Mr. Wicked

Hooked, Book 2

By: Marni Mann

Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Ryan West

Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

An alpha billionaire dedicated to no-strings pleasure. A woman committed to changing his wicked mind. Together they ignite a steaming-hot romance by the USA Today bestselling author of Mr. Hook-up.

Grayson Tanner has had better days. Coming off the successful international launch of Hooked, the hook-up app he cofounded with his two best friends, and a night with one of the sexiest women he’s ever met, he’s now in a PR nightmare. A video of him has gone viral—a toast to the indulgence of bachelorhood. It’s a bad look for the creator of the app’s marriage arm. As memberships plummet amid a media firestorm, his PR firm has a new narrative to quell the flames: Grayson has to get married. Fast.

Hello, Jovana Winters—social media influencer and Grayson’s former one-night stand. The one-night stand he has yet to move on from mentally. Their immediate connection is undeniable. In front of the camera, they’re charismatic and passionate, and social media is calling them the It couple. But off camera, Grayson doesn’t trust women or believe in commitment.

Jovana is the opposite, a believer in love who knows what she wants. Now she’s on a mission to turn this fake marriage into the real deal, even though she’s hiding the biggest secret of them all.

But with a man like Mr. Wicked, it won’t come easy.

©2024 Marni Mann (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

A fun, new addition to the series!

This is Book 2 in the Hooked series. The e-book and audio are available NOW with Kindle Unlimited!

Audios are my life right now, so I highly recommend that format. I think Andi Arndt and Ryan West did a wonderful job as Jovana and Grayson.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭:
Billionaire
Alpha hero
Age gap
Grumpy/sunshine
Fake relationship

When Grayson finds himself in hot water after a video of him praising bachelorhood is leaked, Hooked is forced to hire a PR firm to cleanup the mess. Enter Jovana - Grayson’s one night stand and social media influencer. The deal - Grayson and Jovana have to enter a fake relationship to clean up his image and resolve Hooked’s PR crisis.

Grayson is an alpha hole to the extreme. Definitely grumpy compared to Easton from book 1. He is NOT HAPPY in the slightest about this arrangement. Jovana has feelings for him since their one night stand and hopes that she can change his mind about love. I cracked up several times over Grayson and his grumpiness. I was also impressed with how Jovana put her foot down to get what she wanted. Of course, they have incredible chemistry and have no problem in the bedroom. A fun, new addition to the Hooked series!

Thank you to Marni Mann and Valentine PR for the ARC!

Billionaire Romance, Where the Good Girl Wants to be the One to Change the Bad Boy

4 ⭐️
2.5 🔥
Billionaire Romance
Bad Boy/Good Girl
He Doesn’t Do Commitment
She Is A Romantic
One Night Stand
Fake Dating/Marriage
Age Gap
Grumpy/Sunshine
Forced Proximity
Great on Audio! 🎧
This is book 2 in the Hooked Series, but my first from Marni! This is an interconnected standalone series, and can be read out of order. If you like The Miles High Club from T.L. Swan, I think you’ll like this series and many of Marni’s books. This book is about bad boy billionaire, Alphahole Grayson, who has a deep seated fear of all things commitment and marriage that stems from his past. He doesn’t even sleep with women more than once, in hopes to not complicate things. But he is immediately drawn to the waitress, Jovana, at his regular bar. They flirt, banter and end up going home together. But he fails to mention to the total romantic, good girl Jovana, that it would be a one time thing and nothing else, even though they both feel the passion and connection. Things end badly, and get even worse when two months later, news breaks that he is on a yacht with 6 women, living up his bachelorhood. Unfortunately, this doesn’t look good for Grayson who has become a billionaire from being a co-owner of a recent, nation sensation app dating app called Hooked. This news coverage has some detrimental consequences on their business, so they form a plan for the bachelor bad boy to settle down and get married, with thanks to the app. Of course Jovana is the woman they choose for this fake marriage, and even goes into it with hopes to change this bad boy and make him fall in love with her. But it won’t be without a fight, for Grayson is nicknamed “Mr. Wicked” for a reason.

Thank you Marni Mann & Valentine PR for the ARC!