Connor Sutton never had a problem attracting women. Tall, blond, easy-going . . . all he had to do to get them into his bed was to stop saying no. He never wanted to be rich or famous, but when his sister married a billionaire, he became both. To fit into the Barrington clan, he had to make a lot of changes and although being rich is nice. . . all it takes to make him happy is a loaded pizza and … and a cold beer.
Until he meets Angelina Kroll and discovers what it’s like to want someone he can’t have. Then she’s all he can think about.
As a hardworking, single mother, the last thing Angelina is looking for is a fling with a movie star, especially gorgeous, broody Connor Sutton. She gave up believing in happily ever after a long time ago. When she’s unexpectedly fired, Connor offers her a job that’s impossible to refuse.
He’s not the man she thinks he is.
She’s not the woman she’d hoped to be.
They’ve both left behind more than they wanted to.
Will they discover fitting in doesn’t have to be all or nothing?
Can they be rich . . . and happy too?
The Barrington Billionaire WORLD.
Book 1: Always Mine
Book 2: Stolen Kisses
Book 3: Trade it All
Book 4: Let It Burn
Book 5: More Than Love
Book 6: Forever Now
Book 7: Never Goodbye
Book 8: Reluctantly Alpha
Other Contemporary Romance Titles by Ruth Cardello:
The Legacy Collection:
Where my billionaires began.
Book 1: Maid for the Billionaire
Book 2: For Love or Legacy
Book 3: Bedding the Billionaire
Book 4: Saving the Sheikh
Book 5: Rise of the Billionaire
Book 6: Breaching the Billionaire: Alethea’s Redemption
Recipe For Love: A Hot Andrade Christmas Novella
Book 7: A Corisi Christmas Novella
The Corisi Billionaires Series
Book 1: The Broken One
Book 2: The Wild One
Book 3: The Secret One
The Andrades:
A spin off series of the Legacy Collection with cameos from characters you love from that series.
Book 1: Come Away With Me
Book 2: Home to Me
Book 3: Maximum Risk
Book 4: Somewhere Along the Way
Book 5: Loving Gigi
Lone Star Burn Series:
Fun, hot romances that roam from the country to the city and back.
Book 1: Taken, Not Spurred
Book 2: Tycoon Takedown
Book 3: Taken Home
Book 4: Taking Charge
The Westerly Billionaire Series:
Book 1: In the Heir
Book 2: Up in the Heir
Book 3: Royal Heir
Book 4: Hollywood Heir
Book 5: Runaway Heir
The Bachelor Tower Series:
Book 1: Insatiable Bachelor
Book 2: Impossible Bachelor
Book 3: Undeniable Bachelor
Temptation Series Bundle:
Guaranteed to put you on Santa’s Naughty List.
Book 1: Twelve Days of Temptation
Book 2: Be My Temptation
more
Great enjoyable read
I am so pleased that Connor got his own book, it is well deserved. I enjoyed reading his story. Angelina was the perfect match for him and adorable son who wanted to make sure her mother was dating the right man. Connor was so good with him he fell for him just like his mother. A fantastic story.
I think Connor Sutton may be my favorite billionaire character. He’s funny, genuine, sexy and caring. Angelina Kroll is a protective single mother and loyal friend. This is a sweet, feel good romance complete with a fairy godfather.
I Love Connor and Angelina, he is such a sweet guy and fell into fame, he has now met a wonderful woman who thinks he’s to good to be true. Ruth has such an amazing way to make them all come to life. I love this group, they make my heart happy . Come along and read this series!
“Reluctantly Alpha” is the eighth book in The Barrington Billionaires series and I loved it. Connor Sutton is not a Barrington, but his sister married one and he is trying his best not to embarrass her or give her any reason to be ashamed of him. Connor is a simple man that is happy with beer and pizza, jeans and flannel, joking around and just living his best life, but he loves his sister dearly and just wants her to be happy. A simple man, yes, but also a very lovable man, who has never had a problem with women until he meets Angelina Kroll. She is a single mom and a school teacher at a private school, which is how she and Connor meet. Angelina has no time or desire for dating, she just wants to work and raise her son, the best she can.
I highly recommend this book to all romance lovers, it is very easy to fall in love with Connor and of course I already love the Barringtons. Great read!!
Loved this book!
Loved Connor and Angelina. I was SO looking forward to this book and it did not disappoint!! I loved Connor and Dylan throughout the other books and couldn’t wait to read his story! It was heartfelt and lol funny at some parts. Bradford captured my heart as well. Can’t wait for his book next!!
It starts off slow and a little boring but get better and good ending
I really enjoyed this book but I could have done without reading several times about all of Connor’s past experiences with women. I don’t understand why authors feel the need to make their hero a manwhore. With that said, I loved Connor and look forward to the next book in the series.
Conner may seem a little rough around the edges at first, but this is one character that I have grown to love in this series. Conner and Angelina are so sweet together and had me laughing out loud several times throughout the story. Reluctantly Alpha is a great read, I really enjoy the Barrington family and the wonderful characters that I just can’t get enough of.
Connor has been the source of a lot of comedic genius in the Barrington Series. While he was often comic relief I was worried about how a book centered around him would turn out because he always felt like a one dimensional and somewhat dimwitted meathead. I was pleasantly surprised to get into the head of Connor and find a sweet and self-conscious man trying to figure out his place in this new rich man’s world. Angelina is a less complex character that I felt could have been explored a little more but was likable and a good match for Connor. The story was well-paced until the end when it somewhat abruptly ended. In general, the story felt like it was missing conflict and I ultimately didn’t enjoy it as well as the other stories in the series, but it was still a nice sweet romance that was worth reading if you’ve read the rest of the series.
Ruth Cardello has done it again with her next installment in the Barrington Billionaires series, with Reluctantly Alpha. She drew me in from the start and didn’t let go.
I instantly fell for Connor Sutton. He’s been introduced in prior books in this series, but he was alway that carefree guy who acted first, thought second. But now that he has the Barrington’s he’s trying to please, he’s doing his best to think first. As he struggles to find his place in his new world, he’s still the same man he’s always been with a heart of gold.
I couldn’t wait to see what would happen next in this book. I loved the chemistry between Connor and Angelina. I am looking forward to more from the Barrington series.
Connor Sutton was having trouble fitting into his new life. He never asked to be part of the Barrington Billionaires anyway. So now he needed to change his ways just to fit in with his new relatives. Seriously he would much rather be out hanging with his friends drinking at a bar. But that can’t happen anymore as he doesn’t want to do the wrong thing or embarrass his new family.
And now on top of changing his life, as a guy who is use to getting any women he wants he is faced with the one women he wants who isn’t interested in a fling with a movie star.
Angelina Kroll is a single mother who is trying to be the best mother she can be and just looking out for her family. She doesn’t have time for someone like Connor Sutton. She isn’t interested in being famous or having a fling, she has enough on her plate raising her son and trying to sort out her life.
Will Connor convince her that happily ever afters doesn’t just happen in the movies, they can be real life as well. Or will she deny her attraction and hold onto old hurts.
Not a bad story, was sweet, heartwarming, fun and plenty of drama. I still felt like it was missing that WoW moment somewhere. It was just an okay story to read for me
I totally adore this book. There’s nothing Ruth has written that I’ve ever been disappointed with and this story keeps that trend alive. Connor is a little different than some of her hero’s, he’s just a regular good ole boy. Just now he has money but the foundation doesn’t change. Angelina tried to avoid him but he’s totally irrisistable and I can see why she couldn’t. Looking forward to more from this series.
A great addition to the Barrington series from Ruth Cardello. Connor never asked to be rich and famous. He’s usually just the guy joking around eating pizza and beer. Thrown into the movie biz he’s not quite sure how to act. Angelina Kroll is a single mom and a private school teacher. They’ve asked Connor to come and speak to the kids. Connor is no public speaker and Angelina is to show him around. He’s taken with her at first sight. She wants nothing to do with the arrogant movie star….
An awesome read from Ruth. You’ll laugh out loud and fall in love with Connor. I highly recommend this book. The whole series is worth the read.
Going from living a relaxed life in a small town to movie star extraordinaire living in New York is not easy. Connor is that laid-back, easy-going, always laughing dude we all adore. He is a good guy, kindhearted and average. The only thing about him that is not average is his looks. He is a god!!!!!
He now finds himself in crisis. The public adores the persona he plays in the movies. Quick-witted and intelligent, he has the women swooning and the men admiring him. In real life, he is nothing like his movie persona! The women he dates are attracted by his looks and the movie star ideal. Once they stick around for a few dates, they quickly become bored. He is just too kind!
Meeting Angelina as he is about to do a presentation at the prep school she works changed his life. Do you believe in love at first sight? Well, Connor is now a believer. He will do anything to protect her and save her from her dead end job.
This book will tug at your hearts! The duality we play in our lives trying to hide our true selves is so totally unnecessary. Connor and Angelina’s journey is the feel good story we all need to read.
I am voluntarily reviewing this book. Thanks to the author for sharing a copy with me.
4 stars
As I’ve never read any of the novels by Ruth Cardello and this was the eighth in a series, I’m coming a little late to the game but was still able to catch up with the story pretty easily.
Reluctantly Alpha reminds us how hard it is to be someone we’re simply not. For Connor, trying to act like a suave, billionaire, movie star was like being forced to wear a shoe that’s too small. He keeps trying out new personas like Goldilocks keeps trying beds. One minute he’s an alpha guy who doesn’t care about anyone, the next a sweet nerd or a genuine guy giving a pep talk about the effects of bullying. While trying to settle into his newfound status, our billionaire adjacent Connor is forced to meet with Angelica, who instantly fires up his brain and his…libido. Despite not getting off on the right foot, he steps in with an offer she can’t refuse.
I liked the author making our main characters fight for it. I appreciated that she didn’t make it easy on either of them, instead forcng both of them to grow before landing smack dab in love. Sweet and spicy read with a slow but steady build.
AnnMarie – Alphas Do It Better Book Blog
A lot of changes have happened in Conner Sutton’s life since his sister married into the Billionaire Barrington family. He has a life coach who has changed him beyond recognition, his movie career has taken off and women are begging for his attention. However, he feels like he is playing a movie role even in real life. He is afraid to be himself and embarrass his sister and her new family. Conner just wants to be himself for once. After meeting Angelina Kroll he wants that more than ever. She is someone he wants to get to know and let see the real him. The problem his she doesn’t like him very much so he enlists the help of the Barringtons to help him show her who he really is.
Reluctantly Alpha is a great addition to this series with previous characters showing up to add fun, laughs and great advice for our hero (sometimes not so great advice). This author is so good at writing a love story that isn’t always so easy in getting to the HEA but there is fun, laughter, family, sometimes tears and always a happy ever after. I love the alpha-ness of her heroes who always end up so smitten with the women they fall in love with. This story is well written, easy to read, and the secondary characters add such charm to the story with many laugh out loud scenes. I also loved Bradford’s character (Conner’s friend) and hope he gets his HEA!
It’s been a minute since I’ve read a hero quite as adorably lovable as Connor is. He was so sweet even while being entirely clueless. I really loved how much both he and Angelina grew into themselves while falling in love with each other. You see so many times in romance an overly confident hero and a heroine who doesn’t believe in herself, it was entirely refreshing to see a hero that needed to learn to love who he really is also. It made him so easy to feel a connection with and honestly fall in love with. These two have a story that is utterly beautiful in the way it fills your heart up with happiness.
I absolutely adore Connor. Ruth has exceeded my expectations and made me fall hopelessly in love with Connor. If your looking for the best book boyfriend ever, this is it. A must read for all book lovers.
Reluctantly Alpha is the perfect title for Connor’s story. Connor Sutton has become a man from when we first met him in his sister’s story, More Than Love. On the outside I could see Connor was trying hard to made his sister and the Barrington’s proud of him. Now an actor and with more money that he thought he could ever have, he was still struggling not to lose himself. When he met Angelina Kroll he knew the persona he was using was not going to win this woman over. He wanted to be himself and not go over the top – well not too much over the top. It is Connor after all. While reading the book, my fingers were crossed he didn’t mess up. I was on “Team Connor” rooting for Connor and telling Angelina to believe in her happily ever after. Life is never easy and neither is love and romance. Ruth has written a warm and funny romance that will have everyone who reads his story on “Team Connor” too.
I absolutely fell in love with Connor. He was the sweetest guy. He made me laugh so much. I really loved his instant connection to Angelina, and the way he wanted to help her and her son. His struggle to be himself, without embarrassing his family, was adorable. The relationship between Connor and the Barringtons was heartwarming. I love this whole group of characters. His story with Angelina was so much fun to read.