Review: Engaging
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2014
*ARC received from the author in exchange for my honest review.From reading the blurb I knew I would like this book, even though it is not an original plotline, it was an enjoyable read with likeable characters you wanted to learn more about. Oh and intermingled with a whole lot of smut and sex – yes this was a book made for me! It’s the classic tale of girl from wrong side of the tracks meets boy born with a silver spoon in his mouth, well sort of.Cassey has had to do a whole lot of growing up to do coming from a trailer park with parents whose only concern is getting their next drug fix. So she pulled herself out of the gutter and worked her way into a publishing career at the mighty Knight Media. She has an amazing boss who sees the promise in her and takes her under his wing. But then he brings in his son Kyler to work towards taking over the Knight conglomerate. Then things start to hot up with her new boss, Mr Knight, jnr.Kyler Knight is a total player in the media spotlight and has women swooning at his feet but he knows himself it’s time to take on responsibility at the family business which brings him in contact with the little hellcat that is Cassey Emerson.Cassey is a strong female lead and that’s exactly what I like to find. She doesn’t take no shit from anyone, well after living with parents like she had, she has learnt to develop a second skin and not let anyone push her around. She has been single for over a year so when she comes face to face with her new sexy alpha boss man, Kyler, her reaction is to be expected. But I liked that she played it cool and made Kyler do the chasing.Kyler is the typical sexy rich and alpha tooting specimen of a man and instantly a love button magnate for the reader. I like the bit of angst that is brought in with the ‘has been’ hanger on Jessa causing havoc for the budding romance. Although both Kyler and Cassey initially started out as a casual hook up, their feelings changed and the lines not to be crossed got a little blurred until they eventually got erased.This was a fairly short (ish) read for me and it kept me entertained on a freezing cold Sunday afternoon. The hot factor certainly kept me fanning myself. There were some areas where things happened a little too convenient and some of the behaviours a little immature but I didn’t let that detract me from enjoying this steamy read. It felt more of a New Adult genre rather than Adult contemporary. It has definite adult scenes though! Yum!So overall a good enjoyable four star read for me.