#1 In the entire Kindle StoreFrom USA Today Bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a new, fun, steamy standalone about a notorious playboy and the nerdy girl who brings him to his knees.Boston’s debauched elite is going up in flames, and it’s the Fitzpatrick family that set it on fire.ʜᴜɴᴛᴇʀI didn’t mean to star in a sex tape, okay?It was just one of those unexplainable things. Like Stonehenge, … just one of those unexplainable things.
Like Stonehenge, Police Academy 2, and morning glory clouds.
It just happened.
Now, my ball-busting father is sentencing me to six months of celibacy, sobriety, and morbid boredom under the roof of Boston’s nerdiest girl alive, Sailor Brennan.
The virginal archer is supposed to babysit my ass while I learn to take my place in Royal Pipelines, my family’s oil company.
Little does she know, that’s not the only pipe I’ll be laying…
Sailor
I didn’t want this gig, okay?
But the deal was too sweet to walk away from.
I needed the public endorsement; Hunter needed a nanny.
Besides, what’s six months in the grand scheme of things?
It’s not like I’m in danger of falling in love with the appallingly gorgeous, charismatic gazillionaire who happens to be one of Boston’s most eligible bachelors.
No. I will remain immune to Hunter Fitzpatrick’s charm.
Even at the cost of losing everything I have.
Even at the cost of burning down his kingdom.
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Another excellent story from Shen! A perfect start to what I’m sure will be yet another epic series!
Hunter Hunter Hunter….I tried to hold out! I did. He frustrated me & irritated me. BUT alas, Shen does it again & had me head over heels & swooning over him after 83%!
And then Sailor. She was BAD ASS. I absolutely adored her character.
Daddy Troy & Momma Sparrow were everything I didn’t think I needed! I LOVED THEM. And every secondary character as well. I am so ready to see where all of their stories go!
Snarky. Nasty. And explosive, this is another excellent read & everything we’ve come to love about the Shen-universe!!
There are books you read, hug, and then go with your life.
There are books you savor, and after reading you wish you could click the reset button and read it again and again. The Hunter is this kind of story. It is pure magic wrapped in an unforgettable package. L.J. Shen gave us a deliberately written story with a flawless plot, amazing and ultimate heroes. She gave me everything I love in books, a dose of humor and emotional moments, palpable chemistry between heroes, connection, and banter. Don’t forget about the second characters who grabbed my attention too!
„To being with someone who loves you just the way you are, and vice versa.”
The Hunter is my favorite flavor now, and probably will be for a long time. I am a sucker for a confident, funny, witty, dirty talking and yet very sensitive heroes who hide their pain and uncertainty behind the mask of bravely, reckless decisions, and wild parties. I loved experiencing the change in Hunter’s behavior and perception of himself because of Sailor and vice versa. She kept him on his toes, gave him her attention, heart, and the most beautiful feelings: love and sense of belonging.
Sailor and Hunter are a perfect match!
I truly loved The Hunter. I am still coming back to my favorite pasts of Hunter and Sailor’s story. L.J. Shen gave me something beautiful, unexpected, and very entertaining. She started the Boston Belles series with a bang and I can’t wait for her future projects!
The latest from LJ Shen is live! The Hunter is a fun, steamy standalone everyone’s clamoring to get their hands on. Start it on Amazon now or borrow free in KU!
I absolutely loved this book. Hunter and Sailor’s story is just so angsty, funny and hot!!
This was such a great start to a brand new series with a brand new group of characters to get to know. But it was also thrilling to be reacquainted with old friends who drop in from time to time.
An awesome 5 star treat…I received an advanced copy from the author.
Another delicious enemies to lovers by LJ Shen!
LJ Shen has not written a book yet that I didn’t love… and somehow, she seems to get better with every book she writes! I loved this, it drew me in from the first page, and I was hooked!
Hunter seems like a typical, easy to dislike manwhore at first. Everything seems to come easy to him, he has no true appreciation or respect for people and he doesn’t take anything seriously! But first impressions can be deceiving, and I found myself falling for him! Sailor is one tough chick, and I loved her from the beginning, even with all her awkwardness. Maybe because I could identify with her! These two together were pure magic! This was the perfect enemies to lovers romance. These two complement each other perfectly. This book will have you feeling all the emotions! I definitely think everyone should read it!
“Hunters needed to eat to survive.”
Ahhhh!!!! This book was astonishing, breathtaking and thrilling!!! Hunter and Sailor are completely opposite but they have something…a spark, chemistry, an intense connection. I absolutely loved these two!!! I was not expecting to love Hunter so much. To everyone he is an a-hole, trouble making playboy but he has so many layers to him and I loved discovering everyone of them.
“I couldn’t deny the attraction. It was there—alive, swelling, roaring its three-headed, monstrous crown, cutting me open and bleeding me dry.”
Sailor, man what can I say about her?? She is fierce, she is bada$$, with a spine of steel she is everything I love in a strong heroine. The love, support and protectiveness that she receives from her family is awe inspiring. We get to see Troy Brennan (screaming with excitement) and Sparrow as parents and they are just as kicka$$ as ever. The secondary characters are just as amazing and have me excited for where their books will lead. This is a I’m not looking to fall in love, I’m never going to fall in love….bam…you will love me kind of romance. The Hunter is an out of this world experience that I highly recommend!!!
“I felt like my insides were melting, one organ at a time. It wasn’t butterflies. No. More like moths, eating at me, consuming me completely. “
~ Read on behalf of Two Darlin Dolls and a Book Review Blog
The Hunter is another enjoyable read from LJ Shen! I could not stop laughing at the things Hunter said and thought – it was a nice surprise to see that side of him after meeting him in the All Saints High books. Of course, he starts out being that playboy that we knew him to be, but over the course of the book, you learn that there is more depth to his character.
And Sailor – I loved her! Definitely not who I expected her to be, seeing as how she is the daughter of Troy Brennan (which if you haven’t read Sparrow, I highly recommend it!!). She seems like she wants to blend into the shadows a bit, but once she’s living with Hunter……oh how that sass and spark just flies out of her. She and Hunter couldn’t have been more different, but I love how that relationship came together.
My only issue with the story really was how the prologue played into the story. I was waiting through the whole book to see how that tied into Hunter and Sailor’s story, but I don’t feel that it ever did. There was one reference to it by Sailor towards the end, but it just seemed like a plot hole that didn’t fully get addressed. This didn’t take away from me enjoying the story (which I really did), but I think that there was potential for that to be incorporated.
Overall, this really was a great start to the Boston Belles series – and after meeting the other ladies and a couple of the men who will steal their hearts (Cillian and Sam!)…..I’m excited to see what comes next for the Belles!
‘The Hunter’ is the first book in the Boston Belles series, and I honestly don’t know how L J Shen manages to write such incredibly addictive and compelling books. Her characters are so vividly real and brutal, that I absolutely cannot get enough.
The Hunter will be a book that leaves me with a complete book hangover, and I completely anticipated it! It was an amazing book that I could not for the life of me put down.
The book is about Sailor Brennan, an archer hoping to make it to the Olympics. Becoming an Olympian is her only focus and has been her whole life. Unfortunately to her parents dismay, her goal has prevented her from truly experiencing life and living like a normal teenager, that was until Hunter Fitzpatrick.
Hunter is a nineteen year old who is reckless and cares about nothing. He loves to party and play and is the modern version of Jay Gatsby. But when he is embroiled in a scandal that threatens his inheritance and his family’s reputation, his father is determined to take drastic measures, placing him on a six month celibacy and alcohol ban with a girl he is convinced will make the ideal babysitter.. Sailor. But what happens when the Hunter meets his prey?
This book is incredible with all of its detail and highly thought out characters and plot. I absolutely love how Shen takes a heroine such as Sailor who is not conventionally pretty and makes her a powerful, independent woman who has the power to slay Hunter. I also love her ability of writing mean and brutal men who all have a weakness.
If you have never read any of this authors work and you are an avid romance fan, I strongly recommend you give them a read! You will definitely become an instant fan.
“He was a lonely prince – untouchable, yet in need of a hug. Brilliant, yet deeply misunderstood. Sitting on a throne of broken expectations and disappointment.”
Some books you read and you forget about them about as fast as you read them. But then some books come along and they make such an impact on your life as a reader that you want to shout from the rooftops that everyone needs to read it. This is the case with The Hunter.
Leigh Shen is one of those authors that you know you can depend on. She just brings it every time. Hunter and Sailor’s story was just so perfectly executed. Two unlikely people to ever even grace the same room let alone willingly share the same space. Now they are both thrust together and must learn how to coexists.
“We didn’t talk about what we were. What we weren’t. We just existed: a butterfly and a man who appreciated beautiful things. Co-existing in the eye of a storm we’d been thrown into.”
Hunter is known by everyone as a playboy and loves it while Sailor is focused on her archery and could care less about being seen but these two touch on something in the other one that cannot be denied. They will try not to fall, they will try not to give in but sometimes the sweetest things in life are those that are completely unexpected.
“I held him like he was made of glass. He held me like I was made of clouds.”
This was such a fantastic introduction to so many new characters but I must say it was so awesome to see some of Leigh’s former characters. I love when characters overlap and show up in new books, it’s just like visiting family.
The first book of a new series that you won’t be able to stop reading, a heart-touching plot with so many twists and witty hot banter between Sailor and Hunter, a chemistry that has Lj’s signature all over in a way that only she can do.
“You are my butterfly, Sailor. And maybe I’m not Gerald’s flesh and blood, but make no mistakes—when I finally catch you, I intend to capture you, too.”
I love this book so much and all the characters in it, Sparrow was one of the first books I’ve read from Lj’s and therefore one of my favorites, I was so happy to see Sailor’s parents but as we know this book is not about them, but her daughters, they made the perfect appearances just when their daughter need them and by giving the best advice and showing her the love they only know how to demonstrate.
OK, now can we talk about Hunter fucking Fitzpatrick?! This twenty-first century Adonis guy that makes every girl turn around?! Because damn this boy was everything and surprisingly more! I would have never expected to know all the secrets and surprises he gives you in this book. He’s selfless, but he just doesn’t know it..until HER, yes HER the babysitter, Sailor Brennan this beautiful ginger girl (CT lol), quiet and shy yet brave. She’s pursuing a dream and not backing out for anything, she needs this while he, also needs her to not lose the only thing he has in this world. A 50-50 deal, but what happens if feelings get in the way? The attraction between both of them is inevitable and once that happens everything will change. I loved every.single.the thing about this book. The plot Lj’s makes are unique, and when you think you’ve figured it out, you realize nothing is what it seems.
Read.This.Book. The Boston Belles are here, and they are not going anywhere
Hello to my latest obsession…..Could this get any better? I highly doubt it.
I just love Hunter, he’s so himself that I couldn’t help but love him. He’s humor was my favorite part. I love how blunt he was, and how unashamed of himself he was. His connection with Sailor was electric, these two were “IT” before they even knew they were. SOOO GOOD!!!
I am already begging for his brother to have a book. This dude….you don’t even know. It is always the quiet, confident, ass hole-ish, mysterious ones that get me every time. You KNOW this dude is gonna have so many layers, and it’s probably gonna kill me as well. I need more of him!
This is L.J. Shen people. Get it, you know it’s gonna be good. Don’t even play with me here. Just dive it and find out.
“I had so much to lose. So much to gain. So much to feel.”
L.J. Shen has done it again! This epic story is addicting and unputdownable.
Leigh has a way with words that completely capture your attention. It’s the characters, their stories, the ability to connect with them and FEEL what they feel. I’ve connected so much with every character that they are almost real people to me. Their personalities are so unique and each of their own personalities.
The Hunter was PHENOMENAL. The banter, the steam, the familiarity but unknown. It was all addicting.
Hunter was everything we needed and more. I fell in love with him in the All Saints High series, but seeing him up close in person (if only…) I love him so much more.
Sailor. Ohhhh, Sailor. You are both a mixture of your mother and your father. I loved seeing those two again. Sailor is so quiet and driven. But seeing her grow into her true self was the best kindle crack.
I will never NOT read a LJ Shen book. The Hunter was one of my most anticipated reads and it definitely checked all my boxes.. plus some. I can not WAIT to see what Leigh does with this series!
“I realized he was right. I was the archer, but he was the true hunter.”
This is the 1st in a new series and what a fantastic beginning Hunter and Sailor’s story is. These two are total opposite yet the bad boy has met his match with this feisty redhead. This is a beautifully written flawless story which is humorous, heart-warming, and with angst, explosive chemistry, and witty banter which all lead to a steamy and all-consuming tale which I devoured as soon as this hit my kindle. This gifted author has outdone herself and penned a brilliant tale which had me totally captivated throughout his addictive page turner, and I cannot wait to read more in this awesome series. I highly recommend for all readers.
Ok so I am going to start with a confession, I was never a fan of Hunter in the All Saints High series and when Leigh announced that he was the Hero that would be kick starting her new series I was like errrrrrrrrr ok………. But I can hands down say I was so wrong! Hunter Fitzpatrick is a fantastic character and had me laughing throughout with his inner monologues and crude sense of humour.
Sailor is a great heroine, she is a good balance of drive, strength and determination versus that insecure vulnerability of looking a little different or doing something that isn’t the norm for someone her age, I loved that diversity of opposites attract. Hunter is a playboy and appears to literally think with his dick 99.9% of the time. However as the book progresses you learn there is so much more to him than first appears.
The secondary characters are so intriguing, Cillian and Sam are Hunter and Sailor’s brothers respectively and I am very much looking forward to seeing more of them, they have edge, scream danger and bad decisions and that’s like basically me saying you had me at hello! The Boston Belles themselves are a great group of girls that are going to lead this series and I love their friendship group already, they are the type of girlfriends everyone should have.
The Hunter overall was a fantastic read, I would say it didn’t have that hard hitting persistent angsty edge that Leigh has been writing lately, but it has more humour, wit and banter which I adored! It gave the book a fresh feel but I promise you it still had some heart wrenching scenes that gut punched me. I am definitely a converted fan of Hunter, and having Daddy Troy in the mix made this book even more delicious. Another great read from Leigh and I can’t wait to see where this series goes next.
Wow, wow, wow!!! I always think I have a favorite LJ character, and then she writes a new one. Hunter and Sailor were beyond perfect for each other.
Sailor is a determined, focused girl with one thing on her mind, and she will stop at nothing to achieve it. The problem is…she’s not really living.
Hunter seems to screw up left and right. He is the black sheep of the family, and can never do anything right.
These two together change each other for the better. They bring our a different side of each other that was previously hidden from everyone, and their banter had me laughing out loud. I loved Hunter’s one liners and how he could turn everything into a sexual innuendo.
The secondary characters play such a big role in this book, and they turned out to be some of the best. I can’t wait to get my hands on their books and see how their lives play out. There are also past characters that add the perfect amount of past series that it will make you smile!
This book is definitely a must read!
– An Arc was generously provided in exchange for an honest review.-
This book was absolute perfection! Once again LJ Shen shows just why she is one of my all-time favorite authors, why I will one-click, read and review her books no questions asked.
This book has everything you love about an LJ Shen story and so much more! Hunter and Sailor are everything! The chemistry, the banter, the tension, the push and pull, the friendship. Their story is original and unique. One that will have you sitting at the edge of your seat dying to know what will happen next, falling head-over-heels in love with Hunter and Sailor.
I loved Sailors take no crap attitude with Hunter. I loved her drive and passion, her vulnerability and insecurity, and I loved her loyalty. And Hunter…goodness this man! This charm and whit, his dirty mouth, his loyalty to those he cares for and so much more! I thoroughly enjoyed Hunter and Sailor’s banter back and forth. I loved their friendship and their loyalty and support of one another.
I truly loved the secondary characters as well! The Penrose sisters and Aisling, Cillian, and reappearing favorites like Troy, Sparrow and Sam. Together with Hunter and Sailor, this cast made for one heck of a book!
This story was captivating in every sense of the word! I didn’t want to put the book down. From beginning to end I was absolutely enthralled with this story. I devoured every word as I read, falling in love with LJ’s words that graced the pages.
An absolute must read in my book!
What a great start to this exciting new series of books!
I loved Hunter and his heroine Sailor.
Even though they are polar opposites they fit together perfectly.
Their banter is so much fun.
Even in the heat of their disagreements they brought a smile to my face.
Hunter is funny and sexy.
He’s loyal to everyone important in his life.
There is a lot to Hunter.
But he only shows a tiny sliver of himself to the world.
Hunter tries to always be the jester.
But underneath all his funniest and his antics lies something much deeper.
Sailor is a serious no nonsense young lady.
Her reputation is of a good solid girl.
She’s immersed herself in her passion of archery.
That’s all her life revolves around.
Until the day she signs a contract.
That’s about to change her life upside down and inside out.
Together Hunter and Sailor took me on an adventure.
Filled with laughter and sadness.
Drama and suspense.
And some steamy sexual chemistry and tension.
The plot has twists and turns in true L.J. Shen style.
She always brings in the unexpected.
That absolutely adds so much to the storyline.
Besides the love connection of the couple.
I’m so excited and thrilled to read more of the new Boston Belles world.
As I sit here, 3 read throughs and days later, I’m still speechless at how mesmerizing The Hunter is.
Everything about Hunter and Sailor pounced into every nook and cranny of my life. The Hunter is a modern day fairy tale, that leaves you breathless and begging for more.
Shen has taken the adoration I have for her to a whole new level. I didnt know, I was in such NEED of this story until the very last word.
Hunter & Sailor are EVERYTHING!
This book was absolutely incredible! From the moment it was announced that we were going back to the world of Sparrow &Troy Brennan I was hooked. I couldn’t wait to read The Hunter and counted down the days. Let me tell you ~it was worth every single second of the wait! This book was fantastic and is definitely my new favorite from this author!
These characters are both sarcastic and witty, traits that I love! They are both stronger than they realize and they are both so much more nurturing than they realize. Watching them fall in love through LJ Shen’s words was so much fun. I swooned, I cringed, I laughed and smiled. The Hunter was Kindle Crack perfection that you absolutely do not want to miss!
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