from the last book when Bella and Carmello met and then took us through the bantering between the two. The entire story was a mix of push and pull meshed with humor. They also included details within the real estate industry for additional depth. It was a fairly predictable story with little drama but fun none the less.
All and all, it was a quick, lighthearted and entertaining read. Next up is Dom in Wild, Steamy Hook-up. But again, don’t forget about Bianca, the lone Mancini sister!
The Mancini Brothers are back!! The charming funny and sexy man Carmelo Mancini never thought he would want what his brother has found, but all that changed when a red-haired woman moved her business across the hall from his. This enemies-to-lovers book is everything that I love about Piper Rayne’s writing – the bantering, the family and all of the sexiness of these brothers. Must read series, you will not be disappointed.
I just don’t know how they do it time and time again, Piper Rayne totally blow me away with their unique and different writing skills over and over again and I love every single moment of it. Every single book I just fall into the story and don’t ever want to leave or for it to end and Carm and Bella’s wasn’t any different. I totally love the enemy to lovers story and this one had such a good twist on it that it made it that much more on a different standard. Carm is definitely one of those guys whom you love to hate, you know the type the cocky player who flirts and sleeps with a bunch of different women and you secretly wish you were one but you could get him to change his ways but his ego is so up there you don’t know if you can even get past it. But you know what they say about judging a book by its cover. Bella is just the woman to get under Carm’s skin and all his secrets and as she’s trying to guard her heart he’s losing his without even knowing it. And when everything comes out on what they both been through can they make it out on the other side together or will it destroy them all together, find out when you read this book!!!! I highly highly recommend it as well as every single one of their books!!!! – By Tina
Sexy and successful New York City real estate broker Carmelo ‘Carm’ Mancini likes what he sees when Bella Scott, a For Sale By Owner Realtor (FSBO), moves into the office across the hall from his agency. Bella was instantly attracted to Carm but she is staying away from relationships while she focuses on getting her fledgling business off the ground. So Bella resists her attraction to the egotistical Carmelo while competing for the same potential customers. But when an opportunity comes knocking which places Bella in direct competition with Carm for the same big account, their resistance to each other is sorely tested. Carm wants Bella but he also hates her! Bella is also hot for Carm but she doesn’t mix business with pleasure. Could a no-strings summer fling in the Hamptons help get them out of each other’s systems?
For those readers new to the White Collar Brothers series, each book focuses on one of the Mancini brothers. Dominic, Carmelo and Enzo Mancini come from a close-knit Italian family whose parents own and run a delicatessen in New York City. Sexy, Filthy Boss, the first installment in the series, focuses on Enzo Mancini and his lovely Annie. Wild and Steamy Hook-up, the third and last installment in this series will be about the mysterious Dominic Mancini. Each book in this series can be read as a standalone but this reader feels it was more enjoyable reading them in the order the books came out. The first two books in this series were equally entertaining and provided the perfect combination of humor and steamy romance to guarantee every reader’s satisfaction!! Five shiny stars for Dirty, Flirty, Enemy which is just one-click away from your reading pleasure!!! * I received an advanced copy for my honest review.
The writing duo that is Piper and Rayne has delivered yet another home-run with Dirty Flirty Enemy. Their fun loving, quick witted banter between strong characters will keep you laughing out loud throughout the entirety of this book.
When it comes to charming, Carmelo Mancini is your man. But soon, this charismatic smooth talker finds out that all the charm in the world won’t save him from his fiery encounters with his sworn enemy and rival, Bella Scott.
Bella is a force to be reckoned with. She is a female character that I loved more and more as I uncovered what made her tick. Carm soon became a book boyfriend that stole away my heart and I am sure he will do the same for yours.
This novel is so much more than a rom-com! It will pull on your heartstrings, keep you guessing, and make you gush! For a great summer read with an escape to the Hampton’s that we can’t all afford, I urge you to pick this one up today!
As Always, Happy Reading!
“5/5 Beaming Brains!” – Lit-Up My Mind
Piper Rayne always manages to make me fall for their new heroes. I really enjoyed Carm and Bella’s story in Dirty Flirty Enemy. The hot chemistry and perfect amount of sexual tension between the two kept me reading late into the night. I can’t wait to read more from this duo.
Piper & Rayne are my heroes of the heart. They take some beautiful yet tough Characters and weave them through the pages like fine wine being created in its pre grape form.
I seriously loved Carm! Not much of a fan of Bella. However, they both worked well together and the chemistry and fireworks were there and this story was a great addition to the series.
5 STARS
I thought Enzo would be my favorite of the Mancini brothers but I was so wrong! Carm is officially my favorite but I have a feeling that one the final book comes, Dominic will hold a special place in my heart.
Being competitors in the real estate industry, Carm and Bella dislike each other without even knowing each other. I loved how they went from enemies-to-lovers. Carm was a jerk, arrogant, and a total playboy. However, his world turns upside down when Bella refuses to fall for his charm and puts him in his place. I couldn’t get enough of these two together.
I didn’t see the twist coming but I’m so happy that everything played out the way it did in the end. Carmelo made me swoon and fall head over heels for him more than I had even before the ending.
I loved the quick glimpse we got of Mauro and Maddie as well. It was so fun to see them around their cousins and I can’t wait to hopefully get more glimpses of the whole family together.
If you haven’t any of the books in this series, or any book by this author duo yet, what are you waiting for? Do it now!
Grateful to have received a complimentary ARC copy to honestly review.
I love a good enemies to lovers story and this one was the perfect mash up of that trope + a little office romance! Feuding professionals in the same market made for such a good story line! From dueling sexy billboards to a high stakes selling battle for a property mogul, this had all the frustration, heat and opposition packaged into one amazing read. Bella and Carm held their own in this book, each bringing their own unique traits and personality to the story. They weren’t polar opposites but they sure didn’t mesh well (at least they thought that was the case) until they let things heat up in the bedroom!
I really liked the back and forth between these two and the heavy involvement of their inner circles. They had amazing support systems that told it like it was and helped keep both characters in check. Their siblings, best friends and colleagues were just as important to the story as the two main characters.
Carm and Bella’s attraction to one another was undeniable and blazing. But was it enough? I felt like their chemistry fell a little flat outside of the sultry scenes. They seemed to only click on one level, the lusty one. While their ability to work together professionally got better over the course of the read, it didn’t seem like they really got to know each other on a personal level or as individuals outside of the office.
The story as a whole was entertaining and a worthwhile read! It was funny but also had parts that grasped at your heart strings. I can’t wait to see more of these two in book 3 of the series.