An ambitious intern. A perfectionist executive. And a whole lot of name calling.
Whip-smart, hardworking, and on her way to an MBA, Chloe Mills has only one problem: her boss, Bennett Ryan. He's exacting, blunt, inconsiderate--and completely irresistible. A Beautiful Bastard.
Bennett has returned to Chicago from France to take a vital role in his family's massive media business. He never expected that the assistant who'd been helping him from abroad was the gorgeous, innocently provocative--completely infuriating--creature he now has to see every day. Despite the rumors, he's never been one for a workplace hookup. But Chloe's so tempting he's willing to bend the rules--or outright smash them--if it means he can have her. All over the office.
As their appetites for one another increase to a breaking point, Bennett and Chloe must decide exactly what they're willing to lose in order to win each other.
Originally only available online as The Office by tby789--and garnering over 2 million reads on fanfiction sites--Beautiful Bastard has been extensively updated for re-release.
Review
Here is another book that I downloaded forever ago (the end of June) and just got around to reading. This book had continually been strategically placed next to the Fifty Shades books at the bookstore. The cover caught my eye immediately and it was immediately added to my to be read list. Until one day I had almost 4 hours to kill while my husband was at work, and I went to the bookstore. I decided to read the first chapter or two of a couple books on my TBR list to decided whether I actually wanted them to stay on that list....why buy them and then decide you hate it? I think I made it through a book or two before I picked up Beautiful Bastard in the store. I didn't touch another book that day. I think while I sat there I blew through the first 6 or 7 chapters. I wanted to buy it that day and just finish it right then, but money was tight at the time. Then, Beautiful Bastard was put on sale on Kindle and I downloaded it. Unfortunately, it was another case of other books taking precedence and I never got back to it. Until now.
Oh my gosh. Why did I wait so long to read this book? And as I'm writing this, I'm working why I haven't downloaded the rest of this series yet. Regardless, I feel like where I stopped reading that day at the bookstore was where a flip happened in the book that made it take on a completely different feel. The beginning was one story that focused mainly on Bennett and Chloe's crazy affair, but where I stopped reading was about the place where the story started shifting towards more of a romance novel.
I can't say that this book is one of the best books I've ever read, but it was refreshing and fun. It's definitely worth the time and money and you'll come to love Bennett and Chloe. You'll definitely find better romance or erotica books out there, but you'll enjoy every minute of this story and you'll wonder why you've waited so long to read it.
Purchase Links
Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Bastard-Christina-Lauren-ebook/dp/B009UVCYLS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387327569&sr=1-1&keywords=beautiful+bastard+christina+lauren
Paperback: http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Bastard-The-Series/dp/1476730091/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1387327569&sr=1-1
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