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This one is trope-laden: age-gap, boss-subordinate, ice
queen, rich-girl-poor-girl but when written the way it has been, we’re swept by
the sex and swooning over the romance.
Laurie Holcombe is struggling in her professional life.
Still in her twenties, she’s already had difficult years but has managed to
stay afloat. Diana Parker is a take-no-prisoners, abrasive and arrogant
top lawyer. Laurie applies for the post of Diana’s assistant and surprisingly
lands it. Diana doesn’t make it easy to work for her, but Laurie navigates her
way through. But what really throws their work life in a spin is the mad
attraction between them. An attraction that has Diana feeling insanely
possessive of Laurie even while she’s holding her at a distance with ten levels
of iciness. When their draw towards each other cannot be contained any longer,
it leads to an ‘arrangement’.
We were really surprised (pleasantly) by the unexpected
dynamic between Laurie and Diana when it came to sex. Laurie had our heart from
the start but Diana was not bad either. This one is definitely romantic erotica
with equal measures of romance and erotica. Yes, lots and lots of wonderful
sexy times. Loved the whole angle of denial, struggle with self-acceptance and
the solid support from the romantic half in coming to terms. In fact there is
nothing to not like in this one – great pacing, amazing chemistry, fantastic
romance…it is the whole package.
Read it this weekend – just do it!
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