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Out-of-Office Temptation
A forbidden, forced proximity, Italian billionaire boss romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Cathy Williams.
Off the clock…
but strictly off-limits!
Every day, Erin Fisher plays Raffaele Rossi’s perfect capable, efficient, dull. A hint of the secret she hides means she could kiss her job goodbye, as her boss doesn’t tolerate distractions…and Erin’s attraction to him is relentlessly distracting!
Tycoon Raffaele knows work is the one thing that won’t let him down—that, and über-reliable Erin. Then a business trip to the Caribbean gives him a glimpse under her respectable surface, unleashing a whirlwind of passion! It’s purely an island indulgence…but can they ever call time on their red-hot connection?
From Harlequin Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
Off the clock…
but strictly off-limits!
Every day, Erin Fisher plays Raffaele Rossi’s perfect capable, efficient, dull. A hint of the secret she hides means she could kiss her job goodbye, as her boss doesn’t tolerate distractions…and Erin’s attraction to him is relentlessly distracting!
Tycoon Raffaele knows work is the one thing that won’t let him down—that, and über-reliable Erin. Then a business trip to the Caribbean gives him a glimpse under her respectable surface, unleashing a whirlwind of passion! It’s purely an island indulgence…but can they ever call time on their red-hot connection?
From Harlequin Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
200 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 28, 2026
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Cathy Williams
1,378 books204 followersCathy Williams, born in Trinidad and Tobago, is a British author who has written romance novels for Mills & Boon since 1990. She lives in Chiswick, London, with her three daughters and continues to craft engaging, heartfelt love stories.
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May 20, 2026
So enjoyable!
CW has created a very special hero in Raffaele Rossi! She gives him a distinct charm, and he expresses a magnetic cheerfulness and humor and no hesitation in sharing his attractive smiles! These are traits that delight and are all the more admired considering his painful background as an unloved child and also the failure of his first attempt (and only attempt) at a love match.
Erin has worked as Raffaele's PA for four years, moved up from her degree-qualified position in the tycoon's accounting department. When he interviewed her, Raffaele made clear he had to let go a number of PAs because they seem to get crushes on him and that's intolerable to him and to the work that needs to get done. Despite the fact that Erin instantly finds him as stunning as others have, she sublimates it for a number of reasons, including her principles and the fact that the well-paying job will help her take care of her now penniless hippy lifestyle parents who are getting up in years. She already keeps a low profile anyway and makes no effort to be attractive to guys since she had an awful experience back in college when she thought she'd found the right one but was so wrong the sting lingers. So, Erin has made a 'safe zone' for herself in her cooly detached ways and plain wardrobe, relying on her smarts and education and interest and ability to deliver total efficiency to Raffaele's office and she and her boss have developed a smooth and dependable operating procedure....
...UNTIL one day she decides too many phone messages from Raffaele's latest ex-girlfriend makes her want to draw the line. After a catered event celebrating a completed project, where she is being shown considerable attention by a guy from the legal department (which Raffaele feels moved to interrupt!), Erin tells Raffaele that buying his ex-girlfriends' good-bye gifts and counseling them after break-ups is NOT in her job description! She shows him the latest barrage of phone messages from his latest romantic casualty to prove the point! The conversation that follows suddenly catapults Erin and Raffaele into personal territory they have NEVER navigated before. It wasn't her intent, but now Raffaele is treating her like a person, not just his dependable PA.
Although the author does not examine the topic of FAMILIARITY, I consider that one of the things energizing this enjoyable story. Because there is something about familiarity -- the kind resulting from the long-term working relationship of this Boss and PA for example -- that grows its own special kind of TRUST. So, it is clear that, even if the characters have been given so many reasons in their own backgrounds to harbor trust issues, they are already at ease in their expectations of each other and the trust built on years of working together. I liked that very much.
I also enjoyed the two characters step-by-step process of revealing more and more of themselves. This was heartwarming and so positive. We get to see them even speak about the sorts of things each would do in life if circumstances were different. That, too, was lovely. As the pages flew by, I can say that this book, for me, was a total feel-good story!
I wanted an EPILOGUE though. I wanted an epilogue where Erin is shown successful in growing a substantial hotel sector of the Rossi company. And possibly a return to the Caribbean island where Raffaele and Erin opened-up to one another. I don't always want an epilogue. But for this story I did. I wanted Erin's potential, as recognized by Raffaele, to be realized. And I wanted one last chance to see Raffaele be his charming and dashing self.
The vivid description of the Caribbean tropical landscape was also a high point. Thanks to CW for a great trip and a good story beginning to end.
CW has created a very special hero in Raffaele Rossi! She gives him a distinct charm, and he expresses a magnetic cheerfulness and humor and no hesitation in sharing his attractive smiles! These are traits that delight and are all the more admired considering his painful background as an unloved child and also the failure of his first attempt (and only attempt) at a love match.
Erin has worked as Raffaele's PA for four years, moved up from her degree-qualified position in the tycoon's accounting department. When he interviewed her, Raffaele made clear he had to let go a number of PAs because they seem to get crushes on him and that's intolerable to him and to the work that needs to get done. Despite the fact that Erin instantly finds him as stunning as others have, she sublimates it for a number of reasons, including her principles and the fact that the well-paying job will help her take care of her now penniless hippy lifestyle parents who are getting up in years. She already keeps a low profile anyway and makes no effort to be attractive to guys since she had an awful experience back in college when she thought she'd found the right one but was so wrong the sting lingers. So, Erin has made a 'safe zone' for herself in her cooly detached ways and plain wardrobe, relying on her smarts and education and interest and ability to deliver total efficiency to Raffaele's office and she and her boss have developed a smooth and dependable operating procedure....
...UNTIL one day she decides too many phone messages from Raffaele's latest ex-girlfriend makes her want to draw the line. After a catered event celebrating a completed project, where she is being shown considerable attention by a guy from the legal department (which Raffaele feels moved to interrupt!), Erin tells Raffaele that buying his ex-girlfriends' good-bye gifts and counseling them after break-ups is NOT in her job description! She shows him the latest barrage of phone messages from his latest romantic casualty to prove the point! The conversation that follows suddenly catapults Erin and Raffaele into personal territory they have NEVER navigated before. It wasn't her intent, but now Raffaele is treating her like a person, not just his dependable PA.
Although the author does not examine the topic of FAMILIARITY, I consider that one of the things energizing this enjoyable story. Because there is something about familiarity -- the kind resulting from the long-term working relationship of this Boss and PA for example -- that grows its own special kind of TRUST. So, it is clear that, even if the characters have been given so many reasons in their own backgrounds to harbor trust issues, they are already at ease in their expectations of each other and the trust built on years of working together. I liked that very much.
I also enjoyed the two characters step-by-step process of revealing more and more of themselves. This was heartwarming and so positive. We get to see them even speak about the sorts of things each would do in life if circumstances were different. That, too, was lovely. As the pages flew by, I can say that this book, for me, was a total feel-good story!
I wanted an EPILOGUE though. I wanted an epilogue where Erin is shown successful in growing a substantial hotel sector of the Rossi company. And possibly a return to the Caribbean island where Raffaele and Erin opened-up to one another. I don't always want an epilogue. But for this story I did. I wanted Erin's potential, as recognized by Raffaele, to be realized. And I wanted one last chance to see Raffaele be his charming and dashing self.
The vivid description of the Caribbean tropical landscape was also a high point. Thanks to CW for a great trip and a good story beginning to end.
May 29, 2026
Heroine was 29 years of age, had one sexual partner? In university, dated few men but was still looking for the soulmate. Honestly I did not feel the sexual attraction between the hero and the heroine. Found them boring …. Abounded, not for me & will not buy this one.
May 3, 2026
Desperately needs a better proofreader.
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