Continuing where Dirty Rich Cinderella Story left off…Get ready for a steamy honeymoon, and a heart-stopping welcome home for Cole and Lori!The unexpected is about to happen and while Lori has faced the demons of her past, she and Cole will face those of his past now.This is the follow-up to DIRTY RICH CINDERELLA STORY: the second book in the Dirty Rich series. DIRTY RICH READING ORDERDirty … series.
DIRTY RICH READING ORDER
Dirty Rich One Night Stand (Cat & Reese book one)
Dirty Rich Cinderella Story (Lori & Cole book one)
Dirty Rich Obsession (Reid & Carrie book one)
Dirty Rich Betrayal (Mia & Grayson book one)
Dirty Rich Cinderella Story: Ever After (Lori & Cole book two)
Dirty Rich One Night Stand: Two Years Later (Cat & Reese book two)
Dirty Rich Obsession: All Mine (Reid & Carrie book two)
Dirty Rich Secrets (Ashley’s story)
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So. Much. Better.
While I didn’t miraculously fall in love with Lori this time around, I definitely liked her a heck of a lot more. I thought this was going to be a typical extended epilogue. Maybe a glimpse into Cole and Lori’s honeymoon and a bit of what happens next for them. This story was so much more. And that’s exactly what it was… another story. It had plenty of romance, but there were elements of danger and intrigue as well. LRJ gave us so much more than anything I could have expected. If you thought this was going to be your run-of-the-mill sappy peek at their happily ever after, think again!
“No woman should leave Paris without being spanked.”
Hmm…intriguing, right? I really loved reading Dirty Rich Cinderella and I enjoyed Ever After just as much. While it doesn’t have the sexual tension and buildup like their first book, the heat level is just as intense.
Both Cole & Lori brought ghosts into their relationship. Painful pasts that come back to haunt them when faced with unexpected challenges. Both were used to dealing with their problems in their own way, but that’s no longer an option. They are married now. They are an ‘us’ and have to learn to share their love and their problems. But no worries, they have an agreement on how to settle their disputes, “fight and fuck.” Sounds like a plan, huh? I wonder if Lori plans to be naughty on purpose?
What I really dig about this couple is that they are both lawyers. I really get caught up in their cases and enjoy the suspense as I sit in on their planning meetings and offer my two cents. And then, let’s not forget that they always get involved in something much deeper than expected and have to call in Walker Security. I love when that happens, that security team is badass and their women are too.
As I’m sure you’ve come to expect if you’ve made it this far in the series, expect the unexpected. Prepare to get excited at what direction the series is going. Make room on your BBF list for even more amazing alpha males that will eventually have their own story to tell. And as always, know that there will be some incredibly strong, smart, and funny women pulling their weight when it comes to the trouble that always seems to find these characters that I adore. I can’t get enough of this author and I’m excited about what is coming next. The line forms here…
4.5 Stars
Lori and Cole.
We already read how they met and insta-fell for each other in the first book.
And now they’re on their honeymoon in Paris.
Everything could be all happily ever after, but once we’re back in New York the trouble is already waiting. Big trouble!
There’ve been threats against them – especially against Lori – from people connected to the victims of the ‘serial killer’ Lori defended. He is innocent, but those poor families need to blame someone. Now we just have to stay alive while finding the real killer! And we might have a few tiny little other ‘problems’ too!
Fun times!
Well, that was very adorable and verrry sexy and very exciting!
Due to my Bookalzheimer I couldn’t remember what happened in their first book – but after reading my old review I was remembering enough to get started with this one!
I expected a cute little honeymoon novella – but I didn’t get that at all!
Yes, we are honeymoonish in Paris for a little while in the beginning. BUT back home it’s one thing after another. Mega exciting, dangerous, scary … all the things are happening … and I really adored reading this non-novella!
It’s not just the bad guys they have to fight. Cole is so horribly scared of losing Lori! He was all alone until he met her – it’s so heartbreaking…that poor guy.
This was a great 2nd book for a great couple – I wish more authors would do that! It’s always sad to say good-bye to characters once a book ends. This way we’ll get them again for a little while!
And we get to see some other people too – plus we’ll also get a second book for 2 other couples soon! Yay!
If I had to complain about something – and I can’t believe I’m going to say this … there was a little bit too much sex-having going on. Instead of talking about his feelings Cole always just got Lori naked! LOL. It was a bit much and some of those scenes were just too long.
But I still loved reading their ever after story!
DIRTY RICH CINDERELLA STORY: EVER AFTER was a very sexy & exciting happily-ever-after-erotic-lawyer-suspense story! I loved it! Run to your nearest amazon for your own Cole – this one is MINE!!!
Much more than just reading about their Ever After this book was really good and even more than I think I was expecting!!
Just as we think life for the pair is gonna settle down, a threat hangs over Lori that Cole is never gonna let come to pass. Along with colleagues and friends our leads set out to eliminate the danger and get on with married life.
Packed with heat, suspense, emotion and a great ending that leaves you wanting more in this series, I’m giving this Lisa Renee Jones read 4.5*
I enjoyed reading this book! I love reading about Cole and Lori life after they got married. The story will pull you in and you won’t put it down til it is finished. I recommend this book!!!!!
Dirty Rich Cinderella Story: Ever After is the continuation of Cole and Lori’s love story. It starts with their honeymoon in Paris. If you haven’t read Dirty Rich Cinderella Story, then you need to read this first in order to really understand the their history and who it affects their path moving forward.
Cole and Lori. I’ve loved them from the start but I’m always wondering when will they catch a break. They get their happily ever after with their love and marriage but as with anything, there are always going to be situations that you have to face together. Their story is no different. Their past is coming back towards them and they have to fight once again.
I will be honest, sometimes I think that stories should be left alone at a certain point and I’m a bit hesitant for more but I was totally on board for more of these guys. Jones wrote their story in a way that kept it full of love, her signature suspense and the perfect amount sexiness. I’m glad we got more!
I love this series and I truly enjoy Lisa Renee Jones writing style. This story isn’t just a love story, there is excitement and suspense built into it as well so it keeps on the edge of your seat. I love a good story with both romance and mystery.
I love Lori and Cole! It was so easy to get lost in this story. The ups and downs of a new relationship, of a case that just continues to haunt, of issues with the DA, new cases and new business relationships. It’s all enticing!
Their story is far from over (I hope!!!). There are still a couple unresolved things…
The book kept getting better and more intense with the turn of pages. And Cole and Lori have never been so ! I love this series!!!!
More Cole Brooks, sign me up. Action packed, page-turn full of suspense that sucks you in with a twist of that sexy, steamy alpha-male we fell in love with.
This book is the conclusion of Cole & Lori and they are on their honeymoon in Paris. One thing you can get from this book is the deep love that these two have for each other and that no matter what they are going to work anything that comes in their way, together! It was great seeing all the Walker Brothers and their interaction with all of a lot of other characters from Lisa’s books. If you haven’t read those books, you are missing out! This was a non stop, can’t put down with suspense and wondering what really does happen with Ashley and is Lori’s mom really gonna have her happily ever after as well! Great writing Lisa!!!!!
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~~ 4.5 HEART-STOPPING HONEYMOON STARS!! ~~
Cole and Lori are BAAAACK…and better than ever!
Dirty Rich Cinderella story was one of my favorite books in the super steamy and uber thrilling Dirty Rich series, so when I found out these GLORIOUSLY-IN-LOVE newlyweds were getting a follow-up story, I was the first to pop the champagne!
But if you envision a honeymoon lovefest with a little half-baked drama and predictable angst thrown in, you could not be more wrong! DIRTY RICH CINDERELLA: EVER AFTER is a provocative, full-bodied novel in its own right. And while just like all its predecessors this is a very erotic read with plenty of filthy hot sex, it is beautifully balanced by a richly layered, exciting plot and heart-gripping emotional intensity that’s guaranteed to keep your pulse racing!
THE SETUP:
As you recall from Part One, Lori and Cole worked together on a high profile murder trial which stirred up a hornet’s nest of dissension! And even though they succeeded on exonerating their wrongly accused client, the real killer is still out there and an unhinged family member of one of the victims is out for blood!
So when the blissful newlyweds return home to NYC after their passionate honeymoon in Paris, reality comes crashing down around them with the “normal” post trial chaos escalating into menacing threats against Lori.
Which, as you can imagine, propels her already overprotective hubby into full-fledged bulldog mode!
If you thought Cole was dominant and crazy possessive in book one, you ain’t seen anything yet! To say he’s a bit…overzealous…about keeping her safe is an understatement. And it causes a bit of discord between him and his fiercely independent lawyer wifey who not only has her own secret anxieties to combat, but she senses that the danger is rousing Cole’s inner demons that up till now he has been able to keep at bay. Hot tempers and blazing passions flare aplenty between this devoted duo as they work in tandem to safeguard each other—and fight valiantly to nurture their love— while trying to rule the world!
MY MUSINGS:
I thought that Lisa Renee Jones did a SPECTACULAR job with this story. I was completely swept up in the soul burning love, the hot, frenzied passion, edge of your seat suspense, and all those adrenaline pumping twist and turns!
It’s truly like no time has passed from book one and the author seamlessly got right back into the groove with Lori and Cole. Their story is exhilarating from start to finish and the ever present danger intermingled with their heady love connection had me riding an euphoric high!
I absolutely relished the blistering sensual intensity and heart palpitating dramatic urgency between this deeply passionate couple and felt that the manner in which they loved and supported each other through thick and thin truly elevated their relationship to a whole new level in this book. But before they can truly bask in their fairytale HEA, they both have ghosts that must be put to rest!
And as the danger intensifies, I was really drawn to the darker, broodier, more VULNERABLE side to Cole that we have not been privy to in book one. You can FEEL his heartbreaking desperation to keep his beloved wife safe all costs and how the prospect of harm befalling Lori has him nearly losing his frigging mind. Which puts a bit of a damper on their wedded bliss because for the first time ever, this powerful, self assured criminal attorney, who never fails to stays calm, cool and collected in the face of adversity, feels like his world is spiraling perilously out of control. And it causes him to react in ways that sometimes stifles his fiercely independent wife’s sensibilities! But eeep there is a reason behind his madness!
And after he finally strips his soul bare and trusts Lori with his darkest, most agonizing truth that’s been a driving force in his life—and at the root of his insane need to protect her— she gets him in a way she never has before. And comes through for her gorgeously power-suited man big-time!! But as with all of LRJ’s couples, the love and support goes both ways. I adore how, despite his own inner torment, Cole is there to cherish and reassure and protect Lori when her old fears and insecurities also chip away at her.
Bottom line? These two fiery, strong willed lovers have a few more bumps in the road to traverse, but even when they fight and clash and hurt, they CANNOT. BE. BROKEN. Their love is eternal and together they are unstoppable!!
Another one of my favorite things about this series is how the side characters are brilliantly woven into the central storyline, and this novel is no exception. Ms. Jones never fails to build delicious anticipation for subsequent books…and now of course I am dying to find out what happens next!
FINAL VERDICT:
Lisa Renee Jones took my breath away with DIRTY RICH CINDERELLA STORY: EVER AFTER. I fell even harder under the spell of this dynamic duo in this high octane, explosively sexy book, and it truly is the perfect denouement to Lori and Cole’s fairytale love story!
Lori and Cole definitely have sizzling chemistry and seem to be made for each other! After honeymooning in Paris they return to the states to drama, unrest, unanswered questions, mystery, and intrigue. I love getting to revisit characters from other stories. This is a fast paced story with lots going on and we get to learn more about Lori and Cole. I’m hoping we find out what happens to Ashley, how Lori’s new case turns out, and more about Alexander! Definitely need more books in this series!
Lori and Cole are now happily married and spending their honeymoon in the incredible city of Pairs. But as the happy couple embarks on their new life together back home in New York, facing the monotony of the daily grind at the law firm where they both work, they are challenged with a handful of surprises.
As issues at the firm continue to mount, dredging up some of Cole’s past fears and insecurities, it is up to Lori to help him find peace. Sensing the need they both have for control in the chaos that is now their lives, the two must find a way to help one another seek refuge before it tears them apart.
With continued passion and undeniably hot chemistry this book offered great storytelling for the characters that I have come to love. There was a great amount of uncertainty that kept the story moving at a fast pace, and of course, as with any of the Dirty Rich books, room for more in the future.
As Always, Happy Reading!
“5/5 Beaming Brains!”
I was so excited to get Ever After on my kindle! I loved Cole and Lori and so to get a continuation of their story – I was thrilled.
Now that they are back from the honeymoon, real life starts to set in. Coming off a high profile case – not everyone is happy. And Cole and Lori must face their fears as they settle in as a couple. Both are looking out for each other in ways they aren’t used to and Cole must learn to let go and let Lori come into her own as a counselor and as his wife. But will the threats be too much for the two of them or will it make them open their eyes to all kinds of new possiblilities?
This book is steamy and suspenseful. I loved every minute. Although you can read this book as a Standalone, it’s best to read Dirty Rich Cinderella first so you get the whole background on this power couple!
Loved this continuation of Cole and Lori’s story, post wedding and beyond. Cole has been one of my fav Male characters of LRJ and it was fun to see him as a husband and protector. That’s him, alpha all the way and who couldn’t find that to be so hot and sexy?
Lori is his perfect partner, in the law firm and in life. She’s smart and beautiful and knows how lucky she is to have her soulmate with her for the rest if her life.
I would love to see more from them, but as LRJ likes to intertwine her characters from recent books and series together, I’m sure I will have that pleasure sooner rather than later!
I initially read this story on Radish as it was being written and released so I enjoyed a quick re-read of the book now that it has been released.
Cole and Lori’s story continues as they honeymoon in Paris, but happenings at home are threatening their little bubble already as loose ends from the first part of their journey are rearing their ugly heads. It is Cole’s turn to face his demons, and he shifts into hyper-overprotective mode much to Lori’s frustration. His preferred method of dealing with feeling out of control usually leads to her naked- a LOT- and with very little talking which can be both good and bad. In order to pull his big head back into the game she has to help him face his fears this time just like he did for her.
A few new faces who will be featured in the Dirty Rich world are introduced and we see plenty of familiar faces too. Dirty Rich Cinderella Story must be read first, but these two books together can be read as a standalone story arc in the DR world. There is plenty of sexy time in this story, and I can’t believe I am writing this, but it almost became too much to the point where I started flipping past some of the scenes toward the end. All in all though, I did enjoy getting to know Cole and Lori.
A full story of its own; everything I loved about Cole and Lori
I loved Cole and Lori in Dirty Rich Cinderella Story (make sure you read that first, otherwise you don’t need to have read the rest of the series to enjoy this), so I was pretty hyped about them getting a follow-up all to themselves. Note that this book takes place partly in parallel to Dirty Rich Obsession, and while the reading order listed by the author puts this book following both Dirty Rich Obsession and Dirty Rich Betrayal, I’d actually recommend reading Ever After first as I feel Obsession has some plot spoilers for this story.
This isn’t just some kind of extended epilogue as you might expect from this kind of follow-up, but a fully thought out and plotted story in its own right. Lori and Cole are still the terrific characters I remembered from their first book, and I loved how they had arguments, but they worked things out together. They just fit together so well, knowing what the other needed and making sure to give it to them, and were so protective and caring towards each other. But don’t worry, there’s plenty of heat, too!
Lots of layers, both from great secondary characters and from multiple plot lines, added a lot of depth to the story. All that as well as plenty of action kept me deeply engaged and turning those pages as fast as I could.
Great characters, storyline, heat and suspense, this story had everything I loved about Cole and Lori in the original story. 5 stars
B2B Kelly
Wow! Excitement, Intrigue, Murder, Drama, and Secrets… Oh My! This story starts off as our new couple are on their honeymoon. But Lori and Cole arrive home to multiple distraction and threats resulting not only from their previous case, but from Coles’ past, that begins to create, some new dynamics to their relationship.
Full of Passionate, Sexy, Intimate scenes that will melt more than your heart… this sexy couple and their scorching chemistry jump off the page and into your heart. Their hunger for each other is intense, and desperate and their need is to always do it together.
But the secondary characters also bring drama and intrigue as Ashley, Coles’ receptionist is dealing with her past, and her ex-fiancé once again. Cat and Reese are in the middle of the threats as they try to help Lori and Cole. And we are introduced to a new intriguing player Alexander Montgomery. Can’t wait to learn more about him.
As always Lisa Renee Jones creates such dynamic and intriguing characters, as well as a storyline that keeps her readers on the edge of their seats. I am anxiously awaiting for the next book, and the next adventure.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Dirty Rich Cinderella Story: Ever After continues the steamy and suspenseful story of Lori and Cole. A note to everyone: you need to read the first book (Dirty Rich Cinderella Story) before you read this one. Otherwise it probably won’t make much sense.
I loved getting to join these characters again and see them wrapped up, if only for a brief moment, in their own little bubble. The honeymoon was hot. Cole’s desire for Lori is insane and when he has to have her, well, he HAS to have her. The two couldn’t keep their hands off one another on their honeymoon and it was sexy as all get out to read.
There’s plenty of suspense and action in this story, which I’ve come to recognize is a signature touch on any book by this author. Lori and Cole return from their honeymoon and find themselves smack in the middle of all kinds of chaos. The things they go through are difficult and put some stress and strain on the marriage, but if Cole is anything it’s dedicated to his bride, and through it all he keeps her protected and at the center of his world.
This was an easy read and a nice continuation to a story that I already adored. Lisa Renee Jones captured my attention with the surprise pieces she embedded into the plot and won me over once more with her amazing characters. The world building is excellent, the cover is beautiful, and the writing in this book is on point.
If you’ve already read book one then you absolutely need to check this out. And if you haven’t read the first book, then go grab a copy and get started today. You don’t want to miss out on these two!
Five stars to this novel!
Oh my GOODNESS! I didn’t think this could get any better but thank goodness we were treated to more of Cole and Lori! We start with them on their honeymoon but it doesn’t end there. We are soon back home and Cole has upped his alpha and dominant ways and he is gone all protective on Lori. He now knows what he has and he is not going to lose her to anything or anyone and it seems there is danger afoot. Walker Security has been brought in to continue protecting them since the danger after their last case seems to still be circling. Reese and Cat along with new characters are also prominent in this story. This is a fast paced story and I recommend you put your feet up for an afternoon with a hot and sexy story! Definitely NOT a standalone and you will need to read Cole and Lori’s first story before this one.