The Manhattan Men Series by Jacob Parker

Love is for girls and suckers. But jealousy is for manly men. No way in hell I’m attending my ex-girlfriend’s father’s big event. Not after that witch ripped my soul out a few years back. Funnily enough, my billionaire family doesn’t care much about that. Everyone that’s anyone will be at the event, and that includes me. Fine. I’ll take a fake fiancée and serve up slices of revenge all night long. My cousin’s secretary will do the job just fine... moreLove is for girls and suckers. But jealousy is for manly men. No way in hell I’m attending my ex-girlfriend’s father’s big event. Not after that witch ripped my soul out a few years back. Funnily enough, my billionaire family doesn’t care much about that. Everyone that’s anyone will be at the event, and that includes me. Fine. I’ll take a fake fiancée and serve up slices of revenge all night long. My cousin’s secretary will do the job just fine. She’s beautiful, dreamy, and everything I’d want in a woman—if I were done playing around. But I’m not. Good thing she’s interested in a promotion. Quid-pro-quo love. I can get back at my ex, and she can get a raise with my recommendation to my cousin. We both get what we want, but then something odd happens. She captures my heart. Nope. Not me. Chants: Manly man. Manly man. Manly— Yeah, this isn’t working. I’m in love. less

Did Juliet stab Romeo in the back? Mine did.Love is a fickle thing. You think you find it while on a beach on a business trip, and you’re wrong.The beautiful girl that’s captured your attention has been sent there by her father, a rival of the great Manhattan family—my family.She laid the trap real good, and thanks to the her curves and beautiful smile, my dumbass fell right into it.But something changed in the middle of our love affair.She stopped believing I was the villain... moreDid Juliet stab Romeo in the back? Mine did.Love is a fickle thing. You think you find it while on a beach on a business trip, and you’re wrong.The beautiful girl that’s captured your attention has been sent there by her father, a rival of the great Manhattan family—my family.She laid the trap real good, and thanks to the her curves and beautiful smile, my dumbass fell right into it.But something changed in the middle of our love affair.She stopped believing I was the villain.Good thing, because I never was. A bit of a playboy, sure, but a bad guy?Not a chance.So we’re enemies. And we’re lovers.Both of our big powerful families are after the investment of a lifetime at the resort we meet at.The choice is ours—families be damned. less

My latest client wants to loosen me up…And not in the ways I was hoping for. She’s a beautiful, free-spirited type of girl, and I’m, well, stiff. Love has kicked me around enough. I’m not interested in being the center of its attention anymore. It can find another guy to play with. This curvy goddess needs a website and my tech firm is perfect for the job. I’m not interested in becoming involved myself until I see her. Then, all bets are off... moreMy latest client wants to loosen me up…And not in the ways I was hoping for. She’s a beautiful, free-spirited type of girl, and I’m, well, stiff. Love has kicked me around enough. I’m not interested in being the center of its attention anymore. It can find another guy to play with. This curvy goddess needs a website and my tech firm is perfect for the job. I’m not interested in becoming involved myself until I see her. Then, all bets are off. If I could do some weird science and 3D-print a woman from our machines, I would craft a girl that looks just like her. So now, I’m all in. In my desire to show this woman how much I’m into her, I take her yoga idea and build an app to start growing it. It’s a gift to her to go along with the website. But as luck would have it, she hears about the app being live from the wrong source and it looks like I’ve stolen her idea. I’m back to being a rich, piece of trash, Manhattan Man. Perfect. Love can suck it. I’ll just stay the stiff stud I’ve always been. less

I’m only interested in a good time. Nothing too serious.But the chemistry between me and my new client is off the charts.My go-to is to get the girl, have some fun, then part ways, friends or not. Her choice.The office romance budding between us leaves me wanting to break my own rules.Then I remember why I put them in place. My father left when I was young.Love seems out of reach. It did for my mom. It does for me.This woman is beautiful, curvy, and smart as hell though.And she challenges me... moreI’m only interested in a good time. Nothing too serious.But the chemistry between me and my new client is off the charts.My go-to is to get the girl, have some fun, then part ways, friends or not. Her choice.The office romance budding between us leaves me wanting to break my own rules.Then I remember why I put them in place. My father left when I was young.Love seems out of reach. It did for my mom. It does for me.This woman is beautiful, curvy, and smart as hell though.And she challenges me. In all the right ways.The fact that she has a little one stops me dead in my tracks though.Namely because this beauty is so much like my mom—driven, focused, and out to own the world.Meaning she’s not going to be around much. And honestly, I’m not father material.Hell, I can barely take care of myself.Besides, I’m a terrible role model.I’m definitely no saint, but what self-proclaimed bad boy is? less