This is the first story in the ‘Irreplaceable’ Series, a passionate and evocative romance by Alexis Blake.
Annabel Hastings has heard a lot about Max Carter, the man who owns the company where she works. Max works from his Washington office, and although Anna’s never laid an eye on him, his reputation as a ruthless man who drives a hard bargain precedes him. Anna doesn’t need added pressure in her life, she’s got problems enough with her ex-boyfriend Jason who refuses to move out or get a job, lounging around and living off Anna’s hard work. When Max Carter suddenly appears in Anna’s office unannounced, he turns her life upside down like a storm. Anna is immediately struck by Max’s commanding presence and undeniable sex appeal. He is also not shy about letting Anna know that he is attracted to her, if the smoldering intensity of his gray eyes wasn’t enough, he tells her flat out that he wants her – and Max Carter is a man who is used to getting what he wants. Despite her resistance, she finds herself falling into Max’s world of sexual exploration and adventure, swept up in his irresistible mix of strength, fierceness, and tenderness. Will Anna fall into Max’s spell of seduction? And as their relationship develops, will Max allow his feelings for Anna to become deeper and more intense than he ever imagined?
This ebook contains very hot and explicit descriptions of romantic activity. Only mature readers should download this book.
Not how I expected it to end but also being a novella it makes sense? Planning to read the rest of the series.
The book’s overview says the main character is named Annabel but nowhere in the book is she called that - always just Anna. I know nicknames are easy but weird it’s not ever introduced and shortened within the story.
Also at one point the book says Brooke… but the paragraph around that name all indicates experiences of Anna so I think that the author just confused the name with a character in another of their books… not a huge deal but I had to reread that part twice to make sure I wasn’t missing something. Took me out of the story for a minute which I didn’t love…
Also a few spelling mistakes - letters missing from the words mainly. Like the e missing from every or the re from were.
What I liked: -Anna. She was a little naive, but she was a mostly relatable character. I liked her determination to stay away from any inappropriate behavior with Max even though everyone knew she'd fail. -Sex. Even if it seemed a little worrisome, I still enjoyed reading it. When the scene finally came, I was entranced and couldn't put my ereader down for anything. -Writing. The writing was nice, it seemed to flow, and other than one instance where the main character's name suddenly changed, it was well edited and professional looking.
What I disliked: -BDSM. I've never been a part of the BDSM circle, but to me, I was a little concerned with the portrayal of the sex in this book. I'm sure it will only get more intense and this was just a introduction to it, but Max wasn't the only one worried that he'd taken it too far for Anna's first time. Anna was just thrown into the situation and not given any time to do research or prepare herself mentally for it. He gave her a safe word, but that doesn't make up for throwing her headfirst into something like that.
Overall, it was a steamy read with a relatable main character. Good writing, good sex. 4.5
Anna was the employee, Max was the boss. As soon as their eyes met there was an instant sexual spark. He wanted her but what was holding her back was the fact that he was her boss. One night they share a passionate night together. He opens her eyes to a whole new world of sexual highs. But after she feels guilty and worries about her job. Her job was the only thing stable in her life at that moment. As she ruined everything by letting herself get seduced by her boss? Although I enjoyed the story and the sex was quite hot. I don't think it's quite worthy of the full 5 stars because it's nothing I haven't read before. A rich CEO who likes to be in control of all aspects of his life meets Miss Naive Vanilla. He Spanks her a bit and she is confused by her feelings because she found she enjoyed it. RING ANY BELLS?