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Scoundrels & Scotch: A Dark Billionaire Romance (Spiked Roses Billionaire's Club Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Alta Hensley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 437 ratings
I’ll stop at nothing to own her.
I’m a collector of dolls.
All kinds of dolls.

So beautiful and sexy, they become my art.
So perfect and flawless, my art galleries are flooded by the wealthy to gaze upon my possessions with envy.
So fragile and delicate, I keep them tucked away for safety.
The dark and torrid tales of Drayton’s Dolls run rampant through the rich and famous, and all but a few are true.
Normally I share my dolls for others to play with or watch on display.

But not my special doll.
No, not her.
Ivy is the most precious doll of all.
She’s mine. All mine.

*Scoundrels & Scotch is a dark billionaire romance. If you don’t like a splash of shock, a dash of taboo, and a heavy dose of dirty, then don’t take a sip of this TOP SHELF cocktail
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  1. Book 3 of 6
    Spiked Roses Billionaire's Club
  2. Print length
    300 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    14 January 2018
  5. File size
    1.5 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0791C85FM
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.5 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1983817929
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 437 ratings

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Alta Hensley is a USA Today bestselling author of dark romance where the villain always gets the happily ever after.

Twisted, clever, and occasionally unhinged, her books deliver morally gray anti-heroes, sharp-tongued heroines, and happily ever afters that taste even sweeter after a little ruin. With a signature blend of grit, wit, and heat, Alta’s stories prove one thing: villains deserve love too.

Alta lives on the foggy coast of Oregon with her husband, two daughters, and a pair of dogs who think they’re in charge. When she’s not writing redemption for the irredeemable, she’s walking the coastline or sipping craft beer in eccentric little bars that feel like they belong in her books.

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  • Amazon customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Draytons special dolls
    Reviewed in Australia on 15 January 2018
    Ivy was happy working at Spiked Roses and supporting her family from afar
    She is devastated when she is sacked for abusing a workplace rule
    One of the directors hires her to become a doll in his extensive collection
    There is intrigue ,emotion action all woven into a well told story
    A great addition to an impressive series
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  • Caroline - Kindle & Koffee Book Blog
    4.0 out of 5 stars Living Dolls
    Reviewed in Australia on 16 January 2018
    Another great book in the Top Shelf series. This time around we meet Victor Drayton and the famous Drayton Dolls. Being one of the owners of Spiked Roses is how Victor meets his newest Doll, Ivy.
    After losing her job at Spiked Roses Ivy is given a lifeline by Victor, become his newest Doll, see the world as part of his live art installation and be set for life. How can a young woman down on her luck possibly refuse.
    The Dollhouse is more than Ivy could ever have imagined, opening her eyes, body and heart to things she didn't know she wanted. And she's not the only one.
    So jump into this well written tale told by Ivy & Victor of the ups and downs they and the famous Drayton Dolls face.
    While I did enjoy this story it didn't grab me as much as the previous books but it won't stop me from finding out what Spiked Roses has to offer next.
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  • Daniella
    5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to The Dollhouse
    Reviewed in Australia on 27 February 2019
    This book follows Victor and Ivy. It also give us our first glimpse into The Dollhouse and The Dolls.
    I loved this book. It was intense and gritty and utterly amazing!
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  • Toni L
    4.0 out of 5 stars Completely original
    Reviewed in Australia on 19 January 2018
    This is the latest in the Spiked Roses series and they have all been completely standalone, so don't worry if you haven't read the previous. This story intrigued me. I was equally drawn to it and creeped out by it. In the end the story is outstanding and like nothing I've read before. I was surprised at how much I liked the characters and look forward to the next in the series.
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  • beachbum00
    3.0 out of 5 stars In love with this cover.
    Reviewed in Australia on 16 January 2018
    I was so excited to get my hands on this book! The blurb and that cover hooked me! I wanted it and couldn’t wait until it landed on my Kindle. I dove right into the story and read it in one sitting. The story was well written and intriguing.

    The world that Victor Drayton created with his dolls was fascinating and I wanted to read more, wanted to know what happened. However, along the way something happened, to make me lose interest; the dark, twisted, taboo world suddenly didn’t work. I struggled to feel the connection between Ivy and Victor…actually with any of the characters. This story had so much potential for more but in the end it just left me feeling let down.

    It was easy to follow and I didn’t feel like I was missing anything from not reading the previous stories. It was a good story but I just wanted more.
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  • Book Worm
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly good read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 May 2018
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    I love books from this author. Nice and gritty.
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  • Redrabbitt Reviews
    5.0 out of 5 stars I’M HERE TO OFFER YOU A JOB—TO BECOME A DRAYTON DOLL
    Reviewed in the United States on 17 January 2018
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    Once again, Ms. Alta Hensley has penned a story that is spine-tingling, on-the-edge-of-your-seat, I can’t look, but I can’t look away page-turning tale. There is a unique cast of characters, some you will hate, some will have you hot and bothered, and some, you just aren’t sure about. The characters and situations are explicated detailed. The story is not for those who want wine and roses with a sweet storyline. The story is raw, edgy, dirty, painful, intense, explicit and erotic. If you don’t like a splash of shock, a dash of taboo, and a heavy dose of sex, then don’t take a sip of this TOP SHELF cocktail.

    Ivy Adams calls herself a white trash girl from Mississippi. She had a miserable childhood, with a drunken and abusive father. When she got her chance, she moved away and had been working as a waitress at the Spiked Roses private gentlemen’s club. But a drug test will shatter that dream when she tests positive. Having nowhere to go, sending most of her money to her sister who is caring for their ailing father, she is at her wits end until Victor Drayton makes her an offer, to become one of the famous Drayton Dolls.

    Victor Drayton is an artist. “One who pushed to boundaries of taboo, sexual deviance, and hidden desires. Twisted, wrong but delightfully right.” He is also one of the seven managing members of the Spiked Roses club, and they were men who didn’t hide the fact that they were rich, ruthless, dark, twisted, and had the power and resources to do whatever they chose.

    The plot will have Ivy going to work for Victor and moving to the Dollhouse where she will undergo rigorous training and choreography of posing, dancing, and becoming a life-size doll. “If I have to be the token white trash broken doll someone bought on clearance at the discount story to travel to exotic places, so be it.” “It’s about the contrast. The are is about the light and dark, the good and the bad, the innocence and tainted.”

    “Sex is beauty. Sex is art. You’ll be trained on how sex can also be twisted, dark, taboo. You’ll soon be taught there is no shame in desire, but there is shame in denial of pure and animalistic thoughts and actions. You’ll learn to not only expose your body freely but your soul when you are performing my art. You’ll be trained in how to make your body look stiff like a doll, controlled by a make-believe puppet master, delicate and dainty, but also extremely haunting and eerie.”

    “Drayton’s Dolls don’t just ripple through the art society; it is a tidal wave.”

    “It’s about structure, discipline, accepting a level of twisted reality, and releasing the woman so you can become the doll. When I tell you to do something, whether it is a command or a request, you are to do exactly as I say. I expect and almost robotic nature in response to everything.”

    The story will take the reader into the Dollhouse, the training, the preparations for an art exhibit. The mindset of Ivy as she transforms into a Drayton Doll. It is also the beginning of a claiming and possession for Victor to know that Ivy isn’t just a doll, she is much more, and he isn’t willing to share. He becomes obsessed with her and not wanting to share her with others. Cancelling her appearance and leaving her behind along with an injured doll and two new dolls that aren’t ready to showcase.

    “I had no intention of sharing my doll. She was my toy. And I’d never learned how to share well with others.”

    The story will take on a sinister nature of life and death, and not everyone will survive. The story and sex scenes are explicit; the art shows are taboo and detailed. The story has some shock and awe events, and not all of it is good. The fourth story in the series, Devils & Rye will release March 27, 2018.
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  • Cybercats
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
    Reviewed in Canada on 15 February 2021
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    I love it cant stop reading this collection i whish the y had more like this i love everything in this book
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  • Zapgrays
    4.0 out of 5 stars Spiked Roses 3
    Reviewed in the United States on 4 July 2024
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    Victor and Ivy crash into each others lives! Ivy finds out what secrets lie behind being one of Drayton's Dolls! This installment of the Spiked Roses series is shocking in more ways than one! What will come next?? Alta Hensley isn't for everyone. If dark romance is your thing, Alta's got the darkness covered!
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  • Mom2three
    5.0 out of 5 stars Drayton's Dolls
    Reviewed in the United States on 25 January 2018
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    I am absolutely loving this series! I love the level of darkness and the originality of each story. The characters are well developed and from the very first story I felt invested in their lives. I don't really want to say anything about the plot, but I do want to warn about a borderline sexual assault scene that could trigger some people.
    In this story we get to learn more about Victor Drayton and his dolls. I must admit that I have been curious about him since he was introduced in book one. Victor, and her dolls, weren't quite what I thought they would be, but I really liked the way they were portrayed. Ivy Adams is the female in this one, and as much as I loved her, I wish there had been a little more detail about her family situation. It wasn't necessary for the plot, I'm just curious about it. This is a fun, action-packed, fast-paced story with a lot of steamy love scenes. The emotions, that Alta Hensley describes so beautifully, suck me in and reaching the last page sends me into a bookfunk. I am very impatiently waiting for the next one!
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