Filthy Hot Billionaire

Nicole Edwards does not write stand-alone books very often, so this book is somewhat rare. It is a story with a taboo relationship, a big secret, and polyamory. It took longer for me to get drawn into this story, but I do think that everything covered in the first section needs to happen in order to understand the personalities and motivations of the main characters. The main characters in the book are all likable and their love story is compelling, but the entire story is painted with a softer brush than I’m used to seeing in a Nicole Edwards novel. Even the crisis seems to resolve more easily than usual. It was a Nicole Edwards novel with training wheels. As such, I found it an enjoyable read, but it will not rise to my Top Ten list of Nicole Edwards novels. Her more recent stories have just delved deeper with stronger emotion and deeper relationships than this one described. I think that, like the author herself, I’m more invested in the serial novels and tend to become attached to the recurrent characters in those series. This novel has a lot to recommend itself and would be a good introduction to this author’s work for a new reader to dip in a toe. I do recommend it without reservations. I voluntarily submitted this review after reading an advanced complementary copy of this book.

Loved this book and I really liked Emily as well as the others.

Forewarning...I have to say that I am not a fan of stepsibling books and I totally did not realize that Filthy Billionaire was one when I started reading it or when I agreed to read an ARC of it. I just knew Nicole Edwards was putting out a new book and I had a chance to read it and I jumped on it, because I absolutely love her books. Yes, I do know that stepsiblings are not blood relatives, but for me, they still are brother and sister, and I can't wrap my mind around anything other than that relationship. So, now that I have said that, let me say that I still am not a fan of stepsibling romance books, and it makes it even tougher for me when there is a third-person in the relationship, because all while reading I keep hoping that the romance will only be between those two--the unrelated ones; however, Filthy Billionaire is an extremely well written and well told story. I truly enjoyed the fact that it was broken up into different acts, shall we say. I greatly appreciated and loved the character development and storyline development that Nicole Edwards took in telling this taboo, very taboo story. I do not believe that Knox, Emily and Kieran's story could have been told in any other manner than the way in which Nicole Edwards told it.

In the beginning I was annoyed that Knox allowed Emily to remain in the situation that she was in in the home with his mother and her father...goodness those two were horrible, but then I realized truthfully, what was Knox to do? Plus he needed to keep a distance from Emily with the feelings he was having for her, and she him, without her even realizing it, since Knox is 11 years older than Emily. I was so glad that line was not crossed too. Whew. hahahaha!

I have to say I really felt for Emily and the way in which she was raised by Knox's mother and her own father who behaved as though she did not exist. Emily was extremely innocent, but apparently, she also had a very naughty side buried deep that only Knox and Kieran could truly bring to light.

My, my, my...what more can I say about Kieran except that he was simply the best of the three. Talk about patient and caring and giving, and really knowing how to keep your promises. Kieran and his Irish brogue really dug his way deep into my heart.

If you are looking for a stepsibling book with a twist, and where you realize that in the end it was only these three people who could bring each other happiness and total completeness then Filthy Billionaire is the book for you. And yes, this book is named correctly. Well done, Nicole Edwards!