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Twenty-five year old Sophia Ashwood, part-time nanny, has just graduated college and is ready to write the next best seller; however, she needs a full time job flexible enough for her to fulfill her dream.
When Sophia steps into the Bishop home to care for emotionally neglected Victoria, she’s positive Dr. Collin Bishop, aka The Anti-Christ, despises her. The intensity of his glare is unsettling and frustrating.
Sophia’s determined to bide her time until she can gain publication and freedom from the Bishop’s snobbery. However, the longer she cares for Victoria, the more wrapped up in their drama-filled lives she becomes.
When Sophia steps into the Bishop home to care for emotionally neglected Victoria, she’s positive Dr. Collin Bishop, aka The Anti-Christ, despises her. The intensity of his glare is unsettling and frustrating.
Sophia’s determined to bide her time until she can gain publication and freedom from the Bishop’s snobbery. However, the longer she cares for Victoria, the more wrapped up in their drama-filled lives she becomes.
700 pages, Nook
First published January 27, 2012
4 people are currently reading
184 people want to read
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Saewod Tice
2 books55 followersCurrently residing in Central Pennsylvania with my husband and two children - Writing as Saewod Tice (Y/A), VS Tice (Contemporary Romance), & Sadie Green (Romantica - Adult Romance).
I’m a self-proclaimed foul mouthed, book nerd who loves reading genres ranging from Young Adult to Romance to Horror to Erotica, and works fulltime saving spreadsheets and marketing materials one click at a time.
To escape the structured, methodical confines of the day job, I delve into my overzealous imagination producing dystopian worlds and romances.
Having started my ‘public’ writing career through fanfiction, it took awhile before I was pushed, shoved, and cattle prodded into writing my very own works of fiction. I told everyone I was never going to be good enough to stand alone and that they would see how wrong they were. Needless to say, I’ve been eating my words and my husband is the leader shoveling them in quicker than I can swallow. Thanks hubs!
Interests:
When not writing or spending time with my family, I embrace my Computer Geekdom through the internet. Including being a member of Writing.com, co-administrator to Y/A Booklover on facebook, TextNovel writing forums, and RWC group.
You can find me online:
Tweeting @saewodtice
Blogging at www.saewod.webs.com
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?i...
When I actually take the time to pry my carpal tunnel wrists and cramped fingers from my laptop, you can find me at a playground with my children – because me being there by myself just creeps out the parents. Or you can often find me in my ‘cake room’ creating multi-layered custom cakes for family and friends.
I’m a self-proclaimed foul mouthed, book nerd who loves reading genres ranging from Young Adult to Romance to Horror to Erotica, and works fulltime saving spreadsheets and marketing materials one click at a time.
To escape the structured, methodical confines of the day job, I delve into my overzealous imagination producing dystopian worlds and romances.
Having started my ‘public’ writing career through fanfiction, it took awhile before I was pushed, shoved, and cattle prodded into writing my very own works of fiction. I told everyone I was never going to be good enough to stand alone and that they would see how wrong they were. Needless to say, I’ve been eating my words and my husband is the leader shoveling them in quicker than I can swallow. Thanks hubs!
Interests:
When not writing or spending time with my family, I embrace my Computer Geekdom through the internet. Including being a member of Writing.com, co-administrator to Y/A Booklover on facebook, TextNovel writing forums, and RWC group.
You can find me online:
Tweeting @saewodtice
Blogging at www.saewod.webs.com
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?i...
When I actually take the time to pry my carpal tunnel wrists and cramped fingers from my laptop, you can find me at a playground with my children – because me being there by myself just creeps out the parents. Or you can often find me in my ‘cake room’ creating multi-layered custom cakes for family and friends.
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July 24, 2012
I got an email with a review on this book and decided to purchase it. The blurb sounded really good. Well, when I downloaded it to my kindle app on my laptop I almost didn’t read it right off. There were over 16000 locations. I didn’t want to start anything I couldn’t finish in one night. Well, I went ahead and started it. Let me tell you, I am so glad I did. I read over half of it last night and the rest of it this morning. I loved it. Sophia is a wonderful person who is strong, caring, independent and sassy. She will fight for those she loves and for what she believes in. The Bishop family needed her so much.
I laughed and cried and could totally relate. I love that in a contemporary romance. There was jealousy (on both sides), angst and love, so much love. There were times when I thought she was too nice and forgiving. I would be hitting some of the people upside the head, where she would hug them. She’s my new hero! If you are looking for a sweet, romantic read, this is it. There are no steamy love scenes, but it was still an awesome read. I was hoping this would be a series, hopefully it will be the start of one.
I laughed and cried and could totally relate. I love that in a contemporary romance. There was jealousy (on both sides), angst and love, so much love. There were times when I thought she was too nice and forgiving. I would be hitting some of the people upside the head, where she would hug them. She’s my new hero! If you are looking for a sweet, romantic read, this is it. There are no steamy love scenes, but it was still an awesome read. I was hoping this would be a series, hopefully it will be the start of one.
November 27, 2015
Actual rating: 2.5
I'm not quite sure what to make of this book. It started off pretty good, a slow build... And then it started to fall a little flat for me.
I started getting frustrated with the characters, with the way Collin kept acting about Sophia and her book. it got to the point that I became bored. & I couldn't wait for the book to end.
Overall, it wasn't horrible, but I doubt I'll reread the book.
I'm not quite sure what to make of this book. It started off pretty good, a slow build... And then it started to fall a little flat for me.
I started getting frustrated with the characters, with the way Collin kept acting about Sophia and her book. it got to the point that I became bored. & I couldn't wait for the book to end.
Overall, it wasn't horrible, but I doubt I'll reread the book.
rewritten-fanfic
March 3, 2012I remember starting to read this as a fanfic; it was riddled with editing mistakes, typos and simple punctuation errors.
Running at 700 pages I'd have to have a damn good guarantee that the writing had improved before I touched anything written by this author.
**EDIT** I've also just notice that the author has given herself 4 stars. That's a wee shame.
Running at 700 pages I'd have to have a damn good guarantee that the writing had improved before I touched anything written by this author.
**EDIT** I've also just notice that the author has given herself 4 stars. That's a wee shame.
August 1, 2014
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After I finished this book and started looking for all the information for this post, I realized this book is 700 pages long. Those pages flew by like nothing. It's hard to believe that it was so many pages, since I devoured it in a day. This book gracefully flowed through the day-by-day life of Sophia's job as a nanny, and the gradual relationship with Dr. Baker.
What's really awesome about this book is how well the relationships are built. I loved the fact that Sophia built up a loving relationship with Victoria before Dr. Bishop really entered the picture. I found this endearing, and was a great way to fully develop the characters. Victoria was an adorable little girl, it would be hard not to fall in love with her. Her interactions with Sophia brough a gamut of emotions from fear to bliss.
I loved the fact that this book spanned over the course of several years. This seems more realistic to me than many romantic stories involving children. It takes some time to integrate a child or a new mother to your life, and the author here did a great job representing all the holidays and the drama they entailed for the Bishop family.
I also enjoyed that Sophia realized that a nanny and her boss sleeping together was a complete cliche, which made her fight against the relationship. It seemed like something I would do, were I in that position.
Why not a 5 star? I completely enjoyed this book, but I couldn't help but feel that the climax was fairly anticlimatic. Everything seemed a little too smooth. I feel like a final, larger conflict would have pushed this book over the edge to being a five star book. Still a great book that I'd recommend to romance readers.
After I finished this book and started looking for all the information for this post, I realized this book is 700 pages long. Those pages flew by like nothing. It's hard to believe that it was so many pages, since I devoured it in a day. This book gracefully flowed through the day-by-day life of Sophia's job as a nanny, and the gradual relationship with Dr. Baker.
What's really awesome about this book is how well the relationships are built. I loved the fact that Sophia built up a loving relationship with Victoria before Dr. Bishop really entered the picture. I found this endearing, and was a great way to fully develop the characters. Victoria was an adorable little girl, it would be hard not to fall in love with her. Her interactions with Sophia brough a gamut of emotions from fear to bliss.
I loved the fact that this book spanned over the course of several years. This seems more realistic to me than many romantic stories involving children. It takes some time to integrate a child or a new mother to your life, and the author here did a great job representing all the holidays and the drama they entailed for the Bishop family.
I also enjoyed that Sophia realized that a nanny and her boss sleeping together was a complete cliche, which made her fight against the relationship. It seemed like something I would do, were I in that position.
Why not a 5 star? I completely enjoyed this book, but I couldn't help but feel that the climax was fairly anticlimatic. Everything seemed a little too smooth. I feel like a final, larger conflict would have pushed this book over the edge to being a five star book. Still a great book that I'd recommend to romance readers.
March 11, 2012
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I thoroughly enjoyed Sophia's interactions with Victoria and how she drew the spoiled but attention-starved child out. I also like the last part of the book as all the hiccups and disagreements began to be resolved. However, I disliked Collin for the first two-thirds of the book, especially when he first pursued Sophia despite her continually telling him no and the danger to his custody of his daughter. I just could not buy their relationship for a significant part of the book; regardless of how attractive she found him, Sophia did not know Collin well and what she did know she did not like, so how they got together felt contrived.
I thoroughly enjoyed Sophia's interactions with Victoria and how she drew the spoiled but attention-starved child out. I also like the last part of the book as all the hiccups and disagreements began to be resolved. However, I disliked Collin for the first two-thirds of the book, especially when he first pursued Sophia despite her continually telling him no and the danger to his custody of his daughter. I just could not buy their relationship for a significant part of the book; regardless of how attractive she found him, Sophia did not know Collin well and what she did know she did not like, so how they got together felt contrived.
not-for-me
March 25, 2012See comments.
June 5, 2012
I've read this a few times now. I really enjoy thier relationship, and seeing the characters evolve.
October 22, 2012
I enjoyed it. It's a light, fun read. Plus I enjoyed it when it was a simple story on fictionpress.
November 27, 2012
Loved it.
December 12, 2012
Cute- not quite what I expected, but was still a good read. Long as can be though too! Felt that the ending was a tiny bit rushed considering the things going on, but all in all, it worked for it.
June 22, 2016
I gave up at 72%. The interactions between the two main characters are just ridiculous. This is a boring, lousy thought out, crappy soap opera that should have ended at 50%.
April 13, 2013
Full review to come soon
January 22, 2014
Let's see what I can say about this book?! Yes, I knew it was a former ff, but since I've read some good ones before I thought I would give it a chance. And no, I hadn't read as a ff before...
First and foremost, I just realized the age of these characters almost at the end of the book and I have no idea how I can visualize them if I don't have a description of them.
The characters were very superficial and didn't seem real at all. How can a person let a man be so cold with her and then fall in love with him? Doesn't she have a self preservation instinct? And what about that "family drama"? What was that all about? What was the point if Sophia couldn't tell some of them to go f*** them selves?!
There wasn't a part that I didn't read as fast as I could so I could see the end of this book! It was way too long for this story and with detais that didn't have a reason to exist!
What I liked, you asked?! Well, I liked the interactions between Sophia and Victoria and their playfull times! That little girl was amazing and really cute.
First and foremost, I just realized the age of these characters almost at the end of the book and I have no idea how I can visualize them if I don't have a description of them.
The characters were very superficial and didn't seem real at all. How can a person let a man be so cold with her and then fall in love with him? Doesn't she have a self preservation instinct? And what about that "family drama"? What was that all about? What was the point if Sophia couldn't tell some of them to go f*** them selves?!
There wasn't a part that I didn't read as fast as I could so I could see the end of this book! It was way too long for this story and with detais that didn't have a reason to exist!
What I liked, you asked?! Well, I liked the interactions between Sophia and Victoria and their playfull times! That little girl was amazing and really cute.
August 31, 2016
I liked this story, but the book was way too long. Over 500 pages on my Nook. I think about 200 pages could have been cut and the book would have been great. But I really got tired of reading about their day to day routine over and over again. Once or twice was enough. Just way too much detail on what they ate, when they went shopping etc. But the writing was well done and the story was sweet.
October 12, 2013
One word "long". It was a good read but it was too long. I felt like it was giving me more detail than needed. Such as everyday events (cooking, brushing teeth, bathing, etc.). But overall I enjoyed the book.
September 12, 2013
SUCH AN AMAZING BOOK!
Victoria is so cute *.*
Victoria is so cute *.*
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