A fiery heiress. A global empire. And a hot billionaire hiding in plain sight.
★★★★★ “The suspense, the sexiness, the intrigue, it’s so good!” – Amazon Reviewer★★★★★ “Full of drama, suspense, and a twist I wasn’t prepared for” – We Like Them Dark Book Blog
★★★★★ “#AMAZING … f-bomb worthy twists” – Amazon Top 1000 Reviewer
★★★★★ “5 out of 5 Stars … Full of surprises, twists, and turns.” – … 1000 Reviewer
★★★★★ “5 out of 5 Stars … Full of surprises, twists, and turns.” – Bookbub Reviewer
Jaclyn wants just one thing. To be the next CEO of Long Multinational. Her father’s company. The one he’s ready to sell. The one she’s determined to keep. And the one Mr. Black is ready to buy.
Meet Davis R. Black … aka Richard. Some know him as a tech mogul. To Jaclyn, he’s the King of the A-holes. Which is why this billionaire is hiding his in plain sight.
Because if she knew who he was, there’s no way she’d let him get close. She’d never date him. Or kiss him. And she sure as hell wouldn’t lose her ever-loving mind from the taste of his lips or the sin of his touch.
Would she?
Full Steam Ahead.
Lexxi James Books are seductive, suspenseful romances filled with fun, sensual, and sizzling high-heat love scenes.
This book was formerly published as Ruthless Games: The Long Con.
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Richard and Jaclyn are great together. A plot to get what he wants from a girl who wants a man to want her for her not her money. What could possibly go wrong?
Omg, sighs. Loved it. Absolutely LOVED it!!
This was such an amazing book. I devoured it in one sitting. The story and characters are equally as engaging.
Jaclyn and Richard have the ultimate story to tell. From every angle you could imagine. Their story is intense, sad, sexy, deceitful and most of all addictive. You will not put it down. Looking forward to the next installment of this series.
5/5
Enjoyable read if somewhat confusing to start with. There’s a fair few characters that pop in and out in this but the main 2 characters Richard and Jaclyn are both strong, focused business oriented people. Richard knows he is going to have to go the extra mile if he is catch her, but Jaclyn is not going to be easily caught. There’s a few twists and turns along the way as Richard persues Jaclyn which make for an intresting sometimes funny read.
This book surprised me. I kept talking to the H asking what he was doing and why and telling the h to be careful. Yes, I talk to the book while I’m reading don’t you? I was pleasantly surprised and would have cried if I wasn’t so relieved. Give this one a try and see what you think.
Was so surprised by the twist. Didn’t expect it. Richard you sly dog. Great love story.
The Long Con is the first book I have read by Lexxi James. I easily read this book in about 2 days. I didn’t want to put it down once I started it.
I started reading this book though and felt like I was missing something. I was a bit confused and almost felt like I should have read a book before this one. Then I realized it was just how Lexxi writes and you learn what’s happening and the full story at the same time Jaclyn does. Thankfully you get the full story and this book doesn’t leave you with any questions at the end.
I really enjoyed these characters and the fact that Jaclyn just seemed like a major badass and didn’t take any crap from anybody. Richard was a great down to earth guy that just wanted to be seen as a different person and not a billionaire company owner. The Long Con had some steamy sex scenes and some great relationships.
This book definitely had it’s twists and turns. I was super surprised to find certain things out and to figure out how everything/everyone was related. This book also had it’s suspenseful moments but also made me laugh at times. Jaclyn and Richard made a great couple and had some great moments together. I would definitely recommend this story and this author!
Jaclyn and Richard were perfectly matched in this story. At first, I thought this would be a tale of revenge with regrets, but then as it unfolded, I found that it was so much more. Longing, love, misery…all of it was necessary because Richard and Jackie had no other way to find their happy. And Margot? Oh, she was scheming perfection in Louboutins. As much as I wanted to dislike her at first, she grew on me. Overall, this was an entertaining read.
I really enjoyed this story! I love the ‘con’ plotlines in books, but this one was done in a different way, and I wondered why he was really conning someone he seemed to care a lot about. Was it just an act, or something else?
The characters were great fun, I laughed a lot at things they said, and I loved the twist at the end. It was an emotional ending, but tied the whole story up in a fun and sweet way.
At first, I wondered about the title but it perfect for this story, very apt in a few ways.
Jaclyn Long is a conquest for Richard yet is she really? The story centers around these lead characters and their blossoming relationship which is based on misinformation, at least from one side anyway.
Jaclyn is a very determined, focused workaholic who aims to take over her father’s company. She doesn’t trust easily, with good reason, and yet there is hope about her, a vulnerability that softens her and makes her more real.
Richard is also work driven however this scheme of his worried me from the start as I could see it backfiring spectacularly. He is self-assured and strong-willed but knows how to treat women well when he sets his mind to it.
The story has some great descriptions of characters, settings, and scenes. There are some fabulous expressions too, for example- “… as appealing as a cappuccino colonoscopy.” It really says it all in very few words. Like this example, there is a good sprinkle of humor throughout the story that has you chuckling. There are some other tense moments too, as well as some heartfelt ones.
All in all a well-balanced storyline that is fast-paced and very easy to read. I would really like to know Margot’s story now.
Reviewer: Robyn
The Long Con is about two hot people who need to be together. Richard is a sexy hot millionaire bachelor in need of a wife and Jaclyn is sexy CEO and the daughter of a business mogul. However, Jaclyn has enough sass and curves to warrant her stand-off behavior, but in order to get to her, you need to be part of her inner circle. This love story is unusual since there are underlying issues and mysteries surrounding the meet-cute. Love the way Lexxi James writes, she has a way to draw you in and deliveries on the romance. Well done, I’m team, Jackie!