Jane Sparks has accidentally announced her engagement on Facebook—to the infamous Bad Boy Billionaire, Duke Austen. As soon as it’s discovered that Jane and Duke barely know each other (One hot kiss at a party does not a relationship make), she’ll be humiliated. And then Duke does something Jane never expected. He plays along with her charade. With his hard partying, playboy reputation jeopardizing a fifty million dollar investment deal, Duke realizes an engagement with the hot but oh-so-proper librarian could be just the thing to repair his reputation. This good girl tempts him to be very wicked…but just with her. It’s unprecedented. Inconceivable. Totally alluring. As the unlikely match of librarian and tech entrepreneur set out to convince the world—and the internet—that their love is real, something unexpected happens: they start falling for each other. But Jane is secretly writing a historical romance novel that could expose their carefully constructed romance… unless two perfect strangers are content to be perfectly scandalous together. The first line As the future Mrs. Sam Chase, I never went to glamorous and raucous New York City parties like this.
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The Bad Boy Billionaire's Wicked Arrangement (Bad Boys & Wallflowers, #1.5) 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 · rating details · 627 ratings · 108 reviews (This is the contemporary version of The Wicked Wallflower .) The first installment of a sexy, whirlwind romance about a modern day heroine writing historical romance novels based on her romantic misadventures with the bad boy billionaire. Jane Sparks has accidentally announced her engagement on Facebook—to the infamous Bad Boy Billionaire, Duke Austen. As soon as it’s disc (This is the contemporary version of The Wicked Wallflower .) The first installment of a sexy, whirlwind romance about a modern day heroine writing historical romance novels based on her romantic misadventures with the bad boy billionaire. Jane Sparks has accidentally announced her engagement on Facebook—to the infamous Bad Boy Billionaire, Duke Austen. As soon as it’s discovered that Jane and Duke barely know each other (One hot kiss at a party does not a relationship make), she’ll be humiliated. And then Duke does something Jane never expected. He plays along with her charade. With his hard partying, playboy reputation jeopardizing a fifty million dollar investment deal, Duke realizes an engagement with the hot but oh-so-proper librarian could be just the thing to repair his reputation. This good girl tempts him to be very wicked…but just with her. It’s unprecedented. Inconceivable. Totally alluring. As the unlikely match of librarian and tech entrepreneur set out to convince the world—and the internet—that their love is real, something unexpected happens: they start falling for each other. But Jane is secretly writing a historical romance novel that could expose their carefully constructed romance…unless two perfect strangers are content to be perfectly scandalous together. ...more Kindle Freebie! This series is very popular! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009... Description: This is the modern day version of Maya Rodale's The Wicked Wallflower. The first installment of a sexy series about a modern-day heroine writing historical novels based on her romantic misadventures with the Bad Boy Billionaire. Jane Sparks has accidentally announced her engagement on Facebook—to the infamous Bad Boy Billionaire, Duke Austen. As soon as it's discovered that Jane and Duke barely know e Kindle Freebie! This series is very popular! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009... Description: This is the modern day version of Maya Rodale's The Wicked Wallflower. The first installment of a sexy series about a modern-day heroine writing historical novels based on her romantic misadventures with the Bad Boy Billionaire. Jane Sparks has accidentally announced her engagement on Facebook—to the infamous Bad Boy Billionaire, Duke Austen. As soon as it's discovered that Jane and Duke barely know each other (one hot kiss at a party does not a relationship make), she'll be completely humiliated. And then Duke does something Jane never expected: He plays along with her charade. With his hard-partying playboy reputation jeopardizing a 150-million-dollar investment deal, Duke realizes an engagement with the sexy but oh-so-proper librarian could be just the thing to repair his reputation. This good girl tempts him to be very wicked … but only with her. It's unprecedented. Inconceivable. Totally alluring. As the unlikely match of librarian and tech entrepreneur set out to convince the world—and the internet—that their love is real, something unexpected happens: They start falling for each other. But Jane is secretly writing a historical romance novel that could expose their carefully constructed romance … unless two perfect strangers are content to be perfectly scandalous together. ...more I found this as a freebie from one of the many emails I get. At first, I was excited - I've been on a romance kick lately, and I felt I needed to read something contemporary. There were so many things wrong with this that I don't even know where to start. It's sad, really, as it had so much potential. Ok, ready? Here we go with what I disliked: 1. That it was only a third of the book. When I downloaded it, I didn't realize that it was the first in the series. I'm really not liking the way authors I found this as a freebie from one of the many emails I get. At first, I was excited - I've been on a romance kick lately, and I felt I needed to read something contemporary. There were so many things wrong with this that I don't even know where to start. It's sad, really, as it had so much potential. Ok, ready? Here we go with what I disliked: 1. That it was only a third of the book. When I downloaded it, I didn't realize that it was the first in the series. I'm really not liking the way authors and publishers are starting to do that. I know it's so they're hoping you'll be hooked by first installment so you'll want to read the others, but it didn't work in the case, because.... 2. The writing was atrocious. I've never been one for pop culture references in my books, and the first few chapters were littered with them. Also, there was too much "OMG"s for my tastes. The editing was poor, too. On one page, it was champagne, but on the next, it was Champagne. Is it too much to ask for to get a little consistency? Also, editor, if your author is starting a sentence with a number, it's spelled out: Forty-six people, not 46 people. 3. The main character, Jane. Oh, Jane. Where to being with her? First, I'm getting irritated that whenever an author needs a shy, unassuming character, they pick librarianship as the chosen profession. AUTHORS: not all librarians are quiet, meek, stick-in-the-mud wallflowers like you portray in seriously all of your books. A lot of us are vibrant, engaging, funny, and outgoing people. Hell, some of us even have tattoos and piercings. I have been out with my coworkers where we're the loudest people in the restaurant. The way you depict librarians is demeaning, so cut it out (end rant). Also, it's weird to me that a 28 year-old professional doesn't know how to use Facebook. My grandfather can figure it out. Additionally, I didn't like how clingy Jane got towards Duke. She knew it wasn't a real engagement, yet she got very needy with him after only knowing him a week. Maybe it changes later in the series, but I wasn't impressed enough to go read those (so I guess I'll never know!). 4. The plot is unbelievable. I mean, INCREDIBLY unbelievable. We first meet our heroine at a party at the New York Public Library. Ok, I get that. Events happen at libraries. However, this seemed more like a club party than something a library will host. I've never been to New York or the New York Public Library, so maybe they do hold events like this. I was willing to dispend my belief until this: Jane enters the special collections room, and notices tons of empty glasses and drinks lying around, plus two people going at it in the stacks. No library, nowhere will EVER let this happen in their special collections room. There is a reason why those items are in that room, mainly because they are rare and fragile and shouldn't have things like alcohol or semen accidentally spilled on them! At my own library, there is a special code to get into the room. I can just imagine the higher security that NYPL would have. And then, there's this: the day after Jane meets Duke, he sends her a Facebook friend request, and then her friend changes her relationship status to engaged with this guy. I know of NO ONE who wouldn't be weirded out by something like this, especially with someone they barely met. Most guys would be like, "Bitch be crazy" and then block her as fast as possible. I'm actually very disappointed in this, because it seemed like such a cute idea (an engagement is announced without either person really knowing each other and then romance ensues). However, I don't think it works with the technology of today. I am interested in reading the book that Jane is supposed to be writing (also by Maya Rodale) - it's a Regency novel and in it, the announcement appears in the paper without either participant knowing about it. I'll give that one a shot, but I'm done with the contemporary version. I just read over this, and my review is almost longer than the installment I read! (I'm being facetious.) ...more Why I Choose this Book: Everyone kept telling me that I had to read a Maya Rodale novel, so when this was a freebie I grabbed it off Amazon. Short and Sweet Summary: Good girl Jane meet bad boy Duke at a party. A joke social media posting by Jane’s friend leads to a faux engagement so that Duke, who has suffered two previous business failures; can get funding for his current venture. The Courtship: Hey if it’s posted on Facebook and Twitter it has to be true, right?? What I Liked: The Bad Boy Why I Choose this Book: Everyone kept telling me that I had to read a Maya Rodale novel, so when this was a freebie I grabbed it off Amazon. Short and Sweet Summary: Good girl Jane meet bad boy Duke at a party. A joke social media posting by Jane’s friend leads to a faux engagement so that Duke, who has suffered two previous business failures; can get funding for his current venture. The Courtship: Hey if it’s posted on Facebook and Twitter it has to be true, right?? What I Liked: The Bad Boy Billionaire's Wicked Arrangement is a well written, funny novella. I’m a sucker for when the plain, smart girl gets the superhot bad boy and Duke is definitely one of those. Jane is extremely likeable and the two characters balance each other perfectly. However, Duke is in the relationship for the short term; while Jane tells herself she is but you can tell her heart is falling for the long term plan. What I Didn’t Like: The novella’s of Bad Boys & Wallflowers are all installment novels which I didn’t know going into it. So although the story did “wrap up” the happy ever after that I was wanting with a romance novel just wasn’t there. The Recap: The Bad Boy Billionaire's Wicked Arrangement is a well written, funny novella and I can’t wait to read the next two installments which have a fun twist that I wasn’t anticipating in them. ...more A lovely romance novella, The Bad Boy Billionaire's Wicked Arrangement was a wonderful read. I really liked this romance and I love how it connects to the historical novels in the Bad Boys and Wallflowers series. Loved it! I really like how this series is formatted. With each historical novel in the series, there's a corresponding addition to the contemporary novella (this book). I love it. It's unique and makes the series even more fun. I can't wait to see more of it! Both Jane and Duke were love A lovely romance novella, The Bad Boy Billionaire's Wicked Arrangement was a wonderful read. I really liked this romance and I love how it connects to the historical novels in the Bad Boys and Wallflowers series. Loved it! I really like how this series is formatted. With each historical novel in the series, there's a corresponding addition to the contemporary novella (this book). I love it. It's unique and makes the series even more fun. I can't wait to see more of it! Both Jane and Duke were lovely character. Jane was a quiet type, but don't mistake that for meek, because she had a backbone of steel. Not even a handsome billionaire could push her around. Duke was also great. A bit blind to what was in front of him, but, hopefully, that will be solved in later installments. But, for the most part, he was great. The romance was lovely. Since this novella is only the start to their story, we only get the beginning roots of their relationship, and I really liked how it was done. They were sweet together, despite how adamant they both were to deny their feelings. And the chemistry was super hot. Those sparks were flying from the moment they met. The plot was fast paced and I was hooked the entire way through. As I said before, I really liked the parallel, especially because I loved The Wicked Wallflower. I really enjoyed the story and the ending has me itching for more. The Bad Boy Billionaire's Wicked Arrangement was a fantastic romance novella. I really loved it. Romance lovers, this novella (and the whole series in general) is a must read. *I received a free copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review ...more The Bad Boy Billionaire's Wicked Arrangement by Maya Rodale is a December 2013 Avon Impulse publication. I received a copy of this book from the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. Jane is a librarian and aspiring author. She has been the plain vanilla type that never took many risk and certainly was not riske'. Then she meets Duke, a tech billionaire trying to launch a new company after two previous failures. He needs to clean up his reputation as a hard partying ladies man The Bad Boy Billionaire's Wicked Arrangement by Maya Rodale is a December 2013 Avon Impulse publication. I received a copy of this book from the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. Jane is a librarian and aspiring author. She has been the plain vanilla type that never took many risk and certainly was not riske'. Then she meets Duke, a tech billionaire trying to launch a new company after two previous failures. He needs to clean up his reputation as a hard partying ladies man. Jane would be the perfect woman to latch onto until this start up company gets over the first initial hurdle. Within a blink of an eye, Jane finds herself engaged to Duke through twitter, Facebook and every other social media site there is. Her mind is always reminding her that this is just temporary and not a real engagement. Her body and her heart are telling her something else. This novella is the first installment in the Bad Boy Billionaire series. This is a contemporary version of the historical romance " The Wicked Wallflower". I loved it! What a great idea. Jane finally steps outside her comfort zone and takes a huge risk . But what about Duke? He seems to really like Jane, but as we wait for the next installment, we are left to wonder just what Duke is up to. This novella is well written, funny and nails the use of social media in our lives. I can't wait for the next book! This one gets an A! ...more I'm not sure how Maya Rodale manages to establish so much believable and enticing chemistry between Jane and Duke in so few words but she does! I didn't realize tech wizards could be so sexy but Duke definitely has a multi-faceted appeal. He's smart, charming and considerate but incredibly hot as only a well-versed bad boy can be. At first I found the author's recurring use of regency style language to be a bit distracting. It seemed a little out of place and I almost wondered if it was due to R I'm not sure how Maya Rodale manages to establish so much believable and enticing chemistry between Jane and Duke in so few words but she does! I didn't realize tech wizards could be so sexy but Duke definitely has a multi-faceted appeal. He's smart, charming and considerate but incredibly hot as only a well-versed bad boy can be. At first I found the author's recurring use of regency style language to be a bit distracting. It seemed a little out of place and I almost wondered if it was due to Rodale usually writing historicals. But it really did grow on me in a sort of "duh" kind of way. Obviously, the bookish romance nut / aspiring historical romance writer, Jane, would think in terms of regency lingo. It just seemed natural. I have a soft spot in my heart for the whole "bookish librarian/ roguish bad-boy" combo. It's fantastic to see Jane come out of her shell and own what she wants from her life both in love and career. I didn't realize when I first began reading, the meta nature of Jane writing Maya Rodale's The Wicked Wallflower". I loved how Wallflower and this novel mirror each other. They play so well off each other and just amplified my enjoyment of both. I would definitely recommend this novel to historical and contemporary romance fans alike. But I would recommend you read the series separately, Wallflower first followed by Bad Boys. It's nice to think of them as separate worlds and then appreciate the overlap and how brilliantly they connect. ...more
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