Chloe just started her job as an assistant bookkeeper at Jackson's construction equipment company, while keeping a secret: she inflated her resume a bit. She hoped to learn the rest on the job under supervision. Jackson is a hands-on kind of boss... When Chloe arrived, he had his head through the ceiling installing a network cable for her computer, that Chloe mistook him for a contractor at first. Jackson also commutes on his motorcycle and kept up his physique that all females appreciate, including Chloe. When Jackson's bookkeeper quit, Chloe found herself the head bookkeeper, in way over her head, and keeper of a secret... Jackson may be contemplating selling the company. In order to save her job (and everybody else's jobs too), Chloe has to do something about her growing attraction to her boss...
A couple minor things stood out for me... a) Generally a network cable install goes through the walls, not through the ceiling tiles, and doesn't involve drills, esp if one can use those adhesive cable anchors to the walls. b) I don't quite understand Jackson's personality... he's either the strong and silent type (toward Chloe, almost embarrassing her), or the wonderful boss helping his employee out type (that she found out later). The two don't really mesh... But Chloe's solution and the slow-buildup is pretty good. 4/5
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GRR Reviews Date in Disguise by Laura Westbrook
Faye can't believe she agreed to spy for her brothers and her family company to get dirt on Gavin, a rival billionaire watchmaker. She's not a seductress! But when Gavin is the nemesis threatening to destroy her family legacy, she had to help her brothers bring down the playboy, by wearing a wire and play the femme fatale, with a bit of remote coaching. But why is Gavin so naturally handsome, genuine, and absolutely UNLIKE the playboy she's expecting? A girl can fall for a guy like that... But she's caught between a rock and a hard place... If she goes forward, Gavin will have nothing to do with her. If she goes back empty-handed, her brothers will be furious...
While the revelations at the end made sense, I just felt it wasn't hinted at sufficiently. There could have been hints dropped earlier for Faye that her brothers were hiding things to her detriment. Like Gavin wasn't really even a competitor. Simple mention of his watch's MSRP and some self-reflection (she should know what her watches sells for) would be sufficient. The final revelations almost feel like deus ex machinas. And I don't think she objected strongly enough to be roped into the role. Couldn't they have hired someone else? Why her? And what sort of brothers would "pimp out" their sister like that? Sheesh. Even the brother's motivations were unclear and feel very... PETTY. Book just feels as if it's missing a few things. 3/5
While the revelations at the end made sense, I just felt it wasn't hinted at sufficiently. There could have been hints dropped earlier for Faye that her brothers were hiding things to her detriment. Like Gavin wasn't really even a competitor. Simple mention of his watch's MSRP and some self-reflection (she should know what her watches sells for) would be sufficient. The final revelations almost feel like deus ex machinas. And I don't think she objected strongly enough to be roped into the role. Couldn't they have hired someone else? Why her? And what sort of brothers would "pimp out" their sister like that? Sheesh. Even the brother's motivations were unclear and feel very... PETTY. Book just feels as if it's missing a few things. 3/5
GRR Reviews Class is in Session by Laura Westbrook
Kara is 19 and attending university, and she's falling for the professor... Jack. She already failed this class before under a different professor, and she can't fail this class again. She thought she felt a bit more attention than normal from Jack, but he's so professional. Then he called her to his office after class, after a test... and that's when he found who her mother is...
Basically, taboo love, with the complication that her mom is the college president. But it's barely mentioned, and there really wasn't much of a struggle. It's hot and steamy, but more in an erotica way than romance. As erotica, it's 4/5, but as a romance... it's 2/5, no complications other than "taboo". So overall, 3/5
Basically, taboo love, with the complication that her mom is the college president. But it's barely mentioned, and there really wasn't much of a struggle. It's hot and steamy, but more in an erotica way than romance. As erotica, it's 4/5, but as a romance... it's 2/5, no complications other than "taboo". So overall, 3/5
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