~Synopsis~
It’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do him.
One night only. No promises, no regrets. He was rich, ripped, inked up, and gone in the morning. I didn't even know his name. Not until I read it off the door on my first day at work.
See, I don't do bad boys, I don't do troublemakers and I sure as heck didn't graduate college with a 3.9 GPA by screwing around.
I was never supposed to see him again, but now he's my new boss, as sexy in a suit as he was between my sheets.
And my new stepbrother.
Having him was a slice of Heaven. Working for him could mean selling my soul. But if the devil looks like Declan Riordan, Hell might be worth the burn.
~Book Review~
4.5 Stars
Claire Anderson doesn’t expect to ever
see again the tattooed hunk who left her bed before she woke up after a night
of off the charts sex.
Declan Riordan makes no promises so he
doesn’t disappoint like Claire’s two-timing ex. His MO is one night stands.
Well except for the feisty red-head he can’t get out of his head.
Color them both shocked to see each
other again on Claire’s first day at work for an internship at her soon-to-be
stepfather’s legal firm.
“‛As it turns out, we’ve bumped into each other a few times, but just never been formally introduced.’” — Declan
The story is easy to get into— the
descriptions colorful, the writing witty, and both characters quite likeable. Despite his sometimes arrogant and headstrong
persona, Declan is a “badass knight in shining Armani.” He’s certainly confident and alpha, but the
story, told via Declan and Claire’s alternating first person POV, helps the reader
see the sometimes misunderstood Declan as a fairly upstanding guy underneath
even when Claire isn’t so sure.
“I still can’t tell if he’s a nice guy with moments of jerk, or a jerk with moments of nice.” —Claire
The two have plenty of entertaining
banter and comical innuendo.
“‛I can already tell you’ll be well qualified for whatever position I put you in.’” — Declan
And Claire is no wall flower; she’s
able to give as good as she gets.
There’s a lot of fun in this story as
Claire and Declan embark on a not-so-innocent game of professional pranks,
behaving like the ornery stepsiblings they’re about to become. Step-sibling
books have become all the rage, but they’re hardly taboo anymore so I adore the
ones that don’t take themselves too seriously and instead make a comedic play
on the premise like this one.
I could have done a bit without the OM
drama in the form of a creepy ex subplot. But I give major points to both Claire
and Declan for staying true to their characters and not caving to the
pressures. If they were weaker characters it could have gone a totally
different way and I’m glad it didn’t, nor did it overpower the main story. Still one of the things I so adored about the
author’s previous book Rebel was the
lack of clichéd jealous schemers, and I honestly thought Claire and Declan were
entertaining enough without throwing in this often contrived romance plot
device. But I suppose it does serve as a means to an end, and in the end, it
ties together well as all their dramas and perceived obstacles come full circle
with Declan doing the hero thing in his own Declan way.
All in all, a funny, light-hearted,
sexy romance. HEA w/an epilogue though I wished the epilogue was just a tad
longer as the pair made a great couple and Declan was pretty delectable!
~Also by the Author~
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