One moment, she's hating on me. The next, she is seducing me.
From that first moment she laid eyes on me, She hated me.
At least, she thinks she hates me. But I can see the burning desire in her eyes. The need in those licks of her luscious lips. The sparks in those deep red blushes on her cheeks.
She denies it all. Well, I'm going to prove her wrong. I'll make her aware of the extent of her attraction to me. Because I want her just as much.
There is only one problem though. What if I'm caught romancing the boss's daughter? Will I lose everything I have worked so hard for?
Lindsey Hart specializes in sweet to extra hot and dirty romance and strongly believes in happily ever after. If you are looking for a page turner, then you are in for a wild and naughty ride with feisty heroines and alpha male heroes.
Sparks fly between Johnathon and Cassie from the moment they meet. Johnathon is filling in for her brother temporarily but he wants to do a good job and he is drawn to Cassie even though he fights it. Cassie doesn't want to like Johnathon but she does. Her friends can tell from her texts that she likes him and try to encourage her to act on the attraction. When things heat up between them Johnathon is confused because he thought Cassie didn't like him. Can things work out between them?
This is a great story that will captivate you from beginning to end. This is a well written and very entertaining story. I would recommend this book to any book lover.
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This is the third book in Heartbreakers Series. A romantic comedy that will keep you laughing. You'll love Johnathan and Cassie's enemies to lovers story. This is a great series with each book being a standalone but each of the heroines in the three books are best friends and strong females. She's forbidden as she's the boss's daughter. But temptation and love are powerful forces to be dealt with. Overflowing with drama and chemistry, this book will grab your attention right at the beginning. The back and forth banter between the two will keep you in stitches. A good book that I know you will enjoy. I read an arc and voluntarily chose to review.
Cassie was close to her brother, Lucas. When Lucas and his love decided to take a year off, her parents hired John to take over Lucas' job. Cassie had an unusual aversion to John. She resented him immensely. There is a terrific ending to make it a perfect romance. Excellent book by a great author. I urge you to read My Boss' Forbidden Daughter by Lindsey Hart.
It didn’t take Johnathan Thatcher long to size up his co-worker and boss’s daughter, Cassie Dawson. Very simply she was “goddess style gorgeous…and harassment lawsuit style off-limits”. He was stupefied by her klutziness when she accidentally drenched him in a cup of hot coffee, but he was more than impressed when a short time after the drenching encounter, he found her amazingly, mop in hand, cleaning up her own mess, and all that was within his first few hours of working with Cassie. What was clear was that while she might be the owner’s daughter and crazy rich, she was no princess.
As far as Cassie was concerned, Johnathan Thatcher’s days were numbered. Hired to replace Lucas Dawson, Cassie’s stepbrother who had recently followed his dream to South America with one of Cassie’s best friends, Aria, to establish a company to promote fair trade products, returning monies and assistance back to the communities of the products, Lucas was coming back. So, even John was built like a god come to earth to be her greatest desire and ultimate distraction, his days were numbered. Cassie could resist his body—she wanted to hate him. But, simply looking at his sculpture-in-an-art-museum-perfect body with its rock-hard butt made her reproductive parts hum. How could she possibly stay focused on her job of managing the accounting office of her family’s successful grocery chain which had linked together a collection of small mom and pop stores, encouraging each to continue to bring its unique qualities to the organization if she knew, day after day, that he—Johnathan—the god come to earth to torment her—was somewhere in the same building, could she stay focused without having a hormonal meltdown? Her only way to move forward until he left was to whisper her internal mantra,“I must resist, I must resist!”
Lindsey Hart’s “My Boss’s Forbidden Daughter” is the third in the Heartbreakers trilogy and is as delightful as the first two volumes. Each romance follows one of the three unique, clever women—friends since age 12 when they were each shipped off to boarding school by parents who really did not have time to parent—as each finds love. The three sisters of different mothers find strength in each other as each begins her journey in search of love and fulfillment. The anchoring love of the of the sisterhood supports each woman as she steps out into the world and into the discovering of the man to whom each can give her heart.
What makes the series especially enjoyable is Hart’s examination and crushing destruction of some of society’s misconceptions of how a woman should act, look and love. Hart lets the readers fully appreciate the criticisms she hurls at a society that forces false values and images on women. She offers the perfect comeback to the false patterns which society, and sometime family, impose on the individual.
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Overall I really liked this book, but the way Cassie treated John throughout the book really irritated me. I understand that she is usually a nice person and she had been hurt a few times by the men in her life, but I am not sure I would have put up with her for as long as he did, if I was him. She was downright rude and insufferable at times. Even when he would apologize for something he said or try to make simple conversation she would act horribly. If you can get past that and get to the heart of the story it isn't all that bad. They did have some great chemistry and they both knew what they were doing was wrong, therefore, tried denying their true feelings. They ended up working really well together, both at work and personally. John is why I gave this book a four star rating. John was patient, understanding, forgiving and an all around nice guy. He was basically a saint and understood why she was so prickly. And, best of all, he actually told her how he really felt about the way she treated him and how she was acting. So many times in books, the men just take whatever attitude is given to them and don't stand up for themselves, but he did and I fell in love with him at that moment. I also wish that there would have been little more about how her family took the news, since their reactions were brought up so much in speculation. I received an ARC in exchange for an honest, voluntary review.
This is the third story in the Heartbreakers series. After reading all three, I can honestly say that this was my favorite! They do not have to be read in order as Lindsey Hart does a nice job of incorporating characters and story-lines from the other books without you feeling like you missed something. Having said that, I would still recommend reading all of them!
The title may be a little misleading. Although the heroine, Cassie, is infact, the bosses daughter, there was never a time when anyone threatened the hero, John, or even gently reminded him to stay away. In fact, the parents/bosses did nothing but sing John's praises.
I loved the way Hart wrote the two main characters. They were "real". There were a lot of realistic "awkward" moments that people can have when a relationship is new. Their first time together did not have them "seeing fireworks" as so many romance stories do. I don't want to give anything away but I will say that Hart made their encounters fun. It was easy to picture these two together: nervous, shy, acting weird, etc. It just made me like them all the more. I caught myself smiling and laughing throughout the story. Hart also does a great job of bringing the "3 friends" (from the other books in the series) together. Their text messages were a riot!
I would definitely recommend My Boss's Forbidden Daughter as well as the others in the series!
ONE FUN-FILLED AVALANCHE!!! Greedy gremlins! Lindsey let the skeletons out of the closet with this lol, perfectly paired smashed up team, riding this skillfully composed delicious sweet treat with one intensely fun storyline and engaging plot, wrapping this baby up sleek, shiny and tight. Quirky mishaps and surprising happenstance, showcase the taxing trials and pulse racing tribulations, stumbling through the funky twists and crazy turns, putting our characters through their paces, testing them in ways they never saw coming. Shenanigans, escapades and mayhem rule the roost displaying the drama, turmoil, intrigue, secrets, simmering mystique and electrifying situations, along with a boatload of moxie and sass, you have one intoxicating experience. The attraction and chemistry sizzles from the pages and suck you in so deeply until you feel the heat and electricity thrumming through your veins. The characters are complex and authentic with depth and traits that blend and flow, transforming into genuinely relatable personalities. The scenes are strikingly sharp with abundant details and depictions creating a colorful backdrop that makes the storyline pop. Amazing job Lindsey, thanks for sharing this little treasure with us.
I received a copy from BookSprout; this is my honest review. -In the two other books, Cassie was the sweetest, nicest girl ever. She had a soft heart. She's the one who would keep the peace between or with her friends. In this book, she turned into a b*tch; a ruthless, mean and cold woman. -Cassie is not good relationship material, just like John thought for a moment, and it's too bad he didn't act on it. She did not deserve this great guy, even at the end, with the HEA. She did not. -Cassie is hurtful with Johnathan until about 60%, then they have some sort of connection - mostly open door stuff - until about 85%, then she backs away again - it happened before - up until they make up at 93%. It's too late for me, with all the damage she has done. -Bugs me all throughout the book: Cassie thinks everyone wants a piece of her parents' money. Everyone wants to sue them. They don't have a janitor to clean up and/or won't ask people to help around. -Not the best book ever written by this author. The only reason I would tell you to read it would be to get news from Rin and Aria and their respective partner.
Pickles anyone? Love it! This story is about Cassie and John. The past couple of stories have been about Cassie’s two best friends Rin and Aria. Rin is with Aiden and Aria is with Lucas, Cassie’s stepbrother. Now John is hired to take over Luca’s position and well this is where Cassie falls in love. John is hot but is shy and Cassie believes he is full of himself at the beginning. Cassie is a hoot with her cursing, this is one part of the book that you will love along with everything she does. The funny thing about this book is PICKLES. John is set out to make sure Cassie understand that he is in it for a long run not just a one-night stand, but OMG – these two are too much. I love the texts between the girls as they tell it how it is and the emojis is too much! Lindsey did a great job with all three books; it would be nice if there is an extended epilogue with all three couples and a lot of mishaps. I don’t want to give much away on this book, but one thing to note, pay attention to pickles in the toilet – the funniest chapter, besides the industrial pack that Cassie brings to John.
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I don’t like that Cassie is so mean/rude to John for the first half of the story. I get that she thinks he’s hot and a little perturbed that he is taking over her step-brother’s role for the next year, but she doesn’t need to be so rude. I didn’t find Cassie very likeable; she has some serious issues that she needs to work through.
I struggled to continue reading this story since I disliked Cassie until I was about 60% of the way through. At that point I was willing to give her a chance to be a better person and for a moment I thought I could like her but sadly she ended up back in my bad book. I liked John and honestly wondered why he didn’t turn his sights on someone else, but if that happened then this wouldn’t have been a romance with a happy ending.
There is nothing wrong with the writing of this story, I gave it a bad rating because I just wasn’t invested in the main characters getting together.
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Yet another fun read in this Heartbreakers series. The bond between Cassie, Rin and Aria continues even though they’re not living near each other.
This book focuses on Cassie, and her new co-worker Johnathon. He has taken a position with her family’s company, temporarily replacing her brother Lucas on a year’s contract. She resents him being there from the start simply because her brother isn’t there, but she can’t deny her attraction to him. And he most certainly is attracted to her too.
Their relationship or whatever it is, has many ups and downs, with lots of angst and plenty of humour! They have some really sweet and steamy scenes, and I feel like they’re a great pair together. Support from her friends allows Cassie to see that John really is worth the risk of getting involved.
The story is lots of fun, but I felt it ended too abruptly, and it seemed a bit incomplete – so I REALLY hope this isn’t the end of the series! I gave this one four and a half stars.
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This book is fantastic! The story of John and Cassie is heartwarming, funny, hot and steamy! They meet when he is hired to temporarily replace her stepbrother, Lucas, at her parent's company. She tries to hate him. He gorgeous and sexy and she's sure he's a jerk. But time starts to prove her wrong. They end up starting to see each other and things seem to be going well until her friend Rin pays her a visit and gives her some advice. Rin warns her to be careful so she's not hurt like she's been in the past and before you know it, Cassie is doubting everything about John and pulling away. A heartbreaking talk in the office sends him away. Another conversation with her best friends make Cassie realize her mistake and sends her back to John, asking for forgiveness and hoping for a second chance. She gets one and the two begin their journey to their happily ever after.
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I was fortunate enough to receive an invitation to participate in this ARC, so I willingly accepted. I couldn't understand Cassie's animosity toward John, or what seemed to be an unhealthy fixation on her stepbrother, who was now married to one of her besties??? The stepbrother had left the family business to pursue some philanthropic interest with his new wife, but Cassie seemed to despise the fact that John was filling her brother's shoes. This whole mindset left me perplexed, as the position had to be filled by someone. I also wasn't a fan of Cassie being a biyatch, repeatedly, hurting and embarrassing John, and he just kept coming back for more! Cassie seemed to show little remorse for her actions and John kept chasing after her, despite her strobe light emotions and actions. Once you got a fair way into the story things eventually settled down to a better storyline.
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You want a fun loving, feel good, and something about pickles book to read? This is the book for you. I could tell you all about the pickles but what would be the fun in that. Sort of remind you of the fifty shades of gray with the texting but this was with friends not a love interest. Although, Cassie hated that her brother was being replaced by the Johnathan in the family grocery business she learn to live with it. Their chemistry was off the chart. Will she give Johnathan a chance? He really is a good guy. Cassie is so use to dealing with loser that she do not see a good guy right in her face. This is a laugh out loud book. Having a mother that thinks her ovaries are dying, Cassie wanted to tell her mother being in a room with Johnathan that they are firing on all cylinders in two point two seconds. You will start laughing right after the first few pages. This is a must read!
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What a amazing book from Lindsay Hart. It is so funny your sides will hurt, it shocking to the point your eye will popping out, there will be times you will just want to face palm and shake your head.
This Cassie's story of how she finds her heart through the mess. Cassie is to be the reasonable one among her, Rin and Aira, but when John comes into her life with his buns of titanium and all his hotness, Cassie looses her cool. John is either a saint or just enjoys torture, because they way Cassie behave would make a weaker man run for the hill. I love how both character are far from perfect and suave, that not only do they make mistakes ( and some of them big) that they are not afraid to get down and dirty and fix the problem.
I truly enjoyed this book, and did not want to put it down that I took an second I had between things to keep reading.
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Lucas Dawson is the genius of the family business, brokering deals and making millions, but he's a philanthropist at heart and he and Aria have gone on an adventure to build a company that helps others. Johnathan Thatcher is hired to fill his spot while they're gone, but Cassie is not really happy about it. The reason wasn't immediately clear, but she resented him. Nevertheless, she was unmistakably drawn to him, but she had a strange problem. If she wanted to kiss him, she got mad at John! If she thought "he is so handsome," she got mad and called him a player. It was difficult to follow her moods without getting whiplash! John was a saint to put up with her erratic behavior that was frequently just mean. Once she got beyond the fear that was still causing her to react so poorly with men, she was ready to commit to a future with John. The epilogue showed a much softer, more mature side to Cassie, and I finally grew to like her. Farewell to the Heartbreakers!
This is book three in the Heartbreakers series. This is Johnathan and Cassie's story. How do you hate and yet are attracted to the same person? That is how Cassie feels about Johnathan but he is determined to make her see only the attraction part. I have read the first two books in this series and I felt that this book was not the same Cassie character. I understand that one can portray a different outlook or attitude between friends and family then a potential significant other but this was a little farther than I like. Not Cassie's finest moments but still made for an exciting story. I cannot wait to see what else is in store next and the little updates that the author includes on the previous book couples.
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5 STARS for My Boss's Forbidden Daughter ( Heartbreakers Book 3 ) ARC received from author via Booksprout in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are my own and have not been influenced in any way. This series has been phenominal - although My Boss's Forbidden Daughter could be read as a standalone I highly recommend the series ! Here are some of the reasons why I loved this book so much : Attractive cover - gets your attention ( those skyscraper heels of Cassie's no less ) Enemies to lovers story line Great characters in Cassie & Jonathan ( great secondary characters as well ) Immediate chemistry - spilled coffee & all Humour - very funny dialog with some great one liners - pickle cleanup anyone? Realistic Strong heroine Loved everything about Jonathan - just a super nice guy ! I read this book in one sitting & absolutely loved it ! Highly recommend this author & series !!
"It's always the haters that fall the hardest". Cassie is upset that her parents hired someone to take her brothers place. Especially since that someone is a really HOT guy. What were her parents thinking when they hired him. John took the temporary position knowing he had big shoes to fill. He believes in the company's philosophy. There's a reason he was hired, he's good at his job. Cassie doesn't know why she's being so rude to him, but she can't help it. John is making every attempt to get her to like him. When he finally gives up, he is shocked when Cassie comes to his office dressed seductively. Like all their other encounters, this one ends in a disaster. Will they finally be able to have a relationship despite their disastrous beginning?
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My Boss’s Forbidden Daughter by Lindsey Hart was a wickedly amusing, delightful, steamy story of Johnathan and Cassie. She’s an accountant and her co-worker/stepbrother has left and has been temporarily replaced by Johnathan. She’s none to happy about it and is, honestly, a bit of a witch to him at first. But, slowly and humorously things change. I’ll never think of pickles the same again…without laughing. This guy is a saint….to tolerate her.
I enjoyed this laugh-a-minute story sooooooooo much!!! Just a wonderful escape and wildly, enormously entertaining read!!!!!
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Lindsey Hart brings us another fabulous story with fantastic characters with amazing chemistry along with a awesome storyline!!
Lindsey Hart brings us another fabulous story with fantastic characters with amazing chemistry along with a awesome storyline. The story flows well and will keep your attention from the very beginning! I could picture and feel the emotions of the characters as their story unfolded. The secondary characters are just as important as the main ones and really brings this book to another level. I would totally recommend this book to all romance readers out there!! Can’t wait to read another book by this fabulous and amazing talented author. Happy reading everyone!!
Cassie is mean & spiteful when John is filling in for a year in her brother's position in the family business. With the way this book started, I wondered why Cassie was being this way towards the new guy when he didn't do anything wrong. Don't despair as it becomes clearer further into the story. Jumping to conclusions, misinterpreting what John says & overdue in getting laid seems to be her issues. A very entertaining story, all in the name of the almighty pickle link! Read & enjoy this story as it is very different. Funny & there will be chuckles & smiles of the silliness of Cassie & John along their path in finding a HEA.
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What a fantastic new book from Lindsey Hart. Cassie wants to hate John-a new hire in her family company, first and foremost for taking her brother’s job and secondly because she assumes the worst about him. John is attracted by Cassie hey makes assumptions of his own based on her privilege alone. As these two get to know each other better, they discover not only that their assumptions are wrong, but an attraction that could lead to more. My Boss’s Forbidden Daughter is a witty attraction filled life story that reader will enjoy all the way through. I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every book in this series.
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It is the third book in the series. I really enjoyed the first two books, but this one just was not as satisfying. Cassie in the other two was completely different then the one we got in this book. She was portrayed as nice , and sweet, but in this book she was mean, rude and even borderline hostile. I understand her being hurt and wanting to be cautious, who could blame her for that, but I just could not get behind her taking it out on John. That really just ruined the book for me personally, even if she did apologize, make it up to him and got a happy ending for them. Regardless of that there was some funny moments that had me laughing.
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Cassie has watched her two sisters by another mister find their soul mates and move on. “Why can’t I find anything but users?” she asks? Next, when the family business tries to replace Lucas, Cassie is nothing but antagonistic towards the man that they hire, Jonathan. Are the feelings because she misses Lucas or is there something else there that’s making her a royal pain? This is a funny, realistic adventure that shows the many sides of three very different young ladies trying to find themselves in the real world.
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Cassie and John made a great couple with playful sparring and quick sarcastic banter. Cassie and her parents own a lucrative business of grocery stores when the very gorgeous, John comes in to fill her step brother’s job for a year. Cassie is very spunky and outspoken and as she sizes Jon up, she assumes him to be a cocky player, and she gives him a very bad time. He really is a nice guy that puts up with a lot from her , and is able to hold his own. Her own insecurities and trust issues nearly cost her HEA. All in all, a most enjoyable read.
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4.5 Stars! This was a fun, highly entertaining read! I had plenty of moments where I was laughing hysterically. I liked Cassie, but John stole my heart! Seriously, could he get any sweeter?! I was all in for them as a couple. They had such great chemistry! I loved their inner dialogues when they were both talking to their intimates! Cassie really frustrated me when she was judging John by the way he looks. She assumed him to be a certain way and a certain type of person. I did love that their was a role reversal for the person that ended up doing the groveling!
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This was a different kind of story. I really didn’t like Cassie, I couldn’t understand her motives for being such an ass towards John. He replaced her brother at her parents company, she was attracted to him but still she decided to be horrible... even if they made out she was verbally aggressive. And than the door scene and dinner... In the second half she is lovelier and more pleasant. I love the other books by Lindsay but this one isn’t it for me! This my personal opinion and has nothing to do with the capacity of the writer!
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This wonderful story will take you on a ride of emotions, hot and cold in the same sentence. You will be swept off your feet with the confrontation between Cassie and John, it is high in emotions Love and hate are émotions that are separated by a thin line and I promised you will enjoy it very much. It is the 3rd book in the series and you will find all your favorite characters, it is really that good. Can be read as a standalone but why would you deny yourself the great pleasure of following our 3 girls adventures.
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Cassie works at her parent’s grocery stores in the capacity of the corporate offices. She owns shares in them as well. Her stepbrother and his girlfriend left to do other things…so the parents hired someone new for the position. His name is Jonathon and he is HOT!! It has been a while for her and so many mishaps occur…it will leave you ROFL with tears in your eyes! I have never read a book with the two main leads having so many occurrences happen just trying to hook up! Oh, my words~ It is a quirky, warm-hearted fun humorous fast read and romance. You will absolutely LOVE it! I received this via Booksprout and am leaving a voluntary review.