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# Better When He's Bad: A Dark and Dangerous Romance Featuring an Ex-Con and a Fiery Redhead (Welcome to the Point, 1)

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Review: Engaging Story With a Compelling Hero - With her previous series Ms. Crownover proved she knows how to write drool-worthy heroes and with this series starter her talent for creating compelling heroes continues with the enigmatic Bax. Where her previous series dipped a toe into troubled waters, this one dives in wholeheartedly with a city that's gritty and corrupt and full of questionable characters. It all makes for a compelling read that sucked me in from the very first page to the last. Bax has just been released from prison after serving five years in protection of his friend, Race. All he wants to do is make up for lost time with a willing woman, but finding his missing friend soon becomes his priority and brings him to the home of a woman claiming to be Race's half-sister. Meeting her changes his life irrevocably and complicates his search for Race as Dovie makes him feel and think things he's not felt or thought before. That's not to say she completely reforms him though. Bax is too ingrained in this gritty world to ever escape it completely and revels in his image and deeds too much to leave it all behind. Being with Dovie shows a more tender and thoughtful side to him. With her he's Shane and a man of worth in her eyes. He's the epitome of antihero as he doesn't shy away from doing what needs to be done to protect those he cares for. He has his own moral code that is deep-seated and accompanied by a strong sense of loyalty. He's proud to be a bad boy and this self-abashed honesty won me over completely and still has me dreaming of him! Dovie's growing up was far from ideal as her father wanted her nowhere near his picture-perfect life and her mother left her to the foster care system. She learned to watch out for herself and be leery but she's somehow retained a sweet nature which calls to Shane. Being with Race showed her what love and family is and she's desperate to find out what happened to him. To do that, she's willing to sell her soul to Bax's devilish side as she joins him on a journey to the Point's gritty underbelly. As they dig deeper, the truth about Bax's going to jail and the secrets Race is mired in only lead to more questions and twists that kept me on the edge of my seat. Through it all Dovie stands beside Bax. She knows she can't change him, and wouldn't want to as his choices have made him the man she's come to care for, she loves him without reservation rough edges and all. Their relationship is definitely one of opposite's attracting where she brings out his softer side and he makes her stronger than she thought she could be. Their connection is steamy and I can fully understand Dovie's attraction to him as he has me drooling over him as well. Dovie is an immensely likable character who's sweet yet sassy. She's good at taking care of others which is just what Shane needs as he's been alone far too long. I enjoyed seeing their relationship evolve into something truly special and rare....a love that is unconditional. This story had me entranced from the very start as this world is a dark and gritty one with characters that you can't easily classify. This is a world that's not just black and white, it's full of grey as people don't always make the best choices. Into this world comes a very special couple that despite all their differences fit together beautifully. Both of the main characters are compelling in their imperfections and admirable in surviving a world that continually tried to drag them down. The cast of secondary characters are equally engaging and I look forward to getting to know them more fully in the next installment as Ms. Crownover has again crafted a masterful tale of suspense, emotional intensity, and a sweet and sexy romance. Ms. Crownover captured my attention with her Marked Men series and has now made me an even bigger fan with this first installment in the Welcome to the Point series. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to those readers wanting a book that doesn't take the easy way out but gives readers exactly what they want with an endearing romance and larger-than-life characters!
Review: A Fast and Fun Ride! - I love myself a bad boy, especially a bad boy who falls for a girl when he doesn’t think he’ll ever fall in love for a girl. Bad boys who embrace their badness, flaunt it, and make no excuses for it – these are the boys us girls find the most intriguing. Bad boys are alluring. They’re dangerous and seductive, dangerously seductive and hard to deny. It’s an interesting concept in life a girl with a straight track to a good life falls for the charm of the bad boy then without even realizing it accepting the challenge of making him hers forever. This is the premise for Better When He’s Bad by Jay Crownover. Bad boy meets the good girl wrapped up in the mysterious, miserable turn of events in his life. As a huge fan of the Marked Men series by this author, this new series left me really intrigued. As with all her works, the author lured me into her world with a fast-paced yet very detailed and descriptive story. My biggest issue – the hype surrounding this book put my expectations in the stratosphere and while you could say those expectations were met you could also say they were met in a totally different way than I thought. The fact of matter proves to be – Bax just isn’t that bad. I mean he’s bad; he’s bad ass, he’s scary, he’s tough, he’s the boy who grew up in the rough neighborhood with the rough mother and did what he need to survive. But he’s not really all bad because he’s the boy with a soft heart, a conscience, and a need to understand why the wrongs in his life stay wrong. To me, a true bad boy doesn’t care and that’s just not true for Bax. This revelation wasn’t disappointing because his character was good – just totally different from my expectations. Dovie’s the good girl in the story but in an interesting twist she’s the good girl who also grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. She’s tough, she gives as good she gets, and she handles Bax in a way that’s totally fitting to her character. It was interesting choice to have her from the same background as Bax but show her as the exact opposite in choices she made about where her life was going. They way they were together endears the reader to their story. We see something Bax as Dovie sees him that makes him even more special. He stays bad and he lives with that inside him but he also works to make her feel something more too. It was a fun ride through The Point. I enjoyed Bax and Dovie’s story and read through the whole book rather easily and swiftly. Ms. Crownover’s writing sets a tone, a dreary ambiance, to where the reader’s feel like an innocent bystander as the events of the book unfold. It’s darker and gloomy in The Point and thanks to descriptive writing we feel part of the plot. Twists and turns along the way provide a good bit of action. Bax and Dove engage during the hard times and the soft ones. I’m not going for five stars because Better When He's Bad isn’t what I expected and some points I thought were contradictory to things that happened early on in the book but overall I really enjoyed it and look forward to visiting The Point again.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,891,905 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,869 in City Life Fiction (Books) #4,755 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books) #11,148 in Action & Adventure Romance (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,004 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Engaging Story With a Compelling Hero
*by J***S on July 2, 2014*

With her previous series Ms. Crownover proved she knows how to write drool-worthy heroes and with this series starter her talent for creating compelling heroes continues with the enigmatic Bax. Where her previous series dipped a toe into troubled waters, this one dives in wholeheartedly with a city that's gritty and corrupt and full of questionable characters. It all makes for a compelling read that sucked me in from the very first page to the last. Bax has just been released from prison after serving five years in protection of his friend, Race. All he wants to do is make up for lost time with a willing woman, but finding his missing friend soon becomes his priority and brings him to the home of a woman claiming to be Race's half-sister. Meeting her changes his life irrevocably and complicates his search for Race as Dovie makes him feel and think things he's not felt or thought before. That's not to say she completely reforms him though. Bax is too ingrained in this gritty world to ever escape it completely and revels in his image and deeds too much to leave it all behind. Being with Dovie shows a more tender and thoughtful side to him. With her he's Shane and a man of worth in her eyes. He's the epitome of antihero as he doesn't shy away from doing what needs to be done to protect those he cares for. He has his own moral code that is deep-seated and accompanied by a strong sense of loyalty. He's proud to be a bad boy and this self-abashed honesty won me over completely and still has me dreaming of him! Dovie's growing up was far from ideal as her father wanted her nowhere near his picture-perfect life and her mother left her to the foster care system. She learned to watch out for herself and be leery but she's somehow retained a sweet nature which calls to Shane. Being with Race showed her what love and family is and she's desperate to find out what happened to him. To do that, she's willing to sell her soul to Bax's devilish side as she joins him on a journey to the Point's gritty underbelly. As they dig deeper, the truth about Bax's going to jail and the secrets Race is mired in only lead to more questions and twists that kept me on the edge of my seat. Through it all Dovie stands beside Bax. She knows she can't change him, and wouldn't want to as his choices have made him the man she's come to care for, she loves him without reservation rough edges and all. Their relationship is definitely one of opposite's attracting where she brings out his softer side and he makes her stronger than she thought she could be. Their connection is steamy and I can fully understand Dovie's attraction to him as he has me drooling over him as well. Dovie is an immensely likable character who's sweet yet sassy. She's good at taking care of others which is just what Shane needs as he's been alone far too long. I enjoyed seeing their relationship evolve into something truly special and rare....a love that is unconditional. This story had me entranced from the very start as this world is a dark and gritty one with characters that you can't easily classify. This is a world that's not just black and white, it's full of grey as people don't always make the best choices. Into this world comes a very special couple that despite all their differences fit together beautifully. Both of the main characters are compelling in their imperfections and admirable in surviving a world that continually tried to drag them down. The cast of secondary characters are equally engaging and I look forward to getting to know them more fully in the next installment as Ms. Crownover has again crafted a masterful tale of suspense, emotional intensity, and a sweet and sexy romance. Ms. Crownover captured my attention with her Marked Men series and has now made me an even bigger fan with this first installment in the Welcome to the Point series. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to those readers wanting a book that doesn't take the easy way out but gives readers exactly what they want with an endearing romance and larger-than-life characters!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Fast and Fun Ride!
*by T***N on June 23, 2014*

I love myself a bad boy, especially a bad boy who falls for a girl when he doesn’t think he’ll ever fall in love for a girl. Bad boys who embrace their badness, flaunt it, and make no excuses for it – these are the boys us girls find the most intriguing. Bad boys are alluring. They’re dangerous and seductive, dangerously seductive and hard to deny. It’s an interesting concept in life a girl with a straight track to a good life falls for the charm of the bad boy then without even realizing it accepting the challenge of making him hers forever. This is the premise for Better When He’s Bad by Jay Crownover. Bad boy meets the good girl wrapped up in the mysterious, miserable turn of events in his life. As a huge fan of the Marked Men series by this author, this new series left me really intrigued. As with all her works, the author lured me into her world with a fast-paced yet very detailed and descriptive story. My biggest issue – the hype surrounding this book put my expectations in the stratosphere and while you could say those expectations were met you could also say they were met in a totally different way than I thought. The fact of matter proves to be – Bax just isn’t that bad. I mean he’s bad; he’s bad ass, he’s scary, he’s tough, he’s the boy who grew up in the rough neighborhood with the rough mother and did what he need to survive. But he’s not really all bad because he’s the boy with a soft heart, a conscience, and a need to understand why the wrongs in his life stay wrong. To me, a true bad boy doesn’t care and that’s just not true for Bax. This revelation wasn’t disappointing because his character was good – just totally different from my expectations. Dovie’s the good girl in the story but in an interesting twist she’s the good girl who also grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. She’s tough, she gives as good she gets, and she handles Bax in a way that’s totally fitting to her character. It was interesting choice to have her from the same background as Bax but show her as the exact opposite in choices she made about where her life was going. They way they were together endears the reader to their story. We see something Bax as Dovie sees him that makes him even more special. He stays bad and he lives with that inside him but he also works to make her feel something more too. It was a fun ride through The Point. I enjoyed Bax and Dovie’s story and read through the whole book rather easily and swiftly. Ms. Crownover’s writing sets a tone, a dreary ambiance, to where the reader’s feel like an innocent bystander as the events of the book unfold. It’s darker and gloomy in The Point and thanks to descriptive writing we feel part of the plot. Twists and turns along the way provide a good bit of action. Bax and Dove engage during the hard times and the soft ones. I’m not going for five stars because Better When He's Bad isn’t what I expected and some points I thought were contradictory to things that happened early on in the book but overall I really enjoyed it and look forward to visiting The Point again.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sometimes It's Better When They're Bad
*by A***A on March 11, 2015*

Originally Reviewed on The Bewitching Bibliophile Book Blog as part of the Book Launch Blog Tour, I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review, it did not affect nor influence my review. Ok so y'all already know I fangirl hard over Jay's Marked Men series, so when I heard she had a new series coming out and this guy was badder than Rule?? Girl chile you know I signed right the hell up right?? Of course you see the title, you know I did. My heart belongs to Rome but then Bax came along. He did his very best to hijack my heart and let me explain why. I love Bax, when I went into this book I had no idea what I'd signed up for; Bax makes Rule look tame and I do mean tame. This story grabs you by the throat and drags you down into the ground and makes you a part of it. I loved the grittiness; the showcasing of a world that normally doesn't get any love. Bax was a kid from the streets, someone who loved cars and was able to parlay that into a job, not a legal one but still it kept him in food and home because his mother wasn't well, his brother had abandoned him and he doesn't know who his father is. His life was a hard road through the toughest parts of the city, the parts the bright lights hide and pretend isn't there, it's the parts the people with money come to play in and leave behind when they have decided that slumming is no longer their thing. But people have to survive and Bax & Dovie struggle to survive, thrive and still have something worth smiling about. I loved reading this story, I told my sister it was like reading an old school rap song, amazingly graphic, raw, raunchy and real. It pulled me in, made me feel like I was watching the story unfold in real life. Although I have never lived on this side of the city I have friends who are from there, I have driven through it, I have worked with people from these parts of town, and I have worked with patients who have survived these parts of the city, and it's about time, the stories start being told. It made me feel like I was there and witnessing it real life, I loved Dovie and OMG Race!! (who was briefly in there was still not enough to make me very excited for number 2 "Better When He's Bold") Dovie was likeable character, she was vulnerable, yet tough and boy did she love fiercely. I loved how she was open to seeing more than meets the eye but also saw reality. She refused to be stuck with just what she was born with, she wanted more and aimed for that; she tried to be a good role model and give back to those who have less than her and all the time, she strives to stay above the fray, and not get pulled down by the many vices that rule the city. I LOVE THESE BOOKS!! (And no I don't get paid to say this, I just love them!!) I would fangirl more but y'all need to see it for yourself. It was like an episode of the Wire just as gritty and real. I was completely absorbed and found myself checking the counter to make sure I wasn't running out of book before the story gave me everything it had. Bax!??!! OMGAWD Bax, he's just so amazing. I'll be real I have no idea if I could have made his decision in the warehouse. That moment made me feel so many feels, just the rawness of it, the fear, the desperate moments of hope, the fleeting glimpse of love, and just knowing any moment it could go all the way wrong. I was deeply emotionally vested in this story. There was mystery, trying to figure out who all the players where, why they were playing, and even why this game in partiular. Please check out the series, I just know that I can't wait for January 2015 for book 2). This is an amazing story and it's about time the 'average guy from the block ' gets some love in the new adult genre and I'm happy Jay is writing it. ★★★★★ Happy Reading and please don't forget to share the love with others and of course with Jay. I'm not even ashamed to say I have already read this again for a second time this month. LOL

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