The Billionaire's Virgin by Jackie Ashenden is the first book in her new Billionaire Fairytales series. It is a standalone, sexy romance told in dual POV between Mia, the homeless woman and Xavier the billionaire that yanks her off the streets. The storyline was very fairytale like in the way it played out. Tortured young woman, living on the streets for years catches the eye and eventually the heart and soul of the rich billionaire playboy. It was well-written and well-paced. I felt there could have been ore about Mia's past and locating the documents but the story stay away from too many unpleasant facts, seeming to talk about them in he abstract and keep the reader distanced from the ugliness of Mia's childhood and Xavier's loss. The sexy times were warm to hot, but mostly the story was sweet and has a happy ending. Enjoy!

Deliciously dark and intense this is a great story of a bad boy billionaire taken by a homeless beauty. A woman that touches his heart in a way no one ever has. When the shelter she calls home closes and she has nowhere to go but the streets, Xavier DeSantis can't let that happen. He takes her into his home. Mia knows this is too good to be true. All good things end for her so why would this last. As he fills her heart and soul with passion and desire, Mia knows she won't walk away from this whole. I recommend this one.

A different take on a billionaire story! I enjoyed reading this book, but was left feeling like there was some depth missing. I could relate to the characters, and liked them getting together, but I felt like we could have gotten more in touch with them had their stories been told in a different way. Like instead of having them talk to themselves in their head all the time about their scars from their past, actually dig into it a bit more. Instead of his money handing her the papers she wants about her past, actually have had them embark on the search for answers, etc. Xavier De Santis is a fun-loving billionaire playboy who has just gotten away with this last exploit in his father's eyes! Ordered to clean up his act or else, he steps up to volunteer at the homeless shelter his dad sends him to. He hates the mundane repetitiveness of serving the hopeless and downtrodden, but one night someone catches his eye. She will barely look at him and has no reaction what-so-ever to his smile ... but she intrigues him! Mia has been on the streets long enough to know that no one is ever what they seem, so she keeps her head down and minds her own business. She doesn't want the attention that Xavier seems to want to give her, but one night when they run into each other outside the shelter to find it's closed, she has to fight back her fear and pride to accept his offer of a place to stay for the night. When one night turns into two, and two into three, neither one can ignore the attraction and draw they feel for each other. Will he be able to get her to let her guard down enough to let him into her life?

A hero usually makes or break a book for me. I was worried when I first started this book because Xavier started off as a spoiled man child and that is just unattractive. He lives off Daddy's money and parties more than he works. When his father makes him volunteer at a homeless shelters because of the latest scandal, his behavior is appalling. What this author did right was show us how Xavier gradually got drawn to a homeless woman who stops in the shelter most nights for meals. It wasn't love at first sight. There is something about Mia that made Xavier take notice and it wasn't her beauty. She's dirty and bundled in so many clothes he couldn't even make out her shape. He's baffled by it but tries to shake it off and move on. Only he can't. Each night she comes in, he's pulled in by her to the point he decides he needs to save her from the streets. This is where he started to behave more like a man to me. Another thing the author did right was show a slow progress for Mia to trust. Her falling at his feet would not have worked for this story. The book is only 179 pages so we don't get a full background on both characters or their family, which I would have loved to learn more about, but the pacing of the story was good. Xavier was also borderline with his behavior with Mia. He forced her to accept certain situations that some readers may have a problem with but Mia does give consent when she realizes he won't just walk away. Overall, it was a very good read with a few minor things that could have been better. I will continue with this series. I would like to see where the author takes the brothers of Xavier. ARC provided by NetGalley.