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49th Floor #2
Sleeping with Her Enemy
He'll complicate all her plans...
Amy Morrison is supposed to be at her wedding. But when her husband-to-be jilts her at the altar, a distraught Amy runs to the only place she feels safe—her office. Besides, everyone who works on her floor is at her wedding...except him. Dax Harris. Playboy, executive, and Amy's official office enemy.
While he and Amy don't see eye-to-eye on the best of days, Dax can't help but feel badly when he sees Amy mid-meltdown. Next thing he knows, he's gotten her good and drunk, and they're making out like two teenagers. And since neither of them want anything serious, why shouldn't they be frenemies-with-benefits? Because there is no possible way they could ever fall for each other...
Amy Morrison is supposed to be at her wedding. But when her husband-to-be jilts her at the altar, a distraught Amy runs to the only place she feels safe—her office. Besides, everyone who works on her floor is at her wedding...except him. Dax Harris. Playboy, executive, and Amy's official office enemy.
While he and Amy don't see eye-to-eye on the best of days, Dax can't help but feel badly when he sees Amy mid-meltdown. Next thing he knows, he's gotten her good and drunk, and they're making out like two teenagers. And since neither of them want anything serious, why shouldn't they be frenemies-with-benefits? Because there is no possible way they could ever fall for each other...
235 pages, ebook
First published February 23, 2015
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Jenny Holiday
31 books1,811 followersJenny Holiday is a USA Today-bestselling and RITA®-nominated author whose books have been featured in The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, and Buzzfeed. She grew up in Minnesota and started writing at age nine when her fourth-grade teacher gave her a notebook to fill with stories. When she's not working on her next book, she likes to hang out with her family, watch other people sing karaoke, and throw theme parties. Jenny lives in London, Ontario, Canada.
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January 31, 2016
I read Saving the CEO but wasn't that impressed with it, so I wasn't planning to read Sleeping with Her Enemy. But then I saw my good friend Brandy's review and I decided to give it a try. It's easy to give in when the book's price is just USD 0.99! I'm glad I picked it up. I liked this a lot better than the first book (I've mostly forgotten what happened in that one).
The book summary makes it seem like the two MCs jumped into bed right after the girl was left at the altar but that's not what really happened... sure, there was a lot of attraction between the two of them but they didn't act on it until much later. They transitioned from office enemies to frenemies to friends. I really enjoyed their banter and several of the scenes made me grin. Also, I really liked that both of the MC's families played a part in the story. I always enjoy seeing the involvement of friends and family in the couple's lives, because that makes the romance even more realistic. Dax's family is the best, I enjoyed all of the scenes that had his mom, dad and sister in it. While Amy's family wasn't as great, I'm glad they still got some page time because her relationship with them has been a big influence on her life.
I also liked the book's setting (Toronto) and I even Googled some of the places mentioned in the book. The descriptions for Dax's quaint and cozy house were lovely, and I thought it was pretty sweet that Amy was able to find refuge there. And yay for unnecessary drama. I think that was one of the main reasons why I enjoyed this book as much as I did. Recommended for contemporary romance fans! I'll be interested in trying out Jenny Holiday's other books.
The book summary makes it seem like the two MCs jumped into bed right after the girl was left at the altar but that's not what really happened... sure, there was a lot of attraction between the two of them but they didn't act on it until much later. They transitioned from office enemies to frenemies to friends. I really enjoyed their banter and several of the scenes made me grin. Also, I really liked that both of the MC's families played a part in the story. I always enjoy seeing the involvement of friends and family in the couple's lives, because that makes the romance even more realistic. Dax's family is the best, I enjoyed all of the scenes that had his mom, dad and sister in it. While Amy's family wasn't as great, I'm glad they still got some page time because her relationship with them has been a big influence on her life.
I also liked the book's setting (Toronto) and I even Googled some of the places mentioned in the book. The descriptions for Dax's quaint and cozy house were lovely, and I thought it was pretty sweet that Amy was able to find refuge there. And yay for unnecessary drama. I think that was one of the main reasons why I enjoyed this book as much as I did. Recommended for contemporary romance fans! I'll be interested in trying out Jenny Holiday's other books.
February 9, 2015
ARC provided by publisher/author in exchange of honest review
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Imagine having your fiancé tell you that he doesn’t love you anymore on the morning of your wedding day and that one moment where you thought you could live happily ever after is shattered. Humiliated and having your life turned upside down instantly, Amy Morrison seeked the only place she knew she could be left alone to drown in her own misery...the office. Well as it turns out broken-hearted Amy was not alone in the office Saturday morning but her office enemy Dax Harris was there as well. Seeing a jilted bride upset, Dax accompanies Amy to drown her sorrows at a local bar. As it turns out, Dax is not a total jerk that Amy thought he was. The man she pegged as a playboy and no good turned out to be a really good friend whom she could count on. So can these two office enemies find a truce? And will they discover that maybe they didn’t have to look far to find love?
Sleeping With Her Enemy by Jenny Holiday was a great read especially if you are like myself who is a big fan of frenemy-lover stories. The writing and storytelling will keep you entertained. What I love about this book is the strong characteristics of both the hero and heroine. Two adults learning and finding friendship within each other. This being the first book that I have read from Jenny Holiday and I can happily say that I will read more of Ms. Holiday’s books. There was a great balance of chemistry, romance, friendship, and banter that will keep readers entertained. So if you are looking for another great friends/enemy lover type of stories then this book is a must read.
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Imagine having your fiancé tell you that he doesn’t love you anymore on the morning of your wedding day and that one moment where you thought you could live happily ever after is shattered. Humiliated and having your life turned upside down instantly, Amy Morrison seeked the only place she knew she could be left alone to drown in her own misery...the office. Well as it turns out broken-hearted Amy was not alone in the office Saturday morning but her office enemy Dax Harris was there as well. Seeing a jilted bride upset, Dax accompanies Amy to drown her sorrows at a local bar. As it turns out, Dax is not a total jerk that Amy thought he was. The man she pegged as a playboy and no good turned out to be a really good friend whom she could count on. So can these two office enemies find a truce? And will they discover that maybe they didn’t have to look far to find love?
Sleeping With Her Enemy by Jenny Holiday was a great read especially if you are like myself who is a big fan of frenemy-lover stories. The writing and storytelling will keep you entertained. What I love about this book is the strong characteristics of both the hero and heroine. Two adults learning and finding friendship within each other. This being the first book that I have read from Jenny Holiday and I can happily say that I will read more of Ms. Holiday’s books. There was a great balance of chemistry, romance, friendship, and banter that will keep readers entertained. So if you are looking for another great friends/enemy lover type of stories then this book is a must read.
Jenny Holiday
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February 17, 2015
This was a really sweet enemies to lovers story. Amy is a jilted bride, dumped just a few hours before her wedding by her boyfriend of 7 years. Dex doesn't do relationships after a really bad experience. Dex and Amy work on the same floor but for different companies. They bump heads every time they see each other, often fighting. When Amy is left at the alter, she escapes to the one place where she feels safe and knows is empty on Saturday - her office. What she doesn't expect is to run into Dex on the worst day of her life. I LOVED this story and the way Amy and Dex were with each other. This book was really well written and I couldn't put it down. It was fast-paced, fun, sweet, romantic and sexy. I really enjoyed this story and can't wait to see who the next book in this series is about.
**ARC provided in exchange for an honest review**
**ARC provided in exchange for an honest review**
February 6, 2016
OH YEAH, THIS WAS GOOD.
As others have said, the description is a bit misleading. Amy and Dax don't jump into bed right away after she's jilted. Their relationship takes time to develop.
AND THERE'S BASICALLY NO DRAMA! I'm so often braced for that last minute silly drama before the happy ending, but that didn't happen here!
And it was just well done, with good characters, and believable. (And nice baseball references for me! Brandon Morrow!)
I also really believed their initial dislike of each other. So often I find that kind of thing forced.
As others have said, the description is a bit misleading. Amy and Dax don't jump into bed right away after she's jilted. Their relationship takes time to develop.
AND THERE'S BASICALLY NO DRAMA! I'm so often braced for that last minute silly drama before the happy ending, but that didn't happen here!
And it was just well done, with good characters, and believable. (And nice baseball references for me! Brandon Morrow!)
I also really believed their initial dislike of each other. So often I find that kind of thing forced.
December 5, 2015
Sweet enemies to lovers story. Well written and good plotting and character development. I was a bit disappointed that although the character is half Chinese, he is described as having totally inherited his father's English looks while his sister looks Chinese. What was the point really then? Still it was a fun quick read.
February 24, 2015
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You guys!! I love this author! Sleeping with Her Enemy is the second book in Jenny Holiday’s 49th Floor series. It’s also her second published book ever. I talked about how much I enjoyed book one in this series, Saving the CEO, in a WTRW post a couple of weeks ago and how much it sucked that she didn’t have a backlist to dive into. So I was pretty stoked to have this baby hit my Kindle this week. I might have even liked it better than book one. Maybe. It’s a toss-up.
Our hero and heroine were both introduced in the previous book, Dax Harris is the playboy CEO of a neighboring company on the 49th floor where Amy Morrison, a smart, successful business executive, works. They aren’t friends. To Dax Amy is an uptight, little miss perfect who needs to lighten up a bit and Amy is convinced that Dax is nothing but a good-looking jerk. When Amy’s fiancé calls off their wedding mere hours before the event is to take place she goes to the one place where she feels safe and secure, work. Unfortunately, Dax, the only man in the building she didn’t invite to the wedding, is also there. They’ve always been enemies, but when he sees her breaking down in the quiet of her office he can’t help but offer her comfort and try to cheer her up.
This romance is slow-building, Dax and Amy become friends first, despite some nicely written sexual tension, moving on to lovers when the time is right and eventually even more. Amy has spent the last seven years of her life with tunnel vision, she always thought she knew exactly what she wanted out of life, until her “perfect” fiancé tells her he doesn’t love her anymore and she begins to question what exactly it is she is looking for. I loved Ms. Holiday’s descriptions of Amy rediscovering herself, the sights and sounds that suddenly look and feel different. She decides to find herself a lover and is even persuaded to join Tinder. :) Dax is just the kind of man who a woman on the edge needs when she all of a sudden finds herself single and maybe just a tad bit lost. He is gentle and sweet and very understanding. I loved that all the preconceived notions these two had about each other slowly fall by the wayside as they spend more time together and become friends. Turns out these frenemies are exactly perfect for each other.
I pretty much enjoyed everything about this romance. It has a perfect mix of angst and humor, seriousness and sexy times. The romance builds at a nice pace and there is no insta-love. Dax and Amy are both interesting and fully fleshed out. If you’re looking for a fun read that you can gobble up in one sitting then this one is for you. I can’t wait to read more by this author. I believe she has at least one more book in this series due out this year and a historical romance coming up next. I’ve already put them on my must-read list. Final Grade- B+
Favorite Quote:
“You, Ms. Morrison, do not need a lover. You need a friend.”
You guys!! I love this author! Sleeping with Her Enemy is the second book in Jenny Holiday’s 49th Floor series. It’s also her second published book ever. I talked about how much I enjoyed book one in this series, Saving the CEO, in a WTRW post a couple of weeks ago and how much it sucked that she didn’t have a backlist to dive into. So I was pretty stoked to have this baby hit my Kindle this week. I might have even liked it better than book one. Maybe. It’s a toss-up.
Our hero and heroine were both introduced in the previous book, Dax Harris is the playboy CEO of a neighboring company on the 49th floor where Amy Morrison, a smart, successful business executive, works. They aren’t friends. To Dax Amy is an uptight, little miss perfect who needs to lighten up a bit and Amy is convinced that Dax is nothing but a good-looking jerk. When Amy’s fiancé calls off their wedding mere hours before the event is to take place she goes to the one place where she feels safe and secure, work. Unfortunately, Dax, the only man in the building she didn’t invite to the wedding, is also there. They’ve always been enemies, but when he sees her breaking down in the quiet of her office he can’t help but offer her comfort and try to cheer her up.
This romance is slow-building, Dax and Amy become friends first, despite some nicely written sexual tension, moving on to lovers when the time is right and eventually even more. Amy has spent the last seven years of her life with tunnel vision, she always thought she knew exactly what she wanted out of life, until her “perfect” fiancé tells her he doesn’t love her anymore and she begins to question what exactly it is she is looking for. I loved Ms. Holiday’s descriptions of Amy rediscovering herself, the sights and sounds that suddenly look and feel different. She decides to find herself a lover and is even persuaded to join Tinder. :) Dax is just the kind of man who a woman on the edge needs when she all of a sudden finds herself single and maybe just a tad bit lost. He is gentle and sweet and very understanding. I loved that all the preconceived notions these two had about each other slowly fall by the wayside as they spend more time together and become friends. Turns out these frenemies are exactly perfect for each other.
I pretty much enjoyed everything about this romance. It has a perfect mix of angst and humor, seriousness and sexy times. The romance builds at a nice pace and there is no insta-love. Dax and Amy are both interesting and fully fleshed out. If you’re looking for a fun read that you can gobble up in one sitting then this one is for you. I can’t wait to read more by this author. I believe she has at least one more book in this series due out this year and a historical romance coming up next. I’ve already put them on my must-read list. Final Grade- B+
Favorite Quote:
“You, Ms. Morrison, do not need a lover. You need a friend.”
March 28, 2016
This book was so much my favorite brand of romance crack
Excellent banter? Check
Enemies to respect to friends to lovers? Check
Slow burn sexual development? Check
Minimum of unnecessary drama? Check
I enjoyed this book so much and had a great time reading it. I enjoyed Saving the CEO but wasn't as thrilled with the drama shenanigans at the end of that one. (Jack is the King of Overreaction.) Still, I enjoyed it enough to buy this when I saw it was on sale. I was a bit wary due to the synopsis but I think that's a little misleading. I really thought Amy was going from being jilted to hooking up with Dax immediately (which would make him more of a jerk than not in my opinion). But that's not what happens at all. I can not even begin to tell you how much I loved the development of the relationship between these two. Both of them are just really great characters on their own too. And the way they were with their friends and family. (Dax's family is AWESOME. Good stuff there.) The final conflict is resolved rather quickly too with both of them realizing, "Hey, we need to have an honest conversation." almost immediately. Like within the hour. YAY! I basically had a stupid grin on my face the entire time I was reading.
I'm definitely going to pick up The Engagement Game even though, again, the premise makes me wary. I'm not much on blackmail plots, but I do like Fake It 'Til You Make It stories and Holiday has won my trust with this.
This is going to be a comfort reread in the future for sure.
Excellent banter? Check
Enemies to respect to friends to lovers? Check
Slow burn sexual development? Check
Minimum of unnecessary drama? Check
I enjoyed this book so much and had a great time reading it. I enjoyed Saving the CEO but wasn't as thrilled with the drama shenanigans at the end of that one. (Jack is the King of Overreaction.) Still, I enjoyed it enough to buy this when I saw it was on sale. I was a bit wary due to the synopsis but I think that's a little misleading. I really thought Amy was going from being jilted to hooking up with Dax immediately (which would make him more of a jerk than not in my opinion). But that's not what happens at all. I can not even begin to tell you how much I loved the development of the relationship between these two. Both of them are just really great characters on their own too. And the way they were with their friends and family. (Dax's family is AWESOME. Good stuff there.) The final conflict is resolved rather quickly too with both of them realizing, "Hey, we need to have an honest conversation." almost immediately. Like within the hour. YAY! I basically had a stupid grin on my face the entire time I was reading.
I'm definitely going to pick up The Engagement Game even though, again, the premise makes me wary. I'm not much on blackmail plots, but I do like Fake It 'Til You Make It stories and Holiday has won my trust with this.
This is going to be a comfort reread in the future for sure.
April 19, 2020
Too cute. Also the model on the cover is fiiiiine.
February 25, 2015
When you are having the worst day of your life and you realize you have no one to call or anywhere else to go, sometimes life hands you the unexpected. Jenny Holiday has created a story that really sucks you in from the beginning (or the blurb, if you are like me) and keeps you riveted until the end. Sleeping with Her Enemy was an unexpected gem! While friends to lovers may be my favorite book trope, the idea of two people that can't get along without arguing turning into friends, then lovers was pretty spectacular!
Sleeping with Her Enemy is book #2 in the 49th floor series (Saving the Ceo is book #1), you can read it as a stand alone book, like I did and have no issues feeling out of the loop. Since I didn't read book one, I will be going back to see if we get more of the "enemy" factor shown between Amy and Dax and because that is all that is left on Jenny Holiday's back list (and I need more of her writing!).
Jenny Holiday does a great job setting up the scene, getting the reader invested in Amy's character and creating witty banter between her and Dax. The characters in this book were not what you expect and had way more depth and personality than your typical "CEO/co-worker" trope. I loved Dax! He was like a breath of fresh air! I just wish we would have gotten more insight into his point of view during all this but I am very pleased with what we did get. Dax isn't your typical alpha CEO that has a superiority complex. From the start of the book I was expected to dislike him like Amy and have to be "won" over by him. I was wrong. Jenny Holiday made him layered, with a strong sense of playfulness and loyalties to loved ones. Dax was a great male lead with his patience and inner struggle to keep it just friends with Amy. Then we have Amy. Poor Amy was a mess when we meet her and the reader gets to watch her rebuild herself while learning what she thought she needed in life might not be something she can plan. I liked Amy's character, she was strong, independent but at the same time struggling to find what her heart actually wanted.
Sleeping with Her Enemy was a great book, this was my first book by Jenny Holiday and I will definitely be going back to read Saving the CEO and watching for what else she writes. I loved her style of storytelling, letting the characters slide into love by putting down their habits of snarky zingers to become friends and then letting them "fall". The pacing was great, the story keeps you turning pages and ignoring the outside world until you are done and the sparks/heat will reddened a few cheeks for sure!
If you are looking for a great story about two people realizing what they have always wanted was right in front of them, then Sleeping with Her Enemy needs to get in your e-reader! If you are a fan of Jenny Holiday, I think you will love Amy and Dax's story and getting up to date on all the happenings on the 49th floor. I can't wait to read more from this author, even if she did leave me craving Beef Stroganoff!
Sleeping with Her Enemy is book #2 in the 49th floor series (Saving the Ceo is book #1), you can read it as a stand alone book, like I did and have no issues feeling out of the loop. Since I didn't read book one, I will be going back to see if we get more of the "enemy" factor shown between Amy and Dax and because that is all that is left on Jenny Holiday's back list (and I need more of her writing!).
Jenny Holiday does a great job setting up the scene, getting the reader invested in Amy's character and creating witty banter between her and Dax. The characters in this book were not what you expect and had way more depth and personality than your typical "CEO/co-worker" trope. I loved Dax! He was like a breath of fresh air! I just wish we would have gotten more insight into his point of view during all this but I am very pleased with what we did get. Dax isn't your typical alpha CEO that has a superiority complex. From the start of the book I was expected to dislike him like Amy and have to be "won" over by him. I was wrong. Jenny Holiday made him layered, with a strong sense of playfulness and loyalties to loved ones. Dax was a great male lead with his patience and inner struggle to keep it just friends with Amy. Then we have Amy. Poor Amy was a mess when we meet her and the reader gets to watch her rebuild herself while learning what she thought she needed in life might not be something she can plan. I liked Amy's character, she was strong, independent but at the same time struggling to find what her heart actually wanted.
Sleeping with Her Enemy was a great book, this was my first book by Jenny Holiday and I will definitely be going back to read Saving the CEO and watching for what else she writes. I loved her style of storytelling, letting the characters slide into love by putting down their habits of snarky zingers to become friends and then letting them "fall". The pacing was great, the story keeps you turning pages and ignoring the outside world until you are done and the sparks/heat will reddened a few cheeks for sure!
If you are looking for a great story about two people realizing what they have always wanted was right in front of them, then Sleeping with Her Enemy needs to get in your e-reader! If you are a fan of Jenny Holiday, I think you will love Amy and Dax's story and getting up to date on all the happenings on the 49th floor. I can't wait to read more from this author, even if she did leave me craving Beef Stroganoff!
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December 24, 2015
12/21/2015 -- 2 Stars
So, this was rated A- on DA. I'm in some sort of a book slump, so thought I'd try it. I'm at 25% and it just does nothing for me. Not bad writing, but nothing really happening and nothing unique about the story. Giving up on it. I found it rather boring and unimaginable.
Happy Reading!
So, this was rated A- on DA. I'm in some sort of a book slump, so thought I'd try it. I'm at 25% and it just does nothing for me. Not bad writing, but nothing really happening and nothing unique about the story. Giving up on it. I found it rather boring and unimaginable.
Happy Reading!
October 23, 2023
It wasn't bad but nor was it amazing to me.
I liked this story overall, but something about it didn't quite reach the possibilities.
I liked this story overall, but something about it didn't quite reach the possibilities.
May 16, 2018
2.5 stars
December 21, 2015
Amy’s been in a seven year relationship with Mason. She supported him through med school and, on the morning of their wedding, he jilts her. ‘I don’t think I love you anymore,’ he tells her tearfully. Amy goes to the office.
She’s upset, but not heartbroken. It’s clear to her that while she’s hurt, while this devastates the plans for the life she thought she wanted to lead, Mason was actually a bit of a jerk and she’s probably better off without him.
Dax, Amy’s sworn enemy is at their office on the 49th floor. Between flashback examples of their enmity, bouts of crying and a couple of death stares, Dax gets the story out of Amy. He’s on board with Mason being a huge idiot, and he takes Amy off to a bar to get drunk.
This is the second in the series, but can be read standalone. The first couple make appearances – Jack is Amy’s boss and Cassie is now Amy’s friend, but they don’t take over. While it was on sale, I bought the first 49th floor book and didn’t read it. I’ll admit that Dax on the cover is the reason I bought ‘Sleeping With Her Enemy.’ Dax (which is a terrible, scifi sounding name) is Asian, and that seems pretty rare in the contemporary romances I see. There should be more. This isn’t at all a ‘two worlds collide’ style of book – Dax and Amy are both cool, fun people and both very successful. Amy is VP of a commercial real estate business. She’s salaried, but I’d assume that it’s an incredibly decent salary and at 29, she’s really successful. In his mid-30s, Dax is vaguely billionaire~ish as CEO of a tech company.
The chemistry between Dax and Amy is sparky, and there’s a good bit of development work on their mutual lust. They have a very similar outlook on life and it was clear how they’d work as a couple once they got through their conflict. Dax has been fighting an attraction to Amy for years, and they have a shared history of being comically mean to each other. I liked them both, although at first I wasn’t so sure about Amy: I thought she might be a little too cool.
I have this thing about romance heroines. I tend to roll my eyes heaps at the generic ‘I suffer and sacrifice and am sad, rescue me!’ young lady. I get where she’s coming from, and I totally connect with how unjust the world is where she’s concerned. She totally deserves a billionaire or a prince or a vampire, or whatever extraordinary man prize she gets. However, she’s so prevalent, and I just wish she’d be a bit more cheerful and a bit less prone to anxiety.
The thing is, I also roll my eyes over her polar opposite: the cool girl. The cool girl is out there and she’s so smart and pretty and confident. She texts! She may have the whole social media package going on, and unlike the young lady (who trots along to classical music concerts) the cool girl has a range of musical tastes, anything from jazz to pop to indie bands. She has opinions and she uses proper swear words. She drinks and parties with her girlfriends and sure, sometimes she can be a bit of a train wreck, but nobody gets to tell her how to live her life. I find she can sometimes be so busy so being awesome that she makes me grind my teeth.
I was a little worried that Amy was going to be too much the cool girl, but she wasn’t. I admired how she got on with her life, and had sympathy for her hurt and confusion over the ending of her relationship with Mason, and the frustrations over Dax’s intimacy problems.
Dax won’t do relationships. What a surprise! He’s got his background reasons for it, but the hero who won’t commit is nothing new. He’s sexy and fun, which is nice, and it at least makes sense why Amy likes him. He didn’t bug me. He wasn’t being particularly childish or petulant, and he eventually did a good job of working out that he was being an idiot and making up for it.
Amy and Dax are a fun couple, and the emotional ride through their relationship is satisfying. Toronto sounds like an amazing city, and I loved the idea of those islands where you go on a waiting list to buy a house. Amy’s real estate hobby is perfect, and Dax’s family were lovely. I’m reading a lot of Harlequin Presents/Mills & Boon Sexy at the moment and while they sometimes take a crack at being bit more in the 21st century, they do struggle. It’s kind of adorable and I love them for it, but it’s also so refreshing to read something that’s so firmly and positively modern in setting.
July 25, 2016
Warning: spoilers ahead! (I think)
Again, don’t let the tags confuse you. If I compare this with Wallbanger, I’d never think of Sleeping with Her Enemy as Chick Lit. Also, seriously? Erotica? Nope, it’s not Erotica. If anything, this one is less steamy than Saving the CEO.
Now that I’ve got this out of the way, I must say that I didn’t like this one quite as much as the previous book. By the way, the h/H of the first one make their appearances here.
The first 30% were actually really nicely done. Amy, jilted at the altar that very morning, finds herself in the company of the one man she dislikes, and the only man she didn’t invite to her wedding from the 49th floor, Dax Harris, CEO of the software company that shares the same floor as the company Amy works for. They’ve been enemies for years, constantly at each other’s throats, constantly bickering. But in her time of need, it’s Dax who turns out to be the shoulder to cry on, and he turns out to be just the right Knight in Shining Armor that she needs. They spend the day/night together (no sex), Amy gets drunk, Dax finds her more and more attractive (although it’s kind of clear that he must have found her attractive before), and they end up sharing a hot kiss on a ferry. Long story short: they start liking each other, spending more time with each other and occasionally kissing each other.
And this is where the problems started. Mind you, it wasn’t a disaster. It’s still a cute story but – unlike in the first book – I couldn’t quite suspend my disbelief. It might have been because the author spent the first 20% on the one night Amy and Dax spend together, and then needed to fast forward the plot.
The story started stuttering along. Amy is a little bit too perfect; Dax is a little bit too indecisive; the push-and-pull is a little bit too exasperating; his family (all with their gender and age appropriate behaviour) is a little bit too cute; the reasons that keep them apart are a little bit too easily glossed over in the end. It was still okay, I still enjoyed it but the characters fell into stereotypical shenanigans and I got slightly impatient. It didn’t surprise me in the least that the ending was rushed. From:
The first half was a solid 4 stars for me, the second 2 stars. So, here it is. 3 stars, although I’m leaning more towards 2.5. When will GR finally give us ½ stars?
Again, don’t let the tags confuse you. If I compare this with Wallbanger, I’d never think of Sleeping with Her Enemy as Chick Lit. Also, seriously? Erotica? Nope, it’s not Erotica. If anything, this one is less steamy than Saving the CEO.
Now that I’ve got this out of the way, I must say that I didn’t like this one quite as much as the previous book. By the way, the h/H of the first one make their appearances here.
The first 30% were actually really nicely done. Amy, jilted at the altar that very morning, finds herself in the company of the one man she dislikes, and the only man she didn’t invite to her wedding from the 49th floor, Dax Harris, CEO of the software company that shares the same floor as the company Amy works for. They’ve been enemies for years, constantly at each other’s throats, constantly bickering. But in her time of need, it’s Dax who turns out to be the shoulder to cry on, and he turns out to be just the right Knight in Shining Armor that she needs. They spend the day/night together (no sex), Amy gets drunk, Dax finds her more and more attractive (although it’s kind of clear that he must have found her attractive before), and they end up sharing a hot kiss on a ferry. Long story short: they start liking each other, spending more time with each other and occasionally kissing each other.
And this is where the problems started. Mind you, it wasn’t a disaster. It’s still a cute story but – unlike in the first book – I couldn’t quite suspend my disbelief. It might have been because the author spent the first 20% on the one night Amy and Dax spend together, and then needed to fast forward the plot.
The story started stuttering along. Amy is a little bit too perfect; Dax is a little bit too indecisive; the push-and-pull is a little bit too exasperating; his family (all with their gender and age appropriate behaviour) is a little bit too cute; the reasons that keep them apart are a little bit too easily glossed over in the end. It was still okay, I still enjoyed it but the characters fell into stereotypical shenanigans and I got slightly impatient. It didn’t surprise me in the least that the ending was rushed. From:
“Right,” he said. “It was fun while it lasted. I guess I’ll… see you around.”to
Time to start sleeping with Amy Morrison again.in a matter of five pages. And besides, ‘Time to start sleeping with Amy Morrison again’? Really? I could have slapped Dax. Grow up. Obviously it doesn't take him long to realise that he's actually in love with Amy.
The first half was a solid 4 stars for me, the second 2 stars. So, here it is. 3 stars, although I’m leaning more towards 2.5. When will GR finally give us ½ stars?
April 13, 2016
4 Stars
Sleeping With Her Enemy is my first Jenny Holiday novel and will not be my last. It tells the story of Amy whose fiancee breaks up with her on their wedding day. In order to deal with the situation, she goes to the place that she feels most comfortable...her office in downtown Toronto. What she doesn't expect is to run into her work nemesis, Dax, and she also doesn't expect him to help her on the worst day of her life and become someone she can't imagine living without.
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this story. Contemporary romance is not usually my genre of choice, but I just couldn't resist the "enemies to lovers" theme that the blurb mentioned. Amy and Dax are both really interesting and likable characters. They are hard workers who are successful in their respective fields. I adore capable characters in my romance novels! Amy's relationship with her ex-boyfriend was part of her grand plan and she is forced to evaluate why she had such strict routine set for her life while Dax must deal with some issues from his past related to serious romantic relationships.
As a couple, I thought Dax and Amy were great together. I'm not sure that I believed they were really office enemies before the disastrous wedding day. There are some examples of snarky comments between them, but I had a hard time imagining them as being truly mean to one another which was okay...just not what I was expecting based on the title and the summary. That being said, I thought the development of their relationship was really well-done. They spent a lot of time together outside of the office and I could see them slowly falling for one another. It also doesn't hurt that the snark quickly turned to banter and some insane chemistry.
I definitely plan on reading more of Jenny Holiday's books especially the rest of this series. Despite the fact that I jumped into the middle of the trilogy, I never felt lost or confused. So I definitely think it can be read as a stand-alone. I did enjoy the little tidbits I got about Jack and Cassie who were the couple from the first book as well as Marcus who features in book three. If you are in the mood for a cute contemporary with capable, realistic characters, I recommend Sleeping With Her Enemy. It was a delightful reading experience!
Sleeping With Her Enemy is my first Jenny Holiday novel and will not be my last. It tells the story of Amy whose fiancee breaks up with her on their wedding day. In order to deal with the situation, she goes to the place that she feels most comfortable...her office in downtown Toronto. What she doesn't expect is to run into her work nemesis, Dax, and she also doesn't expect him to help her on the worst day of her life and become someone she can't imagine living without.
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this story. Contemporary romance is not usually my genre of choice, but I just couldn't resist the "enemies to lovers" theme that the blurb mentioned. Amy and Dax are both really interesting and likable characters. They are hard workers who are successful in their respective fields. I adore capable characters in my romance novels! Amy's relationship with her ex-boyfriend was part of her grand plan and she is forced to evaluate why she had such strict routine set for her life while Dax must deal with some issues from his past related to serious romantic relationships.
As a couple, I thought Dax and Amy were great together. I'm not sure that I believed they were really office enemies before the disastrous wedding day. There are some examples of snarky comments between them, but I had a hard time imagining them as being truly mean to one another which was okay...just not what I was expecting based on the title and the summary. That being said, I thought the development of their relationship was really well-done. They spent a lot of time together outside of the office and I could see them slowly falling for one another. It also doesn't hurt that the snark quickly turned to banter and some insane chemistry.
I definitely plan on reading more of Jenny Holiday's books especially the rest of this series. Despite the fact that I jumped into the middle of the trilogy, I never felt lost or confused. So I definitely think it can be read as a stand-alone. I did enjoy the little tidbits I got about Jack and Cassie who were the couple from the first book as well as Marcus who features in book three. If you are in the mood for a cute contemporary with capable, realistic characters, I recommend Sleeping With Her Enemy. It was a delightful reading experience!
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February 24, 2015I got about a third of the way into this book and, frankly, there wasn't enough conflict for me. Though it was described as "enemies-to-lovers", a favorite trope of mine, aside from a few snarky comments the heroine and hero make to each other, they just weren't that mean. From the very beginning, it's clear that they have a lot in common and I just didn't understand why they "didn't like each other". Nor did I see much evidence of dislike. It was like The Cutting Edge: foreplay. But without the delicious conflict or shared ambition that made that movie so great.
Another thing I didn't get was that the hero was made out to be a huge jerk by the heroine, by his family, and he even says it himself. But it's obvious that he adores his family. And as far as I read, he hadn't done anything jerky. He comforted the heroine when she was jilted, he brought her to his home, he let her take a bath and fed her. Then he worried about her for a week or so before agreeing to go with her to a baseball game. That just didn't seem like jerk sort of behavior to me. He's like one of those historical rakes who isn't really a rake. His biggest "sin" seems to have been lots of relationships with other women (in the past, off page), but we're told that he gave them the score up front--that's he's just looking for casual and not into commitment. And while that might not be what every woman wants to hear, I don't think that makes him a jerk or a playboy. It's not like he was making promises he didn't intend to keep.
It's too bad because I really loved the first book I read by this author. I just couldn't get into this one. Maybe next time!
Another thing I didn't get was that the hero was made out to be a huge jerk by the heroine, by his family, and he even says it himself. But it's obvious that he adores his family. And as far as I read, he hadn't done anything jerky. He comforted the heroine when she was jilted, he brought her to his home, he let her take a bath and fed her. Then he worried about her for a week or so before agreeing to go with her to a baseball game. That just didn't seem like jerk sort of behavior to me. He's like one of those historical rakes who isn't really a rake. His biggest "sin" seems to have been lots of relationships with other women (in the past, off page), but we're told that he gave them the score up front--that's he's just looking for casual and not into commitment. And while that might not be what every woman wants to hear, I don't think that makes him a jerk or a playboy. It's not like he was making promises he didn't intend to keep.
It's too bad because I really loved the first book I read by this author. I just couldn't get into this one. Maybe next time!
August 22, 2017
8/2017 - Well...upon a reread, I didn't like this as much which makes me sad. I maaaay have gotten to excited about the white woman/asian man pairing which I sadly haven't really seen otherwise in romance. I mean...it was still alright, but not what I generally need for me to really love the writing.
4.5
Whew - this was HOT. Not going to lie, I grabbed this primarily because it was free at the time and in no small part because there's a smokin hot Asian guy. This was basically everything I'd want in a contemporary romance, and it hit a lot of my favourite things: hate-to-love relationship, a blonde girl with an Asian guy (ok, he's half Chinese, but come on! As a white girl dating a Korean guy I can name exactly ONE book that features that combination. And until this book it was also the only one featuring ANY Asian guy with a white girl), great families and friends. There were a couple of moments where the writing stumbled for me, but as a whole it was exactly what I wanted.
4.5
Whew - this was HOT. Not going to lie, I grabbed this primarily because it was free at the time and in no small part because there's a smokin hot Asian guy. This was basically everything I'd want in a contemporary romance, and it hit a lot of my favourite things: hate-to-love relationship, a blonde girl with an Asian guy (ok, he's half Chinese, but come on! As a white girl dating a Korean guy I can name exactly ONE book that features that combination. And until this book it was also the only one featuring ANY Asian guy with a white girl), great families and friends. There were a couple of moments where the writing stumbled for me, but as a whole it was exactly what I wanted.
February 21, 2015
4 very satisfying stars
What a fun and entertaining story Sleeping with Her Enemy turned out to be, I really enjoyed it =)
Amy and Dax are both lovable and memorable characters, loved seeing their relationship go from enemies to frenemies-with-benefits to something more... *swoon*
This book ticked all the boxes for me, I couldn't put it down. It was fast-paced, fun, sweet, romantic and sexy.
I highly recommend Sleeping with Her Enemy and the 49th Floor series https://www.goodreads.com/series/1394...
Looking forward to reading more from Jenny Holiday in the near future.
Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Indulgence for the advance copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.
What a fun and entertaining story Sleeping with Her Enemy turned out to be, I really enjoyed it =)
Amy and Dax are both lovable and memorable characters, loved seeing their relationship go from enemies to frenemies-with-benefits to something more... *swoon*
This book ticked all the boxes for me, I couldn't put it down. It was fast-paced, fun, sweet, romantic and sexy.
I highly recommend Sleeping with Her Enemy and the 49th Floor series https://www.goodreads.com/series/1394...
Looking forward to reading more from Jenny Holiday in the near future.
Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Indulgence for the advance copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.
February 6, 2016
THIS WAS GOOD.
I like a good frenemy story, and I like more when people are supportive of each other and adult, and this (mostly) had that in spades. I could have done with slightly more of them actually together before the inevitable dumb, but that this didn't end with proposals (thank you, thank you, thank you), I was more willing to roll with this.
I am kind of loving this Canadian romance kick I am on lately and would like it to continue.
I like a good frenemy story, and I like more when people are supportive of each other and adult, and this (mostly) had that in spades. I could have done with slightly more of them actually together before the inevitable dumb, but that this didn't end with proposals (thank you, thank you, thank you), I was more willing to roll with this.
I am kind of loving this Canadian romance kick I am on lately and would like it to continue.
January 18, 2016
Three stars means "liked it" and also "I am picky," because there's nothing wrong with this - at all - but it also moves so quickly and almost painlessly that it doesn't feel earned. But it's light and cute and frothy and a good way to pass an hour.
March 26, 2016
Best romance I've read in a good long while! The title, however...
May 23, 2020
DNF 32% Theres really nothing wrong with this, I’m just finding it a bit boring. I don’t like using DNF, but when it becomes a chore to keep reading you know it’s time to stop and move on
November 5, 2021
The writing is so stilted....it’s a no from me sorry 😐
May 11, 2019
4 stars of sweetness
February 24, 2015
This is the second in a series about hot, rich guys who work on the 49th floor of a fancy Toronto office building. I loved the first one; it made me realize that not all romance heroes in suits were cold, domineering jerks. So I was anxious and hopeful about the second book — would I believe in the romance? It’s totally different from the first book and, yep, I believed it.
The book opens just after Amy Morrison has been jilted by her fiancé. He dumped her an hour before the wedding, like a champ, and she runs to her safe place: the office. It’s a holiday weekend, and her coworkers are all attending her wedding, so she knows she’ll be alone to freak the hell out. But someone else is there — Dax Harris, the only person on the 49th floor whom she didn’t invite to her wedding, because they kind of hate each other.
Dax isn’t a horrible guy, though. He sees Amy in tears, tells her that her ex-fiancé was never good enough for her anyway, and then takes her to a bar to get drunk. Dax is really good at comforting someone who’s been dumped. Since he’s not really friends with Amy, he doesn’t have to hold back.
“He was too nice….Like if Martha Stewart had a DIY-boyfriend craft, she’d come up with Mason. Doctor, blandly handsome, boring. He probably had some lame-ass hipster hobby like brewing craft beer.”
“He collected vintage records,” Amy said.
Since this author is behind Trope Heroine on Twitter, she knows the predictable outcome and expertly avoids it. I mean, yes, Amy and Dax have a Frenemies With Benefits relationship, but they don’t get there easily. First, they go to a baseball game together that results in them borrowing another couple’s identity, and then Amy gets involved with Dax’s family, and Amy also looks for hookups on Tinder. I don’t read a ton of contemporaries, but this is the first book I’ve read that had Tinder in it, and I’m just glad I had at least heard of it or else I would have felt really old.
Amy is a strong heroine. She’s the right-hand woman for a CEO, handling commercial real estate deals, but she also loves real estate as a hobby. She browses home listings for fun and is distracted by real estate trivia the way other people are distracted by shiny things. And even though she’s spent seven years with her ex-fiancé, she manages to restructure her life and reevaluate her goals. Maybe she doesn’t need a long-term relationship and a big house in the suburbs, maybe she can make new friends and sing karaoke with them.
Dax is, according to his sister, “a canoeing, programming, hermit bachelor CEO rich dude.” He lives in the quaintest neighborhood on an island that doesn’t allow cars and, like any good hero, he never brings women there because they’d have to spend the night since there aren’t any ferries until the morning. He has a great relationship with his family, and he’d be too perfect except for his whole I-don’t-do-relationships- because-of-a-Thing-in-my-Past hangup.
If you like to keep track of these things (and if you didn’t notice the cover), Dax is not a white boy. His mother is Chinese, his father is British, and they live in multicultural Toronto where it doesn’t really make a difference except when Amy mentions a “white party” (meaning a white dress party) and Dax jokes, “Well, I guess that counts me out, then.” His family is sweet, and his sister rocks.
I only have two quibbles with this book. First, Amy and Dax believe that they are enemies, but the book opens when they begin to overcome it, so I never really believed that they hated each other. They disagreed, and teased each other, but it came across as romantic conflict banter. So I’m going to believe that they only thought they hated each other before because they had so much chemistry, but they knew nothing would ever happen, so it simmered and came out as cutting barbs.
Second, I wanted the book to be longer. The story is constructed in such a way that they don’t truly get together until the end, and I’m always a little unsatisfied with those structures because I like to see the happy couple be happy together longer. I blame the publisher for imposing an arbitrary word count limit (not that I even know if it’s true), and I also blame myself for wanting more.
Even with those drawbacks, the book is still totally worth reading. Dax cooks nacho cheese from scratch. Amy wears red lipstick. They make out in an elevator.
Rating: A-
This review was originally posted on Red Hot Books at: http://redhotbooks.com/2015/02/review...
Review copy provided by the publisher
The book opens just after Amy Morrison has been jilted by her fiancé. He dumped her an hour before the wedding, like a champ, and she runs to her safe place: the office. It’s a holiday weekend, and her coworkers are all attending her wedding, so she knows she’ll be alone to freak the hell out. But someone else is there — Dax Harris, the only person on the 49th floor whom she didn’t invite to her wedding, because they kind of hate each other.
Dax isn’t a horrible guy, though. He sees Amy in tears, tells her that her ex-fiancé was never good enough for her anyway, and then takes her to a bar to get drunk. Dax is really good at comforting someone who’s been dumped. Since he’s not really friends with Amy, he doesn’t have to hold back.
“He was too nice….Like if Martha Stewart had a DIY-boyfriend craft, she’d come up with Mason. Doctor, blandly handsome, boring. He probably had some lame-ass hipster hobby like brewing craft beer.”
“He collected vintage records,” Amy said.
Since this author is behind Trope Heroine on Twitter, she knows the predictable outcome and expertly avoids it. I mean, yes, Amy and Dax have a Frenemies With Benefits relationship, but they don’t get there easily. First, they go to a baseball game together that results in them borrowing another couple’s identity, and then Amy gets involved with Dax’s family, and Amy also looks for hookups on Tinder. I don’t read a ton of contemporaries, but this is the first book I’ve read that had Tinder in it, and I’m just glad I had at least heard of it or else I would have felt really old.
Amy is a strong heroine. She’s the right-hand woman for a CEO, handling commercial real estate deals, but she also loves real estate as a hobby. She browses home listings for fun and is distracted by real estate trivia the way other people are distracted by shiny things. And even though she’s spent seven years with her ex-fiancé, she manages to restructure her life and reevaluate her goals. Maybe she doesn’t need a long-term relationship and a big house in the suburbs, maybe she can make new friends and sing karaoke with them.
Dax is, according to his sister, “a canoeing, programming, hermit bachelor CEO rich dude.” He lives in the quaintest neighborhood on an island that doesn’t allow cars and, like any good hero, he never brings women there because they’d have to spend the night since there aren’t any ferries until the morning. He has a great relationship with his family, and he’d be too perfect except for his whole I-don’t-do-relationships- because-of-a-Thing-in-my-Past hangup.
If you like to keep track of these things (and if you didn’t notice the cover), Dax is not a white boy. His mother is Chinese, his father is British, and they live in multicultural Toronto where it doesn’t really make a difference except when Amy mentions a “white party” (meaning a white dress party) and Dax jokes, “Well, I guess that counts me out, then.” His family is sweet, and his sister rocks.
I only have two quibbles with this book. First, Amy and Dax believe that they are enemies, but the book opens when they begin to overcome it, so I never really believed that they hated each other. They disagreed, and teased each other, but it came across as romantic conflict banter. So I’m going to believe that they only thought they hated each other before because they had so much chemistry, but they knew nothing would ever happen, so it simmered and came out as cutting barbs.
Second, I wanted the book to be longer. The story is constructed in such a way that they don’t truly get together until the end, and I’m always a little unsatisfied with those structures because I like to see the happy couple be happy together longer. I blame the publisher for imposing an arbitrary word count limit (not that I even know if it’s true), and I also blame myself for wanting more.
Even with those drawbacks, the book is still totally worth reading. Dax cooks nacho cheese from scratch. Amy wears red lipstick. They make out in an elevator.
Rating: A-
This review was originally posted on Red Hot Books at: http://redhotbooks.com/2015/02/review...
Review copy provided by the publisher
March 19, 2015
Series Catch-Up (A book in a series you are behind on)
Fantastic follow up to 'Saving The CEO', the first book in the 49th Floor series. I chose Jenny Holiday's 'Sleeping with Her Enemy' because I enjoyed the wit, intelligence, charm and fresh authorial voice of Book 1. I have a decided preference for intelligent heroes and heroines, the smarter the better, even if they veer into the province of geekiness. In 'Sleeping with Her Enemy', the hero is a phenomenally talented software developer. The heroine is a commercial real estate expert. Both work on the 49th Floor of an office building in downtown Toronto, thus the series title. They think they know (and despise) each other, but are surprised to discover that their perceptions are shallow and untrue. An enemies to lover tale, but written with a freshness that gives that plot new life.
Even more so than in the first book, I loved how the city of Toronto is essential to the story, almost a secondary character. Along the way I learned about the fascinating topography of the city, as well as the neighborhoods. I always enjoy a book that takes me to a new world, and this one does. Holiday also writes wonderful and quirky secondary characters. In this book, the hero's matchmaking Chinese matchmaking mother, reserved father, exuberant sister, and inventor neighbor are amongst the cast of well drawn and amusing characters. In addition, the romantic couple from Book 1, the mathematician bartender and the dyscalculia suffering real estate mogul are integrated into the story.
Looking forward to the next book in this smart series later this year.
Fantastic follow up to 'Saving The CEO', the first book in the 49th Floor series. I chose Jenny Holiday's 'Sleeping with Her Enemy' because I enjoyed the wit, intelligence, charm and fresh authorial voice of Book 1. I have a decided preference for intelligent heroes and heroines, the smarter the better, even if they veer into the province of geekiness. In 'Sleeping with Her Enemy', the hero is a phenomenally talented software developer. The heroine is a commercial real estate expert. Both work on the 49th Floor of an office building in downtown Toronto, thus the series title. They think they know (and despise) each other, but are surprised to discover that their perceptions are shallow and untrue. An enemies to lover tale, but written with a freshness that gives that plot new life.
Even more so than in the first book, I loved how the city of Toronto is essential to the story, almost a secondary character. Along the way I learned about the fascinating topography of the city, as well as the neighborhoods. I always enjoy a book that takes me to a new world, and this one does. Holiday also writes wonderful and quirky secondary characters. In this book, the hero's matchmaking Chinese matchmaking mother, reserved father, exuberant sister, and inventor neighbor are amongst the cast of well drawn and amusing characters. In addition, the romantic couple from Book 1, the mathematician bartender and the dyscalculia suffering real estate mogul are integrated into the story.
Looking forward to the next book in this smart series later this year.
May 9, 2015
Cute enemies to friends to more story. Amy's perfect planned life falls apart when her boyfriend of seven years leaves her at the alter. Escaping to her safe place, the office, she bumps into her number one sparring partner Dax. Normally they'd be at each other with snide comments, but Dax can't quite go there when Amy is in tears. He takes her out for a drink where they both begin to realize perhaps the other isn't what they assumed after all. Here's where you think they will hook up as a rebound thing but they don't (yet), a refreshing surprise. They decide to try a friendship, which works well until it doesn't and someone wants more. But who and how will that work with a guy who has vowed to never get serious and a girl who can't do casual?
I really enjoyed Dax's character. He was a bit different than the normal romantic lead (props to the author for diversity). His family was fun. The Sunday dinner scenes were great. The contrast between his loving family and her distant one was well done. I do feel the book title is a bit misleading. Sleeping together was not instant and not the main focus.
This book was a pleasant surprise, with a fresh take on a standard romantic trope. It is book two in a series; I have not read book one and did not feel that mattered for this story. I would like to go back and read it now, as well as further works from this author.
ARC received from Entangled Publishing via Netgalley
I really enjoyed Dax's character. He was a bit different than the normal romantic lead (props to the author for diversity). His family was fun. The Sunday dinner scenes were great. The contrast between his loving family and her distant one was well done. I do feel the book title is a bit misleading. Sleeping together was not instant and not the main focus.
This book was a pleasant surprise, with a fresh take on a standard romantic trope. It is book two in a series; I have not read book one and did not feel that mattered for this story. I would like to go back and read it now, as well as further works from this author.
ARC received from Entangled Publishing via Netgalley
February 24, 2015
***A gifted copy was provided by the publisher for an honest review***
Sleeping With Her Enemy by Jenny Holiday is a story about a woman who is told the morning of her wedding by her fiancé’ that he no longer loves her and that the wedding is off. Amy Morrison is that woman and she is devastated. She finds that her life is turned up side down and doesn’t know where to turn so she goes to her job where she finds her office mate who is also her office enemy Dax Harris.
Dax Harris is at work and he runs into Amy. Knowing today is her wedding and seeing her in a distressed stated, he takes her to a bar to help her unwind and to calm down. Amy realizes that Dax isn’t the enemy that she thought. Amy is trying to figure out why she was cheated on by her ex and she is also trying to figure out where Dax figures out in her life now. After going to the bar and talking, both realize they are not what they assumed. Now they are drifting into a relationship and they like it.
The pace of the book at times is fast and the dialogue is good and funny. The passion that springs up is hot and the ending of the book was sweet and had me in happy tears. I really enjoyed this story. Great office mate to lovers’ story from Ms. Holiday.
My rating: 4 stars ****
Sleeping With Her Enemy by Jenny Holiday is a story about a woman who is told the morning of her wedding by her fiancé’ that he no longer loves her and that the wedding is off. Amy Morrison is that woman and she is devastated. She finds that her life is turned up side down and doesn’t know where to turn so she goes to her job where she finds her office mate who is also her office enemy Dax Harris.
Dax Harris is at work and he runs into Amy. Knowing today is her wedding and seeing her in a distressed stated, he takes her to a bar to help her unwind and to calm down. Amy realizes that Dax isn’t the enemy that she thought. Amy is trying to figure out why she was cheated on by her ex and she is also trying to figure out where Dax figures out in her life now. After going to the bar and talking, both realize they are not what they assumed. Now they are drifting into a relationship and they like it.
The pace of the book at times is fast and the dialogue is good and funny. The passion that springs up is hot and the ending of the book was sweet and had me in happy tears. I really enjoyed this story. Great office mate to lovers’ story from Ms. Holiday.
My rating: 4 stars ****
March 9, 2016
**My thanks to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing LLC, for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**
I really liked this book. Amy was fun and very slightly nuts and owned who she was. She has a good friend in Cassie.
Although Dax and Amy are supposed to be enemies you really don't get to see much of it, just little hits that soon disappear as the chemistry and friendship take over in its place.
Dax is really sweet. He helps his parents where he can, obviously loves his sister Kat and his parents as he often mows their lawn. Dax has a heart of gold even though a past hurt has meant he made the decision not to get close to women.
I really liked Kat as a character and hope she gets a spin off book in the future.
I really liked this book. Amy was fun and very slightly nuts and owned who she was. She has a good friend in Cassie.
Although Dax and Amy are supposed to be enemies you really don't get to see much of it, just little hits that soon disappear as the chemistry and friendship take over in its place.
Dax is really sweet. He helps his parents where he can, obviously loves his sister Kat and his parents as he often mows their lawn. Dax has a heart of gold even though a past hurt has meant he made the decision not to get close to women.
I really liked Kat as a character and hope she gets a spin off book in the future.
April 18, 2015
3.5 stars to this hot and sweet contemporary romance. Even though it's my first Jenny Holiday book I thoroughly enjoyed it. The characters were good, the story was good and it was all around fun to read.
Amy after being left by her fiancee a few hours before the wedding is on a quest to find herself. It shouldn't matter if her office-enemy Dax Harris, playboy extraordinaire, a smart and sexy pain in her butt helps her do that. The way Amy and Dax's relationship progressed, I really enjoyed it. This book also made me want to know Jake and Cassie's story.
Amy after being left by her fiancee a few hours before the wedding is on a quest to find herself. It shouldn't matter if her office-enemy Dax Harris, playboy extraordinaire, a smart and sexy pain in her butt helps her do that. The way Amy and Dax's relationship progressed, I really enjoyed it. This book also made me want to know Jake and Cassie's story.
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