I didn't read the first installment in this series but I didn't feel as though I was lost in this book. There's a lot of backstory that is given and the characters are relatable and easy to like. Dalton and Raven have a twisted history that only one knows. Raven is hiding a secret from Dalton and at first using it to her advantage. When her bar needs an uplift she finally relents and allows Dalton to get his hands on it but, there's also an ulterior motive. I did enjoy the banter between the two of them but there were moments when both characters got too wrapped up in themselves and it took away from the dialogue. It was an enjoyable read with some suspense and plenty of romance. If you love HGTV be sure to not miss out this installment in the billionaire builders series. I was intrigued by the third brother Tristan and Sydney's story and can't wait to see how it unfolds.

This was a fun and quick contemporary romance. I've read books by Probst in the past, and I generally like her style and her characters. I like these types of books to have a happy ending, and I don't mind at all when I find things a bit predictable in this type of book. Raven was a strong character who I really admired and the past between the two characters (unknown to one of them) was quite interesting.

I really loved and enjoyed this book. I was super excited to get my hands on Dalton's story, he is by far my favorite brother. Although I am now intrigue for the next brothers story. This is really a great series, it has always hooked me in from the very start of every book. Looking forward to reading more.

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Any Time, Any Place is the first book that i read in the series. I have enjoyed it so much that I one clicked the first book straightaway.

Raven lost her dad in a tragic car accident. Not only she had to cope with the loss of her only parent but she had also to learn to live with questions that will always remain unanswered. Who was the woman with him in the car? Was he leaving her behind and never coming back?

Dalton Pierce has loved only one woman in his life- his mother. She was his friend, his confident, his everything. Her death destroyed his soul and broke his heart in pieces. The discovery that she was leaving for Paris with a man that was not his father, made Dalton question everything- their relationship and his belief in Love.


Raven put all her energy and money in her bar. After searching herself and travelling around the world, she decides to settle and runs her bar. What she did not plan for, was to see one day the 3 Pierce brothers in her bar, the sons of the woman who took away her father from her.

When her past collides with her present, Raven does not know how to handle the situation and cope with Dalton. Should she try to get answers to the questions she’s been asking herself since the death of her father? Should she try to clear her father’s name?

“ A man she’d vowed to hate and the one man she was crazy attracted to. The one man who held the key to a past she didn’t want to unlock.”


Dalton is straightaway attracted to Raven and will not give up after her rejection. It is the first time that he feels this close to a woman- their attraction is sizzling.

“The bartender has been your Achilles heel and Kryptonite rolled into one”

However, contrary to Raven, Dalton does not know who she is. He doesn’t understand why Raven ignores him, or will not give him the time of day- he will take this as a challenge to make her yield to temptation and become his.

“Sure, why find a woman who’s willing when it’s more fun to find one that hates your guts?”

“Marriages don’t mean happily ever after, Raven. In my opinion, love has a certain death the moment you put rules on it.”


When Dalton offers to restore Raven’s bar, he has ulterior motives- he wants to get close to her and become friends with her. However Raven intends to avoid him like the plague.

“Friendship breeds closeness and trust. Mix that with sex and you have a combustion ready to happen.”

She keeps wondering what Dalton would do if he knew who she was. Raven wants to protect herself and essentially protect her heart from Dalton.

“But Dalton affected her in a way that dragged the past and present together and merged them into one delicious chemistry.”

Any time Any place is a story about loss and love. Both families are trying to cope with the loss of their parents and most of all to understand what was happening in their lives at the time. Raven and Dalton are two broken souls with broken hearts and they could not find a better match for each other.

“You’ve crawled under my skin. Torn away every damn barrier I’ve built over the years. Your name sings in my head, your touch is burned in my fingertips, your scent is imprinted in my memory. You are completely tearing me apart, Raven, and there’s nothing I can do about it.”

The second book in the Billionaire Builders series did not disappoint! The dynamic between the brothers is still going strong here, we find out why--and so do they--new-to-town Raven (or is she?) kicked the boys out of her bar in book one, and more is revealed about what happened with the boys' mother eight years ago. Oh, and someone finally gets Gandalf and Balin to "sit". Winning all around.

And that's all before you consider the Raven and Dalton romance...

You knew from book one ( Everywhere and Every Way ) that Raven and Dalton were going to make one heck of a couple--and they did. The reader, of course, spends the whole book knowing her secret and knowing that the thing that's going to be the cause of their relationship bad moment is going to be right there in the room with them all along...but still, the will-they-or-won't-they buildup to their relationship and then the relationship itself are irresistible. Should Raven have told him earlier? Yeah, probably. Do you blame her? Not always, because you know it was never going to be a fun conversation, and anyway it took her a good chunk of the book herself to get to the point where she was okay with it herself, which was understandable.

So...she has an error in judgement and makes up for it, and then he acts like a major a$$, and some hard-core making up for his a$$hattery ensues. Cue a totally sweet and completely deserved HEA. We're left in an awesome place for the next two books in the series--a novella for Brady (Somehow, Some Way ) and, at last, Tristan and Sydney's book ( All or Nothing at All )--cannot wait!

And if I binge watch some Property Brothers in the meantime, surely no one can blame me.... ;)

Rating: 4 stars / A-

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

After reading “Everywhere, Every way” I was excited to read this book. Raven is so hurt by the actions of her father and what he did to their family. Dalton has no idea about Raven or her father and why she doesn't like him. At first Raven has this plan but as time goes on she starts to get second thoughts. The guilt is starting to consume Raven and she's not sure what she should do. Once the secret does comes out there is drama as expected. I don't understand why Raven was so surprised with the way Dalton acted. Could you blame him?? I mean she came clean with her secret and he was supposed to be like it's ok and act like nothing happened. The story was good and it did hold my attention but at times it was just a little predictable. Overall, I am enjoying the series and can't wait for the next book.

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This book was a slow burn, more actually than I was expecting. And this really worked for me. I read the blurb, and I was intrigued, but I was also curious how the other was going to get around the painful past that was shared between them. The slow build, the undeniable attraction that they don't want to fight...and then they don't.

I found myself really engaged with Raven and Dalton and really wanting to see where the story went. Their chemistry was wonderful, the sex was hot (this matters) and their relationship, the dialog and the interaction, was enough that I wanted to see how the author built on it. I liked the way Jennifer Probst dealt with the reveal of who Raven was, and I thought Dalton reacted reasonably, which is a tough balance to hit...angry, but not too angry that he loses the reader's belief that Raven would still want to be with him. I thought this was balanced well.

There were a couple of places where the story seemed a little slow, and I thought there was possibly a little too much where I wasn't entirely sure what happened in the events they were referring to (I think some of the events were in the previous book, which I did not read) and there were a couple of points where the relationship with the brothers seemed a bit harsh, bit I also think this was something that was more fully explored in the first book. That said, this was not enough to make me feel that this was not a standalone.

I am looking forward to the next book in the series.


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This was my first read by Jennifer Probst, but I've had her on my TBR for a few years. I'll be moving her stuff up the list LOL

This was just the right mix of angst in there. You just knew things were going to blow up, you just didn't' know how or when, so you were kind of on the edge of your seat waiting for it. And let me just tell you, when Dalton found out, the s*it hit the fan! Up until this point he had been sweet and caring and a little vulnerable. But oh my! His anger turned him into someone cruel. I kind of hated him for how he reacted and what he did. But Raven was my hero! She calmly took his anger and pulled her self up and stood her ground when he tried to apologize later on. I'm glad she took her time to forgive him and that it wasn't instantaneous.

I'll go back and read Cal and Morgan's story and I can't help but hope that Tristan and Sydney get their act together.

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Dalton is the youngest of the Pierce brothers. He has always felt a bit on the outer with them, like they look down on him and don’t have high expectations from him. It is something that has bothered him for a long time. The other thing about Dalton is that he has only ever loved one other woman and she left him. His mother. There is still a lot of mystery and unknowns around her leaving them all and they go unanswered as she died on the day she left.

It would be fair to say that Dalton is a very gorgeous looking specimen of a man and he attracts a lot of attention from women. There is one woman he desperately wants the attention of but she continually blows him off, feigning complete disinterest in him. No matter what he says or does he can’t seem to make any head way.

Raven is very aware of Dalton’s interest in her but there is no way she is ever going to succumb to his charms. He is someone she seeks revenge on and she is determined to see it through. His mother seduced her father, convincing him to leave her behind. Her relationship with her father was incredible so the only explanation for him leaving her was because of Diane Pierce and she is going to get to the bottom of the mystery surrounding their departure and tragic deaths.

The Pierce brothers are well known in their community and have a reputation for doing quality work. When an unexpected opportunity is presented to Raven, one that will bring great publicity and exposure for her Bar/Restaurant she reluctantly approaches Pierce Construction for their help. Dalton is falling over himself to do this project, he has been dying to get his hands on the woodwork in My Place and if he plays his cards right he might get his hands on Raven too.

These two spend a lot of time together and there is a slow building simmering attraction between them that was so intense at times I don’t know how they are able to not act on it. Raven is holding onto the pain and anger from eight years ago but it seems to be lessening day by day as she gets to know Dalton. He may be a charmer but he is also kind, sweet and quite a romantic guy. She is warring with herself, her body wants him, her heart is softening but her head is telling her to stick with her plan.

"There was something about men who worked with their hands that had always turned her on. She had a tendency to attract the starving artist types or bad boy rockers, but Dalton’s craft was just as swoon worthy."

Lovely Dalton has no idea about Raven’s connection to his mother’s death. He feels like he is finally making some in roads with her and the intensity between them is like nothing he has ever experienced before. That ‘L’ word seems to be evolving between them and it feels incredible.

BUT that humongous secret that Raven has been holding in could change everything.

Jennifer Probst’s Any Time, Any Place by has everything we love in a well-written romance novel - slow
simmering chemistry, a feisty heroine and a sexy hero. Raven and Dalton share an unpleasant connection, because her father ran off when his mother one night and ended up passing away and causing a scandal. Dalton does not realize who Raven is and he’s insanely attracted to her.

Raven realizes who Dalton is and wants nothing to do with him or his family, because she blames them for making her father look bad after they died.
When Dalton starts to pursue her, the trauma of the past come rushing back. She attracted to Dalton but tries to fight it, because giving in to feels like a betrayal to her father’s memory. She has to take a chance on Dalton - including telling him who she is - and the prospect is scary.

Romance fans will love Any Time, Any Place. It’s another great addition to the Billionaire Builders series, and I cannot wait for the next book.

Dalton Pierce is the youngest and still trying to prove himself in the family business Pierce Brother’s Construction. He doesn’t believe in permanence when it comes to his love-life, preferring casual hookups with no attachments. As fate would have it, the owner of a popular bar, Raven Hawthorne appears immune to his charms and isn’t interested in a casual hookup. The more she rebuffs his advances, the more intrigued he is. When Raven hires Pierce Brother’s Construction to renovate her bar, Dalton sees it as his opportunity to show her that he isn’t the shallow ladies’ man she believes him to be.

When they finally give into the sexual tension, Dalton and Raven realize they may have something special. But Raven knows things about Dalton and his family. In fact, Raven targeted the Pierce family for revenge. Will the past hurts keep Dalton and Raven from embracing a future together or have they built enough to overcome the secrets?
I enjoyed this story and the characters. I felt drawn to the story and the people in it. The author Jennifer Probst did a great job of creating characters that the readers could empathize with and root for. Both Dalton and Raven were good people being held back from love because of the way they lost their parents. Their inability to find out the circumstances of car accident left them unable to trust people as well as the institution of love. Their slow crawl to a relationship allowed them to chip away at their respective walls. They laughed together, they had fun together and they eventually found out they were compatible together. I struggled with the fact that the man who didn’t believe in marriage or forever said such romantic and poetic words. In fact, Dalton did and said a lot of forever-ish things. I also don’t believe for a second that Dalton and his siblings wouldn’t have wanted to know everything there was to know the man who was in the accident with their mother including his child. That part seemed unrealistic to me. The chemistry though was tangible and the connection intense. With all that happened, the author kept the character’s authentic to themselves and I enjoyed the continual restoration of Dalton’s relationship with his brothers. What I do love about Jennifer Probst is she writes serious matter but without angst and you always leave her books feeling good about the conclusion. Her writing makes you smile, sigh, feel sad and later hopeful and happy. I definitely recommend this contemporary romance to those who love a good story about family, love and forgiveness. I look forward to book 3.

After reading an especially dark novel, I needed a "light" book. Any Time, Any Place fit the bill. I liked Raven and Daltom, but the book was predictable and the sex was too much; distracted from the book.

The Pierce Brothers are back and I couldn't be happier! If you haven't started this series by Jennifer Probst, it's a must read!

Dalton Pierce has had his eye on Raven, the mysterious bartender at My Place, for a while. The only thing is that every time he would try to approach her, she always treated him as if he was the scum of the earth... the total opposite of every other woman in the universe!

But when Raven ends up needing some help in restoring the old bar in her place, Dalton sees his "in" to see what's up with gorgeous woman who wants nothing to do with him.

The thing is Raven has a big secret and she thinks that Dalton may have some clues to help her answer some of the questions she's had about her father's death. The only thing is this secret could end up destroying not only herself but the Pierce Brothers too.

I loved Dalton and Raven. Dalton was sweet and sarcastic and sexy and all the things you love in a hero (though at times, he showed his man card and I wanted to slap him silly). The sexual tension between these two is fun at time and intense at other times.

I can't wait for more in this series!!

Yesi’s Thoughts

Any Time, Any Place could not be a more perfect title for the second installment of the Billionaire Builders series. As expected, I fell head over heels for Dalton Pierce. His love for his craft, his talent, and his all male sexiness brought a whole new level of excitement to this series. And Raven, with her “black heart” of sorts, her anger, and her need for revenge yet her real need to feel truly loved, made for one heck of a leading lady. This book is a bit different than book 1, Everywhere and Every Way, but it was equally addictive and quite the seductive read. Dalton and Raven are true example of opposites attract as well as the classic enemies to lovers story. It was so much fun to read!

The build up and the ultimate conclusion were pretty darn good and if you are a fan of Jennifer Probst’s previous work, you know that this author can spin quite the tale. Any Time, Any Place, is full of passion, raw, tug at your heart moments, and so much depth to its characters. Bottom line, this book needs to be at the top of your TBR pile. Dalton Pierce does not disappoint.

Bella and Dalton's story took me a little longer to get into, but once I got into it, I was hooked. These two character's shared a devastating loss when their parents died together in a car crash. It appeared as if their parents were leaving them behind in order to run off together and that was hard for both Bella and Dalton. Well, this story line had been brought up previously in this series, and far more was revealed about this in this book. The journey for Bella and Dalton wasn't smooth sailing, but it made for a good story. I really enjoyed this story and I am looking forward to the next in this series. 4 stars.

ANY TIME, ANY PLACE is the second installment in Jennifer Probst’s contemporary, adult BILLIONAIRE BUILDERS romance series focusing on the Pierce Brothers-Caleb, Dalton and Tristan Pierce- of Pierce Construction, Harrington Connecticut. This is youngest brother and carpenter Dalton Pierce, and bar owner Raven Stratton’s story line. ANY TIME, ANY PLACE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. We were first introduced to Raven in book one EVERYWHERE AND EVERY WAY.

SOME BACKGROUND: Approximately five years earlier the Pierce brothers lost their beloved mother to a car accident only to discover she was heading off to Paris with another man, leaving their father and the brothers behind. Four years later, their embittered father would succumb to a heart attack leaving Pierce Construction to his sons under a series of conditions wherein the now adult men must work and live together for one year before they can call the business their own. Following their mother’s death five years earlier, each brother went their separate ways but not before hurtful words, and accusations ripped them apart. The brother’s fractured dynamic will slowly heal as each man finds the woman that calls to his heart.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Dalton and Raven) ANY TIME, ANY PLACE focuses on the building relationship between carpenter Dalton Pierce and bar owner Raven Stratton. Raven has detested the Pierce brothers since discovering their mother was the woman in the car in which her father had died. Never knowing the extent or the basis of Raven’s anger Dalton Pierce has tried desperately to woo the woman that calls to his heart but a chance to remodel Raven’s bar-My Place- finds our hero working diligently to win over the feisty Raven Stratton. What ensues is the building romance, and the fall out when the truth is finally revealed.

Dalton Pierce is unaware of Raven’s connection to his past. His mother’s death has haunted our story line hero to the point of obsession, and Raven’s eventual revelations will throw Dalton into a spiral from which he may never return. Raven Stratton has struggled with her attraction to a man she hates with all of her heart-a misdirected hatred against a man who lost the mother that he loved. Revenge is the name of the game as Raven begins to weave around our hero’s heart but a heart Raven will learn is broken and lost. The relationship is slow to build as Raven keeps her distance from the man she is hoping to destroy. The $ex scenes are intimate and seductive without the use of over the top graphic sexual language and text.

Tristan and Caleb Pierce, along with Tristan’s fiancée Morgan Raines (Everywhere and Every Way #1) play secondary and supporting characters, as well as Pierce Construction executive assistant Sydney Green who may or may not have had a prior relationship with Tristan Pierce. We are introduced to Raven’s CIA trained chef Al who struggles with his need to protect the woman who game him a chance; and Brady Heart, Pierce Construction company architect.

ANY TIME, ANY PLACE is an emotional story line of betrayal, revenge, grief and loss. There is no time on grief but a loss compounded by secrets and lies is a bitter grief from which to return. The premise is entertaining and encouraging; the characters are realistic and passionate; the romance is heartbreaking and intense. ANY TIME, ANY PLACE is an intense story of two people brought together by fate, and a connection that will break their hearts.

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Any Time, Any Place is the second book in ‘the Billionaire Builders series’ by Jennifer Probst. This book tells the story of Dalton – the youngest of the Pierce brothers – and Raven. They are not only connected by their mutual attraction, but also by a tragic event that shaped their lives. I’ve enjoyed reading Dalton and Raven’s story.

“Stop being stupid. It’s only a game. He plays his, and I play mine.”

Raven is the proud owner of ‘My Place’, a popular new bar in Harrington. On the outside she’s a confident woman, but on the inside Raven is still a hurt teenager. After her father died her whole life changed, leaving Raven with a lot of questions. Grown-up Raven is still wondering about the circumstances of her father’s death, but nobody can give her answers. When Raven sees Dalton in her pub, she’s angry at first. She doesn’t want him in her bar, given he’s the son of the woman her father died with. When they get to know each other better, Raven start to have feelings for Dalton.

“A real Don Juan, aren’t you? As pretty as those words are, you’re not getting me.” “You misunderstand.” She lifted a brow. “Hard to misunderstand that one.”

After the death of his beloved mother Dalton feels betrayed and left behind. Even now, as a grown man, he still finds it difficult to talk about his mother’s demise and what was left of his family. Yes, he had a father and older brothers, but the men fell apart, each in a different direction. When Dalton and his brothers Cal and Tristan inherit the family company after their father’s death, the brothers finally start speaking to each other again. All is good in Dalton’s life; he enjoys his work, his free life and all. Bar owner Raven intrigues him, he can’t stay away from the woman who tries to keep him at a distance.

“He wanted Raven. Not only in his bed, but he wanted her laugh, her banter, her passion. Wanted to see those inky eyes fog up when he touched her. When he made her come.”

The moment Dalton walks into Raven’s bar she knows who he is. The son of the woman her father ran away with, the woman he died with. Dalton however doesn’t know who Raven is. He sees a captivating woman who turns him down, not only him, but also the expertise that can help her restore her pub. Working together and spending time with each other slowly breaks down Raven’s walls. She sees Dalton is much more than his mother’s son, and that he also struggles with the death of their parents. Dalton isn’t a relationship guy, but for Raven he’s willing to try, he knows she’s a special woman. The couple’s road to their Happily Ever After is a bit rocky; angst, hurt feelings, anger and sadness play a role.

As already said, I’ve enjoyed reading Any Time, Any Place. The first book left me with questions about the Pierce family, about the parents and the family dynamics. This book gives answers to those questions, and I feel sorry for the Pierce brothers, and their mother. Like other books by Jennifer Probst, Any Time, Any Place is an easy read, but with real situations and emotions. I love Dalton and Raven together, I understand both their thoughts and motives, but I still wanted to shack some sense into them. Hiding the truth isn’t working, even in a fictional story. I love that Raven doesn’t forgive Dalton too easily for his hurtful actions, she lets him grovel in a good way.

“You’ll be mine?” “I think I always was, Dalton Pierce,” she whispered against his lips. “Now will you stop talking and kiss me?”

I give Any Time, Any Place 4 stars. I can’t wait for the story of Tristan and Sydney, second-chance stories are one of my favorites!

Second book in Jennifer Probst's Billionaire Builders series is a little more serious the the first one. It deals with both Raven and Dalton dealing with the traumatic death of a loved one, one who they thought betrayed them. Raven's father was the man Dalton's mother was with when they died in a horrible car crash. Both thought the worst of the other Raven blamed Dalton's mother and hated the family for ruining her father name and reputation in the artistic community. All of the Pierce family placed the blame on the man who stole away the beloved Diana Pierce.
Wonderfully written as always, a nice blend of chic, humor, romance and a bit of angst. Raven and Dalton both have plenty of layers giving them more depth and dimensions and making them seem very realistic. It can be read as a stand-alone which is always nice when you come into an established series and it connects Jennifer Probst other series that recently ended, Searching For, It was a nice touch especially since Izzy pops in.
Dalton and Raven are great together with plenty of similar interest and just enough differences to make it interesting. Dalton can't figure out Raven and why she hates him so much but he can't stay away from her or her bar, a lovely antique piece that is just begging him to restore it. Dalton gets his wish when Raven's restaurant is getting a article in a magazine and Raven needs the restaurant and bar restored so it looks good in the pictures. Raven figures this is the best time to learn more about the woman who ruined her life. But what she learns is nothing like what she she thought and the closer she gets to Dalton the more she falls in love. But will the truth of their connected past bring them closer together or will it tear them apart.

Overall, a great read. I love just about every Jennifer Probst writes and I have to say I love this one more than the first book of the series.

Dalton Pierce left behind the new life that he'd created for himself in California to return to a place he hoped he'd never have to come back to, but when your family needs you it's hard to say no. In order for the family business to stay afloat he, along with his two brothers, must run the company for a year, then they can go their separate ways if they so choose. He decided to stay, for the time being anyway, and continue to do what he loves, create beautiful furniture with his hands, and give his clients pieces they can cherish for years. Normally he lets his brothers handle all of the business details, but their newest client sparked something in him that has him wanting to deal with her one on one, she however would prefer to keep things just business. She has heard the rumors about him, witnessed him putting his moves on women, and she has no intention being the next one in line. Now he is left trying to figure out how to sway her decision, and convince to her that the sparks arching between them are worth exploring.

Raven Hawthorne has good reason to dislike the Pierce brothers, their mother after all took her father from her, and she has no intention of making nice with them. When their parents were killed in an accident, and it was discovered they were having an affair, Raven and her fathers memory took the brunt of the blame, and her feelings about the whole situation are still a little raw. But when a prestigious magazine wants to run an article about her unique little bar, she decides it needs some work done to it in order to make it magazine worthy, which leads to her to the doorstep of Pierce Brothers Construction. The last thing she wants to do is let them into her life, but she doesn't really have any other choice, so she puts her feelings towards them aside for the sake of her bar, and is pleasantly surprised with what she finds..

Having been a while since my last story by Ms. Probst, I had forgotten just how much I enjoyed reading her stories, but after reading the first chapter of this book I was quickly reminded of the literary treat her books provide! No matter how much Raven tried to deny it, the chemistry between her and Dalton was quite evident, they had a hurtful history, and she wasn't ready to let him in... but little by little he convinced her to let him in, and when she did things got really hot, really fast!! I loved everything about this story, it is one of those reads that stirs your emotions, and lingers with you long after the last page is turned... and in my book it doesn't get much better than that!! Highly recommend this one!!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this title.