Review – Filthy Rich by Raine Miller – Bookalicious Babes Blog

Kiss me on my neck, on both cheeks, right on my nose, on my fingertips, when I cry, in the rain, but mostly…kiss me and make it last.

The best books are like a kiss: sweet, scorching, soul-searing, tender, and thrilling. Filthy Rich by Raine Miller cast a spell on me like an all-encompassing kiss—seducing and scorching me—as it spread light and love all over my heart and soul. This sensational story kissed me everywhere, and I fell in utter love from my head to my toes. I surrendered myself to Filthy Rich, this spellbinding story that struck my soul and hijacked my heart. I could not help but FALL FAST IN LOVE. HOOK. LINE. SINKER.

It felt like utter bliss to be reunited with the Blackstone family after years of first falling for Ethan Blackstone of The Blackstone Affair series. Oh was a sweet reunion is was to be reacquainted with a Raine Miller book, one of more Blackstones. I was in heaven before I began!

From the very first line of Filthy Rich, I fell in insta-love, swooning at this story’s sweetness. Filthy Rich lit a fire of feels that burned bright, stoking my soul where I felt the passion pouring through the pages. Each page carved out meaning, a love of life. The beauty in these words breathed life, this book a breath of fresh air radiating love and light that wrapped around me like a hug, so warm and wondrous.

Watch out Ethan, I’ve found my new favorite Blackstone, Caleb, and I’m not letting him go! Caleb is PURE PERFECTION! Oh is he Prince Charming: tall, dark, and handsome with killer blue eyes and the perfect mix of alpha and sweet! This alluring alpha is swoon in spades, so romantic it’s almost as if he’s a poet from the Shakespearean times.

“My father always said I would know when the right woman came along. I just fell into her…because my heart knew her right away. Knew she was the one for me.”

It was love at first sight for the handsome billionaire when he laid eyes on the beautiful Brit. Gorgeous and witty, Brooke Casterley with her golden hair and eyes plus endless legs is aware of the utterly perfect man who appears to be stalking her but his sudden existence into her bleak world feels more like fate.

“I didn’t know Caleb at all, but in some unbelievably weird way, it very much felt like I did.”

Brooke has been badly burned from a painful past, one that has perhaps scarred her for life. Though she has surprisingly and miraculously found strength. Caleb can’t fight the immense attraction to this lovely lady.

With words like…

“You’ve completely owned me since I first laid eyes on you.”

And…

“You’re a banquet for my starving soul.”

How can Brooke resist Caleb who oozes charm, compassion, and chivalry? Caleb’s poignant words are pure poetry, so swoon-filled and sweet, which called to my heart and soul.

Their chemistry is electric, emotionally-charged, and irresistible.

“His hands and lips wandered everywhere, his touch gentle—but determined, his kisses reverent—but demanding. Perfection…as he awakened feelings in my I didn’t even know existed.”

I shouldered at these heated yet heart-felt words, burning my body, mesmerizing my mind. Caleb has awakened a passion in Brooke…a love for life…a budding love for this amazing alpha. Brooke is scared, frightened that her past could come crashing down, and she can’t sacrifice her heart if it’s going to get hurt.

“His care for me was something priceless and ironically put me in danger of falling for him. Danger…I couldn’t risk. I knew I couldn’t fall in love with Caleb Blackstone.”

One utterly perfect man is besotted with Brooke, something she can’t understand. This man with the Midas touch of romance is pulling Brooke out of the darkness and into the light. Caleb, this Prince Charming, will walk to the ends of the earth to claim his Cinderella. This beautiful man and woman, inside and out, have pasts intertwined. Such sweet serendipity. A romance forged by fate, this relationship is a force too strong to fight.

“Brooke and I were inevitable. Inevitable.”

Spellbinding, smoldering, and swoon-filled, Filthy Rich is a fairy tale full of feels that kisses the heart and soul. Oh did this story touch me! I FELL IN UTTER LOVE! I could not help but become besotted with this book that breathed beauty and brilliance, vivid words that were paint to a canvas. Filthy Rich melted me into mush, melding itself into my heart, hijacking it…hijacking me.

Filthy Rich is not only a heartfelt romance forged by fate, it’s a story full of life and living. Each powerful and poignant page is carved from meaning, a love of life felt alongside this romance.

“Time kept marching forward no matter what…The idea that right now was the most time you had left to live of your life. This day, this hour, this minute of your life…the time you had left only grew shorter…and so, more precious.”

You can’t help but ponder over the value of time.

Time is precious; waste it wisely.

You can’t help but feel a zest for life living through this story, one that makes you want to live for the moment too.

Live for the moment where every minute is valuable.

Filthy Rich captivated me from the first page, claiming every part of me. I could not help but swoon and smile while reading this beauty in words. I WAS UTTERLY OWNED by this swoon-filled and soul-searing story.

Raine Miller is a master storyteller, bringing pages to life, where you can’t help but be completely transfixed as she transports you into another world. An author whose stories are memorable, you can’t help but feel the love and light cast on you. As I bask in the most beautiful Blackstone hangover, this book that BLEW ME AWAY, I can’t help but already miss my whole-hearted reunion with Raine Miller’s wondrous words. I want to live more of my life in this story—this enthralling and emotional escape—and enjoy this breathtakingly beautiful book just a little longer.

★★★★★ 5 magical and mesmerizing stars

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Billionaire Caleb Blackstone lives in the glamorous world of wealth and success, with every material luxury. But the moment he sees Brooke Casterley, none of that matters. Caleb is filled with a raw, undeniable need that he can’t ignore…for a girl who is so completely different from everything and everyone he’s ever known.

Only Brooke isn’t looking for love. She knows all too well just how much damage the wrong guy can do. Still, what sane, broke British girl can resist the charms of an incredibly sexy, chivalrous billionaire? What starts as flirtation quickly turns into all-consuming passion. Nothing could have prepared her for the searing heat of Caleb’s touch—or just how much she craves him.

Their whirlwind romance is the stuff of high-society fantasy—but for every moment of pleasure, there is a cost. Past mistakes and tragedy shadow them both…and falling for him might be the kind of trouble she can’t afford.