REVIEW: The Taming of the Billionaire by Jessica Clare

The Taming of the Billionaire by Jessica Clare: Edie isn’t a fan of parties, but she reluctantly attends since her best friend is hosting the party with her fiancé for their bridal party. She is known for her sharp tongue and blunt demeanor with people, but she’s also incredibly in tune with the cats she works with in her business. When Edie stumbles upon the groomsmen talking about the bridesmaids, her back is up and she makes sure to call them out.

“I’m Edie King, and I’m an old friend of Gretchen’s. As for what I do?” She let her gaze deliberately swing around the room and landed on three people in particular. Asher. Levi. And then, Magnus. The three men drinking beer. “My profession is a feline behaviorist. I guess you could say that I’m what you call a cat lady.”

Magnus loves his job creating games and working with his brother…when his brother is actually willing to work. His sole focus is getting this new game ready, so he has zero patience when Levi falls in love yet again with Edie’s sister, Bianca. Out of desperation, he agrees to Levi and Bianca’s crazy scheme to occupy the acerbic Edie to aid their budding relationship.

While Magnus knows that deceiving Edie is wrong, he can’t help but go along with their scheme. Edie certainly isn’t hard on the eyes, but Magnus is forced to get her to open up to keep seeing her. Soon, he finds that he enjoys the challenge that Edie presents and wants to keep seeing her regardless of Levi and Bianca’s plans. Magnus and Edie’s banter back and forth is highly entertaining as they navigate this unexpected and undeniable attraction.

“She’s used to people,” she commented when the cat immediately curled up in her lap. “Maybe it’s just you she doesn’t like.”
“Ha-ha,” he said sarcastically.
“Cat’s got high standards,” she teased.

The Taming of the Billionaire is a sexy, modern-day adaption of Shakespeare’s classic comedy, The Taming of the Shrew. Jessica Clare provided a sexy, funny, and engaging story that I didn’t want to put down. Ms. Clare created two equally matched characters in Magnus and Edie who challenged and brought out the best in each other. Fans of The Taming of the Shrew, 10 Things I Hate About You (movie), and Alice Clayton would love The Taming of the Billionaire!

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 July 21st 2015 | InterMix | Billionaires and Bridesmaids #2

The New York Times bestselling author of The Billionaire and the Virgin returns with a tale of Shakespearean-style seduction…

Edie’s an overbearing cat behaviorist who’s not big on people. Magnus is a newly-rich game developer who likes to be in control. When the two of them meet at Gretchen and Hunter’s masquerade engagement party, the loathing is mutual. Unfortunately for them—and everyone else—they’re in the wedding party together and must deal with each other for the next few months.

But when Magnus’s younger brother falls for Edie’s sister, he begs for his brother’s help in concocting a plan to win her over. If Magnus can keep the prickly Edie occupied, his brother will have time to woo Edie’s sister. Of course, Magnus isn’t interested in the slightest, but Edie is…intriguing. And stubborn. And smart. And sexy. And they might have more in common than they thought.

Before long, it becomes a challenge between the two of them to see who will be tamed first. But how’s Edie going to react when she finds out that Magnus is using her? And how’s Magnus going to handle the fact that he’s fallen for a cat lady?