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Theo Knight
I run my business with ruthless efficiency. It’s how I went from selling an app to building a multi-billion-dollar empire. Opening my North American office in Calgary and growing my net worth was my focus. I had my brothers and my company. That was enough.
Until I met her.
One lunch and suddenly I can’t get the sound of her laugh out of my head. She’s like a sun I can’t stop orbiting.
She’s distracting, yet I can’t stop wanting more of her light.
But in my world, caring about someone isn’t just a weakness – it’s leverage.
The thought of losing her terrifies me, but I can’t stop wanting her.
Quinn West
I’m an optimist, a nervous rambler and I love my job – well, most of it. My creepy boss? Not so much. After my last relationship shattered my self-confidence, I’d sworn off dating, determined to never feel like that again.
Until I met him.
I wasn’t prepared for a 6’3, grumpy, tattooed billionaire who refused to give up on me. Even after I turned him down. Twice.
But after meeting his friends and seeing glimpses of his life, I realize he notices the little things, shows up when I need him and makes me feel more cherished than anyone ever has.
For the first time, I feel like I’ve found my place.
But staying means trusting that loving him won’t cost me myself again.
I run my business with ruthless efficiency. It’s how I went from selling an app to building a multi-billion-dollar empire. Opening my North American office in Calgary and growing my net worth was my focus. I had my brothers and my company. That was enough.
Until I met her.
One lunch and suddenly I can’t get the sound of her laugh out of my head. She’s like a sun I can’t stop orbiting.
She’s distracting, yet I can’t stop wanting more of her light.
But in my world, caring about someone isn’t just a weakness – it’s leverage.
The thought of losing her terrifies me, but I can’t stop wanting her.
Quinn West
I’m an optimist, a nervous rambler and I love my job – well, most of it. My creepy boss? Not so much. After my last relationship shattered my self-confidence, I’d sworn off dating, determined to never feel like that again.
Until I met him.
I wasn’t prepared for a 6’3, grumpy, tattooed billionaire who refused to give up on me. Even after I turned him down. Twice.
But after meeting his friends and seeing glimpses of his life, I realize he notices the little things, shows up when I need him and makes me feel more cherished than anyone ever has.
For the first time, I feel like I’ve found my place.
But staying means trusting that loving him won’t cost me myself again.
441 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 31, 2026
About the author
Dana Sarabin
2 books27 followersDana Sarabin is a contemporary romance author writing swoon-worthy, feet-kicking romances with lots of banter, heart, spice, and characters readers can’t help but root for. Her debut novel features a grumpy billionaire and the sunshiny woman who turns his world upside down.
Born and raised in Canada, Dana spends her days writing, hoarding story ideas in her notes app, and getting snuggles with her dog, Elvis.
Born and raised in Canada, Dana spends her days writing, hoarding story ideas in her notes app, and getting snuggles with her dog, Elvis.
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April 18, 2026
I really enjoy this romantic slow burn office love story where a millionaire falls deeply for the heroine from the very first day he sees her 💜💜💜
HE CHASE HER SINCE DAY ONE. SO THAT MADE ME SO CURIOUS AND CONTINUE!!! 😋
What really caught my attention is how humble the heroine is right from the start. She’s grounded, approachable, and has just the right amount of sass. Not too sassy!!! She doesn’t come out strong feminine type sh*t 😆
Her attitude and behavior come across as genuinely classy, in the best way. And she’s not arrogant even tho she have a great job in a big famous office. Which is super amazing cause i like that 😆 (Many people these days wants to see a woman who is so arrogant cause “she deserve it” wtf and they skip the mannerism, when they skip it the woman turns out to be a super b*tch cause how narcissistic and selfish she is. Thank goodness i don’t like that type of woman and me myself is not that type of woman 🥰) SO I AM SO HAPPY WHEN THE HEROINE IS LIKE THAT 💜💜💜 It’s a nice touch of a character you know, especially a woman cause i am also a woman…
From the very beginning we get to see the characters of who they are. The heroine is outgoing, friendly and genuine person (which is very nice) and the hero is grumpy and very keep to himself kind of person. Introvert (the hero) and extrovert (the heroine). So keep that in mind…
What i also really love about this whole story from the beginning is that the hero really pursue the heroine so much… LIKE REALLY LIKE HER FROM THE BEGINNING, NOT ONLY FOR HER BODY 😙 And how they first meet each other idk why but it’s so cute and nice! So…. the hero is visiting his father’s investment company, and that company sent the heroine to talked to him… The hero was not alone, he was with his adopted brothers slash very close buddies with him 2 people to be exact. When she meet with them, they only talked for a brief about the company.. Then the heroine was told to take them to lunch and pay for it. the next thing they’re hanging out in a restaurant and have the best quality time together. AND THE WHOLE TIME THEY WERE HANGING OUT LIKE THAT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, THE HERO REALLY PAY ATTENTION A LOT TO THE HEROINE. He even touch her couple of times, not in a naughty way. In a cute way like touch her back to make sure she’s safe on walking to the elevator, when she try to pay the bills (cause the company told her to) the hero covers her hand to make sure he is the one paying it not her and touching her elbows after that lunch to asks her number 😆😆 Damn when i read that scenes of lunch, it made me so happy cause yay i found a great book to read 😋
Also many things that i paid attention from the beginning of the book really made me so in love with it and want to keep going on reading it… And even in the end of the book, I’m like YES NOW I CAN ADD THIS ON MY SEARCH LIST CAUSE THIS AUTHOR MADE ME WANT TO READ MORE HER!
✅THE HERO’S adopted brothers slash best friends really is so welcoming and genuinely always kind to the heroine from the first beginning! They’re also really humble people even tho all of them are billionaires and very successful.
When i read how they are like that and throughout the book, honestly it made me also want to read this book a lot more. They are truly also the light of the romance here. The friendship and the quality time together they have with the heroine is truly a treasure to see…
THE ROMANCE is a slow burn guys but oh my… The slow burn is not annoying and not boring🥹🥹 No anyone else in the picture, only the main couple here… Cause sometimes other romance starts with a slow burn but the slow burn involves someone else in the picture 💀 BUT THIS ONE… Nope. Only the main characters ❤️❤️❤️ so do not worry about anyone else!
Trust me, the slow burn of this book is worth to read… CAUSE IT IS ROMANTIC 🥰
“She’s just stuck in my head.”
“She’s beautiful but I liked to hear her talk and laugh. She joked around so easily with Noah and Oli, she was kind to the waitresses and her smile radiated warmth. I liked that she didn’t seem to care about my expensive watch and didn’t agree to a date with me. She… piqued my interest.”
🥺
‼️‼️LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
At least for the hero tho, the heroine was in denial about it at first but then quickly realizes it that it was love at first sight.
But I’m happy it was coming from the hero first tho 😆
‼️‼️‼️NO VIRGINS…
But have been celibate for a while especially the heroine. Don’t know about the hero but it seems like it was a while for him too…
‼️‼️‼️SAFE ROMANTIC HOT slow burn LOVE STORY.
Safe all the way! 💙
‼️‼️‼️TRIGGERS: PTSD, car accident, bad father, death, hospitals, little violence and drunk driver.
‼️‼️‼️NOOOO ex or ex fvckbuddy ever shows up from the hero side. ONLY from the heroine tho but it was one time and never again…
‼️‼️‼️THE HERO IS A BILLIONAIRE OVER THE TOP (yes over the top) POSSESSIVE PROTECTIVE ALPHA MALE…
The hero have a great amazing job and really is the boss who owns many things 🥰
Even from the beginning we can see how possessive he is for the heroine and it was actually the first time from him too the possessiveness about a woman. So that was amazing😆 The hero’s personality is grumpy tho but not too much, not annoying and not childish. He is also very closed off person, don’t like to talk much even to his closest people. He is always rough to anyone else but not to the heroine… The hero is always so soft and gentle to the heroine since the very beginning. I love how he is protective too for the heroine, protective in a healthy way so it was sweet to see that. The hero is also never dated anyone serious before so the heroine is the first woman he ever is serious with… The first woman he ever chase down and really pursue for the first time in his life.
The hero have many great group of adopted brothers around him so they were also so fun to read here!
(I love it very much that the author add that up because something like a solid friendship brotherhood in a romance just makes the story more fun to read seriously 🤗)
‼️‼️‼️THE HEROINE… Actually i found many familiarity from the heroine with myself. Even her ex was similar like mine, so when i read this i’m like wow same girl. And also it made me happy thinking wow hopefully my next man in the future will be like this for me, like the hero here to the heroine… SO BACK to the heroine 😄 The heroine here is so friendly, genuine person which is amazingly beautiful of her, smart, classy, and kind to literally anyone. Anyone! She likes to help genuinely without being transactional about it. She always appreciate the little things in life and people, she likes to talk a lot about positive things and asking the right questions to anyone. There are so many things i love about her cause the similarities that we have is insane. (So if you want to know more about me, read this heroine cause we are really so similar in so many ways 😄)
I love when the heroine gives food to the hero’s assistant and driver without them asking her to, when she never complains about the hero’s friendship and how they are in person (btw that’s so cool that is never ever complain), when she tells the hero’s brothers that she doesn’t care about money rich whatever like that, when she just so okay about the hero’s brother want to search her up to see if she’s hiding something bad or not and when she always likes to spend time with the hero’s brothers hanging out together. Like wow that for me is so freakin awesome!!! And for the hero’s brothers to also love so much to have her around with them all the time LIKE WOW AUTHOR THAT WAS FREAKIN AWESOME! i even wish the story can get longer cause that’s how much i love this book 🥰🥰
The heroine is also sassy but classy you know. Not arrogant at all and not childish…
She also likes to ramble a lot but not too much tho. But the perfect thing is that the hero and his brothers love that about her 🥹 The heroine have a great job as well, she’s very great with it and also smart with her work.. The heroine is a woman who even thou she’s been through a lot in life that is really fvcked up and crazy, she’s not a victim to it 🥰
‼️‼️NO CHEATING,
NO MEAN FRIENDS,
NO BULLYING,
NO going to STIP CLUB,
NO mean family members,
NO talking about the hero’s past relationship.
‼️‼️I LOVE THAT the heroine is the first woman that the hero brought to his house and the first woman he ever lived with. I LOVE THAT ❤️
‼️‼️LOCATION: Calgary CA and UK.
Spoiler: When the hero and heroine travel together for the first time, it was wonderful. Amazing princess treatment that the heroine got from the hero 🥺
‼️‼️IT HAS SEPARATION. Only for few weeks tho… It was a misunderstanding.
BOTH OF THEM DIDN’T GO TO ANYONE ELSE or have s3x with anyone else during this time. No 😍
‼️‼️THE HERO IS INSANELY OBSESSED WITH THE HEROINE SINCE DAY ONE…
I love that he asks her number the first day he saw her after lunch, he really asks her out. And he asked her out TWO TIMES GUYS! The second time they meet, he really pursue her by going to her office and asked her to go with him to have a coffee together. He asked her out by the end of their coffee and she also said NO. The third time he asks, she eventually said yes. THAT BIG EFFORT OF THE HERO IS JUST WOW 😙😙
But it was really weird tho, at least for me.. The third time he asked her out, she said yes, HE SENDS HER A CAR TO PICK HER UP which is so nice of him. They went out to a club tho along with his adopted brothers, they didn’t actually went on a date tho. It’s more like a hangout together with other people. But it was nice tho because the heroine get to meet with all of the other brothers in that club (PRIVATE room section) and they really did have an amazing time together… No romantic things happened here tho.
The weird part is that after that night in the club, a week goes by and the hero keep texting her and they did texted but they’d also didn’t see each other… And one day when the heroine worked so late in the office. she then went out to go home and meet the hero accidentally in the street in the middle of the night… Wow what a fate it is😙 The hero was going out for a run. They had a little talk and then the hero grabbed the heroine’s bag and touching her back and asked her out for a dinner. They ordered in and went to have the dinner in the hero’s penthouse. They actually have a great night together by having deep conversation about family… The hero opened up about his past to the heroine.. The heroine went home, the hero’s driver drive her off (wow thoughtful as always from the hero). they meet again after that night in the hero’s office, the hero asked her out after the meeting to have dinner with him but she said no. AND THIS IS WHERE I FOUND IT ODD. After that meeting when she said no, the heroine is ignoring the hero’s texts and calls. She said she was avoiding him because confused about what his method is and what game he is playing so she avoids him like that 😅 her very close friend comes over few days later to her place and really force her to go out to a club and they go. They go to the club that the hero and his brothers owns. WHEN SHE WENT THERE, she snuck a glance to the VIP loft above the club and there was a lot of woman there. Then she saw the hero, there was a woman pressed against his side and he didn’t look unhappy about it but he also unfortunately didn’t push her away.. THIS IS SO ODD TO ME 💀💀 I mean yes the heroine was rejecting his texts and calls but he allow this scene to happened? Thank goodness he didn’t do anything more to the woman. But still… This was unnecessary. He should push that woman immediately when she was next to him 🤣 And yeah after this situation, something epic happened in the club with the heroine so the hero saw it and saved her. And that was the moment when things got more serious with them… FINALLY 🫠
At the start of their relationship, both of them were pretty new to serious relationships and dealing with real issues. The heroine has her own struggles, and the hero does too, but nothing too complicated 😮💨 They take their time getting to know each other and slowly realize just how deep their feelings are 🥰 It’s actually the first time either of them has felt this kind of strong love for someone. Seeing them learn and grow together in a healthy way throughout the story is really heartwarming 💜
“My girl. I’d never thought of a woman that way before. I’d never cared about someone this way before, not even in my longest relationship of seven months. We hadn’t been serious and sometimes I forgot we were even dating.”
BUT YES THE HERO IS SO OBSESSED since day one.
✅Physical touch.
✅Acts of service.
✅Princess treatment.
✅HE SAID i love you for the first time.
✅HE DEFENDS HER.
✅He pays for everything and not being transactional about it.
✅HE CHASE and yearns for her all the time.
✅HE NEVER underestimate her and her family issues or even the heroine herself.
The most beautiful scenes for me is also when the hero visit the heroine when she was sick cause of the flu. He literally went there to see her and when the heroine was embarrassed about it, she tells him don’t come in but he did and he literally takes cares of her… And he takes cares of her for few days even, not only just for one day. He cleans her apartment and feeding her food with medicine.. Idk but that small of act just made me so happy to see that.
And it also made me want to read more from this author 😍
“I guess I haven’t said anything because I thought it was pretty clear but I’m all in this, for you, with you. You’re mine.”
“Like property?”
“No. I’m yours in this arrangement too. I can call you my girlfriend, that seems so inconsequential, but it will do for now.” I bit my lip to hide my smile as he reached out and tucked my hair behind my ear, his hand lingering.
“Is that clear?”
“Yes,”
“The woman was stunning, even though I saw her every day, she never failed to take my breath away.”
“I love you. And you don’t have to say it back, I just wanted you to know. I love everything about you. How you love mint chocolate chip ice cream even though it tastes like toothpaste and you keep forcing me to try it because you think I’ll change my mind. I love that you put up with my friends’ bullshit and don’t question our rituals. I love that you’re driven to work hard and the passion you put into everything you do. I love how you ramble. I love the way you take care of everyone in your life with everything you have. I love you, every piece of you, and I wanted you to know.”
Overall the best thing about this romance is how the hero really pursue the heroine like no other. He never done it before so it was really great that the heroine is the first and only woman…
‼️‼️GREAT S3X scenes.
The hero is always the one who touches the heroine first and taking care of the heroine after 🥺🥺 Like wow. And he always do that to her 🥰
‼️‼️MANY… MANY JEALOUS SCENES from the hero and little from the heroine…
“What’s his name?” he ground the question out.
“What would you do with that information?”
“Track him down”
“You’re being ridiculous.”
“I’m not. You’re fucking gorgeous and anyone who doesn’t see that, or makes you question that, deserves to have a chat with my fist for being a bloody idiot.”
“I suggest if you want to keep your job and your eyes, you look the fuck away from her right now.”
“Then I’d looked down and found her standing there with a man holding both her arms.
I saw red.”
“Nope, never have. The last time I watched any sports was with Lucas when we were together.”
“Don’t mention his name,”
‼️‼️THE HERO IS NOT a fvckboy or manwhor3. The heroine is also not like that… Even the friends never talk about their past relationships or their past with someone in any category.
‼️‼️‼️THE HEROINE push the hero couple of times at first but not too much… The hero also push the heroine away when they broke up but also not too much.
‼️‼️‼️WHAT I don’t like about the scenes of the book is the after something bad happened to the heroine, the hero really come to rescue and helped a lot. But he was also pushing away the heroine and didn’t grovel enough… And also for me i think he didn’t grovel enough for her when he try to go back to her or win her over.. When i read those, i skipped some cause it was boring and annoying to read 😅
‼️‼️HAPPY ENDING…
It didn’t say about them getting married or engage tho, i think we will read that from the second book in the series from other characters.
But the hero already said to the heroine it will happen.. The hero didn’t do it right away cause he already knows that the heroine is not that ready… But they already moving in together..
I can’t wait to read more from this author.. Hopefully it has amazing things too like from this book or even better 🥰 LETS HOPE!
If you want to read a lightweight romance with many cuteness scenes, friendship, a man who is obsessed with the heroine soooo very much and heroine that is great like really amazing personality THEN READ THIS 💜💜💜
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HE CHASE HER SINCE DAY ONE. SO THAT MADE ME SO CURIOUS AND CONTINUE!!! 😋
What really caught my attention is how humble the heroine is right from the start. She’s grounded, approachable, and has just the right amount of sass. Not too sassy!!! She doesn’t come out strong feminine type sh*t 😆
Her attitude and behavior come across as genuinely classy, in the best way. And she’s not arrogant even tho she have a great job in a big famous office. Which is super amazing cause i like that 😆 (Many people these days wants to see a woman who is so arrogant cause “she deserve it” wtf and they skip the mannerism, when they skip it the woman turns out to be a super b*tch cause how narcissistic and selfish she is. Thank goodness i don’t like that type of woman and me myself is not that type of woman 🥰) SO I AM SO HAPPY WHEN THE HEROINE IS LIKE THAT 💜💜💜 It’s a nice touch of a character you know, especially a woman cause i am also a woman…
From the very beginning we get to see the characters of who they are. The heroine is outgoing, friendly and genuine person (which is very nice) and the hero is grumpy and very keep to himself kind of person. Introvert (the hero) and extrovert (the heroine). So keep that in mind…
What i also really love about this whole story from the beginning is that the hero really pursue the heroine so much… LIKE REALLY LIKE HER FROM THE BEGINNING, NOT ONLY FOR HER BODY 😙 And how they first meet each other idk why but it’s so cute and nice! So…. the hero is visiting his father’s investment company, and that company sent the heroine to talked to him… The hero was not alone, he was with his adopted brothers slash very close buddies with him 2 people to be exact. When she meet with them, they only talked for a brief about the company.. Then the heroine was told to take them to lunch and pay for it. the next thing they’re hanging out in a restaurant and have the best quality time together. AND THE WHOLE TIME THEY WERE HANGING OUT LIKE THAT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, THE HERO REALLY PAY ATTENTION A LOT TO THE HEROINE. He even touch her couple of times, not in a naughty way. In a cute way like touch her back to make sure she’s safe on walking to the elevator, when she try to pay the bills (cause the company told her to) the hero covers her hand to make sure he is the one paying it not her and touching her elbows after that lunch to asks her number 😆😆 Damn when i read that scenes of lunch, it made me so happy cause yay i found a great book to read 😋
Also many things that i paid attention from the beginning of the book really made me so in love with it and want to keep going on reading it… And even in the end of the book, I’m like YES NOW I CAN ADD THIS ON MY SEARCH LIST CAUSE THIS AUTHOR MADE ME WANT TO READ MORE HER!
✅THE HERO’S adopted brothers slash best friends really is so welcoming and genuinely always kind to the heroine from the first beginning! They’re also really humble people even tho all of them are billionaires and very successful.
When i read how they are like that and throughout the book, honestly it made me also want to read this book a lot more. They are truly also the light of the romance here. The friendship and the quality time together they have with the heroine is truly a treasure to see…
THE ROMANCE is a slow burn guys but oh my… The slow burn is not annoying and not boring🥹🥹 No anyone else in the picture, only the main couple here… Cause sometimes other romance starts with a slow burn but the slow burn involves someone else in the picture 💀 BUT THIS ONE… Nope. Only the main characters ❤️❤️❤️ so do not worry about anyone else!
Trust me, the slow burn of this book is worth to read… CAUSE IT IS ROMANTIC 🥰
“She’s just stuck in my head.”
“She’s beautiful but I liked to hear her talk and laugh. She joked around so easily with Noah and Oli, she was kind to the waitresses and her smile radiated warmth. I liked that she didn’t seem to care about my expensive watch and didn’t agree to a date with me. She… piqued my interest.”
🥺
‼️‼️LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
At least for the hero tho, the heroine was in denial about it at first but then quickly realizes it that it was love at first sight.
But I’m happy it was coming from the hero first tho 😆
‼️‼️‼️NO VIRGINS…
But have been celibate for a while especially the heroine. Don’t know about the hero but it seems like it was a while for him too…
‼️‼️‼️SAFE ROMANTIC HOT slow burn LOVE STORY.
Safe all the way! 💙
‼️‼️‼️TRIGGERS: PTSD, car accident, bad father, death, hospitals, little violence and drunk driver.
‼️‼️‼️NOOOO ex or ex fvckbuddy ever shows up from the hero side. ONLY from the heroine tho but it was one time and never again…
‼️‼️‼️THE HERO IS A BILLIONAIRE OVER THE TOP (yes over the top) POSSESSIVE PROTECTIVE ALPHA MALE…
The hero have a great amazing job and really is the boss who owns many things 🥰
Even from the beginning we can see how possessive he is for the heroine and it was actually the first time from him too the possessiveness about a woman. So that was amazing😆 The hero’s personality is grumpy tho but not too much, not annoying and not childish. He is also very closed off person, don’t like to talk much even to his closest people. He is always rough to anyone else but not to the heroine… The hero is always so soft and gentle to the heroine since the very beginning. I love how he is protective too for the heroine, protective in a healthy way so it was sweet to see that. The hero is also never dated anyone serious before so the heroine is the first woman he ever is serious with… The first woman he ever chase down and really pursue for the first time in his life.
The hero have many great group of adopted brothers around him so they were also so fun to read here!
(I love it very much that the author add that up because something like a solid friendship brotherhood in a romance just makes the story more fun to read seriously 🤗)
‼️‼️‼️THE HEROINE… Actually i found many familiarity from the heroine with myself. Even her ex was similar like mine, so when i read this i’m like wow same girl. And also it made me happy thinking wow hopefully my next man in the future will be like this for me, like the hero here to the heroine… SO BACK to the heroine 😄 The heroine here is so friendly, genuine person which is amazingly beautiful of her, smart, classy, and kind to literally anyone. Anyone! She likes to help genuinely without being transactional about it. She always appreciate the little things in life and people, she likes to talk a lot about positive things and asking the right questions to anyone. There are so many things i love about her cause the similarities that we have is insane. (So if you want to know more about me, read this heroine cause we are really so similar in so many ways 😄)
I love when the heroine gives food to the hero’s assistant and driver without them asking her to, when she never complains about the hero’s friendship and how they are in person (btw that’s so cool that is never ever complain), when she tells the hero’s brothers that she doesn’t care about money rich whatever like that, when she just so okay about the hero’s brother want to search her up to see if she’s hiding something bad or not and when she always likes to spend time with the hero’s brothers hanging out together. Like wow that for me is so freakin awesome!!! And for the hero’s brothers to also love so much to have her around with them all the time LIKE WOW AUTHOR THAT WAS FREAKIN AWESOME! i even wish the story can get longer cause that’s how much i love this book 🥰🥰
The heroine is also sassy but classy you know. Not arrogant at all and not childish…
She also likes to ramble a lot but not too much tho. But the perfect thing is that the hero and his brothers love that about her 🥹 The heroine have a great job as well, she’s very great with it and also smart with her work.. The heroine is a woman who even thou she’s been through a lot in life that is really fvcked up and crazy, she’s not a victim to it 🥰
‼️‼️NO CHEATING,
NO MEAN FRIENDS,
NO BULLYING,
NO going to STIP CLUB,
NO mean family members,
NO talking about the hero’s past relationship.
‼️‼️I LOVE THAT the heroine is the first woman that the hero brought to his house and the first woman he ever lived with. I LOVE THAT ❤️
‼️‼️LOCATION: Calgary CA and UK.
Spoiler: When the hero and heroine travel together for the first time, it was wonderful. Amazing princess treatment that the heroine got from the hero 🥺
‼️‼️IT HAS SEPARATION. Only for few weeks tho… It was a misunderstanding.
BOTH OF THEM DIDN’T GO TO ANYONE ELSE or have s3x with anyone else during this time. No 😍
‼️‼️THE HERO IS INSANELY OBSESSED WITH THE HEROINE SINCE DAY ONE…
I love that he asks her number the first day he saw her after lunch, he really asks her out. And he asked her out TWO TIMES GUYS! The second time they meet, he really pursue her by going to her office and asked her to go with him to have a coffee together. He asked her out by the end of their coffee and she also said NO. The third time he asks, she eventually said yes. THAT BIG EFFORT OF THE HERO IS JUST WOW 😙😙
But it was really weird tho, at least for me.. The third time he asked her out, she said yes, HE SENDS HER A CAR TO PICK HER UP which is so nice of him. They went out to a club tho along with his adopted brothers, they didn’t actually went on a date tho. It’s more like a hangout together with other people. But it was nice tho because the heroine get to meet with all of the other brothers in that club (PRIVATE room section) and they really did have an amazing time together… No romantic things happened here tho.
The weird part is that after that night in the club, a week goes by and the hero keep texting her and they did texted but they’d also didn’t see each other… And one day when the heroine worked so late in the office. she then went out to go home and meet the hero accidentally in the street in the middle of the night… Wow what a fate it is😙 The hero was going out for a run. They had a little talk and then the hero grabbed the heroine’s bag and touching her back and asked her out for a dinner. They ordered in and went to have the dinner in the hero’s penthouse. They actually have a great night together by having deep conversation about family… The hero opened up about his past to the heroine.. The heroine went home, the hero’s driver drive her off (wow thoughtful as always from the hero). they meet again after that night in the hero’s office, the hero asked her out after the meeting to have dinner with him but she said no. AND THIS IS WHERE I FOUND IT ODD. After that meeting when she said no, the heroine is ignoring the hero’s texts and calls. She said she was avoiding him because confused about what his method is and what game he is playing so she avoids him like that 😅 her very close friend comes over few days later to her place and really force her to go out to a club and they go. They go to the club that the hero and his brothers owns. WHEN SHE WENT THERE, she snuck a glance to the VIP loft above the club and there was a lot of woman there. Then she saw the hero, there was a woman pressed against his side and he didn’t look unhappy about it but he also unfortunately didn’t push her away.. THIS IS SO ODD TO ME 💀💀 I mean yes the heroine was rejecting his texts and calls but he allow this scene to happened? Thank goodness he didn’t do anything more to the woman. But still… This was unnecessary. He should push that woman immediately when she was next to him 🤣 And yeah after this situation, something epic happened in the club with the heroine so the hero saw it and saved her. And that was the moment when things got more serious with them… FINALLY 🫠
At the start of their relationship, both of them were pretty new to serious relationships and dealing with real issues. The heroine has her own struggles, and the hero does too, but nothing too complicated 😮💨 They take their time getting to know each other and slowly realize just how deep their feelings are 🥰 It’s actually the first time either of them has felt this kind of strong love for someone. Seeing them learn and grow together in a healthy way throughout the story is really heartwarming 💜
“My girl. I’d never thought of a woman that way before. I’d never cared about someone this way before, not even in my longest relationship of seven months. We hadn’t been serious and sometimes I forgot we were even dating.”
BUT YES THE HERO IS SO OBSESSED since day one.
✅Physical touch.
✅Acts of service.
✅Princess treatment.
✅HE SAID i love you for the first time.
✅HE DEFENDS HER.
✅He pays for everything and not being transactional about it.
✅HE CHASE and yearns for her all the time.
✅HE NEVER underestimate her and her family issues or even the heroine herself.
The most beautiful scenes for me is also when the hero visit the heroine when she was sick cause of the flu. He literally went there to see her and when the heroine was embarrassed about it, she tells him don’t come in but he did and he literally takes cares of her… And he takes cares of her for few days even, not only just for one day. He cleans her apartment and feeding her food with medicine.. Idk but that small of act just made me so happy to see that.
And it also made me want to read more from this author 😍
“I guess I haven’t said anything because I thought it was pretty clear but I’m all in this, for you, with you. You’re mine.”
“Like property?”
“No. I’m yours in this arrangement too. I can call you my girlfriend, that seems so inconsequential, but it will do for now.” I bit my lip to hide my smile as he reached out and tucked my hair behind my ear, his hand lingering.
“Is that clear?”
“Yes,”
“The woman was stunning, even though I saw her every day, she never failed to take my breath away.”
“I love you. And you don’t have to say it back, I just wanted you to know. I love everything about you. How you love mint chocolate chip ice cream even though it tastes like toothpaste and you keep forcing me to try it because you think I’ll change my mind. I love that you put up with my friends’ bullshit and don’t question our rituals. I love that you’re driven to work hard and the passion you put into everything you do. I love how you ramble. I love the way you take care of everyone in your life with everything you have. I love you, every piece of you, and I wanted you to know.”
Overall the best thing about this romance is how the hero really pursue the heroine like no other. He never done it before so it was really great that the heroine is the first and only woman…
‼️‼️GREAT S3X scenes.
The hero is always the one who touches the heroine first and taking care of the heroine after 🥺🥺 Like wow. And he always do that to her 🥰
‼️‼️MANY… MANY JEALOUS SCENES from the hero and little from the heroine…
“What’s his name?” he ground the question out.
“What would you do with that information?”
“Track him down”
“You’re being ridiculous.”
“I’m not. You’re fucking gorgeous and anyone who doesn’t see that, or makes you question that, deserves to have a chat with my fist for being a bloody idiot.”
“I suggest if you want to keep your job and your eyes, you look the fuck away from her right now.”
“Then I’d looked down and found her standing there with a man holding both her arms.
I saw red.”
“Nope, never have. The last time I watched any sports was with Lucas when we were together.”
“Don’t mention his name,”
‼️‼️THE HERO IS NOT a fvckboy or manwhor3. The heroine is also not like that… Even the friends never talk about their past relationships or their past with someone in any category.
‼️‼️‼️THE HEROINE push the hero couple of times at first but not too much… The hero also push the heroine away when they broke up but also not too much.
‼️‼️‼️WHAT I don’t like about the scenes of the book is the after something bad happened to the heroine, the hero really come to rescue and helped a lot. But he was also pushing away the heroine and didn’t grovel enough… And also for me i think he didn’t grovel enough for her when he try to go back to her or win her over.. When i read those, i skipped some cause it was boring and annoying to read 😅
‼️‼️HAPPY ENDING…
It didn’t say about them getting married or engage tho, i think we will read that from the second book in the series from other characters.
But the hero already said to the heroine it will happen.. The hero didn’t do it right away cause he already knows that the heroine is not that ready… But they already moving in together..
I can’t wait to read more from this author.. Hopefully it has amazing things too like from this book or even better 🥰 LETS HOPE!
If you want to read a lightweight romance with many cuteness scenes, friendship, a man who is obsessed with the heroine soooo very much and heroine that is great like really amazing personality THEN READ THIS 💜💜💜
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on-hold
April 16, 2026On hold at 10%
I'm getting a hoe vibe from the MMC, and those men are not my jam. Or I could be wrong; who knows? I'm barely starting anyway.
And I skimmed using the word "women", and here are the lines I got:
"Being six-three means I always get attention. Between my height, muscles, tattoos, dark hair, and blue-grey eyes, I never had a problem finding a woman when I wanted one."
"It wouldn't be abnormal for me to pick up a woman here, take her to my apartment, and kick her out as soon as we both got off."
"I was a possessive man but not over a woman. No reason to care when the sex was done and you never saw her again."
"I never really went after women at all. One-night stands and no strings attached were my preference. I wasn't changing my mind, I just hadn't decided if I wanted business or pleasure from Quinn, that is, if she even gave me the time of day."
I'm sure there will be more but I don't wanna go through all of them. And for someone with this kind of lifestyle, I'm expected to believe he falls in lust/love with the FMC at first sight??? But then I also think it's because she rejected him (multiple times) and didn't fall at his feet.
That said, I need safety deets for this; those lines sour my mood so quickly.
I'm getting a hoe vibe from the MMC, and those men are not my jam. Or I could be wrong; who knows? I'm barely starting anyway.
And I skimmed using the word "women", and here are the lines I got:
"Being six-three means I always get attention. Between my height, muscles, tattoos, dark hair, and blue-grey eyes, I never had a problem finding a woman when I wanted one."
"It wouldn't be abnormal for me to pick up a woman here, take her to my apartment, and kick her out as soon as we both got off."
"I was a possessive man but not over a woman. No reason to care when the sex was done and you never saw her again."
"I never really went after women at all. One-night stands and no strings attached were my preference. I wasn't changing my mind, I just hadn't decided if I wanted business or pleasure from Quinn, that is, if she even gave me the time of day."
I'm sure there will be more but I don't wanna go through all of them. And for someone with this kind of lifestyle, I'm expected to believe he falls in lust/love with the FMC at first sight??? But then I also think it's because she rejected him (multiple times) and didn't fall at his feet.
That said, I need safety deets for this; those lines sour my mood so quickly.
Did Not Finish
June 22, 2026DNF 57%
Everything feels so forced.
The writing is over descriptive, with entire pages devoted to details that add nothing to the plot, such as lengthy descriptions of rooms, parts of the house, the MMC’s business deals or his wealth.
There are also constant mentions of the MMC’s past experiences to emphasize that he has never felt anything like this before the FMC.
Idk why most of the authors think that the only way of showing how FMC is important to the MMC is through these continuous iffy comparisons and details…
A MMC whose longest relationship lasted only seven months where he didn’t take it seriously and sometimes even forgot he was in one - isn’t something swoon worthy 🙄
Everything feels so forced.
The writing is over descriptive, with entire pages devoted to details that add nothing to the plot, such as lengthy descriptions of rooms, parts of the house, the MMC’s business deals or his wealth.
There are also constant mentions of the MMC’s past experiences to emphasize that he has never felt anything like this before the FMC.
Idk why most of the authors think that the only way of showing how FMC is important to the MMC is through these continuous iffy comparisons and details…
A MMC whose longest relationship lasted only seven months where he didn’t take it seriously and sometimes even forgot he was in one - isn’t something swoon worthy 🙄
March 31, 2026
Quinn West is an optimist woman, who loves jer job, but not her boss. Ever since her bad love experience, her self confidence and dating has been off. Theo, a handsome billionaire who has everything and not used to being turned down in any area of his life, is opening his new office in North America. Both are coming from different backgrounds but it only takes one day for their life to change: a lunch meeting.
This is the debut novel of Dana Sarabin. I received an ARC for a review and I couldn’t put it down. I loved this book! The characters were so easy to love that it was hard for me to choose a favorite, but of course I chose Theo. They were all well written and developed. The bond that existed between Theo and his friends was so beautiful, deep and real that I wanted to be friends in real life. I identified with Quinn a lot since the beggining of the story. I really admired her commitment to herself and not let Theo have his way as usual. I also respected Theo’s willingness to try a different approach to get Quinn’s attention. I liked how the author wrote the story with each main character point of view. In every chapter I could feel the chemistry between Theo and Quinn. It really helped me get to know them. The fact that Theo became such a good person despite his father lack of love made me love the story even more. I have to add that the spice in this book will really catch your imagination. I totally recommend this book and can’t wait to read more from this author
This is the debut novel of Dana Sarabin. I received an ARC for a review and I couldn’t put it down. I loved this book! The characters were so easy to love that it was hard for me to choose a favorite, but of course I chose Theo. They were all well written and developed. The bond that existed between Theo and his friends was so beautiful, deep and real that I wanted to be friends in real life. I identified with Quinn a lot since the beggining of the story. I really admired her commitment to herself and not let Theo have his way as usual. I also respected Theo’s willingness to try a different approach to get Quinn’s attention. I liked how the author wrote the story with each main character point of view. In every chapter I could feel the chemistry between Theo and Quinn. It really helped me get to know them. The fact that Theo became such a good person despite his father lack of love made me love the story even more. I have to add that the spice in this book will really catch your imagination. I totally recommend this book and can’t wait to read more from this author
April 15, 2026
It could have easy been a 4 or even 5 ⭐️ read but then the conflict and break up happened and the grovel was not it .. she forgave him far to easy..
It really annoys me that potentially great books get ruined because of this. Up until that point, I had loved the book. He was so clear about his feelings, so devoted to her.
The way he tried to protect her in that situation was just stupid, and in my opinion, it didn’t reflect his character from the first part of the book.
It really annoys me that potentially great books get ruined because of this. Up until that point, I had loved the book. He was so clear about his feelings, so devoted to her.
The way he tried to protect her in that situation was just stupid, and in my opinion, it didn’t reflect his character from the first part of the book.
April 20, 2026
Open To Negotiation
By: Dana Sarabin
My dreams didn’t do this woman justice.
I wanted her in every way, in every part of my life, as crazy as that sounded.
Feeling like you found your place, that you were cherished and cared for, it was like nothing I’d experienced.
You give me a Grumpy Billionaire that’s brought to his knees by a woman and I come running! It’s an immediate yes from me! Add in this Billionaire’s found family, and I have to ask, did I win the lottery?! Theo is our grumpy MMC and he exceeds all expectations and shows all Grumpy Billionaire’s how it’s done when it comes to his girl Quinn.
I don’t know how I found this read but I am so freaking excited that I did!! It has been sitting on my tbr waiting for me. I walked away with the biggest grin and feeling so happy!! I love Theo and Quinn and cannot wait to get Asher’s story next!
Tropes:
Billionaire Romance
Grumpy x Sunshine
He Falls First and Hard
Age Gap
Found Family
Spice starts at: 50%
Spice: 2.5/4
Stars: 5/5
Available on Kindle Unlimited
By: Dana Sarabin
My dreams didn’t do this woman justice.
I wanted her in every way, in every part of my life, as crazy as that sounded.
Feeling like you found your place, that you were cherished and cared for, it was like nothing I’d experienced.
You give me a Grumpy Billionaire that’s brought to his knees by a woman and I come running! It’s an immediate yes from me! Add in this Billionaire’s found family, and I have to ask, did I win the lottery?! Theo is our grumpy MMC and he exceeds all expectations and shows all Grumpy Billionaire’s how it’s done when it comes to his girl Quinn.
I don’t know how I found this read but I am so freaking excited that I did!! It has been sitting on my tbr waiting for me. I walked away with the biggest grin and feeling so happy!! I love Theo and Quinn and cannot wait to get Asher’s story next!
Tropes:
Billionaire Romance
Grumpy x Sunshine
He Falls First and Hard
Age Gap
Found Family
Spice starts at: 50%
Spice: 2.5/4
Stars: 5/5
Available on Kindle Unlimited
April 6, 2026
Thank you Dana Sarabin for the ARC copy!
This book was so exciting and enticing. It reminded me a bit of the Dreamland billionaires series (which I loved). The plot felt like it was very well developed and that the books had been thought through very well. I felt like Dana went in depth very well to what was happening but still kept the book from being too slow. I also just loved Quinn's friendship with the guys and how much they all adored her.
This book was so exciting and enticing. It reminded me a bit of the Dreamland billionaires series (which I loved). The plot felt like it was very well developed and that the books had been thought through very well. I felt like Dana went in depth very well to what was happening but still kept the book from being too slow. I also just loved Quinn's friendship with the guys and how much they all adored her.
April 3, 2026
Ma’am! Dana! This debut. Outstanding. Phenomenal. Amazing. All the big words you can think of. All of it.
I absolutely loved this story. I didn’t want to put it down, yet I didn’t want it to end either. Theo was gone for Quinn the day he met her. Yet he didn’t let a little rejection defer him at all.
Theodore Knight, the grumpy BRITISH billionaire. Grumpy except for Quinn of course. The way he called her Love and the way he just took care of her had me melting into a puddle.
Also the mouth on this man. I’d like the audio in my ears now, please.
Also that epilogue, I can’t wait to see what’s next for our Knight Enterprises men! This group is seriously one of my favorite the way they just enveloped Quinn immediately into their group chat and got attached. This group of guys were all hilarious and the group texts were always a good time.
Thank you Dana for this arc! I can’t wait to see where you go!
I absolutely loved this story. I didn’t want to put it down, yet I didn’t want it to end either. Theo was gone for Quinn the day he met her. Yet he didn’t let a little rejection defer him at all.
Theodore Knight, the grumpy BRITISH billionaire. Grumpy except for Quinn of course. The way he called her Love and the way he just took care of her had me melting into a puddle.
Also the mouth on this man. I’d like the audio in my ears now, please.
Also that epilogue, I can’t wait to see what’s next for our Knight Enterprises men! This group is seriously one of my favorite the way they just enveloped Quinn immediately into their group chat and got attached. This group of guys were all hilarious and the group texts were always a good time.
Thank you Dana for this arc! I can’t wait to see where you go!
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March 31, 2026🩵 Billionaire Romance
🩵 He Falls First
🩵 Grumpy x Sunshine
🩵 Found Family
🩵and, group texts!
You can grab your copy now! 📖 Available in ebook, paperback, and FREE with Kindle Unlimited
🩵 He Falls First
🩵 Grumpy x Sunshine
🩵 Found Family
🩵and, group texts!
You can grab your copy now! 📖 Available in ebook, paperback, and FREE with Kindle Unlimited
March 17, 2026
DEBUT? You’re telling me this was a debut.. that feels absolutely wild because this book was hands down FIVE STARS all around! I love a good broody, grumpy man.. and Theo Knight, the broody, grumpy, BRITISH billionaire you are.. except to Quinn 🥹 These two had me so far in love with their characters that I am unable to even find words to say. The way Theo loved Quinn was dream worthy, and while their relationship had its trials and tribulations… their happily ever after was an absolute dream. The fact that there was real and raw feelings from the characters, made you root for them more than anything. This was a story where you wanted to keep going, need to! It hooked you in, and really you never knew what was coming next! This book left me literally begging for crumbs from Dana! The found family in the guys of Knight Enterprise and their inclusion of Quinn, made my heart swell every single time. The banter, the group texts, the SPICE.. everything was perfection! Dana, 10/10! This book was it. It was everything. I need everyone to read this book, and I cannot wait to keep shouting about it from the rooftops! 🤍
April 5, 2026
1.5
I truly need to learn how to dnf books
I truly need to learn how to dnf books
Review of advance copy received from Author
ARC REVIEW
Rating - ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Spice - 🌶
Trope - British billionaire romance, age gap, he falls first and hard, chosen found family, close-knit friend group, grumpy × sunshine, romcom, strangers to lovers, workplace, touch her and see, third-act break-up, group text, HEA
Thank you Dana for providing me with the ARC.
Oh, this was fantastic. I can't believe this is a debut novel; it was written and expressed so beautifully. The writing was smooth and easy to read. I really liked the style, plot, and execution.
This book had my attention from the very first page. I loved how an instant connection was formed between the characters and the readers. It was sweet, funny, spicy, emotional, and beautiful.
Theo and Quinn's initial interaction was electrifying. Theo was smitten, and reading his point of view was one of the best parts. He was the embodiment of grumpiness, and she was sunshine. The chemistry, bickering, and interactions were so fun.
Quinn was a sweet, smart, and naturally loving character. I loved her yapping; that girl was after my heart.
I really enjoyed their relationship. It was sweet and comforting. Their conversations were pleasant yet meaningful.
I’m a sucker for romance that’s simple, mundane, yet beautifully powerful. Theo and Quinn shared a unique bond that was so special. The moments they had together were absolutely unforgettable and will linger in my mind for a long time.
I live for couples that have great nicknames, and Theo and Quinn totally nailed it!
And let’s talk about the spice—it was just perfect!Not too much, not too little, but exactly where it was needed to elevate the story.
The chosen family aspect had me completely invested. I adored the dynamics among the friends and their roles in the plot. Each friend was distinct and fabulously developed. You could feel the love and connection they shared through every word—it made me yearn for a friend group as tight-knit and meaningful as theirs!
Side characters -
1. Their friend group was a riot! The group chat alone had me in stitches.
2. Noah was the golden retriever of the crew—such a source of joy!
3. Asher stole my heart; he was grumpy but with an incredibly sweet and understanding side.
4. Will, Oli, and Jaxson played amazing supporting roles! Their relationships, both with each other and with the main characters, were nothing short of divine.
Now, you know I’m not a fan of third-act breakups, but this one hit just right! It made me cry, yet it was totally worth it. Love isn't supposed to be easy, and this book nailed that sentiment beautifully.
The way the author tackled sensitive topics was truly commendable. Some themes require deep emotional exploration, and they delivered that flawlessly.
The grovelling was *chef's kiss*. Theo knew exactly what he wanted, and he went after it most touchingly. Honestly, I would have said yes after that first gesture! 🤭
The ending? Absolutely stunning, and that sneak peek of the next couple? Perfection! I can’t wait for their story!
I loved every bit of it. Devoured it.
Highly recommended.
Overall 4.5/5.
Rating - ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Spice - 🌶
Trope - British billionaire romance, age gap, he falls first and hard, chosen found family, close-knit friend group, grumpy × sunshine, romcom, strangers to lovers, workplace, touch her and see, third-act break-up, group text, HEA
Thank you Dana for providing me with the ARC.
Oh, this was fantastic. I can't believe this is a debut novel; it was written and expressed so beautifully. The writing was smooth and easy to read. I really liked the style, plot, and execution.
This book had my attention from the very first page. I loved how an instant connection was formed between the characters and the readers. It was sweet, funny, spicy, emotional, and beautiful.
Theo and Quinn's initial interaction was electrifying. Theo was smitten, and reading his point of view was one of the best parts. He was the embodiment of grumpiness, and she was sunshine. The chemistry, bickering, and interactions were so fun.
Quinn was a sweet, smart, and naturally loving character. I loved her yapping; that girl was after my heart.
I really enjoyed their relationship. It was sweet and comforting. Their conversations were pleasant yet meaningful.
I’m a sucker for romance that’s simple, mundane, yet beautifully powerful. Theo and Quinn shared a unique bond that was so special. The moments they had together were absolutely unforgettable and will linger in my mind for a long time.
I live for couples that have great nicknames, and Theo and Quinn totally nailed it!
And let’s talk about the spice—it was just perfect!Not too much, not too little, but exactly where it was needed to elevate the story.
The chosen family aspect had me completely invested. I adored the dynamics among the friends and their roles in the plot. Each friend was distinct and fabulously developed. You could feel the love and connection they shared through every word—it made me yearn for a friend group as tight-knit and meaningful as theirs!
Side characters -
1. Their friend group was a riot! The group chat alone had me in stitches.
2. Noah was the golden retriever of the crew—such a source of joy!
3. Asher stole my heart; he was grumpy but with an incredibly sweet and understanding side.
4. Will, Oli, and Jaxson played amazing supporting roles! Their relationships, both with each other and with the main characters, were nothing short of divine.
Now, you know I’m not a fan of third-act breakups, but this one hit just right! It made me cry, yet it was totally worth it. Love isn't supposed to be easy, and this book nailed that sentiment beautifully.
The way the author tackled sensitive topics was truly commendable. Some themes require deep emotional exploration, and they delivered that flawlessly.
The grovelling was *chef's kiss*. Theo knew exactly what he wanted, and he went after it most touchingly. Honestly, I would have said yes after that first gesture! 🤭
The ending? Absolutely stunning, and that sneak peek of the next couple? Perfection! I can’t wait for their story!
I loved every bit of it. Devoured it.
Highly recommended.
Overall 4.5/5.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Thank you so much to Dana Sarabin for sending me an ARC for Open to Negotiation! Please make sure you check them out on Instagram @danasarabin_author especially if you enjoy romances with a lot of heart! Open to Negotiation is a billionaire romance with a grumpy x sunshine pairing, found family and complex cast of characters.
This was a solid 5-star read for me. I was immediately sucked in and did not want to put it down. Whatever Dana Sarabin put in this needs to be studied in a lab. I would stand up to do something else and, oops, the book was back in my hands. I would recommend reading this when you have no other responsibilities because it will never let you go.
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✿ Open to Negotiation entwines so much heartache, human emotion, kinship and warmth within its pages. It packs a punch in unexpected ways and isn’t cliché in portraying its romance. Despite thinking, I knew where this book was going, it did pleasantly surprise me! There was no holding back on emotional impact and all the characters felt alive with their own memories and rich inner lives.
✿ The relationships between characters is where this book truly shines. I am a huge sucker for chosen family and this had it in spades. I instantly felt welcomed by the group of characters and despite our cast of characters being large, they were distinct from one another, and I hope with all my heart that people show this book enough love so we get to see the stories of our supporting cast (I am looking at you, Asher and Sutton). Each person was given time to shine, and it felt like a real group of people I would look forward to meeting at Pulse every Friday night.
✿ Our main protagonists had me the moment they met. Their dialogue felt fun and natural throughout, and it was a joy to see their journey together. I wanted to laugh with them and cry with them. Quinn is the sunshine to Theo’s grumpy demeanor, which is a personal favourite dynamic of mine. Quinn is a yapper after my own heart! Whilst Quinn talks, Theo listens. Whilst Quinn overthinks and worries, Theo is calm and collected. They complemented each other perfectly.
✿ Dana Sarabin handles abuse and its many forms gently. Abuse sometimes isn’t obvious, especially when abusers isolate us from others and diminish the harm they cause. This difficult subject was handled with dignity and care. This book recognises how hard it is to reach out to one another if we are in these situations and emphasises the importance of women banding together to foster a community of openness and support.
✿ I thoroughly enjoyed my experience reading Open to Negotiation and would recommend this to anyone who loves a brutally honest romance book that shows us the difficult and beautiful sides of love. Love is messy, it’s complicated, we may push people away in fear that we don’t deserve them, but Open to Negotiation reminds us that it is always worth it to open our hearts and try.
This was a solid 5-star read for me. I was immediately sucked in and did not want to put it down. Whatever Dana Sarabin put in this needs to be studied in a lab. I would stand up to do something else and, oops, the book was back in my hands. I would recommend reading this when you have no other responsibilities because it will never let you go.
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✿ Open to Negotiation entwines so much heartache, human emotion, kinship and warmth within its pages. It packs a punch in unexpected ways and isn’t cliché in portraying its romance. Despite thinking, I knew where this book was going, it did pleasantly surprise me! There was no holding back on emotional impact and all the characters felt alive with their own memories and rich inner lives.
✿ The relationships between characters is where this book truly shines. I am a huge sucker for chosen family and this had it in spades. I instantly felt welcomed by the group of characters and despite our cast of characters being large, they were distinct from one another, and I hope with all my heart that people show this book enough love so we get to see the stories of our supporting cast (I am looking at you, Asher and Sutton). Each person was given time to shine, and it felt like a real group of people I would look forward to meeting at Pulse every Friday night.
✿ Our main protagonists had me the moment they met. Their dialogue felt fun and natural throughout, and it was a joy to see their journey together. I wanted to laugh with them and cry with them. Quinn is the sunshine to Theo’s grumpy demeanor, which is a personal favourite dynamic of mine. Quinn is a yapper after my own heart! Whilst Quinn talks, Theo listens. Whilst Quinn overthinks and worries, Theo is calm and collected. They complemented each other perfectly.
✿ Dana Sarabin handles abuse and its many forms gently. Abuse sometimes isn’t obvious, especially when abusers isolate us from others and diminish the harm they cause. This difficult subject was handled with dignity and care. This book recognises how hard it is to reach out to one another if we are in these situations and emphasises the importance of women banding together to foster a community of openness and support.
✿ I thoroughly enjoyed my experience reading Open to Negotiation and would recommend this to anyone who loves a brutally honest romance book that shows us the difficult and beautiful sides of love. Love is messy, it’s complicated, we may push people away in fear that we don’t deserve them, but Open to Negotiation reminds us that it is always worth it to open our hearts and try.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Quinn West works for a marketing company based in Calgary, Alberta when she is tasked with providing an office your and lunch for an investor’s son that her pig of a boss doesn’t want to handle himself, after he stares at her sexually just a little too long. Little does Dick know that Quinn would impress Theo, Noah and Asher, a few of the Knight Enterprises men she was taking to lunch. Quinn had no idea about the reach and success of Knight Enterprises. That is how Theo Knight first came into her life.
They ended lunch by walking Quinn back to the office, where Theo asked Quinn to dinner. She turned him down, he then asked for her number and she turned him down again. The following morning Theo showed up at her office and took her to coffee, where he again asked her to dinner and for her number and she turned him down again. Theo was a sexy man who wasn’t used to being turned down. He set a meeting the following morning with Dick, to hire their marketing company to assist with the opening of their Canadian office, as they had expanded from London, England. The only stipulation was that Quinn must head the project, as he would know he would get to see her more often, and that’s when he got her number to discuss work.
Quinn had sworn off relationships as her ex was a real “winner” belittling her telling her she had gained weight, she babbled on and he couldn’t stand to hear her voice. So when Theo asked her to dinner, she wasn’t prepared for anything past a working relationship. Once she was hired to head the marketing project for Knight Enterprises, she didn’t expect what was to come.
This was a slow starter, based in Calgary, Ab and London, England, but once it picks up, you’ll be rooting for love, crying for loss and hoping for reconnection. I lived in Calgary in 2005 and could envision the locations that were discussed. You wouldn’t know this was Dana’s debut story and I cannot wait to read more from her!
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They ended lunch by walking Quinn back to the office, where Theo asked Quinn to dinner. She turned him down, he then asked for her number and she turned him down again. The following morning Theo showed up at her office and took her to coffee, where he again asked her to dinner and for her number and she turned him down again. Theo was a sexy man who wasn’t used to being turned down. He set a meeting the following morning with Dick, to hire their marketing company to assist with the opening of their Canadian office, as they had expanded from London, England. The only stipulation was that Quinn must head the project, as he would know he would get to see her more often, and that’s when he got her number to discuss work.
Quinn had sworn off relationships as her ex was a real “winner” belittling her telling her she had gained weight, she babbled on and he couldn’t stand to hear her voice. So when Theo asked her to dinner, she wasn’t prepared for anything past a working relationship. Once she was hired to head the marketing project for Knight Enterprises, she didn’t expect what was to come.
This was a slow starter, based in Calgary, Ab and London, England, but once it picks up, you’ll be rooting for love, crying for loss and hoping for reconnection. I lived in Calgary in 2005 and could envision the locations that were discussed. You wouldn’t know this was Dana’s debut story and I cannot wait to read more from her!
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Review of advance copy received from Author
Open to Negotiation is book 1 in the Knight Enterprises series and what a great beginning it was. This is Theo Knight and Quinn West's love story and I had so much fun with them.
Theo is used to getting what (and who) he wants so it was entertaining watching him pursue Quinn and watching her reject him. He really had to fight for her (both at the beginning and end) and I couldn't stop smiling with their interactions.
I loved how protective and obsessed Theo was. His love for Quinn was adorable and thanks to her, we got to see another side to the serious and grumpy billionaire.
We also get to meet Theo's best friends (who also own part of Knight Enterprises) and I'm so excited for each of them to get their book. This group was hilarious (their group texts were the best) and supportive.
OVERALL: Open to Negotiation took me through a journey filled with a range of emotions. I laughed. I smiled. I got teary eyed. And I even got frustrated with Theo in the last chunk of the book (I wanted to get inside the book and help the guys to make Theo come to his senses) BUT THEN I couldn’t stop grinning and celebrating when the HEA finally arrives!! Dana Sarabin's debut novel managed to capture my attention from beginning to end. She delivered a fantastic love story while also introducing us to this great found family of billionaires.
Thank you so much to the author for giving me a chance to read this eARC. All thoughts are my own.
Tropes:
-Billionarie MMC
-Grumpy x sunshine
-Age gap
-Found family
-Hilarious group texts
-Protective MMC
-Obsessed man
-He falls first and hard
-Has third act break up
Theo is used to getting what (and who) he wants so it was entertaining watching him pursue Quinn and watching her reject him. He really had to fight for her (both at the beginning and end) and I couldn't stop smiling with their interactions.
I loved how protective and obsessed Theo was. His love for Quinn was adorable and thanks to her, we got to see another side to the serious and grumpy billionaire.
We also get to meet Theo's best friends (who also own part of Knight Enterprises) and I'm so excited for each of them to get their book. This group was hilarious (their group texts were the best) and supportive.
OVERALL: Open to Negotiation took me through a journey filled with a range of emotions. I laughed. I smiled. I got teary eyed. And I even got frustrated with Theo in the last chunk of the book (I wanted to get inside the book and help the guys to make Theo come to his senses) BUT THEN I couldn’t stop grinning and celebrating when the HEA finally arrives!! Dana Sarabin's debut novel managed to capture my attention from beginning to end. She delivered a fantastic love story while also introducing us to this great found family of billionaires.
Thank you so much to the author for giving me a chance to read this eARC. All thoughts are my own.
Tropes:
-Billionarie MMC
-Grumpy x sunshine
-Age gap
-Found family
-Hilarious group texts
-Protective MMC
-Obsessed man
-He falls first and hard
-Has third act break up
March 31, 2026
ARC Review
4.5/5 ⭐️
Quinn West is generally an optimistic person. She loves her job, just not her creepy boss. But when it comes to relationships, she less open. Her last relationship left her with a shattered confidence, so she has sworn off dating. That is until she meets a gorgeous, grumpy billionaire who won’t take no for an answer.
Theo Knight runs a multi-billion dollar empire. He’s known for being ruthless when it comes to his business dealings. He just opened up a new office in a new market and growing that is his sole focus. He didn’t need any distractions. So when he meets this fiery red head during a business lunch, he is completely thrown off. He can’t stop thinking about her — wanting her. She’s his weakness and in his world, weaknesses are used as leverage.
Open to Negotiation is Dana Sarabin’s debut book and it was so good! The characters and storyline had me intrigued the whole time. While Quinn and Theo may have had an instant attraction to each other, they didn’t give in right away. Their relationship slowly built over time. There was tension and angst. Quinn and Theo’s banter was so good. Theo is a man that pays attention. He remembered everything Quinn had said. He also took care of her when she was sick. He did do one thing that I did not like but I understand where he was coming from. I loved that even though they were going through a rough patch at one point, they were still there for each other even if the other didn’t want them to be. I loved Theo’s friends/brothers. The group definitely gave found family vibes. Overall, I really enjoyed the book and I’m excited for more!
Thank you Dana Sarabin for the ARC!
4.5/5 ⭐️
Quinn West is generally an optimistic person. She loves her job, just not her creepy boss. But when it comes to relationships, she less open. Her last relationship left her with a shattered confidence, so she has sworn off dating. That is until she meets a gorgeous, grumpy billionaire who won’t take no for an answer.
Theo Knight runs a multi-billion dollar empire. He’s known for being ruthless when it comes to his business dealings. He just opened up a new office in a new market and growing that is his sole focus. He didn’t need any distractions. So when he meets this fiery red head during a business lunch, he is completely thrown off. He can’t stop thinking about her — wanting her. She’s his weakness and in his world, weaknesses are used as leverage.
Open to Negotiation is Dana Sarabin’s debut book and it was so good! The characters and storyline had me intrigued the whole time. While Quinn and Theo may have had an instant attraction to each other, they didn’t give in right away. Their relationship slowly built over time. There was tension and angst. Quinn and Theo’s banter was so good. Theo is a man that pays attention. He remembered everything Quinn had said. He also took care of her when she was sick. He did do one thing that I did not like but I understand where he was coming from. I loved that even though they were going through a rough patch at one point, they were still there for each other even if the other didn’t want them to be. I loved Theo’s friends/brothers. The group definitely gave found family vibes. Overall, I really enjoyed the book and I’m excited for more!
Thank you Dana Sarabin for the ARC!
March 25, 2026
4.5/5 ⭐
Thank you to the author for giving me the opportunity to read this ARC. This is an honest review.
For a debut, this book is really good. It is a classic sweet romance, it has all the characteristics, a fun and comforting read.
I would’ve liked some build up in the beginning - he just seemed to fall for her out of nowhere? I would’ve liked him to be more stubborn when it came to catching feelings. And she was so against relationships but she just went with him for a coffee when he showed up at her office? Like, no questions asked? At times, I felt like she was an NPC. She just went along with whatever happened without putting much thought into it. But afterwards she became a more complex character which was highly appreciated.
I liked how each one of my questions were answered in the end and I also appreciated how the conflicts were resolved.
The spice was just about right—not overly detailed or cringey, and the scenes flowed nicely without feeling repetitive. It added a warm, loving vibe to the story.
Group chat - I looooved this trope. I started to love all the side characters, their chemistry, their dialogues. I honestly am down for the next books in the series as well.
Dana Sarabin is a really good author, her writing is smooth and easy-to-read and honestly, this doesn’t even seem like a debut.
Overall, this was a cozy, feel-good romance that I genuinely enjoyed, and I’ll definitely be picking up the next books in the series.
Thank you to the author for giving me the opportunity to read this ARC. This is an honest review.
For a debut, this book is really good. It is a classic sweet romance, it has all the characteristics, a fun and comforting read.
I would’ve liked some build up in the beginning - he just seemed to fall for her out of nowhere? I would’ve liked him to be more stubborn when it came to catching feelings. And she was so against relationships but she just went with him for a coffee when he showed up at her office? Like, no questions asked? At times, I felt like she was an NPC. She just went along with whatever happened without putting much thought into it. But afterwards she became a more complex character which was highly appreciated.
I liked how each one of my questions were answered in the end and I also appreciated how the conflicts were resolved.
The spice was just about right—not overly detailed or cringey, and the scenes flowed nicely without feeling repetitive. It added a warm, loving vibe to the story.
Group chat - I looooved this trope. I started to love all the side characters, their chemistry, their dialogues. I honestly am down for the next books in the series as well.
Dana Sarabin is a really good author, her writing is smooth and easy-to-read and honestly, this doesn’t even seem like a debut.
Overall, this was a cozy, feel-good romance that I genuinely enjoyed, and I’ll definitely be picking up the next books in the series.
March 30, 2026
4.5 ⭐️
I received an advanced copy of this book from Author in exchange for an honest review
I must say I freaking loved it! I am so impressed and a little sad that this is a debut novel from Dana as I would have 100% gone to read anything else she had written.
Her writing was easy to read and the story was very enjoyable. The character arc for the main characters was amazing and I felt like I had been put through the wringer (but like in a good way) by the time I finished the book.
I found Quinn to be a very likeable. She was headstrong and resolute in her decisions and the progression of her falling for Theo was so lovely to read, it felt very natural.
Theo while grumpy was still a great character. The way he was only “soft” for her, be still my beating heart! And boy oh boy can the man grovel, I mean he needed to grovel because the stuff he pulled was not great, but he certainly made up for it!
Special mention to the friends and the group chat. I loved their vibe and the way they rallied when everything went sideways! Love doesn’t alway have to be romantic and these friendships showed that.
When I tell you that I read 50% of this book in one sitting and finished it at 2am, it had me in a choke hold and I needed to know how it ended.
The epilogue suggests that we might be getting more books for the other friends in the group, and let me be the first to say, sign me up, I volunteer as tribute!
I received an advanced copy of this book from Author in exchange for an honest review
I must say I freaking loved it! I am so impressed and a little sad that this is a debut novel from Dana as I would have 100% gone to read anything else she had written.
Her writing was easy to read and the story was very enjoyable. The character arc for the main characters was amazing and I felt like I had been put through the wringer (but like in a good way) by the time I finished the book.
I found Quinn to be a very likeable. She was headstrong and resolute in her decisions and the progression of her falling for Theo was so lovely to read, it felt very natural.
Theo while grumpy was still a great character. The way he was only “soft” for her, be still my beating heart! And boy oh boy can the man grovel, I mean he needed to grovel because the stuff he pulled was not great, but he certainly made up for it!
Special mention to the friends and the group chat. I loved their vibe and the way they rallied when everything went sideways! Love doesn’t alway have to be romantic and these friendships showed that.
When I tell you that I read 50% of this book in one sitting and finished it at 2am, it had me in a choke hold and I needed to know how it ended.
The epilogue suggests that we might be getting more books for the other friends in the group, and let me be the first to say, sign me up, I volunteer as tribute!
March 31, 2026
This is @danasarabin_author debut novel and was an adorable billionaire romance full of witty banter, tension, grumpy British billionaire, feisty FMC, plenty of spice and angst. Theo didn’t think he would ever fall in love, Quinn was taking a break from dating after the way her last boyfriend treated her. I really enjoyed Theo and Quinn’s story, it kept me hooked till the end, to see if they got their HEA.
Theo and his friends Noah, Asher, Oli, Jaxson, and Will started their own business in London and just opened a new building in Calgary. When Quinn’s boss ask her to take important people to lunch, the last person she expects to meet is Theo a young hot billionaire with a British accent. At lunch Theo seems cold and closed off, but secretly he was entranced by Quinn and he throws her for a loop by asking her out. Quinn rejects Theo, but he is determined. After rejecting him a few more times, Quinn agrees to hang out with him and his friends. The more time they spend together, Quinn and Theo start to open up to one another as they grow closer, Quinn also becomes close with Theo’s friends who are his found family. Just as these two are falling hard for one another, someone tries to break them apart. Theo has some major groveling to do, after pushing Quinn away to keep her safe. Eventually Quinn and Theo find their way back to one another, with some help from his friends, who care about them both.
Theo and his friends Noah, Asher, Oli, Jaxson, and Will started their own business in London and just opened a new building in Calgary. When Quinn’s boss ask her to take important people to lunch, the last person she expects to meet is Theo a young hot billionaire with a British accent. At lunch Theo seems cold and closed off, but secretly he was entranced by Quinn and he throws her for a loop by asking her out. Quinn rejects Theo, but he is determined. After rejecting him a few more times, Quinn agrees to hang out with him and his friends. The more time they spend together, Quinn and Theo start to open up to one another as they grow closer, Quinn also becomes close with Theo’s friends who are his found family. Just as these two are falling hard for one another, someone tries to break them apart. Theo has some major groveling to do, after pushing Quinn away to keep her safe. Eventually Quinn and Theo find their way back to one another, with some help from his friends, who care about them both.
Review of advance copy received from Author
4.5 stars, but rounded up to 5 because the friendship and banter between the guy friends has me wanting to read all their books, too!
I received an ARC of this book and am giving my honest review.
Open to Negotiation is the debut novel for Dana Sarabin, but you wouldn't know it because she writes like she's been doing this for a long time. It tells the story of independent and stubborn Quinn and broody billionaire Theo. He definitely falls first and she makes him work hard to earn any of her time, let alone a first date.
Theo's group of friends are as close as brothers and each one offers something different to the Knight Enterprise (the company they work at and own). Their text threads and banter add so much to this story and I love that it continues throughout. They also accept Quinn as one of their own long before Theo convinces her to go on a date with him.
I liked this story because Dana takes the time to really show how their relationship develops over time. Theo may have known immediately that Quinn was the one, but we get to see how they build their trust in each other and allow some of their walls to come down. The guys become Quinn's family. They stick by her even when she and Theo experience some hardships. Overall it was a great story and I can't wait to read Asher's book next!
I received an ARC of this book and am giving my honest review.
Open to Negotiation is the debut novel for Dana Sarabin, but you wouldn't know it because she writes like she's been doing this for a long time. It tells the story of independent and stubborn Quinn and broody billionaire Theo. He definitely falls first and she makes him work hard to earn any of her time, let alone a first date.
Theo's group of friends are as close as brothers and each one offers something different to the Knight Enterprise (the company they work at and own). Their text threads and banter add so much to this story and I love that it continues throughout. They also accept Quinn as one of their own long before Theo convinces her to go on a date with him.
I liked this story because Dana takes the time to really show how their relationship develops over time. Theo may have known immediately that Quinn was the one, but we get to see how they build their trust in each other and allow some of their walls to come down. The guys become Quinn's family. They stick by her even when she and Theo experience some hardships. Overall it was a great story and I can't wait to read Asher's book next!
Review of advance copy received from Author
Theo and Quinn pulled me in straight away. He’s very much in his own world, focused, a little closed off, and then Quinn comes in with this completely different energy that slowly starts to shift things. I really liked how their dynamic played out. It wasn’t instant, but you could feel things changing between them the more time they spent together.
There’s that grumpy/sunshine feel to them, but it doesn’t feel overdone. Quinn brings lightness without it feeling forced, and Theo isn’t just cold for the sake of it there’s so much more going on under the surface, and I liked seeing that come through.
The banter, interactions and the deep emotion were what kept me hooked. It’s those smaller moments where you can see the shift happening that made it really easy to stay invested. And when things start to lean into something more, it felt earned rather than rushed.
It’s a fun mix of tension, softer moments, and just enough emotion to keep you attached. I ended up reading this way quicker than I expected.
A really solid four-star read for me.
Thank you to the author for this ARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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There’s that grumpy/sunshine feel to them, but it doesn’t feel overdone. Quinn brings lightness without it feeling forced, and Theo isn’t just cold for the sake of it there’s so much more going on under the surface, and I liked seeing that come through.
The banter, interactions and the deep emotion were what kept me hooked. It’s those smaller moments where you can see the shift happening that made it really easy to stay invested. And when things start to lean into something more, it felt earned rather than rushed.
It’s a fun mix of tension, softer moments, and just enough emotion to keep you attached. I ended up reading this way quicker than I expected.
A really solid four-star read for me.
Thank you to the author for this ARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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April 1, 2026
UMMMM. GURLS. GuRlS!! This book. I am not kidding when I say this is a MUST read.
Now, listen. I’m pretty picky. Especially when it comes to newer books, or something that I’ve seen on insta. But Dana Sarabin came through!
The found family, the grumpy billionaire(s), the anxious girl who’s scared to expose her heart but will for him. And THEO! This man’s! I mean hey, all the men are perfectly unique and the characteristics for each person really helps distinguish them, but THEO! T.H.E.O! You will wish you were Quinn. But at the same time, you’ll love her so much that you wouldn’t dream of taking her man’s! AND THEN the sarcasm and little humour breaks with the guys and the family group chat… perfect!!
In terms of spice, some have said it’s a 4.5🌶️ but personally - as someone who reads ALOT of romance - it’s more like a 2🌶️. So do with that what you may. It is open door so if that’s not ur thing I suggest still reading it but just skip those chapters. It’s SO worth the read no matter your preference. it’s sweet, it’s funny, it’s spicy, it’s not just a romance book, it’s romantic (and yes, there is a difference)!
Now, listen. I’m pretty picky. Especially when it comes to newer books, or something that I’ve seen on insta. But Dana Sarabin came through!
The found family, the grumpy billionaire(s), the anxious girl who’s scared to expose her heart but will for him. And THEO! This man’s! I mean hey, all the men are perfectly unique and the characteristics for each person really helps distinguish them, but THEO! T.H.E.O! You will wish you were Quinn. But at the same time, you’ll love her so much that you wouldn’t dream of taking her man’s! AND THEN the sarcasm and little humour breaks with the guys and the family group chat… perfect!!
In terms of spice, some have said it’s a 4.5🌶️ but personally - as someone who reads ALOT of romance - it’s more like a 2🌶️. So do with that what you may. It is open door so if that’s not ur thing I suggest still reading it but just skip those chapters. It’s SO worth the read no matter your preference. it’s sweet, it’s funny, it’s spicy, it’s not just a romance book, it’s romantic (and yes, there is a difference)!
May 30, 2026
I absolutely LOVED this book! When I came across the ARC, I knew I had to read it, and I’m so glad I did because it’s already one of my favorite reads of 2026.
Open to Negotiation had everything I could want in a romantic comedy: banter, pining, and, of course, drama. Unfortunately, there was a third-act breakup, which is never my favorite, but the ending more than made up for it.
I adored Theo and Quinn’s relationship. Theo had me swooning from the very beginning, and Quinn was such a wholesome, lovable character. The age-gap trope can be difficult to pull off because the MMC needs enough life experience while the FMC needs enough maturity to make the relationship feel believable. Dana Sarabin handled it so well that I often forgot there was even an age gap.
If you want a book that checks all the B's—brothers, brooding, and HOT British men—this book is for you!
I’m already looking forward to the next book in the series, and I’m crossing my fingers that every one of these guys gets a story because their friendship and brotherhood are too precious, and they all deserve their happily ever after.
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Open to Negotiation had everything I could want in a romantic comedy: banter, pining, and, of course, drama. Unfortunately, there was a third-act breakup, which is never my favorite, but the ending more than made up for it.
I adored Theo and Quinn’s relationship. Theo had me swooning from the very beginning, and Quinn was such a wholesome, lovable character. The age-gap trope can be difficult to pull off because the MMC needs enough life experience while the FMC needs enough maturity to make the relationship feel believable. Dana Sarabin handled it so well that I often forgot there was even an age gap.
If you want a book that checks all the B's—brothers, brooding, and HOT British men—this book is for you!
I’m already looking forward to the next book in the series, and I’m crossing my fingers that every one of these guys gets a story because their friendship and brotherhood are too precious, and they all deserve their happily ever after.
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Review of advance copy received from Author
Explicit. This had such an intriguing start! I really loved how the main characters met and their few couple of interactions with each other. Theo was obsessed but charming, and I loved how his mates ribbed him plus the banter between him and Quinn. The best part was how the charactera came together and that feeling of found family was all over. The characters were definitely the highlight of the story! And there's a pet, so obviously I was extra happy. There was a lot of drama, typical for the genre, but most of it felt like it fit in really well and didn't feel too cliché. The ending was lovely and it was nice to see a little teaser or book two. I'll definitely be picking up book two when it comes out - especially because I've been promised that Thor will appear more! This is a great read if you want a spicy romance, with an overprorective and possessive billionaire MMC, coupled with a lovely group of friends!
I received an advance copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
I received an advance copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
Review of advance copy received from Author
ARC Review
Open to Negotiation by Dana Sarabin 4.75/5 ⭐️
This story is about Quinn West who is a consultant for marketing strategies. She meets the brooding and mysterious Theo Knight when her boss tells her to take some investors to lunch. Theo Knight, billionaire businessman, falls hard and fast for Quinn. The Knight Enterprise men aide Theo and Quinn along the way through the good and the bad.
I am so beyond in love with this book. The MMC falling first is SO perfect. Theo’s business partners and found brother’s relationship with both him and Quinn is heartwarming. I was audibly laughing, kicking my feet, and crying while reading this book. As a debut author, Dana does not disappoint. Her writing is exquisite. The depictions of both Canada and London are immersive, you feel like you’re right there with the characters. This book will have you turning the pages constantly and unable to put it down. I cannot wait to see what’s next; big things are in store! Mark your calendars and clear your schedules, this comes out March 31st
Open to Negotiation by Dana Sarabin 4.75/5 ⭐️
This story is about Quinn West who is a consultant for marketing strategies. She meets the brooding and mysterious Theo Knight when her boss tells her to take some investors to lunch. Theo Knight, billionaire businessman, falls hard and fast for Quinn. The Knight Enterprise men aide Theo and Quinn along the way through the good and the bad.
I am so beyond in love with this book. The MMC falling first is SO perfect. Theo’s business partners and found brother’s relationship with both him and Quinn is heartwarming. I was audibly laughing, kicking my feet, and crying while reading this book. As a debut author, Dana does not disappoint. Her writing is exquisite. The depictions of both Canada and London are immersive, you feel like you’re right there with the characters. This book will have you turning the pages constantly and unable to put it down. I cannot wait to see what’s next; big things are in store! Mark your calendars and clear your schedules, this comes out March 31st
Review of advance copy received from Author
Thank you so much Dana for letting me have an ARC.
The tropes: grumpy x sunshine • billionaire • age gap• he falls first and hard • group texts • found family
Congrats on your amazing debut, Dana! It's such a great read and I'm so proud of you!
If one of your booksta friends who has the same taste in books as you writes her own book, you know you're going to love it.
This book will give you all the feels. I wasn't prepared to hold back so many tears! Theo’s groveling was much needed because daaaamn, but it was sooo good!
I already love all the men at Knight Enterprises and am looking forward to the next books. I have a hunch that Asher will be my favorite, but we'll see. And let's see if my other predictions turn out to be true!
Is it possible to join their group chat? If so, where can I apply? 😅
Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ . ✨ (4.5 stars)
The tropes: grumpy x sunshine • billionaire • age gap• he falls first and hard • group texts • found family
Congrats on your amazing debut, Dana! It's such a great read and I'm so proud of you!
If one of your booksta friends who has the same taste in books as you writes her own book, you know you're going to love it.
This book will give you all the feels. I wasn't prepared to hold back so many tears! Theo’s groveling was much needed because daaaamn, but it was sooo good!
I already love all the men at Knight Enterprises and am looking forward to the next books. I have a hunch that Asher will be my favorite, but we'll see. And let's see if my other predictions turn out to be true!
Is it possible to join their group chat? If so, where can I apply? 😅
Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ . ✨ (4.5 stars)
March 23, 2026
first of all, thank you very much for this arc! i had the most incredible time reading this one and honestly, i cannot fault it! 🌆📚💕
tropes-wise this one had all of my favourites: age gap, found family, grumpy x sunshine, he falls first. the pacing was perfect and we got to enjoy each of these tropes to their fullest! i am particularly a fan of grumpy x sunshine - Quinn was so special, relatable, and a perfect FMC 💚🌦️💋
the plot gave us time to enjoy the lovestory and just see the characters be happy before the third-act. Theo did the perfect amount of grovelling and i liked the fact that the problem wasn’t solved within 10 pages like in some other romances. this one felt more real and true, and the love between the characters more believable 💋🌸📖
finally, the epilogue setting up the next book!!!!!!! perfection. i cannot wait to read all about Asher and Sutton! 📚👑☀️
tropes-wise this one had all of my favourites: age gap, found family, grumpy x sunshine, he falls first. the pacing was perfect and we got to enjoy each of these tropes to their fullest! i am particularly a fan of grumpy x sunshine - Quinn was so special, relatable, and a perfect FMC 💚🌦️💋
the plot gave us time to enjoy the lovestory and just see the characters be happy before the third-act. Theo did the perfect amount of grovelling and i liked the fact that the problem wasn’t solved within 10 pages like in some other romances. this one felt more real and true, and the love between the characters more believable 💋🌸📖
finally, the epilogue setting up the next book!!!!!!! perfection. i cannot wait to read all about Asher and Sutton! 📚👑☀️
Review of advance copy received from Author
Thank you to Dana Sarabin for the ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts.
Releases March 31, 2026
I can’t believe this is a Debut !!!
I absolutely loved this book. Sucked me in right away and then was so hard to put down.
I fell in love with each and every character (except the fathers), but especially Quinn & Theo. I was rooting for them the entire time.
I felt all the feelings while reading this one, I found myself smiling often.
The banter that took place within the group texts was great. I loved the relationships all the characters built with each other. I wish I could’ve been a character in this book!
I can't wait to read the next one!
“You filled a void I didn’t even know was there and I don’t want to live a life that you’re not in.”
read if you like:
✨️age gap
✨️group text
✨️found family
✨️grumpy/Sunshine
✨️British billionaire
Releases March 31, 2026
I can’t believe this is a Debut !!!
I absolutely loved this book. Sucked me in right away and then was so hard to put down.
I fell in love with each and every character (except the fathers), but especially Quinn & Theo. I was rooting for them the entire time.
I felt all the feelings while reading this one, I found myself smiling often.
The banter that took place within the group texts was great. I loved the relationships all the characters built with each other. I wish I could’ve been a character in this book!
I can't wait to read the next one!
“You filled a void I didn’t even know was there and I don’t want to live a life that you’re not in.”
read if you like:
✨️age gap
✨️group text
✨️found family
✨️grumpy/Sunshine
✨️British billionaire
March 30, 2026
I was so lucky to have received an ARC of this novel and I honestly loved it.
I felt so connected to the characters and felt several emotions reading their individual point of view throughout. They were just like real people who irritate you and make you fall in love with them all in one book! The intensity you feel between the characters is all down to the beautiful writing and the MMC sounded divine, but I love the feisty, intelligent and independent nature of our FMC. The found family aspect is adorable.
You will find this book hard to put down and I can't wait to read more from this author and especially the next one in this series.
My instagram channel is @readsleepgame
My tiktok channel is @pinksweetst
I felt so connected to the characters and felt several emotions reading their individual point of view throughout. They were just like real people who irritate you and make you fall in love with them all in one book! The intensity you feel between the characters is all down to the beautiful writing and the MMC sounded divine, but I love the feisty, intelligent and independent nature of our FMC. The found family aspect is adorable.
You will find this book hard to put down and I can't wait to read more from this author and especially the next one in this series.
My instagram channel is @readsleepgame
My tiktok channel is @pinksweetst
March 15, 2026
4.75/5 ⭐️ (Rounded to 5)
What do you get when you add a grumpy billionaire and a sunshine businesswoman? A recipe for one of the BEST romance novels! The connection between Theo and Quinn was absolutely incredible. You could feel the yearning, their love, and not to mention their banter was impeccable. The side characters were so wonderfully developed that they were a joy to read.
I highly recommend this novel to those that love a billionaire romance, fans of the grumpy x sunshine trope, and fans of a protective MMC. This is a novel that you will devour in one sitting!
Thank you to the author for letting me be part of this ARC. Please note all reviews are my honest and unbiased opinion.
What do you get when you add a grumpy billionaire and a sunshine businesswoman? A recipe for one of the BEST romance novels! The connection between Theo and Quinn was absolutely incredible. You could feel the yearning, their love, and not to mention their banter was impeccable. The side characters were so wonderfully developed that they were a joy to read.
I highly recommend this novel to those that love a billionaire romance, fans of the grumpy x sunshine trope, and fans of a protective MMC. This is a novel that you will devour in one sitting!
Thank you to the author for letting me be part of this ARC. Please note all reviews are my honest and unbiased opinion.
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