{"id":27103,"date":"2021-03-22T08:28:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T12:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27103"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:57:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:57:35","slug":"review-the-devil-wears-black-by-l-j-shen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/22\/review-the-devil-wears-black-by-l-j-shen\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Devil Wears Black by L.J. Shen"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27103\" data-postid=\"27103\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27103 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-devil-wears-black-lj-shen.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Devil Wears Black by L.J. Shen\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Devil Wears Black by L.J. Shen\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Maddie Goldbloom stitched up a plan to ensure everything in her life was perfect\u2014from a career in fashion to a chic NYC apartment to a pediatrician boyfriend.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">When her ex, Chase Black, storms back into her life with an outrageous request, her immediate reaction is to refuse him. But he only wants to fulfill his father\u2019s last wish. So even though he\u2019s the man who broke her heart, playing his fianc\u00e9e shouldn\u2019t be hard, especially if it means she gets to watch the arrogant devil squirm a bit.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">What ensues is a chain of events that detonates Maddie\u2019s life\u2014and when Chase\u2019s walls come down, they both are forced to face reality.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">They say keep your enemies close. But what if your enemy is also the man you love?<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Mar 9, 2021<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Amazon Publishing<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Montlake<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $4.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Maddie<\/strong> has convinced herself that she has moved on from her jerk of an ex-boyfriend, <strong>Chase Black<\/strong>. So, when he shows up months after their break-up, Maddie is prepared to deal with him. At least, Maddie thinks she is but Chase is asking for a huge favor. He hasn\u2019t explained to his family that they broke up and he needs Maddie to pretend to be his fianc\u00e9 for a weekend.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maddie is so sweet and kind that of course she goes along with his plans. I wanted her to cut him down. I mean she is so kind they call her Martyr Maddie. He is such a jerk but then it wouldn\u2019t be this good enemy to lovers romance that I so enjoy if he is a nice guy.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Wow.<\/em> I know from past reads that this author knows how to do a jerk hole but she has reached new levels with Chase Black. He is immediately dismissive towards the heroine. He is distant and so rude. He starts off cutting her down verbally and blatantly states he doesn\u2019t want to be with her. She is hurt and I have to admit I was hurt too. I couldn\u2019t figure out how the author would make readers like him but she warmed me over by the end.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There\u2019s a lot more to Chase than the cold exterior he presents. He has issues and after meeting the Black family, it is understandable.\u00a0 However, his cold front is just that\u2026. a front. He is kinder, gentler and while his reasons for treating Maddie like crap in their previous relationship is silly, I got why the author went this route.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love banter. Chase and Maddie seem to go at it every chance they get. I enjoyed reading about them fight tooth and nail not to fall in love with one another. Maddie is definitely not the same timid woman that Chase dated before. He is amazed at how strong and feisty she is. Maddie decides to not let Chase run all over her like he did before. She will help him but he won\u2019t call of the shots.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The romance is steamy but not as steamy as I am use to by this author. However, a great standalone with my favorite trope. So fans of an enemies to lovers romance will definitely want to read this if they can get past a douche of an ex-boyfriend.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/394ECnE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maddie Goldbloom stitched up a plan to ensure everything in her life was perfect\u2014from a career in fashion to a chic NYC apartment to a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,125,48,50],"tags":[152,217,404,405,420],"class_list":["post-27103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amazon-publishing","category-montlake","category-reviews","category-samantha","tag-4-stars","tag-contemporary-romance","tag-recommend","tag-recommended-reads","tag-romance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Review \u2764\ufe0f The Devil Wears Black by L.J. 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Shen\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Devil Wears Black by L.J. Shen\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maddie Goldbloom stitched up a plan to ensure everything in her life was perfect\u2014from a career in fashion to a chic NYC apartment to a pediatrician boyfriend.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When her ex, Chase Black, storms back into her life with an outrageous request, her immediate reaction is to refuse him. But he only wants to fulfill his father\u2019s last wish. So even though he\u2019s the man who broke her heart, playing his fianc\u00e9e shouldn\u2019t be hard, especially if it means she gets to watch the arrogant devil squirm a bit.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What ensues is a chain of events that detonates Maddie\u2019s life\u2014and when Chase\u2019s walls come down, they both are forced to face reality.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They say keep your enemies close. But what if your enemy is also the man you love?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Mar 9, 2021<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Amazon Publishing<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Montlake<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $4.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Maddie<\/strong> has convinced herself that she has moved on from her jerk of an ex-boyfriend, <strong>Chase Black<\/strong>. So, when he shows up months after their break-up, Maddie is prepared to deal with him. At least, Maddie thinks she is but Chase is asking for a huge favor. He hasn\u2019t explained to his family that they broke up and he needs Maddie to pretend to be his fianc\u00e9 for a weekend.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maddie is so sweet and kind that of course she goes along with his plans. I wanted her to cut him down. I mean she is so kind they call her Martyr Maddie. He is such a jerk but then it wouldn\u2019t be this good enemy to lovers romance that I so enjoy if he is a nice guy.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Wow.<\/em> I know from past reads that this author knows how to do a jerk hole but she has reached new levels with Chase Black. He is immediately dismissive towards the heroine. He is distant and so rude. He starts off cutting her down verbally and blatantly states he doesn\u2019t want to be with her. She is hurt and I have to admit I was hurt too. I couldn\u2019t figure out how the author would make readers like him but she warmed me over by the end.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There\u2019s a lot more to Chase than the cold exterior he presents. He has issues and after meeting the Black family, it is understandable.\u00a0 However, his cold front is just that\u2026. a front. He is kinder, gentler and while his reasons for treating Maddie like crap in their previous relationship is silly, I got why the author went this route.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love banter. Chase and Maddie seem to go at it every chance they get. I enjoyed reading about them fight tooth and nail not to fall in love with one another. Maddie is definitely not the same timid woman that Chase dated before. He is amazed at how strong and feisty she is. Maddie decides to not let Chase run all over her like he did before. She will help him but he won\u2019t call of the shots.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The romance is steamy but not as steamy as I am use to by this author. However, a great standalone with my favorite trope. So fans of an enemies to lovers romance will definitely want to read this if they can get past a douche of an ex-boyfriend.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/394ECnE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}