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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Well, there certainly are secrets, so the title is accurate!
As I was reading this I was thinking that I wasn’t really liking or connecting to these characters very much. Despite the fact that Ashley keeps daydreaming and having flashbacks of the past. She remembers her early relationship with Noah/Aaron, before she found out he was a CIA assassin who betrayed his country. I think part of the issue is that half the memories are when he was acting strange and lying to her.
In the present, between the flashbacks, he has basically kidnapped her from witnesses protection and though he says he was set up. He is not answering all of her questions and still lying to her and acting very fishy. He tries to tempt her away from her questions with kisses and sexy times and it works a few times. Though it seems a bit sleazy instead of romantic. So it is hard to tell if he is a good guy that is really in love with her and trying to protect her.
Later in the book, the suspense and intrigue gets much better and I found myself not really caring so much about the things that bothered me earlier in the book, though the story is a novella and pretty short (85-100 pages), it had me extremely interested at the end. Of course it ends on a heck of a cliffhanger. Way to leave me on the edge of my seat Lisa Renee Jones!
Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I love the intrigue! I need more!
OMG, this book is filled with suspense and a whole lot of guessing who is who and what is going to happen next.
What happens when the man you loved, trusted and was going to marry turns out to be bad, you run for your life. Always looking over your shoulder, wondering if he was around the next corner. Would he catch up with you and kill you.
When Ashley met the one man that she thought was her forever love, she couldn’t believe he was not who she thought he was. Now he has found her and wants her to run with him because he knows who is after her and wants her dead.
Can she trust him to keep her safe? Will she learn the truth? Will she be able to forgive him for all the lies?
This story will have you on the edge of your seat throughout the whole story. You will not want to put your kindle down. This is a roller coaster ride that ends in one hell of a cliffhanger. So hang on tight and enjoy the ride. I can’t wait for book 2.
**I voluntarily reviewed an advanced complimentary copy of this book**
I loved this book but left with cliffhanger. Ashley was Cole’s secretary went into Witness Protection with Smith from Walkers Security. Being protected from Aaron a man she has deep feeling for but they tell her he dirty CIA and someone wants her dead.
DIRTY RICH SECRETS, PART 1 is the thirteenth book in the Dirty Rich series.
Ashley is Cole’s executive assistant and paralegal (from many of the Dirty Rich stories). I don’t want to spoil the story by telling you any of what she is facing, instead I’ll encourage you to pick it up, read it, and enjoy the twists and turns. They are good!!
This story is full of suspense, romance, intrigue, and a lot of emotion.
This was meant to be a single book. Instead, at the last minute, it has been turned into a three-novella release. This allows Lisa Renee Jones to give us her infamous cliff-hangers. Thank goodness, the three releases are quick. Part two is only 17 days after the release of Part one. Let the countdown begin.
Note: While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely
Title: DIRTY RICH SECRETS, PART 1
Series: Dirty Rich #13
Category /Genre: Contemporary Romance
Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing: A – near perfect
Received from: Lisa Renee Jones (as an ARC gifted copy)
~4 PULSE-POUNDING STARS! ~~
“I need him. I want him. I hate him. I love him.”
HOLY AMAZEBALLS! The queen of nail-biting cliffhangers has struck again with DIRTY RICH SECRETS: Part One, the first action-packed novella in a brand new trilogy by Lisa Renee Jones!
THE PREMISE:
For readers of the Dirty Rich series we first met our heroine Ashley in DIRTY RICH CINDERELLA (she was Cole Brooke’s devoted assistant) and there were some kernels thrown out in that story about Ashley’s tale that was to come. Well her story is finally here and it’s a DOOZY.
In a nutshell, it’s lust at first site for Ashley and Noah(AKA Aaron), an undercover operative working for the CIA who is looking for a way out. He kept his work under the down low and she was just supposed to be a means to an end. A part of his undercover mission. As such, it wasn’t supposed to get personal and he hadn’t planned on the pretty paralegal meaning anything to him beyond a few nights of mind-blowing passion. But you know what they say about the best laid plans. He broke every rule in the book to make her his and to shield her from harm. But when they both ended up in the crosshairs of unspeakable danger, catastrophe ignited, hurling Ashley out of the arms of the devastatingly sexy fiancé she thought she could trust with her whole heart and soul! But now Noah’s back to reclaim what’s his. To protect her at all costs. But with more treachery on the horizon, can they both survive with their hearts intact?
MY MUSINGS
Peril and Passion and Pathos…oh my!!! I relished every single moment of this thrillingly fast paced and wildly intoxicating love story and the end left me REELING! This short novella is told primarily via Ashley’s POV, and as with many of Lisa Renee Jones’ books, this story alternates from the present to the past, which provides tantalizes glimpses in this dynamic couple’s backstory and ups the dramatic stakes for what they are facing in the present. DIRTY RICH SECRETS: Part One, is chock full of everything we have come to love about LRJ’s stories. It’s sexy and sultry, suspenseful and intriguing, and pulsating with so much high-octane intensity you WILL be rendered breathless.
I love me a lethally sexy secret assassin hero and sighhhh Noah, in all his badass ALPHA MALE GLORY, is that in spades! And Ashley, who has been placed in witness protection in Austin, Texas due to the danger that her covert lover inadvertently sucked her into, is his perfect counterpart. She’s smart and sassy, sharp-witted, and sweet and vulnerable too.
As these two go on the run, trying to stay one step ahead of the bad guys, they know better than to trust anyone. But does that include each other? After all Noah is a “dirty” CIA agent who destroyed her life but she’s still crazy in love with him, as he is with her, and of course there is much more to this man than meets the eye. From start to finish, Noah and Ashley’s chemistry is EXPLOSIVE–together these two are like a match to kerosene and they generate as much excitement between the sheets and out of it. And while this heart-gripping first installment only marks the beginning of their journey, it’s bound to be an EPIC one.
BOTTOM LINE:
DIRTY RICH SECRETS: Part One was a pure adrenaline rush of a romantic suspense tale that enthralled me from page one and left me BEGGING for more. Can’t wait for parts two and three!
Omg! That cliffhanger! I’m dying for book two.
Ashley and Noah’s story. In tune with this author’s writing style, I was hooked from the start and rode out each twist and turn trying to figure it out. Who set know up Noah? Who is after them both? Ahhhhhh! So good. Kept me on edge.
The palpable chemistry between them is undeniable and although she knows he has secrets, has lied and she no longer fully trusts him, saying no when he is near is near impossible.
But that ending!! How many days until book 2?!
Emotionally thrilling, sexy, engaging and action packed journey filled with witty banter, intriguing charters and heart pounding twists not to mention smoking hot passion… was a exciting and excellent read from beginning to end and I am breathless for more.
I NEED PART 2 ASAP!! I don’t know if I can wait till August for the next installment!! I love me a good cliffhanger and boy does Lisa deliver with this part 1 in the novellas.
What i love most about Lisa’s books is her ability to throw a great mystery with a love story!!!
And she does not disappoint here! So many questions!!!!! And i can’t wait to see where this story leads!
Another great series by Lisa! I need book 2!
Good beginning to what will be another great trilogy from Lisa Renee Jones. I am sure glad that she didn’t try to tell Ashley and Noah’s (Aaron) story in a novella, because that would have taken away from their story.
We’ve got to meet Ashley before, so it’s nice to get he story now.
Can’t wait to see more from Ashley and Noah, because they are definitely hot together.
Oh my this was an exciting ride! I haven’t met Ashley before so you really do not have to read Dirty Rich Cinderella Story before this one to know what is going on. What I will tell you without giving to much away is that this is a roller-coaster ride of emotions for poor Ashley who was put into Witness Protective Services telling her that her fiance was a CIA agent that had turned and they needed to protect her from him. WELLLLLLLL I say Liar Liar pants on fire. He is not what they say but we don’t get much detail because their lives are in danger and everyone around is suspicious.
This is a fast paced read that had me on the edge of my seat. Somehow with being on the run they still managed to get some sexy time in and thank you for that because they are hot together.
This story is being broken down into three books so be prepared for the cliffhanger. The next two books are being released rather quickly so you will not have to wait long, THANK YOU FOR THAT because I really need to know what happens next.
This was a great read that sucked me in on the very first page and never let up. I cannot wait to see how their story continues. If you are a fan of Lisa Renee Jones this is a must read, if you are new to her this is a perfect time to jump in and see why she is a best seller.
Happy Reading!!!
Ashley finds herself having to leave the life she loved behind all because she trusted Aaron, the wrong man. All she knows now is that she can never go back and has never felt more alone but now that Aaron has found her she doesn’t know why instead of being scared of him he makes her want to trust him.
Aaron became a casualty of those he thought that he could trust. The only thing he knows is now that he has found Ashley again he is determined to protect her and not only get her to trust him but to reclaim the relationship he never wanted to lose.
Full of twists, suspense and heat the first installment of this series leaves us with more questions than answers however the one thing we do now is that we want more of Ashley and Aaron.
Heart pounding twists and turns with every page! The first book in the Dirty Rich Secrets series is a wonderfully written cliffhanger that takes you through an unexpected steamy and volatile reunion all the way to an intense “what the…?” moment. Ashley was a paralegal who was put into witness protection after something went wrong with her fiancé, Noah. Noah’s secrets ripped them apart once…will it do it again? Now I have to wait till August to find out!
This is a nail biting, one of three part, and exciting story about Ashley and Noah/ Aaron.
We start with Ashley in witness protection. She is being protected from the man she thought she would be with the rest of your life. Noah/Aaron does not take long to find her. He tells her they lied to her and she is not safe. But he has to explain who he is and why she is not safe.
This has one heck of a cliffhanger. You will be waiting for the next book. We need to know who is in the shower.
Dirty Rich Secrets has passion, danger, secrets, and lies. Ashley misses her life, friends, and job in New York as she’s starting over in witness protection. She wants answers from the man who put her in this position, yet she doesn’t know if she’ll ever get them. She’s smart, feisty, and follows her instincts. Aaron is still a mystery, protective, sexy, and charming. He’s determined to protect Ashley, even though danger surrounds him. Ashley and Aaron are on a rollercoaster where they fight, challenge each other, and have to decide if they can trust each other with more than their lives. Part One definitely ends on a cliffhanger and leaves you with more questions than answers.
This quick read had me reeling in. Ashley and Noah are frustrating and lovable at the same time. Dirty Rich Secrets is a three parter and I am grateful that Lisa did not rush this story. Its a slow burn for me because I want the HEA like now. But I get it. We need the characters to figure everything out first.
There is a dash of suspense that holds your attention hostage. I have no idea what will happen next. We are left with a cliff hanger, but that is the perfect opening for part two! I cannot wait for what LRJ has in stored for us next.
Dirty Rich Secrets is the book one in a three-part series by Lisa Renee Jones. It is Noah & Ashley’s story. If you’ve read the ‘Dirty Rich’ books, you have met Ashley already. She’lis Cole Brooks’ assistant & paralegal.
This is a fast-paced story told in dual POV. It goes back and forth from past to present as we see the history of the relationship through Ashley’s eyes but the present is from both of them.
It’s raw, gritty, twisted, sinfully hot with chemistry that burns up the pages. There is also that danger, mystery, and intrigue that we are used to with LRJ that keeps our attention rapt and hanging onto every word. This is a trilogy that ends on a cliffhanger, but it’s worth the read!
***ARC generously provided in exchange for an honest review.***
You have seen her as Ashley. Ashley before her world was torn apart and turned upside down. Now come see her as Sandy and get more of what changed her world and the man that she will never be able to forget she loves. Ashely/Sandy finds that her world may never be the same, but then she finds Aaron/Noah or he finds her. The rollercoaster steepen and the danger of the ride becomes dark, sensual, and so much more.
This addition to the Dirty Rich series is the darkest and most dangerous of them thus far. Pick it up and start the journey of Ashley and Aaron part one.
I was sucked into this story at page one! Noah/Aaron and Ashley’s story is suspenseful, action packed, full of mystery and unanswered questions, and keeps you totally intrigued! Cannot wait for part 2!