She’s a high-class escort. He’s a heartbroken client. Falling in love was never in the contract… starts to fall for a handsome client, she realizes she never factored in the price her heart would pay.
After his wife’s death, Jonathan Ferris fills his waking hours with high-powered acquisitions and commodity trading. But no amount of cold hard cash can keep him warm at night. Consumed by loneliness, he turns to his alma mater’s escort service. But his passionate encounters with a co-ed who’s as smart as she is sexy make him wonder if there’s something more between them than money.
With graduation fast approaching, can River and Jonathan see past the price tag and open their hearts to true love?
The Dean’s List is the first standalone novel in the steamy Making the Grade romance series. If you like secret societies, sizzling sex scenes, and forbidden love affairs, then you’ll adore Kelly Collins’ irresistible read.
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If you’re a fan of Kelly Collins’s Aspen Cove series, you may not be familiar with some of her older works. I read The Dean’s List quite some time ago, and it’s high time I reviewed it. Many of my faithful readers avidly devour romance in multiple genres, so I believe they just might enjoy this steamy contemporary read!
In The Dean’s List, you get the idea of what it would be like to be a college student earning a business degree who discovers that paying the bills is easier when you get a job working as an escort in exchange for mentoring—and loads of money—from rich businessmen. In her story, we meet River and a couple of her friends as they go into this line of work to pay for their education. Along the way, she makes another couple of friends but, worse, she also falls in love with a wealthy businessman—worse, because she knows it will never amount to anything. She also begins to feel used and hollow based on the line of work she’s chosen. Jonathan, the man she’s beginning to fall for, basically lets her know that it’s never going to be more anything more than what it is at the surface. Very quickly, though, it becomes evident that River and Jonathan have developed deeper feelings for one another.
River and Jonathan heal each other. River is no longer living with her parents as she attends college, but they have spent her whole life making her feels worthless, while Jonathan makes River feel not only loved but worthy of being loved. Jonathan comes into the relationship believing he can never love again, based on losing someone in his past. The problem is River loses her heart to him pretty quickly, and it’s not long before she is head over heels—so much so that she decides to make herself exclusively available to him.
But one night of misunderstandings tears them apart, just as they were beginning to realize they didn’t want anyone else.
So will Jonathan be River’s forever man or did he simply help her heal so she could move on with her life? You’re going to have to read the book to find out for sure! If you love Kelly’s writing, I think you’ll also love this story!
Find a more in-depth review on my blog: https://www.jadecjamison.com/2021/11/29/review-of-the-deans-list-by-kelly-collins/
had all the pieces, put together
Jonathn’s true feelings for Ruver were displayed when he stuck up for her when her mother was belittling her. It was a good story and definitely a page-turner as we all know that they always get the HEA, but it’s the road along the way that is interesting to rear.
Kind of an implausible premise–high-class ‘hooker’ in an academic setting with ‘mentors’. BUT if you get past that, it’s fairly entertaining and fairly good romantic storyline. And a lot of bitterness in the parent storyline, where the heroine tells of and estranges herself (with the lover’s support) from her overly strict, religious, horrible parents. I think the author got some work done and resolution done from that one! So yes, is fairly uneven if you look too closely but still pretty much enjoyed it.
Can Jordan and Jonathan have a real relationship in spite of their beginnig? Jordan has just joined a secret companionship program at her University to pay her loans. Jonathan is her first client. When they met spaks flies between them. But is it enough to for them? The audiobook is great
Favorite Quotes:
If you’re trying to scare me, you’re failing. You don’t have the fear factor. You wear Hello Kitty pajamas and drink caramel lattes for God’s sake. Who could be afraid of someone who likes cats and caramel?
A person would have to be a masochist to enjoy that spa day. The only consolation was it was supposed to get easier every time. The waxer was bold enough to say that sometimes the hair was so scared it didn’t grow back.
I’d have to separate my brain from my penis flytrap if I were going to get through this.
These aren’t young, stunning women. They are women who put off dating to break through the glass ceiling. One of them looked like she went headfirst.
She reminded me of the gargoyles that sat on top of old churches. They looked stiff and mean. That was Grace. She had that Botox-infused look that did nothing for her face. Her scowl would remain forever.
My Review:
The Dean’s List was wickedly funny, highly insightful, well written, and sizzling in sensuality. In other words, it was close to nirvana. As with all of Ms. Collin’s works that I have read, the writing was entertaining, relevant, and atomically steamy. Ms. Collins has a knack for developing flawed yet vibrant characters and expertly placing them in a compelling and unusual story line that occasionally has me cringing, yet I am unable to put my kindle down. She has a marvelous style, unique talent, and mad skills. I am hopelessly addicted to her brand of humorous and steamy romance, and greedily want to read everything she ever writes.