The Fixer: The Villains Series, Book 1

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars | 591 ratings

Price: 15.04

Last update: 06-19-2024


About this item

A naïve activist is hired by a corporate villain but doesn't realize it. Cue one awkward farce, a twisty puzzle, and the slowest of slow burns in this opposites-attract, ice queen romance.

Nine years ago, aloof, icy Michelle Hastings chose career over love. She's now living with that choice as she rules a secret corporation catering to the rich and powerful.

Enter Eden Lawless. The guileless activist finds it a bit weird being employed by a mystery organization to bring down a corrupt mayor. But, hey, she's up for a challenge. Much harder is getting her beautiful new boss out of her head. The pull between them is electric.

Contains mature themes.


Top reviews from the United States

AJ Holmes
5.0 out of 5 stars I love a good Ice Queen!
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024
Oh, Michelle has it bad for Eden. She just doesn't realize just how bad. As CEO of The Fixers, Michelle has an image to maintain and many problems to solve. However, when Eden is hired to mitigate a problem for The Fixers, things start to take a turn for Michelle. Eden isn't like anyone of the others on the team. She's a real... Panda, as Michelle calls her behind her back. Eden is a justice for everyone, no filter having, bleedingheart individual, who never finds it difficult to make a friend. Eden tests Michelle and draws her out in ways no one has in forever, and as such, Michelle must keep her emotional distance. Only that's going to be incredibly difficult as Eden's charismatic spirit is hard to resist.
Ps58
5.0 out of 5 stars Humans are a potential for good and evil, unfortunately simple imperfections always need a fixer.
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2024
This story challenged my heart with the reminder of even our most noble intentions can be flawed. I love Eden who is the champion for those seeking justice. Even though her young self met with corruption on a grand scale she never gave into its very real evil. When she meets the fixers and Michelle Hastings she still sees good. Given the chance to take out the nemesis whose powerful lies destroyed he family she risks going home to set things right. What a story of courage and creative crafting to expose corrupted power. The delightful way Eden and Michelle spark as they open up to this mission makes the story fun. So many lovely characters and great plot twists make for an enjoyable read. Now to move on to Chaos Agent.
A.N. Enigma
4.0 out of 5 stars A ponderous look into the abyss of American politics but lacks resolution.
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2023
I like and dislike this book. As usual, Lee Winter makes writing look effortless. I'm sure that's not the case, but the rhythm of the text seems so natural that it's difficult to think of it any other way. It's a gift.

My dislike is that this text has no conclusion. I see it's a series, but as I've read Winter's The Truth series I didn't expect I'd be left wanting. Ugh. I'd pout, but only my partner would suffer. And what would that achieve?

I appreciate that the plot is something different than standard lesbian fiction. I can't say I've read a romance with a scavenger hunt before. And the main protagonists are interesting, albeit incomplete portraits given that so much is left unresolved. They need to be locked inside a room together for 24 hours so they are forced to communicate. Should I start praying for a miracle to occur in the second book? Should I take up faith in every divine being? Perform dance? Sing hymns? I jest. But please, satisfy me.

There are some glaring plot holes. For starters, any person obsessed with a scavenger hunt is one step away from becoming a conspiracy theorist. And people like this, as a general rule, stake out locations to learn as much as they can. So, I don't buy that in a town of 40,000 people, there aren't at least 5 people waiting with their cell phones, cameras at the ready, to see the next clue go up. Especially if they're as bored as the text claims.

Secondly, in order for this plan to work, the time frame for the last clue to go up should have been a week or two before voter turnout. This is because the news needs to make it to print, be disseminated among readers, and then spread through gossip. Unless you're Will Smith and slapping Chris Rock, the likelihood that voters will know the latest political news the day after it's revealed is low. Abysmally low. This is why party nominees are traipsed across America like poodles at the latest dog show a full year before election. People need time to learn who they're voting for and to change their vote before going to the polls.

Will I read the next book? Yes, of course. Winter is still one of the best lesbian fiction authors.
dj
5.0 out of 5 stars Cliffhanger
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024
You need to have the companion book, Chaos Agent, already in hand when you finish this book. The story does not end the way you would expect and you need the second book to keep yourself from screaming at the ending. Absolutely could not put it down.
Elena
5.0 out of 5 stars A great prelude
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2023
I said I would come back to comment on this book when I finished Chaos Agent, so I’m just doing this now.

The Fixer left me slightly lukewarm. Not to say it isn’t a really smart and highly entertaining read, and I mean it, it’s very smart, but I think maybe I was expecting a tad more meat on the “Hastings situation”. It was a very nice read that served two major purposes for me:

One, to start humanizing Hastings for the readers, via her grandma, her internal conflict, how she feels about herself, the rage room, and of course via her relationship with the ray of sunshine that is Eden.

And two, to clearly introduce the premise that there are many shades of gray in life, that there are no absolute truths when it comes to morals, and that the moral compass of each person can be very much shaped by one’s experiences. This is niftily done via Eden’s dad on one hand, who represents the understanding and acceptance of “moral diversity”, and Eden’s mom on the other hand, who represents the absolute black or white view. Interestingly, Eden is more her mom’s daughter in this book, but that changes rather drastically on the second, Chaos Agent.

Goes without saying, but I'll spell it out: It obviously also lays the ground for Eden and Hastings mutual attraction.

Ultimately, I much enjoyed reading but perhaps found a whole book was a bit much for that kind of background.

To be perfectly honest, this whole book only really clicked with me after I finished Chaos Agent. Which is the reason it’s getting a 5 star review.

These two books may as well be titled Light and Dark, if I’m to be cheeky with my “metaphors”.
Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2023
Well that was certainly a treat. And I’m on to book 2.
Meghan
4.0 out of 5 stars Shockingly good
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2023
I wasn't sure what to think about this book. Hoe could the author redeem such a view, vindictive person like Michelle Hastings? Well, she's on the right track and I found myself liking her a lot by the end of the first book. Eden was unexpected and wonderful person and I loved her immensely

Great book. Can't wait to see how it concludes with the second book which I'm starting right now.

Highly recommend ????

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