Review: the Touch Of a Villain

Title: The Touch Of A Villain

Series: the Boys of Clermont Bay

Author: Holly Renee

Release Date: March 18, 2021

BLURB:

𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜. 𝙒𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙮. 𝙀𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙚. 𝙍𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝘽𝙖𝙮 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙛 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙙𝙤𝙢.

And Beck Clermont controlled them all.

He was arrogant and conceited, and from the moment I met him, he had made up his mind about me.

Dangerously handsome and wickedly cruel, he had no intention of letting me spend my senior year under the radar.

The secrets of old money ran deep, and even though I barely knew them, the sins of my family had put a target on my back.

He was a hurricane, and I was unprepared for the storm.

His touch fatal. His impact irreparable.

There was no negotiation.

He stole my heart. Without warning, without permission.

𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙮, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙑𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣.

Where do I even begin with this book?

First off the title, cover, and blurb drew me in and I just had to know more about the boys of Clermont Bay. The boys of Clermont Bay were young, wealthy and ruthless. And Beck Clermont ruled them all. The moment Josie met him he was arrogant and conceited, and he made up his mind about Josie before he even knew anything about her. Secrets between the families ran deep, and Josie's family had put a target on her back. Beck may have been dangerously handsome, but he was also cruel and would stop at nothing until he got what he wanted. He was the enemy, but it didn't stop Josie from falling for his touch anyways.

I love a good enemies to lovers and bully romance and boy did this book deliever. It was a delicious slow burn between the characters. The hate and tension palpable, the angst off the charts. There are secrets and lies between the wealthy elite, and Josie was thrusted into the middle of everything unprepared.

I loved Beck. He was cruel to Josie, and would stop at nothing until he got exactly what he wanted, without regard to what anyone else said or did.

Josie may not have been the strongest, but she was going through stuff that would stop a lesser person. She was also thrown into a town, and world she knew nothing about, unprepared for everything. She held her own as best as she could, despite the odds stacked against her.

I loved the angst, and drama and build up between the characters and the story. And it definitely had it's steamy moments. I cannot wait for the next book, to see what the Boys of Clemont Bay have in store next. 4⭐ out of 5⭐.