In Bed With the Billionaire by Jackie Ashenden Series: Nine Circles, #5
Published by St. Martin's Paperbacks Publication Date: November 1st 2016
Pages: 400
Also in this series: You Are Mine (Nine Circles, #3)
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A man with everything on the line…
Known to the underworld only as Jericho, billionaire Theo Fitzgerald is one of the most powerful men in the world. But his plan is to tear down the criminal empire his father created from the inside out—unless someone else does it for him. He suspects a bold, seductive woman named Temple Cross might be trying to take him out with it—but for the chance to burn in the heat she gives off, he’s not sure if he minds…
A hired hit woman, Temple has been waiting to get close to Jericho her whole life. The man who destroyed her family is worth looking in the eye before she kills him—but when she’s finally alone with Jericho, he’s nothing like the ruthless barbarian she imagined. Her reaction to his touch is explosively sexual—and their emotional connection is too powerful for her to ignore. Is she his shot at redemption? Or will he have to risk losing her love to save her life?
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This is the fifth book in the Nine Circles series and each book is a standalone, although the characters are loosely connected. This is an action packed, intense and sexy romance. Jericho and Temple are both dark, tortured souls. Jericho is a human trafficker with a good heart underneath his scary exterior. He is a handsome, confident man with mean, cold eyes. He has many layers and they slowly unfold during the story. Even though he is involved in human trafficking, Jericho hopes to one day destroy all the heartless people he is dealing with.
Temple is a paid assassin looking for her sister who was sold into sex slavery. When Jericho and Temple meet, sparks fly. They have an intense start to their relationship and they fight both physically and mentally. They are turned on as they try to physically hurt and outwit each other. At first, neither one of them appear to have any redeeming qualities, but over time, we discover they are good people. They are doing their best in a world filled with mean, vicious people. I have to be honest, it was hard for me to connect with the characters or the story. The writing is good, but I didn’t like the characters or how they treat each other and I had a hard time getting past that.
