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Maid for the Billionaire (Book 1) (Legacy Collection) Kindle Edition

by Ruth Cardello (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author! Her billionaires are like potato chips—each leaves you smiling and reaching for another.

Dominic Corisi knew instantly that Abigail Dartley was just the distraction he was looking for, especially since having her took a bit more persuading than he was used to. So when business forces him to fly to China, he decides to take her with him, but on his terms. No promises. No complications. Just sex.

Abby has always been the responsible one. She doesn’t believe in taking risks; especially when it comes to men - until she meets Dominic. He’s both infuriating and intoxicating, a heady combination. Their trip to China revives a long forgotten side of Abby, but also reveals a threat to bring down Dominic’s company. With no time to explain her actions, Abby must either influence the outcome of his latest venture and save his company or accept her role as his mistress and leave his fate to chance. Does she love him enough to risk losing him for good?
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Ruth Cardello lives on a small farm in Northern Rhode Island with her husband, three children, three dogs, and two horses. You can contact her at www.ruthcardello.com Email: Minouri@aol.com Facebook: Author Ruth Cardello Twitter: RuthieCardello --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004XJ4NI4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ruth Cardello (23 November 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 507 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 222 pages
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Ruth Cardello hit the New York Times and USA Today Bestsellers Lists for the first time back in 2012. Millions of her sales are evidence that her books are akin to potato chips, addictive from the first one. She has created a multi-series billionaire world with a combination of escapism and realism that has gained her a faithful following of readers.

What Kindle Reviewers write about her:

"Wow, hot at every page. Heart-stopping, fear raging, mind-blowing wonderful."

"I'm a true fan of Ms. Cardello. I ran on to her first book a few years back and have been hooked ever since. I could go on and on about the story like of this book, but I'm not. All of her books are total page turners, unique, heart-wrenching, and I love them all. There aren't two alike in the bunch and I feel like I know the characters personally. I personally read 97 authors' books. And I buy every book they put out. This author is in my top 10. Great job and keep them coming."

"Love this series. Got me to start reading again. I look forward to the next book. Thank you for giving me the love of reading back."

Ruth Cardello was born the youngest of 11 children in a small city in northern Rhode Island. She spent her young adult years moving as far away as she could from her large extended family. She lived in Boston, Paris, Orlando, New York--then came full circle and moved back to New England. She now happily lives one town over from the one she was born in. For her, family trumped the warmer weather and international scene.

She was an educator for 20 years, the last 11 as a kindergarten teacher. When her school district began cutting jobs, Ruth turned a serious eye toward her second love- writing and has never been happier. When she's not writing, you can find her chasing her children around her small farm or connecting with her readers online.

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You can find her on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/RuthCardello

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If you'd like to email her directly, you may contact her via ruthcardello@gmail.com

The Legacy Collection:

Book 1: Maid for the Billionaire

Book 2: For Love or Legacy

Book 3: Bedding the Billionaire

Book 4: Saving the Sheikh

Book 5: Rise of the Billionaire

Book 6: Breaching the Billionaire: Alethea's Redemption

Book 7: (Novella) A Corisi Christmas

The Corisi Billionaires Series:

Book 1: The Broken One

Book 2: The Wild One

Book 3: The Secret One

The Andrades:

Book 1: Come Away With Me

Book 2: Home to Me

Book 3: Maximum Risk

Book 4: Somewhere Along the Way

Book 5: Loving Gigi

Christmas Novella: A Recipe for Love (Maddy and Richard)

The Barrington Billionaires:

Book 1: Always Mine

Book 2: Stolen Kisses

Book 3: Trade It All

Book 3.5: A Billionaire for Lexi

Book 4: Let It Burn

Book 5: More Than Love

Book 6: Forever Love

Book 7: Never Goodbye

Book 8: Reluctantly Alpha

Book 9: Reluctantly Rescued

Book 10: Reluctantly Romanced

The Bachelor Tower Series:

A whole new world with all new characters.

Book 1: Insatiable Bachelor

Book 2: Impossible Bachelor

Book 3: Undeniable Bachelor

The Westerly Billionaires:

Book 1: In the Heir

Book 2: Up for Heir

Book 3: Royal Heir

Book 4: Hollywood Heir

Book 5: Runaway Heir

Lone Star Burn Series:

Book 1: Taken, Not Spurred

Book 2: Tycoon Takedown

Book 3: Taken Home

Book 4: Taking Charge

Want to hear the song Charles proposed to Melanie with? https://youtu.be/SGZT5nVKfMs

Taken by a Trillionaire Series

Book 1: Taken By a Trillionaire - by Melody Anne, Ruth Cardello, JS Scott

Book 2: Virgin for the Trillionaire

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Julz311
5.0 out of 5 stars Softening the hardened heart
Reviewed in Australia on 4 July 2015
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Dominic is finally free of his controlling father, the man that possibly murdered his mother, but he can't face his sister alone, so he propositions the maid to go with him.
When Abby's Bruce gets sick, all she wants is to help her sister keep her job, so she fills in for her at her cleaning job, but the cranky boss turns up, and makes a proposition she can refuse.

This was a beautiful story that helps remind us to look past the initial contact, to see what lies beneath the exterior, and Ruth has done that well, she's also thrown in some heartbreak, love, lust and some added surprises along the way. If you like Ruth's writing, you won't be disappointed with this book
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Donna S
4.0 out of 5 stars not quite a 5 star.. but a solid 4
Reviewed in Australia on 29 October 2014
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Lots of good reviews for this book. Not too steamy, a good mix of story and romance. This is a family/families you just want to be involved with and get to know each one of them. I will definately continue on from this free book and buy more. Ruth Cardello is now one of my favourite authors.. The only negative is love happens too quickly!!! I would rather get to know more of the characters first. But I still love how she writes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in Australia on 5 December 2017
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I love everything about this book. The storyline, the characters everything was just so good. The story flowed so well and i like that Abby is such a strong lady and can keep up with Dom. Cannot wait to read the rest of the series.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Satisfactory
Reviewed in Australia on 25 July 2019
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This was a satisfactory read, but felt a bit rushed or forced at times. Quick easy read for those looking for that.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Australia on 13 February 2018
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Really enjoyed
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Penny Christie
4.0 out of 5 stars Please don't blaspheme
Reviewed in Australia on 28 June 2017
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This story is good but would be better if there was no blasphemy in it. Don't mind swear words of any description but not the words that hurt Jesus. He is my saviour.
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casey parata
5.0 out of 5 stars Wowie
Reviewed in Australia on 28 March 2014
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that was a great romantic novel I enjoyed it so much I couldn't put the book down to find out what happened in the end
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Fantastic read.
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Rashida
5.0 out of 5 stars 10th time read and still it is fun and amazing..
Reviewed in India on 26 October 2022
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It must be my thenth time to read this book and I am still in awe and giddy for both Abby and Dominic. They are one amazing pair in the history of romance book..
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M.M. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars A nice couple hours of feel goodness.
Reviewed in Canada on 3 May 2019
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Nice to read about strong independent women who have others best interests in heart and mind. Add a hot billionaire to the mix and it gets interesting imagining the good they could do. Then add a little friend and family drama to round it out. A good read.
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Ana Laura Lopes
5.0 out of 5 stars Bom e rápido
Reviewed in Brazil on 5 August 2016
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Amo romances água com açúcar que consigo ler em um só dia, e esse livro me dá tudo que eu gosto. Já li várias vezes e em todos me emociono novamente com com o Dominic e com a Abby.
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Reader Lady
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Read!
Reviewed in the United States on 24 February 2016
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I have really gotten lucky lately at finding new to me authors. I was intrigued by the title, and the book description sounded interesting. Since not only was this book FREE, it also had the audio version for $1.99. I downloaded it right away. I’m so glad I did. This is a great book.
Maid for a Billionaire starts out by introducing me to the hero, Dominic Corisi. He’s an angry, bitter man, feeling that his father has escaped the downfall Dom had planned for him. Although he is not shown in the best light, there was something about him that called to me, and I had to find out what made him such a hard man.

When he meets Abby, the heroine, he again does not show the best side of his personality, but I was compelled to read on. Now Abby Dartley is a sweetheart of a character from the first scene. She is the perfect woman for Dominic. She is quiet and reserved, nothing like any woman Dom has ever been attracted to before, but there is steel in her backbone. Abby’s character had to grow up quickly when her parents died and she had to assume responsibility for her much younger sister. This makes her very risk averse, and having a relationship with Dominic is way out of her comfort zone.

For me, this was a riveting read. The pacing is fast, but at the same time, it did not feel rushed. Ms. Cardello’s writing is smooth and flowing and a joy to read. The plot, while common in romances written recently, involving a billionaire, is told in a refreshing manner. She gives just the right amount of detail when describing the surroundings without taking too far. I could see the garden she visits in China, visualize the flowers, smell them even. I love when that happens.

I LOVE Kim Bubbs narration. She is one of the best narrators I have listened to recently. Her ability to give each character their own distinctive voice is amazing. So many of them have different accents, but she handles it beautifully. Her well-modulated tone pulls me into the story and was a joy to listen to. I will definitely look for other books narrated by her.

If you are looking for a billionaire story that has complex characters and an interesting plot, the I highly recommend Maid for the Billionaire. I have already downloaded the next book, and​ so far, it is as great as this one. I think I’m going to having a long relationship with Ms. Cardello since there are seven books in this series. Happy reading!
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Joanne
5.0 out of 5 stars I completely fell in love with the story line and the characters in this ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 January 2016
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I am such a romantic. I completely fell in love with the story line and the characters in this book. Really anyone that wants to escape daily life of housework and life in general then look no further.

Abby is a lovely woman. She has cared for her sister since their parents died. She is a school teacher and although she has a soft caring side this lady is no pushover. She helps her sister out when she becomes sick with the flu. Working to clean a house that frankly is not lived in but isn't it just her luck while she is there for a visitor to enter.

Dominic, God even the name is hot. He's a self made billionaire which by the way was not an easy task but he was so driven after leaving his father's home there was only one way to go and that was up. Back in town since the death of his father he heads home only to find someone there. He asks her to leave what she is doing and go, he is not in the right mood for any sort of company.

Abby and Dominic form a friendship of sorts, okay maybe friendship on her part or okay scrap that they both lust after each other but she does have a heart of gold and she would definitely be a good friend to him and she does try to help him out but he's just such a grrr! you know, he's that word we aren't allowed to use in a review.

So many unexpected things happen that Abby doesn't really have time to think properly but just goes with her gut and follows her heart. Sparks fly, things are said, tears are shed and the military is called. OMG!! Well kidnapping is actually a crime last time I checked.

This is a beautiful hot read that was free to download. So pleased I did, I can't wait to continue reading more about all the characters in this book. I am off to download book two. I recommend to romance lovers everywhere to start downloading this book, it's completely #FREE
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