| Title | : | Ruthless Knight (Ruthless Billionaires #1) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1915383994 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781915383990 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 418 |
| Publication | : | Published September 3, 2023 |
My villain. My monster. My Ruthless Knight…Knight Grayson isn't just one of New York's elite billionaires.
He's the embodiment of Hades in a tailored suit and a beautiful devil waiting to destroy.
He always gets what he wants, no matter the cost.
Including me.
One harmless, sexy encounter places him in my path and before I know it, I'm caught in his strategic trap.
Although he insists I’m not his Persephone, he steals me away from my almost-fiancé́.
And my life.
This isn’t like the mythical tale of old driven by love.
To him, I’m a pawn in a game of power because I have something he wants.
In order to build his empire and get his legacy, he needs my inheritance.
Since the only way to get that is to marry me, he forces my hand by using my father.
Six months of marriage, along with the ownership of my inheritance, and my father’s extortionate debts will go away.
To save my father, I signed Knight's contract, binding myself to every term and condition.
But then, the boundaries between us begin to blur.
Each public kiss, intended for show, feels dangerously genuine and pulses with undeniable attraction.
As his hunger for power evolves into a craving for me, we start to forget that our marriage is a contract.
Yearning for his touch was never part of the plan.
Neither was becoming his new obsession.
But when the veil lifts, revealing his dark secrets and twisted lies, we both realize we have more to lose than just ourselves.
Ruthless Knight is a billionaire, forced proximity, fake relationship, and arranged marriage novel inspired by the Hades and Persephone myth. It is a complete standalone with mature language, themes, and content intended for mature readers only.
Ruthless Knight (Ruthless Billionaires #1) Reviews
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3 ❤️🔥🤔🤔⭐️s
I was so hesitant to start this book, I had read two others by this author which I hadn’t enjoyed.
The romance had some dark aspects.
Aurora and Knight had an explosive chemistry and their journey was filled with secrets, betrayal, deceit, manipulation, drama, twists and turns.
There were parts that I liked and others I didn’t.
I would have preferred the heroine to be stronger and had some self respect.
The drama with Knight’s ex girlfriend was drawn out and tbh frustrated me. -
Self note:
- Dead girlfriend trope that he never got over even after 20 years
- OWD, his assistant used to be his fuck buddy, FMC knew about it and still have to see this assistant. Don't know about other readers but I don't want to read an MMC who still works with his former fb. 🤮 Also, based on one review this assistant is catty and witchy towards the FMC, probably gloating that she and the MMC had history. Ewww yuck!
- Weak FMC and body betraying syndrome, she always caves in even when he treats her like sh*t.
This author is 50-50 when it comes to safety, and most of her MMCs are manhoes. But she do have books where the constant reminders are slim to none and without OWD. Unfortunately, this one isn't safe so I'm gonna skip it. -
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3.5 stars
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Knight and Aurora l fell together after Knights grandfather sniffed his plans to retire, but he has 3 grandkids who must compete for the positions. Aurora gained a property from her late mother that grandfather wanted to acquire. Knight has to go thru Aurora to get it, but first, he has to break up her current engagement and blackmail her dad. But what happens when he falls in love and hides the truth?
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DNF. The premise has some of my favorite tropes so I was primed to enjoy. But I really really really hate the trope of “woman is so turned on she tolerates being abused”. I get that people are into kinky stuff that isn’t my jam, but I have never stayed attracted to someone who made me feel like crap. Humiliation cures a crush reeeeally quickly for me. I would rather see her assert herself in some way he can’t touch, like not responding to him when he’s turned on. Or maybe she could have some internal life that he can’t just have sleuthed out. He knows everything about her, has all the money, all the power and she has the ability to feebly think “I really shouldn’t….” Before abandoning that thought and jumping in to whatever he demands. He is clearly possessive and wants to own her. I want some part of her to be beyond his reach, and that drives him crazy so he has to change so she freely shares herself. But no. His magic penis means she has no brain, no principles or values, no spine. He’s an a-hole and she really doesn’t care how badly she is treated.
What does it say about the female mc that losing the company or losing property means losing everything? FMC and her father would rather sell her to a monster. I get the loan shark is a problem. But “losing everything you worked for” should be relationships, not money and power. I would not lay down my freedom and happiness so the people I love could keep more stuff. I would die for my children. I wouldn’t marry an abusive a-hole to make sure they got to mingle in the top echelons of the super rich. Dad and FMC had ample assets to live a more modest lifestyle in comfort. I certainly can’t imagine a scenario where I’d feel justified in selling one of my kids so I could maintain a lavish lifestyle. I can’t even imagine asking that.
I just find the hero to be more an a-hole than an anti-hero, or dark hero, or beast or similar trope. The heroine was blonde, curvy, and wrote derivative erotica I mostly skimmed. She had no real personality, spine, interests, hobbies, or community. She was just a convenient doll who was sometimes a shrew but never defied him with any meaningful outcome.
It also annoyed me that he kept calling her mon chérie. It’s ma chérie. The possessive adjective matches the noun, not the subject of the sentence. If the beloved was male he’d say “mon chéri”. The author has it wrong either way and it happens over and over and over. This is a Google search away. One could also take a listen to the classic Stevie Wonder song “Ma chérie amour” which repeats the correct phrasing many times. It drove me nuts. Sure it’s petty but I’d be more inclined to ignore it if I otherwise loved the book. I didn’t. -
what the fuck did i just read? did he really just tattoo his own name on her ass without her knowing to "teach her a lesson"???? jfc
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* 3,75
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predictable
boring
copy pasted plot. and title.and cover. 🤦♀️ -
Crack. so good. I loved it😍😍🫣😳😏
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My first book by this author/s.
“Beautiful things are always wrapped in pretty packages. Sometimes, that’s done by design to hide the ugliness of what’s inside.”
Look I’m glad that the H pulled his head out of his arse and went for his HEA. I guess it’s called ruthless Knight for a reason but there isn’t really much to like about him.
“If you play with fire, you will get burned. Everyone knows that. Even the moth who was drawn to the open flame. So, why do we play with fire, knowing it could potentially destroy us? I think it’s the call of adventure, and the thirst to taste the thing you should resist. You crave it even when you know good and well you’ll never be the same again once you touch it.”
And our h was a bit pathetic. Have some self respect girl.
“The truth is, I’m little more than a house plant here. As long as I’m watered and fed, I can still carry out my function to marry him.“
I struggled to finish this one and I’m not keen to go onto the second book. -
1 Star - DNF @ 72%
I was about to give this 2 stars and then remembered how absolutely cringeworthy the spicy scenes are in this, so 1 star it is.
And aside from the cringe, it's boring. The MMC and FMC have no personality. They are married but very concerned about a 1940s hotel. The FMCs mom owned it and it's very special to her, the MMC wants the hotel because it allows him to be the CEO of his family's company in a weird deal he has with his grandpa (hence the marriage... for a hotel...). Yeah, it's strange. Then they kinda sorta start falling in love, but there's exactly 0 chemistry between the two. And again, there's no personality to be seen. The MMC has an ex that died - and he's seemingly still obsessed with her - but I'm almost to the end and nothing has been revealed about it. Which is strange and I could care less about that plot line.
The MMC isn't even that much of a "monster" or "villain" as the description says. He's pretty nice and a bit of a mama's boy. Also, the comparison to Hades and Persephone makes no sense - it's simply not a thing. -
*Arc Review
This is the second book I read by this author and I enjoyed it. It’s about Knight and Aurora. To take over as CEO Knight has to fulfil the requirements of his grandfather. As a step to accomplish that he blackmails Aurora’s father to arranges a marriage between them.
The characters and their relationship are a rollercoaster and I enjoyed that a lot. They are not perfect, they both have their own flaws. I loved Aurora’s character but sometimes I wish she would have been a bit stronger and didn’t give up so fast.
I’m excited to read Jericho’s (Knight’s brother) story soonish as well. I know it’s already out and I want to know more about what he hinted at in this book. I love seeing the relationship between both brothers.
Knight took me a bit longer to love than Aurora since he’s all the dark billionaire you expect him to be in the book which was awesome to read.
To quote Aurora “A beautiful devil with a twisted heart. People say monsters aren’t born. They’re made. I wonder…what made him.” I love how he’s fighting for her and seeing his own flaws in the end. Another highly enjoyable read by Faith.
Thank you Give Me Books (especially Alicia) and Faith for the arc❤️ -
Did I just binge read this book in 5 hours and finish it at 3am ? Yes, I did. Was it worth it? ABSOLUTELY.
Aurora is courageous. No spoilers, but I would've already broken into a million pieces and left the country.
Know, one thing absolutely awesome in this book: the nickname. I would've just read the book by the nickname.
This story was a very good inspiration of Hades and Persephone's story. One of the best I've ever read and, honestly, I didn't even saw the end coming, so it was very surprising. But I liked that. I still don't think Aurora should've forgiven him that easily, but I am not her, so I respect it. -
The blurb sounds right up my alley but I should’ve known I wouldn’t like this when the first chapter starts out from the male MC’s POV. Compared to other mafia and billionaire dark romance books, the writing here is like watching paint dry.
DNF @ 7%. -
Would I recommend this book yes but for some reason I can't rate it more then a 3 star read as it was missing something 🤔
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honestly found it to be boring, surface level and the main woman was spineless and i did not like knight.
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Part of the Ruthless Billionaires series so hang on once you start you won’t stop until the last page has been turned get comfortable because you are going to get betrayal, lies, and secrets. Knight sexy as all get out billionaire working for his grandfather’s company Grayson Inc. when the old man decides to retire and pits the three grandson’s against one another creates a situation where they have to impress him in order to have a part in the company giving him hint as to how to impress him. Aurora is the owner of Sunset Cove in the Hamptons dreams of being a writer in college she was in a relationship with her professor unknowing she didn’t realize he was married with a family until he died so every time she applies for a job at his wife’s company she is rejected also she is trapped in an arrangement to marry one Nathan Gilmar she doesn’t want to go through with it but in walks Knight but is he really her Knight and shining armor, will they find something real considering it all started out as fake, will she become the writer she has always wanted to become, will he get the position his grandfather promised him, and where are they headed happiness maybe?
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Not well written and slow - read on KU
I had to force myself to finish this one. I didn't love either of the MMCs. The steamy scenes were boring. The story was also boring.
In the beginning, we're made to feel bad for Knight and his brother, Jericho. Their father chose their half brother over them. And their grandfather had their backs. We're made to think the father and half brother are slimy, but Knight is pretty bad.
Knight treats Aurora horribly. And she falls for him before that changes. The only thing that changes before she falls is they have frequent sex.
Aurora wants both to be a full time author and to run the resort her mom left her. She clearly can't do both. That is brought up but then ignored.
This needs a good edit from a different editor than the one she uses. She tries to describe someone as bring good at their job but then calls them "inept." Obviously wrong word choice. Knight calls Aurora "mon cherie" several times. That is the masculine version. He would call his wife (or any female) "ma cherie."
I was amused a 5 inch penis was described as huge. That's actually below average. But that gives you an idea of how thrilling the steamy scenes were. (The penis in question wasn't Knight's.)
There really wasn't a good progression in the characters or their relationship. Or perhaps the progression was clunky instead of smooth.
I may try another book by this author, but if it is like this one, I will stay away in the future. -
A great, arranged marriage romance loosely based on the story of Hades and Persephone as, in order to lay claim to his family business and get one up his estranged father and half-brother, billionaire Knight Grayson blackmails Aurora Wright into a six-month marriage so that he can lay claim to her inheritance. This book was a bit so so for me. Even though it wasn’t as dark as I had expected it to be I enjoyed the overall storyline in Ruthless Knight and the character of Knight, I mean who doesn’t love a bad boy and when you throw in a French accent, well what’s not to like! Where it lost points for me was with the character of Aurora. She was just such a doormat right from the start and let everyone walk all over her. I would’ve loved more verbal conflict between her and Knight to hype up the chemistry, but she accepted everything he did even putting up with his personal PA Chelle (and emphasis on personal) when she started playing her games. I just wanted her to snap and finally stand up for herself. With some strong secondary characters, I’m looking forward to reading more from this series but please give Jericho a heroine with a backbone!
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DNF at 68%. While I do understand that Knight being an ass to her is deeply rooted to his grief and loss, I can't get by the fact that at 68% he has not apologized once or shown a single action of remorse to the ways he has treated and humiliated Aurora. Not to mention Aurora being a spineless doormat, having 0 dignity to stand up for herself because "her body betrays her."
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I have to stop falling for TikTok recommendations. Amateurish at best, no character development, no heat, no finesse, only bad writing.
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Dnf at 37%. The plot was moving in a direction I wasn’t interested in.
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DNF at 10%. IT’S CALLED MA CHÉRIE.
How do you get this wrong. He’s NOT talking to a man. AGAIN HOW DO YOU GET THIS WRONG. Anyway she has no backbone so this isn’t worth the read.
