I got so annoyed at the H
350753
Ugh this book ticked me off so much, I got so annoyed at the H!!!!!! Like seriously he was so annoying to me I just couldn't stand this book
2777973
I am over the top, hair rising, screaming, cussing, blood pressure in the danger zone and needing a big dose of hormones angry about the whole Windows 8 and now Windows 8.1 Bull-^&(% ing $&*^ business. In addition to having to learn a new operating system, (which took several weeks) I now realize that the pop up telling me that the "upgrade" that was supposed to completely change my life and fix Windows 8 issues now has taken away my ability to play DVDs... unless I want to pay another $95.00!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS!?! I don't need all of the "Pro" c@$p... I just want to play a bleeping DVD for crying out loud. Mr. Gates you blow donkey chunks! What a TRUCK LOAD of @@@@!!!
1530505
Did this  yesterday and am irritated by having to take time to do this again today
4210886
*Book Received in Exchange for Honest Opinion/Review*

Okay, this review is hard for me to write but I had to actually DNF this book at 24% because I honestly hated Austin that much. She was a horrid character, selfish, immature, and petty AF. No wonder Thatch dumped your sorry butt, because you are literally making your life around getting revenge because you need closure from you screw buddy. She had me fuming, I was appalled by her immature behavior and her disregard for anyone but herself.

Don't even get me started on Lucas and Avery. Lucas turns on his best friend, what the ever loving heck happened to bro-code? Apparently, it no longer exists. And Avery has no lowered herself to the level of petty with Austin and don't these people have anything better to do then attempt to get revenge because you got dumped...rage. So much rage!
1147052
This was such a disappointment.. The H was so casual about sex and infidelity. Even though the h walked out he should have waited to see if they could work out their differences. In a few weeks he was with other women. The story was good but the H the pits. I gave the earlier story 5 stars but could not go beyond 1 for this one.
3137278
I'm torn on this review. It was a near 5 star read until around 40%. Then it took a couple of turns into an all out nose dive to it's death. It was 1-2 star by the last page, a page that happened way too quickly. What happened, you ask? She killed it. The author killed it. I absolutely loathe reviews that include retelling's of the book and spoilers, so I will try to make my point as quickly and painlessly as possible.

The first part of the book read very YA/NA, and was actually fantastic. I could not put it down last night and MADE myself put the iPad away at almost 1am in order to get some sleep. It had the stomach turning high school angst that some of us love. Then, the H became the douche that the h predicted he was all along. Fast forward 10 years and it just became worse. There were plot timing/character description issues and grammatical errors that were annoying and a bit distracting, but it was the story that ended up being the disappointing kicker for me. Was THAT really the reason for the H's anger? Really? That was it? I get it is a serious issue, but he said he could be real with her. You build up a loving relationship and tell the h she is all that you ever wanted or needed and you throw it away because you didn't want to discuss your feelings and personal issues for once? Where was the conversation where she called him on it? Why didn't she tell him what her mother did to her to cause her to miss those games? I needed more. The last 15% was rushed and a series of time lapses that did nothing to fill the holes that needed to be filled in order for this to be a well rounded book.

 I'm just pissed. This could have been a phenomenal book, but it missed it and I'm so disappointed. This author has talent and I will read her next book as I am sure she will only get better from here. I hope she gets a solid group of betas to help strengthen the plot and a great editor. That's all this book needed.
4518629
Couldn't finish the book. 1. H calls h "my little dove" - barf. 2. h rationalizes having sex with a man she believes to be an enforcer for the drug dealer that had her brother killed, and also threatened her, telling her to back off investigation. 3. h is stupid and reckless 4. H had a TOTAL personality change from book 1  5. SPOILER! I did read the end, and she let him back into her life WAY too easily after he walks away five months earlier.  Don't recommend.  I HIGHLY recommend Leslie Jones' Duty & Honor series - funny, smart and sexy.
4197679
The h could have been a lot stronger. Nothing wrong with a woman putting her career ahead of marriage and kids. Obviously the author was going for this but could not commit and instead had our h do a complete 360 turnaround. As for Meghan ugh I hated her character.
4136865
Im sorry, but this romance really had me raging.

*Spoilers* without giving too much away - the H and h break up about 3/4 through the book and the H sleeps with someone else. Its as detailed as the sex scenes between H and h. Plus its with the girl the h was jealous about to begin with. I get that the H and h aren't together. But the H is still very much in love with the h. Sooo.... I thought it pretty crass. Especially since he goes after the h shortly after.
65242
I'm busy reading this series on KU. I wouldn't have paid anything for this book. In fact I'm being generous in giving it 3 stars. Here the h is an overweight and not particularly attractive girl, who ends up penniless when her father dies. The H is a gorgeous Marquess, who decides to marry the h so he can claim his inheritance. His father had inserted a clause in his will, stating that the H has to marry within one month of the reading of the will. The H duly marries the h and ditches her the same night, to go back to Paris and his mistress. News of his escapades reach the h and she's obviously hurt. The H returns from Paris when he hears that he also needs to get his wife pregnant within a certain period of time. I hated that the H immediately cheated on his wife, granted it only lasted a few weeks but still. Secondly, I hated that the h was such a doormat over him. Thirdly, the h's transformation in such a short period of time was a bit much to swallow. There is a mystery in the background too. This book didn't hold my attention and I kept stopping and doing other stuff instead of reading it. Weakest in the series so far.
1371972
I have never been so angry at a book in my life. I hated the characters but loved the story line. I just felt like the main character wasn't as slick as she thought she was. I love this writer I have two or three of her books but this was a major dssapointment. And the fact that she left me hanging at the end now forcing me to buy the next book only makes me even more angry. It's been a few months since I read this book,but I seriously want my damn money back.
2833096
The H and h were annoying.  They had few redeeming qualities. The h had poor self esteem and it came out in her actions over and over again to the point of ridiculousness.  The H hooked up with OW so many times after he met the h and kept doing it to the very end. I gave it 3 stars because I like this author's style of writing, so I will check out the next book in the series. I really enjoyed the first book in this series, this one, not so much.
1602605
This author likes to have us read about the H's with other women h having sex. I personally don't want to read that  once they meet the h and are interested I don't want them going to a brothel and screaming the h's name. She uses this situation in other book's too. Just can't do it. Totally ruined the book. Plus it was slow in the first place. And it's just gross. Be warned.
268358
I had some problems enjoying this book. The H is a nice guy that got himself in an awkward situation over a bet and now he can't get out of it; the h is poor little rich girl who has a controlling mother who insists she must wed a man with a title during her first season or else. We aren't told what the mother's punishment will be, but apparently it involves constant criticism and belittling. The family has become rich in trade, the Earl (aka the H) is poor and will never wed well because of it. Sounds like a perfect match--too bad the h loves him, then she hates him, but she loves him, except she can't trust him because he lied to her, etc. etc. The evil character is a bully who won't leave them alone even when the H tries to let the bully win and restore his pride. He is determined to ruin any relationship the H and h manage to make for themselves.

This is supposed to be set in the Regency period but the author isn't paying attention to any of the mores of the time. Single men and women are together without chaperons over and over. The h wants to get out of the house so she goes on a walk by herself to the park and back--without her maid to accompany her. The H uses phrases that I don't think would be used at that time, ("It is what it is"). It takes the reader right out of the story. The rich merchant family goes to all the balls of the season when the ton usually snubbed the people who were "mushrooms". Mother even hired a society lady to help teach her daughter how to catch a titled husband! Did that really happen? I don't know, but I would think the lady would keep it quiet or her reputation would be ruined in the ton, especially for doing it for money. In this book it seems to common knowledge that she gets paid to do it.

I'm at 60% of the story and I don't want to watch these people go through more problems of their own making before they learn to communicate effectively with each other. The h is thinking all kinds of bad stuff about the H and won't even consider that he could be telling the truth and maybe the bad guy lied. I'll update my review if I manage to finish the book.

Update: after some time away from the story I went back and finished it. The h finally gets a backbone and stands for the H. After that the story got better. The ending was satisfying.
582827
The author worked so hard to make our h clever, quirky, cute, charming and eccentric that I was exhausted by the struggle in just a few pages.  I found our h to be none of those.  She was an irritating idiot.  ONE example of several within the first two or three chapters:
Shes an official part of the team investigating a crime scene.  She couldn't find any clean underwear, so shes gone commando.  Upon entering the house where the murder occurred, she realized a pair of said used underwear was clinging to the inside of her slacks.  Her solution is to shake her leg until the offending item falls to the floor and then kick it across the room where it slides under an end table.  The scene hasn't been processed yet so what are the odds it will be found?  Thirty seconds later, a detective finds them, holds them up for all to see and then spends the next several minutes cracking jokes about granny panties and big butts etc. before putting them in an evidence bag for DNA extraction at the lab.  Up to the point of my quitting the book (somewhere in chapter 3) she had not only NOT told anyone about the panties laden with her DNA, shed also failed to mention she knew, loathed and despised the murder victim and therefore should probably be recused.  The heroine was a dithering bimbo.  Life is too short and there are too many books out there to waste ones time on this drivel.
3795558
I read these books once a month as a guilty pleasure. I know what I'm getting and it isn't literature but I do want to feel like it's romance and at least reasonably written and checked. This book just plain irritated me in way too many ways. The mish mash of languages may be ok for people who have very little knowledge of them but when one of the words thrown in randomly is Italian there is no Italian link at all (no Italian characters or context), I decided I was entitled to a refund.

Basically the H is going to take his revenge on the h's father and decides at the last minute that he'll blackmail her into being his mistress as part of the deal. Fairly standard M & B fair but in this case it isn't well done. It made no sense at all that the h would go along with it when she hated her father's ways too so it isn't reasonable to expect her to protect him by moving in with the ex. I didn't particularly like either of the 2 main characters and frankly the h was way too understanding and forgiving. The premise is sleazy and I really just disliked the book in general.
3777643
I love the characters but I wanted to throw the book across the room several times.  And I hate what has been done to laney!