***ARC was provided to me for a fair and honest review***

Overall rating: 4/5 Beauty and the beast if all the beast’s issues that he had to work through were mental disorders.

Heroine (Kendall): 4/5 23 year old graduate student who is studying to become a psychologist.

Hero (Maton): 4/5 29 year old tech genius who was targeted and shot at by jealous competition. He is a recluse who won’t leave his apartment due to the trauma.

Plot: 4/5 Maton refuses to leave his posh apartment since the shooting. The shooter is still on the loose. He needs to work out his problems in therapy but his therapist is at his wits end so Maton’s mother hires Kendall the therapist’s intern to visit with Maton. Sparks fly but Kendall is desperate to keep things professional or her spot at the university and her chances of graduating will be in jeopardy.

Personal Review: I enjoyed the story and seeing Maton evolve through the book and recover with Kendall’s help was sweet. Maton’s disorders and their origins are believable and handled well. I can’t say I don’t agree with Kendall though; Maton does become very dependent upon her emotionally by the end. Yes, he loves her but he also needs to medicate himself into a stupor if Kendall isn’t there to share his bed. Other than that unhealthy part of the relationship that Kendall addresses and wants to work on the pair are an adorable couple.

I was hoping Dexter was going to be more of a threat in this story. He just kind of does a lot of looming and not a lot of acting. If you cut him out of this book completely nothing about the plot really changes.

I don’t know if the intention is for Archer to get with Blair or not for the third book but I’ll definitely be reading it when it comes out!

Kendall Atherton undertakes a job to treat a patient in his own homes. Maton has undergone a traumatic experience which prevents him from leaving his home. Maton is arrogant and treats Kendall with mocking and rude behavior. Kendall quits but ends up returning.

I have a problem with Kendall treating someone when she was still a student. It is not ethical. The reader expects the writer to place the characters into situations that are plausible. This is not. I had difficultly reading this book because she lost me in the beginning with this unbelievable situation. Since this is the premise that the book is built upon, I struggled to reach the story itself.

It is a shame that this book presents an unrealistic premise right at the beginning. The writing is done well. The characters are realistic and believable. If Kendall treating someone when she is only a student is changed, this book with receive a much higher rating.


I received an eBook ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affects my opinions or ratings about this book.

This was my first book from Lulu. I really enjoyed this read. It was a god read and different. I did like this. I will read more from this author.

When Vanessa, Maton Lee’s mother decides to get involved with his recovery she uses the intern in her doctor’s office to do that. She gets her to help even though she has reservations on how she could or would be of any help but Vanessa is a hard woman to say no to.
You see Kendall Atherton was a stone throw away from becoming a therapist herself but she needed to finish her last classes and pass. Yet, Vanessa knew Kendall had what her son needed to become an active member of his own life again.
You would have had to have known this computer geek as Kendall would eventually tease him of being. He was raised as a child of means. Yet, he and his best friend and younger brother turned the IT world on its ear making them even richer. Even more popular with the ladies. Not at all the normal cave geeks.
Yes, you heard me right not your typical hold up in their cave geeks. They partied and did the whole one and done. That was until six months ago when they were together and Maton was shot turning his world upside down. While he was in the hospital the building he bought that had a slamming penthouse into a to die for, in Sydney, reinforced the highest security possible prison for himself.
With checkpoints, glass enclosures, cameras, and so much more. But once he came home, he found he couldn’t allow himself to leave without panic attacks. His meds were not always the right ones. So, he had to do trial and errors sometimes making matters worse.
Vanessa encouraged him to speak with the doctor that would come once a week. But he was hostile toward him verbally. He just couldn’t get anyone to understand his point of view. That the majority of the problem with him going out is they hadn’t caught the shooter.
When his mother sneaks Kendall into his apartment things don’t go well but there is an instant attraction between Kendall and him. Surprising for Maton because that has not been an idea or even a thought at all. The thought is quickly shot down by him, but his negative sexual banter to scare her off amps him up. Until he remembers his confidence has been shattered.
Rather than have an anxiety attack in front of Kendall he gets sexually cruder by the second talking about her tits. Which gets her to finally leave threatening to never come back. Once she leaves, he realizes he misses her and the banter they had. His mom pays her more money to go back. She does to his surprise.
You will have to read to see where this wild crazy adventure takes you. But it is not dull at all that is for sure. You won’t want to put it down because you will want to see what he will do or think up next to shock Kendall.
I give this: 5 stars. Provided by netgalley.com.
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1.5 stars

Where to start with this book. Let's start off with my main issues and then get to the things I liked. Which is the fact that she is being paid by the guy's mom to treat him even though she isn't yet a psychologist. Big nope, not okay, not ethical and just nope. This really became a big nope when she is then paid more money in order to sleep with the guy as the mom can tell that her son truly cares for Kendall.
The second problem I had with this book is the transitions between things happening. One page one thing was happening and then the next page we were in a completely different situation that had nothing to do with the previous one. If that could be made to feel more streamlined I guess you would say it would make the book far more enjoyable.

I did like both Kendall and Maton as people for the most part. Maton fascinated me and I would have loved to know more about his life before the incident that brought them together. Kendall and Maton do have really good chemistry together and if you can put aside the ethical problems it's a really nice story. I sadly just couldn't get past the ethical problem as it's something that I do feel strongly about.
I liked that Kendall was smart and that she didn't let Maton interfere too much with her education and she stood up for herself when it came to things like that. She also made sure to maintain her friendship with her roommate and best friend which is something we don't see a lot in romance books. Overall I did find myself enjoying parts of this book but because of the ethical problems, I couldn't give it three stars.

p.s. Did anybody wonder why she didn't ask to see what Dexter looked like? For me personally, that would be the one thing I would have to know so that I could be aware of who to be on the lookout for.

Side Effect by Lulu Jones was a weird book for me. There were parts that I liked but for the most part it was hard to get around the skeeviness factor of Maton's mom and Kendall being his pseudo-therapist. That was hard to swallow which kind of colored the whole story for me. The writing was good but the characters were unlikable.

Pleasantly surprised by this one. Good dialogue, with a well developed plot. Romance, humor, and females with intelligence!

Great book. Great story. Typical ending, but kept me entertained none the less. Always up for some good erotica reading.

Side Effect by Lulu Jones is a standalone Contemporary Romance Mystery told in dual perspectives of the two main characters, Maton and Kendall. although it took a little time to get into this story i did end up enjoying this book. The subject matter of this book was a little unusual, with a psychologist and her patient getting romantically involved.

This was the first novel I have read by this author and the subject matter was a little taboo( a psychologist(student/in training) acting on her attraction to a patient). I enjoyed this novel, and once I started reading I was hard pressed to put it down. The attraction between Kendall and Maton was dangerous and hot. The novel kept me guessing what was going to happen next.

A new to me author Side Effect by Lulu Jones. A spicy enjoyable book with great characters. A author I look forward to checking out more books by.

This was my first Lulu Jones book and editing mistakes aside, I thought this was a pretty good book. A bit overboard with the "jokes" Maton kept going on with at the start of the book, but I liked that Kendall wasn't about to give up on Maton and his situation.

Just finished reading this book. I liked it so much I read it within a few hours. I couldn’t put it down. I enjoyed how the author wove the story arcs and kept you coming back until the end of the story. I realize it’s a stand-alone novel but I kinda want to know what happens next. Im am hoping this author writes a book for the character Archer and continues the story. I felt a few on the arcs are not finished.

This was a really interesting story and I really enjoyed getting to know both Kendall and Maton, these two meet when his mother hires her to help him with his anxiety as he no longer can leave his house since he was shot. At first, they clash and he is a complete jerk and she leaves but she cannot stay away not only has she taken the money but she is drawn to him. It is not long before they start to develop feelings for each other but what will happen if she is found out and what happens when the person who shot Maton goes after her.

Livro muito envolvente e interessante. Recomendo muito a leitura à todos que gostam do genero, com certeza vão passar um tempo muito agradável com esta leitura.

I very much enjoyed this book and really liked the main characters and the chemistry between them was good to read. There was a few scenes in there that I didn't believe would happen and the ending very quickly tied up all the loose ends all very neatly. I would be keen to read more by the same author.

3.75stars
An interesting story about what can trauma does to a peoples mind. Kendall and Maton meet because his mother pays her to help him with his problems. Maton doesn't want help at first and is toward Kendall very rude but he cannot escape from attraction toward her. After a few unpleasant meetings, they are starting to communicate like normal people and soon the attraction is stronger and they start a relationship. But Kendall is hiding something important from him which can ruin everything. Both Kendall and Maton are ok. We see Maton that he really struggles and we see the reason. It is also great that with Kendall help his condition was improving. I just got a feeling that he had her from time to time on emotional level used her, her fear that he will do something and I was shocked because once he was out he seemed like his problems had vanished, It was also not OK from him to do what he did when he finds out about the secret. By Kendall, I didn't like that she kept the truth from him, and I didn't saw her as weak because she was determined to end all but was easily persuaded to continue with the "treatment". There were a lot of sexy times between those to a little bit of suspense a little bit of secret. I am curious about the next book if it will be about his brother and her best friend.
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for Netgelly

It's an okay book - but fits the common formula of boy and girl meet - she does something for a dare/money - they move on fall in love - he finds out - they split - they get back together.

I will admit that there is more to the story than that, but that's the formula it follows, and, if you are happy with formula, then it's well written and interesting.

My thanks to the Publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this story in exchange for an honest review. I gave this an enjoyable 4 stars or 8/10.

Maton Lee is a successful Business man, following being shot mistakenly he turns into a recluse. His Mother Vanessa, regularly sees a psychiatrist and enlists him to see Maton as a patient. However, the psychiatrist fails to form a great patient/doctor relationship.

Kendall Atherton is studying to be a psychiatrist, she is a trainee of Vanessa Lee's psychiatrist. Vanessa sees something in Kendall, more than just her good looks. She offers to pay for Kendall's tuition if she will visit her son, with a view to helping him cope with the aftermath of the shooting. Vanessa also has another offer for Kendall, but this is one that she is reluctant to act upon.

What ensues is a developing patient/trainee psychiatrist relationship that goes off in other directions that could lead to big problems for Kendall if it ever comes out. Her future could be in jeopardy in more ways than one.

I enjoyed this erotic romance and found it reasonably well written on the whole. It had me hooked early on and kept me swiping the Kindle screen to see how it all ended.

New to me author and I really liked her style. The only thing I was missing was an epilogue!

Character development was well done. The story was multi layered. I'm hoping there will be more.