This Man

Jodi Ellen Malpas

Jun 2013 · Sold by Forever

About this eBook

Named one of "The 20 Greatest Ever Romance Novels According to Goodreads Reviews" by O, The Oprah Magazine

Young interior designer Ava O'Shea has no idea what awaits her at the Manor. A run-of-the-mill consultation with a stodgy country gent seems likely, but what Ava finds instead is Jesse Ward--a devastatingly handsome, utterly confident, pleasure-seeking playboy who knows no boundaries. Ava doesn't want to be attracted to this man, and yet she can't control the overwhelming desire that he stirs in her. She knows that her heart will never survive him and her instinct is telling her to run, but Jesse is not willing to let her go. He wants her and is determined to have her.

Ratings and reviews

This book is very terribly written and contains so much scenes similar to "50 Shades of Grey", As though it's a horrible knock off. I decided to read this because it's title was popping up everywhere in Social Media, there was so much hype that I had to read it for myself. It was almost painful to keep reading it. There was no nice flow to the writing, it just kept getting more unrelated, like the author was throwing in everything she could to make it good. It's her first book and it definitely shows.

The story line was good, but there were times when i was appalled at Jesse's stalker and rapist-like tendencies. He seemed to ignores her cries of no and would just keep plowing ahead even when she found it painful, until she relented & seemed ok with her treatment... I've read some pretty erotic stories and unless it was bdsm, the men didn't bring pain to the the woman they were "obsessed" with. All in all, the story has me intrigued...I'll keep reading

Mrs Ava is a young,recently successful interior decorator.Jesse acquired her most recent project and request for a consultation on a new wing at his Manor. Ava was shocked to be requested personally and was curious to meet this Lord of the Manor.The Manor appears to her as a posh hotel and upon meeting the owner Ava is turned inside out.The man is not the fat pudgy bald man she had imagined. No this man affected her.Jesse is affected also and determined to make her his but secrets abound.

About the author

Jodi Ellen Malpas was born and raised in the Midlands town of Northampton, England, where she lives with her two boys and a beagle. She is a self-professed daydreamer, a Converse and mojito addict, and she has a terrible weak spot for alpha males. Writing powerful love stories and creating addictive characters has become her passion -- a passion she now shares with her devoted readers. Her novels have hit bestseller lists for the New York Times, USA Today, Sunday Times, and various other international publications and can be read in more than twenty-four languages around the world.