EmiliaThey say love and hate are the same feelings experienced under different circumstances, and it’s true.The man who comes to me in my dreams also haunts me in my nightmares.He is a brilliant lawyer.A skilled criminal.A beautiful liar.A bully and a savior, a monster and a lover.Ten years ago, he made me run away from the small town where we lived. Now, he came for me in New York, and he isn’t … lived. Now, he came for me in New York, and he isn’t leaving until he takes me with him.
Vicious
She is a starving artist.
Pretty and evasive like cherry blossom.
Ten years ago, she barged into my life unannounced and turned everything upside down.
She paid the price.
Emilia LeBlanc is completely off-limits, my best friend’s ex-girlfriend. The woman who knows my darkest secret, and the daughter of the cheap Help we hired to take care of our estate.
That should deter me from chasing her, but it doesn’t.
So she hates me. Big fucking deal.
She better get used to me.
Vicious a complete standalone and a part of the Sinners of Saint series
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I don’t know how many times I read this book. I guess I shouldn’t love someone like Vicious but I just do. So fucking much. I gotta say, I read all the other books of this series just to get a sneak peek into Millie and Vicious lives.
Oh. My. Goodness! Like seriously… wow.
I should have hated this book. Vicious appeared to have no redeeming features. We all like a bad boy, but there has to be a reason for him to be a bad boy, and yet Vicious seemed to like being evil, for the sake of being evil.
Of course, life is never that simple, and we get some way in to the book before Vicious’s motivation and reasoning for his behaviour starts to become clear. And by then, I was hooked. No strike that, I was in love.
Sometimes, you just need a book that’s easy to read, takes you on a wild ride – and has your emotions all over the place.
Look no further.
Every time I turned a page I thought to myself
“This guy can’t seriously be this cruel, can he..??!!
Well yeah,but as you keep reading Vicious becomes
redeemable in some ways. You can’t help falling for
L.J. Shen’s “HotHoles” .. His love for Emilia drove
him to do stupid things, without him really being
aware of it. In turn it made Emilia stronger,and
gave her the guts to stand up to him, even if it took
her ten years to do it.
Loved,loved this book for some crazy reason
Loved this book. I went on to read the whole series!!! And then all the books by LJ!!
Emelia comes to live at Baron’s home with her parents as caretakers of his estate. They are both seniors in high school. He is nicknamed “Vicious” because he is brutal to everyone, but he is especially cruel to her, calling her “Help” and running her out of town after graduation.
They accidentally run into one another 10 years later in NYC and Vicious relentlessly pursues her, giving her a job as his PA she can’t refuse because of her sister’s illness and debt. The chemistry between these two is tangible, but Vicious is not a nice person and and a major a##hole. Emelia is very tough, her upbringing has taught her to be that way, and not an easy conquest for Vic. But slowly we learn more about Vic and why he is the way he is and as his walls come down, and he reveals more of his underbelly, he gets through to Emelia. And to us. I wanted them to find their HEA. But Vic had a lot of revenge to take out before he could sleep at night.
I love all of Ms. Shen’s books, and This one was no exception!!! Another winner!!!
I read this book because I loved TKT so much and I needed a new book by LJ Shen ASAP. So I went to her Facebook group and some nice ladies mentioned this one. This story was a hell of a ride, but I loved every part of it. There were moments where I wanted to slap Vicious in the face, some others where Emilia made me crazy, but they worked for each other someway. And it was beautiful to see all the pieces of this puzzle falling into place. Now I’m curious about the rest of the HotHoles xD
Ahh, Vicious, the original Hothole! I loved Vicious and Emilia’s story so much! He was so horrible and she totally knocked him on his butt! The tension and banter between the two was off the charts! And the heat was steaming up my Kindle screen. Loved it!
I couldn’t put this book down! I really enjoyed reading this
This was my first read from the author and I don’t think it’ll be my last. Everyone raved about this book and after finishing it, I can totally understand why. I loved reading it from beginning until end!
Vicious is a cold hearted bastard from a young age and he doesn’t back down for anyone. Although he does everything that makes you hate him, you can’t help but feel for him.
He meets Emilia when her parents are employed by his stepmother. There’s something about her that draws him to her but he’ll never admit it. But things happen and Vicious does what he seems is the “right” thing to do…
Ten years later, Vicious walks back into Emilia’s life and tries to do whatever he has to, to get his payback. But not everything is what is seems and you can’t always contain what you feel. Slowly but surely, both will discover what life really is about…
Refusing to examine and acknowledge feelings leads to a decade of hurt, betrayal, and angst. Don’t be like Vicious and Emilia. Examine your feelings. Embrace your feelings. Grab on to love and don’t let go.
Well edited.
Emilia moves to town her senior year. Her family are the caretakers for the estate that houses one Baron ‘Vicious’ Spencer. It isn’t long into her stay on the estate that she finds herself in a deeply antagonistic relationship with Vicious. Em isn’t really sure what she has done to warrant such animosity. It is like Vicious has made it his personal mission in life to make her life as uncomfortable as possible. Eventually, Em starts dating one of Vicious’s best friends. The pranks, looks, and taunts at school die down. However, Vicious is like a simmering volcano, just waiting to erupt and pour rage out on those in his path. Eventually, he drives Em out of town, breaking several hearts in the process. Fast forward nearly 10 years, and Vicious finds himself in a restaurant in New York. It is business as usual, until he sees the waitress. Right in front of him is the girl that still haunts him. What to do now? Vicious slowly acknowledges that he wants what he has always wanted – Emilia. Can he overcome the hurt he has caused? Can he slay the demons from his past that caused the rage to begin with? Will Emilia forgive him and acknowledge how her own heart has always felt?
Theirs is not an easy path to love. They both have to deal with past and current hurts. Then, there are deep, dark, and buried secrets from Vicious’s past that Emilia will need to know and accept before they can move forward. Will she be able to accept, to forgive, and to love? So many twisted threads to unravel. Add to all that Emilia’s need to care for her sister – one of her truest friends dealing with a life-threatening illness. Can love really tame the beast? Read and find out. Enjoy!
Ohhhhhhh Vicious!
I started off this series by listening and loving Bane, so I simply had to go back to listen book one to learn all abut the HotHoles, All Saints High and all things Todo Santos. This series is seriously addictive and delicious. Christian and Savannah bring Emilia and Vicious to life. If loving Vicious is wrong, I don’t want to be right!
Pulls you right in.
You, know there are some books. That move you to a point of no return and have that capability to leave you in a book haze. Well, “VICIOUS” is one of them.
I was completely spell-bound from the first second, those first words held my attention! Leaving me in a haze of awe and adoration. Those feelings don’t come often. So when it does, I have to embrace it.
The pull was the catalyst of this momentous storm L.J. Shen lead me on! Like smoke in the wind. Vicious was strong, curling and cutting through the thin fabric of my being, Then billowing in dense clouds of my soul and every fiber of my being.
L.J. Shen pulled off a fucktastic slow-burning story of alpha dominance and pain! Which can only describe Vicious!
The one man, you want to hate, destroy and fuck all at the same time! God this man can make any women weak at the knees then destroy her future in the next breath. To witness the growth and development of his character is one that is single-handedly crafted by a genius mind. The whit, charm and that sheer devilish mind. Just completely blow my mind away! Like a thief in the night that captures your soul!
How can anyone not like Vicious?!
Oh my gosh! If you haven’t read an LJ Shen book yet, then you need to start with Vicious! I loved all of the angst and drama. So good!
This is my first read from LJ Shen.. Never in a million time I read a book… would I have so much expectation.. I was nervous.. hopeful to love it.. the bookcover is beautiful.. spot on muse model who described the best of Vicious..
HOT, foulty mouth.. filthy rich.. rude.. inconsiderate… cold bastard..annoying.. you name every vocabulary in the dictionary to describe this fine specimen without pulling your hair out.. At the beginning, I was shocked to see how evil Vicious was.. I cant wrap my head around with his sharp tongue which constantly keep lashing at everyone every chance he get.. more wall being build up… more abusive.. more hurt … more secret… He just fell deeper toward the hole mess…
Emilia LeBlanc.. a simple girl.. a servant… born to a working class family who worked so hard to support her family and a sick sister..
Being cast away and hurt by a person she hate and love on the same time…its hard for her to see straight when he is around…
Constant arguing.. teasing.. taunting.. Vicious live up to his name… with so many layer of hurt…secret and hate.. their relationship blossom together and people chance..
LJ Shen wrote the book beautifully.. Her style of writing captured my heart.. I felt being enchanted by the story.. how it torture you but loving it when it hurt.. its hard to explain but i love every bit of it.. its not a simple love like cheesy teenager first love.. no.. its deeper than that… nothing can measure how much love is but when you fell.. you fell in hard.. Thats how Vicious and Help story..
I am looking forward to read the next book Defy and Ruckus.. till then.. it was an awesome read
Every book in this series is great. It all feels a little forbidden and a bit dirty and they do not disappoint.
Leigh quickly became one of my favorite authors. She writes a hothole like no other. Vicious is the douchbag to rival all douchbags. Vicious brings a whole other level of Alpha into the mix when he decides he wants purple haired, sweet southern Amelia. This is a must read …and a must listen…over and over.
Christian Rummel and Savannah Peachwood give outstanding performances in the audio version.
I didn’t want to like him. Not sure when or how I fell…but if did!
I have one word for this book and that would be consuming, holy mother of god this book was fantastic and I had to force myself to put it down, I didn’t want to but life gets in the way sometimes, it consumed me so much and I was just right into the story. I felt like I was living it as I read and I love when an author does that.
I just don’t even know where to start for this review I was blown away by this amazingly written novel, the story line was perfect and this book was just packed full of everything.
Vicious what a bastard but what a beautiful human being aswell. At first you sit there reading and think what an absolute nasty piece of work, who would even look at a guy like this, but as the book goes on you learn all these different sides to him and you seriously can’t help but fall more in love with him as the pages turn. By the end of the book I was screaming nooooooo I want more but by the end I was madly in love with Vicious and couldn’t ask for a better male character and the fact you find out why he acts like he does and all the feelings he had you can’t blame him for being cold hearted and wanting some revenge. He love and hated with all the same passion and he just didn’t know the difference.
Then there’s Emilia, one of my fav girl characters this year, I don’t know why but I love a girl who can be bullied and come out the other side and give the bullies a big fat middle finger and say you know what, i don’t care what you say and gets on with life. I know that her leaving her family was not planned and she was pushed out, but it also showed what a big heart she had especially when it came to her family. That big heart sometimes got her in trouble but she knew what it wanted and she carried on with life. She was strong, sassy, and fought for herself and for her family especially her sister. Rosie was such a great side character loved it.
I loved the way this book was set out in the past and the present it made it so exciting and you really wanted to find out what had happened in the past to see why the present was so complicated.
Really really fantastic book, loved it loved it loved, and I am super excited for more. Thank you lj Shen for letting me read an early copy I am super grateful.
5++++++++++++++ stars just loved it.