When life deals you a bad hand, you just gotta know how to play it Grayson had a habit of leaving me. You’d think I’d get used to it after a while but I never did. He was everything I ever wanted: that bad boy with charm. In the end, you can’t blame me for waiting. If you saw Grayson, you’d know exactly what I was talking about. The body of a God. A smile capable of melting right through your … God. A smile capable of melting right through your heart. And those eyes…
Mmm, just thinking about him gets me all riled up.
But what am I supposed to do when my bad boy crush is never around to love me right?
It’s like he’s gambling away all my feelings for him and one of these days he’s going to go broke.
Or, he’s going to hit the jackpot.
Will I be his prize or will he find someone else?
A more worthwhile partner.
Speaking of which, he has this person he does exclusive business with and he won’t tell me who.
It’s driving me insane.
But I’ll get to the bottom of this little mystery – mark my words.
Because if he wants me as a partner, I better be the only one.
* A Billionaire Bad Boy Best Friends to Lovers Mystery Romance. No cliff-hanger, No cheating and Guaranteed HEA (Happily ever after). This is a stand-Alone in the Billionaire League Series which is a stand-alone**
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The irresistible protector by Alexa McLean author.
I gave this book 3 stars, this was not my favorite of this Authors books. I really wanted to love it, but for me is just never completely got my full attention and kept it. The story was missing depth to it. It definitely had potential.
I would have liked to have known in more detail about their past history together, since they have been friends for many years, but we didn’t get much detail except that Grayson kept coming in and out of Shelly’s life braking her heart numerous times because he kept leaving without saying goodbye. Shelly has been in love with Grayson for a long time now.
Once again Grayson shows up at her house, by breaking into Shelly’s home stating that he is now a billionaire and he wants to hire her as his bookkeeper.
She is broke and her home is foreclosure she has no choice but eventually cavin and go work for him for the money. She does not trust him as far as she can throw him. He will leave again!!!
She discovers that his business is not all up and up there is something on the side that he has, and she vows to find out what it is and where is the extra money is coming from??
This does have a mystery component to the story, the love scenes are good, she is kinda of fiesty, I liked her, and we do have a HEA. The book did have a good closure which is important to me.
Shelly and Grayson navigate through a tricky past and not so clear present. It’s a story of compromise and forgiveness. Good story
This is the third book I have read by this author. I really, really hoped this one would be different, but it was not. I found the story lacking in substance and there was hardly any depth to the characters. I love friends to lovers stories and billionaire stories. This just did not do justice to either category. For some reason I don’t want to give up on this author. The stories have a great overall appeal it’s just they are missing something. I hope to have better results next time.
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Shelly can’t trust Grayson. Every time she has, he’s left her with a broken heart. When he shows up in town yet again, she resists him with all she has. But this time she’s in trouble. With no job and no money she’s about to lose her home. When he makes her an offer she really can’t refuse, she finds herself working in the office right across from him, and that spells trouble.
What Shelly doesn’t realize is that each time Grayson has left, it’s to work toward securing their future. He wants nothing more than to provide for and protect her. But in doing so he may have burned his last bridge to her heart.
I generally love this author’s work and I also adore this friends-to-lovers trope. But for some reason, this story, or the characters, didn’t quite grab me. Maybe the book was written too fast because the characters weren’t fully fleshed out and there wasn’t much backstory, only that they had one.
Grayson popped in and out of Shelly’s life,often leaving her heartbroken. She was reluctant to let him back in but she’s broke.
The story had potential with the theme, mystery, steam, and possible HEA. It just needed depth.
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I voluntarily reviewed the advanced reader copy of this book. Good read, I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and their story. This book kept my interest right from the start, this is one book you won’t want to miss.
A great addition to her The Billionaire League series
Shelly, a person who is struggling to get by, gets a visit from Grayson, a bad boy billionaire who has hurt her in the past, when he breaks into her home one night after checking out of her life for a few years. As the story progresses past hurts are healed, new hurts arrive and unexpected danger makes an appearance. Alexa McLean has given the reader a great addition to her The Billionaire League series of stand alone romance books. With unexpected twists, the reader gets lost in the story from the beginning. I can’t wait to see what she plans next.
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ONE INCREDIBLE TALE!!!
Oh man, talk about cement shoes. This is one exciting, action packed, fast paced, hard hitting, nailbiting, pulse racing, heart pounding, page turning wonder that grabs your attention and holds it until the last word. All the drama, intrigue, mystery, danger and suspense increases steadily while tension spirials as the tale unfolds. Twists and turns abound with unexpected circumstances and unpredictable surprises that make for one thrilling experience. A whirlwind of emotions and events really pulls those heartstrings and makes the storyline pop. The characters and scenes are written with such realism it really pulls this little jewel together beautifully. Alexa does a fantastic job bringing this read to life. Great job Alexa, thanks for sharing this little jewel with us.
Irresistible Protector is the story of Grayson, a self-made billionaire, and Shelly, a destitute old girlfriend, who have a long history together. This old history is never really fully explained so it was hard for me to feel empathy toward these characters. Shelly suspects that much of Grayson’s money comes from illegal activities and the lack of trust becomes a major stumbling block. While I enjoyed the story, the plot lacked any surprises. The sex scenes were descriptive and intended for mature audiences. I give it 3 1/2 stars
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I saw all these stars in the reviews and got excited but as I started to read I could not agree with them. This couple was toxic. Yes I understood why Shelly wouldn’t forgive Grayson and I agreed wholeheartedly she shouldn’t forgive him, he just kept abandoning her, where was the protection from? Couldn’t even finish.
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Spunky fun loving second chance romance
Shelly has always been in love with Grayson but he comes into her life for a short time and then he’s gone again. When he shows back up asking for her help of course she is skeptical but she is also in a bind and could use his help she’s just afraid of letting her guard down yet again.
These characters are so much fun to read about and I love their banter. This is a very well written story and once I started reading it I didn’t put it down.
Definitely worth the five stars in my opinion.
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Can she trust him?
Only reason for not leaving 5 stars is because of proofreading errors, but this could have been because I read an advanced copy. They have known each other for forever and he has always left her. It is hard for her to trust him when there are also things he is hiding from her. This book has ups and downs for the main characters along with suspense because you don’t know what is going on in his mind.
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They have a history. But does that preclude them from having a future?
Maybe the fact that he’s always leaving her might. Or the fact that his business dealings are a bit shady?
Either way I don’t care. Why? Because I really enjoyed reading this book and at 4 am it kept me entertained
I loved he dynamic between Shelly and Grayson and I particularly loved their relationship – he may leave her from time to time but she’s always in his heart and thoughts and he is always in hers.
A weird relationship but it’s horses does courses and who am I to judge?
Shelly and Greyson’s story in Alexa McLean’s The Irresistible Protector is exactly what’s promised in its publisher’s blurb: a “Billionaire Bad Boy Best Friends to Lovers Mystery Romance”. Now I love stories along any of the lines you might want to break that up into so it’s no surprise I grabbed the book. Now add on one missing descriptor: fun. This really was just s fun book to read. And one more: well done. In terms of its well written plot and strong cast of characters that just got to be added. It all adds up as a great novel to read. But for the fact that I’m literally dictating this review to my husband from my hospital bed I could go on and on with praises – the book definitely deserves it. Since I can’t do that I will simply note that the book is most definitely one to read, it is easy to highly recommend. I’m definitely looking forward to the next book in this series.
The storyline started out good and then became a bit bizarre. A girl comes home from the store, goes to bed, and realizes her ex-boyfriend, who seem to pop in and out of her life, is hiding in her closet. Turns out he is a billionaire who can’t seem to move past this love of his life, a poor girl with no future and working two jobs. Unbelievable? I think so! Then he wants to pay her a fortune to cook his books for him because he is afraid the IRA(?) will investigate his shady business dealings. So far we have a stalker billionaire criminal ex-boyfriend, but why stop there? The “girlfriend “ is constantly slapping this man! That is an abusive relationship! I tried to like this book, but there were too many dropped, missing words throughout the entire preposterous story.
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The book has a good story to it. I found the story line to be good but the execution off.i would have liked a little more depth to the story and the outcome
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After a difficult shopping trip, using the calculator to tally every cent she spent, Shelly Moore got on the bus for home. Unfortunately, one of the grocery bags with her produce caught and ripped, and everything rolled out the door of the bus. Arriving home, she pulled the foreclosure notice off the door. Exhausted, she quickly prepared for bed. Finding a daisy on her book, she looked around and said he better come out of the closet or he would regret it. Shelly had always been in love with Grayson. As teens, he was her protector and friend. Even now, she wanted him, but last time he stayed for a short time and then disappeared again. She couldn’t deal with that anymore.
Grayson told her this time he needed her help and they needed to talk. With no coffee available, he prepared some Ramen noodles, and they bantered back and forth like old times. He then told her he was a billionaire now and needed her bookkeeping skills. Despite her repeatedly saying no, he wrote a $10,000 check to seal the deal – as she threw him out and slammed the door.
A month later, when the bank gave her only 24 hours to make a significant payment, Shelly tracked down Grayson’s office and grudgingly accepted the job. She had been unable to cash the check since her account was so badly overdrawn, so he counted out cash from his wallet instead. She knew she should walk away. The books he showed her would need lots of cleaning up and she didn’t want to know his secrets. But she thought it was already too late for her. She just couldn’t walk away from him. Is Grayson involved in something illegal? Will be get them both in trouble? And how will he get Shelly to trust him enough to be his?
The book has a good story line, but I don’t think Shelly was truly angry enough considering Grayson walked out on her years before with no word. I would have expected her to press him for the truth before risking her heart again. What is his secret? Will he reveal it to her? And where will they go from there? Grab your copy and see how this all plays out. The constant banter between them will keep you amused throughout your reading!
This is a friends to lovers second or multiple chance romance.
The story is enjoyable, interesting, fun, and easy to read with a good storyline and well developed characters.
I enjoyed this book even with the few typos which I am sure will be fixed.
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I really enjoyed these story and I thought the storyline was good. It was well written and it was a page turner.
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Shelly and Grayson have a long history. He has come in and out of her life over the past years. She doesn’t want to trust him again but it is hard when she is so attracted to him. Can they work through all their history and can Grayson convince Shelly to believe him and take one last chance on him.
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