Publication Date: Paperback: October 18th 2016 e-Book: November 1st 2016 by Harlequin Blaze
About the book:
A feast she wasn't expecting!
Clover Greene would sooner crawl into her oven than host family for Thanksgiving dinner. Yet another annual ritual of too much food, served with a side of criticism over "Clover's Bad Life Choices." This year, she needs to distract them all—with a handsome fake boyfriend. And she has the perfect guy in mind.
Contractor Erick Fields is the poster boy for sexy single dads, and Clover has been secretly crushing on him for ages. She certainly wasn't expecting Erick to agree to her insane charade…or to add lots of hot, wicked sex to the deal. If they can pull it off, the worst Thanksgiving ever might give them something to be really thankful for!
My
Thoughts:
Clover is dreading Thanksgiving where her family have
inviting themselves to her house for dinner. She’s the only one of the Greene
children unmarried and without kids, a fact that her whole family count as a
failure. Never mind that Clover’s
started her own successful business, a garden nursery, doing something she loves,
working with plants and nature. The
passive aggressive comments or digs wrapped in weak compliments make family
time almost unbearable.
To help get her family to back off, her assistant, seventeen
year old Ruthie suggest she get a fake boyfriend for the week. Ruthie has just
the man in mind, her father Erick, and with a little luck Ruthie’s hoping it
will turn out to be the real deal. She
loves Clover and couldn’t imagine a cooler stepmother or a better woman for her
dad.
Erick has harbored a crush on Clover ever since she took a
chance on his daughter and hired her, but he didn’t want to make things awkward
for Ruthie, until she obviously sets them up.
So when Clover asks for his help by pretending to be her boyfriend for
the week, he jumps at the chance. Erick
makes it clear offering up his body for delicious hot sex is part of the
package when you get a “fake” boyfriend for the week!
I adored both Erick and Clover! Erick was a complete sweetheart, raising a wonderful
and spirited daughter, mostly on his own.
The way he bolstered Clover’s confidence, acknowledging and appreciating
her accomplishments, and then standing up for her to her family just made me
swoon! Clover was a hard working woman
with a lot of heart. She took a chance
on Ruthie hiring her, and channeled all Ruthie’s energy into good instead of
anarchy (even if it was for a good reason).
Once again the setting of Lost Lake in Oregon had me itching
to rent my very own woodsy cabin for a peaceful, secluded retreat. I want to
cozy up by the fire as it quietly drizzles out in the woods or maybe watch the
sunrise over the lake with my hubby! I actually started looking through some
rentals on VRBO after I finished!
I love how Tiffany Reisz manages to make a romance feel
realistic with the normal insecurities that creep in, and yet oh-so-hot! Erick
was very good at making Clover realize that she was sexy, accomplished and
sweet. This romance was sizzling, playful
and so much fun! I can’t wait for the
final installment, One Hot
December, in the Men at Work series!
4 Suns
Connect with Tiffany Reisz:
Great review Rachel! I liked the start of this but the progression was crazy! And then the drama with her family was a bit over the top for me. Still, loved the two of them together ♥
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