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Crawl For Me
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⭐️ From Amazon bestselling author Rachael Chadwick comes a steamy, addictive all-spice-barely-there-plot novella packed with submission, tension, and explicit spice. ⭐️
Bad men, worse sex—it’s a cycle Sable’s done pretending is worth the effort. She’s had pelvic exams more swoon-worthy than half her hookups, and honestly, a life of cold noodles and battery-operated plastic seems more appealing.
Until Saturday night.
Her new neighbour, Noah, is all nerves and apologies—until they fall into bed and he gives her the kind of night she didn’t think existed. One night, one man that finally delivers, and suddenly she’s hooked in a way she didn’t see coming.
Except there’s a problem.
Noah isn’t just her neighbour. Come Monday morning, he’s wearing a tie in the worst place possible. Behind a desk. At her office.
She swears it has to be a one-off. But he doesn’t want to let go—not when she made him feel the way no one else ever has. Not when she stripped him down to nerves and need, begging for more.
And the way he looks at her, like he’d hand her the reins just to stay in her orbit, makes her wonder if crossing every line might be exactly what she wants.
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18+ Mature Content. Please check the content warning at the beginning of the book.
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Tropes
- Office romance 🏢
- Submissive man, dominant woman 🙇
- Forced proximity 🌶️
- Secret relationship 🤫
⭐️ From Amazon bestselling author Rachael Chadwick comes a steamy, addictive all-spice-barely-there-plot novella packed with submission, tension, and explicit spice. ⭐️
Bad men, worse sex—it’s a cycle Sable’s done pretending is worth the effort. She’s had pelvic exams more swoon-worthy than half her hookups, and honestly, a life of cold noodles and battery-operated plastic seems more appealing.
Until Saturday night.
Her new neighbour, Noah, is all nerves and apologies—until they fall into bed and he gives her the kind of night she didn’t think existed. One night, one man that finally delivers, and suddenly she’s hooked in a way she didn’t see coming.
Except there’s a problem.
Noah isn’t just her neighbour. Come Monday morning, he’s wearing a tie in the worst place possible. Behind a desk. At her office.
She swears it has to be a one-off. But he doesn’t want to let go—not when she made him feel the way no one else ever has. Not when she stripped him down to nerves and need, begging for more.
And the way he looks at her, like he’d hand her the reins just to stay in her orbit, makes her wonder if crossing every line might be exactly what she wants.
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18+ Mature Content. Please check the content warning at the beginning of the book.
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Tropes
- Office romance 🏢
- Submissive man, dominant woman 🙇
- Forced proximity 🌶️
- Secret relationship 🤫
196 pages, ebook
Published September 21, 2025
About the author
Rachael Chadwick
5 books368 followersRachael Chadwick is a UK based author who writes dark romance, because real-life men have given her enough emotional damage—and it’s never as sexy as it is in the books. When she’s not dreaming up morally confused love interests that actually deserve redemption, she’s wrangling her two sons, ruling over a tiny army of cats, and abandoning yet another hobby. She firmly believes red flags are only attractive in fiction and that those ink on paper happily-ever-afters are sweeter when they come with a little suffering first.
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March 25, 2026
hombre sumiso que solo quiere complacer a la protagonista y se pone nervioso y tartamudea cada vez que esta en su presencia? spectacular give me 14 of them right now
April 3, 2026
Me encantan los hombres sumisos 😍😍
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September 18, 2025 Coming back a year later because there have been some issues with the book.
I just want to make you all aware that if you are reading a Spanish-language PDF version of this book, then you are not actually reading my book - you are reading an illegally pirated, illegally translated version of this book.
Hello you feral smutty beasts!
Only a few days to go until Crawl For Me is out into the world and you all get to bask in Noah and Sable's unnecessary horniness.
Hope you all enjoy this super quick all spice read!
Here's a playlist to get geared up!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Y9...
Enjoy! <3
I just want to make you all aware that if you are reading a Spanish-language PDF version of this book, then you are not actually reading my book - you are reading an illegally pirated, illegally translated version of this book.
Hello you feral smutty beasts!
Only a few days to go until Crawl For Me is out into the world and you all get to bask in Noah and Sable's unnecessary horniness.
Hope you all enjoy this super quick all spice read!
Here's a playlist to get geared up!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Y9...
Enjoy! <3
July 11, 2026
Como bien advierte la autora al principio, esta es una spicy novella, por lo que podríamos decir que la trama brilla por su ausencia. Y aun así, creo que tiene más desarrollo tanto de personajes como de la historia en sí que otros libros que te quieren contar algo y lo único que hay son escenas de sexo 🤪
Que no me malinterpretéis, sexo hay y mucho, pero tiene sentido y pasa cuando tiene que pasar.
Que no me malinterpretéis, sexo hay y mucho, pero tiene sentido y pasa cuando tiene que pasar.
February 27, 2026
I do believe I am blushing!! So bad, I loved it! 😍
April 12, 2026
Para pasar el rato, no esperes una gran trama, eso sí hay mucho 💦🔥😏 y hombre sumiso? 🤌🏼😮💨
February 19, 2026
4.5 stars
This book wasn't even on my radar until I watched Kaylani's most recent reading vlog. In that video she hyped the book up so much that it made me want to read it, so I immediately got it from Kindle Unlimited. I wasn't going to read it this month, but I started it on a whim, and I am so glad I did because I loved it so freaking much. This review is probably going to be chalk full of spoilers so please don't read any further if you are interested in reading it. This book starts off with Sable walking out on a hookup because she is over the mediocre sex. She runs into her new neighbor in the elevator. They have an instant connection and end up having a one-night stand although Sable does tell Noah he'll see her again. Of course, a wrench gets thrown into those plans when she goes to work Monday morning and Noah ends up being the new lead at her job and then the story goes from there. They do everything in their power to deny their connection, but they are just drawn to each other and with each passing day it becomes harder and harder to fight so they eventually give in but of course there has to be some rules that will eventually get broken. I think this is one of in not the hottest book I have ever read and that's saying a lot since I read a lot of romance. Noah is obsessed with Sable and becomes a bumbling mess every time he's in the same vicinity as her. He wants nothing more than to please her and will do anything to accomplish that. I just love an obsessed hero but add in a submissive obsessed hero and apparently, I love that even more. I didn't always love Sable which is why this book didn't get a full 5 stars from me. Their job was clearly a big part of the story but I'm still not sure what exactly it is that they do. I don't know if I just missed that explanation or if it wasn't included. Also, the whole thing with HR was a big part of the story and we never get to see that play out in the end. This is just personal preference, but I would have liked to of had that included in the end. I definitely need to look into everything else this author has written.
This book wasn't even on my radar until I watched Kaylani's most recent reading vlog. In that video she hyped the book up so much that it made me want to read it, so I immediately got it from Kindle Unlimited. I wasn't going to read it this month, but I started it on a whim, and I am so glad I did because I loved it so freaking much. This review is probably going to be chalk full of spoilers so please don't read any further if you are interested in reading it. This book starts off with Sable walking out on a hookup because she is over the mediocre sex. She runs into her new neighbor in the elevator. They have an instant connection and end up having a one-night stand although Sable does tell Noah he'll see her again. Of course, a wrench gets thrown into those plans when she goes to work Monday morning and Noah ends up being the new lead at her job and then the story goes from there. They do everything in their power to deny their connection, but they are just drawn to each other and with each passing day it becomes harder and harder to fight so they eventually give in but of course there has to be some rules that will eventually get broken. I think this is one of in not the hottest book I have ever read and that's saying a lot since I read a lot of romance. Noah is obsessed with Sable and becomes a bumbling mess every time he's in the same vicinity as her. He wants nothing more than to please her and will do anything to accomplish that. I just love an obsessed hero but add in a submissive obsessed hero and apparently, I love that even more. I didn't always love Sable which is why this book didn't get a full 5 stars from me. Their job was clearly a big part of the story but I'm still not sure what exactly it is that they do. I don't know if I just missed that explanation or if it wasn't included. Also, the whole thing with HR was a big part of the story and we never get to see that play out in the end. This is just personal preference, but I would have liked to of had that included in the end. I definitely need to look into everything else this author has written.
April 26, 2026
No es el mejor libro del mundo pero me mantuvo demasiado entretenida y fue justo lo que necesitaba luego de terminar mi lectura anterior.
En esta historia la protagonista parece descubrir el cielo en los brazos de su nuevo vecino luego de meses de no tener éxito con los hombres dentro de la habitación. Sin embargo, esta unión paradisiaca entra en peligro cuando ambos se encuentran en el lugar de trabajo, en donde las relaciones entre colegas están prohibidas. Pero ¿cómo dejar atrás lo que tuvieron cuando la atracción sigue latente?
La novedad de este libro es que, a diferencia de muchos otros, es la figura femenina la que lleva las riendas en la dinámica, mientras que él es el tímido que está dispuesto a rogar con tal de que solo lo dejen mirarla. Esto se sintió bastante fresco comparado a todas las novelas de romance con fuerte contenido spicy, de hecho, fue lo que me motivó a leerla y no decepcionó para nada. Es muy cortita, de narración sencilla que aún así nos permite saber lo necesario de los personajes, y bastante ligera. De verdad que solo entrega lo que promete, y eso es, una historia spicy para pasar el rato.
En esta historia la protagonista parece descubrir el cielo en los brazos de su nuevo vecino luego de meses de no tener éxito con los hombres dentro de la habitación. Sin embargo, esta unión paradisiaca entra en peligro cuando ambos se encuentran en el lugar de trabajo, en donde las relaciones entre colegas están prohibidas. Pero ¿cómo dejar atrás lo que tuvieron cuando la atracción sigue latente?
La novedad de este libro es que, a diferencia de muchos otros, es la figura femenina la que lleva las riendas en la dinámica, mientras que él es el tímido que está dispuesto a rogar con tal de que solo lo dejen mirarla. Esto se sintió bastante fresco comparado a todas las novelas de romance con fuerte contenido spicy, de hecho, fue lo que me motivó a leerla y no decepcionó para nada. Es muy cortita, de narración sencilla que aún así nos permite saber lo necesario de los personajes, y bastante ligera. De verdad que solo entrega lo que promete, y eso es, una historia spicy para pasar el rato.
February 11, 2026
I actually really enjoyed this 🤭
April 5, 2026
Horrible, realmente esperaba más.
February 23, 2026
I did not like the characters at all !!! Next to no story
June 5, 2026
3,5⭐⭐⭐
0 unidades de cosas cristianas puedo decir de esto. Cuando vea a San Pedro vamos a tener unas serias palabras.
0 unidades de cosas cristianas puedo decir de esto. Cuando vea a San Pedro vamos a tener unas serias palabras.
April 29, 2026
[2.5] Nada mal la verdad.
April 7, 2026
MF romance | Workplace romance | Boss/Employee | Fem Dom/Boy Sub | Praise kink | Edging | Mild exhibitionism
Tengo que admitir que estoy gratamente sorprendida jajaja! Usualmente no sigo recomendaciones de TikTok, pero esta novela me la recomendó una amiga por ahí y decidí darle una oportunidad🫣🤭 Y vaya que me encantó!
¿Ver a un hombre doblegarse tanto y que lo único que quiera sea complacer a la chica que le interesa? Sí, definitivamente es algo que tengo que leer. Pero no es solo eso; su relación es súper linda y no puedo dejar de pensar en cómo él se daba cuenta de cada una de las cosas que ella necesitaba.
Sinceramente, no hay mucho más allá de ellos "haciendo el delicioso" en cada capítulo (la autora misma lo advierte), pero todo estuvo tan bueno que ¡tengo que recomendárselo a todo el mundo! 😂🌶️
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I have to admit, I’m pleasantly surprised! lol. I don’t usually pick up TikTok recommendations, but a friend suggested this one, and I figured I’d give it a shot🫣🤭. And wow, I’m so glad I did!
A man who is completely devoted and whose only goal is to please the girl he’s into? Yes, that’s a definite "must-read" for me. But it’s not just the spice; their relationship is actually really sweet. I loved how he noticed every single thing she needed.
Honestly, there isn’t much plot beyond them being obsessed with each other in every chapter (the author says so herself!), but it was so good that I have to recommend it to everyone! 😂
Tengo que admitir que estoy gratamente sorprendida jajaja! Usualmente no sigo recomendaciones de TikTok, pero esta novela me la recomendó una amiga por ahí y decidí darle una oportunidad🫣🤭 Y vaya que me encantó!
¿Ver a un hombre doblegarse tanto y que lo único que quiera sea complacer a la chica que le interesa? Sí, definitivamente es algo que tengo que leer. Pero no es solo eso; su relación es súper linda y no puedo dejar de pensar en cómo él se daba cuenta de cada una de las cosas que ella necesitaba.
Sinceramente, no hay mucho más allá de ellos "haciendo el delicioso" en cada capítulo (la autora misma lo advierte), pero todo estuvo tan bueno que ¡tengo que recomendárselo a todo el mundo! 😂🌶️
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I have to admit, I’m pleasantly surprised! lol. I don’t usually pick up TikTok recommendations, but a friend suggested this one, and I figured I’d give it a shot🫣🤭. And wow, I’m so glad I did!
A man who is completely devoted and whose only goal is to please the girl he’s into? Yes, that’s a definite "must-read" for me. But it’s not just the spice; their relationship is actually really sweet. I loved how he noticed every single thing she needed.
Honestly, there isn’t much plot beyond them being obsessed with each other in every chapter (the author says so herself!), but it was so good that I have to recommend it to everyone! 😂
April 7, 2026
- Me metió en un maldito armario como si fuera un secreto inconfesable, y si lo volviera a hacer, lo aceptaría sin pestañear. Dejaría que me envolviera y me escondiera como si no existiera, si eso significara volver a besarme.
¡Yearning en su máximo explendor!
Me gustó mucho este libro no voy a mentir, me hizo reír muchísimo. Noah es un personaje con los nervios de punta, que tartamudea solo con ver a Sable y eso me encantó definitivamente en el mundo de los libros no se ven muchos hombres que no sean "machos"
Sable por otro lado es una chica que sabe lo que quiere, no tiene límites cuando se trata de Noah, me gustó mucho aunque me faltó un poco más de trama pero el epílogo estuvo bonito.
8/10
¡Yearning en su máximo explendor!
Me gustó mucho este libro no voy a mentir, me hizo reír muchísimo. Noah es un personaje con los nervios de punta, que tartamudea solo con ver a Sable y eso me encantó definitivamente en el mundo de los libros no se ven muchos hombres que no sean "machos"
Sable por otro lado es una chica que sabe lo que quiere, no tiene límites cuando se trata de Noah, me gustó mucho aunque me faltó un poco más de trama pero el epílogo estuvo bonito.
8/10
August 16, 2026
Crawl For Me giving full smut, no plot - and yet I don't care. It was too good to even be bothered by the lack of plot 😂🙌🏻🩷
@rachaelchadwickauthor gives us Sable, a female powerhouse who's sick of mediocre men and less than mediocre intimacy. And then in comes Noah 👀
If you're looking for a spicy novella to devour in one sitting, a shit tonne of female empowerment and a side of whimpering men, look no further 😅 Rachael's got you 🫶🏻
For a plot-less novella, it's a ⭐⭐⭐⭐ for me!
@rachaelchadwickauthor gives us Sable, a female powerhouse who's sick of mediocre men and less than mediocre intimacy. And then in comes Noah 👀
If you're looking for a spicy novella to devour in one sitting, a shit tonne of female empowerment and a side of whimpering men, look no further 😅 Rachael's got you 🫶🏻
For a plot-less novella, it's a ⭐⭐⭐⭐ for me!
March 6, 2026
Based on the disclaimer at the beginning I was expecting nothing but filth, and it just wasn’t it for me. I’m so down for a reverse sub dynamic but I felt like Noah wasn’t even just a sub, more like a pure pushover. I didn’t enjoy sables character much either. She was strong minded and knew what she wanted but besides that I didn’t overly enjoy her🫠
I really struggled with this and it didn’t keep me as hooked as I’d hoped.
There were a few parts that I enjoyed but overall, it wasn’t my favourite.
Just glad it was short🫠
I really struggled with this and it didn’t keep me as hooked as I’d hoped.
There were a few parts that I enjoyed but overall, it wasn’t my favourite.
Just glad it was short🫠
December 22, 2025
Office romance. Reverse dom/sub relationship. The author's writing style kept switching back and forth, making many parts feel jarring.
July 11, 2026
so many people praised this book and it truly gave me the ick. Maybe it’s just me but I really didn’t like the shy, confident-lacking, “let me crawl for you” MMC. Anyone else?
November 26, 2025
I didn’t read the book summary before starting it, I just saw it had good reviews on TikTok. I was VERY pleasantly surprised by it. I intended to skim through and not actually read the whole book but found I liked it so much I slowed down. I’ll be reading more from the author in the future!
5⭐️
5⭐️
January 21, 2026
Sable is over her mediocre sex life and walks out on a hookup only to run into her new neighbor Noah on the way home. They have an instant connection that leads to a one night stand with the promise for more. Until they meet again in the office when he is introduced as her new boss. Sable does not want to lose her job so they need to play by very specific rules if this is going to continue. And Noah will no absolutely anything just to be in her orbit and please her. Noah is such a groveling obsessed hero. He cannot be in the same room as sable without losing the plot entirely. He is a bumbling mess around her and I was absolutely eating it up. I loved their relationship dynamic and how much angst and tension was wrapped up in their interactions. The meeting scene was top tier. The spice was incredible. The Dom sub dynamic in this story was very well done and I surly do love a praise kink! And I love it even more when its on the MMC side. Sooo freaking good. Even though it was a spicy good time and really short it still had some emotional weight that I really enjoyed and I wanted nothing but the best for these characters. The tense moments when I was sure they were going to be found out had me on the edge of my seat and I'm just so glad I picked this up on a whim. I was kicking my feet! Having an absolute blast! I am determined to read more from this author because this was exactly what I was looking for from this novella. I was hot and bothered, I was invested, and I was satisfied by the ending of their story! 5 Stars! And my first 5 Star of the year! Amazing!
February 13, 2026
I’m aware this is a me problem.
This book was recommended to me, and although the smut was…ok, I found the MMC to be too soft. He appeared more like a teenager with his first girlfriend than someone in his 30s.
This book was recommended to me, and although the smut was…ok, I found the MMC to be too soft. He appeared more like a teenager with his first girlfriend than someone in his 30s.
August 3, 2026
𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲 😏. 𝗜 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁✨
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲ⵑ
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲ⵑ
May 10, 2026
I had high hopes for this one, just from the blurb alone, and then the beginning of the book hooked me in even more and I thought I was going to love this one🥳 However, it ended up falling flat and I stopped enjoying it but I powered through until the end hoping it improves, it did not😑 Very disappointed with the fact that I didn't like this one, the dynamic between the characters had so much potential, and the slight plot as well, but it all just ended up feeling 'meh'🤷♀️
Again this is just my opinion on the book‼️ If you loved it then good for you! And absolutely no hate to the author whatsoever, I'm here to review the book not them🫵
I'll get into all of that but some side notes and tropes first:
* Workplace Romance
* Forced Proximity
* Neighbours
* He's Submissive
* He's her boss
* Forbidden (no dating in the workplace)
* No OWD / OMD
Rating: 2/5⭐️
Spice: 2.5/5🌶️
⚠️⚠️⚠️WARNING Time⚠️⚠️⚠️: If you plan on reading this book and don't want spoilers then please stop reading now because I'm about to spoil it⚠️‼️⚠️‼️⚠️
So, all of the tropes I listed above sound sooo good right?🙂↕️ And the book started off good too, we had the MMC who would literally stutter and blush like crazy around the FMC and she was the one to take control! Ugh DREAM!! And it was good for a while, until it wasn't🥸
I'm going to summerize the plot quickly since there isn't much:
We start off with Sable (FMC) having sex with her current boyf/fling whatever he was, and she's just not having a good time, he's just shit in bed, so she goes yeah that's me done bye and goes home🤣 On the way to her apartment she meets Noah (MMC) who ends up being her new neighbour😛they have a little chat, well he stutters and trips over his words while she talks🤓she later decides fuck it lemme go visit this hot man, so she goes accross the hall and he lets her in.
So they have a little chat she makes some jokes he gets hard, she sits on his face, he gets all teary about it, having the time of his life, she decides it's the best ride she's had in a while so she decides yeah fuck it we shall be doing this again😏Until she goes to work and he walks in being introduced as her new boss...😟 So she initially says fuck no we cannot do this again because HR says no👎 But then she decides actually no I want you again so they have a little fun and she decies to set some rules and boundaries as they work together⛔️ Simple rules like no weird stuff in the ofiice keep it professional, if you dont like something tell me, and stuff like that. He has his own rule too, he just wants her to praise him heehee🫦
So rules set up, they go about their life doing this, but Sable does break her own rule with the keep it professional at work bit since they literally bang in his office, and she sends him a nude while in a meeting😎 All goes well until a rumour starts at work that they may be fucking, well 2 people speculating because they find out they live accross from each other, so she decides to distance herself from him and he obviously doesn't like it😕 So this goes on for a bit where they take a pause until he goes to her apartment and basically begs her to reconsider 🙏 and they can go together to HR and explain that they had a thing before working together, he literally says that he will crawl for her and she says you know what? sure yeah crawl then🫡So he does, they bang and they send an email to HR and that's it. Oh yeah in the Epilogue he tries to be Dominant to try it out. That's it. 🤗
SO, all that doesn't sound like a bad time right? Well it unfortunately wasn't the best as I badly wished it was😩 The first half or so of the book was good, I loved how the FMC took control and how the MMC would literally become a mess every time she even looked at him, he was so down bad for her🤪 And the forced proximity! It was delish😗 But then it just became a chore to read, Sable would set these rules and then break them but he was not allowed to step out of line at all🫤 like I get it we all love to put men in their place but it homnestly felt like she was controlling him while she does what she wanted and he had no say🤐 I just didn't like the FMC, and that's really rare, she was honestly just mean for no reason. She knew full well how he acts around her and how he turns into a mess but decides to send him a nude in the middle of a meeting anyway? 🥴 Like that could have sabotaged him in the meeting, or another instance where she basically gave him a hand job during a work dinner under the table around loads of people? Like are we trying to keep it professional or not??
Not to mention she would snap at him a lot during their alone meetings, she would act like there is nothing between them, and to an extent that is understandable since it's work, but sometimes she would not speak to him outside of work so he had no choice but to bring it up at work and she would just snap and shut him down🙄 It honestly just felt like he deserved much better than her. Worst scene was probably when they returned home from a work dinner and she had one of her drunk friends staying over, but she still let Noah stay over, they had sex and they both fell asleep, waking up next morning remembering that she had a guest over and they cannot find out ‼️ So she decides to just shove him in a closet, which may have been funny in any other circustance but I genuienly felt bad for him, like he wanted her so much he would do anything, she didn't even apologise she just sent him on his way half dressed without a decent word😒
This whole cycle of them having sex, going to work, her saying they cannot be unprofessional, her breaking her own rules, them having sex, her being mean, them having sex again got so tiring😬 I was just so sick of reading the same thing over and over, I just didn't like the dynamic between the MMC and the FMC, mainly because of the way the MMC was treated, I mean ffs he had to crawl and beg her to be with him and CONSIDER them going to HR, like???? You shouldn't have to beg, I mean she even called him delusional at first for even thinking they can do such a thing😡 And she knew what she was doing to him and she would take advantage of it because she liked to see him react that way, like "accidentally" resting her leg againsgt his, knwoing he would become flustered, but just doing it for the thrill of knowing how it effects him. I wouldn't like it if the roles were reversed either, I just didn’t enjoy the book, and I really wish I did.
Again this is just my opinion on the book‼️ If you loved it then good for you! And absolutely no hate to the author whatsoever, I'm here to review the book not them🫵
I'll get into all of that but some side notes and tropes first:
* Workplace Romance
* Forced Proximity
* Neighbours
* He's Submissive
* He's her boss
* Forbidden (no dating in the workplace)
* No OWD / OMD
Rating: 2/5⭐️
Spice: 2.5/5🌶️
⚠️⚠️⚠️WARNING Time⚠️⚠️⚠️: If you plan on reading this book and don't want spoilers then please stop reading now because I'm about to spoil it⚠️‼️⚠️‼️⚠️
So, all of the tropes I listed above sound sooo good right?🙂↕️ And the book started off good too, we had the MMC who would literally stutter and blush like crazy around the FMC and she was the one to take control! Ugh DREAM!! And it was good for a while, until it wasn't🥸
I'm going to summerize the plot quickly since there isn't much:
We start off with Sable (FMC) having sex with her current boyf/fling whatever he was, and she's just not having a good time, he's just shit in bed, so she goes yeah that's me done bye and goes home🤣 On the way to her apartment she meets Noah (MMC) who ends up being her new neighbour😛they have a little chat, well he stutters and trips over his words while she talks🤓she later decides fuck it lemme go visit this hot man, so she goes accross the hall and he lets her in.
So they have a little chat she makes some jokes he gets hard, she sits on his face, he gets all teary about it, having the time of his life, she decides it's the best ride she's had in a while so she decides yeah fuck it we shall be doing this again😏Until she goes to work and he walks in being introduced as her new boss...😟 So she initially says fuck no we cannot do this again because HR says no👎 But then she decides actually no I want you again so they have a little fun and she decies to set some rules and boundaries as they work together⛔️ Simple rules like no weird stuff in the ofiice keep it professional, if you dont like something tell me, and stuff like that. He has his own rule too, he just wants her to praise him heehee🫦
So rules set up, they go about their life doing this, but Sable does break her own rule with the keep it professional at work bit since they literally bang in his office, and she sends him a nude while in a meeting😎 All goes well until a rumour starts at work that they may be fucking, well 2 people speculating because they find out they live accross from each other, so she decides to distance herself from him and he obviously doesn't like it😕 So this goes on for a bit where they take a pause until he goes to her apartment and basically begs her to reconsider 🙏 and they can go together to HR and explain that they had a thing before working together, he literally says that he will crawl for her and she says you know what? sure yeah crawl then🫡So he does, they bang and they send an email to HR and that's it. Oh yeah in the Epilogue he tries to be Dominant to try it out. That's it. 🤗
SO, all that doesn't sound like a bad time right? Well it unfortunately wasn't the best as I badly wished it was😩 The first half or so of the book was good, I loved how the FMC took control and how the MMC would literally become a mess every time she even looked at him, he was so down bad for her🤪 And the forced proximity! It was delish😗 But then it just became a chore to read, Sable would set these rules and then break them but he was not allowed to step out of line at all🫤 like I get it we all love to put men in their place but it homnestly felt like she was controlling him while she does what she wanted and he had no say🤐 I just didn't like the FMC, and that's really rare, she was honestly just mean for no reason. She knew full well how he acts around her and how he turns into a mess but decides to send him a nude in the middle of a meeting anyway? 🥴 Like that could have sabotaged him in the meeting, or another instance where she basically gave him a hand job during a work dinner under the table around loads of people? Like are we trying to keep it professional or not??
Not to mention she would snap at him a lot during their alone meetings, she would act like there is nothing between them, and to an extent that is understandable since it's work, but sometimes she would not speak to him outside of work so he had no choice but to bring it up at work and she would just snap and shut him down🙄 It honestly just felt like he deserved much better than her. Worst scene was probably when they returned home from a work dinner and she had one of her drunk friends staying over, but she still let Noah stay over, they had sex and they both fell asleep, waking up next morning remembering that she had a guest over and they cannot find out ‼️ So she decides to just shove him in a closet, which may have been funny in any other circustance but I genuienly felt bad for him, like he wanted her so much he would do anything, she didn't even apologise she just sent him on his way half dressed without a decent word😒
This whole cycle of them having sex, going to work, her saying they cannot be unprofessional, her breaking her own rules, them having sex, her being mean, them having sex again got so tiring😬 I was just so sick of reading the same thing over and over, I just didn't like the dynamic between the MMC and the FMC, mainly because of the way the MMC was treated, I mean ffs he had to crawl and beg her to be with him and CONSIDER them going to HR, like???? You shouldn't have to beg, I mean she even called him delusional at first for even thinking they can do such a thing😡 And she knew what she was doing to him and she would take advantage of it because she liked to see him react that way, like "accidentally" resting her leg againsgt his, knwoing he would become flustered, but just doing it for the thrill of knowing how it effects him. I wouldn't like it if the roles were reversed either, I just didn’t enjoy the book, and I really wish I did.
April 1, 2026
2.5⭐ esto es culpa de un tiktok otra vez
April 3, 2026
2.5⭐
Nada como leer a un varón sumiso y obsesionado para empezar bien el mes
Nada como leer a un varón sumiso y obsesionado para empezar bien el mes
March 23, 2026
I like how real it gets about women’s dating in modern times and the lack of orgasms hits a bit too close to home. Its hard to achieve orgasm for women and the labia burn and a cramp along with an not willing to please partner all adds up.
Sable is a non apologetic character who clearly loves flustering Noah (who is a blushing clumsy wreak i love) and i can see their dynamic clearly. I just love a more dominant woman and a more sub male pairing, which we don’t always see in romance.
Noah’s nervousness and his eagerness to please Sable is just such a turn on. He’s desperate for it and i’m eating it up.
I had no clue about the business talk, it all sounded like a baby listening in on adults talk with all these charts and quarterly and margin words floating around.
And then ending it on a high point with the role reversal and the good girl— ugh. I just can’t. I was slurping up this book and desperately looking for seconds saying, ‘please sir, can i have some more?’ in a british accent like i was a starving orphan in a charles dickens novel.
We had crawling, begging, stammering, blushing, shaking, five year age gap but the female was younger and domme, he was the boss but she had all these power, it was spicy and entirely too short for my smut needs but still perfectly written and paced out. Looved it.
Some of the highlights:
{{ Don't look at her mouth. Don't.
I look at her mouth.
Fuck. }}
{{ I can live with rules. I can live with pretending.
I'll stop looking. I'll take the stairs-everywhere.
I'll time my coffee breaks around yours. I'll be air if that's what keeps you feeling fine. I... I want to know... That's all.}}
{{ "If you want me on the floor, I'm on the floor," I say, and I don't blink. "If you want yes, it's yes. If you want no, it's no. If you want quiet, I'll swallow my tongue and learn your silences; if you want still, I'll count the stitches in this carpet until my knees know them by heart; if you want patient, I'Il measure time in your breaths and wait through every elevator ding and HR form and Monday morning until you say move. If you want distance, I'll turn into air and pass you in the hallway like I never learned your taste. If you want this " my throat works, heat climbing up my cheeks "-say it, and I'll crawl. I'll crawl to you, and Ill keep crawling—across this room, across whatever's between us—until you point and say stop." }}
Sable is a non apologetic character who clearly loves flustering Noah (who is a blushing clumsy wreak i love) and i can see their dynamic clearly. I just love a more dominant woman and a more sub male pairing, which we don’t always see in romance.
Noah’s nervousness and his eagerness to please Sable is just such a turn on. He’s desperate for it and i’m eating it up.
I had no clue about the business talk, it all sounded like a baby listening in on adults talk with all these charts and quarterly and margin words floating around.
And then ending it on a high point with the role reversal and the good girl— ugh. I just can’t. I was slurping up this book and desperately looking for seconds saying, ‘please sir, can i have some more?’ in a british accent like i was a starving orphan in a charles dickens novel.
We had crawling, begging, stammering, blushing, shaking, five year age gap but the female was younger and domme, he was the boss but she had all these power, it was spicy and entirely too short for my smut needs but still perfectly written and paced out. Looved it.
Some of the highlights:
{{ Don't look at her mouth. Don't.
I look at her mouth.
Fuck. }}
{{ I can live with rules. I can live with pretending.
I'll stop looking. I'll take the stairs-everywhere.
I'll time my coffee breaks around yours. I'll be air if that's what keeps you feeling fine. I... I want to know... That's all.}}
{{ "If you want me on the floor, I'm on the floor," I say, and I don't blink. "If you want yes, it's yes. If you want no, it's no. If you want quiet, I'll swallow my tongue and learn your silences; if you want still, I'll count the stitches in this carpet until my knees know them by heart; if you want patient, I'Il measure time in your breaths and wait through every elevator ding and HR form and Monday morning until you say move. If you want distance, I'll turn into air and pass you in the hallway like I never learned your taste. If you want this " my throat works, heat climbing up my cheeks "-say it, and I'll crawl. I'll crawl to you, and Ill keep crawling—across this room, across whatever's between us—until you point and say stop." }}
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