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Oak Creek #2
The Botanist and the Billionaire
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Meet the Crawfords: Brilliant in business, lousy at love.
Diana Crawford has been burned by men before. This brooding botanist shuts herself up in her lab and vows never to open her heart again.
Asa Wexler is a billionaire. He can buy anything he wants...except the trust of the woman who has bewitched him. Asa rolls into the small town of Oak Creek on business and takes a shovel full of snow to the face. Not even the icy shock can cool his jets, and when Diana refuses his offer of financial help, he just wants her even more.
Can Diana overcome her past and learn to love again? Will Asa succeed in his quest to win her heart?
The Botanist and the Billionaire is the second book of the Oak Creek series. If you like small-town characters, a family who won't butt out, and scorching hot love scenes, then you’ll devour this laugh-out-loud romance by Lainey Davis. Buy it today and fall in love with Oak Creek.
Meet the Crawfords: Brilliant in business, lousy at love.
Diana Crawford has been burned by men before. This brooding botanist shuts herself up in her lab and vows never to open her heart again.
Asa Wexler is a billionaire. He can buy anything he wants...except the trust of the woman who has bewitched him. Asa rolls into the small town of Oak Creek on business and takes a shovel full of snow to the face. Not even the icy shock can cool his jets, and when Diana refuses his offer of financial help, he just wants her even more.
Can Diana overcome her past and learn to love again? Will Asa succeed in his quest to win her heart?
The Botanist and the Billionaire is the second book of the Oak Creek series. If you like small-town characters, a family who won't butt out, and scorching hot love scenes, then you’ll devour this laugh-out-loud romance by Lainey Davis. Buy it today and fall in love with Oak Creek.
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First published April 29, 2019
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November 1, 2023
A "fling to forever," small-town romance
Diana Crawford, a botanist with a PhD, who is presumably in her early 30s, lives in a small town a few hours north of New York City. Every few months she heads to a bar in the big city to pick up a yuppie businessman for a one-night stand. After being badly burned by her ex, who stole her ground-breaking, graduate research and has illegitimately profited from it, she doesn't want to fall for any man ever again. Sex for her is merely a temporary distraction and stress reliever.
Asa Wexler is a 32-year-old, billionaire, Jewish venture capitalist. He has never had a committed relationship. His father impressed upon him from a young age that romantic relationships interfere with his primary responsibility to the family business. Rather than being proud of underwriting the creativity and genius of brilliant scientists, especially when they have been unable to obtain government research funding, he is ashamed that he makes a profit from doing such a noble deed. Up until the moment he meets Diana, he has been just fine with meaningless, one-and-done interludes with beautiful, patrician women, followed by a kiss-off gift of expensive jewelry. But he's never met any woman as special as gorgeous botanist, Diana. He is drawn to her quick temper and sharp tongue, and her lack of any personal adornment, after years of boringly compliant, couture-decked socialites. Within hours of meeting Diana, he effortlessly seduces her.
I was intrigued to read this novel, because I'm always on the lookout for STEM heroines, and I had recently read a novel by this author that I enjoyed due to its delightful, metrosexual, cinnamon-roll, male protagonist. I was not drawn to this novel, however, because of its small-town setting. I was raised in several different very small, Midwestern towns. As a result, it is difficult for me to slide into the prevailing literary and political fantasy in the USA that all of our rural small towns are inevitably utopias.
At any rate, this novel is not a typical, small-town romance, which tends to be of the Hallmark Channel variety, and either G-rated or with closed-door sex. There is plenty of graphic sex in this novel. In fact, during their first sensual rendezvous, Asa and Diana engage in semi-public, nude sex inside her small shop on Main Street, Houseplant Haven. It occurs during normal business hours, and any nosy townsperson (all of whom, we are informed throughout this novel, love to gossip) could have peered into the front window and not only gotten an eyeful, but could have chosen to capture their sleazy tête-à-tête with their cell phone and posted a video online. Personally, instead of being vicariously titillated by public sex scenes in romance novels, all I can think is, these two people are idiots for carelessly putting themselves on the knife's edge of destroying their lives, for a measly few minutes of cheap thrills.
Sadly, multiple other things about this romance novel were not to my personal taste either:
1. This novel is falsely billed as a "laugh-out-loud romance." It contains not a single humorous moment.
2. I don't, in general, enjoy "fling to forever" romances unless there is some accompanying, emotionally fulfilling aspect to what is, essentially, by it's very nature, a tawdry encounter. That did not happen in this novel because, even though Asa is inexplicably fascinated with Diana, her frequent, disrespectful sneering at him makes it abundantly clear that she neither likes nor respects him.
3. I don't find promiscuous protagonists appealing, in particular, when they use other human beings as convenient lust receptacles, and the act of sex itself is no more significant to them than a trip to the toilet. In this novel, both protagonists share this narcissistically callous attitude.
4. I dislike romance plots in which the main romantic conflict is that one or both of the protagonists is a jerk, in this case, Diana, who, from the moment they meet, is rude for no reason to Asa. An additional problem with this trope is that it is completely unrealistic that a handsome, young, wealthy man, who has always had women falling all over themselves to please him, would be romantically, or even sexually, interested in someone who treats him like dirt, as Diana does Asa throughout most of this novel.
5. I find it irritating when, as is the case in this novel, educated, strong, independent, professional women, far beyond the age of 18, refer to themselves as "girls."
6. In every book I've read so far by this author, most of the main, female, adult characters toss down hard liquor like it's water, frequently going on drunken binges with their buddies. It is irresponsible for any author to glorify that kind of addictive, self-destructive behavior.
7. As it is a major requirement for the romance genre, this novel does indeed provide an HEA, but the only one who makes major, true-love sacrifices to be together is Asa. The only "sacrifice" Diana makes is to surrender her stubborn determination to trust no one and go it alone in order to allow Asa to make all of her professional dreams come true, as well as continuing on as her exceedingly accommodating lover. I much prefer more balanced and coequal romance relationships in a current-day novel. This lack is especially lamentable, given the fact that this author actually knows how to write coequal HEA's, because she has created them in other novels.
8. Asa comes from an observant, Jewish family, and there are multiple scenes of him and his parents engaging in religious rituals together. In one such scene, Diana is enraged at Asa for bringing her to a religion-based family dinner with his parents, without warning her ahead of time what would be happening. It makes no sense for an author to, in the name of inclusive "representation," offer a hero who is a member of a persecuted, minority religion, and pair him up with a woman who has no interest, apparently, in religion of any kind, and entirely ignore this reality when manufacturing an HEA for the two of them. Believing in that HEA involves the enormous, unrealistic leap of logic that their religious differences will not be a major stumbling block to the survival of any eventual marriage or shared parenthood between the two of them.
9. Asa's personal growth arc in this story involves his ultimately deciding that it is morally abhorrent to him that he has been profiting, as a venture capitalist, off of the startup seed money that he loans to scientists doing extremely important work. This feeds into one of the most despicable historical stereotypes of Jews as usurous moneylenders, and I was shocked to see it in this novel.
10. This is the second book I have read by this author that has the romantic protagonists convinced that they can be legally married by simply purchasing a marriage license that is signed by two witnesses without an accompanying formal ceremony performed by someone who is legally allowed to do that. That person has to also sign the license. This is the law in New York State, where this story occurs: "In order to enter into a valid marriage in New York, you must obtain a marriage license and have the marriage ceremony conducted by a person who is allowed to perform such ceremonies.... the completed license is returned by the officiant (person who performs the marriage ceremony). It serves as notice that a record of the marriage is on file." Also, New York State does not legally recognize common law marriage, in which a couple can be married by simply declaring that they are. Note that this book was published in 2019, four years before a new law in New York State: "Beginning on March 28, 2023, any person eighteen years old and over can solemnize a Marriage Ceremony in New York State after obtaining a One-Day Marriage Officiant License from the Office of the City Clerk. A One-Day Marriage Officiant does not have to be a resident of the City of New York or New York State." But even in the case of that new law, there has to be an officiant before one is legally married, which does not occur for the marriage in the epilogue of this novel.
I obtained free access to the audiobook version of this novel through Hoopla. Unfortunately, the female voice talent does a mediocre job narrating this novel, which made it extra painful for me to keep slogging through it.
Diana Crawford, a botanist with a PhD, who is presumably in her early 30s, lives in a small town a few hours north of New York City. Every few months she heads to a bar in the big city to pick up a yuppie businessman for a one-night stand. After being badly burned by her ex, who stole her ground-breaking, graduate research and has illegitimately profited from it, she doesn't want to fall for any man ever again. Sex for her is merely a temporary distraction and stress reliever.
Asa Wexler is a 32-year-old, billionaire, Jewish venture capitalist. He has never had a committed relationship. His father impressed upon him from a young age that romantic relationships interfere with his primary responsibility to the family business. Rather than being proud of underwriting the creativity and genius of brilliant scientists, especially when they have been unable to obtain government research funding, he is ashamed that he makes a profit from doing such a noble deed. Up until the moment he meets Diana, he has been just fine with meaningless, one-and-done interludes with beautiful, patrician women, followed by a kiss-off gift of expensive jewelry. But he's never met any woman as special as gorgeous botanist, Diana. He is drawn to her quick temper and sharp tongue, and her lack of any personal adornment, after years of boringly compliant, couture-decked socialites. Within hours of meeting Diana, he effortlessly seduces her.
I was intrigued to read this novel, because I'm always on the lookout for STEM heroines, and I had recently read a novel by this author that I enjoyed due to its delightful, metrosexual, cinnamon-roll, male protagonist. I was not drawn to this novel, however, because of its small-town setting. I was raised in several different very small, Midwestern towns. As a result, it is difficult for me to slide into the prevailing literary and political fantasy in the USA that all of our rural small towns are inevitably utopias.
At any rate, this novel is not a typical, small-town romance, which tends to be of the Hallmark Channel variety, and either G-rated or with closed-door sex. There is plenty of graphic sex in this novel. In fact, during their first sensual rendezvous, Asa and Diana engage in semi-public, nude sex inside her small shop on Main Street, Houseplant Haven. It occurs during normal business hours, and any nosy townsperson (all of whom, we are informed throughout this novel, love to gossip) could have peered into the front window and not only gotten an eyeful, but could have chosen to capture their sleazy tête-à-tête with their cell phone and posted a video online. Personally, instead of being vicariously titillated by public sex scenes in romance novels, all I can think is, these two people are idiots for carelessly putting themselves on the knife's edge of destroying their lives, for a measly few minutes of cheap thrills.
Sadly, multiple other things about this romance novel were not to my personal taste either:
1. This novel is falsely billed as a "laugh-out-loud romance." It contains not a single humorous moment.
2. I don't, in general, enjoy "fling to forever" romances unless there is some accompanying, emotionally fulfilling aspect to what is, essentially, by it's very nature, a tawdry encounter. That did not happen in this novel because, even though Asa is inexplicably fascinated with Diana, her frequent, disrespectful sneering at him makes it abundantly clear that she neither likes nor respects him.
3. I don't find promiscuous protagonists appealing, in particular, when they use other human beings as convenient lust receptacles, and the act of sex itself is no more significant to them than a trip to the toilet. In this novel, both protagonists share this narcissistically callous attitude.
4. I dislike romance plots in which the main romantic conflict is that one or both of the protagonists is a jerk, in this case, Diana, who, from the moment they meet, is rude for no reason to Asa. An additional problem with this trope is that it is completely unrealistic that a handsome, young, wealthy man, who has always had women falling all over themselves to please him, would be romantically, or even sexually, interested in someone who treats him like dirt, as Diana does Asa throughout most of this novel.
5. I find it irritating when, as is the case in this novel, educated, strong, independent, professional women, far beyond the age of 18, refer to themselves as "girls."
6. In every book I've read so far by this author, most of the main, female, adult characters toss down hard liquor like it's water, frequently going on drunken binges with their buddies. It is irresponsible for any author to glorify that kind of addictive, self-destructive behavior.
7. As it is a major requirement for the romance genre, this novel does indeed provide an HEA, but the only one who makes major, true-love sacrifices to be together is Asa. The only "sacrifice" Diana makes is to surrender her stubborn determination to trust no one and go it alone in order to allow Asa to make all of her professional dreams come true, as well as continuing on as her exceedingly accommodating lover. I much prefer more balanced and coequal romance relationships in a current-day novel. This lack is especially lamentable, given the fact that this author actually knows how to write coequal HEA's, because she has created them in other novels.
8. Asa comes from an observant, Jewish family, and there are multiple scenes of him and his parents engaging in religious rituals together. In one such scene, Diana is enraged at Asa for bringing her to a religion-based family dinner with his parents, without warning her ahead of time what would be happening. It makes no sense for an author to, in the name of inclusive "representation," offer a hero who is a member of a persecuted, minority religion, and pair him up with a woman who has no interest, apparently, in religion of any kind, and entirely ignore this reality when manufacturing an HEA for the two of them. Believing in that HEA involves the enormous, unrealistic leap of logic that their religious differences will not be a major stumbling block to the survival of any eventual marriage or shared parenthood between the two of them.
9. Asa's personal growth arc in this story involves his ultimately deciding that it is morally abhorrent to him that he has been profiting, as a venture capitalist, off of the startup seed money that he loans to scientists doing extremely important work. This feeds into one of the most despicable historical stereotypes of Jews as usurous moneylenders, and I was shocked to see it in this novel.
10. This is the second book I have read by this author that has the romantic protagonists convinced that they can be legally married by simply purchasing a marriage license that is signed by two witnesses without an accompanying formal ceremony performed by someone who is legally allowed to do that. That person has to also sign the license. This is the law in New York State, where this story occurs: "In order to enter into a valid marriage in New York, you must obtain a marriage license and have the marriage ceremony conducted by a person who is allowed to perform such ceremonies.... the completed license is returned by the officiant (person who performs the marriage ceremony). It serves as notice that a record of the marriage is on file." Also, New York State does not legally recognize common law marriage, in which a couple can be married by simply declaring that they are. Note that this book was published in 2019, four years before a new law in New York State: "Beginning on March 28, 2023, any person eighteen years old and over can solemnize a Marriage Ceremony in New York State after obtaining a One-Day Marriage Officiant License from the Office of the City Clerk. A One-Day Marriage Officiant does not have to be a resident of the City of New York or New York State." But even in the case of that new law, there has to be an officiant before one is legally married, which does not occur for the marriage in the epilogue of this novel.
I obtained free access to the audiobook version of this novel through Hoopla. Unfortunately, the female voice talent does a mediocre job narrating this novel, which made it extra painful for me to keep slogging through it.
September 1, 2019
I had a hard time deciding how I wanted to rate this. Diana could be a pain in the butt. I get that she was betrayed badly by her ex and she has every right to be upset. However, she treated Asa terribly. It seems like no matter what he said and did she was angry. Thankfully by the end she got over it and was able to be happy.
June 21, 2023
i couldn’t wait to finish this book… I found it slow and not that interesting… what I did like were the references to Hunter & Abigail from the fist book! other than that, it was nothing exceptional.
June 16, 2021
In terms of story, it wasn't better than the first - at least with the first I know Hunter was supposed to be neurodivergent and the story made sense from that angle. Here, it was smut right off the bat - I wish I'd known that before I started reading. It's very heavy on the smut and light on the story, so if that's what you're looking for, you've come to the right place.
Pretty early on in the story, Asa makes a reference to the "Birthright Trip" he took (to occupied Palestine) and how that was the first time he realized there was more to the world or something along those lines. At that point, I had checked out of the story and I couldn't care less how these two ended up together. He/the author could've mentioned literally any other place in the world and I wouldn't have cared, but in light of recent events, I just don't/can't. Out of everything that happened, this is the one thing I'll remember.
Pretty early on in the story, Asa makes a reference to the "Birthright Trip" he took (to occupied Palestine) and how that was the first time he realized there was more to the world or something along those lines. At that point, I had checked out of the story and I couldn't care less how these two ended up together. He/the author could've mentioned literally any other place in the world and I wouldn't have cared, but in light of recent events, I just don't/can't. Out of everything that happened, this is the one thing I'll remember.
January 9, 2023
Fun, sexy, and entertaining!
(Audio Review)
The Botanist and the Billionaire is book 2 in the ‘Oak Creek’ series. Here we have Diana, a botanist, who doesn’t trust easily. She has been burnt badly in the past and this has led her to be so independent, it comes at a fault at times. It even hurts her dating life. She is a business owner, where she grows different plants. Although the plants side of things is going well, the business and financial side of things isn’t going so well. Diana meets Asa, a venture capitalist, who is in town staying at her parents’ house due to some business dealing he has with Diana’s brother. Things take off from there.
I really loved this book; I enjoyed Asa and Diana’s chemistry. I loved how Diana eventually learnt to let go of some of her past hurt and finally accept help from those around her especially from Asa. I loved how patient Asa was with Diana and how he was so willingly to help her. This book was soo fun, it was fast paced with great humour. It was also soo sexy!
I listened to the audio version of this book on Spotify, and it was narrated by Lee Daniels. Daniels did an amazing job bringing the story and its characters to life. Highly recommend!
(Audio Review)
The Botanist and the Billionaire is book 2 in the ‘Oak Creek’ series. Here we have Diana, a botanist, who doesn’t trust easily. She has been burnt badly in the past and this has led her to be so independent, it comes at a fault at times. It even hurts her dating life. She is a business owner, where she grows different plants. Although the plants side of things is going well, the business and financial side of things isn’t going so well. Diana meets Asa, a venture capitalist, who is in town staying at her parents’ house due to some business dealing he has with Diana’s brother. Things take off from there.
I really loved this book; I enjoyed Asa and Diana’s chemistry. I loved how Diana eventually learnt to let go of some of her past hurt and finally accept help from those around her especially from Asa. I loved how patient Asa was with Diana and how he was so willingly to help her. This book was soo fun, it was fast paced with great humour. It was also soo sexy!
I listened to the audio version of this book on Spotify, and it was narrated by Lee Daniels. Daniels did an amazing job bringing the story and its characters to life. Highly recommend!
February 6, 2023
THE SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY STRIKES AGAIN!!!!!!
May 10, 2020
Wonderful Story & Audible Listen🎧 Enjoyable & Entertaining!
Tributary (A Billionaire Romance)
Oak Creek, Book 2
By: Lainey Davis
Narrated by: Lee Daniels
Lainey Davis writes another wonderful novel in her “Oak Creek” series and I loved it as much as the first. It is Diana Crawford’s story, Diana, a botanist with a brilliant mind, she is independent to a fault, refusing to ask anyone for help and because she was burnt in the past she does not trust easy. She owns her own business, Houseplant Haven, but it is what she has set up in the back of the store that keeps her going and what she really wants to do, making new and beneficial creations with plant life. Asa Wexler is a venture capitalist, he is backing Hunter’s studies and is in town checking on progress. He is staying at the Crawford house and is stuck in Oak Creek because of a snow storm. He takes a walk into town and is taken with what he sees and then the unexpected happens. He was intrigued with Diana the 1st moment he laid eyes on her, he was used to woman throwing themselves at him because they wanted his money, but not Diana, the only thing she threw at him was snow, LOL! I loved these two together and for each other. The chemistry between them is smoking hot and while she pushes him away he sticks it out. This story is fast paced and there is never a dull moment with plenty of drama, some angst, great humor and laughs, heartfelt moments and some hot romance. It was great to see some of the characters from the first book again, got to love the Crawfords and their friends. Lainey Davis, thank you for this wonderful story, the laughs and the emotional rollercoaster ride. It was great to be back on Oak Creek again!!
I listened to the Audible edition, Lee Daniels did a great job narrating and bringing the characters and their story to life. You could hear how much heart she put into her work as she captures and projects the characters emotions in to her performance. Thank you for this great listen🎧
Tributary (A Billionaire Romance)
Oak Creek, Book 2
By: Lainey Davis
Narrated by: Lee Daniels
Lainey Davis writes another wonderful novel in her “Oak Creek” series and I loved it as much as the first. It is Diana Crawford’s story, Diana, a botanist with a brilliant mind, she is independent to a fault, refusing to ask anyone for help and because she was burnt in the past she does not trust easy. She owns her own business, Houseplant Haven, but it is what she has set up in the back of the store that keeps her going and what she really wants to do, making new and beneficial creations with plant life. Asa Wexler is a venture capitalist, he is backing Hunter’s studies and is in town checking on progress. He is staying at the Crawford house and is stuck in Oak Creek because of a snow storm. He takes a walk into town and is taken with what he sees and then the unexpected happens. He was intrigued with Diana the 1st moment he laid eyes on her, he was used to woman throwing themselves at him because they wanted his money, but not Diana, the only thing she threw at him was snow, LOL! I loved these two together and for each other. The chemistry between them is smoking hot and while she pushes him away he sticks it out. This story is fast paced and there is never a dull moment with plenty of drama, some angst, great humor and laughs, heartfelt moments and some hot romance. It was great to see some of the characters from the first book again, got to love the Crawfords and their friends. Lainey Davis, thank you for this wonderful story, the laughs and the emotional rollercoaster ride. It was great to be back on Oak Creek again!!
I listened to the Audible edition, Lee Daniels did a great job narrating and bringing the characters and their story to life. You could hear how much heart she put into her work as she captures and projects the characters emotions in to her performance. Thank you for this great listen🎧
July 7, 2022
Jag hade absolut ingen aning om vad jag hade att förvänta mig av denna korta bok när jag började. Jag gick på att kvinnan ifråga jobbar som botaniker och jag skulle läsa/lyssna på en bok som relaterar till flora och fauna.
Gullig och romantisk med ett antal explicita sexscener.
Dock inget som får mig att oroa mig för om min omgivning hör vad jag lyssnar på.
Kanske är det för att jag lyssnar på engelska som jag slipper oroa mig för alltför köttsliga beskrivningar.
Diana har blivit bränd i ett tidigare förhållande där pojkvännen stal hennes affärsidéer och nu lever gott på de pengar han tjänar. Det får henne att väldigt ofta vara oförtjänt otrevlig mot Asa. Fast det är (nästan) ingenting mot hur hans släkt behandlar henne när hon kommer på besök.
Jag hade velat att delen med Dianas arbete hade varit lite mer fördjupat, som det är nu så skrapas allt på ytan och mycket försvinner i en enda dimma av sexuell attraktion.
Betyg: 3 plantor för medicinskt syfte av 5
Gullig och romantisk med ett antal explicita sexscener.
Dock inget som får mig att oroa mig för om min omgivning hör vad jag lyssnar på.
Kanske är det för att jag lyssnar på engelska som jag slipper oroa mig för alltför köttsliga beskrivningar.
Diana har blivit bränd i ett tidigare förhållande där pojkvännen stal hennes affärsidéer och nu lever gott på de pengar han tjänar. Det får henne att väldigt ofta vara oförtjänt otrevlig mot Asa. Fast det är (nästan) ingenting mot hur hans släkt behandlar henne när hon kommer på besök.
Jag hade velat att delen med Dianas arbete hade varit lite mer fördjupat, som det är nu så skrapas allt på ytan och mycket försvinner i en enda dimma av sexuell attraktion.
Betyg: 3 plantor för medicinskt syfte av 5
May 4, 2019
Diana is another slightly eccentric brainiac from the same family as Hunter, her brother, who was in the first book in this series. She's a botanist with many ideas from helping those with epilepsy to brewing beer in a dry town. However as her ex burnt & stole from her she is sceptical about Asa, a venture capitalist, who helped her brother get his grant.
Another interesting tale without the fluff others have. One brainy lady & a hot billionaire have quite a few things to sort through.
Mention is also made of previous characters who play a small part in this story.
Overall if you enjoyed the first book this won't disappoint.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Another interesting tale without the fluff others have. One brainy lady & a hot billionaire have quite a few things to sort through.
Mention is also made of previous characters who play a small part in this story.
Overall if you enjoyed the first book this won't disappoint.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
May 13, 2020
Diana is a botanist, doing experiments using plants for medical research. Diana has trust issues, especially where men are concerned. Asa is a billionaire venture capitalist, who buys businesses and opportunity. He's confident in his work and women. But he met his match with Diana. No relationships. Diana has a lack of confidence and low self esteem. She slowly comes out of her shell, learns to trust and love again. Asa learns, not everything important in life is about money.
Lee Daniels narration was good. I enjoyed listening to the story. I was gifted this book and offered my honest review.
Lee Daniels narration was good. I enjoyed listening to the story. I was gifted this book and offered my honest review.
May 24, 2019
Sexy, fun, and featuring independent women!
Diana is independent, fierce, and a little jaded. No one's gonna boss her around. Asa is used to being the one calling the shots at his mega successful investment company. But are they that unlike?
This fast-paced, super steamy romance has it all, billionaire deals, fraud, hometown celebrations, best girlfriends, and - best of all - spicy, sensual scenes.
Maybe these two can compromise and live happily ever after!
Lainey Davis has crafted a really great story, allowing the reading to be effortless!
Diana is independent, fierce, and a little jaded. No one's gonna boss her around. Asa is used to being the one calling the shots at his mega successful investment company. But are they that unlike?
This fast-paced, super steamy romance has it all, billionaire deals, fraud, hometown celebrations, best girlfriends, and - best of all - spicy, sensual scenes.
Maybe these two can compromise and live happily ever after!
Lainey Davis has crafted a really great story, allowing the reading to be effortless!
December 26, 2022
AUDIOBOOK VERSION
This was a really fun book. I enjoyed the humor so much. The characters were great, easy to follow and likable. The narrator did a wonderful job with the characters. I have not yet read or listened to the first book in this series so I am uncertain of any backstory on the characters prior to this story but unlike some books that you feel confused or lost at times when you haven't read previous books in a series I never got that feeling with this book. I would recommend this book.
This was a really fun book. I enjoyed the humor so much. The characters were great, easy to follow and likable. The narrator did a wonderful job with the characters. I have not yet read or listened to the first book in this series so I am uncertain of any backstory on the characters prior to this story but unlike some books that you feel confused or lost at times when you haven't read previous books in a series I never got that feeling with this book. I would recommend this book.
September 2, 2019
One of the best
“Tributary” by Lainey Davis is one of those great romantic comedy books that keep you laughing THE. WHOLE. TIME!!! I absolutely love Asa and Diana. They have sexual chemistry, tension, and biting rhetoric!! This was a quick little read - a good one to “cleanse the palate” as it might be considered. I thoroughly enjoyed the change of pace it brought. And, I will happily and honestly recommend it to all readers of this genre!!
“Tributary” by Lainey Davis is one of those great romantic comedy books that keep you laughing THE. WHOLE. TIME!!! I absolutely love Asa and Diana. They have sexual chemistry, tension, and biting rhetoric!! This was a quick little read - a good one to “cleanse the palate” as it might be considered. I thoroughly enjoyed the change of pace it brought. And, I will happily and honestly recommend it to all readers of this genre!!
May 18, 2020
Tributary
Being the second book in this series, you get to see a lot of the same people with a few new ones added to the mix. This group of people is so fun that I wish I could be around them in real life. They have troubles that anyone could have and yet try to find a bright side of things and somehow, they find their perfect halves while doing it. I really enjoyed this book and will be keeping an eye out for when the next will be released.
Being the second book in this series, you get to see a lot of the same people with a few new ones added to the mix. This group of people is so fun that I wish I could be around them in real life. They have troubles that anyone could have and yet try to find a bright side of things and somehow, they find their perfect halves while doing it. I really enjoyed this book and will be keeping an eye out for when the next will be released.
February 25, 2021
He has come to the town and he gets a face full of snow but he just cannot look away from the beauty who threw the snow at him. She has been burnt by men too many times to allow yet another one to break her again. Can he break through her walls? Will she allow him? Will she ever love as much as being loved? Follow them to see if love can hit them
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 3, 2022
Asa was hooked on Diana the moment she threw a shovel of snow in his face. Diana does not trust men especially since the last one stole her work and took all the credit and accolades. Now she is venturing out in a new direction and Asa wants to help. Can he break down those walls of distrust and help her love and believe again?
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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June 17, 2019Weeding his way to her heart
Diana named after the goddess of the moon and plant specialist extraordinaire is the sister of our resident astronaut in oak creek. She comes off as a bit reclusive and trusts no one with what she is really doing. Asa comes into town to see how and where his investements are and meets Diana. He is immediately smitten and much as they want to avoid each other, fate seems to be pushing them together. The story sees us wanting Diana to trust another man not only with her plants but also with her heart.
Another wonderful read from Lainey Davis and I cannot get enough of it! The characters that she creates are smart, successful, quirky and oh-so lovable! I am anxious to know when book 3 will be out!
Diana named after the goddess of the moon and plant specialist extraordinaire is the sister of our resident astronaut in oak creek. She comes off as a bit reclusive and trusts no one with what she is really doing. Asa comes into town to see how and where his investements are and meets Diana. He is immediately smitten and much as they want to avoid each other, fate seems to be pushing them together. The story sees us wanting Diana to trust another man not only with her plants but also with her heart.
Another wonderful read from Lainey Davis and I cannot get enough of it! The characters that she creates are smart, successful, quirky and oh-so lovable! I am anxious to know when book 3 will be out!
May 4, 2020
Well, this was better than the first book... a bit better. I'd like the writing here to be stronger, though.
Diana has a secret and the man who invested in her brother's work is interested in what she's doing... and who she is. Asa Wexler is interesting if not a bit creepy. But she's attracted to him against her will and she's worried that her secret will get out.
Diana has a secret and the man who invested in her brother's work is interested in what she's doing... and who she is. Asa Wexler is interesting if not a bit creepy. But she's attracted to him against her will and she's worried that her secret will get out.
March 19, 2021
Such a good read
This second book was a wonderful follow-up to Hunter and Abigail.
Diana's story, (while not full of physically abusive damage) was painfully heartbreaking all the same. I very much enjoyed Asa's gestures and attention to her. So hot.
I recommend reading this series in order to get the most from this story.
This second book was a wonderful follow-up to Hunter and Abigail.
Diana's story, (while not full of physically abusive damage) was painfully heartbreaking all the same. I very much enjoyed Asa's gestures and attention to her. So hot.
I recommend reading this series in order to get the most from this story.
January 30, 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 📚 paperback | overall enjoyable. diana was hard for me to like. yes she was badly hurt by an ex but that’s not an excuse to treat someone else terribly when all they’ve been is genuinely kind to you. i liked this book bc the main male character, asa, is a total sweetheart and has a great story. i’m glad they got a happy ending, but it was also an instant change of heart from diana without as much as a conversation between them.
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August 2, 2019
Good
I've read the first too books of this series. I'm patiently waiting for the third. I read and enjoyed both of these
I've read the first too books of this series. I'm patiently waiting for the third. I read and enjoyed both of these
May 20, 2020
A great billionaire romance. This series I am going to read backwards. I was lucky enough to get the book free from the author. This is my honest and voluntary review.
April 3, 2021
3.5 stars
April 8, 2021
Review of Tributary
This was a good book and I will recommend her books to anyone who loves romance novels. She is a good writer.
This was a good book and I will recommend her books to anyone who loves romance novels. She is a good writer.
May 3, 2022
Really cute story.
January 2, 2023
I love the science in this series, it is so interesting to me. Cute quick read.
November 1, 2023
This couple are great together. I love how damaged this leading lady is but still has room in her heart to love again. A brilliant performance.
February 21, 2024
3.5 Light and easy
May 16, 2025
Audiobook
Diana and Asa
Narrator is poor quality.
Narrator uses same voice for m/f lead
Read the book instead because the story seems like it is good.
Diana and Asa
Narrator is poor quality.
Narrator uses same voice for m/f lead
Read the book instead because the story seems like it is good.
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