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The Whittingtons #1
The Interview: Special Edition
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When I turn up on Whit’s doorstep, résumé in hand,
I’m expecting an informal interview, not a honey-dripped seduction,
But that doesn’t mean I won’t grab it with both hands…
My older brother’s best friend doesn’t recognize me.
To him, I’m still the kid he sends a gift card to every Christmas.
He doesn’t want to hear I spend them on fancy lingerie,
Or that I dress up and fantasize about him.
He’s determined not to employ me.
But I’m not just looking for a job but also an experience.
The kind that only he can give.
I want our days to be full of secrets and our nights to be full of sin,
For six whole blissful months.
After that, everything will change.
I only hope that when the truth comes out, he can forgive me.
When I turn up on Whit’s doorstep, résumé in hand,
I’m expecting an informal interview, not a honey-dripped seduction,
But that doesn’t mean I won’t grab it with both hands…
My older brother’s best friend doesn’t recognize me.
To him, I’m still the kid he sends a gift card to every Christmas.
He doesn’t want to hear I spend them on fancy lingerie,
Or that I dress up and fantasize about him.
He’s determined not to employ me.
But I’m not just looking for a job but also an experience.
The kind that only he can give.
I want our days to be full of secrets and our nights to be full of sin,
For six whole blissful months.
After that, everything will change.
I only hope that when the truth comes out, he can forgive me.
518 pages, Paperback
First published April 11, 2023
About the author
Donna Alam
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April 23, 2023
DNF 13%
I read the first chapter and thought this was going to be a good book, but by chapter 2 that opinion had changed.
The dialogue was very poorly written, the book was really hard to follow, especially the banter between the characters. I was having to reread pages because i was so lost. It seemed like there was a lot of humour in the book but it came off more cringy and confusing and annoying than actually funny.
From what little I read, I really struggled to like the MFC, i just really can’t stand characters who are in their mid twenties yet are super sheltered and on the immature side.
It’s unfortunate, I usually quite enjoy the authors books, but this one is a no.
I read the first chapter and thought this was going to be a good book, but by chapter 2 that opinion had changed.
The dialogue was very poorly written, the book was really hard to follow, especially the banter between the characters. I was having to reread pages because i was so lost. It seemed like there was a lot of humour in the book but it came off more cringy and confusing and annoying than actually funny.
From what little I read, I really struggled to like the MFC, i just really can’t stand characters who are in their mid twenties yet are super sheltered and on the immature side.
It’s unfortunate, I usually quite enjoy the authors books, but this one is a no.
June 1, 2023
the plot is basically porn 💀
April 15, 2023
THE INTERVIEW started off with a bang and caught my interest immediately. I had a hard time reading it, however. The dialogue was just not very smooth to me. I had to keep tracking back to see who some of the comments were attributable to. If there were more than two in the conversation, it was more difficult to follow.
Finally, I love a book with steam and snarky commentary. In this case the innuendos were overdone and detracted from the story. Overall, I really thought this could be an excellent story with some better content editing.
Finally, I love a book with steam and snarky commentary. In this case the innuendos were overdone and detracted from the story. Overall, I really thought this could be an excellent story with some better content editing.
June 12, 2023
It’s ok you can skip this one.
May 13, 2023
worse than my life choices really.
i was going to DNF it and i don't know why i didn't.
500 pages of nothing ,poor writing style ,shitty characters, mimi was really naïve and so stupid.
i wanted to throw up a lot while reading this book
i was going to DNF it and i don't know why i didn't.
500 pages of nothing ,poor writing style ,shitty characters, mimi was really naïve and so stupid.
i wanted to throw up a lot while reading this book
April 19, 2023
Brilliant read! Loved it!
"I have my sights set on a man. A whole lot of man with eyes like a tiger and a bite I want to experience."
When Amelia AKA Mimi Valente comes to England to work for her late older brother's best friend, Leif Whittington AKA Whit, she is very surprised by 'the interview'! LOL. Whit hasn't seen Mimi in years and didn't recognise her. So he's pretty stunned when he realises who she is. And, when it turns out that she's going to be his new assistant, he completely rebels at the idea. Not because he doesn't want her....quite the opposite, in fact. Especially when he has a promise to her brother to keep. Mimi has six months of freedom in London before she returns to Florida. She wants to experience everything London has to offer. She especially wants everything that Whit has to offer. But, maybe not his heart. Or, risk her own.
"The game I want to play is let's unravel Mimi. It's a bit like pass the parcel but with only one player. Me. I get to unwrap each of her layers as I unravel her mind with my filth."
This story was so freakin' HOT! 🔥🔥🔥 Both Mimi and Whit fought like the dickens to keep things sex only but Whit is a natural caretaker of those close to him, and Mimi has had a crush on Whit since forever. I loved Whit. He came across as grumpy but he's really something else in the bedroom. There were so many fun and funny moments in this story. Aside from Whit and Mimi, there was also Whit's brothers and sisters, who were real handfuls, and Mimi's own colourful and elderly Aunt Doreen. Go Aunt Doreen! LOL. Look forward to reading more about Whit's family.
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"I have my sights set on a man. A whole lot of man with eyes like a tiger and a bite I want to experience."
When Amelia AKA Mimi Valente comes to England to work for her late older brother's best friend, Leif Whittington AKA Whit, she is very surprised by 'the interview'! LOL. Whit hasn't seen Mimi in years and didn't recognise her. So he's pretty stunned when he realises who she is. And, when it turns out that she's going to be his new assistant, he completely rebels at the idea. Not because he doesn't want her....quite the opposite, in fact. Especially when he has a promise to her brother to keep. Mimi has six months of freedom in London before she returns to Florida. She wants to experience everything London has to offer. She especially wants everything that Whit has to offer. But, maybe not his heart. Or, risk her own.
"The game I want to play is let's unravel Mimi. It's a bit like pass the parcel but with only one player. Me. I get to unwrap each of her layers as I unravel her mind with my filth."
This story was so freakin' HOT! 🔥🔥🔥 Both Mimi and Whit fought like the dickens to keep things sex only but Whit is a natural caretaker of those close to him, and Mimi has had a crush on Whit since forever. I loved Whit. He came across as grumpy but he's really something else in the bedroom. There were so many fun and funny moments in this story. Aside from Whit and Mimi, there was also Whit's brothers and sisters, who were real handfuls, and Mimi's own colourful and elderly Aunt Doreen. Go Aunt Doreen! LOL. Look forward to reading more about Whit's family.
Blog: https://readingwillingable.blogspot.c...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...
May 27, 2023
DNF’D it. I regret wasting time reading this.
June 9, 2023
I DNFed this book at like chapter 4. The dialogue is so bad. I don’t know what’s going on or who’s talking. I was looking forward to reading this book but I legitimately cannot understand what the fuck is going on.
Just save yourself some time and read something else.
Just save yourself some time and read something else.
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May 11, 2023Started off strong but was way too long for this type of story with over 500 pages. I ended up skimming from half way just to see where it went. It's a shame because I think it could have been a great book if it had been edited down to remove a lot of the surplus info that really wasn't needed and made the story progression drag.
No rating because I didn't properly read it and because it wasn't really a DNF either 🤷
No rating because I didn't properly read it and because it wasn't really a DNF either 🤷
June 9, 2023
Could have been better! The dialogue was very difficult to follow. The author also included texting portions but it wasn’t set up like a normal text chain. Sometimes the narrator would have the left side and then sometime in the middle of the text thread the narrator moved to the right side (like an iPhone does texting). This alone made me not want to continue because I would get so lost.
June 4, 2023
this book was so bad it made me irrationally angry
April 17, 2023
I am a sucker for age gap, brothers best friend romances and Donna Alam delivered in spades in The Interview.
I had so much fun reading this, I loved the dynamics between Leif Whittington (Whit) and Amelia Valente (Mimi).
Whit at 36, is twelve years older than Mimi, who he last saw as a teenager, young sister of his best friend Connor... Fast forward 10 years and their initial reunion was a spicy treat.
Their attraction simmered along, until they both couldn't resist each other. There was lots to discover about their hidden motives and deep secrets.
Whit was a total sweetheart and I loved the dichotomy of his 'Daddy' and romantic personas.
"I'm going to do that by delivering the woo. Big time "
The side characters added so much to the story and Aunt Doreen had me in stitches. In addition, it was entertaining to meet the Whittington family, and catching up with Beckett and Olivia.
L O V E D I T ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I had so much fun reading this, I loved the dynamics between Leif Whittington (Whit) and Amelia Valente (Mimi).
Whit at 36, is twelve years older than Mimi, who he last saw as a teenager, young sister of his best friend Connor... Fast forward 10 years and their initial reunion was a spicy treat.
Their attraction simmered along, until they both couldn't resist each other. There was lots to discover about their hidden motives and deep secrets.
Whit was a total sweetheart and I loved the dichotomy of his 'Daddy' and romantic personas.
"I'm going to do that by delivering the woo. Big time "
The side characters added so much to the story and Aunt Doreen had me in stitches. In addition, it was entertaining to meet the Whittington family, and catching up with Beckett and Olivia.
L O V E D I T ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
July 1, 2023
I can’t in my own rating scale, ever recommend this book. The dialogue? Awful. The plot? What plot. The dynamic between the characters? Cringe and ick and all the other synonyms. This book is a highly don’t read unless you just want a smut scene in almost every chapter with the most cringe lines.
June 17, 2023
I guess we know what worst book of my reading year is..
May 4, 2023
An absolutely gorgeous story! Loved every moment of the tale, especially the amazing characters. Both acted out of past experiences, yet discovered something about themselves as time went on.
June 10, 2023
Did this suck? Yes.
Did it have the potential to be a good book? Also, yes.
My biggest problem with this book is: THE EDITING.
• Do you know how bad the writing has to be, for like me to notice? Me, a middle eastern, non-native English speaker? Sooo many typos! At first, I thought maybe this is just too advanced for my broke English bc I wasn’t understanding anything, but then I realized no one is understanding.
• Still, this had the potential to be a good spicy book for BookTok but had to be better edited and completely shortened. In the beginning, I genuinely liked the book, but towards the middle, I got bored and wondered why I’m still reading this book when nothing interesting is happening. So many unnecessary chapters that added no value to the plot. Some parts had to be completely scrabbed off and needed a bigger plot twist. I ended up skimming toward the end just to see what more the author had to write about.
But still, I would say if the writing doesn't bother you, and you have enough time to read absolutely anything and want something just for the spice and the 'protective/possessive' male character, then sure, go for it.
Edit, [spoiler]: I'm sorry, I just remembered when he spanked her with a spatula and I'm dying out of laughter. WTF WAS THAT BRUH? Who in their right mind wakes up one day and decides to use a spatula to spank someone with? I can't even type, I have literal tears in my eyes. Miss Donna, what was the reason for this horrifying scene?
Leif when he sees a spatula:
I'm getting waterboarded bc of the tears that are falling out of my eyes out of laughter.
Did it have the potential to be a good book? Also, yes.
My biggest problem with this book is: THE EDITING.
• Do you know how bad the writing has to be, for like me to notice? Me, a middle eastern, non-native English speaker? Sooo many typos! At first, I thought maybe this is just too advanced for my broke English bc I wasn’t understanding anything, but then I realized no one is understanding.
• Still, this had the potential to be a good spicy book for BookTok but had to be better edited and completely shortened. In the beginning, I genuinely liked the book, but towards the middle, I got bored and wondered why I’m still reading this book when nothing interesting is happening. So many unnecessary chapters that added no value to the plot. Some parts had to be completely scrabbed off and needed a bigger plot twist. I ended up skimming toward the end just to see what more the author had to write about.
But still, I would say if the writing doesn't bother you, and you have enough time to read absolutely anything and want something just for the spice and the 'protective/possessive' male character, then sure, go for it.
Edit, [spoiler]: I'm sorry, I just remembered when he spanked her with a spatula and I'm dying out of laughter. WTF WAS THAT BRUH? Who in their right mind wakes up one day and decides to use a spatula to spank someone with? I can't even type, I have literal tears in my eyes. Miss Donna, what was the reason for this horrifying scene?
Leif when he sees a spatula:
I'm getting waterboarded bc of the tears that are falling out of my eyes out of laughter.
April 22, 2023
Deliciously Inviting!!
Holy Moly this book is so sexy and beautiful. From the very first chapter I was ALL in. Every moment of this book is positively HEART-FLUTTERING, HEART-GRIPPING and HEARTWARMING. A real triple threat directed to your heart.
This book met everyone of my expectations and MORE. Donna you NAILED IT with Whit and Mimi’s HIGHLY DELIGHTFUL, wonderfully WITTY and SENSUALLY TANTALIZING story.
You will be fully CONSUMED by these characters and their PROVOCATIVE and ENDEARING story from the beginning to the very end.
This is SUPERB storytelling at its finest!!
Whit and Mimi are such incredibly ENGAGING, PASSIONATE and ALLURING characters with an INVITING, ENTICING and DEEPLY ENTERTAINING storyline.
I for one find this story FASCINATING and REMARKABLE.
Donna congratulations on another incredibly MEMORABLE and OUTSTANDING book.🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Holy Moly this book is so sexy and beautiful. From the very first chapter I was ALL in. Every moment of this book is positively HEART-FLUTTERING, HEART-GRIPPING and HEARTWARMING. A real triple threat directed to your heart.
This book met everyone of my expectations and MORE. Donna you NAILED IT with Whit and Mimi’s HIGHLY DELIGHTFUL, wonderfully WITTY and SENSUALLY TANTALIZING story.
You will be fully CONSUMED by these characters and their PROVOCATIVE and ENDEARING story from the beginning to the very end.
This is SUPERB storytelling at its finest!!
Whit and Mimi are such incredibly ENGAGING, PASSIONATE and ALLURING characters with an INVITING, ENTICING and DEEPLY ENTERTAINING storyline.
I for one find this story FASCINATING and REMARKABLE.
Donna congratulations on another incredibly MEMORABLE and OUTSTANDING book.🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
July 17, 2023
Don’t waste your time. Je me suis résignée de le lire à 50 pages de la fin, ça s’en allait nul part 🙃
May 8, 2023
I’ve not read this author before, but was pleasantly surprised by the snark and steam combo. Will definitely seen out her back catalogue.
September 28, 2024
F@#$ ME! Yes, Daddy! 😆
June 20, 2023
After first chapter I thought this book was gonna be great, but then the writing got bad to the point where I didn’t even understand wtf they were saying or talking about. If I could bring myself to DNF a book, it would be this one.
September 22, 2023
This is a grumps/sunshine, billionaire, age gap romance. Whit has known Mimi since she was a little girl. He even still sends her a gift card every year for her birthday. However, he’s forgotten that Mimi has grown up.
They meet through a sexual encounter - not giving anything away cause it happens in the first 10-12 pages. And the crazy attraction goes from there.
This was a fun, smutty read. The banter between Whit and Mimi was fun, funny and kept the story moving along. Whit’s relationship with his family is fantastic -how they love each other and how he cares for them.
Of course their is a development that tears Whit and Mimi apart but they do get their HEA.
Instagram and Kindle Unlimited bought this author to my attention. This one was interesting enough that I will read more of her books - from KU of course.
They meet through a sexual encounter - not giving anything away cause it happens in the first 10-12 pages. And the crazy attraction goes from there.
This was a fun, smutty read. The banter between Whit and Mimi was fun, funny and kept the story moving along. Whit’s relationship with his family is fantastic -how they love each other and how he cares for them.
Of course their is a development that tears Whit and Mimi apart but they do get their HEA.
Instagram and Kindle Unlimited bought this author to my attention. This one was interesting enough that I will read more of her books - from KU of course.
April 12, 2024
I really liked Mimi as a main character. I didn't like how sheltered she was and how overprotective her parents were. I understood why they were, but the power dynamic between Mimi and Leif was so off. I'm not the biggest fan of inexperienced FMC going all in with a much older experience MMC. But their chemistry is hard to deny. It was there. It was spicy. It was hot. And that's about all I liked about the book. The dialogue between all the characters, even the side characters, was extremely clunky and weird. It didn't fit. Also, I really was hoping for more plot. It was 500 pages of pretty much smut. Hardly any plot. And with a book as long as this, there needs to be more plot.
November 29, 2024
Audiobook Review
I enjoyed this book, and the narrators did a fantastic job at bringing the characters to life and made me enjoy the book even more.
Mimi and Whit had some good chemistry, and I liked their characters. I felt like the ending was slightly rushed as we found everything out that Mimi had been keeping from Whit in the last couple of chapters.
The spice was off the charts Mimi and Whit couldn't keep their hands off each other. The side characters we meet all seemed good and would like to k own more about them.
This is the first book I have read by this author, and I will definitely be checking out more of her books soon.
I enjoyed this book, and the narrators did a fantastic job at bringing the characters to life and made me enjoy the book even more.
Mimi and Whit had some good chemistry, and I liked their characters. I felt like the ending was slightly rushed as we found everything out that Mimi had been keeping from Whit in the last couple of chapters.
The spice was off the charts Mimi and Whit couldn't keep their hands off each other. The side characters we meet all seemed good and would like to k own more about them.
This is the first book I have read by this author, and I will definitely be checking out more of her books soon.
June 19, 2026
I was tempted the DNF this half way through, but I stuck it out to find out what the FMC’s secret was. It was way too long with too much smut and not enough plot or emotional development. The most interesting plot points happened in the first 10% and the last 10%, and the MMC was a total asshole at the end. The second star is for Aunt Doreen.
February 20, 2024
Just amazing.
August 11, 2026
Eh.
I finished this but I only had fun for maybe the first 75-100 pages. Insta lust - starting at page 6 and it continued with no drama until the VERY end. I like a spicy read between series but this spice didn’t really give me anything.
I finished this but I only had fun for maybe the first 75-100 pages. Insta lust - starting at page 6 and it continued with no drama until the VERY end. I like a spicy read between series but this spice didn’t really give me anything.
February 20, 2024
¿Que le enseñe mis bragas?..¿que quééé?😳🤭
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
✅Mejor amigo de su hermano
✅Jefe/empleada
✅Grumpy x sunshina
✅Escenas súper hot
✨Una comedia romántica en toda regla😍. Mimi: es refrescante, no tiene filtro, es alegre y tiene una tremenda curiosidad por los temas sexuales o deseo descarado?😏que Leif no quiere saber pero a la vez si quiere🤭
✨La trama te sube y te baja, te ríes, suspiras y te acaloras (porque tiene unas escenas spicy que ufff 💦🥵🔥), pero cuando se acerca ese giro inesperado es💔❤️🩹🥺te trae abajo pero para cerrar con broche de oro.. la escena final en el parque🥹me he reído con lágrimas en los ojos🥹😍❤️
✨Los personajes secundarias son irreverentes, divertidos y una locura!.. él con su tribu de 7 hermanos y su madre manipuladora😂y Ella con una tía que vive la vida por los pelos, logran sacarte más de una carcajada😂
Es una historia completa, toca temas importantes: seres queridos que ya no están pero que siguen presentes, muuuucha familia😂y sobre todo que enseña a que tener miedo esta bien, siempre que sepas reaccionar ante el😉
¡Recomendada!
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
✅Mejor amigo de su hermano
✅Jefe/empleada
✅Grumpy x sunshina
✅Escenas súper hot
✨Una comedia romántica en toda regla😍. Mimi: es refrescante, no tiene filtro, es alegre y tiene una tremenda curiosidad por los temas sexuales o deseo descarado?😏que Leif no quiere saber pero a la vez si quiere🤭
✨La trama te sube y te baja, te ríes, suspiras y te acaloras (porque tiene unas escenas spicy que ufff 💦🥵🔥), pero cuando se acerca ese giro inesperado es💔❤️🩹🥺te trae abajo pero para cerrar con broche de oro.. la escena final en el parque🥹me he reído con lágrimas en los ojos🥹😍❤️
✨Los personajes secundarias son irreverentes, divertidos y una locura!.. él con su tribu de 7 hermanos y su madre manipuladora😂y Ella con una tía que vive la vida por los pelos, logran sacarte más de una carcajada😂
Es una historia completa, toca temas importantes: seres queridos que ya no están pero que siguen presentes, muuuucha familia😂y sobre todo que enseña a que tener miedo esta bien, siempre que sepas reaccionar ante el😉
¡Recomendada!
May 31, 2023
Meh 2.5/5
There was wayyyyyy too much sex and not really a lot of… depth. It was an okay read.
There was wayyyyyy too much sex and not really a lot of… depth. It was an okay read.
April 12, 2023
The Interview by Donna Alam is the story of Whit and Amelia.
Amelia has been there for her family after her brother's passing. But now she wants to break free and do something exciting to mover her life forward. So, she goes to London to see if she can get a job with Whit who was her brothers friend. But things get off on the wrong foot or do they? Enjoyed.
Amelia has been there for her family after her brother's passing. But now she wants to break free and do something exciting to mover her life forward. So, she goes to London to see if she can get a job with Whit who was her brothers friend. But things get off on the wrong foot or do they? Enjoyed.
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