I waited, somewhat impatiently, to get my hands on Jason Sutherland and now that I’ve read his story, I can tell you this....he was worth the wait. I have loved all the books in the Billionaire’s Obsession series – so much so that I have read them all multiple times – so to say I was anticipating another sexy, fun and bossy Alpha billionaire story would be an understatement. I wasn’t anticipating it. I was expecting it. Lucky for me, JS Scott delivered.
It doesn’t matter that Jason Sutherland is richer than rich, hotter than hot and able to have pretty much anything and everything he could ever desire, because the only thing he wants - the only person he wants - is off limits. Hope Sinclair is the little sister of his best friend, a woman he’s known since was she a girl, and he’s been drawn to her years. But after one hot night together, he’s ready to take what he believes is his....until she disappears and he finds out that she’s getting married to another man. That’s not going to work for Jason though, so he comes up with a sneaky, risky plan to stop her marriage from happening.
Hope just wants to be happy. After years of loving Jason from afar, he comes back into her life and suddenly, happiness is staring her in the face. But Jason isn’t hers – not really – and he never will be. Not while her secrets and her past are holding her back. Hope isn’t the only one with secrets though, and when Jason’s deception comes to light, she has to decide if she can forgive him and give him the future they both want.
By the time I reached the end of Billionaire Unmasked, I was thoroughly in love with Hope and Jason. I didn’t want their story to end – I turned the last page hoping for an epilogue to the epilogue, that's how badly I wanted more. It’s surprising to me that I felt that way because, when I was about a third of the way through, I thought I was going to have to put the book down and walk away. The revelations of Hope’s past left me a little shaken and, to be honest, I found that Jason was almost too much of an asshole. Plus, the tone felt different from the earlier books - or maybe I was just missing my Tampa billionaires?? Nonetheless, I persevered and I couldn't be happier that I did.
Jason and Hope were wonderful together. I enjoyed her immensely. I loved that she was making her own way in the world. And as for Jason... Wow. JS Scott writes billionaires just the way I like them. Alpha. Bossy. Demanding. Fucking hot. I swooned for his sweet protectiveness. And yeah, like Hope, I totally forgave him for his initial asshole ways. Now all that's left is for me to wait and hope that there are more billionaires (please, I need TATE!!!) for me to wait impatiently for.
Billionaire Unmasked - Jason is the ninth book in the Billionaire's Obsession series and can be read standalone. There is a FREE prequel - One Night With The Billionaire, which is fun but not required reading. No cliffhanger.
~ Beth, 4.5 stars