The Rich Boy, an all-new, not-to-be missed standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott is LIVE!!
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Blurb
I’m the type of girl who’s given up on fairy tales. So when Beck – the hot new busboy at work – starts flirting with me, I know better than to get my hopes up. Happily ever afters aren’t for the average. I learned that the hard way.
But how can I be expected to resist a man who can quote Austen, loves making me laugh, and seems to be everything hot and good in this world?
Only there’s so much more to him than that.
Billionaire playboy? Check.
Troubled soul? Check.
The owner of my heart, the man I’ve moved halfway across the country to be with, who’s laying the world at my feet in order to convince me to never leave? Check. Check. Check.
But nobody does complicated like the one percent.
This is not your everyday rags-to-riches, knight-in-shining armor whisking the poor girl off her feet kind of story. No, this is much messier.
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AJ’s Review
4 stars
This is such a gorgeous story! A billionaire romance with a difference, with a fantastic love story and a hero that made me fall hard. This book is so much fun, and I loved it!
Alice is a bartender/waitress who is struggling to figure out her place in the world, when the hot new busboy at work starts flirting with her. Beck is a sexy, funny and witty guy who quotes Austen and who pretty much sweeps Alice off her feet with his unique friendship, flirtation and banter. So, when he has a family emergency and it is revealed that he’s not the poor, free-spirited wanderer that she is starting to fall for, but in fact a billionaire from one of the wealthiest families in Colorado, she accompanies him back home and finds herself in a whole new world.
“You want to be with me and I want to be with you. Enough excuses. Take the leap Alice. Promise I won’t let you fall.”
It’s a great set-up that plays out so well as Alice is introduced to Beck’s dysfunctional yet hilarious family, and finds herself struggling to adjust to a world that she never even imagined being a part of.
“I thought I’d made my feelings about bodyguards clear.”
Beck winces. “Yeah, but…how do I put this? You’re wrong.”
And in the middle of it all we have this beautiful and hilarious relationship unfolding. Beck and Alice are playful and fun with sizzling chemistry, and I loved their banter and teasing as much as I loved the swoony and sincere emotion that is part of each and every moment between them. They are perfect together, and even though it’s fast moving, I felt it all along with them, and it all just feels so right as they give in and just let themselves fall.
“I L you.”
“You L me?”
“It could be like. It could be love. I honestly can’t tell anymore.”
Alice is a fantastic heroine. Smart, sensible and funny, she is brave enough to follow her heart, but also strong enough to stand up for herself and not allow herself to be walked all over. She is so well written as a ‘normal’ girl, relatable and no-nonsense, and I just loved her.
He’s my fairy-tale prince and I have no idea if I deserve him or not, but I’m keeping him.
And Beck! I freaking love Beck! He has a big heart, a fantastic sense of humour and fun and a hilarious playful streak. But he’s also deeply emotional and a bit vulnerable under his cocky façade. If you’ve read Kylie’s Stage Dive series, Beck kind of reminded me of Mal, though not as extreme. He has all of these wonderful qualities, and on top of it all he is sexy as all hell and so much fun, and I loved him so much!
“The next question is, why are you trying to rush things between us?”
“Perhaps I’m just interested in what’s in your pants.”
“Why didn’t you say so earlier? I’d be delighted to send you a dick pic.” He passes me a beer with a grin. “Dad always said to ensure our digital footprint was a light and legal as possible. But what with me having missed your last twenty-two birthdays, a nicely lit shot of my junk is the least I can do. I’ll even pick out an arty filter for you.”
The two of them together are an absolute powerhouse, and I love their sense of fun, their fantastic chemistry and the insane sexual tension between them. And they are so functional! Of course, they have issues, but they talk about it, they work through it, and they don’t hide from the fact that they are committed and they want to make things work between them, and I love that!
“You look at me like that, beloved, and I have nothing.”
“You’ve got me.”
“No, Alice. You’ve got me. The good and the bad and everything in between.” His lips brush against my earlobe, his breath warm. “Don’t let me go, okay?”
“Never.”
“I’m going to hold you to that.”
It all unfolds in the middle of Beck’s family’s drama, and there are some fantastic dynamics at play there. They are a dysfunctional but highly entertaining bunch, and I loved the scenes with all of them together. I’m hoping that this book becomes a series and we get books for his siblings, because there are some fantastic stories to be told there and I would love to read more!
There is some drama, but it’s handled well and ties in really nicely with Beck and Alice’s journey, and though I felt that the ending came a bit abruptly, I really loved this one.
4 stars.
An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by Audible in exchange for an honest review.
About the Author
Kylie is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author. She was voted Australian Romance Writer of the year, 2013, 2014 & 2018, by the Australian Romance Writer’s Association and her books have been translated into eleven different languages. She is a long time fan of romance, rock music, and B-grade horror films. Based in Queensland, Australia with her two children and husband, she reads, writes and never dithers around on the internet.
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