***4 ‘All In’ Stars***
I don’t know how Ms. Halle can give us a book (or duet in this case) that falls dark, gritty and smexy spectrum and then totally switch gears and give us a book that falls on the sweet and swoony spectrum, though still just as smexy (dear LORD is it smexy) but she does and does it well. This book is all kinds of sweet and swoon worthy with a good dose of drama/angst to keep things interesting and characters that you’ll fall in love with while praying that they get their shit together and see what’s right in front of their noses.
I really liked Jackie even though she drove me a little batshit crazy. She’s an amazing mother and I loved how she wanted to show everyone that she had learned from the missteps of her past and is most definitely not the same person, and she accomplished that and more in my eyes and on top of that she is an amazing mother. But that same desire had her making choices out of fear that had me wanting to have a ‘come to Jesus’ style conversation with her.
Will was simply all kinds of nummy deliciousness. He exuded an almost old world charm that had you wondering just what truly lay beneath the surface, because you know that there is so much more to the man than he was showing. And what was underneath it all was all kinds of smexy alpha male goodness with a heart of gold.
Their road to their HEA had so many bumps in the road: The whole boss/employee thing. Parents friend thing. The age thing. And then you just add in their own issues into the mix and it would seem like they’d never get out of park to get things going. But despite all of that, Will and Jackie do find their way and it totally worked for me because they simply worked. It was easy to forget the age thing with the way they interacted with one another. There was a ease to it that allowed them to show each other who they really were and become more and the sexual chemistry between them was explosive. Then adding Tyson into the mix simply solidified what their future could be if they took the chance.
This was a fun read filled with sweet and smexy moments. While there is some drama that goes on between Will and Jackie it doesn’t get too angsty. The supporting cast of characters were all well written, a couple I wanted to gut with a spoon, but I really liked how they all helped to make Will and Jackie more three dimensional. Tyson was simply adorable and I loved Alyssa and though this is a standalone, I’d love to see her get her own book one day down the road.
~ Copy provided by the author ~
I first met William McAlister when I was just a teenager.
He was handsome, had a beautiful wife and was on the verge of success, having just joined my father as his business partner. Mr. McAlister was full of smooth charm, but back then he was barely a blip on my radar. Just a family friend.
Fast forward ten years: I’m 25 years old and a single mom trying to make things right for her seven-year old son. I’ve made some mistakes, grappled with my demons and now I’m back in the city of Vancouver, getting a second chance at a better life.
I’ve started by working for my father’s production company as an executive assistant. My first day on the job and I already know I could have a promising career there.
That is until I see Will McAlister for the first time in a decade.
Now recently divorced and as sophisticated as always, Will has gone from being my father’s friend and business partner to something so much more.
We’re both older, for one thing, and he just oozes this worldly confidence and stark sexuality. Combined with his tall, muscular build and sharp suits, strong jaw and bedroom eyes, Will has turned into one hell of a distraction.
A distraction I’m having a hard time staying away from, considering his office is right across from my desk and I work with him in such close proximity.
But it’s just a harmless crush, right?
It’s just an innocent fantasy of screwing him on his desk, right?
It can’t ever be more because he’s my father’s best friend, business partner, and my boss.
Right?
Wrong.
Karina Halle is a former travel writer and music journalist and The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of The Pact, Racing the Sun, Sins & Needles and over 25 other wild and romantic reads. She lives on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband and her rescue pup, where she drinks a lot of wine, hikes a lot of trails and devours a lot of books.Halle is represented by the Waxman Leavell Agency and is both self-published and published by Simon & Schuster and Hachette in North America and in the UK.Hit her up on Instagram at @authorHalle, on Twitter at @MetalBlonde and on Facebook. You can also visit www.authorkarinahalle.com and sign up for the newsletter for news, excerpts, previews, private book signing sales and more.
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