Victoria is having a hard day when she propositions who she thinks is just a hot guy at the bar she's drinking in. When the guy tells her he'd be glad to but that his going rate is $1000, Victoria freaks and runs out. However, upon much reflection the next day with her sister-in-law who is also her best friend, she decides some hot fun between the sheets with a guy who won't want a relationship is just the thing for her. So she goes to her hotel room to wait for the man that her friend has found for her to show up, and lo and behold, it's the hottie from the bar. Yeah...

I really like Hard Work. It's sexy, it's fun, and Kip (the hottie) and Victoria have chemistry in spades! I was dreading the inevitable blowup, though, and when it came, wow, it hurt. I hurt for Kip because Victoria turned into a raging psycho who hurled cruel words at him, words that no one deserves, especially a guy who's as sweet as Kip. But, thankfully, it was resolved with a minimum of angst, and they got their hard earned HEA. If the whole Pretty Woman with a twist is your thing, I highly recommend you put Hard Work on your TBR list. It's much better than the other book I've read by Micah Persell (Uncharted Waters) and is entertaining and sexy.

This story is about Victoria Hastings and Kipling Masterson. Victoria is working in an adverting agency. Since her husband died after committing suicide her only focus was her work. She did not spend any minute of her time not even for sexual pleasure. She did not have any sex the last 3 years. Now her dream is to run the next campaign of The Ricchezza casino. However what standing between her winning her biggest customer is Georgiana, her enemy.

Kip, as he is known except from his mother who insists on calling him Kipling, has been gigolo since he remembers. He does not do relationships since high school when the girl he were fond of pay him for escorting her to the prom. He does not belong to an agency. He builds his own clientele and his aim is to gain enough money in order to raise his own business.

Everything change when he meets Victoria to a bar, where she buys him a drink and he responds with his price. Victoria is shocked at first but the next day she finds the idea of sleeping with a gigolo the perfect solution. Her sister in law sets her up with a gigolo and Victoria is shocked to find out who is standing in front of her is the guy from the previous night. Their first night is amazing and she makes a sexual business proposition to Kip and when he accepts everything changes…

Micah wrote a joyful love story with lots of hot scenes and a nice pace. The reader do not get bored easily and he will be captivated on how the story progress. A romance story which I really enjoyed and which I would probably recommend to the love romance lovers.

ARC provided by NetGalley.

Sadly for me this is a DNF. I just can’t connect with these characters. And also eventually I will try to reread.

5 Star Read ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Received ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

Loved Victoria & Kips story - a first for me by this author. I will be sure to check out others by Micah Persell

Several things I really liked :
Funny dialog- few spots I just laughed out loud lol
Super sexy story
Awesome plot
Great yet slightly flawed characters
HEA with a twist

Read in pretty much one sitting didn’t want to put it down !!

Highly recommend this book

I loved this read. Kip is a male escort and works hard for the money he earns. After being with a client he stops for a drink. Victoria is in advertising and on the verge of making a huge deal. She stops for a drink and sees Kip. She decides to buy him a drink and they begin to flirt when he comes over to meet her. Victoria’s husband passed away two years ago and she hasn’t been with anyone since. What will happen when she finds out Kip is a gigolo? I loved the characters and the story has plenty of drama and emotion not to mention steam, I was hooked from beginning to end.

Review for Hard Work

You Get Everything

I voluntarily read an arc of this book for a fair and honest review. Kip is an male escort, gigolo, man whore ...a man who works hard for his money, he has just finished up a “ grueling 2 hours session” with his client when he decides to go to a hideaway bar and relax for the evening. Victoria is an advertising executive on the precipice of a huge deal that can make her company relevant. She’s too anxious to go home so she stops in a non touristy bar for a pre celebratory drink. When she spies a gorgeous man drinking in the bar she goes totally outside her unsociable self and send him a drink. He approaches her. Victoria’s husband has passed away almost two years now, she has been celibate. When he moves in on Victoria they toss some harmless banter back and forth. Color Kip stunned when Victoria suggests they leave the bar and get a hotel room. Isn’t that Kip’s line? It is then Kip informs Victoria that his rate is $1,000.00 a night but he will give her a discount. With the morning light and a conversation with her friend Victoria soon realized that a gigolo would be a perfect choice for her re entering the dating scene. No messy relationship would come from it, other than business. Now she regretted sending him away without learning his name.
When she confessed the events of the previous evening to her sister in law Cassidy, the idea of hiring someone started to sound like the perfect solution. Cassidy made Victoria promise to let her take over the task of locating the gigolo and very soon, Victoria was in a hotel room, waiting for her”guest” to arrive. Upon seeing Kip, she is once again, inspired by his looks. After just one kiss, Victoria loses it...like she would lose her lunch. Kip manages to get to her in the bathroom and carries her to bed. She also calls Kip her deceased husband’s name at one point. It wasn’t long before Kip realized that although he was the one getting paid for his services this was one of the best nights of his life. Making love with Victoria was like riding on a runaway train. Kip doesn’t even take the money on the night stand. When Victoria wakes in thee morning she decides celibacy is for the birds and she wants more...not just more...but more of Kip. But, with Kip she wants a longer term monogamous relationship. Eighteen days ...that’s when the current month ends..if it’s not enough, they will just go on a month to month basis. Now, she just had to get Kip on board. I LAAAHHOOVED this book. I get soooo many arcs so I usually skip love scenes, but this was a new Author for me so I read the entire book, including love scenes. I had serious goosebumps when he hoarsely asked “what is it, honey”? I almost went all Butterfly McQueen on the. Millennials, look up Butterfly McQueen. The secondary storyline is that Victoria has waited years for The Ricchezza Casino to change advertising agencies. When she gets a whiff of a scent that they are she sends them her ideas that she’s been covertly working on for years. One flash drive, could change her career. When The Ricchezza expresses interest, she’s picturing her corner office. She will have to agree to a background check, but what’s to worry about? Victoria has been a celibate widow for the last two years, devoted to her career...but...aw man..she just tried to hire a gigolo for the rest of the month...could that be a problem?

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This book was an emotional roller coaster that I did not want to put down. As a matter of fact, I didn't finish this until 3 am and I had to get ready for work at 5 am. So I am sleepy and grouchy but quite satisfied. I loved the fact that Victoria was able to get under Kip's skin and make him forget all of the suave moves of a seasoned gigilo. His attempts at professional distance and rehearsed lines flew right of the window. Vitoria's past was heart-breaking and all too real. Dealing with mental illness is one of the toughest jobs for a loved one and the emotional scars can be debilitating. I loved Kip's ability to make Victoria feel beautiful and help heal some of the scars she carried from her previous marriage. I also loved the message that we are more than our jobs and with enough faith our Hopes and Dreams can come true. This was a great read.

Enjoyable read, with some surprising twists and turns. It's sexy, in a rather sweet way - more feelings are involved than you might expect, from the book premise. I didn't want to put it down.

This story was interesting with gigilos and struggling with love and images. I fell in love with Kip

I love any thing this woman writes,,, fast pase and a lot of love and sex 5 stars

Kip is great at giving women what they want and need. Getting paid to do it is just a perk of the job. Until meeting Victoria. Hard Work, is a very sensual book. The fact that it has an unusual story line makes it so much better.