This Man
Beyond undeniable passion is fierce love ... Jesse Ward drowned her with his intensity and blindsided her with his passion, but he kept her away from his dark secrets and broken soul. Leaving him was the only way Ava O'Shea could survive, but she should have known that Jesse Ward is impossible to escape. Now he's back in her life, determined to remind her of the sensual pleasures they had shared, but Ava is equally determined to get at the truth beneath this man's steely exterior. That means letting herself get close to the Lord of the Manor once more. And it's exactly where Jesse wants her - within touching distance ... Includes a brand-new bonus scene from Jesse's perspective.
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Young London interior designer Ava O'Shea is sent up the M25 to consult on a country estate called The Manor and is met by its owner Jesse Ward, a wealthy older man who keeps a private members club at the property.
Jodi Ellen Malpas wrote three main This Man novels plus a novella: This Man, Beneath This Man, This Man Confessed, and With This Man. The series is complete.
Yes. This Man is an explicit BDSM-leaning erotic romance, around 5 out of 5 on the spice scale.
Yes. This Man is an explicit BDSM-leaning erotic romance, around 5 out of 5 on the spice scale.
This Man was written by Jodi Ellen Malpas, published in 2013 by Orion.
This Man is 529 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, This Man takes most readers 8 to 11 hours to finish.
This Man is a standalone novel by Jodi Ellen Malpas, not part of a series.
This Man is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.