One of the things that I really appreciated about this book given the fact that I will be 38 this year (and how I've stayed in certain romantic relationships longer in my 30s versus making smarter choices like I did in my 20s), is how truly proud I am of Kenya for setting boundaries with Holland and her making it clear to him that they are to be partners in their relationship, rather than Holland merely dominating and controlling the relationship. I loved Darrel's brilliance and his wonderfully insightful understanding of Holland and more specifically, the differences between Claire, his sister, and Kenya and what those two women brought/bring to Holland's life in spite of those differences. The dialogue with Darrel being clear with Holland about how Claire and Kenya were different was exactly the kind of insight and conversations that I hope cishet men can get to and engage in regularly.

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Still, I REALLY enjoyed this book. Maybe I'm a little too easy to please, I don't know. I think that even with the way the story unfolded and whatnot (not those awful disruptions though), their story still made sense to me (because people are weird and complex, common sense isn't common to all, miscommunications happen, and people sometimes choose to keep the lousiest things to themselves, you know). Cody was cute. Definitely not Clay or even Holland but he is the youngest and he acted as such. A spoiled bratty young man who is trying to be in a man’s world.

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When you consider that, you realize that he just needed a good ol' slap on the forehead, and their problems would've been 'fixed'. His reason was valid although he could've tried harder to reach her; Ris and her mum didn't need to find it all out the way they did. That was wild considering how valid his reason was. I'm creeping on the edge of a reading slump so to be able to finish a book at this point is a literal blessing, so Nia Arthurs deserves her stars, although, a little smut would've made this 10X better and would've definitely earned 4 or 4.5 stars from me (I nearly cried when I read that poetic open door scene I got instead). Can I keep my head on my shoulders when the office grump sets his sights on me? And what will happen if news of our forbidden romance gets out? In any case I always like MS. Arthur’s ideas of a story, it’s the delivery that is sketchy and needs work. It was so refreshing to get a glimpse of the ladies and their mate and the kids but Clarissa’s mom was the worst. She literally made Clarissa thinks and be as she is…”misery always brings misery”… couldn’t stand her!!! Joel was a sweetheart and Vargas should probably be with Laura, that would be cute. Secondly, Cody didn't grovel much. Buying a few expensive shoes and saying a few cute words a handful of times shouldn't have done it for Ris. The man should've scraped his tongue on a dirt road to declare his love and crawled the Gold Coast to beg for her forgiveness.

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I’m still at the first half of this book but I had to take a break because I hate both the main characters. 😂 I hate Cody because he reminds me of my boss and I feel like Cody is a childish name. Not sorry. I don’t know how they ended up together the first time besides attraction what’s else was there? Their morals are so far off I can hardly believe their marriage would have last more than six months. Cody himself is the same ruthless CEO type we get in all the rich CEO books. I was hoping for something different because I’m tired of the whole “he’s rich and evil but he’s fine so I can ignore that and change him” BS. I’m also anti blond men. So basically in this, we have Kenya. She’s having a really bad day when she has a disastrous run in with her boss Holland. But Holland is intrigued by her fire and hires her to be his assistant. The more attracted to her he becomes, the harder he makes things for her at the office as a defense mechanism. But eventually the two can’t resist their feelings anymore. There’s a lot office drama, romance drama, and family drama to keep the reader invested.

While this book is not part of the seven book _______ Romance series, it is set in the same universe. I loved that because I was not quite yet ready to let go of the Farmhouse Ladies and the men obsessed with their wives.

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He’s powerful, ruthless in the boardroom and lives in a penthouse suite. I’m quiet, awkward, and live in a crumbling apartment. Nia Arthurs never fails to write amazing books with angst and all the feelgood vibes. I won’t spoil it, you’ll have to commit to reading it for that! Yes, Mr. Bachelor of the Year and grumpy CEO of a billion-dollar company once belonged to me—a charity worker who can barely afford rent. Even if his chiseled jaw, broad chest, and strong hands star in my dreams. Even if he throws his money at my charity and fosters a kid with a heart condition. Even if we end up sharing a bed. Anyway, there's other characters. Sunny, who I loved who basically wanted to fight Kenya's step sister Sasha for her (same). Ezekial, Holland's first assistant who was wonderful, though confusing at times. Belle, Holland's daughter, who doesn't get a ton of time with Kenya in this book, but seemed to love her after one meeting. We get a glimpse of Darrell in a few scenes, and apparently he has his own book with Sunny after this one.But when he slides his fingers down my spine, pulls me possessively closer, and whispers how much he’s missed me, all the reasons why I shouldn’t forgive him start to disappear.