This one started off great for me, was feeling very fun and flirty but I really struggled to get into the story and connect with the characters. I liked the characters but didn't really a connection that had me wanting to read further and sadly I did not finish it

THE BLURB
My name is Parker Ellis. You can call me The Dream Maker. This is where my story begins.

There’s a world of women waiting for me, but my journey starts here, in three cities: Paris. New York. Copenhagen.

International Guy Inc. is owned and operated by Parker Ellis, a ladies’ man with a high IQ and a big libido. He’s the most successful life and love coach in the world, and he’s smart enough to know he can’t run a multimillion-dollar company alone.

He hires two friends whose areas of expertise complement his own. They comprise The Dream Maker, The Love Maker, and The Money Maker. Together, they advise the wealthiest people in the world: Hollywood hotshots, European royalty, and the CEOs of multibillion-dollar companies. And sometimes they can’t help it when things heat up and they end up in bed with their clients. Quite literally.

This International Guy likes his playboy lifestyle, and he’s not looking for commitment. After all, there’s a whole world waiting for him. But as he goes from city to city, and from woman to woman, it’s possible that he just might find his own love along the way…

MY REACTION
I have been a fan of Audrey Carlan's books since I stumbled on her Calendar Girl series via a random Twitter tweet. Since then, I've devoured the wicked hot love stories she creates. This series is very similar to the Calendar Girl novella series by both publication and stories. Except in this world, we meet Parker. I think Carlan does a fantastic job creating individual character voices for Parker and his friends, and that helps for making an unputdownable read. In the end, this is a love story, and if you enjoy romance novellas, I definitely recommend this series.

This is a really interesting spin on a series that has the same male characters throughout each book but are solving problems for new heroines in each book.
The three main hero’s own an agency that helps women in their love life, work life, and helping secure their financial future. Each “project” ( women) need something different and depending on what that is determines what hero will assist. Filled with a lot of steamy scenes and I do have to say , the heroes are swoon worthy! Great , interesting book that stands out from all the other romance novels.

Another steaming hot series of beautiful men loving unbelievably beautiful women; no conflict, only a little drama along the way. The fact that this edition contains the first three books in the series is definitely a plus. The best element in this book is the (instant) romance between Sky and Park, which only started in the second part and developed more in the third. The cliffhanger with which the book concluded was so perfectly placed I feel like it's genuinely one of Audrey Carlan's strengths. I need to know what is going to happen!

At times however, I wasn't sure if I wanted to read on with this book. It was so blatantly sexist, so extremely conservative - yes, although it has some scorching hot sex scenes - that I was left wondering why this book seemed to be catering for men so much. Any girl anytime the second they saw Parker wanted to just suck his dick and rail him until he forgot his name. Instantly. Their unswerving willingness was painful to watch. The raw twilightesque protective instinct the IG guys displayed towards any pretty, petite, small, hot woman they basically felt this strange entitlement to was another unpleasant, embarrassing experience. Also, not diverse at all, rather one big lump of homogeneity.

All in all, I wouldn't recommend this series, the series I would recommend reading however is Trinity by Audrey Carlan. Just as sexy, but way less problematic!

Paris

This is the first novella in this series and it’s where we learn about the men of International Guy. Oooh boy. What a group they are. Parker, Royce and Bogart. The Dream Maker, the Moneymaker and the Lovemaker. Their company is a unique one and they helps clients any way they can.

In this story they help Sophie Rolland, an heiress who is set to take over her family’s perfume company. She’s worth A LOT of money and needs to get in CEO shape. She’s young and being thrown in the deep end of the pool thanks to her father’s early death.

This was a great introduction because we get all three guys in this story. We get to see them all in action and and how they deal with clients. Bo takes care of the clothes, Royce takes care of any business that needs to be done and Parker, well the takes care of everything else. No, really.

Gah! I love them so much! These men fiercely loyal to each other and have each other’s backs no matter what. I loved finishing knowing that we have eleven more stories to go with this crew.


New York

When movie star Skyler Paige loses her muse, International Guy, specifically Parker, is called in to help. He’ll spend some time with her and help find her love of acting again. It should be a simple job for him and on some level it is. But the catch here is that Skyler also happens to be Parker’s perfect woman. His dream girl.

Luckily for Parker, Skyler felt an instant connection to him. He has that affect on people, especially women and before she knows it, her love of acting is renewed. Along the way the two fall into an easy relationship. It’s not the first time Parker gets involved with a client, but it is the first time he wants it to turn into more.

I loved these two so much! Parker opened Skye's eyes to the things she neglected, thanks to her hectic life. The simple act of going sightseeing in a city she lives in, opened up a part of her she didn’t know was closed. It’s clear from the end of this book that Skyler will be sticking around for a while and that made me very happy. I love her. She’s perfect for Parker.

One other great thing about this book was the introduction to International Guy’s new assistant, Wendy. Wendy is AWESOME. Shes a jack of all trades who quickly proves that she can handle all that International Guy gives her. She also has an interesting personal life that I have a feeling we will get to know more about in upcoming books.


Copenhagen

Once again Parker’s help is needed and this time it is to convince a Princess to marry her Prince. What could be hard about that? A lot actually. But Parker is not one to give up and he pulls out all the stops to get the job done. He even brings in Bo for back up. It’s a sweet story that I really enjoyed, especially the fairytale ending.

And I was right about Skyler sticking around and I couldn’t be happier about that. She pops up in this story, as does Sophie.

I love Bo and I can’t wait for both him and Roy to play a bigger role in these stories. At this point we know Parker quite well and I REALLY want to know more about the other two!

International Guy Volume 1 consists of the first 3 books – Paris, New York, Copenhagen of the 12 books series. The series revolved around 3 friends and founders of International Guy Inc. which mission is to help women around the world. The concept of the book is refreshing as each novella feature a new city and new client. For this volume, it was fun to see Parker, the Dream Maker, traveled to 3 different cities to help 3 different clients with some unorthodox problems. The banter between the 3 friends – Bo, Royce and Parker were hilarious. Overall, I enjoyed this cute, sexy and quick read and would recommend it.

Three friends, Bo, Royce & Parker, consider each other family & open a company named International Guy Inc. which allows these three playboy's to travel the world helping women. Each 'International Guy' has an AKA, the Lover, the Money Maker & the Dream Maker & Volumes Book 1 mainly focuses on Parker, the Dream Maker as he travels to Paris, New York & Copenhagen 'helping' a different woman in each city with a novella length read at each stop as they guys travel the world. The best part is the banter & conversation between the men, alot of laugh out loud moments. It was a very interesting take for a book and while it may not be for everyone it is definitely a book I would recommend. Can't wait to read the other International Guy Volumes to see which, if any women can capture these playboy's heart!
I am voluntarily leaving this voluntary review, but for full disclosure I did receive an review copy, ARC, of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.

I was really looking forward to reading this book as I’ve read other books by this author and her romances are totally unputdownable!
This was not the case with International guy. The writing was spot on and her characters were well developed.
What I didn’t like, was that I just couldn’t wrap myself around what the characters were doing.
It won’t deter me from reading this author again, and my opinion is totally on me.

Ok – first of all I've got to admit that this is the first Audrey Carlan book I've read! Oh boy - I know, I know - I need a telling off right now! Why did I wait so long? I absolutely LOVED her style of writing!

International Guy - Volume 1 contains the first three books of the sexy 12 book series.

Set up my Parker Ellis (aka the Dream Maker), International Guy Inc. helps high profile clients with a variety of unorthodox problems. His partners, Bogart “Bo" Montgomery (aka Love Maker), and Royce Sterling (aka Money Maker) pitch in to make up the dynamic team.

The first book takes us to PARIS. The first client – Sophie Rolland. Sophie is heir to the Rolland Group empire and needs their help with running the business.

The second book takes us to NEW YORK. The second client – Skyler Paige. She’s lost all enthusiasm for her model/acting work and needs help getting her mojo back.

The third book takes us to COPENHAGEN. The third client - Princess Christina Kaarsberg. She's out of control and needs to be tamed for her impending marriage!

This is just a very brief description of the volume, because I don't want to spoil it for you. But, believe me when I say you're gonna find it so hard to put this down. It’s SIZZLING HOT, SEXY, and will leave you begging for more!

A definite 5 gold stars from me!

The first series I read from Audrey Carlan was the Calendar Girl series which I absolutely loved. Once I heard about her new series International Guy I needed to get my hands on it immediately. In International Guy we follow Parker, Bo and Royce who run a business by helping women reach their full potential in whatever job they may have. In Vol. 1 we see the first three stories which are Paris, New York and Copenhagen.

This was not a bad start to the series and I can see why there are some many positive reviews but for me it was as great as it could have been. Maybe my expectations were way to high from the Calendar Girl series? I think another downfall to why I felt let down was the portrayal of Parker, Bo and Royce. At times I felt like they were too cocky and were only interested in how women look which was a turn off while reading the story.

I do want to continue the series to see where it goes. I feel like the storyline is good and I want to see what happens with Parker and Skyler.
Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for my free copy!

Totally enjoyed this book!
This new series by Author Audrey Carlan was fantastic!

Fun characters, interesting story line and tons of entertaining intertwining stories that kept me well entertained.

I am looking forward to what comes next in this series.

A must read!

I received an ARC copy from Netgally in exchange for my honest review.

I am in love with these stories. Not only do I love the fact that she is writing in a different place, but I love that the three guys all have different personalities and skill sets.

This gives me a little reminisce of Calendar girl in the way that it is written. It is set in a different place, with different characters but it looks like Parker has maybe fallen in love with one already. I am really excited to see how that plays out.

I love that this also speaks a bit to women empowerment (not that I think you need an agency or a man to help you) but, I think it shows that women have it in them sometimes they just need a little push.

I am hoping that in the next 3 stories you get to experience a little more of the other two guys, not just the "Dream Maker". I also hope that the assistant Wendy plays a bigger role, because I have fallen in love with her character.

These stories definitely are fueling my love for travel, and I cannot wait to find out who we are going to meet and where we are going to go in the next stories.

Let me start by saying that the writing itself was great, it was cute and hook d me right away. But having said that, I gave up after about 60 pages. It was filled with too many romance and non-romance tropes and unbearable dialogue, not to mention the most important part in a good romance seemed to be missing: chemistry. Sorry, I tried.

I came to know about Audrey Carlan from her Calendar Girl series which was AHMAZING. one of my all time favorites! So IG sounded very similar but from a man’s perspective. Without thinking I jumped right in. While I like the idea of IG and their characters, I feel like the male perspective is not on point. I forget often that the book is on Parker’s perspective. Sometimes his thoughts are much like a woman’s, not that I really know how a man thinks but I feel that maybe the author romanticized Parker’s thoughts a bit too much.
Besides that, I love the description of each place setting...and the situations of each job is quite unique. Cannot wait to read more of these characters and hopefully Parker’s voice can convince me a bit more.

DNF @ 25%
I'm bummed that this book did not work for me. I've read other books by this author and loved them. I could not stand the MC of this story. He and his friends owned a company that helped businesses, but he was entirely unprofessional in his interactions with his client. It bothered me so much, I couldn't continue reading any longer.

Audrey I need more Skyler and Parker in my life. Also where do I hire these guys in ny life. Someone needs to start a company like this. I could use it. I can't wait to read Milan

What an amazing start to his series, the first three books were incredible. I’m kind of sad that the third book left my heart sore. If you haven’t read the books yet all I have to say is, stuff better get worked out, and someone needs to get their mind and heart right. I absolutely can’t wait for the next books.

These are small stories and three of them are in the first volume. I'll admit some aspects of IG are a bit cheesey and reading mainly from Parker's perspective took some getting used to. I like the characters for the most part and a lot of the steamy moments are incredibly steamy! I just want a bit more background on the main characters and I'm guessing that will come with the other volumes to come. Overall, not bad for a contemporary romance. 3.5 stars.

Parker Ellis is called the “Dream Maker” and the owner operator of International Guy Inc. With the help of two of his friends, Bo and Royce, the “Love Maker” and the “Money Maker”, they run International Guy Inc., helping those who are looking for love, style and to sure up their finances.

As Parker makes his journey around the world meeting and bedding the wealthy, will he fall in love along the way or continue to keep it casual and commitment free.

We first meet Parker and his team in Paris as they help CEO, Sophie Rolland, take control of her father’s company after his death. Parker’s adventure has just begun when he meets his dream girl, Skyler. When Parker meets Skyler in New York to help her find “her truth”, will Parker also find his? International Guy Inc. is swiftly hired by the royal family in Copenhagen to help two lovebirds become the “King and Queen”. While in Copenhagen, Parker realizes he wants to spend more time with Skyler, but is this a realization that he wants more?

I really enjoyed reading this story. The writing was great and Parker, Bo and Bryce are wonderful characters. The story kept me on my toes because I thought I knew the way it was going but I was wrong. It was also great to see how the guys brought out the hidden strength of these woman. I can't wait for the next one.