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Kingswood Brothers #1
One Bed with the Boss
My grumpy billionaire boss dragged me to Tokyo on zero notice. Then the hotel lost my room.
One suite. One bed that is definitely NOT a king. And Rhys Kingswood—gorgeous, insufferable, and strictly off-limits—on the other side of a pillow wall that keeps failing.
I was handling it. I have a boyfriend. I have principles.
Then I caught my “perfect” boyfriend in the hotel lobby with his tongue down another woman’s throat—an ocean away from where he claimed to be.
There was champagne. There was chocolate. There was one reckless, unforgettable night with my boss.
So I did the only sensible thing: panicked and flew home. (With his passport. Don’t ask.)
Now Rhys has a proposition: play his girlfriend for one year to get his matchmaking grandmother off his back. Free housing included—convenient, since my apartment burned down. It’s fake. It has an expiration date. What could possibly go wrong?
Two pink lines. That’s what could go wrong.
One Bed with the Boss is a steamy, laugh-out-loud boss/assistant romance featuring only one bed, fake dating, the most scandalous family in Los Angeles, a grumpy billionaire who falls first (and hard), and a guaranteed happily ever after.
One suite. One bed that is definitely NOT a king. And Rhys Kingswood—gorgeous, insufferable, and strictly off-limits—on the other side of a pillow wall that keeps failing.
I was handling it. I have a boyfriend. I have principles.
Then I caught my “perfect” boyfriend in the hotel lobby with his tongue down another woman’s throat—an ocean away from where he claimed to be.
There was champagne. There was chocolate. There was one reckless, unforgettable night with my boss.
So I did the only sensible thing: panicked and flew home. (With his passport. Don’t ask.)
Now Rhys has a proposition: play his girlfriend for one year to get his matchmaking grandmother off his back. Free housing included—convenient, since my apartment burned down. It’s fake. It has an expiration date. What could possibly go wrong?
Two pink lines. That’s what could go wrong.
One Bed with the Boss is a steamy, laugh-out-loud boss/assistant romance featuring only one bed, fake dating, the most scandalous family in Los Angeles, a grumpy billionaire who falls first (and hard), and a guaranteed happily ever after.
356 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 26, 2026
About the author
Nadia Lee
116 books2,958 followersNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nadia Lee writes billionaire romances about women who refuse to settle for crumbs—and the powerful men who fall hard and chase harder.
A lifelong lover of great food, travel and adventure, Nadia has lived in five different countries, kissed stingrays, been bitten by a shark and cuddled with tigers. When she’s not writing, she can be found reading books by her favorite authors or planning another trip.
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A lifelong lover of great food, travel and adventure, Nadia has lived in five different countries, kissed stingrays, been bitten by a shark and cuddled with tigers. When she’s not writing, she can be found reading books by her favorite authors or planning another trip.
To learn more about Nadia and her projects, please visit www.nadialee.net. To receive news about Nadia’s upcoming releases, sales and promotions, giveaways, exclusive epilogues, bonus scenes and more, join her VIP List at www.nadialee.net/vip!
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May 22, 2026June 16 Update:
I wanted to clarify because people always ask: I don't write cheating between the main cnouple, and this book doesn't have it.
June 7 Update:
The audio will be out on July 30, duet-narrated by Ryan West and Emma Wilder!
It's on pre-order right now. https://adbl.co/4uaX5FF
June 1 Update:
I'm so thrilled to share the updated cover, blurb and title!
One bed. One fake relationship. Two little lines.
If my boss tells me one more time that birthdays are “just another day, work faster,” I am going to staple the mainstay of his reproductive architecture to his desk.
Rhys Kingswood is the most work-obsessed, chronically grumpy billionaire in the country. I’ve spent three years juggling his demands, sacrificing my personal life, and pretending not to notice the way his shirts fit.
Just as a tabloid scandal lands him in his grandmother’s crosshairs, a Tokyo hotel hands us one key. One room. One bed. And my insufferable boss asks me—me!—to play his girlfriend.
I say no. I have a boyfriend.
Then my boyfriend is caught tonguing another woman’s tonsils, and Rhys is the only one standing between me and total humiliation.
So I say yes.
I knew the rules going in. Don’t fall for the boss. Don’t believe the gorgeous billionaire when he calls you irreplaceable. Don’t let him welcome you home on his knees.
I knew the rules.
I just didn’t know I’d be staring at a positive pregnancy test by the time I broke them.
One Bed with the Boss is a standalone contemporary romance. If you love:
one bed
fake dating
grumpy sunshine
forced proximity
accidental pregnancy
boss/assistant
billionaire
secret heiress
found family
he falls first
he falls harder
age gap
glasses-wearing hero
then grab One Bed with the Boss today!
I wanted to clarify because people always ask: I don't write cheating between the main cnouple, and this book doesn't have it.
June 7 Update:
The audio will be out on July 30, duet-narrated by Ryan West and Emma Wilder!
It's on pre-order right now. https://adbl.co/4uaX5FF
June 1 Update:
I'm so thrilled to share the updated cover, blurb and title!
One bed. One fake relationship. Two little lines.
If my boss tells me one more time that birthdays are “just another day, work faster,” I am going to staple the mainstay of his reproductive architecture to his desk.
Rhys Kingswood is the most work-obsessed, chronically grumpy billionaire in the country. I’ve spent three years juggling his demands, sacrificing my personal life, and pretending not to notice the way his shirts fit.
Just as a tabloid scandal lands him in his grandmother’s crosshairs, a Tokyo hotel hands us one key. One room. One bed. And my insufferable boss asks me—me!—to play his girlfriend.
I say no. I have a boyfriend.
Then my boyfriend is caught tonguing another woman’s tonsils, and Rhys is the only one standing between me and total humiliation.
So I say yes.
I knew the rules going in. Don’t fall for the boss. Don’t believe the gorgeous billionaire when he calls you irreplaceable. Don’t let him welcome you home on his knees.
I knew the rules.
I just didn’t know I’d be staring at a positive pregnancy test by the time I broke them.
One Bed with the Boss is a standalone contemporary romance. If you love:
one bed
fake dating
grumpy sunshine
forced proximity
accidental pregnancy
boss/assistant
billionaire
secret heiress
found family
he falls first
he falls harder
age gap
glasses-wearing hero
then grab One Bed with the Boss today!
Did Not Finish
July 19, 2026Made it to 31%. Just not for me.
June 18, 2026
Thank you so much to the author for the eARC!
This is the first book in a brand new series, and just like the author's other series, we get plenty of dysfunctional and embarrassing parents. Who doesn’t love to read a billionaire romance with a one bed trope. Plus, there’s nothing better than a MMC who falls first and changes company policies when he first meets her.
Rhys is the oldest son of two very embarrassing parents, and trust me, once you meet them, you'll understand. He’s a complete workaholic and he’s pressured by his grandmother to marry someone she deems acceptable. Rhys has other plans, and asks Max to marry him.
Max has worked for Rhys for the last three years and just recently broke up with her cheating boyfriend. Her father is terrible, truly, you’ll see when you meet him. He abandoned her and her mother for a younger woman. Max is stubborn and doesn’t want to repeat what happened to her mother, so she’s fighting her attraction to Rhys.
I absolutely loved this book. The chemistry between Rhys and Max was incredible, and the tension between them was just perfection. Rhys and Max are just perfect for each other and balance each other out. I can’t wait for the next book in the Series.
This is the first book in a brand new series, and just like the author's other series, we get plenty of dysfunctional and embarrassing parents. Who doesn’t love to read a billionaire romance with a one bed trope. Plus, there’s nothing better than a MMC who falls first and changes company policies when he first meets her.
Rhys is the oldest son of two very embarrassing parents, and trust me, once you meet them, you'll understand. He’s a complete workaholic and he’s pressured by his grandmother to marry someone she deems acceptable. Rhys has other plans, and asks Max to marry him.
Max has worked for Rhys for the last three years and just recently broke up with her cheating boyfriend. Her father is terrible, truly, you’ll see when you meet him. He abandoned her and her mother for a younger woman. Max is stubborn and doesn’t want to repeat what happened to her mother, so she’s fighting her attraction to Rhys.
I absolutely loved this book. The chemistry between Rhys and Max was incredible, and the tension between them was just perfection. Rhys and Max are just perfect for each other and balance each other out. I can’t wait for the next book in the Series.
July 3, 2026
Thank you god that this is over!!!
I picked the billionaire tag on kindle and looked at the best sellers and this was in the top 5. It had all the tropes I was looking for for at least a WEEK
-fake relationship
-billionaire mmc / not rich fmc
And as an added fav trope the accidental pregnancy!
Everything I’ve wanted in a palate cleanser light romance for a bit so I was excited! But holy shit did this disappoint. I saw some reviews talking about the mmc being immature for being 37 but why is nobody talking about how insufferable the FMC max was? And don’t even get me started on how much misogynistic word vomit spewed from every characters mouth but it was especially disappointing coming from the fmc. Like yeah a home wrecker? Awful but jfc all Max does is talk shit about every single woman she comes across in the most misogynistic ways. “Marie’s sluts-r-us outfit” “a brunette with wide eyes that hold no sign of intelligent life” and all she can talk about is other women’s boobs.
There was TOO much going on and too many inconsistencies. Like stuff thrown in there just to justify the fake relationship all at once. Her house burned down(which she didn’t tell her boss ab when it happened by the fucking way cus why would you?), and her shit father and shit ex bf both end up to tag team hate on her in JAPAN? Yeah okay very believable. She talks about not having enough $ but then the next chapter thinks “hmm maybe me and my cheating bf will take a trip out to Japan in a few weeks for ourselves” lol yeah okay.. Max was written like a high schooler and not an adult. She acted and talked like a child. She is the one that points out her dad’s “son” looks nothing like him basically and then when she finds out he isn’t His son she says she never thought that was possible? “Can’t find a new place in my budget” girl you wanted to go to Japan for vacation even after your house burned down?
And normally the miscommunication trope isn’t the worst but holy shit did this book make it insufferable. Fucking communicate your thoughts. The smut wasn’t even satisfying to make up for the bad writing. The proposal in front of his ex wasn’t even satisfying. Max is questioning their relationship for weeks and then doesn’t even act surprised when he says he loves her and proposes? Yeah okay sure. And the way his parents were written? Like nobody acts like that.
This was supposed to be a PR relationship yet we get nothing about how the public thinks about them when they find out. There’s literally no resolve for the main issue that needed a fake gf in the first place. What do you mean there’s no resolution on an article that says your bf impregnated a high schooler?
Just really bad. Worst book I’ve read in a while. I wanted to dnf so many times but I pushed through JUST to write this review. Just trope salad and random drama and bullshit thrown in for the sake of it.
I picked the billionaire tag on kindle and looked at the best sellers and this was in the top 5. It had all the tropes I was looking for for at least a WEEK
-fake relationship
-billionaire mmc / not rich fmc
And as an added fav trope the accidental pregnancy!
Everything I’ve wanted in a palate cleanser light romance for a bit so I was excited! But holy shit did this disappoint. I saw some reviews talking about the mmc being immature for being 37 but why is nobody talking about how insufferable the FMC max was? And don’t even get me started on how much misogynistic word vomit spewed from every characters mouth but it was especially disappointing coming from the fmc. Like yeah a home wrecker? Awful but jfc all Max does is talk shit about every single woman she comes across in the most misogynistic ways. “Marie’s sluts-r-us outfit” “a brunette with wide eyes that hold no sign of intelligent life” and all she can talk about is other women’s boobs.
There was TOO much going on and too many inconsistencies. Like stuff thrown in there just to justify the fake relationship all at once. Her house burned down(which she didn’t tell her boss ab when it happened by the fucking way cus why would you?), and her shit father and shit ex bf both end up to tag team hate on her in JAPAN? Yeah okay very believable. She talks about not having enough $ but then the next chapter thinks “hmm maybe me and my cheating bf will take a trip out to Japan in a few weeks for ourselves” lol yeah okay.. Max was written like a high schooler and not an adult. She acted and talked like a child. She is the one that points out her dad’s “son” looks nothing like him basically and then when she finds out he isn’t His son she says she never thought that was possible? “Can’t find a new place in my budget” girl you wanted to go to Japan for vacation even after your house burned down?
And normally the miscommunication trope isn’t the worst but holy shit did this book make it insufferable. Fucking communicate your thoughts. The smut wasn’t even satisfying to make up for the bad writing. The proposal in front of his ex wasn’t even satisfying. Max is questioning their relationship for weeks and then doesn’t even act surprised when he says he loves her and proposes? Yeah okay sure. And the way his parents were written? Like nobody acts like that.
This was supposed to be a PR relationship yet we get nothing about how the public thinks about them when they find out. There’s literally no resolve for the main issue that needed a fake gf in the first place. What do you mean there’s no resolution on an article that says your bf impregnated a high schooler?
Just really bad. Worst book I’ve read in a while. I wanted to dnf so many times but I pushed through JUST to write this review. Just trope salad and random drama and bullshit thrown in for the sake of it.
no-thank-you
June 8, 2026Hoping this is safe 🤞
June 30, 2026
✅Boss/PA
✅Fake dating
✅He falls first
✅cheating ex boyfriend
✅weird families
✅no manwh0re
✅surprised pregnancy
✅Massive OW drama but 100% safe
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
This author is my go to for Billionaire romance. I enjoyed the first book of this new series and can’t wait for the other!
I liked the fact that they were not into each other at first, so their past was not relevant.I would have hated if he liked her in secret but keep banging OW… but that’s not the case
Ok can we talk about safe s3x!! Max found out her boyfriend has been cheating on her (and clearly not for the first time) when she jumped in bed with Rhys without protection 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
I know it’s a work of fiction but still some common sense would have been nice…
✅Fake dating
✅He falls first
✅cheating ex boyfriend
✅weird families
✅no manwh0re
✅surprised pregnancy
✅Massive OW drama but 100% safe
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
This author is my go to for Billionaire romance. I enjoyed the first book of this new series and can’t wait for the other!
I liked the fact that they were not into each other at first, so their past was not relevant.I would have hated if he liked her in secret but keep banging OW… but that’s not the case
Ok can we talk about safe s3x!! Max found out her boyfriend has been cheating on her (and clearly not for the first time) when she jumped in bed with Rhys without protection 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
I know it’s a work of fiction but still some common sense would have been nice…
July 14, 2026
great start to a new series
This book grabbed my attention from the start and was really hard to put down. Max and Rhys work together perfectly as a couple, although they have to work for their HEA. I thought the plot and characters were well developed and I am looking forward to the rest of the brothers’ stories.
This book grabbed my attention from the start and was really hard to put down. Max and Rhys work together perfectly as a couple, although they have to work for their HEA. I thought the plot and characters were well developed and I am looking forward to the rest of the brothers’ stories.
June 26, 2026
Great start to a new family of brothers.
I loved the new family! Auric and Elita make Ted Lasker seem like a saint. Honestly though I think they are hilarious. Looking forward to more from them and the Kingston brothers. As usual, cameos from previous books enriches the world, I mean, if Jeremiah Huxley is involved someone’s ass is going to be fried. I want to be her when I grow up- also I am 50 so I’m probably already one of the foagies.
I loved the new family! Auric and Elita make Ted Lasker seem like a saint. Honestly though I think they are hilarious. Looking forward to more from them and the Kingston brothers. As usual, cameos from previous books enriches the world, I mean, if Jeremiah Huxley is involved someone’s ass is going to be fried. I want to be her when I grow up- also I am 50 so I’m probably already one of the foagies.
Did Not Finish
July 1, 2026DNF @ 67%. Kind of disappointed because I've enjoyed some of the author's past books, but the FMC and MMC were insufferable, and I just couldn't with them. Don't get me started on their parents and grandmother. 🙄
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August 6, 2026My first Nadia Lee book- the tropes of this one called to me. And while I certainly did have some fun with this one and the audio was well done, I mostly just found it okay. A fun workplace romance with some tension, some of my fav tropes (fake dating, age gap), a grumpy billionaire that falls, and obvi the one bed. It's an easy read for the most part and full of drama.
Max was easily my favorite part of the book. She's ambitious, capable, and fiercely loyal, but underneath all of that she's still chasing the life she thinks her late mother would have wanted for her. Watching her navigate the complicated relationship with her awful father while also finding the confidence to finally go after what she wants made her incredibly easy to root for. I loved seeing her stand up for herself, especially once things started heating up with Rhys.
Rhys is exactly the kind of hero I enjoy watching fall. On the surface he's the classic overworked, emotionally unavailable billionaire boss, but his POV completely changes how you see him. Beneath all that grumpy control is a man who has been completely gone for Max for a long time. His protective side absolutely got me, and the way he quietly cared for her throughout the story made all the swoony moments land. The chemistry between them was solid, if a bit surface level, and the spice definitely delivered.
Their lack of communication definitely became frustrating at times, but because we get both perspectives, it also made sense. You could see exactly how badly they wanted the same future while continuing to dance around their feelings. And the ending didn't hit quite as hard as I wanted it to. I actually loved the setup, especially Rhys's grand romantic gesture, but I wanted the emotional reosnance to go bigger. I was hoping for a real grovel, vulnerable conversations, tears, and the kind of emotional intimacy that matched everything they'd been building toward. Instead, the last bit leaned more into outside drama, and some of those moments pulled me away from what I really wanted, which was simply watching these two fully choose each other. All in all, it just kind of keep this more external drama and less emotional weight, which I think I wanted a bit more of.
The audiobook was good though. Emma Wilder continues to prove why she's becoming one of my favorite female narrators. She brings so much warmth, confidence, and emotion to Max. Ryan West was newer to me, but I was genuinely impressed with his performance as Rhys. Together they had great vocal chemistry, and the duet narration made the banter, tension, and romance pop more.
Overall, this was a really enjoyable, fast paced romance that delivered plenty of tension, swoony moments, and satisfying fake dating goodness. While I wished for a bit more emotional intimacy, I still had a great time with Max and Rhys and will absolutely be picking up more from Nadia Lee.
Overall: 3.5 stars
Audio: 4 stars
What to Expect
💼 Workplace Romance
💼 Boss / Assistant
💼 Fake Dating
💼 Billionaire Hero
💼 Age Gap
💼 Grumpy x Sunshine
💼 Forced Proximity
💼 One Bed
💼 He Falls First (and Hard)
💼 Accidental Pregnancy
💼 Found Family
💼 Protective Hero
💼 Family Drama
Max was easily my favorite part of the book. She's ambitious, capable, and fiercely loyal, but underneath all of that she's still chasing the life she thinks her late mother would have wanted for her. Watching her navigate the complicated relationship with her awful father while also finding the confidence to finally go after what she wants made her incredibly easy to root for. I loved seeing her stand up for herself, especially once things started heating up with Rhys.
Rhys is exactly the kind of hero I enjoy watching fall. On the surface he's the classic overworked, emotionally unavailable billionaire boss, but his POV completely changes how you see him. Beneath all that grumpy control is a man who has been completely gone for Max for a long time. His protective side absolutely got me, and the way he quietly cared for her throughout the story made all the swoony moments land. The chemistry between them was solid, if a bit surface level, and the spice definitely delivered.
Their lack of communication definitely became frustrating at times, but because we get both perspectives, it also made sense. You could see exactly how badly they wanted the same future while continuing to dance around their feelings. And the ending didn't hit quite as hard as I wanted it to. I actually loved the setup, especially Rhys's grand romantic gesture, but I wanted the emotional reosnance to go bigger. I was hoping for a real grovel, vulnerable conversations, tears, and the kind of emotional intimacy that matched everything they'd been building toward. Instead, the last bit leaned more into outside drama, and some of those moments pulled me away from what I really wanted, which was simply watching these two fully choose each other. All in all, it just kind of keep this more external drama and less emotional weight, which I think I wanted a bit more of.
The audiobook was good though. Emma Wilder continues to prove why she's becoming one of my favorite female narrators. She brings so much warmth, confidence, and emotion to Max. Ryan West was newer to me, but I was genuinely impressed with his performance as Rhys. Together they had great vocal chemistry, and the duet narration made the banter, tension, and romance pop more.
Overall, this was a really enjoyable, fast paced romance that delivered plenty of tension, swoony moments, and satisfying fake dating goodness. While I wished for a bit more emotional intimacy, I still had a great time with Max and Rhys and will absolutely be picking up more from Nadia Lee.
Overall: 3.5 stars
Audio: 4 stars
What to Expect
💼 Workplace Romance
💼 Boss / Assistant
💼 Fake Dating
💼 Billionaire Hero
💼 Age Gap
💼 Grumpy x Sunshine
💼 Forced Proximity
💼 One Bed
💼 He Falls First (and Hard)
💼 Accidental Pregnancy
💼 Found Family
💼 Protective Hero
💼 Family Drama
July 30, 2026
loved the sassiest of Max!!
Hey everybody,welcome back to another review today. We are talking about one bed with the boss and this is a perfectly balanced plot versus spice fake dating romance. I think that it’s probably broken down in 50plot and 50% spice, which is something I absolutely love when it comes to romance and stuff like that I know alot of authors push for 60% plot 40% spice but like it went perfectly bounced 50-50. Some tropes in this book are
Forbidden romance with boss/assistant
One bed
Grumpy/sunshine
Fake dating
Billionaire romance
These are just the name a few obviously there’s some micro tropes in there as well like he falls first and falls harder. But the story follows billionaire Rhys and his assistant Max, who he’s incredibly infatuated with. I don’t want to get too far into it obviously it is a fake dating but does take a little bit for the fake dating, there are some things that occur along the way that helped build up to the fake dating. Then one of my favorite things about Max is that she is the sassiest most I don’t give a F, FMC that I’ve listened to/Read this year. She’s very no nonsense, tells it just like it is and I absolutely love sassy FMC.
Hey everybody,welcome back to another review today. We are talking about one bed with the boss and this is a perfectly balanced plot versus spice fake dating romance. I think that it’s probably broken down in 50plot and 50% spice, which is something I absolutely love when it comes to romance and stuff like that I know alot of authors push for 60% plot 40% spice but like it went perfectly bounced 50-50. Some tropes in this book are
Forbidden romance with boss/assistant
One bed
Grumpy/sunshine
Fake dating
Billionaire romance
These are just the name a few obviously there’s some micro tropes in there as well like he falls first and falls harder. But the story follows billionaire Rhys and his assistant Max, who he’s incredibly infatuated with. I don’t want to get too far into it obviously it is a fake dating but does take a little bit for the fake dating, there are some things that occur along the way that helped build up to the fake dating. Then one of my favorite things about Max is that she is the sassiest most I don’t give a F, FMC that I’ve listened to/Read this year. She’s very no nonsense, tells it just like it is and I absolutely love sassy FMC.
July 10, 2026
Workplace - Boss/Assistant - romance with fake dating and surprise pregnancy tropes. It was an easy read, I didn’t feel very strongly about their chemistry, but the flow and story moved along at a good pace.
Max works hard to make her life one her mother would have been proud of. She has a well paying job, promising career and stable relationship. Even though the job part can be frustrating with her demanding, mercurial boss - Rhys. Seemingly cold and calculated, he likes things perfect. But when Max’s life starts to fall apart - suddenly Rhys shows her a side of himself she didn’t know existed. And with his grandmother on his back to get married, they decide to take their chemistry and fake date to help each other out. But when past insecurities, complicated families and an unexpected surprise arise - will they stay together or be better off apart.
Max works hard to make her life one her mother would have been proud of. She has a well paying job, promising career and stable relationship. Even though the job part can be frustrating with her demanding, mercurial boss - Rhys. Seemingly cold and calculated, he likes things perfect. But when Max’s life starts to fall apart - suddenly Rhys shows her a side of himself she didn’t know existed. And with his grandmother on his back to get married, they decide to take their chemistry and fake date to help each other out. But when past insecurities, complicated families and an unexpected surprise arise - will they stay together or be better off apart.
October 12, 2026
omfg, that took me way longer than it should've but I finished which is good because I was considering dnf for a moment but I managed to get through it.
the pros about this book? it's very easy to read, the chapters are very short and it's all happening lol.
the cons? the writing. literally it got cringy at times (lots of times), the issues were solved in less than a chapter, the characters were INSANE. rhys, max, the brothers, the grandparents and everybody in this book needs a reality check and a therapist. and don't even get me started on rhys' parents who were very hypersexual? like why? why are you behaving like that in front of your children? somebody call cps! and also the way they all commented about women? yikes...
I honestly read this book because I wanted to read "the contract marriage". I still want to but that also means having to read about this wacko family AGAIN. pray for me I will need it. also why does the second book have over 60 chapters? 😭
the pros about this book? it's very easy to read, the chapters are very short and it's all happening lol.
the cons? the writing. literally it got cringy at times (lots of times), the issues were solved in less than a chapter, the characters were INSANE. rhys, max, the brothers, the grandparents and everybody in this book needs a reality check and a therapist. and don't even get me started on rhys' parents who were very hypersexual? like why? why are you behaving like that in front of your children? somebody call cps! and also the way they all commented about women? yikes...
I honestly read this book because I wanted to read "the contract marriage". I still want to but that also means having to read about this wacko family AGAIN. pray for me I will need it. also why does the second book have over 60 chapters? 😭
July 4, 2026
I’ll always grab Nadia
I absolutely love everything this woman writes, and this one is not exception. Max is strong and independent while Rhys is soft only for her and his brothers. Its a beautiful story
I absolutely love everything this woman writes, and this one is not exception. Max is strong and independent while Rhys is soft only for her and his brothers. Its a beautiful story
July 1, 2026
4.5⭐️
August 2, 2026
I had so much fun with this one. Nothing’s better than reading about a workplace romance where you can feel the tension brewing. Add in an age gap and a man who stands up for her and takes care of her, and I was devouring this book every step of the way.
Starting with Max I love her. She’s driven, beautiful, and very good at what she does. She’s also loyal and wants to be happy in a relationship. Marriage and kids are her vision, and she wants to make her mum proud and live out the dreams her mum had for her. Her father is honestly the worst, and I’m so glad she stands up for herself. But when things started to heat up with Rhys, I couldn’t stop smiling. The confidence she had with him was fantastic. Rhys comes off as a workaholic grump who doesn’t have time for commitment, but when you get the insights into his thoughts and feelings for Max, I was hooked. These two had great chemistry, and the intimate moments were delicious and perfect. Another thing I loved between them is the lack of communication. Because both of them were wanting the fake relationship to change, feelings were becoming real, and wanting more was thought about very often. But they both were struggling to communicate that, which added more depth to the character driven story. I love them together, even with the very complicated toxic family, boyfriend, and ex drama. But in the end, they still had each other.
I do want to mention though, that personally I wish the ending had played out a little differently. I loved the foundation of it, but the execution just fell flat for me. Starting with how he goes on the secret trip to surprise Max. I loved this grand gesture, but the overshadowing of the drama just dulled the potential. I wanted that gritty grovelling, I wanted the surprise to take place, and then for him to lay everything out to her about what he wants and what the future looks like. I wanted him to tell her how he really feels about the life they’d created, since the first discussion was rough. I wanted tears and intimacy. Instead, we got silly drama that took the emotion away, a proposal I wasn’t ready for, and a BBQ scene that just didn’t fully grasp my full attention. This is more a personal preference, though. I still loved them and the story. I just wish the end had been done differently.
Lastly I loved the audiobook. Emma and Ryan are brilliant in this. Emma is up there with my favourite female narrators I love to listen to, and Ryan is a recent narrator I’ve discovered but quickly want and need more of. I highly recommend picking this up in audiobook format.
Overall, this was a fantastic read, and I look forward to picking up more of Nadia’s work in the future.
Genre/Type: Adult Romance 18+
APK: Audiobook ALC
Audiobook Length: 11hrs 24mins
Narrators: Ryan West and Emma Wilder - Duet
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️.5
POV: First Person Dual
Series or Standalone: Book One In The Kingswood Brothers Series
Tropes or Themes: Workplace, Fake Dating, Grumpy Sunshine, Age Gap (13yrs), One Bed, Accidental Pregnancy, Found Family, Made Me Laugh, Tension, Chemistry, Jealousy, Grand Gesture, Cheating Ex, Family Drama, Grovelling, Lack Of Communication, Grief, Sexual Content, Praise, Dirty Talk, Oral Play, Taken Bare and Squirting.
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Starting with Max I love her. She’s driven, beautiful, and very good at what she does. She’s also loyal and wants to be happy in a relationship. Marriage and kids are her vision, and she wants to make her mum proud and live out the dreams her mum had for her. Her father is honestly the worst, and I’m so glad she stands up for herself. But when things started to heat up with Rhys, I couldn’t stop smiling. The confidence she had with him was fantastic. Rhys comes off as a workaholic grump who doesn’t have time for commitment, but when you get the insights into his thoughts and feelings for Max, I was hooked. These two had great chemistry, and the intimate moments were delicious and perfect. Another thing I loved between them is the lack of communication. Because both of them were wanting the fake relationship to change, feelings were becoming real, and wanting more was thought about very often. But they both were struggling to communicate that, which added more depth to the character driven story. I love them together, even with the very complicated toxic family, boyfriend, and ex drama. But in the end, they still had each other.
I do want to mention though, that personally I wish the ending had played out a little differently. I loved the foundation of it, but the execution just fell flat for me. Starting with how he goes on the secret trip to surprise Max. I loved this grand gesture, but the overshadowing of the drama just dulled the potential. I wanted that gritty grovelling, I wanted the surprise to take place, and then for him to lay everything out to her about what he wants and what the future looks like. I wanted him to tell her how he really feels about the life they’d created, since the first discussion was rough. I wanted tears and intimacy. Instead, we got silly drama that took the emotion away, a proposal I wasn’t ready for, and a BBQ scene that just didn’t fully grasp my full attention. This is more a personal preference, though. I still loved them and the story. I just wish the end had been done differently.
Lastly I loved the audiobook. Emma and Ryan are brilliant in this. Emma is up there with my favourite female narrators I love to listen to, and Ryan is a recent narrator I’ve discovered but quickly want and need more of. I highly recommend picking this up in audiobook format.
Overall, this was a fantastic read, and I look forward to picking up more of Nadia’s work in the future.
Genre/Type: Adult Romance 18+
APK: Audiobook ALC
Audiobook Length: 11hrs 24mins
Narrators: Ryan West and Emma Wilder - Duet
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️.5
POV: First Person Dual
Series or Standalone: Book One In The Kingswood Brothers Series
Tropes or Themes: Workplace, Fake Dating, Grumpy Sunshine, Age Gap (13yrs), One Bed, Accidental Pregnancy, Found Family, Made Me Laugh, Tension, Chemistry, Jealousy, Grand Gesture, Cheating Ex, Family Drama, Grovelling, Lack Of Communication, Grief, Sexual Content, Praise, Dirty Talk, Oral Play, Taken Bare and Squirting.
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July 20, 2026
FMC is beyond immature. She sleeps with her boss then wakes up before daylight and runs straight to the airport to fly back to LA from Japan. NO ONE would ever do that. Oh and without any damn panties on! Not to mention she just happens to run into her cheating boyfriend and estranged father in Japan at her hotel at the same time. Everything is beyond realistic. I’ve read fantasy books that were more believable than this one. So many inconsistencies as well. At one point she said they didn’t use condoms during any of the “times” then not even one page later said it was only “one time”. Just lazy writing
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August 13, 2026
3⭐️ Narrated by Ryan West & Emma Wilder (and that is important)!
There hasn't been a single female character narrated by Emma Wilder that I didn't want to be friends with, and Max (even though I struggled with her A LOT) was no exception. To be frank, the audiobook narration did a lot of heavy lifting for me here because while there were quite a few things I genuinely liked about One Bed with the Boss, this was also a very messy reading experience. Let me explain...
On paper, this should have worked for me. Fake dating? Yes. Fake dating at work? Even better. I really liked the beginning and pretty much everything that happened in Japan. Max and Rhys had chemistry, the banter worked for me, the smut was good, and I liked that they could actually give as good as they got instead of one of them constantly steamrolling the other. Yes, some unrealistic thing happen but then again some contemporary romance books seem to feed of this, and I was willing to forgive that (at least in the beginning). Because there was Rhys..
Rhys falls first, and that man falls HARD. More importantly, once he is gone for Max, he stays gone. This ended up being the saving grace of the entire romance for me because no matter what other nonsense was happening around them, I never had to question him. He doesn't flirt with someone else to manufacture jealousy. He doesn't suddenly decide he isn't sure about Max. He doesn't betray her or make her compete for him. He is on her side, defends her and is basically waving an enormous I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS WOMAN flag for most of the book, even when Max herself isn't quite ready to see it.
And thank God for that because good lord, this book is MESSY.
At some point I felt like I was swinging from one dramatic plot point to another like a vine. There is family drama, corporate drama, rich people behaving badly, sex scandals, scheming, manipulation, misunderstandings and then, just in case we had accidentally relaxed for five minutes, here comes another thing...
Now, rich people behaving terribly is not exactly where my suspension of disbelief breaks. We have all seen enough documentaries to know that money, power and a complete lack of consequences can produce some absolutely unhinged behaviour. 😂 I can buy the entitlement. I can buy the sex scandals. I can DEFINITELY buy powerful people thinking normal rules don't apply to them.
What I struggled with was how all of that was written.
There was no finesse to it. These are supposedly people who have spent their entire lives surrounded by wealth and power, and yet so many of their interactions felt incredibly blunt. People openly say things in hotel lobbies that I would expect someone with that kind of social standing to know how to imply without ever actually saying them.
And maybe this is my sociology brain getting in the way, but wealth comes with its own habitus. There are codes, behaviours and ways of communicating that tell you exactly what kind of social world someone belongs to. I didn't really feel that here. A lot of these characters didn't read as old-money powerful to me so much as the slightly cartoonish version of "rich people behaving badly on a reality show in the sphere of Mormon Wives or Real Housewives etc." Everyone is louder, meaner, more outrageous, more openly awful because the scene needs another shot of drama.
And eventually it became too much for me.
I actually think some of these characters would have been far more effective if they had been allowed to be quieter about their awfulness. Give me the perfectly polite rich grandma who destroys you while smiling across the dinner table. THAT woman scares me. 😂 When every villainous character is constantly performing their villainy at full volume, I stop believing in them.
Then we have the other great love of this book: ASSUMPTIONS.
Honestly, One Bed with the Boss could have been called Assumptions.
For two people who spend an extraordinary amount of time inside their own heads, Max and Rhys do surprisingly little actual introspection. There is a lot of internal monologising, but very little stopping to think, "Wait, could there perhaps be another explanation for this?"
Nope.
Assume. Jump to conclusion. React to conclusion. Have someone else point out that maybe the conclusion was wrong. Realise it was wrong. Repeat.
And I KNOW where some of this comes from. Both of them have wounds from their childhoods that influence how they see themselves and how easily they believe someone could genuinely love them. That makes sense. Our experiences shape our perception. But understanding why someone behaves a certain way doesn't automatically make it less frustrating to read over and over again.
At some point this wasn't even miscommunication any more. It was non-communication with occasional guest appearances by communication (initiated by others!). Don't get me wrong none of the miscommunication lines is drawn out, it will always be resolved within a few pages but why like that?
And that is probably my biggest issue with the book overall. There is so much happening, but I didn't always feel the emotional plausibility underneath it. Characters frequently seemed to react in whatever way would move us toward the next dramatic situation rather than in the way that felt most believable for who they were. The plot needed the drama, so we got the drama.
Which is a shame because underneath ALL OF THAT, I actually liked Max and Rhys.
I liked them together. I liked Rhys's brothers. I liked the chemistry. I liked the fake dating. I liked watching this man be completely, hopelessly gone for her. There is a version of this story with about 40% less chaos and 60% more room for these characters to actually talk to each other that I probably would have eaten up.
Again, I absolutely have to give the audiobook its flowers. Ryan West and Emma Wilder were fantastic together.
So in the end, this one didn't completely work for me. It was too theatrical, too dependent on assumptions and miscommunication, and eventually too chaotic for me to stay emotionally invested in everything the plot was throwing at me.
But Rhys… well Rhys can stay. 😂
*Thank you to the author and MLA for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. Receiving a complimentary copy did not influence my rating or review in any way or form. And because we are discussing this now widely, I was not paid nor will I ever be paid to review a book.
There hasn't been a single female character narrated by Emma Wilder that I didn't want to be friends with, and Max (even though I struggled with her A LOT) was no exception. To be frank, the audiobook narration did a lot of heavy lifting for me here because while there were quite a few things I genuinely liked about One Bed with the Boss, this was also a very messy reading experience. Let me explain...
On paper, this should have worked for me. Fake dating? Yes. Fake dating at work? Even better. I really liked the beginning and pretty much everything that happened in Japan. Max and Rhys had chemistry, the banter worked for me, the smut was good, and I liked that they could actually give as good as they got instead of one of them constantly steamrolling the other. Yes, some unrealistic thing happen but then again some contemporary romance books seem to feed of this, and I was willing to forgive that (at least in the beginning). Because there was Rhys..
Rhys falls first, and that man falls HARD. More importantly, once he is gone for Max, he stays gone. This ended up being the saving grace of the entire romance for me because no matter what other nonsense was happening around them, I never had to question him. He doesn't flirt with someone else to manufacture jealousy. He doesn't suddenly decide he isn't sure about Max. He doesn't betray her or make her compete for him. He is on her side, defends her and is basically waving an enormous I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS WOMAN flag for most of the book, even when Max herself isn't quite ready to see it.
And thank God for that because good lord, this book is MESSY.
At some point I felt like I was swinging from one dramatic plot point to another like a vine. There is family drama, corporate drama, rich people behaving badly, sex scandals, scheming, manipulation, misunderstandings and then, just in case we had accidentally relaxed for five minutes, here comes another thing...
Now, rich people behaving terribly is not exactly where my suspension of disbelief breaks. We have all seen enough documentaries to know that money, power and a complete lack of consequences can produce some absolutely unhinged behaviour. 😂 I can buy the entitlement. I can buy the sex scandals. I can DEFINITELY buy powerful people thinking normal rules don't apply to them.
What I struggled with was how all of that was written.
There was no finesse to it. These are supposedly people who have spent their entire lives surrounded by wealth and power, and yet so many of their interactions felt incredibly blunt. People openly say things in hotel lobbies that I would expect someone with that kind of social standing to know how to imply without ever actually saying them.
And maybe this is my sociology brain getting in the way, but wealth comes with its own habitus. There are codes, behaviours and ways of communicating that tell you exactly what kind of social world someone belongs to. I didn't really feel that here. A lot of these characters didn't read as old-money powerful to me so much as the slightly cartoonish version of "rich people behaving badly on a reality show in the sphere of Mormon Wives or Real Housewives etc." Everyone is louder, meaner, more outrageous, more openly awful because the scene needs another shot of drama.
And eventually it became too much for me.
I actually think some of these characters would have been far more effective if they had been allowed to be quieter about their awfulness. Give me the perfectly polite rich grandma who destroys you while smiling across the dinner table. THAT woman scares me. 😂 When every villainous character is constantly performing their villainy at full volume, I stop believing in them.
Then we have the other great love of this book: ASSUMPTIONS.
Honestly, One Bed with the Boss could have been called Assumptions.
For two people who spend an extraordinary amount of time inside their own heads, Max and Rhys do surprisingly little actual introspection. There is a lot of internal monologising, but very little stopping to think, "Wait, could there perhaps be another explanation for this?"
Nope.
Assume. Jump to conclusion. React to conclusion. Have someone else point out that maybe the conclusion was wrong. Realise it was wrong. Repeat.
And I KNOW where some of this comes from. Both of them have wounds from their childhoods that influence how they see themselves and how easily they believe someone could genuinely love them. That makes sense. Our experiences shape our perception. But understanding why someone behaves a certain way doesn't automatically make it less frustrating to read over and over again.
At some point this wasn't even miscommunication any more. It was non-communication with occasional guest appearances by communication (initiated by others!). Don't get me wrong none of the miscommunication lines is drawn out, it will always be resolved within a few pages but why like that?
And that is probably my biggest issue with the book overall. There is so much happening, but I didn't always feel the emotional plausibility underneath it. Characters frequently seemed to react in whatever way would move us toward the next dramatic situation rather than in the way that felt most believable for who they were. The plot needed the drama, so we got the drama.
Which is a shame because underneath ALL OF THAT, I actually liked Max and Rhys.
I liked them together. I liked Rhys's brothers. I liked the chemistry. I liked the fake dating. I liked watching this man be completely, hopelessly gone for her. There is a version of this story with about 40% less chaos and 60% more room for these characters to actually talk to each other that I probably would have eaten up.
Again, I absolutely have to give the audiobook its flowers. Ryan West and Emma Wilder were fantastic together.
So in the end, this one didn't completely work for me. It was too theatrical, too dependent on assumptions and miscommunication, and eventually too chaotic for me to stay emotionally invested in everything the plot was throwing at me.
But Rhys… well Rhys can stay. 😂
*Thank you to the author and MLA for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. Receiving a complimentary copy did not influence my rating or review in any way or form. And because we are discussing this now widely, I was not paid nor will I ever be paid to review a book.
June 30, 2026
That Escalated Quickly
I’ve read all of Nadia Lee’s stories over the past years, so it was an easy choice to read One Bed With The Boss.
This story follows Rhys and Max with their boss/employee relationship. Max has worked as his assistant for years, and she has traveled with him on business trips. She’s missed a lot of dates and special occasions with her boyfriend. Just as she’s geared up to return home and spend the coming weekend celebrating her boyfriend’s birthday, Rhys informs her they are heading to Tokyo.
While there, Max had a series of unfortunate events occur. First, she sees her boyfriend making out with some unknown woman. Then she runs into her estranged father with his wife, who was the woman he cheated on her mother with. Neither interaction was pleasant. As a result, after a bit of drinking a bit later, Max and Rhys get intimate. She freaks out in the morning and leaves him behind in Tokyo.
After spending two weeks traveling for unforeseen business, Rhys returns home. On his first day back in the office and seeing Max, he has unexpected visitors…his parents and his grandmother. His grandmother hands him a list of women of “good breeding”, tells him to pick one, and set a wedding date.
That leads to Max moving in with Rhys and becoming his fake girlfriend. While they are living together, they continue their physical relationship. Of course, living together makes them learn more about each other and they develop feelings for each other, but don’t share with each other.
This was a quick, easy read. It doesn’t have a third act breakup per se, but the lack of communication between them leads to a small glitch in their relationship. Don’t worry, there is an HEA for these two. As with many of Nadia Lee’s books, we do have a few character mentions from another series, as well as a pop in from Jeremiah. There’s also a bit of information about the next book featuring Liam, one of Rhys’ brothers.
If you’ve read Nadia Lee books before, you will find similarities here. Rhys and his brothers are supportive and protective of each other due to the lack in their parents, who are a very outrageous free-loving couple. Add in an overbearing grandmother who wants to control their lives and you’ll be able to compare it to others by this author. Sometimes you want to read a book that will leave you thinking about it for weeks afterwards, and sometimes you just want to read a book that is comfortable because of similarities to other stories. This book was the latter of the two for me.
I’ve read all of Nadia Lee’s stories over the past years, so it was an easy choice to read One Bed With The Boss.
This story follows Rhys and Max with their boss/employee relationship. Max has worked as his assistant for years, and she has traveled with him on business trips. She’s missed a lot of dates and special occasions with her boyfriend. Just as she’s geared up to return home and spend the coming weekend celebrating her boyfriend’s birthday, Rhys informs her they are heading to Tokyo.
While there, Max had a series of unfortunate events occur. First, she sees her boyfriend making out with some unknown woman. Then she runs into her estranged father with his wife, who was the woman he cheated on her mother with. Neither interaction was pleasant. As a result, after a bit of drinking a bit later, Max and Rhys get intimate. She freaks out in the morning and leaves him behind in Tokyo.
After spending two weeks traveling for unforeseen business, Rhys returns home. On his first day back in the office and seeing Max, he has unexpected visitors…his parents and his grandmother. His grandmother hands him a list of women of “good breeding”, tells him to pick one, and set a wedding date.
That leads to Max moving in with Rhys and becoming his fake girlfriend. While they are living together, they continue their physical relationship. Of course, living together makes them learn more about each other and they develop feelings for each other, but don’t share with each other.
This was a quick, easy read. It doesn’t have a third act breakup per se, but the lack of communication between them leads to a small glitch in their relationship. Don’t worry, there is an HEA for these two. As with many of Nadia Lee’s books, we do have a few character mentions from another series, as well as a pop in from Jeremiah. There’s also a bit of information about the next book featuring Liam, one of Rhys’ brothers.
If you’ve read Nadia Lee books before, you will find similarities here. Rhys and his brothers are supportive and protective of each other due to the lack in their parents, who are a very outrageous free-loving couple. Add in an overbearing grandmother who wants to control their lives and you’ll be able to compare it to others by this author. Sometimes you want to read a book that will leave you thinking about it for weeks afterwards, and sometimes you just want to read a book that is comfortable because of similarities to other stories. This book was the latter of the two for me.
July 8, 2026
Ok, I have some mixed feelings about this book (feels like I'm writing that a lot lately).
Not so good
1. Felt like too many tropes mixed in: age gap, billionaire boyfriend, billionaire boss, fake dating and more.
2. Some of the scenes and situations just didn't feel believable.
3. The fake dating scenario just didn't work. As others said there wasn't much related to that except they talked about it or thought about it and had one short family dinner and one public outing.
4. I'm not up on the latest corporate structure but why would the boss be teaching you all you need to know to be an executive assistant?
5. It felt like the book started out way too slowly. Took to 25% for her to discover the cheating boyfriend. And then the book felt rushed as she literally has sex with her boss minutes after discovering her ex cheated. Kind of felt a little icky honestly - in that he was taking advantage of her.
6. Why the long clothes shopping scene? This is the third billionaire romance book I've read recently and there seems to be a long clothes shopping scene with varying levels of clothing descriptions (but maybe this is just me and other people love this sort of thing).
Good
1. I liked the brothers. Although I felt like there were too many. I can tell she's setting up for them all to eventually have a story but was hard to keep them straight. The only ones that really stuck were Finn, Liam and Silas.
2. There were some points where there could have been stupid miscommunications that dragged on but thankfully they didn't. Although just wish he'd said "I have to go away for a week but it's a surprise for you" instead of being all cryptic and freaking her out.
3. I liked his character a lot. He was a little cold at first but not so cold that his demeanor changing as they dated would feel odd.
4. Yet another trope. The unplanned pregnancy. I HATE this trope. But I do have to say for the most part it was done fairly well as in she didn't keep it a secret for months. Although I did feel they should have been able to communicate a little better when she did tell him.
5. I liked the banter between them - especially in the Tokyo hotel.
6. Even though he's a hard ass as a boss, he never hesitates to back her up.
Oh, apparently Max's friend Ailee is from another book by this author, His Temporary Fiancee (The Huxley's)
I would read another book by this author if the plot interested me.
Not so good
1. Felt like too many tropes mixed in: age gap, billionaire boyfriend, billionaire boss, fake dating and more.
2. Some of the scenes and situations just didn't feel believable.
3. The fake dating scenario just didn't work. As others said there wasn't much related to that except they talked about it or thought about it and had one short family dinner and one public outing.
4. I'm not up on the latest corporate structure but why would the boss be teaching you all you need to know to be an executive assistant?
5. It felt like the book started out way too slowly. Took to 25% for her to discover the cheating boyfriend. And then the book felt rushed as she literally has sex with her boss minutes after discovering her ex cheated. Kind of felt a little icky honestly - in that he was taking advantage of her.
6. Why the long clothes shopping scene? This is the third billionaire romance book I've read recently and there seems to be a long clothes shopping scene with varying levels of clothing descriptions (but maybe this is just me and other people love this sort of thing).
Good
1. I liked the brothers. Although I felt like there were too many. I can tell she's setting up for them all to eventually have a story but was hard to keep them straight. The only ones that really stuck were Finn, Liam and Silas.
2. There were some points where there could have been stupid miscommunications that dragged on but thankfully they didn't. Although just wish he'd said "I have to go away for a week but it's a surprise for you" instead of being all cryptic and freaking her out.
3. I liked his character a lot. He was a little cold at first but not so cold that his demeanor changing as they dated would feel odd.
4. Yet another trope. The unplanned pregnancy. I HATE this trope. But I do have to say for the most part it was done fairly well as in she didn't keep it a secret for months. Although I did feel they should have been able to communicate a little better when she did tell him.
5. I liked the banter between them - especially in the Tokyo hotel.
6. Even though he's a hard ass as a boss, he never hesitates to back her up.
Oh, apparently Max's friend Ailee is from another book by this author, His Temporary Fiancee (The Huxley's)
I would read another book by this author if the plot interested me.
July 29, 2026
This book is too stupid to continue. The scenarios are either ridiculously immature or ridiculously unlikely. DNF 38%
fMC’s apartment burned down with all her stuff inside while she’s away on a business trip and she is so unaffected she didn’t tell her boss, didn’t fly back home, didn’t bother to do anything related to this situation. Your life was in that apartment (aside from your luggage of clothes) and you could care less. Everything continued as normal, no problem. Keep working. Sure, ok….whatever!
fMC complains about food in England on this business trip. Saying she has not eaten anything but chocolate and toast with poached eggs the entire trip. England has other food. So much other food! Including cheeseburgers which she wants. What is this girl? Some uncultured hick that can only do “American” fast food!?!? And room service exists, so why didn’t she use that while working so much.🙄
A 5-star hotel would have spacious rooms especially if it’s western style. And there are large beds that are queen/king. So a suite would have what was promised. Having a cramped room is bullshit unless you’re at a low budget hotel. While yes, some Japanese hotel rooms are small, there are so many that are “American-sized” - so once again, this author is giving racial stereotype vibes. Ick!
fMC using the “only important word” she recalls at a weird time. Saying “sumimasen” to thank someone is weird. And you rarely EVER hear someone say “doitashimashite” or “you’re welcome” in Japanese.
And seriously, the “triangle thing” instead of musubi or onigiri- how awful American girl does this author want her fMC to be!?
fMC leaves her luggage behind in Tokyo (because now she needs to run away from her boss since she slept with him directly after finding out her boyfriend was cheating) even though she has nothing because her apartment burned down. WTH?! How does that make sense? You won’t even have clothes to wear that night!! Not even a change of underwear!
As I said, this book is too stupid to continue
fMC’s apartment burned down with all her stuff inside while she’s away on a business trip and she is so unaffected she didn’t tell her boss, didn’t fly back home, didn’t bother to do anything related to this situation. Your life was in that apartment (aside from your luggage of clothes) and you could care less. Everything continued as normal, no problem. Keep working. Sure, ok….whatever!
fMC complains about food in England on this business trip. Saying she has not eaten anything but chocolate and toast with poached eggs the entire trip. England has other food. So much other food! Including cheeseburgers which she wants. What is this girl? Some uncultured hick that can only do “American” fast food!?!? And room service exists, so why didn’t she use that while working so much.🙄
A 5-star hotel would have spacious rooms especially if it’s western style. And there are large beds that are queen/king. So a suite would have what was promised. Having a cramped room is bullshit unless you’re at a low budget hotel. While yes, some Japanese hotel rooms are small, there are so many that are “American-sized” - so once again, this author is giving racial stereotype vibes. Ick!
fMC using the “only important word” she recalls at a weird time. Saying “sumimasen” to thank someone is weird. And you rarely EVER hear someone say “doitashimashite” or “you’re welcome” in Japanese.
And seriously, the “triangle thing” instead of musubi or onigiri- how awful American girl does this author want her fMC to be!?
fMC leaves her luggage behind in Tokyo (because now she needs to run away from her boss since she slept with him directly after finding out her boyfriend was cheating) even though she has nothing because her apartment burned down. WTH?! How does that make sense? You won’t even have clothes to wear that night!! Not even a change of underwear!
As I said, this book is too stupid to continue
September 14, 2026
After reading some of the other reviews, I can understand why people tend to DNF this book. But let me tell you something: Nadia Lee’s writing and storytelling style is always dramatic. It’s definitely an acquired taste, you could say. Her books tend to mix drama with over-the-top, almost ridiculous situations—the kind of chaos you might see in an Asian romance drama. Some people love it, while others find it completely absurd.
Nadia Lee also seems to have a thing for billionaire siblings with the most dysfunctional family dynamics. It’s weird, chaotic, and somehow also hilarious.
Rhys has been pining after his assistant, Max, for years. He’s been patiently biding his time, but Max never seems to be single. Then, by chance, Max catches her boyfriend cheating right in front of her, and she ends up spending the night with Rhys. For him, it’s basically a dream come true—only for Max to run off with his passport the next morning.
Desperate to keep Max in his life, Rhys eventually offers her a fake relationship to get his grandmother off his back. He knows Max can handle his dysfunctional family, but at the same time, he’s terrified that she might eventually leave him.
Max is a strong woman, but she can also be incredibly stubborn. Unfortunately for them, Rhys is just as stubborn, so they sometimes butt heads over things that felt unnecessarily childish to me. The miscommunication between them was also frustrating at times, and I really wished Rhys had done more to clear things up instead of letting things spiral.
But then again, Max is the only woman Rhys has ever truly been serious about, so I can understand why his emotions sometimes get the better of him.
Overall, this book definitely won’t be for everyone. You have to be willing to embrace the drama, chaos, and larger-than-life situations. But if you’re already familiar with Nadia Lee’s style and enjoy that kind of over-the-top romance, there’s definitely something fun to be found here.
Nadia Lee also seems to have a thing for billionaire siblings with the most dysfunctional family dynamics. It’s weird, chaotic, and somehow also hilarious.
Rhys has been pining after his assistant, Max, for years. He’s been patiently biding his time, but Max never seems to be single. Then, by chance, Max catches her boyfriend cheating right in front of her, and she ends up spending the night with Rhys. For him, it’s basically a dream come true—only for Max to run off with his passport the next morning.
Desperate to keep Max in his life, Rhys eventually offers her a fake relationship to get his grandmother off his back. He knows Max can handle his dysfunctional family, but at the same time, he’s terrified that she might eventually leave him.
Max is a strong woman, but she can also be incredibly stubborn. Unfortunately for them, Rhys is just as stubborn, so they sometimes butt heads over things that felt unnecessarily childish to me. The miscommunication between them was also frustrating at times, and I really wished Rhys had done more to clear things up instead of letting things spiral.
But then again, Max is the only woman Rhys has ever truly been serious about, so I can understand why his emotions sometimes get the better of him.
Overall, this book definitely won’t be for everyone. You have to be willing to embrace the drama, chaos, and larger-than-life situations. But if you’re already familiar with Nadia Lee’s style and enjoy that kind of over-the-top romance, there’s definitely something fun to be found here.
Review of advance copy received from Author
This book completely sucked me in from start. Rhys and Max had SO much chemistry and the tension between them was everything I love in a romance. Billionaire boss, one bed (in another country too boot), fake dating, boss to lover, unrequited feelings annnnnd accidental pregnancy… this book seriously had it all and it was still totally organic, emotional and genuine instead of overdone.
The only one hotel suite part had me rolling. The awkwardness of them trying to keep things platonic while sharing one bed was so good and once they finally gave in to their feelings I was kicking my feet the entire time. The spice was amazing but it never overshadowed the emotional connection between them.
Rhys’s parents were honestly so unhinged and embarrassing that I could not help but laugh at some of their scenes, but it also explained so much about why Rhys struggled with commitment. And Max having lost her mom as a young adult and her dad abandoning her for not being the son he wanted didn’t make her weak. She was one of the strongest characters Nadia has written, in my opinion. She was petty in all the best ways to those who needed a good tongue lashing! It was hilarious!
Watching Rhys fall harder and harder for her while trying not to pressure her was probably my favorite part of the whole book. He loved her long before she (and he) realized it and seeing them slowly become each other’s person… gave me all the butterflies.
Funny, emotional, spicy, and impossible to put down. Easily one of my favorite reads this year and another reminder why this author is one of my absolute favorites. Well done Nadia!
Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Butterflies: 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
The only one hotel suite part had me rolling. The awkwardness of them trying to keep things platonic while sharing one bed was so good and once they finally gave in to their feelings I was kicking my feet the entire time. The spice was amazing but it never overshadowed the emotional connection between them.
Rhys’s parents were honestly so unhinged and embarrassing that I could not help but laugh at some of their scenes, but it also explained so much about why Rhys struggled with commitment. And Max having lost her mom as a young adult and her dad abandoning her for not being the son he wanted didn’t make her weak. She was one of the strongest characters Nadia has written, in my opinion. She was petty in all the best ways to those who needed a good tongue lashing! It was hilarious!
Watching Rhys fall harder and harder for her while trying not to pressure her was probably my favorite part of the whole book. He loved her long before she (and he) realized it and seeing them slowly become each other’s person… gave me all the butterflies.
Funny, emotional, spicy, and impossible to put down. Easily one of my favorite reads this year and another reminder why this author is one of my absolute favorites. Well done Nadia!
Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Butterflies: 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
June 30, 2026
I absolutely loved One Bed with the Boss!
As part of the Kingswood Brothers series, it features the charming Rhys and the wonderful Max as the main characters. While it works perfectly as a standalone, fair warning: once you meet this family, you’ll want to binge-read the entire series!
Nadia Lee has an incredible talent for creating characters with real depth and sizzling chemistry. Rhys and Max’s witty banter is pure gold, and the interfering relatives add so much humor and heart to the story. Their emotional connection and slow-burn romance had me completely hooked.
The storyline is super creative and ticks so many boxes that there’s literally something in it for everyone: Fake Dating, forced proximity (hello, one bed!), boss/assistant tension, and an accidental pregnancy twist that was handled beautifully.
This book is romantic, funny, steamy, and heartfelt all at once. I laughed out loud, swooned, and couldn’t put it down. It’s the perfect mix of fun tropes delivered with fresh, engaging storytelling that keeps you guessing and smiling the whole way through.
If you’re looking for a feel-good romance with heart, humor, and heat, this is a must-read. Nadia Lee knocked it out of the park again... I’m already craving more from the Kingswood Brothers!
Highly, highly recommended!
As part of the Kingswood Brothers series, it features the charming Rhys and the wonderful Max as the main characters. While it works perfectly as a standalone, fair warning: once you meet this family, you’ll want to binge-read the entire series!
Nadia Lee has an incredible talent for creating characters with real depth and sizzling chemistry. Rhys and Max’s witty banter is pure gold, and the interfering relatives add so much humor and heart to the story. Their emotional connection and slow-burn romance had me completely hooked.
The storyline is super creative and ticks so many boxes that there’s literally something in it for everyone: Fake Dating, forced proximity (hello, one bed!), boss/assistant tension, and an accidental pregnancy twist that was handled beautifully.
This book is romantic, funny, steamy, and heartfelt all at once. I laughed out loud, swooned, and couldn’t put it down. It’s the perfect mix of fun tropes delivered with fresh, engaging storytelling that keeps you guessing and smiling the whole way through.
If you’re looking for a feel-good romance with heart, humor, and heat, this is a must-read. Nadia Lee knocked it out of the park again... I’m already craving more from the Kingswood Brothers!
Highly, highly recommended!
August 1, 2026
I don't know about you, but I love a good fake dating romance. Couple that with forced proximity and a one-night stand and a workplace romance, and Nadia Lee has crafted a great story with quirky characters and just the right amount of steam and laughs.
Max is Rhys’s assistant and has her life just how she wants it. She is determined to have a partner she trusts after her father left her mother and never looked back. But when her boyfriend turns out to be the exact opposite of what she thought, i.e. he is unfaithful and unappolgetic, she has a spontaneous one-night stand with her boss, then flees the country with her boss's passport.
Then we have Rhys, he is attracted to Max, but he is very much emotionally unavailable. When his grandmother is pushing him to marry, he sees the perfect opportunity to spend time with Max while they help each other; what could go wrong?
This is not your run-of-the-mill fake dating story; there are some hilarious and unexpected twists that keep you listening/reading.
I listened to the audio of this book, and Ryan West and Emma Wilder did a great job with Max and Rhys. They brought just the right amount of angst and hilarity to this story, and I highly recommend the audio.
Max is Rhys’s assistant and has her life just how she wants it. She is determined to have a partner she trusts after her father left her mother and never looked back. But when her boyfriend turns out to be the exact opposite of what she thought, i.e. he is unfaithful and unappolgetic, she has a spontaneous one-night stand with her boss, then flees the country with her boss's passport.
Then we have Rhys, he is attracted to Max, but he is very much emotionally unavailable. When his grandmother is pushing him to marry, he sees the perfect opportunity to spend time with Max while they help each other; what could go wrong?
This is not your run-of-the-mill fake dating story; there are some hilarious and unexpected twists that keep you listening/reading.
I listened to the audio of this book, and Ryan West and Emma Wilder did a great job with Max and Rhys. They brought just the right amount of angst and hilarity to this story, and I highly recommend the audio.
August 10, 2026
Rhys&Max. i like it. secretary x boss, he fell first, she had bf, one bed trope.
summary (spoilers)
Max been 3 years as Rhys secretary. He likes her and think her boyfriend is lame af.
He torpedo her plans occasionally—intentionally—and she always chooses to do the overtime rather than be with any of her boyfriends. At the same time, she won’t stay single even for a week.
He asked her to be his fake gf to make his grandma back off pressuring him to date. She said no bcs of bf.
They were in business trip, stuck in 1 bed, then she saw her boyfriend is cheating. So later she gives in to temptation and slept with Rhys. The she sort of freaked out and left the country. He stuck doing business for 2 more weeks, while she ghosts him.
When he’s back, he was mad, she apologize, then he offers the fake dating deal with all the benefit. She said yes. they begin the casual hookup.
Later she found out she’s pregnant, and both has misunderstanding how moving forward, she doesn’t want him stepping up just bcs of baby, he thought she doesn’t want him. But later they straightened the misunderstanding and marry.
next:
Liam x Olivia
they were in some of the same classes in college. He has a crush but never confess. Now she has fiancé that always treat her bad and hurt her.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 7, 2026
Where does Nadia get these boys from? She must hear those voices loud and often of them telling her who needs the first book in the series. When you think you can't beat Ted lasker surprise there is a mom and dad worse. Way worse. But in a funny way.
This book was far less thriller action than the last serial parent crazy. I loved the characters, I loved their chemistry and I loved the billionaire boss trope. Oh and truly this book went further than the one bed trope. It definitely started that way but boy was there some fun and laughs over a king bed. Remember what happens in Tokyo stays in Tokyo.
The one thing I can say about Nadia she definitely knows her characters culture. She dives into the customs of her characters and their family customs. To me that makes her books. She does lots of research into her characters and this book once again gave me more insight into the ballerina life that the characters grandmother was. I have a feeling we will be seeing lots of her.
Readers please take note there is no third act break up (Nadia is so crafty on not having one) there is no cheating with main characters and their might be some pearl clutching when you meet the parents.
This book was far less thriller action than the last serial parent crazy. I loved the characters, I loved their chemistry and I loved the billionaire boss trope. Oh and truly this book went further than the one bed trope. It definitely started that way but boy was there some fun and laughs over a king bed. Remember what happens in Tokyo stays in Tokyo.
The one thing I can say about Nadia she definitely knows her characters culture. She dives into the customs of her characters and their family customs. To me that makes her books. She does lots of research into her characters and this book once again gave me more insight into the ballerina life that the characters grandmother was. I have a feeling we will be seeing lots of her.
Readers please take note there is no third act break up (Nadia is so crafty on not having one) there is no cheating with main characters and their might be some pearl clutching when you meet the parents.
Review of advance copy received from Author
I loved this book from the first word! I am utterly thrilled that Nadia Lee is giving us a new series of brothers. Rhys Kingswood is the eldest brother whose entire focus is on business. Max Norman has been his assistant for 3 years. Both are strong willed, stubborn people who each hides insecurities and heartache. While in Tokyo Max discovers devastating news and decides to take Rhys up on being his fake girlfriend. There is so much more involved than that but I don't want to ruin the book for anyone. Let me just say,
I did not think it possible for there to be a worse parent than Ted Lasker but Trevor, Max's father, has him beat by a mile! And, well, Rhys parent could also give him a pretty good run for the money. And then there's grandmother YIKES! These characters are awesome! The story is exactly what you want from Nadia Lee...filled with rich characters and an engrossing storyline. She is a Master at her craft and always worth reading. I can't recommend this book enough! It is so good!
I did not think it possible for there to be a worse parent than Ted Lasker but Trevor, Max's father, has him beat by a mile! And, well, Rhys parent could also give him a pretty good run for the money. And then there's grandmother YIKES! These characters are awesome! The story is exactly what you want from Nadia Lee...filled with rich characters and an engrossing storyline. She is a Master at her craft and always worth reading. I can't recommend this book enough! It is so good!
June 26, 2026
you gotta look past all those arc reviews. if you have read a Nadia Lee book then you know you are in for some crazy family stuff..she's hit or miss with me, but, ugh I just couldn't, dnf'd... playboy manchild, the ow drama comes from the ex who broke his heart in college.. i don't know, this was very tropey. like checking off a list and I just got tired, my head hurt from the their back and forth, their 'banter' it was endless, the text threads, mentions of past characters from other series by this author, the crazy sex crazed parents, the snobby matriarch grandma, the brothers, its all a rinse and repeat of this authors past series, being in the fmc's head was something else, tiring and despite the age gap, he is 37 she is 24, he comes across as weirdly immature. anyways, I'm over the age gap stuff, i like my fmc a bit older a bit more mature and grounded, she could have been a bit older and bit more mature considering she was good at her job. the spice did not spice, i had to call it quits when she catches her cheating boyfriend and throws a tantrum.. way too much for me. I was exhausted.
July 8, 2026
I absolutely love this author, but this book was not it for me. I think this might have been the first time that I've read her books, rather than listening by audiobook, and maybe that's why it felt way too long to me. Based on the blurb, I was expecting a pregnancy early on, but it didn't show up until 2/3 of the way through, and even after that, was barely mentioned. There were WAY TOO MANY coincidental run-ins with adversaries - happening to be at the same hotel at the boyfriend AND the dad, when out of the country? And then seeing the exes and dad at the benefit and a random day out of shopping? It was too much. I did love seeing the cross-overs from the Lasker series, but at the same time, felt like this was just a copy of those books. Another series of 7 close half-brothers, with highly dysfunctional parents trying to arrange their childrens' love and family lives. A little too close to the other series, but I'm sure I'll still read them, just hoping that it gets better, and steers into its own direction.
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