The Big, Bad Billionaire by Jackie Ashenden * Arc Review *

An intensely sexy Billionaire Fairy Tales standalone novel by Jackie Ashenden that is billionaire romance meets Little Red Riding Hood with a happily ever after.

Wicked. Ruthless. Obsessed.

Sent away from his family as a boy because he couldn’t be controlled, Rafe DeSantis’s new guardian turned him into a monster. One who wants only two things out of life: To get revenge on the father who destroyed his life. And to possess the woman who was kept from him. Ella Hart has been his obsession for years, and now that he’s her guardian he’s finally in position to black mail her into his bed. And once he has her there? He’s going to eat her up.

Innocent. Alone. Hunted.

Ella has been living with her grandmother since the death of her parents when she was a child. She’s learned to pour her grief and pain into dance, and it’s become her escape. Her passion. Now she’s set her sights on a prestigious dance school in Paris. But there’s one problem. Ella was so young when her parents died, her money was left in the hands of the DeSantis family…and it’s now controlled by Rafe. A man she’s always found compelling and terrifying at the same time.

Rafe offers her an ultimatum: Give herself to him, body and soul, and she’ll get the money she needs.

Ella isn’t in a position to refuse, though she tries to resist the sexy billionaire. It feels good, until her heart becomes involved. Does the big bad billionaire want to capture her heart? Or does he only want to own her body?

Julia's Review

*** 3.75 Stars ***

A modern retelling of Little Red and The Big Bad Wolf. A broken, possessive, domineering hero searching for his ever more.

Ella is a ballerina living with her grandmother. She wants to fulfill her dream of going to dance school in Paris, but doesn't have the money. Rafe is a billionaire that gets what he want's, and his next prize is Ella. They both have feelings for one another, but Ella is scared of the BIG BAD WOLF. He wears a mask around everyone but Ella can see right through him.

A hot steamy romance that will get your blood pumping!

*Why my rating?*

Even though I did enjoy this story, I had trouble connecting with the main characters. Couldn't see that connection that made me think that Ella and Rafe were made for each-other.