Jake (Billionaire Blind Dates Book 1) by Toni Denise – Review by Jessica Stone

Jake by Toni Denise
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Jake (Billionaire Blind Dates Book 1) by Toni Denise – Review by Jessica Stone

This novel is the first in a mafia series about a group of highly privileged and devastatingly handsome men, your typical mafia romance, with an interesting twist.

Jake is tired of women who see him as a billionaire and only wanting him for what he can do for them, so after being persuaded by his friends he joins a new app for blind dating, the twist? It’s actually “blind dating”. The women he meets will only get to know him by the sound of his voice and the connect they can hopefully form without all the money and good looks involved. But Jake only agrees too four dates and if he doesn’t find a true connection on those dates, he might just swear off love and relationships forever.

Lauren a strong willed independent woman, is looking for ANYTHING but a relationship, or someone to take care of her. But after a series of unfortunate events Lauren is badgered into giving the dating world another try by her new roommate, it’s a literal shot in the dark. The last thing she expected is finding a connecting so strong with someone she’s just met. The only problem for Lauren, is the man at the end of that connection is exactly what she fears.

Will Lauren let her fear of wealthy men, and stolen independence cloud her judgement and guide her away from a shot at true love? And will Jake let go of the past and embrace a future after the heartbreak he’s endured?

Terrific book, loved the “blind dating spin”! It’s pretty relatable as a strong independent woman myself to put myself in Lauren’s shoes and see where her hesitancy comes from. On the flip side I have been in a position that I would akin to jakes and sometimes it’s hard to convince yourself that people can be good and different.

The author wrote this book well, the characters are totally lovable, I laughed, I cried, I yelled in frustration, all and all definitely exceeded what I wanted to get out of this read. Cannot wait to follow the stories of the other billionaire baddies featured in this novel!

Jake, Billionaire Blind Dates Series, Toni Denise, Review, Itsy Bitsy Book Bits, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Jessica Stone, September 2022

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