Seduction by any means necessary…
Olivia Brent is happy with her quiet life in the country, until the imminent loss of her home forces her to embark on a search for her estranged father. Catapulted into a world of criminals, Olivia is out of her depth. When she meets the stunningly gorgeous and enigmatic billionaire Luc Severino, her world is turned upside down.
Jimmy Brent’s daughter was the last person Luc ever wanted to be with, but she’s the key to finding her father, the man Luc has wanted revenge on for over ten years. He’s willing to use any methods available, including blackmail, to persuade Olivia to help him find Jimmy and put the past behind him.
And if blackmail doesn’t gain her total cooperation, then perhaps a little seduction will…
"Blackmailed by the Italian Billionaire by Nina Croft was a very good spicy romance novel." -- GMTA
"I have not had the pleasure of reading Nina Croft before but I so look forward to reading more of her. Lia and Luc were just plain sizzling! The book had love, laughter and some smoking hot love scenes." -- Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
"It is a good contemporary romance with a good plot, great characters, and it’s steamy hot too! Blackmailed by the Italian Billionaire is one of Entangled Publishing’s new Indulgence line and I think it’s a winner! " -- Romancing the Book
4 - "It seemed like a good idea at the time." Stars!
Nina Croft has certainly developed her own inimitable style when it comes to writing contempory romance, and for me Blackmailed by the Italian Billionaire pretty much exemplifies what I am looking for from her with this kind of story.
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Spoiler Free Review
4 STARS
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Setting: London,England and Rome,Italy
She spun around. He was leaning on the wooden fence, dressed in a dark grey suit, white shirt and red tie, incongruous in these surroundings. as though he had just stepped out of an office. For a moment, she ...more
Link to full review below! Overall, enjoyable, even though there were times I did NOT like Luc. You understand the why behind his actions later so it makes more sense. See full review on The Book Disciple ...more
UPDATE!!!
My Rating: 4.5 of 5 Stars!!! :D
***I would first like to thank Nina Croft for providing me with a copy of her book and for giving me an opportunity to read and review it! You Rock, Ms. Croft! :D***
I simply adored Blackmailed by the Italian Billionaire! It was a very cute contemporary rea ...more
Author: Nina Croft
Published by: Entangled Publishing
Age Recommend: Adult
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Raven Rating: 5
Blog Review For: GMTA
Review:
"Blackmailed by the Italian Billionaire" by Nina Croft was a very good spicy romance novel.This novel was was definitely one that was hard to put down until I w ...more
This review posted on Guilty Pleasures
Luc Severino has a grudge against Lia's father, Jimmy Brent. A grudge that he has been holding for over 10 years. Lia is searching for her father for different reasons. What neither of them know is that they both equally hate him. Lia for the way he treated her ...more
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Reviewed by Deborah K.
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I really liked Blackmailed by the Italian Billionaire. It is a good contemporary romance with a good plot, great characters, and it’s steamy hot too! Blackmailed by the Italian Billionaire is one of Entangl ...more
This book has some Harlequin Presents vibe. What with the title, the billionaire with his penthouse, Ferrari, private jet & private island. it is an engrossing and passionate read. The writing style is pretty good and the plot very compelling with the mystery about Lia's father.
Lia is looking for t ...more
I love this book! Made my day every time I read it. I kind of thought at first that this will be some typical novel.. but heck NO! This is just so much more. I didn't expect to love the characters so much. I also like that they're personalities didn't matched up but hey they really are meant to be t ...more
El libro que terminas de una sentada y completamente enamorada de su protagonista.
Luc Severino = ...more
This is a beautiful, hot love story, very good written and the sex scenes are all OMG!! I loved it!! I hope the writer publish a second book, it would be really cool to discover that Lia's father is still alive. ...more
****4.5 Stars****
Revenge is never a good thing. Love is something that happens unexpectedly and one can’t chose who you fall in love with.
This was a great read. I love reading about billionaire men and how they fall so unexpectedly. How they think that they need to do something and they have this gr ...more
A nice, quick read.
Olivia is searching for her father who left her family years ago. While searching, she meets Luc. Luc also searches for Olivia's father. I like the plot. This is an easy read. There are a lot of steamy scenes. ...more
I listen to the audiobook version. And I COULDN'T STOP listening. Yes, the romance seemed to happen fast but the conflict was there and it kept me, "wanting more." ...more
Nice story although I felt it was missing excitement or something it was a nice slow read. ...more
Blackmailed by the Italian Billionaire
It was not a bad story, t was a happy ever. After, but there was a story behind it, light reading. ...more
Blackmailed by the Italian Billionaire is another wonderful recently released title in Entangled Publishing’s new Indulgence line that readers who love category romance but still want their stories to be quality novels will enjoy a lot.
Blackmailed by the Italian Billionaire starts with a modern Rom ...more
Seduction is a one way street, no outlet...
Luc has the most bewitching eyes with a scar adorning his face, giving him a "don't you dare cross me" pirate kind of look, if you ask me. That God forsaken scar is the constant reminder of his turbulent past, and the revenge he'd put to rest long ago. Appa ...more
I thought that I’m in love with the hunk of an Italian - Michael and now Luc Severino [Luc] hahaha
The writing style was good coz I enjoyed every single thing, though this was a bit cliche romance. But the plot was pretty good and the characters were great. I loved to see Olivia and Luc, they were so ...more
Blackmailed by the Italian Billionaire is well written with a nicely driven plot and an interesting hero. I would have given it 5 stars but for 2 reasons: the heroine is a little annoying and one dimensional and I felt a tad disconnected while reading.
The premise is a good one: Luc blackmails Lia in ...more
Really liked it, much more than I expected, tbh... and I say this because of the title -that sounds very "harlequinish"- but from time to time I like to read Harlequin stuff even if I know I won't love it. Anyway, I fell precisely because of it but not expecting much and was nicely surprised.
The pl ...more
Blackmailed by the Italian Billionaire by Nina Croft has a 90’s feel to it. A World before 911 when we all believed bad people could be changed by love. Where the heroine could be naïve but strong, still to fall into the clutches of a vengeful male who by the end would change into a good man. In oth ...more
This is a very sexy contemporary romance that I really enjoyed. The characters were interesting and Lia was especially likeable. I liked how she put herself far outside of her comfort zone for her family. Her doing that brought her to Luc's attention and his instant attraction. Lia thinks he's the m ...more