Kelly Donovan is tired of being the last single woman in her friend group.
While all of her friends are falling in love with powerful, possessive men, Kelly is stuck with dating disasters, bad luck, and one humiliating truth, she’s still waiting for something real. She wants passion. She wants partnership. She wants a man who chooses her completely.
She never expected that man to be Xerses Norouzi.
Brilliant, ruthless, and sinfully gorgeous, Xerses is everything Kelly should avoid. A billionaire tech king with a dangerous reputation and a habit of keeping women at a distance, he is the last man she should trust with her heart.
But when one reckless lie throws them into a fake relationship, their explosive chemistry becomes impossible to ignore.
The more time Kelly spends at Xerses’s side, the more she sees the man beneath the money, power, and control, a man who wants her in a way that feels anything but fake. And the more Xerses falls for the one woman he can’t buy, manipulate, or forget, the more reckless he becomes.
Because Kelly doesn’t want to be owned.
She wants to be loved.
And Xerses is about to learn that keeping her will take far more than wealth, power, or obsession. It will take the one thing he has never truly offered anyone before: himself.
My opinion:
ARC Review
Reckless by Victoria Pinder is the sixth book in the Single Playboys series.
This story follows Kelly Donovan and Xerses Norouzi. Kelly is the only single friend left in her group, and unfortunately, her dating history has been filled with one bad date after another. She longs to find a love like the ones her friends have, but she never expects that person to be Xerses. He has a bit of a bad reputation because of his past behavior, and when one of his lies spirals out of control, the two of them end up pretending to be in a fake relationship for several dates. Kelly tries to protect her heart, while Xerses must tread carefully because Kelly is nothing like the women he’s dated before.
This book features both the fake relationship and opposites attract tropes, told through dual POVs, with a plot that is engaging and fun at times. Xerses falls first but keeps pretending and makes mistakes along the way, while Kelly holds back and builds walls to protect herself. I really enjoyed their banter and playful jabs, though at times I felt there could have been slightly fewer of them.
One of my favorite elements was the strong family dynamic and how warmly Kelly was welcomed, even before officially becoming part of the family. The family dinners and Maman’s involvement were easily my favorite scenes and added so much charm to the story.
If you enjoy romantic stories featuring fake relationships and opposites attract dynamics, this book is definitely worth picking up.
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