*** Note: This ARC was kindly provided to me in exchange for a honest review. ***
Let me start out by saying, I love the authors name. I don't know if it is the name she was given at birth, or if it is a pseudonym, but it brings to mind a strong, confident, woman, who writes steamy books by day, and fights crime by night. Whatever she's selling, I'm buying. I'm on board, Ms. Sugar Jamison. I love it.
The Bad Boy CEO centers around Colt King and Zanna Jacobs. I really did like the story. It kept me interested from the very beginning, and I was emotionally invested in the characters throughout the entire story... even the side/supporting characters.
Colt is the 'tall dark and handsome', middle child of the three King brothers, notorious in their little town of Destiny, Nevada, for being the children of the town drunk. The King brothers spent their childhood living with the stigma of their fathers actions, and the years following, trying to prove they weren't the 'trash' their community thought they were. Having left Destiny to go on to become successful, rich, and powerful, the brothers return to their hometown at the insistence of their sick aunt, who raised them when their father left town and abandoned them.
Zanna is the quintessential curvy, exotic, beauty, that all the men in town have a thing for. A bit cliche but we'll forgive that, because I loved Zanna. Not being a lifelong resident of Destiny, Zanna stumbled upon the little town while fleeing from her troubled past. Feeling an instant sense of safety and belonging in the little town, Zanna decided to stay for good, quickly becoming a valuable member of the community by working in the King brothers', Aunt Lolly's salon, whom she also rents a room from.
Colt and Zanna are thrown together, (much to their dismay) and from the very beginning, have major chemistry. They both fight the desire they feel for each other, because neither are looking for a relationship, and Colt lives in Las Vegas.
I don't want to give too much away, so I'll just say that although it wasn't the most original book I've read, and it was a bit predictable, Ms. Jamison has a lot of talent. Sugar Jamison has a great abililty to bring her characters and their surroundings to life. Every character was lovable —except for the ones we aren't meant to love—, and made me feel as though I knew them personally.
It was blatantly obvious that there will be sequels, I'm thinking they will revolve around the other King brothers, I can even guess what their storyline will be. I usually hate it when authors put characters in a book with the intent to give them their own books, but I really didn't mind it in this case, because it didn't take away from Colt and Zanna's story at all. Plus, I really like the other King brothers, and I would totally read their story.
I really liked that there wasn't any of the insta-love BS that seems to be going around now days, so that's awesome, but I would have liked to see a liiiittle bit more romance between Colt and Zanna. Sure there were some instances of them being emotionally intimate with one another, but for the most part, it felt like their relationship was based more on lust, desire and passion, than on romance and intimate connection. The fact that the author actually had Colt and Zanna get to know one another, was great, but I think things moved a bit fast considering they'd only known each other a month, **Spoiler** and that's really not enough time to get to know someone enough to commit to marriage. **End Spoiler** But really, if that's my biggest gripe, you know you have a pretty good book on your hands with Sugar Jamison's 'The Bad Boy CEO'.
Rating (based on a 5 star rating system)
* * * *
Would I recommend this book to others?
Yes.
Would I read other books by the author?
Yes! I really want to know Duke and Levi's stories.
*** It should be noted that 'The Bad Boy CEO' IS a standalone novel, and contains a HEA. You will not be required to read/purchase others in the series to get a HEA (although if you feel moved to do so, I'm sure the author would appreciate your support). ***
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