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The Bedroom Business
Jake McBride is a self-made millionaire, brilliant at business, talented in bed--and cynical about women. Emily Taylor is his personal assistant, terrific in the office...and an innocent when it comes to the opposite sex!But when Jake teaches Emily how to transform herself from shy secretary into sexy siren, he loses his grip on his legendary cool. If she's going to lose her virginity, it has to be to him!
192 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 5, 2001
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Sandra Marton
674 books540 followersI've been a writer, one way or another, all my life. Before I could read, I made up poems and my mom wrote them down for me. In elementary school, my teachers almost always let me write poems or stories instead of requiring me to do art projects. Always, I dreamed of becoming a published writer...and that dream came true! I write novels about sexy, powerful men and independent-minded women, and what happens when they find each other and fall in love. My books are sexy and romantic, and they've very often full of romantic suspense. I write the kinds of books I love to read, and I hope that makes my readers happy.
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March 20, 2012
This is probably one of my favorite by Sandra Marton. Of course it's kind of cliche'd. It's standard boss/secretary or actually PA/Executive assistant. Also typical brown sparrow, as the hero refers to the heroine, who turns into a beautiful song bird with a new wardrobe and hairdo. It also has bickering and funny repartee. So for those who don't like any of those tropes you can put this on your to avoid shelf.
For myself I enjoy the bickering, seeing it as the H's resistance to falling in love or in this case both the H/h resisting falling in love. Each resistant to the idea of HEA and resistant to the other as even remotely suitable and complicated by strong sexual attraction. I love the laugh out loud moments. Above all else I think it's a sweet romance between two people who are just right for each other.
For myself I enjoy the bickering, seeing it as the H's resistance to falling in love or in this case both the H/h resisting falling in love. Each resistant to the idea of HEA and resistant to the other as even remotely suitable and complicated by strong sexual attraction. I love the laugh out loud moments. Above all else I think it's a sweet romance between two people who are just right for each other.
March 20, 2022
For most of the book I struggled with what to rate this. This book is more campy then other HP’s I have read. It had elements of Cary Grant/Doris Day (Touch of Mink), sprinkled with bits of My Fair Lady. I am pretty sure the H Jake is able to quote the lyrics from I’m an Ordinary Man
🎶Let a woman in your life
and you invite eternal strife,
Let them buy their wedding bands for those anxious little hands...
I'd be equally as willing for a dentist to be drilling
than to ever let a woman in my life,🎶
The book has lots of dialogue and the reader sees the pov of both the H and h. The back and forth between these two may turn some readers off. If they aren’t bickering, then they are probably kissing. I kept thinking of a young Fred Savage in the Princess Bride
Descriptions:
The hero Jake is 30 good looking, successful, drives a vintage corvette(in the snow🙄)and is quite the ladies man. He doesn’t feel the need to apologize for his playboy ways, because he lets the women know up front that he is not in the market for a wife. Of course, many of them think they can change him. These sexual escapades last about 2 months and then they are sent on their way with a nice bracelet from Tiffany’s. The sheets rarely get a chance to get cold before his next conquest is made.(but he is monogamous when in a “relationship”. )He thinks the heroine is the best office equipment he has ever had as he really doesn’t see her as a viable female.
The heroine Emily is a 26 year old virgin who has always felt like the ugly duckling compared to her 2 sisters. So she wears the ugly boxy suits and scrapes her otherwise beautiful hair back.(no glasses though). She likes her job, but sees her boss for the dog he is. I mean who is the one ordering all the flowers, bracelets, and deflecting phone calls every 6-8 weeks. She isn’t a big believer in HEA’s, but recently she is feeling like she should want something more. Surprisingly, even with her ugly suits and hair, some men have seen the real Emily. This gets pointed out to the hero.
Anyhoo, the hero decides to do his best Henry Higgins impression to the h’s Eliza Doolittle. He will introduce her to the right kind of men, help with a clothing/beauty makeover, and teach her how to kiss. He likes to teach her how to kiss a lot…..He really believes he is doing her a great service.
🛑The next part has spoilers, although I don’t go into great detail. This really isn’t the type of book where spoilers are going to take away from it anyway as it follows a pretty standard trajectory.
Well, I think you know how this goes…each of them keep fighting their real feelings. It’s a mistake…he’s a playboy…she doesn’t want to jeopardize her job…Meanwhile they are falling in love with each other. However, before that happens they get snowed in at the H’s home in Connecticut and take the kissing to a whole new level. The H is shocked that the h is a virgin(he has never had one of those) and the h is a little humiliated that they didn’t even take most of their clothes off the first time.(it was quick but still rocked each of their worlds) The H spends the rest of the weekend showing the h the many facets of making love over and over again.
Of course this weekend leads to the black moment. The h realizes she loves the H and decides to break it off with him. She doesn’t want to have to order her own Tiffany bracelet. The H is stunned as he is the one that does the pumping and dumping.
It is at this point I decide to round up my star rating. I really liked seeing several pages of the H torturing himself. He questions the h’s motives. He questions his own motives. He even thinks that he will be able to change this game back in his favor. It takes him hours to realize that this player is done playing.
He tells the h he doesn’t believe in long engagements, which is probably good as there was not mention of birth control and these two will most likely have a stork visit in 9 months.
For a similar story without the campiness and more angst driven, I would check out Diana Palmers Diamond Girl Diamond Girl
🎶Let a woman in your life
and you invite eternal strife,
Let them buy their wedding bands for those anxious little hands...
I'd be equally as willing for a dentist to be drilling
than to ever let a woman in my life,🎶
The book has lots of dialogue and the reader sees the pov of both the H and h. The back and forth between these two may turn some readers off. If they aren’t bickering, then they are probably kissing. I kept thinking of a young Fred Savage in the Princess Bride
Descriptions:
The hero Jake is 30 good looking, successful, drives a vintage corvette(in the snow🙄)and is quite the ladies man. He doesn’t feel the need to apologize for his playboy ways, because he lets the women know up front that he is not in the market for a wife. Of course, many of them think they can change him. These sexual escapades last about 2 months and then they are sent on their way with a nice bracelet from Tiffany’s. The sheets rarely get a chance to get cold before his next conquest is made.(but he is monogamous when in a “relationship”. )He thinks the heroine is the best office equipment he has ever had as he really doesn’t see her as a viable female.
The heroine Emily is a 26 year old virgin who has always felt like the ugly duckling compared to her 2 sisters. So she wears the ugly boxy suits and scrapes her otherwise beautiful hair back.(no glasses though). She likes her job, but sees her boss for the dog he is. I mean who is the one ordering all the flowers, bracelets, and deflecting phone calls every 6-8 weeks. She isn’t a big believer in HEA’s, but recently she is feeling like she should want something more. Surprisingly, even with her ugly suits and hair, some men have seen the real Emily. This gets pointed out to the hero.
Anyhoo, the hero decides to do his best Henry Higgins impression to the h’s Eliza Doolittle. He will introduce her to the right kind of men, help with a clothing/beauty makeover, and teach her how to kiss. He likes to teach her how to kiss a lot…..He really believes he is doing her a great service.
🛑The next part has spoilers, although I don’t go into great detail. This really isn’t the type of book where spoilers are going to take away from it anyway as it follows a pretty standard trajectory.
Well, I think you know how this goes…each of them keep fighting their real feelings. It’s a mistake…he’s a playboy…she doesn’t want to jeopardize her job…Meanwhile they are falling in love with each other. However, before that happens they get snowed in at the H’s home in Connecticut and take the kissing to a whole new level. The H is shocked that the h is a virgin(he has never had one of those) and the h is a little humiliated that they didn’t even take most of their clothes off the first time.(it was quick but still rocked each of their worlds) The H spends the rest of the weekend showing the h the many facets of making love over and over again.
Of course this weekend leads to the black moment. The h realizes she loves the H and decides to break it off with him. She doesn’t want to have to order her own Tiffany bracelet. The H is stunned as he is the one that does the pumping and dumping.
It is at this point I decide to round up my star rating. I really liked seeing several pages of the H torturing himself. He questions the h’s motives. He questions his own motives. He even thinks that he will be able to change this game back in his favor. It takes him hours to realize that this player is done playing.
He tells the h he doesn’t believe in long engagements, which is probably good as there was not mention of birth control and these two will most likely have a stork visit in 9 months.
For a similar story without the campiness and more angst driven, I would check out Diana Palmers Diamond Girl Diamond Girl
January 3, 2018
This is a vintage-style HP, and I totally loved it. It was a breath of fresh air, and I adored the chemistry between the "little sparrow" heroine and the cocky boss who met his match.
Really cute!
Really cute!
November 20, 2021
3,5 stars!
January 31, 2019
2.5 stars
December 2, 2022
I absolutely adore this book by Ms. Marton. A definite must-read!
My review: http://bit.ly/9oZEkt
Years down the line, this remains hands down, one of my favorite books to re-read.
I guess I have to acknowledge now that modern romances of the day are not to my taste - most of them anyhow. There are gems that I find it between that takes my breath away. So I find myself in need of these re-reads more often than not now.
Jake McBride is the alpha hero at his finest. He is handsome and knows it, is a tad arrogant in his outlook of women when he is in no short supply of women to warm his bed, and also has no idea that his dowdy assistant is in effect the siren that would lure him to utter destruction.
I always enjoy how hard Jack tries to resist Emily (his sparrow) at every turn, trying to convince himself that the moments he succumbs to Emily are just anomalies in otherwise rationale and proper encounters he has with his executive assistant.
What fun (I laugh so many times throughout the story, no matter how many times I read this) it is to see these two fight and give in, the angst of indecisive moments between the two, and grand finale where our Jake does what I would expect of the hero after all is said and done.
Some good old quotes randomly selected
“Mr. McBride,” she said, a little breathlessly, “I really don’t think—”
“Call me Jake,” he said hoarsely but before she could call him anything, he put his arms around her, drew her against him and kissed her again.
The kiss wasn’t the same.
Oh, it was wonderful.
The feel of his arms around her. The hardness of his body against hers. The taste of his mouth. His hot mouth. His tongue. The glorious, mind-bending, mind-blowing heat and, yes, the wetness of his kiss…
Emily moaned. She curled her fingers into Jake’s shirt, rose on her toes and pressed herself against him.
Was this what a kiss, a real kiss, was like? Was a man supposed to be able to turn a woman into a mindless, breathless, boneless creature with a kiss? Or did Jake know something other men didn’t?
“Lace?”
Jake’s voice cracked. He looked up. Emily did, too. Their eyes met, and she could see that his were no longer cold and dark but a deep, hot emerald. Her heart did a strange two-step before lodging in her throat.
“Lace,” he said again, very softly, “under all those layers of wool.”
She swung away from him, trembling with anger and humiliation. She could hear Jake reading the ads aloud in a soft, disbelieving voice. There was a long silence before he spoke again.
“You were answering an ad in the personals?”
“Yes.”
“You were telling one of these men you’d go out with him?”
“Yes.”
“You were going to meet a stranger, an asshole who identifies himself as sexy, successful and handsome with…What in hell is Brrr and Brrr? A description of the weather? A new liqueur?”
😂😂😂
“Jake? I asked you a question. How did you find me?”
“Mrs. Levy told me.”
Emily felt behind her for a chair. Her legs were wobbly. Jake looked so angry. So enraged.
So handsome.
Oh, so handsome. And so disheveled. He’d tossed his overcoat on a chair, undone his jacket, loosened his tie. He kept running his hands through his hair so that it lay in heavy waves against his forehead. He hadn’t shaved, either; his jaw was stubbled and with what she knew was painfully bad timing, she remembered how it had felt that first time he’d made love to her, when his stubbled jaw had rubbed against her skin. Against her breasts…
Color shot into her face.
Angela noticed. “Oh, my,” she whispered. “Serena?”
“Yes.” Serena licked her lips. “Emily? Is this the man?”
“No,” Emily said. She took a deep breath and lifted her chin. “He’s not the man. He’s just a man.”
“Oh, but he’s gorgeous,” Serena said softly. “Isn’t he, Ange?”
Jake narrowed his eyes. “Who are these women, Emily?”
“My—my sisters.” Her beautiful sisters, who were all but drooling. Well, Jake would drool, too, once he took a good, long look at them. “This is Serena. And Angela.”
“Hi,” Angela cooed, and smiled.
“Hello,” Serena hummed, and smiled.
Jake looked at each of them. “Hello,” he said, and scowled. “Now would the two of you please get the hell out of here and give us some privacy?”
😂😂❤️
My review: http://bit.ly/9oZEkt
Years down the line, this remains hands down, one of my favorite books to re-read.
I guess I have to acknowledge now that modern romances of the day are not to my taste - most of them anyhow. There are gems that I find it between that takes my breath away. So I find myself in need of these re-reads more often than not now.
Jake McBride is the alpha hero at his finest. He is handsome and knows it, is a tad arrogant in his outlook of women when he is in no short supply of women to warm his bed, and also has no idea that his dowdy assistant is in effect the siren that would lure him to utter destruction.
I always enjoy how hard Jack tries to resist Emily (his sparrow) at every turn, trying to convince himself that the moments he succumbs to Emily are just anomalies in otherwise rationale and proper encounters he has with his executive assistant.
What fun (I laugh so many times throughout the story, no matter how many times I read this) it is to see these two fight and give in, the angst of indecisive moments between the two, and grand finale where our Jake does what I would expect of the hero after all is said and done.
Some good old quotes randomly selected
“Mr. McBride,” she said, a little breathlessly, “I really don’t think—”
“Call me Jake,” he said hoarsely but before she could call him anything, he put his arms around her, drew her against him and kissed her again.
The kiss wasn’t the same.
Oh, it was wonderful.
The feel of his arms around her. The hardness of his body against hers. The taste of his mouth. His hot mouth. His tongue. The glorious, mind-bending, mind-blowing heat and, yes, the wetness of his kiss…
Emily moaned. She curled her fingers into Jake’s shirt, rose on her toes and pressed herself against him.
Was this what a kiss, a real kiss, was like? Was a man supposed to be able to turn a woman into a mindless, breathless, boneless creature with a kiss? Or did Jake know something other men didn’t?
“Lace?”
Jake’s voice cracked. He looked up. Emily did, too. Their eyes met, and she could see that his were no longer cold and dark but a deep, hot emerald. Her heart did a strange two-step before lodging in her throat.
“Lace,” he said again, very softly, “under all those layers of wool.”
She swung away from him, trembling with anger and humiliation. She could hear Jake reading the ads aloud in a soft, disbelieving voice. There was a long silence before he spoke again.
“You were answering an ad in the personals?”
“Yes.”
“You were telling one of these men you’d go out with him?”
“Yes.”
“You were going to meet a stranger, an asshole who identifies himself as sexy, successful and handsome with…What in hell is Brrr and Brrr? A description of the weather? A new liqueur?”
😂😂😂
“Jake? I asked you a question. How did you find me?”
“Mrs. Levy told me.”
Emily felt behind her for a chair. Her legs were wobbly. Jake looked so angry. So enraged.
So handsome.
Oh, so handsome. And so disheveled. He’d tossed his overcoat on a chair, undone his jacket, loosened his tie. He kept running his hands through his hair so that it lay in heavy waves against his forehead. He hadn’t shaved, either; his jaw was stubbled and with what she knew was painfully bad timing, she remembered how it had felt that first time he’d made love to her, when his stubbled jaw had rubbed against her skin. Against her breasts…
Color shot into her face.
Angela noticed. “Oh, my,” she whispered. “Serena?”
“Yes.” Serena licked her lips. “Emily? Is this the man?”
“No,” Emily said. She took a deep breath and lifted her chin. “He’s not the man. He’s just a man.”
“Oh, but he’s gorgeous,” Serena said softly. “Isn’t he, Ange?”
Jake narrowed his eyes. “Who are these women, Emily?”
“My—my sisters.” Her beautiful sisters, who were all but drooling. Well, Jake would drool, too, once he took a good, long look at them. “This is Serena. And Angela.”
“Hi,” Angela cooed, and smiled.
“Hello,” Serena hummed, and smiled.
Jake looked at each of them. “Hello,” he said, and scowled. “Now would the two of you please get the hell out of here and give us some privacy?”
😂😂❤️
December 10, 2015
Oh.... oh my, OMG!! I just.. I can't... I don't know how to express this in words, but this book was probably the best romance book I have ever read. It was funny, it was sweet, it was smart, it was real. This book has given me more feels than any book has ever given me. And in the good way. It was beautiful. Jake was a guy who started relationships with women with the intention of ending them in a few short months. He was faithful to each of them, but never planned to have "forever" with any of his women. His assistant, Emily, was the only woman he thought of as perfect, except he didn't see her as a "woman". He thought her to be a "no-looker" who was dedicated to her job and simply wasn't interested in men. Jake didn't realize it, but he was always comparing his women to Emily, though he tells himself he doesn't think of her "that way". Everything changed when Jake found out Emily was trying to enter the dating scene, and he volunteers himself to be her mentor, much to her protest. It all snowballs from there. Jake cares so much about Emily but just doesn't realize it himself yet. I implore you all to read this book. Read the sample, and I'm sure you'll get hooked like I did.
December 5, 2009
Sandra Marton is my favorite Harlequin Presents author and this book has one of those conflicted attracted-against-his-will heroes she writes so well, so it started off promisingly. Then it all dissolved into bickering and mind-changing - they're going to get together! Then they're not! Then they are! Then they're not! Then they do, but they shouldn't have, so let's pretend they didn't! Sigh. Props for an American hero and some laughs--both rare in current Presents--but they couldn't save it.
October 2, 2020
Jake McBride is a self-made millionaire, brilliant at business, talented in bed--and cynical about women. Emily Taylor is his personal assistant, terrific in the office...and an innocent when it comes to the opposite sex!
But when Jake teaches Emily how to transform herself from shy secretary into sexy siren, he loses his grip on his legendary cool. If she's going to lose her virginity, it has to be to him!
But when Jake teaches Emily how to transform herself from shy secretary into sexy siren, he loses his grip on his legendary cool. If she's going to lose her virginity, it has to be to him!
September 17, 2020
this had so much potential and fell flat. i was tired of the h constantly changing her mind about what she wants, it was honestly ridiculous. granted, it highlighted her own insecurities about her looks and her place in H’s life, but it was overly done. I had to skim over some of it bc it was so repetitive towards the end.
also, the love part of the relationship didn’t feel genuine to me. rather, it felt like sudden lust on both people’s part. she didn’t even have a good opinion of the H despite working for him for a year, so how did she fall in love with him in a few days? oh right—every time he kissed her she became wobbly bc she’s been so deprived of any attention her whole life.
h seemed like someone so starved for attention and felt lonely, that she fell for H’s attention when he gave it to her, even though he literally said there’s nothing special about her in the looks department. I didn’t finish the book thinking it’s true love. The chemistry was lacking.
also, the love part of the relationship didn’t feel genuine to me. rather, it felt like sudden lust on both people’s part. she didn’t even have a good opinion of the H despite working for him for a year, so how did she fall in love with him in a few days? oh right—every time he kissed her she became wobbly bc she’s been so deprived of any attention her whole life.
h seemed like someone so starved for attention and felt lonely, that she fell for H’s attention when he gave it to her, even though he literally said there’s nothing special about her in the looks department. I didn’t finish the book thinking it’s true love. The chemistry was lacking.
January 12, 2014
Bueno, es una historia típica de las novelas de harlequin, jefe que se enamora de su eficiente, activa, pro activa, inteligente y genio secretaria, que lleva casi un año trabajando con el pero que no se había dado cuenta que la vida sin ella no seria sino un completo caos, secretaria que ve en su jefe un verdadero mujeriego no en el mal sentido de la palabra ya que cuando anda con una conquista le es fiel hasta que la cosa termina, ella es la encargada de mandar las flores, los regalos, hacer las reservas para su jefe y la amante de turno, pero todo termina un día cualquiera cuando su jefe e n este caso llamado Jake termina con una de sus conquistas.
para no alargar mucho el asunto termina cogiendo a su queridisima secretaria la señorita Emily como válvula de escape, con la escusa d e que le enseñara a salir con hombre, pero oh sorpresa no quiere que nadie desenvuelva ese regalo.
solo que hay unas incongruencias grandes en el libro, si estas en Ny trabajando como secretaria porque sabes de antropología, y si sabes de esto porque eres tan incrédula.
cosas que nunca entendere.
Emily es divertida sale con unas cosas, como los anuncios de periódico y Jake tiene serios problemas en su infancia y la guinda del pastel es huérfano.
el libro no es malo pero no se le falto algo.
para no alargar mucho el asunto termina cogiendo a su queridisima secretaria la señorita Emily como válvula de escape, con la escusa d e que le enseñara a salir con hombre, pero oh sorpresa no quiere que nadie desenvuelva ese regalo.
solo que hay unas incongruencias grandes en el libro, si estas en Ny trabajando como secretaria porque sabes de antropología, y si sabes de esto porque eres tan incrédula.
cosas que nunca entendere.
Emily es divertida sale con unas cosas, como los anuncios de periódico y Jake tiene serios problemas en su infancia y la guinda del pastel es huérfano.
el libro no es malo pero no se le falto algo.
April 9, 2016
Sweet and funny read. If you like beta heroes you will love this book.
June 23, 2023
This is one of my comfort romance books. I’ve had this book for probably more than 10 years. I read it like once a year. I’m giving it 3,5 stars! I can’t give more because there’s plenty of better books, but this books still give me some butterflies.
Yes it’s a bit too fast paced, but it a short romance book. Most of these types of books are like that.
This old school smut (probably not the right word, since it has only a little bit of sex) is comforting from time to time.
I think I only enjoy these books because of the comfort they give me. I started reading such books when I was a teen and I right now I read smuttier and newer books, but these old school romance books give me a piece of mind.
I know what will happen and I don’t have to be too angsty.
And the tropes are for my liking. The newer books sometimes lack the… I don’t even know what they lack, but something.
I think if it’s your first time reading this books then you might not like it, because the both the Hero and the Heroine are actually stupid and could piss you off lol but since it’s my comfort book I try to look past it😅
Yes it’s a bit too fast paced, but it a short romance book. Most of these types of books are like that.
This old school smut (probably not the right word, since it has only a little bit of sex) is comforting from time to time.
I think I only enjoy these books because of the comfort they give me. I started reading such books when I was a teen and I right now I read smuttier and newer books, but these old school romance books give me a piece of mind.
I know what will happen and I don’t have to be too angsty.
And the tropes are for my liking. The newer books sometimes lack the… I don’t even know what they lack, but something.
I think if it’s your first time reading this books then you might not like it, because the both the Hero and the Heroine are actually stupid and could piss you off lol but since it’s my comfort book I try to look past it😅
December 27, 2019
4.5 stars
Ohhhh the H was so clueless it was both annoying and addorable at the same time. The h was adorbs too. Love both MCs but the reason why I don't give it 5 stars is because it doesn't have an epilogue with wedding bells and babies.. But I really enjoyed this one.
Ohhhh the H was so clueless it was both annoying and addorable at the same time. The h was adorbs too. Love both MCs but the reason why I don't give it 5 stars is because it doesn't have an epilogue with wedding bells and babies.. But I really enjoyed this one.
June 24, 2023
3.5 Stars
It's hard to believe that he really cared about Emily as a woman because he never saw her as a woman but an excellent employee and he had no problem sleeping with all the women while Emily is there for him. Hell, he never even felt attracted to her before.
It's hard to believe that he really cared about Emily as a woman because he never saw her as a woman but an excellent employee and he had no problem sleeping with all the women while Emily is there for him. Hell, he never even felt attracted to her before.
November 18, 2018
Beautiful
March 19, 2019
3.75 stara
October 2, 2019
Light, fun read with not too much melodrama. Watching the dude trip backwards into love was funny
September 6, 2020
Boss secretary romance....
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November 18, 2021That was unexpectedly sweet
March 9, 2022
Soooo I tried Harlequin romance to get over my reading slump and it’s not working. I still cannot finished this book faster.
March 6, 2017
I don't seem to have much luck with HP books. I just could not get over Jake's ego. He was such an inconsiderate jerk that needs to get a reality check. Every other thought in his head was how plain/average/unattractive Emily is. He looks down on her because she dresses appropriately for work, forces himself into her private life because he's jealous, and has such a big head that women should be there for him at his beck and call but disappear when he's tired of them. He's selfish, annoying, and a pathetic excuse for a man. Emily wasn't a bad person but she's been walked all over in her life and that's carried on into her adult life. The only time she stands up for herself is if she hears Jake insulting her but other than that she lets him bully her into doing what he wants. In front of others he can be very charming and normal the way he seemed in the very beginning the book. But all they ever do when they're alone is argue, how could she possibly be attracted to someone who makes her feel less of a women than other women and, yells at her for trying to get out there in the dating world which is what the whole agreement was about, and insults her as if she's a dimwitted airhead who can't think for herself.
On top of that, Jake astoundingly is the only decent guy in the book. Every potential man for her to date has something wrong with him, either he's a shady jerk or a stuck up prude who Jake seems to be friends with but actually doesn't like them at all in reality. Emily made some naive decisions but I get why she does. She's desperate and lonely as much as she doesn't want to admit it. It may be a terrible date but a date is a date and to a woman who is barely getting into the dating scene, it's one of the most exciting things she can experience.
So by the end of the book, Jake finally sees Emily for the beautiful woman that's been in front of him all along even though it takes a whole makeover for him to see it. But surprisingly, he gets his head out of his ass and even though he was a jerk for most of the book, I did come to like him. She finally puts her foot down and does what's best for herself and he goes after her. I respect that he put threw his pride away and opened himself up to her knowing fully well she could send him right back home with his tail tucked between his legs. Even though the first half of the book was irritating and and gave me a toothache from all the grinding my teeth together, I was happy and satisfied with the ending. I believed in them as a couple that would make it and I'm glad I gave this book another chance after not liking it the first time. If you can get past Jake being a douchebag most of the book, the ending will be worth it.
On top of that, Jake astoundingly is the only decent guy in the book. Every potential man for her to date has something wrong with him, either he's a shady jerk or a stuck up prude who Jake seems to be friends with but actually doesn't like them at all in reality. Emily made some naive decisions but I get why she does. She's desperate and lonely as much as she doesn't want to admit it. It may be a terrible date but a date is a date and to a woman who is barely getting into the dating scene, it's one of the most exciting things she can experience.
So by the end of the book, Jake finally sees Emily for the beautiful woman that's been in front of him all along even though it takes a whole makeover for him to see it. But surprisingly, he gets his head out of his ass and even though he was a jerk for most of the book, I did come to like him. She finally puts her foot down and does what's best for herself and he goes after her. I respect that he put threw his pride away and opened himself up to her knowing fully well she could send him right back home with his tail tucked between his legs. Even though the first half of the book was irritating and and gave me a toothache from all the grinding my teeth together, I was happy and satisfied with the ending. I believed in them as a couple that would make it and I'm glad I gave this book another chance after not liking it the first time. If you can get past Jake being a douchebag most of the book, the ending will be worth it.
November 11, 2012
Como ya saben las secretarias de Harlequin son todas eficientes,maravillosas,trabajadoras,competentes y perfectas ah y por poco lo olvido unas genios.Eso sin olvidar que los jefes siempre son guapos,mujeriegos,interesantes,inteligentes,de mal humor y muy pero muy sexy.Con cuerpazo y todo.Pues esta novela no es la excepción.
Jake y Emily son todo eso con la diferencia que Emily es un patito feo o eso cree ella.De hecho lo mismo opina Jake hasta que uno de sus amigos nota que es una mujer guapa.Allí el se da cuenta que Emily tal vez no este tan mal.Pero sobre todo cuando se entera que Emily esta buscando pareja por medio de una revista.Ahí el se ofrece a ayudarla a conocer hombres y a mejorar su aspecto.
Las citas que tiene Emily no son muy satisfactorias y mientras sale con sus amigos,Jake se da cuenta que en realidad Emily le gusta.De hecho se acercan cada día mas,pero Jake es el típico mujeriego que no cree en el compromiso y le huye al matrimonio por eso se aleja porque sabe que Emily esta en busca de no solo el hombre ideal si no también del amor algo en lo que el no esta dispuesto a seguir...aunque le siga gustando cada día mas Emily.
La historia es la típica,pero la pareja formada entre Jake y Emily ,principalmente ella tiene sus momentos cómicos y hace la lectura mas llevadera a pesar de ser algo tan común este tipo de historia en Harlequin.
Jake y Emily son todo eso con la diferencia que Emily es un patito feo o eso cree ella.De hecho lo mismo opina Jake hasta que uno de sus amigos nota que es una mujer guapa.Allí el se da cuenta que Emily tal vez no este tan mal.Pero sobre todo cuando se entera que Emily esta buscando pareja por medio de una revista.Ahí el se ofrece a ayudarla a conocer hombres y a mejorar su aspecto.
Las citas que tiene Emily no son muy satisfactorias y mientras sale con sus amigos,Jake se da cuenta que en realidad Emily le gusta.De hecho se acercan cada día mas,pero Jake es el típico mujeriego que no cree en el compromiso y le huye al matrimonio por eso se aleja porque sabe que Emily esta en busca de no solo el hombre ideal si no también del amor algo en lo que el no esta dispuesto a seguir...aunque le siga gustando cada día mas Emily.
La historia es la típica,pero la pareja formada entre Jake y Emily ,principalmente ella tiene sus momentos cómicos y hace la lectura mas llevadera a pesar de ser algo tan común este tipo de historia en Harlequin.
April 23, 2013
There is a LOT of back and forth between Jake and Emily that can get pretty frustrating. Neither of them can make up their minds about whether or not they want to be in a relationship with each other, and when they finally do decide to be together, it's really anti-climatic.
On the other hand, they're both crazy and in denial so it's actually amusing sometimes to watch Jake get jealous of the terrible men Emily goes on dates with.
On the other hand, they're both crazy and in denial so it's actually amusing sometimes to watch Jake get jealous of the terrible men Emily goes on dates with.
September 28, 2013
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September 12, 2011
I loved this book! Sandra writes amazing characters, and this book was no exception. It was very different for a Presents, and I adored it to pieces. Witty banter, characters who just can't resist each other no matter how they try, and that lovely push/pull of forbidden attraction. It just doesn't get any better than this.
August 7, 2013
Beauty is skin deep. She is a real Plain Jane, with an efficient no nonsense approach. This is an ugly duckling waiting to transform into a swan. He is the one doing the transforming, only to realize that he wants to keep her to himself. A romantic, sensual, fun read.
March 24, 2015
I'm just discovering Sandra Marton. This is my favorite so far. Jake's POV is laugh-out-loud hysterical. Love the snappy dialogue between him and Emily. Took one star off for some distracting editing errors, but, other than that, a sweet, sexy, funny read!
October 1, 2015
It's so funny. I've been smiling and laughing while reading this book. This is so cute. All you can see is how the tall, handsome and rich boss falling for his 'sparrow'. How he feel when his 'sparrow' trying to have date with people like snake or octopus?
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