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A Tempting Arrangement
Marry or lose his inheritance? That’s the ultimatum billionaire Damon Everette faces. There’s one problem. The woman he craves is his sunshine PR rep…who wants nothing to do with him.
Ruthless, arrogant, cold-hearted are some of the words I would use to describe my a**hole of a boss, Damon Everette.
That doesn’t stop the goosebumps from rising along my neck every time he says my name, or the way my pulse races when his stormy gray eyes pierce mine.
So, when he coerces me into a fake marriage to uphold his family's tradition, I can't resist pushing his buttons.
He's a walking red flag, and I should run the second this arrangement ends. But the very thought of losing him is suffocating - a dangerous addiction that I can't seem to break.
Is this really love or just a twisted desire to own me? And deep down, do I secretly crave to be possessed by him?
A Tempting Arrangement is a red flag billionaire, marriage of convenience, standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author, J. Wilder
Ruthless, arrogant, cold-hearted are some of the words I would use to describe my a**hole of a boss, Damon Everette.
That doesn’t stop the goosebumps from rising along my neck every time he says my name, or the way my pulse races when his stormy gray eyes pierce mine.
So, when he coerces me into a fake marriage to uphold his family's tradition, I can't resist pushing his buttons.
He's a walking red flag, and I should run the second this arrangement ends. But the very thought of losing him is suffocating - a dangerous addiction that I can't seem to break.
Is this really love or just a twisted desire to own me? And deep down, do I secretly crave to be possessed by him?
A Tempting Arrangement is a red flag billionaire, marriage of convenience, standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author, J. Wilder
530 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 23, 2021
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April 24, 2024
Not safe and also disgusting
- He is obsseded with her yet he hired a escort to givr him a BJ. He thinks of the heroine and his obssedion while another woman is sucking him. The heroine shows up he retrieves his d from the other woman's mouth, masturbates and orgams then with his dirty hand mixing his c*m and the ow salivas he touces the heroine face and mouth and shoves a finger in her mouth. Wait a minute until the nauses passes
- when they have sex they dont use condoms. Hid nasty ass genitalis was inside someone else mouth not long ago but she still let it touch her unprotected
- no others after that. Also later she isnt bothered with him going on dates with ow (is a pretense to keep the facade he needs) and he is bothered by her lack of jealousy and he claims he doesnt want to go with anyone else. Ha. The author already ruined this in the first chapter so too little too late now.
This while scene could have been only him masturbating. I have no idea why authors chose the disgusting options. The impact would be the same, his toughts would be the same, her reaction too but then this would be good.
I think authors and arc reviews need to understand the real concept on being obssesed because this hero is not it.
Chapter one is already awful and she is pathetic.
Oh cherry on top? She gets aroused as soon as she steps foot in the conference room. He chose this place because it reminded him of her. What everyone wants in a obssesed hero. He choses a place you have been and has access to fuck other woman. Great
"I can’t stop myself from touching her, and I rub my thumb along her bottom lip, freeing it from her abuse, then dip the tip inside. Her soft tongue runs along the rough pad, sending a blistering heat rushing through me, the taste of my cum filling her mouth."
🤮🤮 I gag thinking about his dirty finger touching her mouth
Disgusting. Fucking disgusting and I hate when the h is like a dog with a bone instead of feeling it nasty she feels aroused. Ew
- He is obsseded with her yet he hired a escort to givr him a BJ. He thinks of the heroine and his obssedion while another woman is sucking him. The heroine shows up he retrieves his d from the other woman's mouth, masturbates and orgams then with his dirty hand mixing his c*m and the ow salivas he touces the heroine face and mouth and shoves a finger in her mouth. Wait a minute until the nauses passes
- when they have sex they dont use condoms. Hid nasty ass genitalis was inside someone else mouth not long ago but she still let it touch her unprotected
- no others after that. Also later she isnt bothered with him going on dates with ow (is a pretense to keep the facade he needs) and he is bothered by her lack of jealousy and he claims he doesnt want to go with anyone else. Ha. The author already ruined this in the first chapter so too little too late now.
This while scene could have been only him masturbating. I have no idea why authors chose the disgusting options. The impact would be the same, his toughts would be the same, her reaction too but then this would be good.
I think authors and arc reviews need to understand the real concept on being obssesed because this hero is not it.
Chapter one is already awful and she is pathetic.
Oh cherry on top? She gets aroused as soon as she steps foot in the conference room. He chose this place because it reminded him of her. What everyone wants in a obssesed hero. He choses a place you have been and has access to fuck other woman. Great
"I can’t stop myself from touching her, and I rub my thumb along her bottom lip, freeing it from her abuse, then dip the tip inside. Her soft tongue runs along the rough pad, sending a blistering heat rushing through me, the taste of my cum filling her mouth."
🤮🤮 I gag thinking about his dirty finger touching her mouth
Disgusting. Fucking disgusting and I hate when the h is like a dog with a bone instead of feeling it nasty she feels aroused. Ew
Shelved as 'unsafe-not-to-be-read'
April 23, 2024self note: the H is supposed to be "obsessed" with the h but in the first chapter he gets a BJ from an escort and the h sees it. i've loved jessa's previous work but this is NOT for me. i'd signed up for an arc while the first chapter/teaser of this book lay in my kindle for months until i finally read it and coincidentally, that's when i received an email saying that i was going to get the ARC. after reading that first chapter, i knew i wouldn't be able to enjoy it the way i should which is why i pulled back and chose not to get the ARC. that was on me for blindly signing up lol. never again. regardless, i really don't like it when a book is marketed as a "boy obssessed" romance but this is the typa shit that the H pulls. not for me, sorry *proceeds to run far, far away*
May 3, 2024
A Tempting Arrangement follows dark and moody billionaire, Damon Everett, and his pastel haired PR rep Misty. Damon needs to marry to fulfill his role as heir to the Everett family and he sees no better option than Misty, whom he is absolutely red flag obsessed with. Misty has her own worried and problems so she decides to go along with this marriage of convenience with her boss. As always, with power and money, Damon has many people that wish to take his place, but what they don’t know is that Damon will do anything and everything to protect his little nymph.
This book was dark and twisty in ways I wasn’t fully expecting, but absolutely loved. I’m loving this new direction Jessa is taking her writing with this series. I can’t where to see where this goes next. It’s loosely connected to her Rule Breaker series, with appearances from the main characters, but much darker and intense. It can definitely be read as a standalone with only minor spoilers for the other books.
Troupes:
- Marriage of convenience
- Red flags galore
- Secret society
- Obsessed with FMC
- Slight stalking
- Only one bed
- Workplace romance
This book does contain some heavy topics that might be hard for some readers, including reference to past SA (not by MMC) and miscarriage. Jessa is amazing and provides a very clear warning for SA reference in the chapter header. You can very much skip the chapter if needed or wished, without missing any major details. Please check your trigger warnings before diving in.
Personal highlights:
“Fuck, I love it when you’re all stabby. Feel free to try.” - Damon
“Every ounce of feminism evaporates from my mind. I’ll be a feminist tomorrow” - Misty
“I’m here for you. I’ll always be here for you.” - Damon
“Your darkness matches my darkness.” - Misty
Huge thank you to Jessa and Valentine PR for sending me this ARC.
This book was dark and twisty in ways I wasn’t fully expecting, but absolutely loved. I’m loving this new direction Jessa is taking her writing with this series. I can’t where to see where this goes next. It’s loosely connected to her Rule Breaker series, with appearances from the main characters, but much darker and intense. It can definitely be read as a standalone with only minor spoilers for the other books.
Troupes:
- Marriage of convenience
- Red flags galore
- Secret society
- Obsessed with FMC
- Slight stalking
- Only one bed
- Workplace romance
This book does contain some heavy topics that might be hard for some readers, including reference to past SA (not by MMC) and miscarriage. Jessa is amazing and provides a very clear warning for SA reference in the chapter header. You can very much skip the chapter if needed or wished, without missing any major details. Please check your trigger warnings before diving in.
Personal highlights:
“Fuck, I love it when you’re all stabby. Feel free to try.” - Damon
“Every ounce of feminism evaporates from my mind. I’ll be a feminist tomorrow” - Misty
“I’m here for you. I’ll always be here for you.” - Damon
“Your darkness matches my darkness.” - Misty
Huge thank you to Jessa and Valentine PR for sending me this ARC.
April 23, 2024
The most fasted DNF I’ve ever experienced man was getting a bj from OW the first few sentences in the book.
Not only that he gets caught by the h but doesn’t feel any sense of shame or embarrassment how disgusting. Literally what was the point of the scene I don’t care how he kept thinking about h while getting sucked off by the OW it doesn’t make it any better 🤢🤢
Not only that he gets caught by the h but doesn’t feel any sense of shame or embarrassment how disgusting. Literally what was the point of the scene I don’t care how he kept thinking about h while getting sucked off by the OW it doesn’t make it any better 🤢🤢
April 23, 2024
Hmm what the fuck?
Self note:
NOT SAFE I REPEAT THIS BOOK IS NOT SAFE!
The hero who is supposed to be “obsessed” with the heroine gets a bj from an escort in the first chapter and the heroine walks in on them and gets turned on…
I hate when a book is marketed as boy obsessed but the hero can’t keep it in his pants and be faithful to the heroine.🤢😠
Don’t read this book if you are looking for a safe read and the hero is not even shameful about getting caught😡🤬
Self note:
NOT SAFE I REPEAT THIS BOOK IS NOT SAFE!
The hero who is supposed to be “obsessed” with the heroine gets a bj from an escort in the first chapter and the heroine walks in on them and gets turned on…
I hate when a book is marketed as boy obsessed but the hero can’t keep it in his pants and be faithful to the heroine.🤢😠
Don’t read this book if you are looking for a safe read and the hero is not even shameful about getting caught😡🤬
April 24, 2024
Besides chapter one, bs. This could've been an amazing read for many if chapter one didn't happen lol. All safety info is at the bottom.
Damon is a top-tier red flag guy with all the things he does to make sure Misty is his. Camera in her home, making her work closer to him! Making sure her visa is expired so she has a reason to say yes to marrying him! Like things I love. It takes a minute for Misty to even agree. She thinks he couldn't want a girl like her. In her eyes, her past bf broke her she fills her life with bright bold colors and tries to smile and think everything is okay even with what happened to her.
Once they are married, lord, it still is a push and pull, but the things he does! Dyes her hair for her, gives her many O, and is there for her when she finally tells him about her scars. a man who would kill for her, and he does she does accept him and his darkness and the drama from their secret society. The spice was delicious also.
You have some past couples from the hockey series. And Damon brothers I love the brothers I know one is a party animal/manwhore (it's not shown just told). But the brothers friendship is gold.
Safety gang- if you want skip chapter 1 it's him getting a bj I skipped it so I don't know what else happened.
h does dance with a guy when she's mad at H. Lol H is there and tosses her on his shoulder. She also calls someone over to fk her, but H comes and toss him out the balcony the date can see them have sex and after H tossed him out. She only did those 2 things because she claimed she loved his jealous side. Nothing else happened.
There is An SA scene of the past it's not detailed, but it shows why the h has scars and flinches.
Tiny om/Ow drama ( Escort gives him a BJ and her Ex and dates), slight secondary character, drama, sexy times, no virgins
Recommend-eh maybe
Cover-⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat level-🌶🌶🌶
Slowburn
Age gap
Push away from h
Praise kink
Mentions of SA
Tiny anal play
Masturbation
Spankings
Cockwarming
Somnophilia
Violence/torture
Mentioned of a Miscarriage (h from the ex in her past, she can't have kids)
No condom
Hea
Epilogue
Damon is a top-tier red flag guy with all the things he does to make sure Misty is his. Camera in her home, making her work closer to him! Making sure her visa is expired so she has a reason to say yes to marrying him! Like things I love. It takes a minute for Misty to even agree. She thinks he couldn't want a girl like her. In her eyes, her past bf broke her she fills her life with bright bold colors and tries to smile and think everything is okay even with what happened to her.
Once they are married, lord, it still is a push and pull, but the things he does! Dyes her hair for her, gives her many O, and is there for her when she finally tells him about her scars. a man who would kill for her, and he does she does accept him and his darkness and the drama from their secret society. The spice was delicious also.
You have some past couples from the hockey series. And Damon brothers I love the brothers I know one is a party animal/manwhore (it's not shown just told). But the brothers friendship is gold.
Safety gang- if you want skip chapter 1 it's him getting a bj I skipped it so I don't know what else happened.
h does dance with a guy when she's mad at H. Lol H is there and tosses her on his shoulder. She also calls someone over to fk her, but H comes and toss him out the balcony the date can see them have sex and after H tossed him out. She only did those 2 things because she claimed she loved his jealous side. Nothing else happened.
There is An SA scene of the past it's not detailed, but it shows why the h has scars and flinches.
Tiny om/Ow drama ( Escort gives him a BJ and her Ex and dates), slight secondary character, drama, sexy times, no virgins
Recommend-eh maybe
Cover-⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat level-🌶🌶🌶
Slowburn
Age gap
Push away from h
Praise kink
Mentions of SA
Tiny anal play
Masturbation
Spankings
Cockwarming
Somnophilia
Violence/torture
Mentioned of a Miscarriage (h from the ex in her past, she can't have kids)
No condom
Hea
Epilogue
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 20, 2024
DNF: 197 - 37%
The pacing was what got me and the fact the dude was supposed to be obsessed with her but got a BJ from another women in the first chapter and the fmc, she was oh okay
The pacing was what got me and the fact the dude was supposed to be obsessed with her but got a BJ from another women in the first chapter and the fmc, she was oh okay
April 24, 2024
I picked this book up this morning and I literally finished it. I ate it up. I devoured it. Even with some details and things in the book where I had to pause and really think about it, my satisfaction from the overall book and enjoyment from soooo many cute details and scenes completely overpowered any possible "detractors".
"MY LIFE" SHAIFHEIHIAHO. YOU GUYS. ITS ALL ABOUT THE QUIET DETAILS. I ABSOLUTELY FOLDED.
To start off, the book centers around Damon (H) and Misty (h) and Damon was and is COMPLETELY enchanted by Misty and obsessed with her from the moment he first met her. The only “tricky” part for some of you (not really me and for reasons I'll go into and shouldn’t be for YOU either because the author did this in a way where i liked—which is in a tasteful manner) is that the book begins with him receiving a bj from an escort even though he is already obsessed with Misty despite their few and far [negative] interactions. However, a saving grace those of you may be interested in is that he only thought of Misty going into it and had to imagine Misty in order to get through it (imo that justification does not ever really cut it for me, but the reason this book still receives a five star and is an exception to this was that it was at the very beginning of the book--like literally chapter 1--and before any relationship development began and this was pretty much one and done, this isn't a reoccuring thing nor does it become a problem factor for the book. And you can really tell from Damon that the only person he ever wants is Misty.)
case in point: for context, they are discussing the details of their marriage and this is from his POV when she suggests that he continues to look for a wife during their engagement.
the characters:
↳ Damon Everett (H), the billionaire grumpy CEO...I feel like that's all I really need to say. But this man is literally everything I want in a book. An obsessive hero who goes borderline mental when it comes to their girl ever being in a position of discomfort or pain. He is always always always in Misty's corner and makes it clear that he makes no hesitation in putting her before anyone in his life.
↳ Misty Hart (h), and then there's Misty, an absolute pixie of a human who is driven, and sweet but also has a bite to her. She does have a dark past which unravels in the story which of course leads to a constantly enraged hero who goes mad at anyone who touched his wife because what more could you want?
And the relationship between Misty and Damon's brothers was absolutely adorable and so wholesome and seeing them be so protective over her, and naturally just taking a brotherly role towards her was a very enjoyable part of the book.
I will say though, the one aspect of this book that took a bit of time wrapping my head around was how this book was like your marriage of convenience, office romance but then mashed up with an aspect that is normally reserved in dark romances of a secret society. At first, It did not really make a ton of sense to me but because I picked this book up as my silly cute romance I didn't care and I actually love secret society so it was just like whatever. And by the latter half of the book, I thought the Jessa ended up executing it so well and I loved it because there were just SOOOO MANY good scenes that were set up by this plot while simultaneously not being nor feel "artifical" or "unnatural" in the way that authors do when they attempt to force all these popular tropes into a book just so they can get a headliner or clip to advertise this book if you know what I mean. it was just RIGHT for damon and misty.
"What if it's like a million dollars?"
He lifts a brow at me. "That's it? That's all you think I'm worth."
wtf? can I have him?
tropes:
➢ grumpyxsunshine
➢ CEO/billionaire
➢ secret society
➢ j/p AND very obsessive H (many many MANY scenes to feed us)
➢ marriage of convenience
➢ stalkerish behaviors by H
note: one notable TW of
"The front door slams shut, the intruders gone seconds before I kneel in front of my life."
"MY LIFE" SHAIFHEIHIAHO. YOU GUYS. ITS ALL ABOUT THE QUIET DETAILS. I ABSOLUTELY FOLDED.
To start off, the book centers around Damon (H) and Misty (h) and Damon was and is COMPLETELY enchanted by Misty and obsessed with her from the moment he first met her. The only “tricky” part for some of you (not really me and for reasons I'll go into and shouldn’t be for YOU either because the author did this in a way where i liked—which is in a tasteful manner) is that the book begins with him receiving a bj from an escort even though he is already obsessed with Misty despite their few and far [negative] interactions. However, a saving grace those of you may be interested in is that he only thought of Misty going into it and had to imagine Misty in order to get through it (imo that justification does not ever really cut it for me, but the reason this book still receives a five star and is an exception to this was that it was at the very beginning of the book--like literally chapter 1--and before any relationship development began and this was pretty much one and done, this isn't a reoccuring thing nor does it become a problem factor for the book. And you can really tell from Damon that the only person he ever wants is Misty.)
case in point: for context, they are discussing the details of their marriage and this is from his POV when she suggests that he continues to look for a wife during their engagement.
"The muscles in the back of my neck leading into my hairline clench, hating the idea that she'd be okay with me dating other women. I'm not fucking okay with it. I rein myself in."
the characters:
↳ Damon Everett (H), the billionaire grumpy CEO...I feel like that's all I really need to say. But this man is literally everything I want in a book. An obsessive hero who goes borderline mental when it comes to their girl ever being in a position of discomfort or pain. He is always always always in Misty's corner and makes it clear that he makes no hesitation in putting her before anyone in his life.
↳ Misty Hart (h), and then there's Misty, an absolute pixie of a human who is driven, and sweet but also has a bite to her. She does have a dark past which unravels in the story which of course leads to a constantly enraged hero who goes mad at anyone who touched his wife because what more could you want?
And the relationship between Misty and Damon's brothers was absolutely adorable and so wholesome and seeing them be so protective over her, and naturally just taking a brotherly role towards her was a very enjoyable part of the book.
I will say though, the one aspect of this book that took a bit of time wrapping my head around was how this book was like your marriage of convenience, office romance but then mashed up with an aspect that is normally reserved in dark romances of a secret society. At first, It did not really make a ton of sense to me but because I picked this book up as my silly cute romance I didn't care and I actually love secret society so it was just like whatever. And by the latter half of the book, I thought the Jessa ended up executing it so well and I loved it because there were just SOOOO MANY good scenes that were set up by this plot while simultaneously not being nor feel "artifical" or "unnatural" in the way that authors do when they attempt to force all these popular tropes into a book just so they can get a headliner or clip to advertise this book if you know what I mean. it was just RIGHT for damon and misty.
"What if it's like a million dollars?"
He lifts a brow at me. "That's it? That's all you think I'm worth."
"Anything you want, Misty. I can assure you, we can afford it."
wtf? can I have him?
tropes:
➢ grumpyxsunshine
➢ CEO/billionaire
➢ secret society
➢ j/p AND very obsessive H (many many MANY scenes to feed us)
➢ marriage of convenience
➢ stalkerish behaviors by H
note: one notable TW of
Shelved as 'avoid'
April 23, 2024Self note:
The H is boy-obsessed. But gets a BJ from an escort in ch1
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The H is boy-obsessed. But gets a BJ from an escort in ch1
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
September 18, 2024
Atleiskit ponios ir ponios, bet pagrindinis diedas buvo tooooks užknisančiai saldus milijardierius alfa patinas, kad pagalvojau jog skaitydama susirgsiu literatūriniu diabetu.
July 29, 2024
“𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰’𝒎 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆.”
- 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲: if his name is Damon then he's perfect in my eyes
- I went into this book with zero expectations and a quote from TikTok but omg was this such a good unexpected ride, the characters are all easily likable especially bash and Xander I can't wait for them to get their own books.
-𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙮 is such a fiery character, I definitely enjoyed the fact that she made her own clothes, it was a cool change and how Damon was so into that was adorable, I mean he was so into anything she did literally as he should, and, and he dyed her hair which was the sweetest thing ever
-𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣, I want his energy in my life literally. He took one glace at her and was like that's my future wife and from there on he was everything she needed even when she didn't want him t, his inner monologue about her to was perfect I need someone to think about me the way he did about Misty.
"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐠.”
𝐇𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐬. “𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐞.”
𝐅𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐭. “𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨.”
This explains their dynamic and every other dark romance relationship, although I wouldn't really call this a dark romance the only dark thing about this book was the stalking or maybe I read too many dark romances we'll never know.
- 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲: if his name is Damon then he's perfect in my eyes
- I went into this book with zero expectations and a quote from TikTok but omg was this such a good unexpected ride, the characters are all easily likable especially bash and Xander I can't wait for them to get their own books.
-𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙮 is such a fiery character, I definitely enjoyed the fact that she made her own clothes, it was a cool change and how Damon was so into that was adorable, I mean he was so into anything she did literally as he should, and, and he dyed her hair which was the sweetest thing ever
-𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣, I want his energy in my life literally. He took one glace at her and was like that's my future wife and from there on he was everything she needed even when she didn't want him t, his inner monologue about her to was perfect I need someone to think about me the way he did about Misty.
"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐠.”
𝐇𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐬. “𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐞.”
𝐅𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐭. “𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨.”
This explains their dynamic and every other dark romance relationship, although I wouldn't really call this a dark romance the only dark thing about this book was the stalking or maybe I read too many dark romances we'll never know.
June 1, 2024
Cringeworthy insta love with the “most feared man” of an underworld secret society. A lord.
But like.. he’s not an ounce scary. At all.
While entertaining enough, I just felt secondhand embarrassment for it FMC who gets wet all the time around her boss. Even when he’s getting his 🍆 sucked in his office and she walks in.
But he loves her… idk. The relationship didn’t work for me personally.
He have this so called broken man but like.. the character building wasn’t there.
“We’d been raised for this, and when they tried to take it away from us, we destroyed to get it back. Even as boys, we’d been feared. I’ve made sure to hone that fear, to twist it into power so no one dares come after us again.”
The MMC and his brothers were more sweet than villainous so, the few paragraphs thrown in sporadically to remind the readers how villainous and alpha they are… wasn’t believable.
I finished the book but it’s a dud for me on finishing the series unfortunately.
But like.. he’s not an ounce scary. At all.
While entertaining enough, I just felt secondhand embarrassment for it FMC who gets wet all the time around her boss. Even when he’s getting his 🍆 sucked in his office and she walks in.
But he loves her… idk. The relationship didn’t work for me personally.
He have this so called broken man but like.. the character building wasn’t there.
“We’d been raised for this, and when they tried to take it away from us, we destroyed to get it back. Even as boys, we’d been feared. I’ve made sure to hone that fear, to twist it into power so no one dares come after us again.”
The MMC and his brothers were more sweet than villainous so, the few paragraphs thrown in sporadically to remind the readers how villainous and alpha they are… wasn’t believable.
I finished the book but it’s a dud for me on finishing the series unfortunately.
May 5, 2024
The new running joke in my house is I was with the wrong Everett brother because this Everette brother owns the Boston Bruins, my favorite hockey team. Oh well. In all seriousness, this was a fantastic read.
There isn't anything that Damon wouldn't do to make Misty his. He brings a whole new meaning to the word obsessed and stalker. Make an eye rate scheme to get her to marry him? Check. Buy an airline to have a job and pictures with her? Check.
Misty has always had a mask on for everyone. Damon sees another side of her that no one sees. Darkness recognizes darkness. How she pushed him and met him at his own game is comical and a genius.
Add a secret society, and now you have a spicy capacity book. This is my first book from the author and will not be my last. I highly recommend this book and look forward to reading more about the Everett brothers.
There isn't anything that Damon wouldn't do to make Misty his. He brings a whole new meaning to the word obsessed and stalker. Make an eye rate scheme to get her to marry him? Check. Buy an airline to have a job and pictures with her? Check.
Misty has always had a mask on for everyone. Damon sees another side of her that no one sees. Darkness recognizes darkness. How she pushed him and met him at his own game is comical and a genius.
Add a secret society, and now you have a spicy capacity book. This is my first book from the author and will not be my last. I highly recommend this book and look forward to reading more about the Everett brothers.
April 23, 2024
These two! Perfectly matched and such a sweet relationship development with such hottttt spice!
June 29, 2024
I mean, it's great as a typical adult marriage of convenience trope...
But, the book contains a lot of intense plots as well, I particularly didn't get the "rival gang" coming to endanger the Fl, as I thought based on the blurb it would be more of an office romance rather than a badboy rival gang type one.
But, the book contains a lot of intense plots as well, I particularly didn't get the "rival gang" coming to endanger the Fl, as I thought based on the blurb it would be more of an office romance rather than a badboy rival gang type one.
July 25, 2024
I enjoyed this book but not a book I would read again…
It has the power to be awesome but fail to do it. I felt like the plot was a little underdeveloped for me. I wish there was more character development with misty and more of her background.
It has the power to be awesome but fail to do it. I felt like the plot was a little underdeveloped for me. I wish there was more character development with misty and more of her background.
Shelved as 'dnf'
June 7, 2024DNF at 47%. Thank you to Valentine PR and Jessa for the e-arc — I don't know if I've read something entirely different to everyone else, but this missed the mark for me, and to what I had initially expected. I feel like I have a lot to say on this, but very little words to actually express how I felt when reading this. Please do not read this if you loved this book or if you're the author. While this review isn't intending to come from a place of malice and is no way attacking the author, it is my honest thoughts on what I have read.
To start, I really wanted to like this, I’m a huge fan of Jessa’s books and have read her work before, so was really looking forward to her take on a marriage of connivence. The tropes were also something that intrigued me, because who doesn’t love an obsessed man, red flag galore.
I'd like to think that I'm quite well versed in the genre of dark romance; it's one of my favourite sub genres to read, but this wasn't it, for me at least. While I went in knowing about what the triggers were for this, and it stating that was different and quite dark compared to her other work; the overall story felt very choppy and fast paced and I think because of that, I felt somewhat awkward when reading this. My biggest issue, however, was that there was no character build up whatsoever and I found myself cringing, like very early on. Damon is obsessed with Misty, but I didn't get that "obsessed with you" vibe; it was more like what was being narrated to me and his actions that told me he was obsessed (again, i think due to the lack of character build up and how fast things were moving, his actions came across as over the top and very disjointed - I get that it's a red flag, it's not supposed to be normal behaviour, but it just didn't flow for me.
Misty was so hot and cold; one minute she's angry at Damon, then she's lusting after him, and then knowing what he can be like, is trying to make him jealous and then get annoyed by his obsessive behaviour - I just couldn't get a read on her.
This is a standalone, book one of the series, but if you've read Jessa's previous work, then you'll have met Misty before and her friends who all make an appearance in some capacity in this book. I think there may even be appearances from other characters from another book, too, but I did struggle to keep up with remembering the characters - forgive me, I was only able to remember those from the Rule Breaker series. In saying that, this did read like I was missing something, I'm not sure if it had to do with the secret society that Damon and his brothers were apart of, but for me, it just aided with how choppy this felt in places.
To start, I really wanted to like this, I’m a huge fan of Jessa’s books and have read her work before, so was really looking forward to her take on a marriage of connivence. The tropes were also something that intrigued me, because who doesn’t love an obsessed man, red flag galore.
I'd like to think that I'm quite well versed in the genre of dark romance; it's one of my favourite sub genres to read, but this wasn't it, for me at least. While I went in knowing about what the triggers were for this, and it stating that was different and quite dark compared to her other work; the overall story felt very choppy and fast paced and I think because of that, I felt somewhat awkward when reading this. My biggest issue, however, was that there was no character build up whatsoever and I found myself cringing, like very early on. Damon is obsessed with Misty, but I didn't get that "obsessed with you" vibe; it was more like what was being narrated to me and his actions that told me he was obsessed (again, i think due to the lack of character build up and how fast things were moving, his actions came across as over the top and very disjointed - I get that it's a red flag, it's not supposed to be normal behaviour, but it just didn't flow for me.
Misty was so hot and cold; one minute she's angry at Damon, then she's lusting after him, and then knowing what he can be like, is trying to make him jealous and then get annoyed by his obsessive behaviour - I just couldn't get a read on her.
This is a standalone, book one of the series, but if you've read Jessa's previous work, then you'll have met Misty before and her friends who all make an appearance in some capacity in this book. I think there may even be appearances from other characters from another book, too, but I did struggle to keep up with remembering the characters - forgive me, I was only able to remember those from the Rule Breaker series. In saying that, this did read like I was missing something, I'm not sure if it had to do with the secret society that Damon and his brothers were apart of, but for me, it just aided with how choppy this felt in places.
April 23, 2024
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
I want him crazy. Obsessed. Possessive. I want to push every one of his controls until he breaks.
Fantastic job, Jessa! I loved everything about this story. There’s a great cast of characters: the obsessed Damon, the strong-willed Misty, and the rabble (numerous cameos from other J Wilder books). It’s a thrilling and fast-paced plot full of danger and secrets. Easily a one-sitting read.
This story is darker than some of Jessa’s more recent releases, but it is not a particularly dark romance. Darker elements are explored, but the actual relationship between Damon and Misty is sweet – in an overprotective, over-possessive, touch-her-and-die, light-stalking kind of way.
A Tempting Arrangement is a fast-burn and spicy MF romance.
Misty and Damon’s story ends here in a HEA. Future books will follow the other Everette brothers to their own HEAs.
This is a highly recommended read!
Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance
Tropes/Features: Marriage of convenience, age gap, workplace romance, hurt/comfort, forced proximity, one-bed, morally grey billionaire boss, he falls first and hard, obsession, “My Wife”, touch her and die, who did this to you?, light stalking, OTT J/P, secret society, red flags
POV: Dual 1st Person POV
Relationship Type: MF, fast burn, spicy
Book Type/Ending: Standalone with HEA
TW/CW: Available in book
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
I want him crazy. Obsessed. Possessive. I want to push every one of his controls until he breaks.
Fantastic job, Jessa! I loved everything about this story. There’s a great cast of characters: the obsessed Damon, the strong-willed Misty, and the rabble (numerous cameos from other J Wilder books). It’s a thrilling and fast-paced plot full of danger and secrets. Easily a one-sitting read.
This story is darker than some of Jessa’s more recent releases, but it is not a particularly dark romance. Darker elements are explored, but the actual relationship between Damon and Misty is sweet – in an overprotective, over-possessive, touch-her-and-die, light-stalking kind of way.
A Tempting Arrangement is a fast-burn and spicy MF romance.
Misty and Damon’s story ends here in a HEA. Future books will follow the other Everette brothers to their own HEAs.
This is a highly recommended read!
Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance
Tropes/Features: Marriage of convenience, age gap, workplace romance, hurt/comfort, forced proximity, one-bed, morally grey billionaire boss, he falls first and hard, obsession, “My Wife”, touch her and die, who did this to you?, light stalking, OTT J/P, secret society, red flags
POV: Dual 1st Person POV
Relationship Type: MF, fast burn, spicy
Book Type/Ending: Standalone with HEA
TW/CW: Available in book
April 22, 2024
{📖🤓}
{ARC Review}
~⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐~
A Tempting Arrangement
Twisted Vows
~Book 1~
{J. Wilder}
@jessawilderauthor
I will literally read anything Jessa writes and this is no exception.
Damon, this man let me tell you he is obsessed and unhinged for his women. It's always in your best interests to not even look at his women. He's such a grump but not for her.
Misty, you're one lucky woman. This man literally will take care of anything and everything she ever needs even if she does think she deserves it, but he sure as fuck thinks she does
This is a must read of 2024. This book reminded me why I love dark romances and how I need to get back into reading more of them.
*You don't need to read Jessa’s other books before this one (you should because they're amazing) but if this one is drawing you in first then go with it. There are characters in A Tempting Arrangement from two of her other series.
#jwilder #twistedvows #marriageofconvenience #🚩#hefastfirsthard #onebed #lightstalking #workplaceromance #bossemployee #grumpysunshine #darkromance #secretsociety #touchheranddie #hurtcomfort #billionaireromance #mine #mywife #MyLittleNymph #damon #misty
{ARC Review}
~⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐~
A Tempting Arrangement
Twisted Vows
~Book 1~
{J. Wilder}
@jessawilderauthor
I will literally read anything Jessa writes and this is no exception.
Damon, this man let me tell you he is obsessed and unhinged for his women. It's always in your best interests to not even look at his women. He's such a grump but not for her.
Misty, you're one lucky woman. This man literally will take care of anything and everything she ever needs even if she does think she deserves it, but he sure as fuck thinks she does
This is a must read of 2024. This book reminded me why I love dark romances and how I need to get back into reading more of them.
*You don't need to read Jessa’s other books before this one (you should because they're amazing) but if this one is drawing you in first then go with it. There are characters in A Tempting Arrangement from two of her other series.
#jwilder #twistedvows #marriageofconvenience #🚩#hefastfirsthard #onebed #lightstalking #workplaceromance #bossemployee #grumpysunshine #darkromance #secretsociety #touchheranddie #hurtcomfort #billionaireromance #mine #mywife #MyLittleNymph #damon #misty
April 24, 2024
MS WILDER!!!! I don't know how you keep doing it but you DO!!!! 5 ⭐ doesn't feel like enough to let know how much I loved this. I cannot wait to see how this series grows - I am absolutely digging the world that you are building with these characters.
Some of my fave tropes! Marriage of Convenience, Workplace, ONE BED, "My Wife", touch her and die vibes and a little bit of light stalking AND ALLL THE 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 because you know that RED is my favorite color when it comes to fictional men 😏. Damon is obsessed with sunshiney Misty. On paper they don't make sense together but she's everything he needs.
I have read every book that Jessa has written and THE WHOLE CREW made an appearance in this one! Rule Breakers and The Gentleman - the way I chanted OMG OMG OMG when I saw The Gentleman!
I am sooooo excited for the rest of this series....Jessa you nailed this one!!!!!
Some of my fave tropes! Marriage of Convenience, Workplace, ONE BED, "My Wife", touch her and die vibes and a little bit of light stalking AND ALLL THE 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 because you know that RED is my favorite color when it comes to fictional men 😏. Damon is obsessed with sunshiney Misty. On paper they don't make sense together but she's everything he needs.
I have read every book that Jessa has written and THE WHOLE CREW made an appearance in this one! Rule Breakers and The Gentleman - the way I chanted OMG OMG OMG when I saw The Gentleman!
I am sooooo excited for the rest of this series....Jessa you nailed this one!!!!!
April 18, 2024
Ms. Jessa! You outdid yourself with this story! Damon is a walking red flag and Misty is his bright light. I loved every bit of this book, even when you made me cry. 😢 The plot was plotting and the spice was spicing. 🥵I hope that Matthias, Bash, and Xander all get their HEA’s as well. Brava! Thank you for being my first ARC book!
April 16, 2024
Holy Sh!t...This book! Jessa Wilder, Ma'am, You knocked this one out of the park.
Damon Everette...possessive ✔️...obsessive ✔️...a bit stalkerish ✔️...but kinda soft for his girl ✔️✔️✔️. Misty is a fun-loving girl but has a dark past... The two of them together explosive!
Damon Everette...possessive ✔️...obsessive ✔️...a bit stalkerish ✔️...but kinda soft for his girl ✔️✔️✔️. Misty is a fun-loving girl but has a dark past... The two of them together explosive!
April 23, 2024
ARC review
2.5/5 stars
3/5 spice
I have many thoughts but no words to describe this book. I enjoyed it but found myself cringing multiple times. I found myself not liking Misty a whole lot, she seemed very immature and acted childish more often than not. She also strung along two different guys knowing she wanted Damon and that Damon would be pissed at her. It gave high school musical vibes when Misty would run off from Damon for whatever reason. Damon was unhinged for sure, but he wasn't as crazy as everyone in the story made him out to be. Also, I hated the way Damon's brothers would call Misty their sister, the way it was written was so cringeworthy it felt awful.
I did enjoy some parts of the book, the banter between the two of them was entertaining and there was chemistry most of the time.
It is probably just me because I hate reading reverse harem so the constant dropping of side characters dating each annoyed me. It was written sorta like you would read it in Wattpad with how the style was. There were so many side characters that had backgrounds that it was hard to keep track and felt as if you should have already known them beforehand.
My biggest complaint is this book had too many similarities to Haunting Adeline by H.D Carlton that it almost felt like I was reading the wrong version of it.
Overall, I don't think I will read any other books in this series (if it becomes one).
2.5/5 stars
3/5 spice
I have many thoughts but no words to describe this book. I enjoyed it but found myself cringing multiple times. I found myself not liking Misty a whole lot, she seemed very immature and acted childish more often than not. She also strung along two different guys knowing she wanted Damon and that Damon would be pissed at her. It gave high school musical vibes when Misty would run off from Damon for whatever reason. Damon was unhinged for sure, but he wasn't as crazy as everyone in the story made him out to be. Also, I hated the way Damon's brothers would call Misty their sister, the way it was written was so cringeworthy it felt awful.
I did enjoy some parts of the book, the banter between the two of them was entertaining and there was chemistry most of the time.
It is probably just me because I hate reading reverse harem so the constant dropping of side characters dating each annoyed me. It was written sorta like you would read it in Wattpad with how the style was. There were so many side characters that had backgrounds that it was hard to keep track and felt as if you should have already known them beforehand.
My biggest complaint is this book had too many similarities to Haunting Adeline by H.D Carlton that it almost felt like I was reading the wrong version of it.
Overall, I don't think I will read any other books in this series (if it becomes one).
June 6, 2024
This book was bad on so many levels. Firstly the MMC was so disgusting in the first chapter. Secondly Misty is so annoying and quite frankly pathetic, always needed to be coddled and reassured to the point where it is like where is your self esteem like 🔍 its gone into hiding. She is not like other girls she is different 😂 she does not where pastels and because she is different it low-key make her better than everyone else. Like I get she was raped but what she really needed was therapy not a man. She was really stupid, like how could you not figure out that Damon was lying to you about this whole thing. Additionally, why was she so jealous after she only started to like him after she saw him getting a blow job form someone else and then after finished himself off he put is cum covered fingers in her mouth.... Am I missed something 😂. Thirdly, let talk about all the cultic practices that Damon and his brothers were talking part in and leading, Lords ,saints , unsainted. All the masks and stuff, give me a break. Anyway, a least is was entertaining 😂😂 and I got to the end
April 29, 2024
Let me start this off by saying I couldn’t care less if the book starts off with the MMC in an intimate scene BEFORE meeting the FMC and let me say this again BEFOREEEE MEETING THE FMC. So, when I was reading the first chapter and he was getting a blowjob from an escort, I didn’t really care until I turned the page and, WHILE GETTING THE DAMN BLOWJOB HES THINKING OF THE FMC UMMMM?!?!?!. Later, I find out he’s been “obsessed” with her for an entire year, but in that year, he’s been paying for sex, sleeping around, and getting blowjobs from god knows how many women, all while stalking the fmc and interfering when a guy tries to flirt with her. Sorry, but he can sleep around, but she can’t? And when I say obsessed, I mean cameras in her house obsessed. But is he really obsessed if he can sleep with other women and think about the fmc while doing it? Anyways I read this book a couple of days ago and forgot everything I liked about it so is it worth a read? Um depends it was entertaining and I rated it 3 stars for the vibes but is he gonna be your next fav book boyfriend? I doubt it and is she gonna be your next girl crush? Uhh I ain’t even gonna lie I legit forgot everything about her so… but I do REMEMEBER liking her. anyways if you really want a good marriage of convenice book that was worth the 5 stars read the temporary wife by Catharine Maura
April 25, 2024
"𝗦𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴?" "𝗠𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲"
𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟰/𝟱
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟮/𝟱
Billionaire Damon Everette faces one problem in life and that's his PR representative Misty whom he has been obsessed with from the moment he met her.
Misty finds Damon Ruthless, arrogant, and cold-hearted wanting nothing to do with him but Damon will do whatever it takes to make her his, and when he needs to get married to receive his inheritance and she needs him to sign her work visa papers he knows he has her right where he wants her.
This is a fast-paced book with a little bit of everything including secret society, banter, spice, romance, danger, and dark topics.
I loved Damon he's everything I want in an MMC! Overprotective, possessive, confident, hardworking, stalkerish, and a literal walking red flag 🚩
Misty is one of those FMCs you can't help but fall in love with and want to be friends with she's strong-willed, funny, outgoing, sassy, hardworking, and the complete opposite of Damon.
I also loved all of the side characters and hope to see more of them in the rest of the series!
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes billionaire romances or secret society.
𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬:
❥Marriage of convenience
❥Workplace romance
❥Billionaire
❥Secret society ❥Light stalking
❥”My wife”
❥One bed
I received an advance review copy and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟰/𝟱
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟮/𝟱
Billionaire Damon Everette faces one problem in life and that's his PR representative Misty whom he has been obsessed with from the moment he met her.
Misty finds Damon Ruthless, arrogant, and cold-hearted wanting nothing to do with him but Damon will do whatever it takes to make her his, and when he needs to get married to receive his inheritance and she needs him to sign her work visa papers he knows he has her right where he wants her.
This is a fast-paced book with a little bit of everything including secret society, banter, spice, romance, danger, and dark topics.
I loved Damon he's everything I want in an MMC! Overprotective, possessive, confident, hardworking, stalkerish, and a literal walking red flag 🚩
Misty is one of those FMCs you can't help but fall in love with and want to be friends with she's strong-willed, funny, outgoing, sassy, hardworking, and the complete opposite of Damon.
I also loved all of the side characters and hope to see more of them in the rest of the series!
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes billionaire romances or secret society.
𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬:
❥Marriage of convenience
❥Workplace romance
❥Billionaire
❥Secret society ❥Light stalking
❥”My wife”
❥One bed
I received an advance review copy and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
April 23, 2024
I always love the marriage of convenience trope so I was excited to read this book! Damon Everette is heir to the family fortune but must be married to gain his inheritance. Damon has been obsessed with Misty since she started working as a PR rep for the hockey team he owns and he decides that he will make her his future wife. After being coerced into a one-year marriage with Damon, Misty knows that she should not fall for him but the line between what is fake and what is real becomes blurred.
This was a very entertaining and spicy billionaire romance. I liked the book but I did not love it. I definitely think I would have enjoyed this book more if I had read all of J Wilder’s previous books since this is a spin-off series. I think you would enjoy this book if you are a fan of Twisted Lies and Haunting Adeline since they share some similar tropes.
Tropes:
▪️Billionaire Romance
▪️Marriage of Convenience
▪️Secret society
▪️Morally grey MMC
▪️Stalking
▪️Touch her and d!e
Thank you to Valentine PR and J Wilder for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was a very entertaining and spicy billionaire romance. I liked the book but I did not love it. I definitely think I would have enjoyed this book more if I had read all of J Wilder’s previous books since this is a spin-off series. I think you would enjoy this book if you are a fan of Twisted Lies and Haunting Adeline since they share some similar tropes.
Tropes:
▪️Billionaire Romance
▪️Marriage of Convenience
▪️Secret society
▪️Morally grey MMC
▪️Stalking
▪️Touch her and d!e
Thank you to Valentine PR and J Wilder for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
June 17, 2024
4.5⭐️
Ahhh! This book! I wasn’t expecting to like it as much as I did! If you’re looking for TOUCH HER AND YOU DIE but like REALLY die… this is the book for you. There is a perfect amount of spice (and it is gooood❤️🔥) and once we got to see Damon with his walls down, he’s so sweet! And his relationship with his brothers had me laughing out loud. I shed a few tears at the end and thought it wrapped things up nicely. I do wish we got to see a few more fluffy moments between them when they talked about their lives but other than that I loved it!
Ahhh! This book! I wasn’t expecting to like it as much as I did! If you’re looking for TOUCH HER AND YOU DIE but like REALLY die… this is the book for you. There is a perfect amount of spice (and it is gooood❤️🔥) and once we got to see Damon with his walls down, he’s so sweet! And his relationship with his brothers had me laughing out loud. I shed a few tears at the end and thought it wrapped things up nicely. I do wish we got to see a few more fluffy moments between them when they talked about their lives but other than that I loved it!
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