AUTHOR: Anna Pierson GENRE: Romance PAGES: 370 RELEASED: 29 February 2024 SYNOPSIS: My much older boss is my one-night stand... and my father’s best friend! This new job was meant to be my fresh start, but the last thing I thought was that my fling would be my new boss. He keeps trying to push me away, saying he’s too old, I’m too young, and he can’t betray my father. But despite his excuses, I’m drawn to his sinful good looks and his innate goodness. He can try and deny it all he wants, but I know he wants me too. Well, forbidden or not, we keep coming together, both desperate to resolve this burning passion between us. All that does is make it worse. The more he fights me, the more I want him. But the truth is I’m terrified. Terrified that it would come down to a choice of him choosing my father over me. This book was kindly sent to me by Reedsy Discovery in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The last thing you expect is to hook-up with your new boss the night before your first day…
The night before her new job as a PA to some rich CEO, Ashley Payne decides to a bit of rich people watching in a swanky bar. Never mind that she’s only twenty - that’s what her fake ID is for. With a bit of liquid courage, she ends up flirting with, and hooking up with, a gorgeous older man. After exchanging fake names, they agree to meet, same time same place next week. Except they end up meeting the following morning when Ashley arrives at her new job and finds that her one-night-stand is Tobias Ackerman, the CEO she’s working for. And to make matters worse, it turns out Toby is also her father’s best friend, who secretly got her this job to begin with. It’s a lot to digest all at once, but Ashley is certain about one thing - she’s attracted to Toby, his connection to her be damned. Toby is stuck between being a loyal friend and giving into his attraction to Ashley as he tries to reconcile their fifteen year age gap. As much as he tries to put distance between them, he can’t help put cross the lines he continually tries to draw. And Ashley is hellbent on crossing the line at every opportunity. When age-gap meets boss/employee, with a dash of sneaking behind your best friend’s back! Seriously, Anna has served up a delicious romance with equal parts swoon, sweet, and spice that really just hits the spot! Having never read anything by Anna before, I didn’t really know what to expect, but you guarantee that I’m going to devour the rest of her work now! Ashley and Toby have instant chemistry that was honestly oozing off the page from the get-go. Both have has their fair share of heartbreak and abandonment, so it made sense that they could both break down those walls with each other. And while their story would have been totally fine as an age-gap boss/employee relationship, the added twist and drama of Toby being best friends with Ashley’s father, Daniel, was just the cherry on top of a sweet and swoony romance. It was also really interesting to explore Ashley and Toby’s individual relationships with Daniel, particularly when it came to the past and Ashley’s mother, who abandoned them all. It was a whole extra layer of depth to the story as Anna explored how this romance would impact everyone and every relationship. There’s a lot of baggage for each character that they have to deal with if any of them want a real chance at love and happiness. If you’re looking to dip your toe in the forbidden pond, this is a pretty easy place to start that will have you ready to devour the entire age-gap and father’s best friend sub-genre! Romance girlies, this is one to add to your TBR ASAP! |
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