Billionaire Unattainable ~ Mason (Washington Billionaires #3) (The Billionaire's Obsession Book 14)

Neither The Grumpy Tech Mogul Nor The Chatty Plus Size Supermodel Is Entirely Comfortable With Who They Are, But The Connection They Feel Is A Powerful Motivator. They Both Face A Reality Check And Some Healing Before They Can Move Forward Together.This is the fourteenth book in The Billionaire’s Obsession series. Each book in the series reads perfectly as a standalone. Books one through five are centered around Tampa, Florida. Book six is a bridge between The Sinclairs series and this series, but it also shifts the series to Colorado. The series continues in Colorado with the Colter family, whose five children comprise books seven through eleven. In books ten and eleven, the Colter twins marry the Lawson sisters. After, the series continues on in Seattle with the three Lawson brothers. This is Mason Lawson and Laura Hastings’ story.The Lawson kids, like their friends the Colters, are well-known for their good looks, genius IQ’s, and billionaire status. Their parents were killed about nine years ago in an accident. That tragedy triggered some changes for the family. While they all inherited enough to be independently wealthy, each was committed to work. None wanted to hold onto the family home in Colorado, finding it too emotional, so they all left Colorado. Harper and Danica, the youngest, traveled extensively for work and didn’t have much of a home to speak of. The brothers, however, took the opportunity to move their father’s up-and-coming business, Lawson Technologies, to Seattle – a more appropriate location for their business – where it shot to success. Each brother heads his own division within the company, but they are partners of the entirety. Harper and Danica have recently married the Colter twins and have settled down in Rocky Springs, Colorado.Blake Colter and Harper Lawson’s story in Billionaire Unknown, book ten, is a tender and emotional story about second chances in love and life after confusion tears them apart for twelve years.In Billionaire Unveiled, book eleven, Marcus Colter and Danica Lawson finally find love after years of animosity as they crisscrossed repeatedly overseas.Jett and Ruby are each lost in self doubt when Danica arranges to have Jett rescue Ruby from a human trafficking ring in book twelve, Billionaire Unloved.Book thirteen, Billionaire Unchallenged, is Carter Lawson and Brynn Davis’s story. The playboy business genius and the supermodel and fashion entrepreneur find much in common and are ready to settle down in a sweet and angsty slow burn about secrets, trust, and guilt.In this book:Note that Laura’s POV is given in one chapter in Carter’s book, giving a sneak peak at this beginnings of this story.Following the prologue that flashes back to Jett and Ruby’s engagement part from the previous book, this book opens one year later, about nine months following Carter and Brynn’s wedding.Mason Lawson, going on thirty-six, is nothing if not tenacious, which is a close cousin to stubborn. He makes up his mind and goes with it. He is ruthless in business. The most eligible billionaire bachelor and tech business mogul is a devoted workaholic, making little time for anything outside of the office – to include his own siblings. Granted they had all drifted apart following their parents’ death, but they had recently made efforts to reestablish their familial bonds. Mason isn’t having it, though, because he is too committed to remaining emotionally unavailable. Similar to his brother Carter, Mason has a secret that his siblings are unaware of. He hasn’t been able to fully digest the news himself even after all these years. The timing had been wrong at first, and now the idea of sharing the information feels pointless. He is content to keep it to himself and throw himself into Lawson Technologies instead.Mason has watched all his siblings recently fall prey to love, something that is not in the cards for him. He hadn’t been with a woman since college, in fact, and that was a secret that he had no intention of sharing. His experience with women had not gone well and now he is so out of practice that he hasn’t the first clue about romance. But there was one woman who had caught his eye that he couldn’t get out of his mind. When his brother Carter first saw Brynn from across the room at a fundraiser, it was Brynn’s best friend Laura that had caught Mason’s eye. And when he found her drunk and alone on the balcony at Jett and Brynn’s engagement party, he was shocked at the earful he got about invitro fertilization and biological clocks. But mostly he didn’t want Laura resorting to getting pregnant by a stranger. If he had anything to say about the matter it would be his baby she would carry.Laura Hastings, going on thirty-five, is a supermodel and fashion entrepreneur. She moved to Seattle two years ago as her modelling career began to slow down. She had given up on trying to remain the coveted size two years ago when she realized the havoc starvation had on her health. She has done plus size modelling gigs in recent years, and still has a few clients. But she and Brynn had eventually used their supermodel status and social media platforms to promote healthier body images for women. She blogs about her own struggles with self-image – because even models are prone to issues with their self-image. Particularly since she grew into her plus size, Laura has had more than her fair share of nasty messages on social media from those stuck on the notion that models must be thin as rails. It inspired her move to Seattle and the company she founded to promote personal style for women of all sizes. Perfect Harmony has expanded from the original boutique to online and now has several investors that have allowed her to leapfrog in the last twelve months. She has a good team in place and can now focus more so on her designs.But Laura still feels lonely and unfulfilled. She has never had good luck with men. They all use her for her money or her position and do nothing to help with her negative self-image. It has been a couple years since her last boyfriend and she is convinced there is no Prince Charming for her. She had researched using a sperm donor and had almost decided upon using one until her strange run-in with Mason Lawson one year ago. His warning that it was impersonal and her child deserved a father willing to be around had struck her as true, though she would never admit it. She has been quietly considering her options since then, in part because Mason wouldn’t let her forget their conversation. He called religiously every week since that party to ask if she was pregnant. The brief conversations were odd and yet she had grown to accept them. When Brynn suggests that Mason’s calls stem from his attraction to her, Laura can hardly believe the sought after bachelor would be interested in someone like her. Aside from some awkwardness, he is too dreamy to be true.When Carter eventually pushes Mason to get a life outside of work, the stubborn man reluctantly gives in and asks Laura to dinner. Despite their awkward beginning, Mason and Laura soon find comfort in one another’s company. But both have a past that makes them hesitant to become vulnerable. Neither have had relationship success. When they take things to the next step, there is no in-between for Mason. He is all-in. But as the couple moves forward, their relationship is tested. Both have personal struggles that threaten to tear them apart. Mason stubbornly wants to protect Laura from the outside world. Although he does have business enemies, not all his instincts are entirely sound and he might just push too far. Laura’s childhood and self-image issues leave her with a fear of rejection. But if she cannot open up and become vulnerable, there is no hope for their relationship to flourish. The couple eventually finds their happy ending.Billionaire Hudson Montgomery of San Diego enters the story adding yet another complication to the couple’s happiness. His presence forces Mason to finally face some of the secrets that have held him hostage for years. Hudson gets his own story in the next book of the series, Billionaire Undercover.For those that pay attention to detail, there are some discrepancies with the children’s ages from one book to another. According to earlier books, Danica, now thirty-one, is the youngest in the Lawson family. Her sister Harper is thirty-two. Their three older brothers include Mason, Jett, and Carter (oldest to youngest). Then Jett became the youngest and is thirty-two, which does not add up since his younger sister Harper is already thirty-two. Carter comes next in age at thirty-three, and Mason follows at thirty-five.Mason and Laura’s story is about facing insecurities. Neither the grumpy tech mogul nor the chatty plus size supermodel is entirely comfortable with who they are, but the connection they feel is a powerful motivator. They both face a reality check and some healing before they can move forward together. Their story is well-written. The plot is fairly somewhat complex. Expect a few surprises. The characters are complex and well-developed given the length. The story is written in first person. The POV alternates between Mason and Laura. I rate this book 4.5 stars.

Mason is the eldest Lawson brother and the most private and guarded with a very big secret. His life has always revolved around work to protect himself but the past year that has included a weekly and very punctual Sunday night phone call to make sure Laura a beautiful insecure plus size model does not make any rash decisions and to make sure that she does not fulfill her dream of having a child through artificial insemination.Laura and Mason met at her best friend Brynn's engagement party to Mason's brother where she drunkenly confesses her dream of having a child before passing out. She wakes up the next morning in her own bed with no recollection of how she got home. She thinks Mason took her home and tucked her in bed but never asks him about it. Mason is in very unfamiliar waters with Laura, as he does not have a lot of experience with dating and communication with woman, especially the one he really likes. Instead of talking about it all he settles for a weekly quick call to make sure Laura does not have a baby with anyone else even if its through artificial insemination. Eventually Mason musters up the courage to tell Laura she needs to consider him as potential father for her child and he very business-like supplies her with all his medical and personal information at the wedding reception. Not the most romantic but his heart was in the right place. Laura is floored and decides to decline.When his brothers get involve and force him to have a vacation, he spends it with Laura, and their romance and friendship takes off. The importance of communication plays a big role in this book and how the lack of communication can lead to misunderstandings.This is a very sweet and emotional book and I loved how the characters grew in the relationship as friends as well as lovers. It was wonderful to read about a successful, rich self made plus size woman finding love and a man who saw the beauty within her.I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

I liked this story, but I felt like it was pretty shallow. The story needed to be longer and more fleshed out. This was more like a novella.I have read all the previous books in this series- all 13 of them, and I have enjoyed them.

Ok, so started reading this series a while ago and I must say..... WOW.Every time it has my heart beating fast with love that evolves with the 2 main characters. But you get sucked into the story no matter what is being read. Definitely a highly recommended series.Mason is the quiet, grumpy, workaholic until he first meets Laura a single women, desperately considering being a single mother with a sperm donor. When she has a decision to make she reverts to drink and cake. That's how they meet, at her best friends engagement party. She steps outside as she starts to have her questions suffocate mind. It doesn't take long for Mason to see her and ask her what the hell she's doing. Everything from then on is a story worth reading...Roll on the Hudson family

What can I tell you about Billionaire Unattainable other than it was... sooooo amazing!.I think this book will definitely touch so many people in so many levels as there are loads of topics which people can relate to. Insecurities, body image, broken families and so much more, it will melt your heart and will stay with you even after finishing the book.Author J.S. Scott has really used this story to explore the issues with body image and body possitivity and I couldn't be prouder and happier that someone took that stand and spoke for so many of us, we are all a little broken, we have all experienced heartache and this story, for me, left me with a wonderful message; love yourself, accept who you are, in accepting this you will discover happiness is there withing your grasp and everyone else around you will not be the makers or breakers of your misfortunes or your success, they will only enhance what you already have.Mason and Laura's story is a MUST read a page-turner and a wonderful and welcome addition to the Billionaire's Obsession series. One of my favourite books to date.5 BIG BRIGHT STARS. Isa for JoandIsalovebooks Blog.

Having been teased with little snip bits of this story in the previous book in this series I was looking forward to learning Mason’s story . Of course we met Laura also from the last book and she still seems determined to have a baby and as she can’t find Mr right she’s resigned herself to using a sperm bank. That is until Mason offers his services, when the offer came Laura was under the influence of a lot of alcohol and she thought that she may have mis heard him . It’s clear that both have feelings for one another , but as Mason is not like his brothers he has difficulty in acting on his feelings , the reasons for his aloofness do become apparent as Mason has been hiding a secret from his siblings . Thankfully Laura & Mason finally do get together but when a life changing incident occurs their relationship is put under great strain . Is there a HEA for this couple ...... my lips are sealed . Looking forward now to the next in this series.

I liked Laura, I understood her insecurities etc!! I loved she was a bigger girl but I wish that wasn't the focus of the book - that isn't making it 'the norm' it's still making it an issue!😕😔I liked Mason's attitude to her curves & his fear his physical size may hurt her. I respected an Alpha admitting to his own insecurities but the rest of him - Nah!😳I didn't think there was that much storyline to this book, if you take away both of their insecurities & her being plus size in the modelling industry, there isn't really much substance left unfortunately!😢 I'm intrigued by Hudson & his family though, which was perhaps the real point?Debbie, 1970, UK

Mason is a workaholic he works all day every day, he doesn’t have hobbies or friends. The only people he has in his life are his siblings and even them he keeps at a distance. He takes a liking to Laura at a fundraiser but doesn’t approach her. It’s only at a different party that they actually talk, well she does a lot of taking as she’s drunk and then she passes out. Mason and Laura have a strange sort of relationship for a year, until they both start talking to each other and say how they both feel. They are both so insecure and unsure that other truly likes them, it takes them a long time to get to a good place. There’s ups and downs as their story isn’t easy or straight forward but it’s a lovely story and they get there in the end.