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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I didn’t see that coming! I thought I knew where the story was going. Wrong!
Beautiful story about love and trust. I loved all the twists and turns. And characters from other books.
Jaclyn and Richard are ment to be together. But Jaclyn can’t stand him because she thinks he’s a player not worth her time. So Richard try to con her to fall in love with him.
“I received a free review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.”
Thank you to the author Lexxi James for sending me an advance copy of her soon to be released book. I received the free copy for my honest review.
Corporate buyout? Con game for fun? Con game for money? Tech geek Richard has placed a big bet on Jaclyn, but can he win? Will Richard be able to get Jacklyn to fall for him or will Richard lose the girl and a part of his company in the end? Jacklyn is COO of her father’s company and he wants to sell, so that Jacklyn doesn’t follow his path to loneliness sitting behind the corporate desk. Jacklyn doesn’t see it that way and turns down two offers and reviews the all cash offer, deciding to speak with the owner to pull it off the table. Richard begins to befriend Jacklyn allowing her to vent issues and gain some sound advice., while conning so guys out of $2K. The two end up at the same gym, where Richard sees Jacklyn’s trainer for the snake he is. Jacklyn doesn’t see it, so another con is set. This time a video is leaked and daddy calls Jacklyn to the carpet. Hurt, Richards cones sweeping in to comfort Jacklyn. Is he winning her over? Invited to be Jacklyn’s guest at the special event she host, end with Richard and her doing a magic trick that leads to a weekend of sex and more. Only after Jaclyn leaves for the office Richard receive a strange text saying she’s getting married and that their fling is over. Stunned, Richard thinks he did something crazy that let the con slip. But, an staff member from Jacklyn’s off calls and says she needs Richards help. Comparing messages it seems Jaclyn is clueing them into something Jacklyn didn’t want to happen. Time to save the damsel. Once again Jacklyn is saved and is now closer to Richard than ever before. While at the office late one evening, Jacklyn’s dad visits briefly before meeting a date at his favorite restaurant. He left his phone and Jaclyn wants to see this woman and heads to the same restaurant, hiding in the bar. Only it’s no woman, it’s Richard coming to meet dad. Putting together that this may be the big shut behind the buyout offer, Jacklyn storms over and confronts Richard. After weeks of no contact Richard’s con is over and part of his company too. Thanks to his friend Alex Drake, he decides to leave the country to further test some new tech gear. A change is flight attendant has a beautiful blonde entering the plane, who wants to soothe Richard’s pain. Is this a twist to play a con on Richard? Can the blond win his heart? Is there a happy ending?
I LOVED the suspense in this book. I didn’t figure it out until the last page. I love when that happens. I was on the edge of my seat throughout the whole book. Waiting to see what was going to happen next. Excellent Twists and Turns!!
I was so intrigued right from the start by the con. I honestly didn’t know where it was gonna go. I had my guesses but I was wrong and I love that haha.
The Long Con centers around sexy charming Richard who’s used to having any woman he wants. One problem he only wants one, Jaclyn the smart and driven C.O.O. of Long Multinational System, and she can’t stand the sight of him.
Richard won’t let anything get in his way to Jaclyn. He’s about to pull off the greatest con.
I was so absorbed in this book. I couldn’t wait to finish it to see if my guesses were correct. It’s one of those great reads when you have to read it all in one sitting and then you are so sad when you do hahaha. That’s what’s great about re-reads. I’m going to have to read it again to see if I missed any clues along the way.
Excellent read!!!
Evie makes it a three
It’s cute. So very, very cute like literal sugar rush. But it lacks the punch in the gut, slice your veins open angst that I love in the “they won’t” moments of a will they won’t they. But Evie is lovely. She was a spiteful jealous little girl, and Jackie had the perfect adult response–turn a life long frenemy into a genuine friend. It was unexpected and awesome, and that was the only thing that raised it to okay. The sex is subpar. The relationship is for YA sweet. Not a whole lot of adult in cons, galas, and cupcake runs. Not a lot of depth either. Give me a real favorite book or correlation to the story, i.e Great Gatsby. Pride and Prejudice is too common. Give me Jacelyn listening to old school gangsta rap to unwind or blasting some Rob Zombie in her AM. Give me quirks that are unexpected like she goes to sleep a la Cousin Vinny. Make her and him less cookie cutter and more like Margot and Evie.
Scheming at its best. Loved the twist, loved the characters had to buy the next one to see her sisters story! Never saw that coming by the way, great read!!
I really didn’t like this book until I was 1/2 way through it. It does have a good ending and glad I finished it, but it was really had to push myself to get to the point where I actually started to enjoy. Just ok.
When I think of billionaire stories, I think of Lexxi’s books first. From the very beginning, I was hooked. Jaclyn was such a badass! She is someone who would take no crap from anyone. I love that in a character. There was so much suspense, fun con games, and surprise cameos (which I was not expecting). I was excited to find out that this is in the same world as another of Lexxi’s series. Fantastic!
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This is my favorite Lexxi James book yet! I had the hardest time putting it down because I kept wanting to know what would happen next. The whole book kept me wondering how everything would tie together and when all the secrets would be revealed. I loved that Coop and Margot both were strong willed and determined and had a great push and pull in their relationship and the chemistry that was there from the moment they met while ordering coffee.
Ruthless Games: Ruthless Billionaires Club – The Long Con
Lexxi James
Another great book by Lexxi James. This book has wit, quick comebacks, romance, suspense and lots of twists that you probably will not see coming. You also get a few mentions and a cameo appearance of characters in her Alex Drake books, which I loved seeing, especially the sexy and hot Latino! Richard sets out to go undercover to catch the girl he’s had his eyes on for a long time, and gets help from someone in her circle of friends. Jaclyn has given up on love and is fully focused on the family business. Enter Richard Austin, and suddenly she is flirty and seems to have finally found a guy not after her money or company, or is he? The chemistry, witty comebacks and innuendo between these two is off the charts, but what will happen if Jaclyn finds out? Will she jump to conclusions and run or will she stick around for clarification? Those are things you will need to read to find out, but let me tell you, it shouldn’t be a hardship. This book is one I kept turning the pages on, but at the same time, I really didn’t want it to end. I definitely did not see several of the twists and definitely did not figure out some of the character dynamics before reading it. It kept me on my toes and enthralled the entire book. Already looking forward to my next read by this talented author.
OMG!!! This was an excellent book full of heat, twists and turns! You think you know what’s going to happen then BAM! totally surprising! I loved it!
Didn’t see this one coming!
What a fabulous read!! From the moment the story starts, you know you’re in for a great read! This was so much more than I thought it would be. It’s not your typical .com book. There is so much depth and love in this one! And a few plot twists I didn’t see coming! Just when I thought I had it all figured out,,,, major twist!! This is such a beautiful story about vulnerability, love and trust!
Hot steamy, good read not how i seen it ending
I absolutely, positively loved this book. It was funny, sweet, and hot. Richard did everything to get the girl he loved his whole life. Jaclyn was smart, strong and didn’t put up with nothing. I will read this book again.
Another great read from this very talented author!! Both characters are fabulous and you just know they will do great things together. You won’t want to put this one down once you start it!! Can’t wait to see what’s next from Lexxi James!!
This book just didn’t grab me. There was nothing obviously wrong with it. The characters weren’t annoying, the story was interesting but I found myself drifting off to do other things rather than being sucked in.
I have read Lexxi James before and enjoyed but this one just didn’t hold my attention. I gave it a 3 star as I feel its deserving as there was nothing specific I didn’t like.
Oh wow. Another amazing book by Lexxi James. I read this book in less that 24 hours; it was that amazing. Once I started reading, I could not put it down. The characters are wonderful and their story is very different and unique. Fantastic book and highly recommended.
This book has some great twist and turns with drama thrown in. The 2 main characters have hot chemistry. I couldn’t believe how fast i read this book. Definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. Very entertaining book.
This author never fails us. This book is filled with fun,romance, suspenseful and seductive sensual and heated love scenes. The author has a very strong women in this book by the name of Jaclyn and she is confident and is working in a mans world and is taking charge. Which is refreshing to read. She knows what she wants and what she doesn’t want. Richard is soooooo good looking , rich and can have anyone and thing he wants until Jaclyn came along. Everything he try’s comes back and not in his favor. Its been a few years and he decides he needs help to try to get her another way… Con her. This is a very well written story that will keep your interest. Enjoy…
I’ve read quite a few books by Lexxie James and this is one of the best. Richard Austin has it all, money, good looks, sexy as sin, except for the women he has lusted for, forever. Jaclyn Long is a COO, beautiful, smart, and savvy enough not to fall for a guy like Richard. Or so she thinks. This book has twists, turns, a lot of steam, and what a tremendous con. The book was very well aced, had plenty of sizzle, and is definitely a don’t miss read.
I did not see this ending coming but it was awesome! Jaclyn has been career driven since she was young but after being bullied at school and losing the only thing left of her mom she is a take charge woman. Davis Black is obsessed with Jaclyn but being a playboy he will never get her attention and he needs this merger to go well. The lengths he goes to to get the girl is insane till it blows up in his face!