A new enemies-to-lovers standalone.Byron Crowne is a charming liar and a gorgeous monster. I detest him.I can’t resist him.He’s awakened desires I didn’t know I had.When he touches me, I need to fight him . . . and I need him to win.Our one night stand bruises my skin and leaves dents in the walls, but the sheets aren’t the only thing we shred that night.And suddenly, the stakes are higher than … night.
And suddenly, the stakes are higher than ever.
Olivia Monroe lights a fire in me that died a long time ago.
I’m a different man when I’m with her. I need to own her, take her, mark her as mine.
Everything changes when she might be pregnant and for the first time in my life…I’m powerless against this stubborn, untamable woman.
She’s the one in control and I have an impossible job:
Prove I’m worthy to be a father.more
Every time I read a C.D. Reiss book, I marvel at how she manages to capture my attention from the very first page. This time around she brings us a story that has arresting characters who are squaring off on opposite ends of a land battle that neither plan to lose. My first thought when I finished reading this story was, “that was delicious”.
Olivia is a badass, a lawyer who fights for the environment, who knows exactly what she wants in life, and a man is not on that list. She has no intention of losing this battle with Byron, but he doesn’t always play fair, in this land battle, and with her heart.
Byron, he reminded me so much of Jonathan Drazen. A man who swears he will never love a woman or marry one, he doth protest too much, I think. His reputation as a driven land developer who always gets what he wants, hides the real man underneath and I loved the focus and attention he gave Olivia.
I am kind of fascinated with Byron’s family!! I’m excited to get to know them more!
I don’t often read enemies to lovers stories, it is just not a trope I gravitate to, but this is C.D. Reiss and I knew she was going to blow me away with her metaphorical prose and lyrical writing style. I can’t get enough of her books!
5+ Stars
From the moment I began, I was captivated. I didn’t nor couldn’t put this down. I’m talking FULLY engrossed in the world of Olivia Monroe. And just like Byron Crowne I was enthralled by her strong independence. She lived her life on her terms and proved she didn’t need a man in her life to accomplish any of it. She didn’t need rescuing, or a man to sweep her off her feet.
Bryon May have been a dominating alpha, but he wasn’t getting anywhere with Olivia without her say so. Their chemistry was everything. It was filled with hateful tension and passionate desires and every time they sparked it was like a firework show.
This story was EVERYTHING I could have hoped for!
I love enemies to lovers story. The line between love and hate is very narrow and the stories are usually layered with ferocious attraction and zealous passion. Byron Crowne and Olivia Monroe are very driven people, each with their own agendas. But when work leads these two to become adversarial, their instant attraction must be contained for the sake of their jobs and Olivia’s reputation. But their push and pull has a dynamic all of its own that drives these two to become sexually entangled when they know they shouldn’t be. Byron’s past and Olivia’s future wages a war between them that makes them begin to finally figure out who and what they want in their life.
Besides Byron and Olivia, I also love all the secondary characters. Byron is from a family of 6 kids so I’m thinking that everyone will eventually get their story told. His parents are loving and love all their kids. And Olivia’s mom, sister, and her best friend Emilio round out this romance.
I must say that this author writes exquisitely. Her words are deeply passionate and resonate with need, wants, desire and emotion. I love that both Byron and Olivia are both strong willed, have vulnerabilities, and both give as much as they take. Their journey of enemies to lovers is like a highway full of high speed, turbo charged race cars racing to see who wins.
Byron Crowne is a real estate tycoon who could care less about the environment and women. Olivia is an environmental attorney who is up against him and his new project. The chemistry between these two, in this enemies-to-lovers romance, is electric! CD Reiss writes dominant men like nobody else and Byron is all Alpha male. Well written, good storyline and super hot scenes earn this erotic romance 5 scorching stars.
She has done it again! Elizabeth @ Carolina Chic’s Read
Olivia and Byron are two bundles of explosive chemistry that will make you flush while you devour the precision of perfection that Christine can weave.
CD Reiss is a wordsmith. She weaves words into a story (thank god for Webster) that has me dropping my jaw with their use. I’m profoundly smarter once finishing any book from her, she is my teacher and my entertainer. My Goddess.
Byron is a man that has to win and control everything and everyone around him. Olivia lives her life to win! When these two meet ,sparks fly and lives are profoundly changed…. no spoilers as you must read this story to get all the lusty scenes and heart stopping words.
Gahhhhh. THIS. BOOK.
Christine Reiss has captured lightning in a bottle – again!!
An ambitious heroine. A relentlessly in control, emotionally unavailable hero. An incendiary attraction so potent they blow up their world against their better judgment. This book is mindblowing perfection with an emotional authenticity that will claw into your soul and take up residence.
And it all comes down to Byron Crowne. He’s a speedball of ambition, lust, and locked down control – a heartless Dominant delivered with a swagger and a wink rarely seen in contemporary romance who falls and falls so, so hard. I haven’t had a character grab me by the throat like this since Jonathan Drazen – Byron sucked me in so deep I felt like I was cheating on my ultimate book boyfriend in the most deliciously dirty way. I still get shivers thinking about it.
And the shove off the cliff, Olivia Monroe, is a ambitious, cautious woman with a plan who decides to burn it all down with her eyes wide open, thanks to a poetry spouting bastard. She is every bit his match, never losing herself to a man and taking what she needs to feed her romantic soul.
As always, Ms. Reiss’ way with words is the biggest treat of all. She’s a sorceress – beguiling us with an alluring blend of the swooniest filth imaginable. Sexy as hell is the understatement of all understatements. Make sure you’ve got extra batteries on hand!
This book is CD Reiss at her unadulterated, intoxicating best!!!!
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Iron Crowne is a sexy battle of wills. Olivia is an environmental lawyer and so good at her job. She’s passionate about defending the environment and forcing others, especially rich, entitled, cut the corners in the name of profits men, to comply with the law. Bryon is a real estate developer looking to build a showpiece of a house in LA. He’s sexy, wealthy, arrogant, and keeps others from getting too close. Olivia and Bryon are at odds over his property and plans, but there’s a chemistry and connection she would rather ignore. The temptation is more than they can ignore, but they find that they love how they challenge each other. As they obliterate the lines between personal and professional, they get closer than either expected only to find similarities and unexpected ties that draw them even closer together. Iron Crowne has an engaging cast of characters and I can’t wait to get to know Bryon’s brother in the next book!
Well hello Lord Byron! I’ll take one! This was a fantastic read. I loved the enemies to lovers angst this provided! It was engaging and had just the right amount of heat! Perfection!
Byron Crowne is beautiful man. He is powerful. Rich. Hot as sin. An infuriating a*hole.
Or so he is at first
Olivia Monroe is smart. She knows exactly what she wants and how she gonna get it. She’s bluntly honest. Not a Coy B*ch with motives. Until she meet Lord Byron.
I love this enemy to lover with angst romance. Ms. Reiss always have smart banter between her characters, I find that sexy. Her steamy scenes are over the roof for Byron dominance and sweetness attentive toward Olivia is an opposite that just melt me.
Love the growth characters from the first page to the end. Love how they developed and grow their chemistry toward each other.
For Olivia be so brave in letting her self vulnerable and admit her feelings for him with consequence Byron can’t give back, it’s… Olivia is just simply amazing.
And finally for Bryon to finally realise The One Big Thing in his life is her, is them, that’s a humbling and swoon moment for me.
There is no resisting!
Your Submission will be instantaneous!
Lord Byron will have you under his control from the beginning.
Bryon Crowne, rich, gorgeous and an alpha asshole who plays to win. Olivia Monroe is determined, knows what she wants and won’t let anything get in her way. Each has their own desires and when these two meet you know that this is going to get hot and messy.
Deliciously tantalising Iron Crowne will have you begging for more and weak at the knees. The magic and writing genius that CD Reiss has makes this enemy to lovers book go to the top of the list as one of the best books this year.
If you’re like me, you love everything Christine writes. Iron Crowne… Byron will quickly become a favorite! This two characters hates each other, we enemies and ultimately found they could get something they wanted from one another. Their love blossoms in a way that gives us all hope our love is out there. Byron reminds me so much of Jonathan Drazen, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that!
Omg, what an addictive combination of emotion and scorching hot passion! I was just as obsessed with Olivia and Byron as they were with each other! Reiss has a beautiful way of pulling you into her world, challenging your imagination and making you feel like you are apart of the story. Olivia and Byron are adversaries who pride themselves at always getting what they want. The sparks fly between them from the very start, and they are helpless to ignore the explosive chemistry they share. Byron is a rich, powerful developer who is charming, sexy, and so deliciously dominant. But he has a vulnerability that is so endearing, that he works hard to hide. Olivia is an environmental lawyer who is wonderfully candid, loyal, and loving. As she fights Byron over his development, their banter becomes their foreplay and their passion is hot af! Reiss is amazing as she brings out all the emotions and complexities of their forbidden affair. I really grew to care for both Olivia and Byron. They were so passionate, caring and authentic. I really loved their families as well, and can’t wait for his brother Logan’s story next! I really loved this seductive, emotional and scorching hot romance!
The chemistry between Byron and Olivia was sizzling!!!!! They were enemies in public but in private they were on fire!!! She was an environmental attorney that despised what Byron was trying to do. They fought on everything but their attraction was off the charts. She was tough and he was alpha. He had his demons and she had her future all planned out that didn’t include Byron. They both wanted different things but as time passed Byron started changing for her. It was such a great read with great secondary characters, familiar names from other series and I can’t wait to read more about the Crownes.
Holy HOTNESS, Batman!!!!! Lord Byron and Olivia!!!!!! These two are !!!!!! I can’t wait for the next book!!!!!!
Iron Crowne is fantastic! Byron and Olivia are enemies in the business world, lovers in bed but always well matched adversaries, but then they became so much more!
I love this story. It kept me completely engaged from the beginning to the end.
That line between love and hate can be very fine and Byron and Olivia kept teetering back and forth. They thought they had it figured out until they didn’t anymore. When Olivia wants to step one way and Byron isn’t ready they may just see that line snap and have to walk away. Both Byron and Olivia had strong personalities, strong ideals and beliefs that clashed often. It is that determination and strength which made them perfect for each other, but could also rip them apart!
This story is hot, steamy and definitely a must read!
Wow, this book was like reading an epic movie. I was so engrossed with this powerful enemy to lovers story, it was written beautifully. With commanding characters that just exploded over every page with their magnetic personalities that kept me glued to this remarkable tale of power and the will to win.
How I loved Olivia’s character, she is so independent and fierce in what she wants and she is not afraid to go out there and get it. This is one lady who speaks her mind and I adored her for it.
Where do I start to describe Byron Crowne? He is an arrogant ass but a beautifully constructed figure, a typical dominant alpha male but with a vulnerable side, only a few get to see. Add a filthy sexy mouth to his character with a stubborn streak that matches Olivia’s and it was like adding a match to petrol; you sit back and wait for the flames to burn. It was such fun reading these two characters with their push and pull, will they won’t they antics. The sexy times were carnal, raw and sexy as hell and were really hot to read.
C.D. Reiss certainly has a knack to writing passionate forceful characters. There is enough angst to have you holding your breath to see what she might deliver on the next page, and this book is no exception. This author has once again weaved her magic and delivered a phenomenal story that I couldn’t put down for one minute.
I can’t wait to read about Logan; Byron’s brother in the next book in the Crowne series.
Byron Crowne is pure delicious Alpha and he’s met his match Olivia Moore who is strong headed and knows what she wants and is ready to battle.
They brings things out In each other no one ever expected and is one intense journey of temptation, push and pull from all directions but oh god so so hot with some sweet moments thrown In there. The writing is amazing and captivating with all the beautiful descriptive words and so smoothly you fall into a trance it’s that good.
CD Reiss is back. And with a bang. She is back with her signature alpha man with dominance and arrogance. She is back with a strong , sharp, smart and fearless woman who thrives in submission but can fight for herself like a boss. I did not know how much I missed her sharp writing cutting through my heart and making it bleed emotions. Iron Crowne was the nostalgia, ecstasy and excitement of reuniting with a long lost lover.
Olivia Monroe is a self sufficent woman and well established lawyer. She can take on anyone in legal battles. And she is fixed on this idea of doing everything in her life independently. Even making a baby. Byron Crowne, the egotistical conceited egomaniac developer and one of the successors of uber rich Crowne Empire is pushing all her buttons. The undeniable magnetic chemistry is between them. But both of them are unsettled with it’s potent effect. Byron needs control after life messed him up cruelly. He craves dominance and power over Olivia but his frozen heart is unable to be what Olivia wants. Olivia knows their sexual compatibility goes deeper that sex but she is confused and angry. The constant pressure of their legal fight with ethical constraints and moral dilemma almost crushed them. They both want to win but what will be the prize and cost?
This is at par with the steamiest and most passionate stories I ever read by CD Reiss. She plays with dominance and submission so easily yet skillfully. The relationship is fuelled with pleasure and pain. The complex emotions were rendered more alluring and enthralling with the perfect words. Her strength is in writing layers of complex emotions and motives for each character. And then she will peel them one by one. The whole process is overwhelmingly fascinating. Byron gets to sit at the star studded table of my favorite CD Reiss alphas. Of course he has those broken pieces and jagged edges to make him a challenge, a conquest, an enigma and a flame attracting my heart like a hopeless moth. And Olivia will make you feel so proud and awed. A woman after her own heart but soft in the very core with intense longing for love and acceptance. The story is a maze of betrayal, mistakes, regrets and painful heartbreaks. The love is angsty. The romance is all consuming. The words and phrases gave me chills goosenumps. The familiarity of the author’s vicious attack on my emotions gave me comfort beyond everything. In middle of the chaotic, explosive and mind numbing storm of feelings.
Reading Iron Crowne by CD Reiss felt like someone recharged the weak nerve endings in my heart. The shock was necessary and welcome. The powerful writing with impeccable story telling and jaw dropping twists made Iron Crowne one of my top reads of 2019. And most definitely one of my top CD Reiss stories.
Received ARC for Honest review
Byron was such a tough guy to crack, but I knew his walls would come crashing down eventually. The book started off slow for me but as I unwrapped more and more layers of the story I found myself drawn in and not wanting to stop reading.
I could identify with Olivia. She saw her sister have babies and realized she wanted one of her own. At 31 she thought it was time to take matters into her own hands and have fertility treatments to speed up the process. She had a plan, a sperm donor, but what she didn’t bank on was having a one night stand with a man she despises yet can’t stay away from. After a little mishap, she could be pregnant with his child.
I didn’t expect to relate to Olivia so much and I felt so much for her and her struggles with fertility and starting over at 31. Byron was just such a broken shell and I wanted to hug him. I am glad we go to know more of the story and meet his parents and learn about what made him the way he was though.
Neither of them wanted love, but it isn’t always about what we want. It’s about what the heart needs. These two have as good as they got, and there isn’t anything wrong with a little push and pull in a good relationship.
Enemies to lovers my favorite tope, written by an author I love and this made it a great book. Byron and Olivia area a great match, a couple you want to read about. The intense emotional trauma that comes into this story makes it one top must read story, amazing characters, great development and simply a start to a new series I can’t wait to get them all. The angst was perfectly balanced with the hot chemistry they have. This book hooked me from page one and I am still wanting more. Amazing 5 stars!