People call me Ruthless for a reason.Whether I’m in the court room or in the bedroom, my reputation is well-earned. I’m either working hard, working out, or working my way into some woman’s panties. But none of them share my particular kink, and I walk away feeling unsatisfied.Until I met her.She’s a friend of a friend, which makes her off-limits in my book. But then temptation had me by the … then temptation had me by the balls and I had her up against a wall. She literally fucked my world off its axis, but it can’t happen again.
My plan was avoidance, but that got blown to shit when my firm hired her as a new junior attorney. Now I’m her boss, and I’m supposed to act like I don’t want to bend her over my desk every five minutes.
But I’ve never held myself back with anything before, so consequences be damned. It’s time to take what I want and show her how damn good it feels…to be ruthless.
Each book in the Playboys in Love series is a standalone, full-length story that can be enjoyed out of order.
Series Order:
Book #1 Shameless
Book #2 Ruthless
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Hello hot, entertaining fun! I loved this! Addison and Roman were awesome and I loved them coming together, they’re animosity, and heated adventures. It was really exciting to read and I couldn’t stop smiling.
So after reading Shameless in one day I didn’t know how I was going to make it until Ruthless came out. So I went on NetGalley, requested the book and the next day this baby was on my Kindle. Talk about happy girl!!! This book did not disappoint!!
We are first introduced to Roman and Addison in Shameless. Roman aka Ruthless is Chance’s best friend. Addison is Jane’s best friend. So with that being said Roman has decided that Addison is off limits because he doesn’t want to ruin the groups friendship. Isn’t that noble? Eventually Addison ends up working for Roman and that’s when the real fun begins!!
Roman and Addison are both headstrong and opinionated. Addison has a mouth on her and knew how to push Romans buttons which I loved. They fought, clawed and loved hard. I love book couples like them. The sexual tension was oozing off the pages as you read. In this series each couple has a secret sexual fantasy. In this book we explore having a third person in the bedroom. We have a ménage scene that was off the charts hot and steamy. I mean several parts of the story were hot but this was my favorite part. What I loved about the ménage was that Addison’s needs were put first and she was treated with respect before, during and after. Make sure to read this book in the a/c or stick your head in the freezer. I had to crack open a window because of how hot I got!!
As the relationship progresses insecurity issues and doubts start to rear it’s ugly head. Neither Roman or Addison wanted anything major but things happen when you least expect it. So when we reach that critical point will Roman and Addison be able to move forward? Or will their agreement end? Only one way to find out and that’s by reading the book. I know, I know but if I told you where’s the fun in that?? Trust me it’s worth it!
Maxwell is a new to me author and I just love her writing style. I devoured both books in two days. Fans of Shameless will definitely enjoy Ruthless. Well done again Maxwell!
Another great read. These two were made for each other. You can be smart and totally hot. I really would like to see his Ruthless side. He should be tied up and have to watch her with Rowdy just for thinking bad thoughts on them and for breaking her heart and spirit. But he finally got her. If I was her, he should do her bidding for awhile.
Love all Gina’s books. This one was super hot!
I went in without reading anything about this book. I saw it was on sale and I figured, why not? I can say that it’s super hot. Yeah, the hotness didn’t suck. Story line was just okayish, but seriously, if you’re looking for something hot and on the shorter side. I’d say yeah, check this one out. I might possibly check out the next one because of who the characters are and I want to see what happens with them.
Loved this book
I recommend this book because, while it was so emotional it brought tears to my eyes more than once, it wasn’t violent. I also liked that the heroine didn’t end up pregnant, as babies are usually the end of spontaneous sex and, more often than not, a wedge between two people. This book was well written and edited and all around just fun to read and hard to put down.
Ruthless by Gina L. Maxwell is book Two in the Playboys in Love series. This is the story of Addison and Roman. I haven’t yet read the previous book, so for me this was a standalone book.
Roman is Addison best friend Jane’s boyfriends friend and they happen to meet when Jane wants to introduce them all. Addison and Roman have an instant lust connection but Roman doesn’t want to risk his friendship on a quick relationship with Addison. But Addison isn’t giving him much of a choice for a quickie. Roman has special ‘taste’ in the bedroom and his starting to think that Addison might be the first women he has met that would meet them.
But can they overcome the things they are hanging onto that might cause upset in the rest of their world?
Hot quick read!
wow I loved this book. I love the whole series so far. It is a hot and steamy read. I want me a ruthless.
Ohhhh yeah!!!!
Ruthless is some good ol’ fashioned naughty fun with a side of “oops I fell!!!!” This smoking hot story is fun all around. It has a sassy honey badger heroine, a kohl wearing stripper with dual looks that could rival any fantasy, and an arrangement that is sure to make your clothes fall of in jealousy.
I am feeling needy now. I jumped into this series with Ruthless and feel torn. I know I need to read Chance’s story (Shameless)…but I’m dying for Rowdy’s. Guess I will need to read one while waiting for the other!!!
So sexy and so very hot. Roman and Addison’s chemistry is off the charts and the heat is nuclear. But, what really adds to this book is the surprising emotional depth. The connection between these two is so tangible that you can practically feel it through the pages of the book. Addison is a strong female character. She is wild, determined and a danger junkie. Roman is almost two different characters in one and yet, neither one complete. What happens when these two come together is both emotionally and physically explosive. Intense, compelling, and scorching hot!! A five star read that should not be missed.
Roman Reeves is a cutthroat attorney with a reputation to match on his day job, but when he’s out of the courtroom and his office, when he’s on his side job or clubbing, he embraces a completely different persona and both of them are as Ruthless, as his stripping nickname.
Enter Addison Paige, BFF to his friend’s Chance’s girlfriend and therefore off limits. Roman doesn’t mix friendship or business with sex. Unfortunately for him, Addison is hot, which catches his eye, and determined. She won’t take no for an answer and, once she manipulates her way into a one-time-only hook up with Roman, the world as they know it will change and fate will bring them back together.
Roman and Addie are one sexy, extra hot and off the charts couple. Both are strong headed and used to be in control. She’s smart and sassy, not one to keep her mouth shut under any circumstances, whether is work or personal, and he’ll always have the need to show her who is boss…in and out of the bedroom.
As all people, they have insecurities about themselves and relationships in general and these will come to play by making both of them doubt they can have a HEA. Another big thing in this book is Roman’s sexual fetish, which will make the story über sexy and spicy. Trust me, you’ll feel your underwear melt as you read!
There’s no wonder why Gina Maxwell is one of my favorite authors ever since I first read Seducing Cinderella. This lady can do no wrong and delivers great stories full of sweet love and dripping eroticism every single time. Ruthless is one hot, sexy ride! An office romance taken to the next level.
So, if you are in the market for a hot alpha with a smart mouth heroine and lots of sexy times that will leave you looking for more, pick up a copy. You won’t be disappointed.
**I received a copy of Ruthless from Net Galley in exchange for a voluntary and honest review**
Ruthless by Gina L Maxwell is the second book in her Playboys in Love series. I read this book as a stand alone and had no problems at all even though I didn’t read the first book. I do have to say that this is one HOT book so be prepared for a very sexy read.
Roman has two lives one as a lawyer and another as a stripper with his two best friends. But he has also another part of his life that involves a more kinkier side of his life…he likes to share the women with his friend. When he meets Addison at the club one night they share a very hot encounter that night but little does he know that when he splits from his father’s law firm to form his own that he’ll be meeting Addison again. She agrees to try his kink and they become a couple, but when Roman jumps to the wrong conclusion both of them will need to find a way to find their way back to each other.
Addison has always fought for what she wants to do not her parents and when she decides to chose Roman’s small firm over a well known firm, she wonders if they’ll be able to keep separate their attraction for each other vs working cases together. Once she discovers that both Roman and Austin share their woman (Oh man the phone sex scene is a doozy!) can she decide that this is what is wants even when she falls in love? Their misunderstanding will need Austin to clear up the issue that broke both Addison and Roman but is it too late?
Addison Paige is a very determined woman, when she wants something she gets it, no if’s, and’s or but’s about it… and she wants Roman Reese. But Roman has this pesky rule about not getting involved with someone in his inner circle of friends, which makes sense to a point, but when you have the intense chemistry that they do, then it seems silly to waste it… and Addison isn’t about to waste a single drop of it. So, she plays a little game to lure him into her sexy little plan, fully expecting to win and get her way, but then her little plan takes a turn she never saw coming… one that turns her work life upside down!!
Roman Reese is a ruthless lawyer by day, and a ruthless sexy stripper by night, it’s his way only, no matter the cost! But he is also a man with morals, so he decided early on that getting involved with friends was a big no no and a line he’d never cross… but when he made that rule he never anticipated a woman quite like Addison Paige to waltz into his world. The moment they met he could feel the sexual tension brewing between them, but his pesky rule kept him from acting on it, so he decided avoidance was the best policy… but Addison had a plan of her own, one that would land him in her bed and she wasn’t about to let him say no! So he reluctantly gives in, and soon finds that he may have just made the biggest mistake of his life… a mistake that could have been prevented if he had just stuck to the damn rules!
After reading Shameless I thought I knew what to expect, but Ms. Maxwell totally took me by surprise with this one, talk about HOT!!!! Roman and Addison had an undeniable chemistry that neither of them could ignore, and the moment they gave into their desires everything got a little hotter, myself included, and page after page the heat continued to rise, and my fingertips and Kindle were DEFINITELY feeling the flames!! I have to say this is by far one of the hottest little reads that I have had the pleasure of devouring in a long while, and enjoyed every sinfully delicious little drop!!
If you like your stories on the hot side and with a determined heroine at the helm, whose not afraid to call the shots, then I highly recommend you take a chance on this story, Addison and Roman will set your world on fire!!