Fall in love with this sizzling stand-alone romance from “the reigning Queen of Romantic Comedy”. Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Lauren Blakely and Julia Kent!
Hot bachelor Max Carlisle is heir to a media empire, tabloid catnip, and… wants to hire me to be his fake fiancee. I know what it takes to keep a billionaire in line, but signing up for seven days in close quarters with this Very … days in close quarters with this Very Irresistible Playboy? It’s just asking for trouble. The kind of thrilling, reckless trouble I could use a little more of since my career is currently ass-backwards in a mud bath with six shih-tzus (don’t ask).
So do I:
a) Take the job, and bicker wildly every step of the way?
b) Embark on a mad-cap treasure hunt to claim his billion-dollar inheritance?
c) Try my hardest not to fall head-over-heels in love with him and wind up having the best sex of my life?
d) All of the above?
Something tells me I’m about to be way out of my league… and under the most handsome, infuriating man I’ve ever met. But with a fortune on the line, can we beat out his crazy relatives to win the prize? And will our fake relationship be game over at the finish line?
BILLIONAIRE BACHELORS SERIES:
1 Very Irresistible Playboy
2 Hot Daddy
3 Wild Card
4 Man Candy (Aug)
In this book Hallie is a struggling photographer. When a job interview ends in disaster, her hopes are diminished. That is till she meets a woman in the elevator. The woman offers her a job. Be a fake girlfriend to a Billionaire for one week, make 50 grand. Easy right.
Max wants a girlfriend with no expectations and no strings attached, to take home for a week. He is tired of being hounded by his family. So he hires a fake girlfriend. The perfect setup. Right?
What Max and Hallie don’t expect is for his Grandfather to send them on a treasure hunt of sorts. With his inheritance is on the line, Max starts to learn how important the company is to him. With Hallie along he discovers new feelings and realizes he has bitten off more than he can chew.
When everything points to Hallie making a deal with the devil, Max is crushed. Will Max find a way to heal his heart?
This was a great story. It was exciting and full of adventure. Let’s not forget the hot sizzling romance between Max and Hallie. Whooo! Those scenes set the pages on fire. I loved the treasure hunt theme of the story. It is an interesting plot, that was very enjoyable. The story flowed effortlessly and was a page turner. I can’t wait to see what the next book brings.
*ARC provided by Lila Monroe & Inkslingers
Very Irresistible Playboy – Billionaire Bachelors: Book 1
This is my first book by this author, but won’t be the last!
This story of Max and Hallie is fantastic! Everything needed for a great romantic comedy! You have the alpha swagger with a touch of sweetness that is Max and you have the feisty, take no prisoners Hallie to compliment him! The chemistry of these two are on fire! The naughty times were so steamy, I thought my Kindle was gonna fog up! I loved how we got to see both sides of the story with both Hallie and Max’s POVs. The secondary characters were fabulous and want me to know more! There is a bit of angst that makes you want to cheer harder for their happily ever after.
I really enjoyed reading this book, it was refreshing, fun and oh so naughty in the best of ways! I can’t wait to see what happens in the next installment of this series!
Whilst I’m not overfond of the billionaire trope, I didn’t find it a problem in this book. I think that’s due to the light-hearted rom-com element. Whilst the books are not necessarily packed with laugh-out-loud moments, they are very witty, well written and highly entertaining. Best of all the humour is very organic, having a very natural and unforced feel to it. I’ve read quite a few books by this author now and have never been disappointed. Whilst she has a distinctive style, every plot is unique and each set of characters is fresh.
Hallie has appeared in both Perfect Match and Christmas with the Billionaire, though you really don’t need to have read either book to enjoy this one. She is a really strong and well organised character, but has the same worries and insecurities as the rest of us. Hallie is immensely likeable and is a key feature of what makes this book so good.
We don’t get as many chapters from Max’s POV, just enough to really get a feel of him. Despite appearing to be a jet setting playboy, he’s actually quite a sweet and slightly insecure man. I loved how he developed and grew during the story.
The pair are amazing together, their chemistry is intense and was really believable. Even as the lines blurred for them in their pretend relationship, they blurred for me too. This couple were made for each other and certainly steamed up my kindle!
If you’re looking for a fun, captivating, well written and totally enjoyable read then I highly recommend this book as one to try.
Loved this, but then I love all this author’s books. Hallie first meets Max at a wedding she’s working at, as assistant photographer. It’s an interesting wedding. He kisses her to avoid the attention of another woman. The day comes to an ending for Hallie after her and her camera end up in the water which was not part of the shoot.
Skip forward to Hallie trying to land a job doing what she loves, photography. When it doesn’t go well, she meets a woman who offers her a job. Playing the part of a rich man’s girlfriend, but just an act. Enter Max, the man she met at the wedding. He needs her to pretend she’s his girlfriend for a week in front of his family. After that, the story gets not only entertaining, but amusing too. Loved it.
As always, Lila Monroe never fails at delivering a unique, entertaining, laugh-out-loud love story that combines witty and eccentric settings with heartwarming emotions and combustible chemistry!
Very Irresistible Playboy is the perfect shot of cognac you need – the immediate burn of desires, the warming flow of emotions through you, and the buzzing sensations of wanting more. This book is a definite must-read that makes you wish for your own treasure hunt of hotness!
5 Stars!
Absolutely loved this book – so easy and addictive – whizzed through it. Thoroughly recommend
The way they get together was a inspired and entertaining way. I really enjoyed it the full book. A fun book.
Max Carlisle’s first meeting with Hallie Gage is at a wedding, Max is trying to avoid someone and Hallie is testing out the chocolate cupcakes! That’s where they have their first kiss, then Hallie disappears.
Max is in need of a fake girlfriend so he hires Olivia Danvers whose agency finds a suitable woman for men who need a date or “girlfriend” for a dinner or fundraiser. Olivia offers Hallie a job as a fake girlfriend for a client and it just so happens that Max is that client!
Hallie and Max jet off to Palm Beach for the 85th birthday of Max’s grandfather and that is when the fun begins. From shopping to balls, Max and Hallie’s job is to convince his family that they are a couple just there to celebrate.
Everything is moving along fine until the Scavenger Hunt begins the night of the ball and Hallie and Max set off to find the prize at the end of the hunt. Along the way there is laughter, a deer in the headlights moment and a line that is crossed as Hallie and Max grow closer only to have one of Max’s cousins end anything that could have become a beautiful relationship between them.
Lila Monroe has a wonderful sense of humour and it shines through in this book, most especially during the scavenger hunt. She takes the flirting going on between Max and Hallie and brings out the hot sexual relationship they are meant to have. When his crazy family gets their chance to use Hallie against Max, she shows how Hallie has brought Max around and brought him back into the inner workings of his crazy grandfather and family.
This was a delight to read and I plan on continuing reading Lila Monroe’s books.
Great read
The plot was cute and provided enough twists and turns, but I would have enjoyed more details of an ending.
loved this story
Page turner, for sure. Love her books!
Book was witty and s good romance read more wanting another
It was an odd premise for a book a modern day treasure hunt to win a company, but I liked Max. He was refreshingly honest. I liked the heroine and I enjoyed the treasure hunt. I liked the whole book, I just didn’t love it. It was an enjoyable read, but not one that sticks with you much after you finish the last page.
Wonderful fast moving story
Loved this story. It had as many layers as an onion. Loved it.
Loved this book! Interesting introduction of light touch of BDSM into the story-not just for tortured souls!
Love it ,keep me in edge of my seat wanting to know what next .a very good read .
Awesome read. Thank you.
I thought the book was well written. Would like to know how all the brothers relationships end. Who is trying to ruin the family?