Dirty Rich Cinderella Story

By: Lisa Renee Jones

Narrated by: Erin Mallon, Joe Arden

Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's Summary

A sexy, stand-alone forbidden boss romance!  

Seduced for a night. Taken forever.  

With only nine months left at Stanford, and despite being top of her law school class, Lori Havens takes leave to care for her sick mother. That means she juggles three jobs, the best of which is researcher for Cat Summer, novelist and syndicated columnist of Cat Does Crime.  

One evening after finishing up her work at Cat's apartment building, Lori has an encounter with a sexy stranger and does something out of character: She goes home with him. The night is perfect; he's perfect, wealthy, powerful, and from out of town. Morning comes, and despite their connection, Lori leaves before he finds out she's far from the equal he believes her to be. She's not a charity case, and she's not after his money. She will make her own. In other words, she leaves before her prince charming finds out she's no princess.   

Flash forward a few months; Lori’s mother is healing, and Cat's husband, Reese, has merged his firm with another, and Lori lands an internship there, with school credit and scholarship money. Everything is falling into place. 

That is until fate reveals a wicked twist of events, and Lori walks into a conference room to find her new boss, Cole Brooks, one of the partners, is her one-night prince charming. One sizzling shared look across a boardroom and it’s clear: This man is not done with her. 

It’s not long before Lori is informed she’ll be working high-profile cases with her one-night prince charming, which will require long nights and travel, starting immediately.  

The Dirty Rich series: 

1. Dirty Rich One Night Stand (Cat and Reese's story) 
2. Dirty Rich Cinderella Story (Lori and Cole's story) 
3. Dirty Rich Obsession (Reid and Carrie's story) 
4. Dirty Rich Betrayal (Grayson's story) 
5. Dirty Rich Cinderella Story: Ever After (continuation of Cole and Lori's story)

©2018 Julie Patra Publishing/Lisa Renee Jones (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

A SWEET & SAVORY SEXY FEEL-GOOD FAIRYTALE

I happily went from book 1 straight into book 2 because I love this author’s writing style that much.. and she didn’t disappoint. Because, not only is there an instant obsession that takes time (and a little angst) to ferment into a solid HEA, but there’s also interesting legal issues going on in the background as well as the lives of the secondary characters and both build multi-layers into the story.

Lori is living with her nurse Mom, she’s working hard to pay off their debts because her Dad’s death has left its mark financially and mentally on Lori long after the heartache had eased and she vowed never to do what her Mom had done. never need and never trust. But never say never Lori, because you’re about to run into a man (literally) that’s going to haunt your thoughts long after you run from his sexy strong arms following your hot no strings one night stand. And, months later when you’re an excited eager Intern at a new Law firm, you’ll meet your Prince again and you’ll have more than that one night in common.. but it’ll be a push ‘n pull ride before this stubborn modern day Cinderella finally lets her Prince put on that metaphorical shoe to see it’s actually a perfect fit.

Successful, rich, handsome Lawyer Cole can’t get the woman he bumped into out of his mind - then Fate throws him a lifeline and there’s a second chance meeting, a dirty sexy one night stand and a world filled with possibilities.. but in the morning she’s gone taking those possibilities with her.. and all he has is a first name and bitter-sweet memories. Memories that will fuel a hunt for her, memories that will haunt him obsessively for weeks, memories that will stop another woman’s touch.. and memories that will become a reality when he comes face-to-face with Lori again.. across his conference room. Cole knows what he wants.. or rather who he wants, but getting the fiercely independent and stubborn Lori to see possibilities rather than problems is going to test his bargaining skills.. because this alpha Lawyer might just do the unthinkable.. he might lose the most important fight of his life.

Worth a credit? It’s a perfect fairytale for adults.. it’s got sex with no strings which backfires into tangled strings and love. The journey was sexy.. and stormy.. and romantic.. and angsty.. and interesting.. and deliciously addictive as the push ‘n pull emotions of rags and riches boil and eventually blend. The dual POV story was expertly brought to life by two trusted actors whose flawless performances created a 5 star audiobook that’s YES definitely creditworthy.

4.75 stars

I'm so addicted to this series. I love alpha males and I liked that Cole was alpha without being over the top. This would have been a 5 star listen but I did find Lori frustrating, especially towards the end of the story. While I like a strong heroine she was beyond stubborn and sometimes hurtful to Cole. Still love them as a couple and I can't wait I listen to the next book.

The heroine was not my fav

I struggled to finish this one because of Lori. I understand wanting to be independent and proving yourself but she was just too much. Lori did not deserved Cole she pushed him away at every turn and she didn't have any trust or respect for their relationship. I only finished the book because I'm a fan of Erin and Joe although Erin wasn't that great in this one. Joe Arden as always was just great.

Wow, the h is a wee bit difficult!

Overall opinion: 3.5 Stars

This would have been a solid 4 stars but the h drove me insane. The constant harping on 'but he's my boss' and blasting the H for helping her financially yet giving her friend a pass was overwhelming. The rest of the story is very good and LRJ is very good at building relationships.

Brief Summary: No need to expand on the author's summary.

Narrator(s) - very good

POV: dual

Overall Pace: moderate to fast

Instalove: Yes for the H

H Rating: 9/10

h Rating: 4/10

Sad/happy/thrill/Angst/TSTL - mostly happy

Heat Level: 6/10

Descriptive Sex: 7/10

OW/OM Drama: Yes

Sex with OW/OM: No

Cheating: Read

Separation: Light

Triggers:

Closure (HEA/HFN/Cliffhanger): HEA

Additional Thoughts?

Great Storyline!

Loved the story line and how they took down the bad guys together! Great Chemistry!

Love This Books Series

I love Cole as a Character but can't stand Lori she's my least favorite female character out of all the Dirty Rich books.

Female narration was a bit hard to take.

Erin Mallon usually doesn't bother me, but this one was getting on my nerves. The extra enunciation...no need. "Loriiiii...." ugh.

The story was sweet, but still a bit annoying. Lori with her inner diatribe, but then caving in 2.3 seconds. Why? Need to find stories where the women are a bit stronger. Over these wimpy women.

Where's the story?

This was raunchy...and I can't believe Erin Mallon and Joe Arden would narrate this 50 Shades of Gray-like book. I was hopeful when I read the description of this book, but it wasn't what it advertised. It was erotica from the start. Really? Why not just have an X rating on the front cover...I had no respect for either main character. And the dialogue made absolutely no sense. It was strange...Author: Next time include a storyline along with the sex. But there are some books that sell very well without the over-infusion of sex!

ridiculous

it was a damn struggle to finish this book. because he just didn't get it wasnt about him. and he just kept making it about him. i just think its ridiculous. he never actually explained or listened to her. or allow her to pay him back or be independent in her way. he could have put the money in an account. and then when she reaches the amount let her know and give it all back. like she just wants to live and it could have been such a damn good story.

Good story

It could have been 4 or 5 stars if not for the selfish heroine 😒

Highly Addictive

Two books in and I’m loving this Dirty Rich series. Super rich, super hot attorneys with ethics, what’s not to love? When Lori Havens meets Cole Brooks in a local bar, she thinks he’s in town on business (which he is), and when they end up having a one night stand (something she has never done), she thinks she will never see Cole again. Fast forward a few months and Cole Brooks discovers the one night stand he’s been desperately searching for is his new intern. A wonderfully written story with some funny moments, a little bit of drama, a few twists and turns and lots of sexy time. Enjoyable characters, addictive story and an all round highly enjoyable romance.