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Law student Beth Dreymon<\/span> is out of money and struggling hard. If she wants to finish her degree, she\u2019s going to have to earn some money and fast. When she learns of an exciting opportunity\u2014playing chess with New York\u2019s most elusive billionaire\u2014the offer sounds too good to be true. Reassured the offer is legit, Beth gets her game face on and prepares to geek out…<\/p>\n Only, when she steps foot into Raphael North\u2019s luxurious penthouse, the rulebook goes flying out of the floor-to-ceiling windows. North is beautiful and damaged\u2014a terrible temptation\u2014and he has his sights set on winning Beth over. He\u2019s just a job, though. A job Beth needs in order to make ends meet. If she plans on making her life in New York work, she needs to keep her eye on the prize<\/span>. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, however, and it isn\u2019t long before Beth finds herself entangled in Raphael\u2019s world of dark desire.<\/p>\n Captor.<\/p>\n Curator.<\/p>\n Lover.<\/p>\n Enigma.<\/p>\n Beth should run from the devastatingly attractive blue-eyed devil, but Mr North has other ideas\u2026and he\u2019s about to make his next move.<\/p>\n Find Mr North<\/em> on GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4 \u201celectric\u201d stars<\/p>\n \u201cOpen your eyes. Look at me. I want to see the moment you fall in love with me.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Beth is trying to finish law school and getting ready to take the bar exam. The only problem is that she needs cash for tuition and her current library job isn\u2019t cutting it. Beth\u2019s friend Thalia tells her about an opportunity to make money by simply playing chess with someone wanting an opponent. Beth is quick to say no but when she learns who the client is she takes the job.<\/p>\n Raphael North is a philanthropist, businessman, womanizer, and one of the wealthiest men in the country. He is also the guy needing a companion. The guy who wants so much more than Beth could have ever imagined.<\/p>\n Mr North is a surprising and unique story with interesting characters and a plot full of twists. I really liked both Beth and Raph. Beth was amazing. Strong and confident,\u00a0she gives as good as she gets.\u00a0I love that she isn\u2019t a pushover and has a backbone. She\u2019s never gotten close to anyone because of the past experiences that shaped her and fear constantly rules her life.\u00a0She wasn\u2019t expecting Raph when she took the job but he ended up being a pivotal person in her life.<\/p>\n Raphael is eccentric and though he came off as cold in the beginning I knew it was a front. He\u2019s private with crazy security and for good reason. He doesn\u2019t let people in\u00a0and has built walls around his heart. He is direct, honest, and it\u2019s hot.<\/p>\n \u201cThe problem with me is that I\u2019m never satisfied…\u201d There were times he frustrated me and then there were times I totally swooned!<\/p>\n There will come a day when you see me the same way I see you, Beth. You\u2019ll feel like your eyes are opening for the first time in many years. You\u2019ll feel your heart stutter and slowly reawaken inside your chest. You\u2019ll realize you\u2019ve been asleep at the wheel for so long that you no longer know which direction you\u2019re driving in. When you get to that point, you\u2019ll realize that nothing and no one can come between us. No one can stop us from being magnificent if we refuse to let them. Trust me. Believe me. Give me a chance.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n I loved the watching Beth and Raph\u2019s relationship develop. Though their introduction is far from normal, I could see the connection they had. I loved watching them together as they continue to intrigue and challenge each other.\u00a0Raph is perfect for Beth and is everything she didn\u2019t know she needed.\u00a0He could read her fears and helped set her free. There was a theme –<\/p>\n BDSM<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n – introduced partway through the story that could have been developed and utilized more in the story. Once it was out there it was only a very small part of the story and I would have liked to see more of it.<\/p>\n I loved that we see a whole other side to Raph when Beth challenges him. We see how the consequences of his past affected him and I knew he was hiding something, I just didn\u2019t know what. The suspense and mystery was well developed. There are turns the plot takes that were unexpected and\u00a0left my heart racing, and as the pieces came together, they left me stunned. Overall, this story was captivating, addictive, and nerve wracking. It was something I didn\u2019t see coming and I thoroughly enjoyed it!<\/p>\n *ARC generously provided by the author*<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Raphael North stands on the other side of the abnormally thick glass. He\u2019s dressed in a plain dark blue t-shirt, and a pair of washed out blue jeans. His feet are completely bare. His hair is even darker than it was in his picture, if that\u2019s at all possible. Almost curly, too. It\u2019s then that I realize it\u2019s wet\u2014he must have just gotten out of the shower. There are small dark patches on his t-shirt where water has obviously soaked through the material.<\/span><\/p>\n He turns those startling vivid green eyes on me and I\u2019m breathless all over again. It feels like I\u2019m tumbling over some steep cliff face, a weightless sensation turning my stomach over as I fall. Inside, I\u2019m back to wanting to flee the building. Externally, I\u2019m praying to deities of faiths and religions all over the world that I don\u2019t look like I\u2019m about to slump in an unconscious mess on the floor right in front of him. My top lip begins to twitch\u2014something that only happens when I\u2019m really, really anxious. Without thinking, I press my fingertips to my mouth, as if I can put a halt to the twitching by touch alone. A strange look passes over Raphael\u2019s face. A slight movement at the corner of his mouth. I can\u2019t decide if it\u2019s displeasure or amusement. Either way, the reaction is fleeting, barely noticeable at all, and then his face is a blank mask again. He places his hand on a curved silver handle on the other side of the door, and then pulls it toward him, opening it. There are no barriers now. Nothing standing between myself and a man whispered and gossiped about by an entire city. Screw that, an entire nation. I\u2019m in an enviable position right now, but I\u2019d gladly thank the universe if the ground opened up and swallowed me whole. <\/span><\/p>\n The first words Raphael North speaks to me will haunt me until the day I die. He angles his head ever so slightly to one side, then says, \u201cYour toenail polish is chipped, Ms. Dreymon.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m sorry, I\u2026wasn\u2019t aware of your no-shoe policy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n About the Author<\/b><\/p>\n Callie Hart is a USA Today bestselling author of dark romance novels. She is an obsessive romantic who loves throwing a dark twist into her stories. Her characters are imperfect, flawed individuals who dictate when she eats, sleeps and breathes. She loves to travel, and often pens her books when she’s on the road, drawing inspiration from her often unique and wild surroundings. <\/span><\/p>\n If she’s not writing, you’ll undoubtedly find her with her nose buried deep in a book, or binge watching Game of Thrones.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mr. North by Callie Hart Released\u00a0November 16th, 2017\u00a0 99\u00a2 FOR A LIMITED TIME! 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