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Saving The Nanny

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Taking this job as a Nanny was my last hope of getting off the streets. Even if my new employer is one of the most feared men in the city.

Everyone knows his name. Matteo Bianchi. They whisper it in fear. Some even say he is the reason his daughter is without a mother.

Let’s just hope he never finds out that I lied on my application.

59 pages, ebook

Published December 21, 2023

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Darcy Rose

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Darcy Rose is a USA Today Bestselling author who writes about shy and innocent heroines, to match them up with dark and intense heroes who have only eyes for one girl.

If you like your books short, taboo, dark, and a bit (or a lot) kinky, then Darcy Rose is perfect for you.

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Profile Image for Brittany (Brit.tea.reads).
1,431 reviews404 followers
December 21, 2023
Do you like quick, fun, sweet, steamy books? Well, check this one out.

Sarah needs a job, so she lies to get the nanny position, but her new boss, Matteo, sees right through her. Only his attraction for her grows stronger after he sees the bond Sarah and his daughter are forming.

I always enjoy Darcy's novellas, and I adored this one. I can't wait to read Br33ding the Nanny coming in January.
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1,448 reviews2,588 followers
December 29, 2023
4/5

TROPES:
~instalove
~nanny x single father
~mafia vibes

PLOT: Sarah needs a job ASAP. She applies (and lies) to get a job with Matteo - watching after his sweet, young daughter. Matteo knows she's lying but regardless, he's smitten with her and wants her to be his child's nanny.

THOUGHTS: Cute, short, steamy. I enjoyed this one! Darcy Rose is a favorite author of mine and I can't wait to see what she writes next! <3

SAFETY:
Virgin/celibate?: virgin heroine, not a manwhore hero
OM/OW?: no
Cheating/sharing?: no
Triggers: none
HEA? yes!
Profile Image for Jessica Alcazar.
4,390 reviews620 followers
February 28, 2024
I read this story last year (2023) but have no idea why I didn’t review because I really liked it. It’s got your regular pacing for a novella with the insta factor notched up to fire *fans self* lol

I enjoyed Matteo & Sarah quite a bit and I was honestly sad to see the story end. I’m going to be on the lookout for future Darcy stories for sure!
Profile Image for Gladys.
13.9k reviews163 followers
December 20, 2023
I was all in on this one from the jump. I really liked Sarah and Matteo. The pacing here is super-fast and honestly, I would have loved to spend more time with and get much deeper with this couple.
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966 reviews5 followers
November 19, 2024
Es justo todo lo que el título implica.
HEA incluído para mayor tranquilidad
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1,310 reviews24 followers
December 23, 2023
Saving the Nanny a short and steamy novella with no cheating or cliffhanger and complete with satisfying happily-ever-after. A nicely done story with extraordinary characters and fascinating storyline that captures your attention from the first chapter and keeps you hooked and turning the pages until the end. A fast paced, quick read novella. A darkish story, nanny trope romance, opposite attracts story, workplace romance, employee-boss relationship, off-limits, age gap trope story, taboo, forbidden relationship, mafia romance, billionaire romance, contemporary romance, new adult & college romance, 90 minutes short read romance, single dad story, with deception, lies, lite violence, drama darkness, danger, secrets, insecurities, loss, steam, passion, obsession, possessiveness, virgin heroine, survival, consensual sexual, passion, power and control, power play, and love.

Matteo Bianchi is a reclusive and brutal mafia boss with a beautiful five year daughter Ophilia. Although Matteo may be cold-hearted, monstrous, and ruthless when it comes to his daughter his heart is soften. Matteo is looking for a nanny and as already interviewed seven candidates. But none of them was up to his standards or clicked with his daughter. They wanted to talk about standardized testing, mathematics and things of those nature which he understood but it wasn't enough for him to hire any of them. Natalie is homeless nineteen year old teenager who got aged out of the foster care system at eighteen years and had been living in her car and sometimes bouncing couch for a year. She knows of Matteo's reputation but she can no longer afford to live on the street.
Natalie compose her resume a pray that she gets the even though it's riddle with lies somewhat. When she came face-to-face with him she thought that he would be a much older man. He was testy and rude and if it wasn't for the fact that she was homeless she would've gave him a piece of her mind. But Matteo was very impressed with Natalie's answers during the interview out of all the the other candidates. She got she was still a child at five years old and Natalie was the one who Ophilia instantly connected to so he gave her the job. Even though he knew that something was up with her and that they were holes in her story. She prays that one day he doesn't find out that she lied on her application.
Natalie was the first person who Matteo had been attracted to since the death of his wife. She awaken things he thought was death and buried. From the first he saw her he was instantly drawn to her and that first he kissed her and she didn't resist and from that moment he couldn't get any sleep. She was under his skin and he knew he had to have her and when he taste her, he knew that wasn't going to be enough for him he had to have all of her. So when she went to talk to him about her feelings she overheard the planning of murder with his business partner, and when he threatened her Matteo became unrage giving the man a beating. He realized that he was in love with her and didn't want her to leave, plus Ophilia was attached to her. But she was only worried about his feelings for her because of what his nosy housekeeper told her. Fast forward two years later they're married with a fifteen month old son Christopher, Ophilia is now seven years old and another baby on the way. A sweet swoon-worthy story.

I received an advanced copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.

Profile Image for Amie.
1,023 reviews17 followers
January 11, 2024
A well written, steamy romantic happily ever after with wonderful characters that are easy to read as well as a great page turner.
A homeless young woman gets a job for a single mafia boss and it’s no time before they fall in love. The young woman lies about her background to get the nanny position that she’s trying to get hired for. Even though the mafia boss knew that she was not telling the truth he still hires her to be the nanny especially after his daughter takes a liking to the young woman. That same night that she’s hired the mafia boss kisses her. They both start having feelings for each other.
Everything is going well but the mafia boss wants to know more about the young woman since his people can’t find anything on her so he goes looking in her room through her things but she doesn’t have much. Her scent is intoxicating to him. Soon she comes in and by the end he gives her oral sex. Not long after they all go for ice cream together and have dinner together as well.
While going to her room after putting the daughter down to sleep the housekeeper stops the young woman to warn her about the mafia boss. Soon after the discussion the young woman goes to the mafia boss’s office to have a talk with him but she overhears a conversation he was having with a guy that he does business with. The mafia boss has his second in command take the young woman to his room and lock her in. The mafia boss finishes his conversation with the guy after hitting the guy for calling the young woman a horrible name.
The mafia boss goes to his room where the young woman is scared. The two talk, she tells him about her life and they have sex. The young woman pulls away from him not long after and they talk about why she pulled away. The mafia boss goes to his safe and winds up asking her to marry him, giving her a diamond ring that used to be his mothers, and she agrees to marry him.
Two years later they are married, they wind up having a son together. She loves tending to their family. She’s putting away some of their son’s clothes when the mafia boss comes giving her a hug and a kiss on the forehead. They both get the kids down for a nap and once both kids are down the young woman takes the mafia boss to the bedroom next to their son’s room. The couple talk about decorating the room and when she tells him about making it into another nursery for their new baby coming soon the mafia boss is so happy. They tell one another how much they love one another before closing the door and having sex on the floor of the room.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Nova.
2,710 reviews102 followers
December 29, 2023
I am voluntarily reviewing an advanced reader copy of this book.

Sarah’s start in life has been anything but easy losing her mother and being separated from her siblings she has just existed, moved around within the care system. The day she turned eighteen she lost even more, no longer a ward of the state she is truly alone. She’s spent the past year homeless and hopeless but things are looking up when she is granted a job interview for a nanny position, but that position is with none other than Matteo Bianchi a name that strikes fear in to anyone’s life is in need of a nanny for his young daughter Ophelia. Getting the position shocks her but this is her new start, she loves her charge as soon as she meets her but catching feelings for her boss was never meant to happen, a man with his power could have anyone he’d never want her, but after a steamy encounter she knows he is the only man she’ll ever want, could this be her future a family filled with love or will he use her and walk away once he’s had his fun?

Matteo knew he was in trouble when Sarah walked in for her interview, his feelings catch him off guard in a way he never knew was possible not even with his late wife. He knows that Sarah had secrets and she’s lying to him, and for a man in his position he should be wary of any strangers, but after watching the way his daughter responds to her he knows she’s the one for the job. He is falling hard and fast for this woman in ways he’s never felt before. Can he stop himself from claiming all of her or should he give in to what he craves for and risk everything for her love?

This is an insta everything short read and super steamy. It’s an enjoyable read with so much packed into it considering the length of it you’d expect it to feel rushed with no real character development but nothing is further from the truth. Recommended 4.3* read.
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422 reviews3 followers
December 27, 2023
This novella was definitely a quick love story with spice. Matteo and Sarah fell quick and hard for each other. I was like 😱😱😱😱😱 because of the quickness of everything. But at the end of the day it is a novella and it got straight to the point.

I gave this book a rating of ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 because I really wish there was atleast one more chapter before they got engaged where she got kidnapped by that guy he wanted to go into business with and then he saves her, profess his love to her and then it goes from there. But that didnt happen and even though it didnt, I think that Sarah deserves all the happiness because of all she went through. I also wish we would've seen Matteo helping her find her family again. It was a novella but it could've been worked into it.

I would've rated this less but the main reason it's at four is because those two deserve happiness and I just loved; even though I was like WTF?!?! constantly, I loved how they didnt hesitate. They went all the way in and took a leap of faith and it worked out. Plus the ending was beautiful. Two kids including his daughter and another on the way? Damn amazing. The spice wasnt all that but when it happened, it delivered. I rate that at 🌶🌶🌶/5.

I didn't love the novella but I had an appreciation for it. Quick and sweet. If you'd like to reach your reading challenge goal it would help. The site I read it on was 13 pages so it was really quick read.
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11.5k reviews47 followers
January 3, 2024
He may be a stern, cold and calculating mafia boss but not when he is with his daughter

Saving The Nanny is the story of Sarah and Matteo. She is nineteen years old and grew up in foster care for most of her life, having aged out at eighteen. She has been barely surviving and in need of a job when she sees an add for a nanny. She knows that Matteo is a rich, powerful and feared Mafia boss. Matteo is a a single father who adores his young daughter, Ophelia. Sarah has younger siblings and looked after them when they are together, so she has some experience with kids but she still tells a tale about what her life was like. Matteo knows that she is not telling the truth but there is still something about her. When Ophelia takes to Sarah immediately Matteo knows that Sarah will become his nanny. Now the question is what exactly both are hiding and how much danger will Sarah be in.
This is a smexy hot and passionate story with an age-gap and a few pulls on the heartstrings twined into the main romance. I loved Ophelia as she is a sweet girl and sort of steals the scenes.
Profile Image for Jackie Gonyer.
170 reviews1 follower
December 23, 2023
Saving The Nanny
Author:Darcy Rose
💥because this book is a short read I’m gonna do /3 for ⭐️’s and 🌶️.
⭐️⭐️⭐️/3 stars
🌶️🌶️🌶️/3 spice wise
Recap:
Meet Sarah and Mateo. Mateo is a well known cold hearted mafia boss,who has an adorable little 5yr old and is in need for a nanny for her. Sarah is 19yrs old and is holding a very sad secret and is desperate for a job and is even willing to work for this we’ll know mafia boss.

Review:
This is a very quick read and is enjoyable. I personally wish it was a longer book I enjoyed these characters that much. It’s a very fast paced book. And there is even some spice in this short story. It even has a little plot but like I said it’s a very short book. If you like a short nanny book and about two people helping the other heal then this is the book for you.
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Author 4 books38 followers
December 28, 2023

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This is a short and steamy instalove with an alpha don who's also a single dad to a little girl. He's hiring a nanny, and he knows Sarah is lying in her interview, but his daughter takes to her in a way she's never taken to anyone else before, so he has to give her a chance. It doesn't take long before Matteo is captivated with her as his daughter is and he wants a lot more. He hasn't wanted anyone else since his wife died and he knows she's got secrets, but he can't stop himself. This is a sweet and steamy short mafia, age gap, single dad, nanny and it was so much fun to read.
2,313 reviews26 followers
December 28, 2023
A quick and spicy nanny/boss romance. Matteo and Sarah are great. They meet when she applies for a live in nanny job. She lies about her background and experience which makes him nervous in his line of work, but his daughter loves her. He finds himself quickly falling for her too. I enjoyed their romance. I took off one star because their first steamy scene together although fully consensual did feel a little bit like a boss demanding obedience from his employee. There could have been a little more romance to it for me, but I suppose it matches Matteo’s personality. I liked how vulnerable he was with his daughter and becomes with Sarah. That evolved his character for me as a reader. Overall an enjoyable and fast read with a good story and several spicy scenes.

I received a copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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401 reviews4 followers
December 18, 2023
Matteo is a very powerful and dangerous man. He has a five year old daughter and needs a nanny but is wary of possible traitors. Sarah is a 19 year old homeless teen looking for a job that can give her a place to live and food to eat. She proves her loyalty and they fall in love in like a second.

I love the dark themed romance so I was excited for this one but there’s really not much here. Not really even explanation for how they fell in love so quickly after having spent almost no time together. And all of a sudden they have three kids. It was just odd, even for a novella. Not my favorite and I don’t know what the title was indicating, there’s no real danger and no saving here. Kinda disappointing.
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3,533 reviews119 followers
December 23, 2023
Cat’s Stats
MMC/FMC- Matteo and Sarah
POV- 1st person dual
Genre- Erotic Romance
Heat- 🌋🌋🌋🌋. He very enthusiastically visits Australia.
Safety? Y
Triggers- Explicit Erotic Content, Violence
Tropes- Nanny/Caregiver, Instalove, Alpha Male, Adorable Moppet, Homeless

Mewsings
This book is more erotica than romance and should have been labeled as such. It has a very thin plot, but that’s to be expected from erotica. The Hero is in organized crime, but it doesn’t affect the story much. The book is fairly spicy, featuring him visiting Australia. I wouldn’t say that this book is anything remarkable. But it wasn’t bad.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Reading by Deb.
1,165 reviews33 followers
December 30, 2023
Sarah is desperate for a job. Any job that will keep her from living on the streets. Which is why she is nervously waiting for her interview to be a nanny. The only drawback is that the child's father is a mob boss and unlike she stated on her application she has no experience with children.

This is a short story so it moves pretty fast. Sarah has aged out of the system and is desperate for a job, but can't decide if her trembling when she is near her new boss is fear or desire.

Matteo knows that the new nanny isn't being honest, but his daughter loves her on sight and despite himself, he finds ways to spend more time with his daughter just to be near her.
Profile Image for Clara Atkinson.
1,171 reviews55 followers
December 13, 2023
A quick steamy insta-attraction/love story. It follows Sarah whose been homeless for a year after aging out of the foster care system. Desperate to find a job and a place to live she applies for a live-in nanny position. There's only one problem the position is for notorious mob boss Matteo Bianchi daughter. What happens when he discovers she lied in her interview will he handle her like he does his other problems?

It has very little drama/angst an adorable 5 year old and of course quick steamy sex.

I received an ARC through Booksprout an I'm voluntarily leaving my review.

3.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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6,073 reviews90 followers
December 19, 2023
Desperate times see Sarah (h) taking a nanny position for Ophilia, the young daughter of mafia boss Matteo (H). He sees through her deception about her past almost immediately but keeps this knowledge and his attraction to her to himself. But as Matteo sees the bond forging Between Sarah and Ophilia, he realizes that he wants her to be much more than just the nanny and wants her for himself. Things heat up quickly, even as Sarah worries she’ll be out on the street if Matteo tires of her. Hoy and steamy mafia-lite age gap romantic quickie.
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345 reviews20 followers
December 20, 2023
I love that this author sticks to what she knows she writes best! Some authors will try and ride it out and write new to them tropes and genres, and it doesn’t always work out. With Darcy Rose, I know if I pick it up, I’ll enjoy it. This one was no different. These novellas are always a great quick way for me to get a read in on a busy day.

Instalove between the nanny and the mafia boss. The daughter takes right to her, which of course works great for Mr Mafia man. There’s an age gap, it’s not huge. She’s 19 and he’s 30(ish??).

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1,683 reviews184 followers
December 30, 2023
Sarah needs a job stat due to unfortunate circumstances and fibs to land a nanny position with a mafia boss, Matteo. Matteo, a widower with a five-year-old daughter, is tough and rough with everyone on the outside and inside—and at first to Sarah. But it’s 59 pages, so things are a tad expedited. I like that.

She’s 19 and a virginia. He hasn’t been with anyone for a long time. The sch/ m3x scenes were smokin’. It was a great short read.

I received a copy of this book for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.
Profile Image for Heidi.
1,514 reviews15 followers
December 9, 2023
This a short, sweet story with steam. Sarah needs a job and working as Matteo’s nanny to his little girl is a small price to pay to be off the streets. He is the most feared man and she hopes that he doesn’t find out about her lies. The attraction and connection they have with each other is instantaneous. There is lust/love, steam, a little angst, secrets, revelations and the cutest little girl. This was a really good read and I loved Sarah, Matteo and Ophilia.
Profile Image for Lucy Chesna.
1,357 reviews35 followers
December 20, 2023
Sarah is in a rough spot and needs a job. She lies to get the job as a nanny for Matteo's 5-year-old daughter. She fell in love with Sarah and they hitted off really well. He sees that his daughter is smiling and laughing again, and he starts feeling for the nanny too. They fall in love but evil lurks in the shadows and he will do anything to keep his family together. A great story!.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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605 reviews
December 22, 2023
Short and Spicy Indeed!

Sarah is looking for a way off the streets and an opportunity that she can’t pass up comes along, even if she has to be dishonest and lie on her application to get it. The opportunity…Nanny to the daughter of Matteo Banchi, mafia boss. Good story with instant attraction, steaminess, secrets and a sweet ending. Very good, quick read!

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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1,301 reviews
December 22, 2023
Sarah has been homeless for the last year and getting a job as the nanny for a mafia boss seems like her last chance. Matteo isn't a fool and knows she is lying to him about her history but he accepts her because of his daughter's response to her. There is a lot of attraction between them so their relationship shifts from boss and employee to something more real quick.

If you are looking for a quick read that is entertaining then this is a good one.
Profile Image for Oriana Reads.
4,282 reviews36 followers
January 14, 2024
Sarah needs a job and a place to stay what could be a better job than to be a nanny to a four year old. Matteo needs a nanny for his little girl after he lost his wife years before. As soon as he sees Sarah his whole life changes. He fell head over heels for the sweet woman. Instalove, age gap, mafia romance(tiny mentioning, no drama or action), romantic ,sweet, a bit steam and safe with a sweet HEA and no drama😍😍😍
8,661 reviews62 followers
December 5, 2023
Sarah is desperate for a job and a roof over her head so applying for a nanny job would be perfect, only she applies to become a live in nanny for mafia boss Matteo's, daughter! A man feared by many but to Sarah she sees his softer side as a father, but that doesnt mean hell be soft with her, especially in his bed! Well written steamy fast paced  age gap, insta love mafia romance.
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1,980 reviews6 followers
December 8, 2023
Sarah is desperate and doesn’t exactly tell the truth when she is applying for a job as a nanny in a mafia household. This cute quick read is filled with instant attraction, lots of heat, minimal angst and a cute little girl.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Syd Springer.
4,017 reviews6 followers
December 19, 2023
3.5 Stars
Honestly, this was an ok book. If you are looking for a OTT romance with attraction and steam but no real connections or chemistry then this book is for you. Matteo and Sarah's book was short and spicy but I didn't feel a connection with either character but it made of a good escape.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Charlotte.
3,930 reviews61 followers
December 20, 2023
A quick and steamy read. Homeless and down on her luck Sarah (FMC) has no choice in the book but to apply for a job with a known dangerous man - Matteo as a nanny to his daughter - Ophilia. Things become distinctly hotter between both of them the longer they work together. With some very steamy scenario's. This was a good read.
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