**WARNING: Read the books in
order and do not read ahead.**
This Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas
Book Synopsis: Young interior designer Ava O’Shea has an appointment for a first consultation at The Manor with the owner, Mr Jesse Ward. She is expecting nothing more than an overweight, cravat wearing, well-to-do countryman, and on arrival, nothing would suggest otherwise. How wrong could she be? This Man is devastatingly handsome, charming and confident. He is also a conceited, hedonistic playboy, who knows no boundaries. Ava desperately does not want to be attracted to him, but she can’t control the overwhelming affect he has on her. Every instinct is telling her to run, so she does, but Jesse Ward is not so willing to let her go. He wants her and is determined to have her. She knows she is heading for heartbreak, but how can she run when he won’t let her?
________________________________________________________________
Beneath This Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas
Book Synopsis: She knew she was heading towards disaster. Every instinct told her to run, but Jesse Ward was a hard man to escape.
It has been five days’ since Ava O’Shea left Jesse drunk and raging at Lusso – left behind a man who drowned her in his intensity and blindsided her with his touch. Getting over this man was never going to be easy. And now he’s back in her life.
She has questions she needs answering, but her determination to get these answers will give the pleasure-seeking playboy the power to destroy her again. She needs to keep her eyes wide open and caution at the forefront of her mind, an ambitious intention when Jesse Ward is within touching distance. And he plans to be.
He’s dark, he’s broken – Ava knows this, but the only way to find out how dark and how broken is to get beneath the steely exterior of this man.
____________________________________________________________________
This Man Confessed by Jodi Ellen Malpas
Book Synopsis: THE STUNNING CONCLUSION TO THE THIS MAN TRILOGY!
The Manor, the very place where their passionate love affair began, fills with guests on what should be the happiest day of Ava and Jesse's lives. She has accepted that she'll never tame the fierceness in Jesse-and she doesn't want to. Their love is profound, their connection powerful, but just when she thinks that she's finally gotten beneath his guarded exterior, more questions arise, leading Ava to believe that Jesse Ward may not be the man she thinks he is. He knows too well how to take her to a place beyond ecstasy . . . but will he also drive her to the brink of despair? It's time for this man to confess.
__________________________________________________________________
My review: 5 stars!!!!
Since I read the first two books before I started blogging, I will put the series together and do a review for all three books. So, here goes:
Now, a friend of mine started the first book, and just couldn't get into it right away. So, I started the book. After several chapters, the book started getting really good. I told my friend that, and she started reading the book again. Here is why I think she might have struggled with it at first . . . the book takes place in London. So, essentially the words and word order are different, and kind of funny. We all talk different, it doesn't matter where we are from. I'm originally from the North and people say I still talk funny. So, when starting this series, you have to understand that it's written in a different country, by an author who uses the Bristish English version of words (e.g., boot of a car, knickers (referring to underwear) etc.). But, once you get past the words used, you fall in love with the series and characters.
The first book ends on a cliffhanger and tells the story about Jesse and Ava. The second book ends in a cliffhanger. The third book of this series ends. It is the final book. When I finished it, I was sad. I loved the series so much, I didn't want it to end.
As much as I liked the first and second books, the third is by far my favorite!! I could not put it down. I wanted to keep reading it. It's a very long book too (I can't remember if the first two where this long), so I felt I was never going to reach the end. But, I did. And the ending was better than my wildest dreams.
I am so proud of Ava and happy for her. She had a lot thrown at her and she managed to forgive and forget for everything. I'm not sure what I would do if I was put in her position. I'm not sure I could be as forgiving. Let's just hope I never have to find out.
Go and read this series . . . you will not regret it. Just remember, British English style writing.
One of my all time favorite series!!!! Ms. Jodi Ellen Malpas, great job!! Keep writing. You have a fan for life.
