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This billionaire won't know what hit him when he meets his sassy BBW.

Ian
Holly Simpson is my dream woman.
She's loud, bright, fierce…adorable. A complete mess.
I came here for her help.
I'm determined to leave with her heart.
But how do you catch a fairy and claim it as your own?
I don't know.
I won't let that stop me.
This little warrior is mine and I'm keeping her.

Holly
Ian Sterling is big, bossy, and wildly inappropriate.
He's also the man of my dreams.
I've been hiding from him since the first time I set eyes on him.
Now he needs my help saving his business and his family.
He says we're getting married.
I want to believe him.
But now the fate of his company and his family is in my hands…
And I have bad, bad news.

Warning
When an older billionaire meets his curvy younger woman, she'll have him on his knees. Literally. If office romance, over-the-top men, and hot mess heroines make you laugh, get ready to meet Ian and Holly in this laugh-out-loud romantic comedy. This sweet, steamy romance from Nichole Rose comes complete with a sticky sweet and guaranteed HEA.

104 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 24, 2020

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Nichole Rose

163 books1,009 followers
Four-time award-winning author Nichole Rose writes deliciously dirty rom-coms, sports, and small-town romance, featuring relatable curvy women and the devoted alpha men who can't live without them. From obsessed billionaires to over-the-top hockey players to the firefighter next door, no one is safe from the hilarious, sassy women she sets loose on the world. She loves delivering relatable characters, hilarious banter, and enough heat to make you squirm.

Nichole also writes dark romance as Nichole Fallon.

When not writing, Nichole enjoys fine wine, cute shoes, and everything supernatural. She is happily married to the love of her life and is a proud ringleader in the world’s most ridiculous chihuahua circus. She and her husband live in central Arkansas.

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Profile Image for Anovelqueen .
299 reviews1,043 followers
October 21, 2022
***4 STARS***

I love Nichole Rose’s instalove stories. These heroes fall fast and deep. They worship their women.

Ian suspects that his sister-in-law who also works for him is embezzling but he needs proof because it will hurt his brother. So he hires Holly a forensic computer specialist to dig into his finances. When he sees Holly the first time he is blown away. Holly however has seen Ian before and been fantasizing about him.

Very well written with spice. I recommend.
Profile Image for Darlene I read WAY to many books.
3,677 reviews2,434 followers
November 26, 2020
Pretty fast pace and alittle steam in this one.

Holly has been crushing on Ian for awhile since she first saw him but she knows a guy who looks like him would never want someone like her. So when she is assigned to him the first meeting isn't good since he said something that was taken wrong and she kneed him in the balls. 🤣🤣🤣 and Ian is more in love and says sorry for how he acted but glad his future wife can help him with his problem.

And their relationship is so cute and I am mushy for Ian and when Holly finds out who has been taking Ians money she's sad that it tear his family apart.

No ow/om drama, no cheating, Slight secondary charas, sexy times, virgin gal and no manwhore

Recommend-yes/maybe
Cover-⭐⭐⭐

Slowinsta
Older/younger couple
36H/25h
No condom
Safeish
Hea
Epilogue
Profile Image for Alison.
1,507 reviews107 followers
June 12, 2023
“He doesn't know I exist, but in my dreams, we're married and having babies.”

Read 2: Still love this book. I think my favorite part is right after Ian meets Holly. They sit down in chairs next to each other, he looks over and frowns, then reaches over and drags her chair to him. I don’t know why but I just love that part.

I loved this book. Is Ian over the top? Absolutely! Sometimes that annoys me but the author managed to make it adorable and endearing. I’m not sure why the “fat” girl always had to be spunky and a little crazy but whatever, for this book it worked. Definitely going on my re-read shelf.

“Heaven is a woman and she's standing in front of me with the most beguiling guilty expression and the curviest body I've ever seen.”

For more excerpts check out my highlights.
Profile Image for ♡Tonya♡.
2,062 reviews568 followers
November 27, 2020
4 stars

-no cheating
-no ow/om drama
-virgin heroine/ long celibate hero
-no violence
-good amount of steam
-alpha hero/quirky heroine
-epilogue
Profile Image for Amy.
714 reviews3 followers
April 13, 2021
It was cute.

I felt like it was trying too hard, at the beginning, to be funny. I almost stopped reading it but I'm glad I kept reading.

The only this is that sometimes I wonder if the author actually a man. There seems to be a thing about choking during a BJ. Are women into gagging?? Really??
Profile Image for Geeky Girl Review Cafe.
1,232 reviews99 followers
January 9, 2021
Love a Sassy Leading Lady

I'll admit to having grabbed this because I love a good older man romance. But it's the sassy spunky and headstrong leading lady that stole the story and was my personal favorite.

Nichole is fast becoming a favorite author of mine, I'll be back for more!
Profile Image for Susan Harris.
420 reviews3 followers
February 2, 2023
I Loved It!!

I'm giving this story five stars. If a man or woman could fall in love a Nicolet first sight, I'd want it to be like this. It just has a "feel good" feel to it. I didn't read the first two but I will now!The chemistry was so good. And wasn't all drawn out. Short and sweet with all the depth. Nichole Rose did a great job.
Profile Image for Laiza.
656 reviews9 followers
December 4, 2020
Cute and sweet..
#instaLove
#RedheadAccountant
Profile Image for BookFox.
493 reviews50 followers
January 28, 2021
I loved this one!! More than made up for the 2nd book in the series. Heroine was perfect! She blurts out random stuff that’s funny. Confident in herself. Hero was sweet bit of an alpha!

Safe
No ow/om drama
Instalove
Virgin heroine celibate hero
Great epilogue
Profile Image for A-reader.
1,598 reviews51 followers
December 13, 2020
Super sweet, super cute story, Holly has been crushing on Ian for a while, she has seen him when he comes in for meetings with her boss Grant, he has not seen her. She is a forensic accountant who dabbles in hacking too, she is super smart and is able to find an accounting discrepancies no mater how hidden they are. Ian was a football player who blew out his knee, retiring from football he uses his smarts to help step in to companies when their CEO’s need a break. He has recently found out that someone at his company is stealing from him. He thinks it’s his accountant, who also happens to be his sister-in-law. Not wanting to lose his brother if his accusation is false he hires Grant’s company to help him find the evidence he needs. Holly is very apprehensive about meeting him, she has the tendency to blurt out what she’s thinking and is worried they will get sued since she knows she will not be able to hide her attraction to Ian. Stepping into Grant’s office his first look at Holly floors him. He immediately says he can’t work with her, “look at her”, Holly takes that the wrong way and goes to leave the office, but he makes the mistake of grabbing her arm, she puts her self defense classes to good use. She knees him in the balls, elbow to the stomach, and heel to his foot. He goes down hard! But is totally in love with his little warrior, while down on the ground he looks up at her and ask her to marry him. She feels real bad and Grant is trying real hard not to laugh at him. He apologizes for grabbing Holly and tells her he said that because she is so beautiful, not because he objects to her curves.
Their interactions are so cute and I loved how smitten with her he was. He was fiercely protective of her, even though he knew his little warrior could handle herself. She is having hard time believing that he feels something for her. He tells her will not sleep with her until she says she will marry him. They fool around a little but he is true to his word, no sex. After looking at his files Holly finds even more funds have been embezzled from him than he thought, and it all leads to his sister-in-law. All of it is later confirmed when at a charity event, Holly overhears his sister-in-law telling her friend that she hates her husband and has a way of taking care of everything. Holly needs to tell Ian but is afraid that when she does their being together will end. She tells him first that she loves him and then her bad news. Overwhelmed by her confession of love he doesn’t say anything. That makes Holly believe she was right, her being the bearer of bad news has ended their relationship. While Ian deals with the FBI and his clients and his brother, Holly is at home nursing a broken heart. When Ian finds out he messed up by not telling her he loves her too, he goes to get his woman. Their first time is sweet and hot, he proposes and this time Holly accepts. Epilogue five years later with three kids and Holly wanting another.
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Profile Image for *di~.
814 reviews8 followers
July 30, 2021
3.5*
went into this expecting SMUT but this was such a sweet instalovey novella!
this just had a feel good feeling with low drama & fast paced writing!!
Profile Image for Nikki_Kate.
1,761 reviews
May 16, 2022
OMG! Wonderful quick read. Amazing HEA.

Ian meets Holly when he needs a forensic analyst because of an embezzlement situation. Holly is the best at what she does and Ian only wants the best. Holly feels bad for Ian because of who he believes is doing the embezzling. Upon first meeting Ian is instantly attracted to Holly and can't believe she is standing right in front of him. He says a few wrong words only because he can't believe his eyes and Holly and Grant take it the wrong way, thinking Ian doesn't want Holly helping him. Holly tries to leave when Ian tries to grab her arm, instantly Holly goes on the attack mode and punches him in his stomach, kicks and steps on his foot. Ian is hurting, but tells Holly they're getting married. Ian and Holly go to dinner together, when someone makes a rude comment to Holly Ian goes on the attack defending her. Holly finds out that the embezzlement has been happening longer than Ian has realized. When they go to a charity benefit Holly overhears a conversation between two woman. Holly goes back to tell Ian what she overheard, when she also confesses her love to him. When Ian forget to say it back Holly, she thinks he doesn't love her and they are over. After Ian has everything with the embezzlement squared away he goes to find Holly only to find out he forgot to tell her something. When he finds Holly he tell her everything and then ask her to Marry Him. Ian and Holly have the most wonder HEA!!
Profile Image for Viv “BookVixen” Gutierrez .
1,598 reviews474 followers
December 14, 2020
Another winner! SWOON n STEAM❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️

I love this author’s work—she’s so dang consistent in writing solid, steamy, sweet stories with fierce, possessive alpha heroes who fall HARD for their innocent n sassy ladies. And this one delivers again.

Holly our heroine is a lovable, geeky genius who tends to say whatever pops into her head. To avoid any embarrassing verbal mishaps, she stays hidden when Ian sterling, one of the company’s clients, comes around. Wouldn’t want him to know that she’s in love with him and how much drools over his smoldering smexiness.

But that doesn’t work when she has to work directly with him to find some missing funds—and while holly is terrified he will find out her secret, Ian is falling hard for her, and doing everything he can to claim her.

It was a fun read, with enough steamy bits to melt my kindle while also having enough heart to make my romantic soul swoon.

Safety deets: hero ISNT a mansk@nk, woot woot!!! he’s been celibate for years. Heroine is a virgin, belongs only to the hero. No abuse or cheating of any kind, no ow/om drama, HEA with epilogues years out.
Profile Image for Leslee.
2,651 reviews76 followers
November 29, 2020
Another enchanting story from the absolutely fabulous Nichole Rose! Holly's life is a hot mess. The only thing she is methodical and organized about is doing her job. That is why her boss assigns her to Ian's case. The last thing she wants to do is get up close and personal with Ian. Ever since she saw him, she has had a crush on him. When she actually has to talk to him, she falls apart. Ian is dumbstruck the moment he lays eyes on her, his brain function shorts out. That is why he blurted out what he did. Will Holly give him a chance to show her that he is the one fo her? Gah, I absolutely adored Holly, she blurts out whatever is on her mind. She is messy and a bit crazy but loyal and hardworking. Ian bungles things a bit but he makes up for it nicely. Delightful and romantic, Keep You was a joy to experience. I cannot wait for Ms Rose's next book!
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1,062 reviews10 followers
November 27, 2020
Just when I think I can’t love Nichole Rose’s writing any more she comes out with a book that hits me right in the feels. Holly was such a sweet, sassy, hilarious, and strongly independent woman, and that made her character so entertaining to read. If you are in the mood for a possessive alpha that while not let anyone talk bad about his woman, including his woman herself, then this is the book for you. I was not able to put this book down because Ian and Holly had me obsessed with their adorable and steamy relationship. There is some drama, but fear not because both characters only have eyes for each other and their happily ever after.
Profile Image for Brittany.
64 reviews1 follower
November 30, 2020
My favorite Nichole Rose book (so far)!

Instalove, older billionaire, younger curvy girl, quick read.

Holly is a hot mess, the Hot Mess Express conductor to be exact. Which I absolutely adore, as a hot mess conductor myself ha. Ian is a retired football player, turned interim business CEO who is needing a forensic accountant to help with some family issues. Holly, forensic accountant, works for one of Ian's good friends. Insert adorable first meeting here.

I love Holly's entire personality & how protective Ian is of Holly. Overall, a great feel good story to put me in a better mood! Plus.....steamy level 5/5, A+
Profile Image for Jordan.
273 reviews1 follower
January 9, 2021
It was fine, but took me two days to read which is strange considering how short it is. I’m always down for a quick, instant-love romance, but it didn’t really keep my interest.

It was also fat-phobic, which is strange because the heroine is fat. There’s this passage near the beginning where the word fat is used as a pejorative that I wish had been handled in a different way.

"What the fuck? Who called you fat?" I growl, beyond pissed. My temples actually throb with the force of my anger. "Whoever it was, I'm going to find him and kill him. Slowly. And then I'll bury him in a shallow grave so the wild animals can fight over what's left of his rotting corpse."
Profile Image for Donna Bryant.
342 reviews2 followers
September 8, 2024
Little Warrior
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Tropes: Age gap, instalove/lust novella
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Triggers: Breeding kink, fat shaming
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Book three of the series was fairly the same pattern as the first two: lonely virgin meets her dream alpha hero at work, they both immediately fall for each other, dance around, have tons of dirty sex, and live happily ever after. Holly and Ian’s story is no different. But I still found it enjoyable. Reading these novellas for me is akin to watching tv or eating candy; you do them because it feels good.

The Love on the Clock series is brain candy.

Movie rating NC17 for explicit sex, 4/5 overall, 4/5 hearts, 0/5 violence, 3/5 flames for spice.
1,195 reviews6 followers
December 14, 2020
This relatively short, sweet story with some steam is a feel good story. It was an instant love story that checked a lot of boxes. It was a good story full of love, friendship and humor. When you meet a man, kneeing him in the balls is probably not the best way to make his acquaintance but it worked for them. Holly had such a big heart. She tended to say whatever came to her mind and Ian loved that about her. They clicked. Ian was a wonderful man. Yes, he was a hunk, but he was so much more than that. I really like them and the other characters in the book.
Profile Image for Rochelle.
3,462 reviews56 followers
April 12, 2021
I loved this short read. It was lighthearted, sweet, funny and thoroughly entertaining. Loved the characters. Ian and Holly are an intriguing pair. There’s nothing like meeting a billionaire and love interest for the first time and kneeing him in the b$#lls. It was halarious and the fact that she has no filter, is even better. Ian is a great guy, and he not only loves her for who she is but he loves that he never knows what’s going to come out her mouth next. Loved it. Overall a great little read.
Profile Image for Mariel  Quiles.
143 reviews
July 4, 2021
What can I say other than after reading the first book in the series I was hooked and I rushed to get every other book in the Love on the Clock series. To say that Nichole Rose is dangerous to my wallet is to put it mildly but well worth the danger. So far everything I have read from her has been well worth the read. Fun characters, witty banter, sassy women, hunky men, laugh out loud moments so make sure you read them where you won’t attract attention to yourself when you burst out laughing and lots of hot, steamy sexy time. Sorry, no spoilers, but highly recommended.
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2,724 reviews26 followers
September 12, 2021
Ian can keep me anytime!

I really liked this story. It was entertaining and enjoyable. The characters were easy to relate to and likable. Holly cracked me up. She was confident, talented, and kind. Ian had me laughing too. He was protective, possessive, and caring. The interactions between them had some interesting banter. Taking their time to get to know each other better was difficult for both of them. The feelings that they had for each other were strong as was the attraction. I loved their happy ever after. I recommend reading this book.
Profile Image for Mildred Campana.
207 reviews1 follower
November 29, 2020
Having a man on his knees.

Another great story from Nichole Rose. Her heroines are always so sassy, smart and sexy. Her heroes are Alpha with a capital A. Holly is not only very smart, speak her mind and messy but she very smart and have a heart of gold. Ian has a great ass and very alpha but was brought down to his knees by Holly. This is a funny with a little angst but lots of love story.
Profile Image for Jacqui Brooks.
495 reviews7 followers
December 20, 2020
4 stars

Story:  4/5 stars.
Heat level:  4/5 stars
POV: first person
Heroine: Holly Simpson
Hero: Ian Sterling
Secondary characters:
Gia Duncan, Holly’s co-worker
Grant Davis, Holly’s boss. Married to Lily
Lily, Holly’s friend; Grant’s assistant.
Sienna, Grant’s sister. Married to Dane Roberson.
Dane Roberson, billionaire; Grant’s friend. Married to Sienna.
Mac, Ian’s brother
Marion, Ian’s sister-in-law
522 reviews5 followers
November 26, 2020
I am so in love with wholly and Ian.

This book has the perfect trifecta. Sexy hotness, sweet romance and is laugh out loud funny. I love to read when I walk on my treadmill and I actually had to stop it when I read the hiyah! scene because I was laughing so hard I almost fell off. Loved this book so hard, but then I have loved all Nichole Rose's books.
Profile Image for Kayla Lee.
2 reviews2 followers
November 28, 2020
Keep You

I absolutely love this series! Nichole Rose is what I call a “comfort author.” Whenever I need to feel comforted and happy I go back and reread her books. I’ve read all of them multiple times and I still feel like I’m reading them for the first time, every time. Thank you for writing such an amazing series.
2 reviews
November 28, 2020
Love!!!!!!

I love this author. I have read every book so far and I loved each story and felt almost transported into them. The way they are written it’s so almost like you wish it was happening to you.

If you haven’t read any of her books, I definitely recommend that you do read them.
Profile Image for Donna.
215 reviews3 followers
November 29, 2020
Loved this

I love this book, and not just because you put my favorite football team in it... #titanup...lol
Ian and Holly are adorable. I love over the top alpha males who growl and become obsessed with their women. This book did not disappoint. I also love seeing other book characters. Lily and Grant as on of my faves.
Highly recommended
Profile Image for Deb Miller.
6 reviews14 followers
December 10, 2020
Love and acceptance

In a world where people are quick to judge others, I really enjoyed a hero who not only accepted, but adored, the eccentricities that made this sweet, intelligent heroine so special. In my opinion, it wasn't Holly's karate skills 😉 which made her brave, but her being true to herself, even if it didn't make her popular.
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