Gabe Maxwell is a powerhouse in the boardroom, a man with a dark past he’s buried under success and power. He’s not a white picket fence and forever kind of guy and he’s definitely not into redheads. That is until one corners him, kisses him and thanks him for waking her up. Right before she walks away and leaves him. She’s gone and he’s obsessed.Then she walks into his office and back into his … into his life, and he has to have her. It doesn’t matter that she’s the kind of woman you marry. It doesn’t matter that she’s everything he avoids because she’s everything he wants.
Only Abbie isn’t the good girl she seems. She has secrets and a past and soon, she’ll pull Gabe into her bed, her life, and that spells more than obsession. It spells danger.
Book one in the Dirtier Duet.
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3 Stars
Review By Elizabeth
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Lisa Renee Jones is an automatic one-click author for me because she is absolutely amazing, however, I found myself pushing my way through, His Demand. For some odd reason, I just could not connect with Gabe or Abigail.
Both, Gabe and Abbie, have secrets that they keep due to their past. To me, they were a constantly doing the push and pull thing because one moment Abbie doesn’t want Gabe because she wants to protect him and then one minute she does. Gabe is the pusher because he wants her and also wants to protect her. He wants it all. But he is not the type of guy for relationships yet once he meets Abbie he is head over heels?
Normally, I am so into this type of book because it has the romance, the mystery, everything, but I found myself wishing for the book to end so I could move on to the next. I am looking forward to reading the next installment to this series, Her Submission, to see if I can actually connect with them. I will continue to read Lisa Renee’s books because she is amazing, I just could not get into this book.
There is a good story in this book and the characters are well developed, bringing in names and relationships from previous books. Unfortunately there was way too much repetition of ‘ I’m leaving’ , ‘I’m staying’.. it got to be exhausting to read. Plus the insta-love felt a bit rushed. Interesting ending that had me purchasing the next book in the duet. I just hope the author continues to write the story line and not the redundancy of the push-pull emotions.
5 Stars for His Demand by Lisa Renee Jones
ARC received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review – opinions expressed are my own !
WOWZIE WOW WOW off the chart stars !!
As with most books I’ve read by this author it’s a GREAT read! I had only finished a chapter when I was already one clicking Her Submission ( book 2 in the Dirtier Duet series )
The hot cover model is a spot on description – at least for me – of Gabe who is a very successful lawyer but I believe has been very badly burned in the relationship department. A chance meeting with Abigail (aka Abbie) has them almost hooking up in a restroom at a bar during a chance meeting. No names are exchanged & Gabe can’t believe he was stupid enough not to get a name or phone # for this gorgeous red head !
Abby is recovering from a very bad marriage from a well known player – although that simple fact was not known to her. Her trust has been badly shaken and there is something sinister going on with her ex although we do not know exactly what … When Abby meets Gabe she is all in for a potential one night stand until she gets scared – leaves the bar & then only days later finds out Gabe is the brother of the potential lawyer she was hoping would represent her in a case vs her ex husband.
The attraction & chemistry between these two is off the charts. This book does end on a major cliff hanger & I would highly suggest reading book #2 coming out on 4/23 …
Being a major animal lover I was also drawn to some of the secondary characters – Abby’s Mom is a vet & helps rescue animals & for some reason Abby’s ex husband wants them off the property their shelter is on ( not sure why or what the value is to him ) we really only know that although he no longer wants Abby he doesn’t want anyone else to have her either …
I can’t wait to see what happens in Her Submission !!!!
Awesome book – Awesome author !!!
This is the first book I have read from this writer. It was very intense gripping interesting. Abbie needs help from Gabe and his brother. But Gabe takes control and tries to do more than he should. She worries for him but sparks between these two fly. The ending was shocking to say the least. It was indeed interesting gripping full of suspense. I loved the chemistry between these two. Highly recommend.
This book went in circles. That’s the only way I can describe this book. There was too much of the h’s “should I or shouldn’t I” and then she gives in after less than a minute. From there I was lost with the push and pull-which I don’t mind-but I couldn’t get into this one.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Attorney Gabe Maxwell is not a forever kind of guy. Gabe f***s and moves on. That is, until Gabe meets the beautiful Abbie and decides she will be his. There’s no other option. Attorney Abigail Tanner is in trouble and needs Gabe’s help but tells him they can’t be together because doing so would put a target on his back. Will Abbie and Gabe find a way to be together or will their secrets drive them apart? Note: this story ends on a cliffhanger.
His Demand is an intriguing, suspenseful and steamy story that will keep you glued to your seat. I can’t wait to read Her Submission, Book 2 of the Dirtier Duet.
I have read another book by this author and was almost turned off by her herione. I am glad that I didn’t let one book keep me from trying again. I really liked this book. There chemistry between the two primary characters immediately that wasn’t driven into but woven around you, with an intense sexual intension that you could feel from the words. The pull they felt didnt feel contrived, but magnetic and real. Though these two broken people were the furthest two people who would want to find love, they some how do. It shocks them. While one fights to keep it, the other wants to run at ever instant. The fact that they are in a fight with some past enemies that can do them both some damage adds to the intrigue and suspense. I cant wait to read the next book in this romance/suspense.
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Holy Crap, what a book! What an ending! Let just say I have been waiting for Mr. Gabe Maxwell to have a book. He has been stuck in my brain and quite honestly my heart for quite some time so getting my hands on this book I just knew was going to be a treat. A treat that caused me to block out the day so I could just read it without being interrupted. These Maxwell brothers have a way of just digging into your heart and never leaving. I won’t lie and tell you that it ends in a way where you don’t want to throw your kindle, because you absolutely will want to. And it absolutely ends in a way that I did not expect. Now I can not wait to get my hands on the conclusion of Gabe and Abbie’s story.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!
Review by Tabitha
I truly enjoyed reading about Gabe and Abbie. This story was well written. It had a good storyline. I looked forward to reading the next book.
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“THE END…FOR NOW” OMG what an ending! I NEED book 2, Her Submission Her Submission ASAP!!!
I loved His Demand. I’ve read Lisa Renee Jones’s books before but none of the ones with Reid and Gabe in them. I have to say that I loved Gabe and Abbie’s story! Gabe is an alpha male that knows how to get what he wants no matter if it’s business or in bed. He and his brother Reid have just recently kicked their father out of their prestegious law firm and are moving forward. Abbie is a strong independent woman who is trying to get out from under her controlling, lying, cheating and very dangerous exhusband while helping her mother run an animal shelter. Abbie’s ex is dangerous and wants the land that the animal shelter is on. for reasons that no really knows, or do they.
From the moment Gabe sees this beautiful red head in his office building and then his office he is drawn to her. Abbie has notiiced Gabe as well. After one kiss Gabe is hooked and will do anything to protect Abbie. Both Gabe and Abbie are hiding something and I’m personally dying to figure out what that is!! Both I think will rock the new relationship they have building.
This story has me hooked and just when I thought I was going to get answers it was the end of the book. It was not what I was expecting to hear.
Overall I would give this 5 wine glasses/stars and I can’t wait for more. Bravo Lisa Renee Jones on another great read!
This book is a must read. Gabe is sexy and rich. Abbie is strong but has been through a painful relationship and does not trust very easily. She goes to Gabe’s brother for help but instead she gets both of them to help her. Gabe is the type when he wants something he goes after it. And man is that sexy. He wants her, she wants him but is not on the trusting side yet. I cannot wait until the next book. This left me on a cliffhanger and I need to know what happens next. Love this book. Highly recommend it.
These two! They’re like titanium porcupines; unbreakable, unbending, and all prickles to guard their soft underbellies. I don’t know whether I want to take Gabe and Abbie and shake some sense into their stubborn skulls or hug them close and try to make everything all right. The chemistry between this couple sends sparks sizzling off the page. Gabe and Abbie are almost too much alike. They’re both stubborn, alpha, Type-A personalities that don’t play well with others And yet their broken places line up perfectly to provide strength and support where the other is the weakest. I’m now highly invested in their story and anxious to see what comes next. I’ll also likely be one-clicking the books that came before this since I haven’t read them yet.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley.
This is the first book in Gabe and Abbie’s story “His Demand” Dirtier Duet series. Let me just state this is a standalone and you don’t have to read any other books prior to “His Demand”, but damn Ms Jones, now I want to read the prior books from the “Dirty Rich” series!
I’ve written this review in so many different ways and still I’m having a hard time verbalizing at how great I felt this book is. Even though I have not read the “Dirty Rich” series I feel an emotional connection with Gabe Maxwell, he’s the brother of Cat and Reid Maxwell. Like me, Gabe likes to hide behind a quick smile or make people laugh, this helps keep the questions at bay, his dark secrets hidden. Gabe and Abbie both have dark pasts, not yet fully revealed in this book. I can tell you for me, I am on the edge of my seat and can’t wait to hear them! This is another book that Ms Jones has written leaving my screaming at the end “NOOOOOOOO!”. So I defiantly will have to read the next book in this series. This book is fast past in my opinion never a dull moment, very suspenseful, with fully developed characters, hot sexy scenes, and so many fur babies. Even though Gabe is a proclaimed playboy and wants nothing and nobody to commit to, the sexy redhead awakens this primal deep need in Gabe, a need to protect, a need to defend. Can two hurt, broken people save eachother? Or will they simply shatter into smaller pieces, no longer capable of ever coming together? These questions I hope will be answered in the second book.
***I voluntarily reviewed this ARC for an honest review via NetGalley, this is my honest opinion and has not been influenced by the author, Publishers or NetGalley in anyway.*** Thank you!
I purchased this book because two authors that I read and follow recommended it. Immediately I warn all – there is a major cliffhanger!!!!! I highly dislike books with a cliffhanger, however, this book is well written. I wish I had known ahead of time, then I’d probably still purchase, but hold off reading until all books in series are out. (totally unsure if this is a multi-book series or a trilogy). I guess I feel misled and will be more careful in future in trusting authors recommendations…. I’d give this one 3 1/2 stars, but system doesn’t permit.
Okay, so I adore everything this author writes, in fact, I have it on auto order when her books come out, so when His Demand came up for review, I of course jumped at the chance to read another great book! This book has all the mystery, steamy sex, sweet animals and drama you could ask for, but the problem for me is the constant insecurities that these two characters have, especially Abbie. It drove me crazy, and is very unlike this author to write her characters that way, so I’m at odds with this story. I truly dislike characters who are whiny, repetitive, wishy washy, and down right irritating because she either does or doesn’t want the relationship with Gabe. I found myself jumping ahead in this book, and I never do that with this authors book. Doesn’t bother me that it ended on a cliffhanger, her best work does, what I’m hoping is that book two tighens up these two characters, because they can be something pretty special given what direction the next segment appears to be going in.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC copy of this book
Gabe Maxwell is a very successful lawyer, who along with his brother Reid have just pushed their father out of the family business. Gabe doesn’t have time in life for a relationship but when an interesting redhead kisses him in a bar, consider him intrigued.
Abigail “Abbie” Tanner is also a lawyer but her ex-a$$hole of a husband has been trying to make her life hell and she needs the help of Gabe and Reid’s firm. When Gabe agrees to help, he goes all out. No one is going to mess with this captivating woman who has stirred something inside of him.
As Gabe tries to fix everything that Abbie’s ex is throwing at them, they start to get closer and closer and feelings are getting mixed in and he realizes that he is actually happy. Just when life is starting to look perfect, a bombshell is dropped!
I just love these characters. Gabe is an alpha with a touch of sweetness added in. Abbie is strong and fierce and doesn’t like men to run her life but for some reason she feels safe with Gabe. I can’t wait until the next book to see where all this leads!
Warning: this book ends in a cliffhanger. Fortunately, the conclusion to this cliffhanger comes out later in April.
Gabe’s brother, Reid, just got married as this book begins. Gabe is feeling kind of lonely and out-of-sorts, and ends up in an upscale bar where he likes to hang out and meet clients. Gabe is a lawyer who knows how to win, and he knows how to be ruthless when needed. Abbie is sitting in the bar at a table alone, and catches Gabe’s interest. He follows her to the restroom, where she plants a scorching kiss on him and walks away. Gabe is intrigued, but she is gone before he can find her again. Soon afterward, she shows up at his law firm, looking for Reid. She wants to go after her ex-husband, Kenneth Lincoln, and his business partner, Jean Claude Laurette, because they are going after her and her mother. For some strange reason, they want the land that houses her mother’s non-profit animal rescue site. It isn’t clear why this piece of property is so desirable, but they are going after it with a vengeance.
Gabe, Reid, and Abbie decide to fight back. Gabe decides early on that he wants more from Abbie than a one-night stand. Abbie is decisive at times, and at other times, she lets fear rule her emotions. This gets a little stale at times, but other than that, the story moves at a fast pace. The motivations of each of the main characters are hazy at times, but become clearer as the story proceeds. There are unanswered questions as the story ends, but the answers will undoubtedly be supplied as this duet concludes. There is tension that builds as we learn more about each of these characters. There are some minor skirmishes on the phone and in person between the main protagonists and the wealthy ex. On the whole, it was a satisfying start to this story. The conclusion promises to supply the answers in a satisfying way, if previous works by this author are any indication
Reviewers note: Although Gabe is in his brother’s (Reid)s story, this duet can be read as a complete stand alone. I did not read the previous books and I didn’t feel like I missed out on anything regarding Gabe and Abbie. But I will backtrack and read the previous ones because I can’t help myself – I’ve got to know!!
Gabe has past that keeps him from having a relationship with women. He’s a “hit it and quit it” kind of guy and is happy to stay that way, at least he thinks. Gabe goes to a local bar and spies a beautiful redhead that takes all his attention.
Abbie has a troubled past that just won’t go away. She’s in need of serious legal help and doesn’t realize who she has met at the bar, the brother of the man she needs to hire to help her. She has no idea what that one encounter will do to change the course of her life.
The back and forth was a bit much and I got a bit tired of Abbie constantly wanting to run. As usual, we expect people to talk to each other, but Gabe and Abbie do not and in the end of this book not much has been resolved. Secrets upon secrets.
This is a sexy book with a bit of suspense that I love. Even with the issue above, I can’t wait for the second book!
Oh man goodness this story threw me through so many head spins and plot turns that I couldn’t keep up. Once I thought I had something figured out, the story went sideways and I was back trying to figure out and keep up. I love Abbie, Gabe, and Abbie’s mom (I honestly think she’s my favorite next to Dexter). The insta-love between two damaged people is intense, and I can’t wait for the second book, nor to see what other wrenches will be thrown into this story.
What a book!!!
This is the first installment of the Dirtier Duet, and let me just say dirty it is!
This book contains hot sexy heroines, bloody dirty secrets and hot hot hot sexy scenes.
Be prepared, you will be hooked from the get go, it will keep you guessing and leave you with questions you’ll want answered.
This hot sexy Suspense packed read is one you won’t want to miss. Bring on Her Submission. I’m dying to see what happens next