Synopsis He was a pig, a jerk, selfish, callous, crude, tactless, prone to outbursts and gorgeous. The kind of gorgeous where you didn’t even attempt to hide the fact that you were staring. I knew the type: His entire life he has coasted on his good looks, artificial charm, and sex appeal. Everyone wanted to be on him or be him. I had been hurt by jerks like him before. He was like those guys but far worse. I was the unfortunate sucker to be offered a gig I desperately needed as his live-in chef for a Summer in the Hamptons. But I wasn’t like the other girls, the models and socialites who came through the revolving door of his bedroom. I would bite the bullet, take the gig, deal with his sexist comments, his expectation that I would fawn over him, and have no problem letting the door hit my ass on the way out when I was done. But then something unexpected happened that changed everything and I realized that there maybe more to him than the labels I had affixed to his character. Maybe. But if he really wanted me, it wasn’t going to be easy, not like everything else in his life. He was going to have to work, I was going to make him miserable. He was going to hate wanting me just as much as I hated myself for wanting him back. Heath Hillabrand: International Supermodel. Womanizer. Gorgeous Rotten Scoundrel. |
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When you start a book, you sort of know what to expect from that book. You know if it’s going to be an emotional, ugly cry. You know if it’s dark. You know if it’s hilarious. Some books surprise you and turn out to be not at all what you expected. Gorgeous Rotten Scoundrel was a surprise for me. All of the teasers and excerpts I had seen while building posts had somehow caused me to think that it was just fun fluff. You know the type. You love reading them. They’re fun but can you honestly name the characters a day after you’re done? Probably not so much, or at least I know I can’t. I was SO wrong. GAH SO WRONG!
In a nutshell, this is the story of a chef who takes a job with a male model for the summer. THE male model that everyone loves. The player. The gorgeous egotistical asshole. Yea, that guy. When what starts out as a purely sexual relationship turns into more, will they both let go of their fears and go all in?
These characters are perfect for one another, in every situation they were thrown into. Sadie is strong and intelligent. She’s her own woman and not afraid to tell it like it is. She’s been hurt emotionally in the past and scared to let down that wall. Heath is…well…you WANT to think Heath is a jerk. He comes across that way in the beginning, but there is so much more under the surface. He’s honestly such a romantic, swoon worthy fella who’s a bit lonely and finally feels a serious connection with Sadie. He has no one, being a foster child. He has “friends” but are they really after an accident leaves him unable to live the lifestyle they’re all used to? Sadie cares for him, as well as still being his live-in chef. They become best friends. Best friends who have sex. Best friends who have very angry, intense sex. Once turns into twice which turns into a few more and then maybe, just maybe, that turns into so much more emotionally.
Their relationship reminds me so much of Chloe and Bennett in Beautiful Bastard (and let me add, I don’t compare books to that series. They’re like golden to me and no one can touch them. Til now I suppose ;) Hmm.) In fact, this entire book really has a very Beautiful Bastard series-esque feel to it, with the humor, steaminess, angst, and romance all tossed into one. I love their chemistry. I love that they hate each other SO much in the beginning and yet grow into this loving, caring relationship. Neither characters are who they seem to be when you first meet them, and watching their true selves come through with one another was just…sigh.
I am now a huge fan of Nina G. Jones. I’m kicking myself right now for having not known about her before and will absolutely be one-clicking any other book, past or future, from her. Her writing is so fun and so realistic. She writes such vivid descriptions, but it’s never to the point of skimming over or too much.
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by Gorgeous Rotten Scoundrel. It was fun, exciting and an exhilarating story. It wasn’t so focused on just being a humorous read as I originally thought, and turned out to be a very romantic, feel good tale of two people who hate each other so much, they can’t help but fall in love. I loved it and can’t recommend it enough.
<3 Erin
In a nutshell, this is the story of a chef who takes a job with a male model for the summer. THE male model that everyone loves. The player. The gorgeous egotistical asshole. Yea, that guy. When what starts out as a purely sexual relationship turns into more, will they both let go of their fears and go all in?
These characters are perfect for one another, in every situation they were thrown into. Sadie is strong and intelligent. She’s her own woman and not afraid to tell it like it is. She’s been hurt emotionally in the past and scared to let down that wall. Heath is…well…you WANT to think Heath is a jerk. He comes across that way in the beginning, but there is so much more under the surface. He’s honestly such a romantic, swoon worthy fella who’s a bit lonely and finally feels a serious connection with Sadie. He has no one, being a foster child. He has “friends” but are they really after an accident leaves him unable to live the lifestyle they’re all used to? Sadie cares for him, as well as still being his live-in chef. They become best friends. Best friends who have sex. Best friends who have very angry, intense sex. Once turns into twice which turns into a few more and then maybe, just maybe, that turns into so much more emotionally.
Their relationship reminds me so much of Chloe and Bennett in Beautiful Bastard (and let me add, I don’t compare books to that series. They’re like golden to me and no one can touch them. Til now I suppose ;) Hmm.) In fact, this entire book really has a very Beautiful Bastard series-esque feel to it, with the humor, steaminess, angst, and romance all tossed into one. I love their chemistry. I love that they hate each other SO much in the beginning and yet grow into this loving, caring relationship. Neither characters are who they seem to be when you first meet them, and watching their true selves come through with one another was just…sigh.
I am now a huge fan of Nina G. Jones. I’m kicking myself right now for having not known about her before and will absolutely be one-clicking any other book, past or future, from her. Her writing is so fun and so realistic. She writes such vivid descriptions, but it’s never to the point of skimming over or too much.
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by Gorgeous Rotten Scoundrel. It was fun, exciting and an exhilarating story. It wasn’t so focused on just being a humorous read as I originally thought, and turned out to be a very romantic, feel good tale of two people who hate each other so much, they can’t help but fall in love. I loved it and can’t recommend it enough.
<3 Erin
Excerpt
"Okay, help me up. Will you?"
"Lazy bum," I said giving him both of my hands. I try once, but he doesn't give me any assistance. "Come on, what are you, like six feet, 180 pounds?"
"Actually six-three, 195.”
"Help a girl out. These heels are tough enough with my weight on them in this sand and not an additional two hundred pounds."
"Okay, let's count to three."
"You are so difficult. One, two, three!"
I gave him a big tug, and he stood up with great force at the same moment. Before I knew it I was losing my footing, stepping back into the sand, with Heath's frame falling over me. The sand puffed up like clouds around us. I squinted as the grains rained back down.
There he was: shirtless, warm, his chest pressing against mine with each inhale. We both laughed, a hearty, drunken, laugh. And then, he looked at me, and the way the new moon rested just above his right shoulder in the navy night sky, the smile in his eyes, the mischief in his smirk—In that moment, the holes in my armor allowed for a structural failure. He leaned in, and he placed his lips on mine. They felt like soft pillows; they tasted so fresh. My mouth opened just slightly, and he tugged on my lip with the perfect combination of sexiness and playfulness.
And then our tongues danced.
"Lazy bum," I said giving him both of my hands. I try once, but he doesn't give me any assistance. "Come on, what are you, like six feet, 180 pounds?"
"Actually six-three, 195.”
"Help a girl out. These heels are tough enough with my weight on them in this sand and not an additional two hundred pounds."
"Okay, let's count to three."
"You are so difficult. One, two, three!"
I gave him a big tug, and he stood up with great force at the same moment. Before I knew it I was losing my footing, stepping back into the sand, with Heath's frame falling over me. The sand puffed up like clouds around us. I squinted as the grains rained back down.
There he was: shirtless, warm, his chest pressing against mine with each inhale. We both laughed, a hearty, drunken, laugh. And then, he looked at me, and the way the new moon rested just above his right shoulder in the navy night sky, the smile in his eyes, the mischief in his smirk—In that moment, the holes in my armor allowed for a structural failure. He leaned in, and he placed his lips on mine. They felt like soft pillows; they tasted so fresh. My mouth opened just slightly, and he tugged on my lip with the perfect combination of sexiness and playfulness.
And then our tongues danced.
Author Info
| Nina G. Jones was born and raised in Bronx, NY and currently resides in Milwaukee, WI with her husband and two crazy Boxers. She is the author of the Strapped series, and is currently working on an Erotic Romance, Gorgeous Rotten Scoundrel, slated to be released in Spring 2014. Nina lives a pretty wholesome life, but is fascinated with the dark side of things and has the mouth of a sailor. She loves watching true crime TV shows and it creeps her husband out to no end. Nina has a degree in Psychology and uses her characters as a vehicle to explore the human psyche. |