He was passion and the reason I breathed. I loved him, trusted him when life taught me to trust no one. He was nothing I thought he was. He wasn’t even the man he said he was. He was dangerous. Everyone told me to hide, to run, but now he’s back. He came for me and I’m not running at all. Because he’s still the man that gave me a reason to breathe and if that’s dangerous, that’s a risk I will … have to take.
Ashley’s story – you met her in Dirty Rich Cinderella Story, and now she’s ready to tell her story. You do not need to read any book prior to this one.
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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New trilogy by Lisa Renee Jones? Sign me up!
Dirty Rich Secrets starts off fast and keeps you riveted to the pages until the end and in true Ms. Jones style she is gonna leave you hanging in the best way!
This is the story of Ashley and Noah, or is it Aaron?
Hiding from someone or someones is what Ashley is doing, witness protection. But the love that Aaron has for Ashley won’t keep him away from her. And Ashley is nursing a broken heart and broken trust because of it. She is wary when Aaron comes back into her life.
I love the secrets and intrigue of Ms. Jones stories and this trilogy has them in spades!
Who is after them? Does Aaron really love Ashley or is she still just a target for him? I cannot wait to find out more!
This is the first part of a three part series. I loved reading this but I must have more! We met Ashley in a previous book and we knew something had happened to her so we get to find out what with flashbacks. Noah (Aaron) is an undercover CIA agent that is set up as being dirty. There is a huge cliffhanger so I can’t wait to read the next part. I received an advance copy of this book from the author and I voluntarily left a review.
This is the first in a three part series for Ashley and Aaron’s (Noah) story. We get a small taste in what Ashley got herself into falling in love with Aaron. Nobody ever expects their boyfriend is a CIA agent posing as someone else. I’m a fan of this kind of trope. I love it when a secret assassin for the CIA, who lives a solitary life, meets and falls for the innocent, naive woman ultimately putting her in danger. I’m looking forward to learning all of Aaron’s secrets.
DIRTY RICH SECRETS is the first book in a three-part series by Lisa Renee Jones. It tells us the beginning of Ashley’s and Noah’s story. If you’ve read the ‘Dirty Rich’ books you’ll have come across Ashley already. She’s Cole Brooks’ assistant and paralegal.
Anyway, we get to see who they felt- classic cute meet with a hidden edge. No spoilers, you’ll have to read and garner what I did.
Noah is working for the CIA but wants out. Ashley wasn’t meant to get under his skin but she did and now he wants to keep her there. And safe from harm. These are not mutually inclusive wishes as it turns out and despite Noah’s best efforts, danger is on the horizon, hunting them, then eclipsing them.
The fast-paced story is told in dual POV, my favorite style and flashes from past to present as we are seeing the history of the relationship through Ashley’s eyes (at the moment, hopefully, Noah with throwing his lot in, in the next book), the present is from both of them.
It’s a sexy, gritty, twisty and hot as sin story with the chemistry between these two barely being contained. As it’s a trilogy, it’s not as long as a standalone, so it was a fast read. I was left wanting more. Always more.
Ashley and Noah are sure to be the next top couple in Lisa’s ‘Dirty Rich’ world.
This book was a true page turner. I couldn’t put it down. Lisa Renee Jones has done it again. Ashley’s story was perfect and steamy. Noah/Aaron is the perfect alpha male to protect and be possessive of Ashley.
This review is for an ARC and is my unbiased, honest opinion.
I’m not sure how I felt about this book if I’m being honest. We start the story with Ashley whose in the witness protection program. She’s hiding from her supposedly rogue CIA agent boyfriend, Noah. Then Noah appears and we’re told it was all a setup and he’s actually the good guy.
While this book was interesting in terms of suspense …..it was also off at times. Ashley had these intense feelings for Noah but she was also told what a horrible person he was. She’s torn on who to trust and figuring out if she truly knows Noah. That resulted in a lot of back and forth with her feelings.
This story was a novella so it was very fast paced but I felt we were missing a lot of key points to this story. We were dropped into a story line that seemed to already have so much going on. I also didn’t like that our MC Ashley was drugged twice in such a short story. Once by Noah who needed to move her to safety (surely it’s harder to carry a person than to have them cooperate willingly) and another time by someone else.
Overall, this book was okay. It was good enough that I would continue on with the series and see how the story ends.
I know going in, KNOW, that Lisa Renee Jones is going to cliffhanger me and yet everytime she nails it (and me!). Its like she knows you are now 100% invested and then cuts the cord. She leaves you flailing for answers and demanding the next book! (Fortunately for me, it’s already out!)
Dirty Rich Secrets is filled with secrets that lead to an unraveling of the mind. Ashley is struggling with the past, present, and her future all at the same time. Her past love, his lies, and their truths are making her head spin. She’s not sure which way is up and just when she thinks she has it….
Bam! cliffhanger!
Dirty Rich Secrets: Part One is a fast- paced story filled with danger around every corner. Ashley has no idea who to trust, even Noah is suspect, but she has no choice than to put her trust in him. This is only the beginning of their harrowing story. I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book of this series!
This book left me absolutely breathless. It flashes by in a torrent of action and intrigue. I haven’t read the parts of the Dirty Rich series that directly ties into this book, and it stands well on its own. There are some asides that Ashley reminisces about that I think would have more impact on me if I new the rest of the background from the series, but I don’t feel like I’m missing anything from this story by not having read it. However, that’s one heck of a cliff-hanger ending to close the book with. I’m pretty desperate now to get my hands of the rest of the story.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley.
Quick, Intense, and suspenseful.
This is the story of Ashley, we are first introduced to Ashley in Dirty Rich Cinderella Story, but that was Cole, and Lori’s story. Ashley has just been blind sided, told the man she loved, Noah has been lying to her, and put into witness protection. But when Noah show up on her door step, and insist he’s being set up, she doesn’t know what to believe, and she’s doesn’t want her heart broken again. Noah just wants to keep he safe at any cost, but can he? And will Ashley be able to forgive, and trust Noah again. This was a quick read, suspenseful, intense, mysterious, emotional, steamy, and entertaining.
Ashley is alone in a witness protection program until Aaron finds her. While he doesn’t want to give her up, his first priority is to keep her safe and get her life back. How long will they be on the run? Crazy twist and cliffhanger!
Quick read and a great start to a 3-part series!
I wanted more and couldn’t get enough. I wanted to know what was happening and what was her father up too. Emma has a past that doesn’t want out and I wanted to know her past. Jax is abiding his time for Emma. I can’t wait to read the next book. I have to know what happens next. This ends on a cliffhanger, making you want more. Highly recommend reading this book. Randall is too busy thinking he is the king. I got a small glimpse of Emma’s brother. I can’t wait to find out if Emma figures everything out about what her father did and who else knows about it.
3.5 Stars
This was an extremely quick read. For novella length it was jam packed with suspense but the story moved so quick I felt a bit lost.
It’s labeled as a stand-alone novella trilogy, but I can’t help but wonder if I should have read the previous books to meet Ashley before her story was told. There wasn’t time for me to connect with her or Noah to get any feel for their connection or embrace their relationship. It was just all danger and before I knew it, it was over and I was a left with a cliffhanger and left me wondering what just happened.
What a gripping start to what looks like a great trilogy.
I loved that we get both pov and the flash backs from when Ashley and Aron met and what transpired between them.
I’m so here for more of this story.
This is a great start to what looks to be another fantastic series by this author! Loved every part of it!
It is the first book in a three-part series, and It tells us the beginning of Ashley’s and Noah’s story.
The story is told in dual POV and flashes from past to present as we are seeing the history of the relationship through Ashley’s eyes.
Noah (Aaron) is an undercover CIA agent that is set up as being dirty, Ashley is Cole Brooks’ assistant and paralegal.
It’s a sexy, gritty, twisty with the chemistry between these two!
I am looking forward to diving into Part 2! and that cliffhanger!!!
Ashley has been lied to about the man she was engaged to. He has come back for her. He wants her back, but first he has to explain his past and what is happening now. He says he is there to protect her, but can she trust him based on what she had been told about him? Noah/Aaron has secrets that could either destroy or protect her and their relationship, but she first has to listen to him and then believe him.
This is the first of a serial and has a huge cliff-hanger. I definitely recommend and you will be biting your nails waiting for the next installment!
I received this as an ARC and I am voluntarily leaving a review of my opinion.
I received this ARC and it is so suspenseful and a TOTAL cliffhanger. The storyline keeps you turning page after page until you get to the end, only to be totally lost without anymore pages to find out what happened. This book is action packed and sucks you right in! One of Lisas biggest cliffhangers that I’ve ever read! Can’t wait to see where Ashley’s story will end.
*I received a free copy of Dirty Rich Secrets: Part One. This has in no way influenced my review which is honest and unbiased.*
Dirty Rich Secrets has so many secrets that it’s hard to know what’s going on. Especially because we follow Ashley / Sandy and she doesn’t really know what’s going on. She’s in witness protection at the beginning of the story. The story is written in first person point of view, and so, the readers only know what Ashley knows. Switching between the present and the past – the past doesn’t really help, either. Because she didn’t know everything that was going on back then either.
The suspense is definitely present though, and the writing is good. I just wish there was a little bit more to hang on to in order to feel more connected to Ashley.
The next installment will be out in August, and I will keep reading. Hopefully, some answers will be forthcoming then.