Author: Jennifer Dawson

Genre: Contemporary Romance

ISBN: 1230002990255

Goodreads Rating: 4.27

Meet Jackson McKay… There’s only one thing you need to know about me. I’m a cold hearted bastard that will never love you the way you deserve. And I’m sorry to say, bastard beats nice guy, every time. I never lie. Never deceive. I lay out exactly what will happen. My only promise is that I’m a one-night stand. That this is will be our first and last time together. Then I stand back and let them walk. But they never do. Because they all want to believe they will be the one to change me. And, Gwen Johnson, the woman that will be his demise… There’s only one thing you need to know about me. What I want, I get. End of story. I didn’t come to own one of the best restaurants in the city of Chicago before the age of thirty by taking no for an answer. And what I want is for this cold hearted bastard, and culinary genius, to work for me. I don’t care how difficult he is. I’m going to figure out what makes him tick, what he needs most, and then I’m going to go in for the kill. The way I see it, you either own it, or it owns you…

When I read about ‘Cold Hearted Bastard’ through Caffeinated PR, I just knew this was a book I wanted to read. The main character Jackson McKay sounded like an interesting character, and I was excited to learn more about him. So when I got this book to review, I was over the moon and couldn’t wait to start reading.

And this book didn’t disappoint me at all. When I started reading it took me a little while to get into the story. Although the two main characters Jackson and Gwen where definitely fun to get to know. I found there was to much ‘sex’ way to fast. And this made me afraid I wouldn’t like this book all that much. But right at the moment I thought: ‘This is too much’, the characters and their story grew on me and I started to love them.

Jackson’s character was definitely my favorite. Yes, I liked the womanizer. Just because there was so much more about his character than you’d first expect. And he was always honest to every woman he hooked up with. I enjoyed that about him.

The chemistry between Jackson and Gwen was amazing and I loved reading about them. Yes, I could have gone with less ‘sex’, but it fitted their characters and it fitted their relationship. What I enjoyed was the fact that they where both chefs. I just love cooking and this felt a little like my two worlds colliding.

Gwen’s character was also a fun one. She was tough, determined and funny. And I loved how she knew she was beautiful, but wasn’t arrogant about it.

‘Cold Hearted Bastard’ is definitely a story that keeps getting better and better the further you go and I simply loved it. And above all this book made me want to read more books by Jennifer Dawson.

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Jennifer Dawson is the author of the popular Something New series, spicy, small town romance released with Kensington, and pens the dark and edgy contemporary romance series Undone. Jennifer Dawson grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and graduated from DePaul University with a degree in psychology. She met her husband at the public library while they were studying. To this day she still maintains she was NOT checking him out. Now, over twenty years later, they’re married and living in a suburb right outside of Chicago with two awesome kids and a crazy dog. Despite going through a light FM, poem writing phase in high school, Jennifer never grew up wanting to be a writer (she had more practical aspirations of being an international super spy). Then one day, suffering from boredom and disgruntled with a book she’d been reading, she decided to put pen to paper. The rest, as they say, is history. These days Jennifer can be found sitting behind her computer, writing her next novel, chasing after her kids, keeping an ever watchful eye on her ever growing to-do list, and NOT checking out her husband. For more information about Jennifer please visit her website. Or visit her on Facebook and Twitter.

I received a copy of this book from Caffeinated PR in exchange for my honest review.

Maureen Bakker

Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always!  Facebook | Instagram