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The Billionaire's Daughter #1
The Billionaire's Daughter: Breaking Free
Claire Montgomery’s wealthy father has always given her everything she’d wanted – as long as she toed the line. When she refuses her father’s request for the first time, cancelling her engagement to the most successful bachelor at his firm, she discovers exactly how far he’ll go to punish her.
Fleeing to San Francisco she experiences true independence for the first time, sharing a house with other women and finding work in a coffee shop owned by Jordan Hunter. Mysterious and powerful, Jordan's involvement in the BDSM scene both intrigues and frightens her and Claire desperately tries to resist her growing attraction to him.
Breaking her engagement has cost Claire her family. If she follows her instincts and submits to Jordan will she be risking her new found freedom?
***WARNING*** ADULT THEMES and GRAPHIC SEX ACTS.
Fleeing to San Francisco she experiences true independence for the first time, sharing a house with other women and finding work in a coffee shop owned by Jordan Hunter. Mysterious and powerful, Jordan's involvement in the BDSM scene both intrigues and frightens her and Claire desperately tries to resist her growing attraction to him.
Breaking her engagement has cost Claire her family. If she follows her instincts and submits to Jordan will she be risking her new found freedom?
***WARNING*** ADULT THEMES and GRAPHIC SEX ACTS.
53 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 22, 2012
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About the author
Mara Stone
49 books16 followersMara "self-published" her first story at age 9, a hand-written, hand-drawn masterpiece that totally failed to charm its intended target.
Since those heady days of young love, she has worked to improve her romantic technique and her writing skills.
Now living in New Zealand and writing full-time to create sexy, romantic short and long fiction pieces that she hopes readers will enjoy.
Since those heady days of young love, she has worked to improve her romantic technique and her writing skills.
Now living in New Zealand and writing full-time to create sexy, romantic short and long fiction pieces that she hopes readers will enjoy.
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February 22, 2019
Bdsm whiplash
Spoiler alert
Never read a book so hot and cold containing Bdsm before. So to start out you have this woman deciding at her engagement dinner that she doesn't want to get married, rich daddy says do it or leave. Next thing you know she is in L.A. I believe lost and runs into this same guy twice after wandering into a Bdsm themed cafe.
Fast forward three months she gets introduced to his lifestyle and is confused on if she should like it. Not really thrown off by that because it's understandable she's confused. So she gives him the for shoulder.
Next thing I know their business partners and she having hot dreams and bangs on his door until he opens it and claims her.
Serious whiplash going on here. Such a quick story for all that quick plot, no conversations setting limits, talking about bdsm. It just felt rushed.
Spoiler alert
Never read a book so hot and cold containing Bdsm before. So to start out you have this woman deciding at her engagement dinner that she doesn't want to get married, rich daddy says do it or leave. Next thing you know she is in L.A. I believe lost and runs into this same guy twice after wandering into a Bdsm themed cafe.
Fast forward three months she gets introduced to his lifestyle and is confused on if she should like it. Not really thrown off by that because it's understandable she's confused. So she gives him the for shoulder.
Next thing I know their business partners and she having hot dreams and bangs on his door until he opens it and claims her.
Serious whiplash going on here. Such a quick story for all that quick plot, no conversations setting limits, talking about bdsm. It just felt rushed.
December 19, 2022
This review is just me recounting the events of what happened in the book so I can I remember what I've read.
I suggest not reading this if you don't want to know all the details I'm recounting.
Meh, Claire & Jordan are sweet. I can't really see the dom in him. But since it's not an enimes to lovers, I get that.
Claire's set to marry some guy named Tyler, but she doesn't want. So, her dad dis inherits her & she fleees to San Fran apparently.
She meets Jordan coffee shop owner, dom, & sex club owner (basemnt) - he finds a place for her to say & a job as a baristia to which she fails. She has a business degree & instead after 3 mnts of failing making coffees goes over Jordan's businesses, then eventually is given 40% partnership/ownership.
She also let's Jordan teach her a bit of being a sub.
I suggest not reading this if you don't want to know all the details I'm recounting.
Meh, Claire & Jordan are sweet. I can't really see the dom in him. But since it's not an enimes to lovers, I get that.
Claire's set to marry some guy named Tyler, but she doesn't want. So, her dad dis inherits her & she fleees to San Fran apparently.
She meets Jordan coffee shop owner, dom, & sex club owner (basemnt) - he finds a place for her to say & a job as a baristia to which she fails. She has a business degree & instead after 3 mnts of failing making coffees goes over Jordan's businesses, then eventually is given 40% partnership/ownership.
She also let's Jordan teach her a bit of being a sub.
July 19, 2022
Enjoyable book.
This was an enjoyable read. It contained a beginning, a middle and an end. I wish it had been more. The story is definitely unfinished, and is why I only gave it three stars. I know the story continues with book two, but I think there should have been more in this book. It’s definitely a captivating read.
This was an enjoyable read. It contained a beginning, a middle and an end. I wish it had been more. The story is definitely unfinished, and is why I only gave it three stars. I know the story continues with book two, but I think there should have been more in this book. It’s definitely a captivating read.
July 23, 2018
Very very Hot. Claire and Jordans new friendship keeps you wanting more and more xxx rated heat. Ready for the next one now!!!
Very Very Hot , Claire Claire and Jordans new friendship keeps you wanting more XXX heat ready for the next one now!!!!
Very Very Hot , Claire Claire and Jordans new friendship keeps you wanting more XXX heat ready for the next one now!!!!
October 5, 2022
Has potential
This series could go either way. There is very little BDSM in the book but I'm hoping it was due to simply setting the scene for what's to come in the rest of the series
This series could go either way. There is very little BDSM in the book but I'm hoping it was due to simply setting the scene for what's to come in the rest of the series
May 10, 2017
Wow what a start to a series
September 18, 2023
Short
Book Cleary sets up future books enjoyable if you like short stories
However you will want to purchase the next instalment
Book Cleary sets up future books enjoyable if you like short stories
However you will want to purchase the next instalment
June 1, 2025
Sexy steamy erotic arousing
This story has all these sexual adjectives and more. This book I could not put down. I truly enjoyed it from page one to the end.
This story has all these sexual adjectives and more. This book I could not put down. I truly enjoyed it from page one to the end.
September 8, 2025
This series could go either way. There is very little BDSM in the book but I'm hoping it was due to simply setting the scene for what's to come in the rest of the series
May 16, 2014
Sex, submission, iron's, whips? Oh my! This book was great! Mara Stone is a very talented author and knows just how to keep her readers wanting more.
Claire is a recently freed woman from the bonds of her family and being told what to do, who to marry, where to go, what to wear, but she had had enough she wanted to be her own person so she is disowned by her family and she decides that California is the place she wants to go live in. What she isn't expecting is finding someone who wants to own her in a very different way then her father but the twist is she wants to allow him to.
Jordan is a dom and he does it very well. He knows what he likes and he knows what his sub likes.
Jordan talks to Claire and finds that she doesn't have a place to stay and offers to find her a place, what he doesn't tell her is that he lives right next door and offers her a job but what he isn't expecting is for her to be so bad at being a barista.
After meet Claire he knows that she would be a good sub but she is afraid, everyone is after the First time, but after being given the option of being Jordan's business partner she finds that maybe just maybe she would enjoy being his sub.
I can't wait to read more by this talented lady.
Claire is a recently freed woman from the bonds of her family and being told what to do, who to marry, where to go, what to wear, but she had had enough she wanted to be her own person so she is disowned by her family and she decides that California is the place she wants to go live in. What she isn't expecting is finding someone who wants to own her in a very different way then her father but the twist is she wants to allow him to.
Jordan is a dom and he does it very well. He knows what he likes and he knows what his sub likes.
Jordan talks to Claire and finds that she doesn't have a place to stay and offers to find her a place, what he doesn't tell her is that he lives right next door and offers her a job but what he isn't expecting is for her to be so bad at being a barista.
After meet Claire he knows that she would be a good sub but she is afraid, everyone is after the First time, but after being given the option of being Jordan's business partner she finds that maybe just maybe she would enjoy being his sub.
I can't wait to read more by this talented lady.
June 19, 2013
This was a short read - part of a series of novellas. And it was...okay. For this length of novella, I didn't expect the content of a novel, but I felt that it didn't impress in any one particular area. For example, the characters weren't extremely well-developed, but neither were the sex scenes (or should I say "scene?") I think that either one lacking may have been more acceptable if the other had been delivered more powerfully. With that being said, I felt the story was just lacking in a few too many areas to give too much attention to.
August 17, 2013
Ok, maybe it is just me. I understand the concept behind a short story and continuing on with a series. However, I don't feel the characters were strongly developed. Lets face it, for those of us that read the erotica, we want the best of both worlds. We want a strong story with compelling characters as well as one hell of a steamy sex scene. There was a sex scene here, but I thought it was lacking alot of potential. I think this could have been a wonderful short story had the author fleshed out her story better. Just my opinion.
July 27, 2016
Definitely a eye opening experience for a spoiled billionaire's daughter. Athough, I don't blame her for what she did, I sure as hell wouldn't marry anyone just because Daddy said to. There needs to be communication, respect, trust and emotion for a relationship to work, thrive and conquer. I will putting the rest of the series on my to-be-read list, I really want to see how she faces the challenges ahead of her.
June 12, 2013
Flogging!!
A typical plot with minor role reversals. Jordan is a cafe owner with kinky art and Claire is the billionaires. Claire works for Jordan after a falling out with her family. She is given a tour of his underground club and that's when things start to get interesting.
A beautiful flogging scene for a newbie.
A typical plot with minor role reversals. Jordan is a cafe owner with kinky art and Claire is the billionaires. Claire works for Jordan after a falling out with her family. She is given a tour of his underground club and that's when things start to get interesting.
A beautiful flogging scene for a newbie.
July 14, 2014
I loved it just wish it was longer. The billionaires daughter leaves because she didn't want to marry daddy choice of a man because there was no love there and she takes off to California runs in the same guy twice and becomes friends. She find out he is part of a BDSM life and freaks but then she can't Deny that she loved the experience. Check it out. Can't wait to read part 2
October 24, 2014
Claire doesn't want to marry the man her father choose for her. Because of that she is thrown out of the family. She goes to San Francisco and meets Jordan.
He helps her out and introduces her to his world.
Claire is confused after their first hot action, but after a few days she decided she wants more.
Hot read which I couldn't put away.
like to read more in this series
He helps her out and introduces her to his world.
Claire is confused after their first hot action, but after a few days she decided she wants more.
Hot read which I couldn't put away.
like to read more in this series
January 5, 2015
Great read, Bravo!
Authors could take pointers from her style of writing. This author is direct, to the point and descriptive. The scenes are engrossing and captivating, am well encouraged not to read just this series but to try and read more of her books. Good job Miss Stone, great book!( buys the series quickly)!!!
Authors could take pointers from her style of writing. This author is direct, to the point and descriptive. The scenes are engrossing and captivating, am well encouraged not to read just this series but to try and read more of her books. Good job Miss Stone, great book!( buys the series quickly)!!!
July 18, 2014
A quick read - short and sweet. The first and second meeting of the main characters seemed a little farfetched but the story progressed from there. I know it's a series but wish it could have just been put in one book.
September 10, 2014
Free Short read
This book was free so why complain? The characters weren't really solid too many people were mentioned without identifying what their purpose in the book was going to be. But I am a reader and I appreciate the authors time.
This book was free so why complain? The characters weren't really solid too many people were mentioned without identifying what their purpose in the book was going to be. But I am a reader and I appreciate the authors time.
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January 15, 2013Free on amazon
February 21, 2013
3.9 stars
Claire was a little rich girl running away from daddy, but is she ready for Jordan's world.
Claire was a little rich girl running away from daddy, but is she ready for Jordan's world.
May 15, 2013
Nice little erotic romance novella.
July 11, 2013
Interesting!!
February 22, 2014
Interesting story! I will b purchasing part 2 & 3!!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 8, 2014
It was...
a little steamy so it got three stars. I am not sure if I like either one of the characters yet. I'm going to try some more by this author.
a little steamy so it got three stars. I am not sure if I like either one of the characters yet. I'm going to try some more by this author.
October 25, 2014
Every part reminded me of 50 Shades. From the BDSM to the extremely unlikely coincidences, over all it was a good short read.
October 29, 2015
The book is good
Very good I love it was very good I. Love it I really like it I love it I love love it
Very good I love it was very good I. Love it I really like it I love it I love love it
June 20, 2016
cheesy writing. lot of sex. corny dialogue. all the staples of an erotica novella
jordans a sexy dom. claires a sweet curious gurl may continue
jordans a sexy dom. claires a sweet curious gurl may continue
August 20, 2013
This is a beautiful story. The book cover is even better. The people on the cover are so elegant!
June 5, 2014
surprisingly a really good read. instantly sucked into the story and characters.
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