A SEXY ENEMIES-TO-LOVERS STORY! Two families at war. The son and heir to an empire, destined to destroy his enemy’s daughter; until he meets her. Until she becomes his only obsession. Until she becomes the woman he lives for, the woman he’d die to protect. Every war is wicked but this one is about to get hot; wicked hot. DIRTY RICH READING ORDERDirty Rich One Night Stand (Cat & Reese book one) 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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Somehow 5 stars does not seem to be enough for this book! When you open this book you may be intimidated by how long it is, don’t be, you will not be able to put it down and it reads quickly because of that. Reid is all about control but when Carrie finally captures his attention he loses that control to her and he is a goner right from the beginning. He did not mean to be. When he took over her business, it was supposed to be a quick takeover and she was supposed to be out, as her father was, but now she is working beside him and she will be the next CEO. They work well together once they come to some understanding of what needs to happen but not everything is as it seems. Some secrets are so explosive they could bring down everything but will that happen or will it make them stronger. This is a must read and one of my favorite reads so far this year. I do think this could be read as a standalone and not be lost but really the first two books in this series are excellent so why would you want to miss those.
Welcome back to Lisa’s world of corporate high flyers, dirty deals and even dirtier relationships.
Reid and Callie’s relationship is full of sexual tension and lust and hatred. And I wanted all of it to come out fighting.
I liked their story and their relationship, however I felt that it got stuck on a bit of a merry-go-round for a while there where our lovelies were all I like you-hot sex-I hate you-hate f&^k-rinse and repeat. The book could have probably done with about 50 less pages as I did find myself thinking “here we go again” is the cycle started each time.
I do like the fighting between them as I could feel it was coming from a place of more than just hatred. I could understand the trust issues, the feelings of betrayal etc etc between them.
I adored Reid and all his gruffness – even if he was a complete dick at times.
I did like this story, but I did feel that things were dragged out, which made the book toooo long. I know it sounds like I didn’t like it, but that is not the case, it just needed chopping done to it. I mean, it is a LRJ book so of course I will like it.
I am looking forward to the next books to come.
“He’s a master of control. He owns every room he enters.”
Yes, he’s badass and controlling, but he’s finally met a woman who will stand up to him and she’s got his attention. Woo Hoo! Carrie had me cheering on the sidelines when she showed Reid Maxwell that she was pissed and had no intention of backing down. Their fathers are enemies and their attraction to each other is not a good idea, but tell that to their bodies that practically burst into flames when they are near each other.
I guess adults are just like kids when it comes to wanting what they can’t have, right? Both Reid and Carrie are warned away from each other, but there’s just something about the forbidden that makes it even more tempting. When they are thrown together in a battle for the company that means everything to her, she can’t avoid the heat of his lustful stares or deny she wants his touch. But how can she trust her body to someone that is hoarding a secret that affects her future?
Reid wants her, but he knows that when she discovers the truth she will hate him. He doesn’t deny it when she calls him an asshole, it works for him. He’s a ruthless corporate attorney and he doesn’t lose, he’s not there to make friends, he’s there to make money. His strategy is, “—as far as I’m concerned, the best way to fight a war with a woman like this one is naked.”
Let me tell you, this one is HOT! Once I started reading there was no stopping, other than an occasional brow wipe or panty change. The secrets and suspense were exciting and I got caught up in the family feud, the curiosity killing me as I waited to learn the secret that caused it. While this story can be read as a standalone, it’s awesome when you recognize characters from previous stories. I love how the author intermingles her different series and I get to see old friends like the guys from Walker Security. I confess that I peeked at Goodreads to see if I had more to look forward to and I’m thrilled to report there are at least two more books in the Dirty Rich series. The line forms here.
Wow, I can’t decide which one of the series I liked best. Ive listened to all so far on audio (while I’m not a huge fan of the same narrators being used for different characters in the series) Erin and Joe are an amazing team together. Lisa definitely has a way of adding mystery to these stories while adding heat to the scenes. I’m glad for the variety of each book and they are soooo different.
Lisa Renee Jones has done it again, this story has you wondering what is going to happen next. And who is using who in the end?
Reid Maxwell has it all except a woman in his life and he meets her in Carrie West. When Reid has a proposition for Carrie, can she trust him to do what he says?
Carrie West just wants to keep the family company in the family. When Reid shows up with a proposition that will make her CEO in the end, can she trust him?
With all that is going on around them and people trying to keep them apart, will Reid and Carrie learn the truth in each other? Can Reid keep Carrie safe and from learning the truth that will crush her? Can Carrie accept Reid and his controlling ways?
If you haven’t read anything from Lisa Renee Jones, then you need to read this one. It is full of twist, turns and who done it’s that will have you glued to each page. Now on to book 2, I have to know what happens next.
**I received a free copy of this book to read and review and this is my honest opinion**
Holy Moly! I thought that the previous books were steamy and sexy after reading them. Lisa went further with Reid and Carrie’s first book together. The first chapter alone will have you hooked. I had to keep reading after the first chapter. I needed to know what happened next right away. There was no stopping me from finishing this book.
Dirty Rich Obsession has the ‘Enemy to Lover’ trope to it, which I’ve always loved to read. There’s also drama between the families, which reminds me of the story between Romeo & Juliet and how the families have issues with each other. You’ll find out why, once you read Dirty Rich Obsession, so I’m not giving that away.
This book brings the drama and the steamy romance to it. I loved every bit of this story between the characters. The only reason why the story is not getting full five stars is due to some minor dragging of the storyline in certain areas. It didn’t stop me from finishing the story though. The characters won me over mostly in this book.
I thought Reese was an a-hole in Dirty Rich One Night Stand, well, Reid is more of an a-hole than Reese. Geez! Reid can wear the crown of being the biggest a-hole. Although, that doesn’t mean I didn’t like him in the story. Nope. He won me over with how he was protecting Carrie in the story, and he also won me over with other things too. He is one character that is always about taking care of Carrie. Even though, he’s keeping secrets from her.
Carrie is not a weak character in this story, which I was expecting Reid to hook up with a timid person. No, he got himself a very feisty female character who knows how to handle him. Carrie had her work cut out for her with Reid. First off, the man comes into her company taking everything over due to what her father did to the company. She couldn’t trust Reid due to how he took over the company she wants to run since her father abandoned it. Second off, he ignores her entirely at first, until she takes the first step to get his attention. Don’t ever ignored, Carrie! Lastly, Reid was a such an a-hole to her in the story. Although, he had reasons to be like that with Carrie, but he did turn around in the story.
Both characters are perfect for each other due to their personalities and how they handle their families. Both won’t take any crap when it comes to reaching their goals.
Overall, I enjoyed Reid and Carries’s first story and how they ended up meeting each other. I give this book 4.5 stars and recommend it contemporary/erotic romance readers out there. You can read this as a standalone, but I always recommend reading in order because you want to meet the previous characters who do make an appearance in this story.
Fair warning, this book has a cliffhanger, which is why I recommend reading the next story with Reid and Carrie (Dirty Rich Obsession: All Mine) after you read this one. The next book is due to release real soon.
I enjoyed reading this! I love the way Lisa has written this story with a strong female character Carrie and a strong alpha male Reid. The story is very interesting and you want to keep reading it to find out what happens and if the relationship between Reid and Carrie survives and grows. I recommend this book & author!!!!!
This was a wonderful enemies to lovers, boss/employee romance that solidified that this author really knows how to check my boxes for perfect heroes. There was so much antagonism between this couple laced with a sizzling chemistry my kindle threatened to combust. With plenty of push and pull along with a hostile takeover of both the financial and sexual kind I was completely engrossed in this story. It’s a lengthy book and yet I refused to put it down and actually set my phone on “talk back” so I could read/listen when I was forced to get up from my sofa.
Carrie was strong and independent but had made a mistake years ago that made her doubt her full capabilities in business. Reid has executed a hostile takeover of her father’s company and now refuses to take any of her calls. In an effort to prove that he is still human, she succeeds in tricking him to face her and she does so in freaking awesome style!
Reid is in instant lust with the woman in the emerald dress and falls easily into her trap only then concocting new plans for her father’s company. He’s going to get the girl for the night and then he’s going to set this company to rights.
I loved how Carries stood up to Reid at every turn. Despite being intimidated by him at times, she was feisty and confident when squaring off with him, never allowing him to see her sweat. While she was a tough heroine, she was not hard core. She had a softer side to her and that contradiction only ensnared Reid more.
Reid was an incredible alpha-hole. Everyone knows he’s a complete jerk and he uses it to his advantage. And yet the more time he spends with Carrie the more we see another side to him. His point of view was perfect in allowing the reader to understand his thought processes. I do love the taming of an alpha-hole and Carrie brought this one to his knees in stunning fashion.
This story is filled with twists and turns and so many secrets!!! Trust is a major issue between this couple and their struggle with it ratcheted up the angst level for me. Nevertheless, this couple’s dynamic was perfection! They lit up the page with both their hate, their struggles, their passion and their love. There was nothing in this story I didn’t enjoy.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
3.75-4 STARS
A dominating force in both the boardroom AND the bedroom, Reid Maxwell exercises control in all aspects of his life. That is, until the day that Carrie West turned the tables on Reid and surreptitiously gained the upper hand. But Carrie doesn’t hold the upper hand for long, when her adversarial relationship with Reid quickly morphs into an entanglement of business, lies and seduction that have this couple sparring on nearly a daily basis.
A love/hate relationship that is both sexy and scorching hot, Reid and Carrie’s chemistry is simply off the charts! But the story itself takes a bit too long to fully play out, with a lot of repetitiveness slowing down the pace. As such, I found myself frequently disengaged—something that hardly ever happens when I pick up a book by Lisa Renee Jones.
Still, there is a lot to like about this third installment in this author’s Dirty Rich series. In particular, Reid’s transformation from a heartless man to a man who finally finds his and then offers it up freely to the woman he’s come to love. It’s just unfortunate that the good is offset by the frustration I felt over a story that continually circled in a very familiar loop.
So, while I can’t say that “Dirty Rich Obsession” tops the list of my favorite books by Lisa Renee Jones, if you’re an established fan, you’ll likely find this latest release of hers to be an enjoyable read overall.
4.5 stars
Enemies to lovers with a whole lot of push and pull, trust issues, torment and secrets… Dirty Rich Obsession had all the elements of an amazing read I didn’t want to put down!
Carrie and Reid start off as the very definition of enemies: he just engineered a hostile takeover of her company ousting her father and potentially putting her job in danger top by stealing the future she worked so hard for. I love her solution: pay a ton of money to win Reid in a charity bachelor auction using the company money (which is now his money technically), lure him back to a hotel room, and leave him unsatisfied and cuffed to a piece of furniture as she waves goodbye and reveals her identity. At that point, she figures if she is going to lose everything she will at least have the satisfaction of beating the one man who never seems to show weakness. She never expects that decision to cause him to re-evaluate his plans and set them on an entirely different path forward.
Reid is exactly the corporate shark that his reputation proclaims him to be. He has the ability to be ruthless in his pursuit of his targets and he has learned from one of the most heartless bastards in the game: his father, a man Reid has come to despise since learning a few cold hard truths about his past business dealings and the way he treated Reid’s mother. Now, in the moments he refuses to admit to anyone, Reid worries he is no better than his father. Carrie is a challenge that gets his blood pumping in all sorts of ways and he is finding her more intriguing with every day that passes. She is fiery, intelligent and independent, she shows him no fear and she won’t be intimidated.
I absolutely love the dynamic these two characters have! They are like magnets- sometimes flipped to repel as the poles are misaligned, sometimes irretrievably drawn together and to each other. It doesn’t take long before enemies turn to lovers and possibly more but there is always something holding them back. As much as Reid wants her to trust him, he is hiding a big secret that he is certain she will hate him for when and if she finds out…but he is legally bound to silence on the topic. Through it all, they are burning up the pages as clock ticks toward that final big moment…
Dirty Rich Obsession lives up to its name and I am excited for the next part of their story! This book ends in a good place with a HFN but there are plenty of loose ends and unresolved items that I am sure will make for an entertaining read in a few months! I loved that we could read the story chapter by chapter leading up to release day on Radish, and I am looking forward to finding out more about a few of the characters introduced in this book as their stories have been confirmed to be coming our way in the next year.
An intriguingly intense, and seductively provocative journey to go on with Reid and Carrie. Their snarky banter, the love-hate relationship, and undeniable chemistry made this story unbelievably captivating. I enjoyed every single second of this book.
A MAN OF CONTROL. A WOMAN WHO’S ABOUT TO TAKE IT.
I really liked this book the slow growing chemistry between the characters was addictive, the story line was interesting and not repetitive, the sex was steamy hot and it was all over a great read although I seem to have started with book two in this series. This is terrific because I have read this author before and wasn’t impressed with that particular series but I never let that put me off as sometimes its just not the right story for you, glad I did now.
I give the story a solid four stars. The characters were well developed and the story well written. If you like clean romances this is not the book for you. The reason I dinged one star was just because I thought it was a tad too long but I still enjoyed it. The narration was excellent.
I adore this series and Dirty Rich Obsession kept my obsession with Lisa Renee Jones’ storytelling alive and kicking!!
Reid & Carrie are explosive together. I loved how he looked out for her at every turn without being too obvious to outsiders about it.
Packed full of heat, romance and smokin’ hot scenes with our leads, whether they were fighting of getting it on, this is another excellent instalment in the Dirty Rich series
A definite 5* read!!!!
Sexy, thrilling, engaging and action packed romantic journey filled with secrets and smoking hot undeniable passion….. this story was so thrilling from beginning to end it was impossible to put down and kept me on the edge of my bed all night long… loved it!
Love this author, this is one of her best!
Loved, loved this book!
Loved it!! Great read!!
Fraternizing with the enemies daughter . . .
Reid finally had want he wanted right in his sights. He was moving in for the kill and then there she was, Carrie. The animosity that lay beneath it all was the flame that kept the heat stirred up. I was drawn in by the intensity between them. I stay to watch it all unfold. The characters were all rich and intriguing. The combination of them and the circumstance allowed for a connection to form and a bond to stick. Watching Reid and Carrie in the beginning was wow. . . watching Reid and Carrie in the middle was just a wow. . . seeing them continue onward will be just as wow. Reid and Carrier were most certainly a wonderful addition to the Dirty Rich series. I’m looking forward to seeing just where these two are going and how they are going to get there.
Dirty Rich Obsession was a good read that allowed in to come in and see just how things got started with Reid and Carrie. You get to see them resolved things for now, but it is in no way done. At the same time it’s not a wild cliffhanger. Make no mistake you will be left wanting more but you will not be left without.
This book was filled with secrets, lust, and chemistry! My favorite things from Lisa Renee Jones. Elizabeth @ Carolina Chic’s Read
Carrie and Reid are in for a roller coaster ride of back and forth, lust and hate! Their fathers have a huge backstory that almost makes their HEA impossible. You don’t want to miss this story!
You also get plenty of Cat and Reese too! Get ready it’s a long one! “Hail to the Queen”
5 Ginormous Stars!