Beautiful Bastard

An ambitious intern. A perfectionist executive. And a whole lot of name calling. Discover the “deliciously steamy” (Entertainment Weekly) romance novel that launched the careers of the New York Times bestselling authors of Love and Other Words and The Unhoneymooners.

Whip-smart, hardworking, and on her way to an MBA, Chloe Mills has only one problem: her boss, Bennett Ryan. He’s exacting, blunt, inconsiderate—and completely irresistible. A Beautiful Bastard.

Bennett has returned to Chicago from France to take a vital role in his family’s massive media business. He never expected that the assistant who’d been helping him from abroad was the gorgeous, innocently provocative—completely infuriating—creature he now has to see every day. Despite the rumors, he’s never been one for a workplace hookup. But Chloe’s so tempting he’s willing to bend the rules—or outright smash them—if it means he can have her. All over the office.

As their appetites for one another increase to a breaking point, Bennett and Chloe must decide exactly what they’re willing to lose in order to win each other.

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What did you love best about Beautiful Bastard?

The character development is what made this book stand out the most. At first, I hated Chloe. She was irritating and tried way to hard to show off her "big girl panties", and Bennett was just plain rude. Not in a sexy way either. However, as the story progressed, the two characters came into their own. Started acting like adults with reservations and less like children or snapping turtles. And it was the writing of Christina Lauren that made that happen. I was amazed when I finished and could not tell you where Chloe and Bennett became a fantastic couple. Lauren makes the transition so seamlessly, so naturally, that it is a transition that could happen in real life.

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Book Review

BEAUTIFUL BASTARD is an excellent story about frustrating people and scorching sex! I enjoyed every second of Chloe and Bennett's story, and I think Christina Lauren may have just become one of my new guilty pleasures. To have been written in parts by two different authors, and even by one person, the writing is superb. I felt like I could really understand Chloe and Bennett and each's side of the story. The character development is what made this book stand out the most. At first, I hated Chloe. She was irritating and tried way to hard to show off her "big girl panties", and Bennett was just plain rude. Not in a sexy way either. However, as the story progressed, the two characters came into their own. Started acting like adults with reservations and less like children or snapping turtles. And it was the writing of Christina Lauren that made that happen. I was amazed when I finished and could not tell you where Chloe and Bennett became a fantastic couple. Lauren makes the transition so seamlessly, so naturally, that it is a transition that could happen in real life.

While this story may not be the most original, there are a lot of handsome, rich, bastard men in books right now, it is the writing and the characters that take the fore front above the story. I am very excited about BEAUTIFUL BITCH, and cannot wait to get BEAUTIFUL STRANGER on audiobook soon!

Narration Review

Grace Grant does a fantastic job narrating this story! She has her own lit and voices for each character, and I could feel Chloe and Bennett through the emotion she put into her voice. The only complaint I had was, at first, having a female voice of Bennett really threw me off and took me out of the story. I became used to it, and it no longer bothered me, but that initial hour or so made it harder to stay focused. In part, this is likely because Chloe and Bennett's point of view changes without warning. It could be hard to tell which was which for several paragraphs because Ms. Grant had to do both characters.

I have heard that BEAUTIFUL STRANGER brings in a male for the male protagonist, and I am so glad! Grace Grant comes back, and that is even better!

trying 2 decide, audio or a kindle?

i have read a least one book from Christina Lauren before, before i found this book, i just saw it and was curious over the title and cover so i had to check it out ... i am curious why the cost is so high? both kindle and audiobook formats ... so nuts!! i always wonder if authors realize that readers would buy more of their books if they were not so $$$ ... we are not all millionaires and i know they need to make a living (trying to make it as an author) but come on??! i wish they would do something if you did purchase more than one it would be a cheaper cost or such. i wanna read read more but i am not sure??! such great characters, such moments were you like YEAH, do it ... but then you are like NO! i get that this sort of relationship is frown upon ... but i mean come on ... people are allowed to love ... i think you can keep it real and professional if you are dating ... maybe feeling would get in the way ...but it can be okay. great listen. i enjoy Grace Grant voice ... i did notice that a man not sure of his name that is in other reads ... we will see??! great read!!! ( ;

Beautiful

Fun, so much fun! I love coming back to Chloe and Bennett. One of my favorite love stories. It’s just a great time of a story.

Great story! Terrible narrator…

I read this book a year ago and couldn’t wait to enjoy to audible version. I was so disappointed when I realized a woman narrated the entire book. Who thought that was a good idea? I have learned my lesson, and will no longer purchase audible books narrated by only one person.