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The sexy and emotional companion novella to the<\/b> New York Times <\/i><\/b>bestselling romance HERO<\/a>.<\/em> <\/b><\/p>\n Nadia Ray is not just a broadcast meteorologist. She\u2019s Boston\u2019s morning television It Girl. Successful and independent, she\u2019s put a past she\u2019s ashamed of behind her and is forging a future she can be proud of. However, when her new boss discovers her secret he blackmails her, intent on using Nadia\u2019s popularity to make them the number one morning show in Massachusetts. He wants her to be part of uncovering the city\u2019s biggest scandal – a secret billionaire Caine Carraway is hiding. <\/span><\/p>\n Soon Nadia is thrown into the path of Caine\u2019s best friend: sexy, wealthy bachelor Henry Lexington. But she doesn\u2019t encounter the dashing high society gentleman Henry is purported to be. Instead she\u2019s faced with an insulting and defensive villain who misjudges her at every turn. <\/span><\/p>\n When Henry finally realizes the truth, and decides to make amends, Nadia wants nothing to do with him. But she underestimates his determination and charm and soon they find themselves embroiled in an intense, passionate affair.<\/span><\/p>\n An affair Nadia knows must come to an end before their feelings grow any deeper and he discovers her secrets. <\/span><\/p>\n After all, Henry Lexington isn\u2019t the only one who played the part of a villain once\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n Find\u00a0Villian<\/em>\u00a0on\u00a0GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4 stars!<\/p>\n *Note: Villain<\/i> contains major spoilers for Hero<\/i><\/a> so I definitely recommend reading Hero<\/i> first. However, that being said,\u00a0Villain<\/i> can be read as a standalone.<\/p>\n I was intrigued by Henry Lexington when we met him as the best friend of Caine Caraway from Hero<\/i> and I was so excited to get his story. Though Villian<\/i> is a novella, it packs a whole lot of story in a short number of pages. My only real complaint is that I wish it was longer because I didn\u2019t want it to end.<\/p>\n Nadia is the broadcast meteorologist for a Boston morning news show and is known as \u201cWCVB\u2019s Weather Pin-Up Girl.\u201d<\/i> She is smart and successful but has a past that haunts her, one she keeps hidden. She finds her job in jeopardy when her boss learns her secret and blackmails her in order to get the dirty scoop on Caine Carraway, one of Boston\u2019s most well-known billionaires. When Nadia looks into Caine, Henry interferes, his actions causing Nadia to hate him on the spot. However, as they spend more time together, the sexual tension is impossible to deny and they soon find out just how wrong first impressions can be.<\/p>\n There was something deeply wrong with me that I could be attracted to a man I didn\u2019t even like.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n I really enjoyed Villain<\/i> and thought Samantha Young did a wonderful job as bringing Henry and Nadia\u2019s story to life. It\u2019s interesting, different, and was well-paced, and it was easy to get sucked into this sweet, sexy, emotional read.<\/p>\n Nadia is good, genuine, and hard-working but she isn\u2019t perfect. She has a secret that shaped her and I love how she refuses to let her past define her. She is smart and determined to succeed while constantly fighting the challenges she faces daily.<\/p>\n Two months ago my life was going somewhere. I was successful, respected, and popular. Though I did enjoy Nadia’s character, I thought she did a little too much pushing away in the beginning. \u00a0I was glad when she decided to give into her attraction and I know she was too.<\/p>\n Henry comes across as a real jerk at first but if you have read Hero<\/i> you would know he has a totally sweet side, and as you flip the pages, you can\u2019t wait for it to make an appearance. When it does you will surely swoon! He is a total flirt yet can be as charming\u00a0as ever. When he loves, he loves with his whole heart. He is powerful, successful, and knows just how to handle things thrown his way. He has his own flaws and he owns his mistakes and actions. He is good at groveling and his persistence is a turn on. I loved that he didn\u2019t give up on what he wanted.<\/p>\n Nadia and Henry are great together. Both come across as different people but once they get to know each other I could see how well they would get along. There was a spark between them from the beginning even though Nadia wanted nothing to do with Henry. Their banter is fantastic and they the sexual tension is off the charts. You can feel the electricity between them and they are hot together.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re right,\u201d he said, his voice low, deep, \u201cI want you. But I don\u2019t consider anticipation bullshit. We\u2019re going to have lunch. And you\u2019re going to agree to have lunch with me on Thursday. And then you\u2019re going to agree to be my date to the Delaney Charity Ball this Saturday. After which we\u2019ll go back to your apartment and I will happily fuck you into satisfied exhaustion\u2026\u201d Along with the romance there are mysteries and secrets. I loved the way the story unfolded and the characters handled the reveal maturely. The epilogue was a nice conclusion to the story and left me satisfied. Overall, it\u2019s an entertaining novella from start to finish, and I definitely recommend it. Just read Hero<\/i> first if you want to avoid spoilers!!<\/p>\n *ARC generously provided by the author*<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Henry got in next to me and threw me the kind of excited grin a child might at Christmas. \u201cReady?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis is quite the car.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe words say impressed; your tone does not.\u201d He observed as he pulled on his seatbelt. \u201cIs it the top? Do you want it up so it doesn\u2019t mess your hair?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t care about that.\u201d I frowned, annoyed that he\u2019d think I\u2019d be <\/span>that<\/span><\/i> concerned with my appearance. \u201cI care about how weird this is.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n As we pulled into traffic, Henry slipped on a pair of aviator sunglasses. \u201cWhat\u2019s weird about two adults having lunch together?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBecause forty-eight hours ago, we were enemies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSo melodramatic. We were merely mistaken about one another.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>You<\/span><\/i> were mistaken about me. I think I have you pegged accurately.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnd that\u2019s why we\u2019re going to lunch because you don\u2019t.\u201d He shot me that sexy smirk. \u201cYou don\u2019t know the good stuff.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHas anyone ever said no to you in your life?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYes, frequently.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHave you ever listened to them?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Henry chuckled. \u201cRarely.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n His laughter and the sight of him driving this beautiful car with lazy confidence, his strong hands lightly resting on the wheel, those ridiculously hot sunglasses\u2014it all affected me. Greatly. A sensuous ripple fluttered in my lower belly.<\/span><\/p>\n Dear God, I <\/span>really<\/span><\/i> wanted him.<\/span><\/p>\n The realization caused my breath to escape from me in a shudder, drawing his attention. Quite abruptly, I made a decision. \u201cI\u2019m just going to put it out there in case you\u2019re planning to take me to a stupidly overpriced restaurant for lunch.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>Okay<\/span><\/i>.\u201d He drew out the word, sounding amused and wary at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t particularly like you. In fact, you have become one of the villains in my story so far. I don\u2019t want to date you and I doubt very much that you are interested in dating me. However, I also doubt that you feel so guilty about your treatment of me that you merely want to turn around my opinion of you. No, sir. I\u2019m here because you\u2019re attracted to me. That\u2019s okay because apparently, I\u2019m attracted to you too. You\u2019re hot and it\u2019s obnoxious but I can\u2019t deny it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Henry\u2019s mouth twitched like he was trying to suppress a smile. \u201cOkay.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re attracted to each other or you wouldn\u2019t have asked me out and I wouldn\u2019t have let myself be manipulated into saying yes. But let\u2019s not pretend this is something that it\u2019s not with chivalry and a date. You want to fuck me. And I\u2019m amenable to the idea. So let\u2019s cut all the bullshit and just do it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cJesus.\u201d Henry almost ran into the back of a car that had stopped at the light, slamming hard on his brakes. He looked at me and even though I couldn\u2019t see his eyes, I knew his expression was incredulous. \u201cYou\u2019re amenable to the idea of me fucking you? Did I hear that right?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n I flushed. \u201cI\u2019m sure you\u2019re used to women with gentler manners but I\u2019m a straight talker. I don\u2019t believe in flowering up a situation so as not to offend delicate sensibilities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The traffic moved forward and Henry didn\u2019t speak.<\/span><\/p>\n In fact, he stayed silent for a while.<\/span><\/p>\n So long that I began to feel my cheeks burn with humiliation.<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019d read him wrong. He really did only want to make amends.<\/span><\/p>\n I wasn\u2019t his type.<\/span><\/p>\n Oh God.<\/span><\/p>\n This month had been really, really bad for me.<\/span><\/p>\n Finally, he pulled up outside a pizzeria on Tremont Street. Once he killed the engine he took off his sunglasses and turned toward me. His expression was surprisingly sober as he intently studied my face, as if he hoped to find answers there. \u201cYou\u2019re right,\u201d he said, his voice low, deep, \u201cI want you. But I don\u2019t consider anticipation bullshit. We\u2019re going to have lunch. And you\u2019re going to agree to have lunch with me on Thursday. And then you\u2019re going to agree to be my date to the Delaney Charity Ball this Saturday. After which we\u2019ll go back to your apartment and I will happily fuck you into satisfied exhaustion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n For a moment, I couldn\u2019t speak because his last sentence turned me on<\/span>, <\/span>his words alone sparking delicious excitement deep in my belly.<\/span><\/p>\n What the hell would the rest of him do to me?<\/span><\/p>\n Of course, after a second or so of physical arousal, the rest of his words sunk in. \u201cWhat?\u201d I shook my head in confusion. \u201cNo. We don\u2019t need to have lunch or go to a <\/span>ball<\/span><\/i> together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNo lunch dates, no date to the ball, no penis for you. And you don\u2019t want miss out on my penis. It\u2019s a good one.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hero (#1) Villain (#1.5) Samantha has\u00a0been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award 2012 for Best Author and Best Romance for\u00a0<\/span>On Dublin Street<\/span><\/i><\/a>, Best Romance 2014 for<\/span>\u00a0Before Jamaica Lane<\/a><\/span><\/i>, and Best Romance 2015 for\u00a0<\/span>Hero<\/span><\/i><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>On Dublin Street,<\/span><\/i>\u00a0a #1 bestseller in Germany, was the\u00a0Bronze Award Winner in the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2013,\u00a0<\/span>Before Jamaica Lane<\/span><\/i>\u00a0the Gold Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2014 and\u00a0<\/span>Echoes of Scotland Street<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0the Bronze Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n Samantha is currently published in 30 countries and is a #1 international bestselling author.<\/span><\/p>\n FACEBOOK<\/a> | TWITTER<\/a> | INSTAGRAM<\/a> | PINTEREST<\/a> | WEBSITE<\/a>\u00a0| GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nLately I felt like a play toy in the man\u2019s world, and I thought I\u2019d left that feeling behind.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n\u201cWhat?\u201d I shook my head in confusion. \u201cNo. We don\u2019t need to have lunch or go to a <\/i>ball together.\u201d
\n\u201cNo lunch dates, no date to the ball, no penis for you. And you don\u2019t want to miss out on my penis. It\u2019s a good one.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Samantha Young is the\u00a0<\/span>New York Times<\/span><\/i>, \u00a0<\/span>USA Today\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/i>\u00a0bestselling author of adult contemporary romances, including the\u00a0<\/span>On Dublin Street series<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Hero<\/span><\/i><\/a>, as well as the New Adult duology\u00a0<\/span>Into the Deep<\/span><\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Out of the Shallows<\/span><\/i>. \u00a0<\/span>Every Little Thing<\/span><\/i><\/a>, the second book in her new\u00a0<\/span>Hart\u2019s Boardwalk series<\/span><\/i><\/a>, will be published by Berkley in March\u00a02017. Before turning to contemporary fiction, she wrote several young adult paranormal and fantasy series, including the amazon bestselling\u00a0<\/span>Tale of Lunarmorte<\/span><\/i>\u00a0trilogy. Samantha\u2019s debut YA contemporary novel\u00a0<\/span>The Impossible Vastness of Us<\/span><\/i>\u00a0was published by Harlequin TEEN in ebook & hardback June 2017.\u00a0<\/span>Play On<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0is an adult contemporary romance and the first in a brand new series set in Scotland. <\/span>Villain<\/span><\/i> is a <\/span>companion novella to the New York Times bestselling romance Hero<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h4>\n