The Little Bear Maid

Seattle's Billionaire Bears #4

by Sable Sylvan

Can two people fall in love…without saying a word?

The last thing that curvy maid Carmen Jackson expected to find while cleaning the most luxurious penthouse in Seattle…was true love. She certainly didn’t expect it to come in the form of tall, handsome werebear billionaire Aiden Dixon, one of the last remaining bachelors of the famous Asher-Dixon Clan, a grizzly bear shifter clan renowned for their prowess in the the boardroom and in the bedroom. However, Carmen’s boss, her aunt Polly, isn’t about to let Carmen get involved with a suspected playboy…so she forbids Carmen from talking to Aiden. With just one demand, Polly effectively ‘steals’ Carmen’s voice from her, and she can no longer talk to the man who managed to capture her heart. The last thing that luscious Carmen expects is for Aiden to be the bear that finds a way to not-quite break all of her aunt’s rules…

Of course, nothing lasts forever, at least for a girl like Carmen, who is used to losing the people who are most important to her in her life. When an unfathomably devastating betrayal happens, there’s only one set of arms Carmen can run into, only one man whose shoulders are hers to cry on…and that man is a burly badass billionaire who isn’t about to see the woman he is sure is his fated mate be hurt by anyone, no matter what. He whisks her away to the most famous shifter town in all of Oregon, his hometown of Port Jameson, but is fate going to give these lovers a happily ever after…or will they find more trouble in paradise before their once upon a time even has a chance to begin? What story does the mate mark on Aiden’s chest tell? And can that story reconcile the inner conflict inside of Carmen, who is torn between love and duty?

This book is a standalone novel, featuring cameo appearances from the Sable Sylvan characters you know and love. There’s delicious food cooked by billionaires, amazing clothing worn by women who are made up of half sass, half curves, and of course, a guaranteed happily ever after, with absolutely nothing too dark, and abso-frikkin’-lutely no cheating! This is also a new adult/college romance, featuring many plot twists, including…a real mermaid?

If you love sassy BBWs and bear shifters are what you live for, sexy billionaires are what you dream of, and fated mates are your obsession, check out The Little Bear Maid, a fairy tale romance based on The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen! This book is a standalone novella, part of Seattle's Billionaire Bears, a series of remixed fairy tales set in Port Jameson, featuring the Dixon Clan.

Genres: Paranormal, Shapeshifters, Romance, Fantasy

154 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 6, 2016

About the author

The only thing I love more than reading hot paranormal romances is writing down my fantasies and sharing them with readers like you. My heroes are strong alpha male bear shifters who can be grizzly and gruff at times...but when it comes to their fated mates, they're absolute teddy bears. My curvy heroines are strong, sassy women, which is why the werebear men who love them will do anything for their love.

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Reviews

[Cassandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Thoughts - 4 out of 5 Unicorns - I really liked it!!!
***I choose what I read and review based on what intrigues me!!

The cover looks magical, and after you read the book, you will understand the references.

This is the 4th book in this series. This shifter world is part of many of Sable’s books. It is for adults only due to the steamy content.

I always enjoy reading Sable Sylvan’s work. Her shifter world is unique with regard to the mate marks. I really like Carmen because she works hard and takes care of her family. I can relate to her in many ways though I’m as lucky as she is with regarding to finding Aiden. Carmen definitely seemed to accept everything much easier than other women in the series. This is hard to put into words, but this book is a bit more sexual or focused more on it than some of the other books in series. This doesn’t bother me, but I wanted to put it out there in case anyone reader is. I enjoy the HEA endings in this series.

I recommend this book to readers who love fairy tale like bear shifter stories especially if you already love and enjoy Sable’s work!

[Ingrid Stephanie Jordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: The Little Bear Maid  
Series: Seattle's Billionaire Bears,
Destination: Volume 4
Author: Sable Sylvan
Reviewer: Ingrid Stephanie Jordan
Genre: #PRN #BearShifters
My Score:   #5Stars☆☆☆☆☆
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Ms. Sable takes us on a journey of her imagination, I can just see Port Jameson as she writes I can see the little town of shifters. All walking around with BBW going clothes shopping. Yes, her imagination puts me there the smells the wood, logging and the saw dust from the lumber, I see it all. This is just a Fantastic Must Read Book because you will miss out if you don't. 
                Do Fairy-Tales Come True?
     Carmen Jackson is a maid for Quick-n-Fast Cleaners which she needed for college and to try to help her big family if her mom would let her. It was very hard for them as her dad passed away years ago so the mother worked very hard and long hours so Carmen help by taking care of the kids they were pretty young.
Carmen loved her job but hated when the clients told her how to do her job. But Friday had always put zip in her step. For a year every week she had cleaned his condo the reason she knew it was a man was because of his clothes she always cleaned the whole condo. But stripping to wash his sheets the smell that permeated from them it was to die for and it wasn't his cologne. Carmen's day dreams were just scrumptious.
     Aiden Dixon is a Grizzly Bear Shifter from
Port Jameson, Oregon, working in
Seattle, Washington. Yes he was Aiden Dixon, of the Asher-Dixon Clan, and yes, they were all playboy's looking for there fated mates and as you know the only way to determine who there fated mate was they have that have sex,
"Hence One Night Stand Payboys" Never seeing his maid until one day she walked into the bedroom not knowing he was there. Aiden's Bear went crazy and Aiden just knew. I was gifted this book for an honest and truthful review.

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Little Bear Maid

This story was fun and sweet. There was even a crazy, frigid aunt. It was a little slow at times, but I still enjoyed it. I recommend this read 3 Thumbs up

[Yvonne Daniels · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Little Bear Maid: A BBW Bear Shifter Billionaire Paranormal Romance Novella Seattle's Billionaire Bears Book 4
by Sable Sylvan
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I absolutely loved this The Little Bear Maid: A BBW Bear Shifter Billionaire Paranormal Romance Novella Seattle's Billionaire Bears Book 4 romance! This book is like a breath of fresh air. It included all of the naughty and wonderful vibes of an Sable Sylvan book, with the added bonus of so much more depth and character development that I like to read in my paranormal romance books. I think Carmen and Aiden are quite sweet yet a perfect pair. The way they fall into love was nothing short of an amazing, sweet and sexy thing to watch. Their chemistry is really mind-blowing, yet their story is just as dominating of the pages as the sex is. Carmen is an absolute sweetheart who has been a great and hard worker as a maid for her aunt. But her aunt wants her to take over her company when she retires. Fate along with love has other ideas emotionally. While she goes about her job, she finally meets the owner of the penthouse Aiden and no one would ever expect her to be attracted to. Aiden is rich and mad hot, the sort of guy who you would think belongs with models and strippers. But he is a workaholic and mostly that's what he's been doing with but he is ready to find his true mate. When he sees Carmen he's hooked because she's nothing like the women he's ever been around. He's gotta have her.

So here's where this series could have easily gone all Alpha Male, Omg, patience wooing and love is the storyline, but Sable Sylvan also gives us entertaining, exciting and thank goodness sensual delight. Her hero she presents us with is a filthy rich alpha male who doesn't play around when it comes to breaking rules. There's some complications in the form of her family background, but again Sable Sylvan avoids the usual trap of bringing in stupid, misplaced jealousy and anger to add drama and instead uses it to showcase what a freaking awesome guy Aiden is. I don't usually swoon over a leading man but this one had me reaching for the tissues. Wonderful romantic series with characters you'll fall in love with over and over. Can these two people fall in love without saying a word to each other without breaking her aunt's rules. If you love to read about a sassy sexy BBW and a sexy billionaire bear shifter. This book is a standalone, but we get to visit the Sable Sylvan characters you know and love. There will be unbelievable delicious food cooked by billionaires, a guaranteed HEA. There is are a lot of twists and turns. This is a Fantastic book it's scorching hot, sexy, it's romance with a attitude. If this is not the kind of stuff you like to read, skip this book. However, if you're a fan of all things naughty, sexual tension, action and humor, this is perfect for you. You don't want to miss this book! This is a great book to add to your TBR list. I'm so excited about reading the next book this series. I highly recommend this book.

If you believe in the world of paranormal romance, the possibilities are endless and fascinating!

[Racy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had a lot of respect for Carmen Jackson. She was this hard worker and wanted to get by on her own hard work. She helped her mother out who was struggling as a single mother. Carmen has so much passion, love, and a lot of family values. She was feisty, beautiful, and had curves that every shifter loved.

Carmen worked for her aunt. At first I did not like her aunt and though I understand why her Aunt Polly did what she did, I felt she crossed the line big time. Carmen was a maid. She went from house to house cleaning. Sometimes it was good and sometimes it was bad. Like any business you have good customers and bad customers.

Aiden Dixon, was this handsome billionaire bear shifter. I bet he never dreamed he would meet his dream woman through a maid service. I love how fate played a hand in Aiden and Carmen meeting.

Things are very complicated between Aiden and Carmen. There are so many work restrictions that Carmen must meet. You had to love how Aiden was able to figure out ways to work around them. He was always so quick on his feet.

Of course there is a little drama a long the way. The story is about true love and how though no matter how many obstacle you go through love can find a way.

[Iluvbks · Rating 4 out of 5]

The 4th book in this series this one seemed a little slow at first. It took a while to get in to the story. some of the ground work was good yet some was just to wordy. You don't get enough detail on Carmen's family you know she has brothers and sisters but how many? details were over given in some areas yet left out in others. Now the story line I did like that. the fact she cleans this Penthouse every Friday and talks about the smells that linger and then later Aiden too tells of him coming home and smelling her. Their chance meeting was a good move in the story and the way Aiden got around the Aunts rules was very sweet.
I did like the book it was not favorite but it was a good story. Again the OVER use of the word Frikkin was a little too much Book 3 & 4 must have been wrote close together.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is Aiden and Carmen's story . LOVED IT !! I swear I do not know how Sable Sylvan does it but her writing is always so good ! I loved the way that Carmen tried her best to follow the rules and just how Aiden was able to get around them without breaking any !! I know this is part of a series but just FYI if you are new to the series each book stands alone which for me is wonderful ! I liked the way that Little Bear Maid is so well written and keeps you turning the pages ! Strongly recommend to everyone to grab this book and to check out Sable Sylvan's author page out !!

[ChristinaB.reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

I quite enjoyed this one by Sable. I loved how Carmen and Aiden first met and how sweet Aiden was with her right from the beginning. I loved their interactions as well as how much Carmen grew towards the end with what she went through with her family to be with Aiden.
It was a sweet and fun loving story that I finished in no time

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a great book I love shifter books I love shifters they are some hot sexy alpha males there two where made for each other I didn't think they were going to make it work because of the aunt but everything turned out good can't wait to read more books by this author can't wait to read more books in this series

[Joy Ki`Ili · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maid for him

They both are attracted to each other's scent but have never met. Fate throws their lives together in ways they never saw coming.

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Little Bear Maid

Well this was a pleasant surprise. I really enjoyed reading this book. I had a little love hate feeling for her aunt Polly, but I enjoyed it all the same.

[Anette De Villiers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely twist of Cinderella with a bear prince charming and a HEA

[Claudette F. Butler · Rating 1 out of 5]

Fair

The story was a good read but the writer did not appear to be a good author. I completed the book but it did not have any spice.

[Tracey Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super Sweet

This was a super sweet story. Different from all the others but still has a happy ending. Aiden was adorable and romantic. They're all around perfect guy.

[Racy · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an amazing story.

I had a lot of respect for Carmen Jackson. She was this hard worker and wanted to get by on her own hard work. She helped her mother out who was struggling as a single mother. Carmen has so much passion, love, and a lot of family values. She was feisty, beautiful, and had curves that every shifter loved.

Carmen worked for her aunt. At first I did not like her aunt and though I understand why her Aunt Polly did what she did, I felt she crossed the line big time. Carmen was a maid. She went from house to house cleaning. Sometimes it was good and sometimes it was bad. Like any business you have good customers and bad customers.

Aiden Dixon, was this handsome billionaire bear shifter. I bet he never dreamed he would meet his dream woman through a maid service. I love how fate played a hand in Aiden and Carmen meeting.

Things are very complicated between Aiden and Carmen. There are so many work restrictions that Carmen must meet. You had to love how Aiden was able to figure out ways to work around them. He was always so quick on his feet.

Of course there is a little drama a long the way. The story is about true love and how though no matter how many obstacle you go through love can find a way.

[Bella Doerres · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Little Bear Maid by Sable Sylvan

Carmen Jackson was working as a maid while working her way to school. She loved doing her job, going into the luxury homes and cleaning beautiful items. What she didn't like were the few that thought they knew her job better than she did and in telling her what to do caused her twice the work, but she tolerated it as the pay helped her mother and her and was slowly putting her through school. Cleaning is what caused her to meet Aiden. He had the last stop on her cleaning list. When these two meet something happens that changes everything. Carmen lets him know in no uncertain terms that she isn't allowed to talk to her employers. Aiden has another idea and starts an interesting relationship that will start to have you totally intrigued. How romance blooms in this story can't be missed. I loved the descriptions of places and events. Sable Sylvan knows how to intertwine two individuals in the most romantically , hot way. Don't miss this one.


Bella Doerres Ma/Ed

[Pam Louis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Carmen was a curvy human who worked as a maid to put herself though school.
Aiden is the billionaire bear shifter. He has a maid service that came to clean his place. But then he picked up the scent of the new maid and it's driving his bear crazy. So he set it up to meet her then he knew. She also matched his mate mark.
What a fun story. Loved the action and mystery in this. The characters are super fun and the interaction are fantastic. Bear shifter fan's this is your book.
A voluntary review and I honestly loved it.

[Porchia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book as an ARC for an honest review. This is book for in the Seattle's billionaire bears series. This is a standalone book with an HEA. Carmen is the maid working for her aunts maids business. Aidan is a bear shifter in the Dixon clie Aidan is a bear shifter in the Dixon besr clan. Once these two meet nothing will keep them apart, not even an overprotective Aunt Polly. I recommend this book to all shifter lovers.

[Bethany Morris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can breaking the rules lead to love and forever ? Carmen has 2 main rule to work by 1 the customer is always right and 2 never make chit-chat with anyone .So what a girl to due when the customer Adien wants to talk and she wants to talk back . Join are star crossed lovers to see in bending the rule can lead to love ever after . I received this book as an ARC for an honest review.

[Rebecca Stigers · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really like Sable Sylvans's books....this one was some what different. Oh it had a good story and I really like the Asher/Dixon bears. And the fact that Carmen was a maid was a little off putting to me. I mean just because she was Hispanic? Anyway for me the story it self was ok and I love going to Port Jameson where all the shifters live. I'm glad Aiden was home when Carmen was late!

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. Sable keeps you reading from the first chapter all the way to the very end. Love every book that she has written can't wait to read her next book, I know that it will be a great book and I will continue to buy her books.

[Vanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sable Sylvan has done it again. This story is another classic twist of a working class girl who finds her prince charming. The paranormal element, along with a couple of unexpected twists make it a fresh and enchanting tale. A must read for any fan of the happily ever after, forever kind of fated love that we all hope to find.

[Sara E Cettin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maid to millionaire

This was a great story, cute and charming. Defiantly a book I would recommend if you have a couple hours free.

[Gwendolyn Thaggard · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Carmen Jackson works at her Aunt Polly's maid service to pay for community college classes, with her ultimate goal to transfer to a 4-year university. Her aunt has very strict rules about how to deal with clients. Carmen also has to help out at home with her younger siblings while her mother is at work. Carmen's schedule is packed tight with no personal time.
Aiden is one of the Asher/Dixon billionaire bear shifters. His face is all over trashy tabloids. He has been painted with the playboy paintbrush. He is a grizzly shifter. He is a very busy businessman. He has the cleaning service come by weekly to clean his place, although he keeps it pretty clean.
Carmen's scheduled is overbooked one day and makes her late for her last client of the day. When Carmen arrives and gets to work, everything seems fine. Until, she finds a wet towel on the floor and the owner of the towel standing in the bedroom. Carmen is in panic mode because the client has a specific time blocked off for her to be there and gone. Luckily, the client is not upset and actually lets her leave early. From the previous times, she has cleaned the home, Carmen knows that the owner is a shifter and she has some research about shifters.
When she arrives the next week, the client Aiden is home again and tries to engage Carmen in conversation. After the previous week, her aunt gave her strict orders to not speak to the homeowner and Carmen obeys. Aiden comes up with a loophole and tells Carmen that he wants to get to know her better. With a series of non-verbal cues, technically Carmen isn't breaking any rule. Carmen and Aiden grow closer, by having meals together, they start writing notes to each other, Aiden buys her gifts, etc.
Aunt Polly gets suspicious and hires someone to follow Carmen, which I thought was a little overboard. This comes to a head after he produces some photos but no hard evidence. Before Carmen has the chance to come clean, her aunt confronts her. Carmen decided to quit her job and walks out.
This is a cute story with a slow build up of romance and taking it slow. Both Carmen and Aiden have family responsibilities but in different ways. Carmen felt pressured to keep Aiden a secret to not disappoint her aunt and keep her job. She also chose to do something for herself for a change.

[Jenny Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book as an ARC for an honest review.

In this book we meet Carmen Jackson and Aiden Dixon. Carmen is Aiden's maid though they have never met each of them feels the beginning of a connection that they aren't sure what to do with. So when Carmen is running late one Friday afternoon. She hopes she isn't to late to get Aiden's home cleaned without any problems. Little did Carmen know this would be the opening they both didn't know they needed. The problem is even though they want to spend time with each other being together is forbidden with her job and her time constraints. Can they make it work or will she lose what could be a once in a lifetime love?

Aiden is driven mad by the smell of his cleaning lady. He is sure that there is something about her calling to his bear, if only he could meet her. It happens one Friday he comes home early from work and Carmen is running late so he finally gets to meet the woman who drives his bear nuts. There are still problems though because of her job Carmen isn't allowed to talk to him. Aiden has a plan though and he is determined to succeed. Can he win the woman that is possibly his mate? Can he get past all the items she thinks are blocking them to get her to see she's his one and only or will he loose the only woman meant for both him and his bear?

This is a great story about two people with different lives. Carmen is a work hard girl who helps her mom with her siblings when she isn't working. Aiden is a billionaire who can do anything he wants go anywhere he want he is not tied down to anyone or anything. They both want more though and they didn't know what that more meant until they meet one Friday afternoon. This book show us to always be open to possiblites because you never know when they will come. I would highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone.

[Amanda Showalter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: The Little Bear Maid
Series: Seattle's Billionaire Bears
Note: Book 4 in the series but it is a standalone with a happy ending
Author: Sable Sylvan

This is my review of The Little Bear Maid, the fourth book in the Seattle's Billionaire Bears Series. I got this fourth book in the series free in exchange for an honest review. This is the continuation of a great world and it can be read as a standalone with no cliffhanger ending, it is the whole story. Be warned though you will not want to stop with just this one book and you will want to know the whole series. The book moves at a good pace and keeps you interested.

This is another book that is loosely based on a fairy tale (the little mermaid) but with bear shifters added in. I love these books and with each one you learn more and more about the area and the people. Carmen is a maid who works to save up money to try to help her family. Every week, on Friday, she has been cleaning a condo for a man. She knows its a man because the smell of his body from the sheets just gets her excited. The condo belongs to Aiden Dixon from Port Jameson. One by one he has watched his family members find their mate and leave him standing alone. Then he happens to meet Carmen one day while she is cleaning his condo and his bear instantly tells him that she is the one. The problem is, as we all know from the little mermaid, that there is an evil "witch" in the story and just like the fairy tale Carmen has her voice "stolen" by the evil "witch" (her boss). Can she manage to find true love when she is unable to talk to the man of her dreams?

[Cindy Caron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yet another unique version of a classic fairy tale from the very talented Sable Sylvan. I have fallen in love with the shifters of Port Jameson, and Aiden certainly falls into the category like he belongs there. Drifting through his charmed life, subconscientiously searching for his fated mate, never in his wildest dreams would he ever have imagined her to have been right under his nose for the past two years. Carmen has no time to have anything that would remotely resemble a personal life. She works for her aunt as a maid with full days during the week, only to go home and put in another full shift helping her mother take care of her numerous siblings since her father passed away numerous years ago. The oldest of the children, the responsibility falls on her shoulders, as her mom works long hours in order to provide the necessities for her family, so she doesn't seem to be able to find any time for herself, most nights falling into bed exhausted, only to rise the next day and start all over. Her favourite "customer" on her cleaning roster is her last of the week, Friday afternoons. She has never met the owner of the penthouse suite, but it is the cleanest house she arrives at every week, and the scent of the owner soothes her like no other. But, there are rules to abide by at work, and a chance meeting between Aiden and Carmen are sure to break them all, or at least a few of them. Will they ever be able to find their happy ever afters? Or will the rules keep them in chains forever?
A great tale worth the read, Ms. Sylvan has a wonderful talent of spinning a story that will have you feeling like mush in no time at all.

[Cherish Robinson-smetek]

*I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

While this book was a great story, it also has some life lessons in it. 1 - there are reasons for rules. 2 - there are consequences when you don't follow the rules. 3 - if you snoop, you will not get all the answers. 4 - if you TALK with someone, you will be able to get the answers.

In The Little Bear Maid, we meet Carmen. She works as a maid for her aunt's cleaning service. They have 2 rules. For most of her time working there, she has had no problem with the rules. Due to a scheduling glitch, she is running behind one day and finally meets with one of her clients. (He normally is still at work when she cleans his condo.) Because of this scheduling conflict, she breaks the rules. She doesn't want to get in trouble so the next week when he is at home again - he thinks of other ways that they can get to know each other without directly breaking the rule. Because he believes that he has found his Fated Mate. Meanwhile, Carmen's Aunt is wondering what's going on so she hires a PI to follow Carmen. She thinks she knows what's going on but she has jumped to conclusions without talking to Carmen to find all the answers. This hurts the family relationship and Carmen's working relationship. She isn't sure what to do so she calls Aiden and he comes to help take her mind off the issues. They are now free to fully explore their relationship and discover that yes, they are Fated Mates. However Carmen still needs to clear the air with her family. Will they have their Happily Ever After?

[Andi Downs · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is always fun to read Sable’s books with lovely characters, strong Bears and gorgeous curvy spirited women. The is a new story from a wonderful collection, this time it’s about Carmen Jackson. Who works for her Aunt’s cleaning service company. A particular client always seems to have an almost spotless penthouse when her duties take her there.

The owner of the penthouse, just happens to be Aiden Dixon, another of the Asher-Dixion Clan.

On Carmen’s appointed visit she discovers Aiden is still there and is thrown by meeting him. He in turn is very taken with her and wants more than just that initial meeting; letting his family know he has possibly found his mate. :)

Carmen has a tough time of it as her Aunt has told her strictly - no talking to the clients! :) The pair do get round this and you will have to read to find out as their relationship develops. It’s fun and romantic in all that Aiden does for his ‘to be’ mate.

There is of course the family interference as we know these events occur, but it all works out in the end and everyone is happy. So if you have read the others by Sable, go grab this and enjoy. :) It’s always a pleasure to read the gifted copies for my open and honest reviews. I’m a firm fan of this authors works and if you have read any others, you will be to. :)

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

A twist to the Little Mermaid, with bear shifters and a photoshoot to make the maid look like a mermaid. Carmen works for her aunt's cleaning company, is finishing her degree and helps her mom with her siblings. Her work week is chaotic and she looks forward to her favorite stop on Fridays cleaning the one house that usually isn't bad and the customer is a great tipper. Aiden Dixon is a busy bear working at his family's company, Asher Lumber Co. When his maid is late and he is home he finally gets the chance to meet the woman whose scent lingers in his home. The two are polar opposites, yet drawn to one another even when Carmen's aunt, her boss, says that there is no fraternizing with the customers. Aiden does an amazing job of getting around the no talking policy her aunt has and they find so much about each other. When Carmen quits because she thinks her aunt went too far Aiden is there to make sure she smiles and gets a break by taking her to Port Jameson. Carmen learns some rules were made to be broken and with Aiden she finds a connection that most people search their whole lives for. Another great read from Sable Sylvan. I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest review.