Hooked On You

by Anne Whitfield

Katie Edwards is 28, single, and living the life--or so she thinks. After leaving a groping boss, who enjoyed putting the personal in personal assistant, Katie lands a job as an assistant for Liam Kennedy, a sports freak. She hates sports, and not only is Liam a sports fanatic, but he's good at everything. The last thing Katie expects is to fall in love. But he's simply sex on legs. And the longer they're working together, the more she wants him. Working for a sexy man sounded fabulous, but she should have been careful what she wished for, because gorgeous employers are a hazard to the heart. Now, Katie's in lust and he thinks she's a dizzy chick who only knows how to party.How can she be professional when all she wants is to hop into his bed? Will he ever take her seriously enough to see how perfect they'd be for each other? Or is she doomed to be hooked on him forever?

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First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Anne Whitfield/Anne Brear is an Australian author. Born to Yorkshire parents, her passions, apart from writing, are reading, researching, genealogy, roaming historical sites, buying books and gardening. She is an author of historical women's fiction, contemporary romance and several short stories and writes under two names Anne Whitfield and Anne Brear.
For more about Anne and her books visit her website -http://annebrear.blogspot.com
I've had to make a new author page for my pen name Anne Brear, as my other author page wouldn't allow two names, sigh. So here's the new page. https://www.facebook.com/annebrearauthor
Published novels:
To Gain What's Lost, historical.
The House of Women, historical.
Kitty McKenzie, historical.
Kitty McKenzie’s Land, (sequel)
Long Distance Love, modern romance.
Broken Hero, WWII romance.
Hooked On You, romantic comedy.
New Beginnings: short story anthology.
What He Taught Her, short story.
My books can be purchased from Amazon.com or Amazon UK

Reviews

[Anita · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't normally read contemporary romances, not because I have anything against them, but mainly because I am so busy delving into historical novels and reference books for atmosphere, I rarely get the chance to read much else.

I did download one onto my E-Reader by author Anne Whitfield. Called 'Hooked on You', it's the story of every single twentysomething young woman approaching thirty who feels their life is going nowhere.

Katie is all those things and after telling her lecherous boss to shove it, she takes a job with a sports magazine reporter who needs a PA with no ties to travel with him and handle his paperwork.

Having never seen this man, Katie feels it's hardly relevant whether they will get on or not. The fact she has nothing to tie her to London, no life, no boyfriend and her best friend is trying to make up her mind whether to accept a proposal from Mr Perfect, is the ultimate confirmation Katie has nothing to look forward to. So expecting little from this new job but a chance to get away, Katie packs her case and heads up to Cumbria.

However Liam Kennedy is not nothing, he's a thirty something drop dead gorgeous hunk whom Katie is besotted with on sight. He is kind, thoughtful, and persuades her to go fishing, hiking and horse riding with him - hardly passtimes for a dyed-in-the-wool city girl, but she follows like a lamb just for the chance to stare at him. And enjoys it.

When a couple of close will-he-won't-he-kiss-me encounters go disastrously wrong - Katie makes up her mind. She cannot work with a man she has fallen for, especially when he seems quite indifferent to her - so she must leave her perftect job and return to London and her single life or risk turning into a lovesick old maid. However, when she takes steps to act on her decision, things change.

Anne Whitfield's story is beautifully written and her character, Katie has a wicked sense of humour, mostly disparaging herself. So although you feel sympathy for Katie's lack of self-esteem, you can laugh with her too as she's so lively and sharp witted with only a smidgeon of clumsiness.

I have read several of Anne's historical romances and loved them, but this novel suprised me with the author's versatility that puts us squarely in the present. A must read on a sun lounger with a cool drink beside you.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Would have been 5* but …..

There were too many typing/grammatical errors for me. Love AnneMarie’s ‘happy ever after’ books, but a good proof reader is required.

[Sylvain · Rating 3 out of 5]

Katie Edwards is 28, single, and living the life--or so she thinks. After leaving a groping boss, who enjoyed putting the personal in personal assistant, Katie lands a job as an assistant for Liam Kennedy, a sports freak. She hates sports, and not only is Liam a sports fanatic, but he's good at everything. The last thing Katie expects is to fall in love. But he's simply sex on legs. And the longer they're working together, the more she wants him. Working for a sexy man sounded fabulous, but she should have been careful what she wished for, because gorgeous employers are a hazard to the heart. Now, Katie's in lust and he thinks she's a dizzy chick who only knows how to party. How can she be professional when all she wants is to hop into his bed? Will he ever take her seriously enough to see how perfect they'd be for each other? Or is she doomed to be hooked on him forever?

[Maggi Andersen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kate Edwards is approaching 30 and wants to put her party-loving existence behind her. But she finds it more difficult to convince others, particularly the man she falls from lust into love with, Liam Kennedy. I was hooked on this book and read it in a weekend. Anne is a talented writer and Hooked On You is a gem.