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The Dirty Billionaire Trilogy
by
Meghan March
erotic romance in a Kindle edition that was published by Meghan March LLC on September 30, 2021 and has 509 pages.
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Three stories in one in The Dirty Billionaire Trilogy erotic romance series and revolving around Holly Wix, a rising country-and-western star, and Creighton Karas, a dominant billionaire.
My Take
March is using a first person dual protagonist point-of-view from Holly’s and Creighton’s perspectives. It gives us a down and dirty insight into how each character thinks, which includes their past histories. March does do a good job of filling us in without using any info dumps!
It’s been a hideous few months as Holly discovers the backstabbing world of music. A constant play of balancing the public’s perspective of the artist.
That Tana. She does put the important points out there for Holly. And really, what else can Holly do, lol.
It’s a battle royal for Holly. Creighton simply takes what he wants and expects his “women” to do anything he says. Holly may be a submissive in the bedroom, but she is not one anywhere else. And she does not care about his reputation or his money. It makes for interesting interactions.
Creighton doesn’t expect this marriage to last — Holly sure doesn’t, so it’s a fun ride as their expectations evolve. There is a big benefit of this situation, as events inspire Holly in writing any number of songs that will be hits.
”You’ve got this voice that grabs a man by the throat and won’t let go until the last note fades.”
The marriage is a challenge to both of them, as Holly learns to trust a man, and Creighton learns to think of another.
I like Creighton’s reaction when he has a minute to take in the truth of his parentage. It does answer Damon’s attitude, not satisfactorily to me, and creates a deus ex machina for that ending.
This trilogy looks at the business of being a billionaire and managing one’s empire, at least on the surface; it dives deeper on the music business with Holly and Creighton experiencing each other’s dramas and the business expectations of each.
For all of its length, it’s a quick read, for it’s not that complex with few characters. Yet it is a fun read.
The Story
Holly had thought anything would be worth it to gain a career as a country-and western singer, but J.C. Hughes’ “antics” are too much. Worse yet is that the record company is threatening her to endure it or be shunted home.
Luckily for Holly, her friend Tana is very supportive.
The Characters
Holly Wickman, a.k.a. Holly Wix, is an aspiring country-and-western singer from Kentucky, who won in a make-me-a-star TV show, Country Dreams. Eliza Belle is her new guitar. Cherry Bomb is her new Mustang.
The very dominant Creighton Karas is a young billionaire who talks dirty, is easily bored, and can get any woman he wants. Cannon Freeman, Crey’s best friend, is his COO and executive vice-president who oversees the division presidents. I think Jeannette is Cannon’s wife. Mr Cramer is one of the Karas corporate lawyers.
Shaw MacLeod, his ex-wife, is CEO of the chain of luxury MacLeod resorts. Annika Fredickson is a vicious bitch Holly meets at the MOMA Gala. Captain Jim is one of Crey’s pilots. Michael is his driver. Dr Wylie is Creighton’s personal physician.
David Karas, Creighton and Greer’s dad, was Damon’s brother. The disgusting Uncle Damon and Aunt Katherine Karas raised Creighton and his sister, Greer, when their parents were killed. Tristan is Greer’s boyfriend. Elisabetta is Uncle Damon’s housekeeper.
Tana Vines was the Female Country Artist of the Year 10 years ago. She’s married to Mick Vines, who has been awarded Entertainer of the Year four or five times in that time. A power couple. Gemma is their live-in nanny.
Homegrown Records is . . .
. . . a Nashville-based record company with Morty and Jim as the scumbag partners with no scruples. Vale Garcia is a Grammy-winning songwriter.
Holly’s band includes Lonnie, the drummer; Darius, the bass player; and, Chance is the manager. Chaz and Marcus are the bodyguards Creighton hires. More security includes Orrin Steel. Boone “BT” Thrasher is a supportive country star. His girlfriend is a grade-A bitch whom no one likes.
J.C. Hughes is a country star on the wane and a closet bisexual.
Miranda Lambert is another rising star and married to a fellow country singer.
New York City
The Rose Club is the bar Holly first enters. Aric is the bartender.
Gold Haven, Kentucky, is . . .
. . . where Holly grew up. Gran is the woman who gave fourteen-year-old Holly a decent childhood. Holly’s mother, Gran’s daughter, is scum. In every sense of the word. Benny, a friend of Gran’s, is the owner of Pints and Pins, a.k.a. Brews and Balls, a bowling alley that serves up food. Mary Jane Devo had been Holly’s friend back home. Mrs Finchly had been Gran’s next-door neighbor. Johnny Dagen had been a jerk. Logan Brantley had been the premier bad boy of all bad boys back when Holly was in high school. Now he owns the local garage (he bought it with help from Chuck) and has some surprises for Holly. Dolores Maynard does amazing things with leather. Leander is Dolores’ grandson.
James had been Creighton’s best childhood friend in Papua New Guinea. The Yapper is a gossip rag.
The Cover and Title
The cover is black with a thin gold metallic border around the book’s perimeter. The title takes up the top two-thirds while the author’s name, in the bottom third, both use a metallic gold gradient. Between the author’s first and last names is an info blurb also in metallic gold.
The title encompasses all three stories in The Dirty Billionaire Trilogy.
