This is a book about Emotions! This isn't just a romance! It's a brilliant mix of family, love and sacrifice! While the blurb is not something new, the way the author handled this was very different!

The part that I enjoyed the most was the incredible characters that the author introduced us to! Every single character had a part to play in this incredible read! The family dynamics from both ends made so much sense and you could easily relate to. The beauty of this read is that it tackles so many things and yet nothing fell out!

So, there was the age gap aspect which was done very well, there was the ice queen MC, there was the adorable kid, there was an awesome Grandma that was the glue of one of the families, there was the incredibly rich family and lastly, there was the cute, loving and adorable nanny :)
The chemistry between the MCs was off the chart! The sex scenes were so good and not repetitive at all! You could literally feel how one of the MCs is breaking her walls chapter by chapter! The writing style was so good!
You know it was just one of those books that you really didn't want to see it come to an end!
I would recommend this book to everyone! It will keep you entertained, it will make you feel good, it will make you feel sad, it will make you feel angry. It will just make you FEEL. Kris Bryant is a very talented author that keeps impressing me!

My rating is a solid 5.

"I received and ARC for an honest review."

An honest review thanks to NetGalley. Wow. This book was off the charts and easily my favorite of Bryant's. Cassie herself was amazing and her personality and journey though this book had me laughing and crying at times. Her relationship with Noah and Brook had me turning page after page to see more. This was absolutely outstanding!

I love Kris Bryant’s one word titles. They seem to capture the complete gist of her storylines. Temptation was definitely the right word for this story.

Brook Wellington, 38, was the rich and powerful COO of Wellington Enterprises, but her most important role was mother to a six year old son, Noah.
Cassie, 24, a graduate student lived with her Nana after her parents cut her off financially when she dropped out of Med school to pursue a degree in environmental sciences. In order to earn some money, Cassie worked part time as a babysitter. After meeting at a children’s soccer game, Brook requested Cassie to be the live in nanny for her son. Cassie welcomed the opportunity to leave Nana’s, earn a good salary with health insurance, and still continue her degree. Noah quickly bonded with the easy going personable Cassie, much to the delight of his rather reserved and guarded mother. Slowly Brook let her guard down around Cassie and Cassie became even more enamored with the relaxed and fun Brook…and eventually, the temptation between the women became too strong to resist.

Kris Bryant’s writing always seem to flow smoothly and clearly from start to finish. I enjoyed the slow pace of the romance as well as the personalities of the characters, even those less likable such as Brook’s ex and her sister. The author has a way of engaging her readers with these interesting multidimensional characters dealing with realistic issues.

The author also gives her readers so much more that the main relationship between Brook and Cassie. She pulls you into the lives of the secondary characters and wants you to feel their emotions as well, whether it’s happiness or anger. For example, you sensed the overall relief and happiness Nana felt when Cassie and her parents reconciled during Christmas dinner. You felt Noah’s joy of seeing his other mother and the love he had for her. You could also feel the panic and raw emotions displayed by several characters after traumatic events took place. Everything combined just made this story a great read.
ARC was given for an honest review

Kris Bryant has created something very special with her novel Temptation. She has written a beautiful romance filled with emotion. This story made me cry, and that doesn’t happen very often.

This is a tale of contradictions. The main characters are so different that it’s hard to see how they could end up together. There is an age gap. Brooke is fourteen years older than Cassie. There is a financial gap with Cassie a struggling college student while Brooke is the COO of her family’s multi-million-dollar shipping empire. There is also a class disparity, and even worse, Brooke is Cassie’s boss since she hires Cassie to be her six-year-old son’s nanny. All of these problems should have kept the two apart, but the attraction and chemistry between the two is very strong.

This is also a tale of love; love of family and friends, but most of all, a romantic love that can overcome all the hurdles the two main characters must endure, if they can find the courage to do so. The writing is excellent, as we expect from such a talented author. The characters are easy to connect with, and even fall in love with. The story is amazing, and it is a perfect book to read during this holiday season.

Temptation has my highest recommendation. Just be sure to have a box of tissue close by as you read.

I received an ARC from NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.
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This book had several alluring themes running through it: ice queen boss/young grad student nanny, age gap romance, and rich girl/poor girl. Bryant also peppered the story with intriguing family drama that contributed nicely to the overall plot. All of these elements fed the tension between the two main characters and helped build an engaging storyline.

The pacing was perfect, and well executed. Bryant took her time building the relationship between her two leading ladies. From their first meeting, the chemistry between Cassie and Brook began to bubble at a slow simmer, and once they get together--wow! Their dynamic was intense and the sex scenes were hot! However, Bryant never presented Cassie and Brook's romance as tawdry or sleazy. She developed it slowly so it could become what it was intended, a lovely romance.

Brook captured my imagination immediately with her ice queen persona. She had a soft side to her though, as ice queens often do, and her soft side became visible any time her adorably sweet son Noah was near her. Brook was a wonderful caring mother that loved her son more than anything. He was the center of her world and she was very protective of him. I must admit I developed a bit of a crush on Brook. She was beautiful, intelligent and a bit of a mystery at times. I could not help but be drawn to her character.

Cassie's character was nicely developed. She changed and matured over the course of this story, and that's what made her memorable. I liked her instantly. She was spunky, quick witted, direct, loyal and dependable. She fell hard for not only Brook, but six year old Noah, too. Some of my favorite scenes were the ones where Cassie interacted with Noah. I saw her nurturing gentleness shine through in those moments.

There were some fabulous secondary characters in this story. Brook's sister-in-law Erica was marvelous. I loved the friendship that developed between Erica and Cassie. They were quite entertaining together. I also adored Nana, Cassie's grandmother. She was a fundamental part of Cassie's world and I loved their interactions. Their conversations made me laugh. There was an honesty between them that was quite lovely to see.

This book ticked all the right boxes for me. It had likable leading characters. The supporting characters were interesting.The storyline was engaging and well developed. The writing was solid and the ending was satisfying. I would recommend Temptation it to anyone who enjoys contemporary lesfic romances that have age gap themes and ice queens that are just waiting for the right girl to come along and thaw them.

This is definitely a sleeping-with-the-nanny trope book, but it is well done. Easy read, and while the story arc may be predicable, there's enough character development to keep you drawn in.

After being kicked out and cut off by her parents for quitting med school, Cassie needs a job fast. Business exec and heiress Brook Wellington offer Cassie a job nanny-ing for her six-year old son Noah - who is adorable. While struck by Brook's looks from the get-go, Cassie is determined to keep things professional - besides between her ecology Master's classes and taking care of Noah, who has time for a dalliance. Brook is fairly, newly divorced from Noah's other mum, and has no intention of becoming THAT woman who sleeps with her much younger nanny. But walls begin to crumble and the two women begin to fall not just in lust but potentially in love. However, to make it work, they will need to fight for their relationship.

I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.
Ice Queen, age gap romance, hot sex scenes and written by Kris Bryant?? Heck yes!
Cassie is a 26 year old college student whose parents stopped paying her way when she drops out of Med school. She loses everything but knew being a doctor like her parents is just not what she wants to do with her life. On her own for the first time she decides to work as a Nanny to help pay her way through school.
This is where she meets Ice Queen Brooke and her adorable son Noah. Brooke hires Cassie to take care of her son and Cassie can’t help but want to thaw her icy exterior. What starts off as temptation turns to Cassie falling in love with both Brooke and Noah. Can Brooke forget the 14 year age gap and just let go?
I really enjoyed this book and loved Cassies Nana while hating Brookes sister Gwen..lol
Read this book! You won’t regret it.

Cute nannies and hot bosses seem to really fire authors’ imaginations for romance with various degrees of success. This one totally kills it giving us the whole aww-shucks wash of romance that kept us smiling long after finishing the book.

Twenty-eight year old Cassie Miller ‘s parents are completely disappointed in their daughter when she drops out of med school after a year and chooses to pursue environmental studies. They cut her off and the hitherto financially well-off Cassie is in a financial fix. She becomes a nanny to earn money while continuing studies. Handling one nightmare child with patience and humour leads her to a much better situation – nanny to sweet six-year-old Noah, son of ice-hot multi-millionaire Brook Wellington, COO of the Wellington businesses in grocery stores and import-export. Brook is kind, fair but professional and private. Not that it stops Cassie’s attraction from blossoming into a crush.

Cassie is cute, confident and sweet. Her relationship with her supportive Nana is heart-warming. Her ability to connect with both the kids she is nanny to is believable and impressive. She is written her age and quite realistically finds other women also attractive while nursing the kernel of her crush on her professionally distant boss. But it is Brook who floored us. We’d expected a cold, curt and maybe even cruel Ice Queen blowing hot and blowing cold. But Bryant totally thrilled us by making Brook absolutely likeable to start and outright lovable as the story progressed. Brook is unwaveringly polite and kind during the whole slow burn phase and one she is in, she is all in. There is nothing half-hearted or cagey about her involvement with Cassie. She doesn’t try to hide, doesn’t have second thoughts, doesn’t emotionally withdraw and doesn’t get cowed down by her older sister’s judgement and bitchiness. We love characters who are open, honest and do not play mind- and emotion-games creating unnecessary angst. Cassie and Brook also have great chemistry and we loved the sex scenes too.

This one is Romance Central and completely recommended.

PS: We wish the whole Nana track had played out a little differently.

PPS: We are a little confused as to why the Wellington family business is called ‘global shipping empire’ in the synopsis while it is grocery stores and import-export in the book.

I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review. 

Brooke is a busy woman she COO of her family's multinational company although her son is her main focus she can't be at two places at once so she is looking for a live in nanny to help look after her six year old son Noah.

Cassie has just got cut-off by her parents because she decide to follow her passion which is environmental science she lives with her Nana because she broke she works at agency taking care of children. The moment she sees Brooke at her charge soccer game she instantly attract to her Cassie always had a thing for powerful women. Cassie is shock when she learn that Brooke request her to be Brooke son nanny this caught her off guard because the two minutes they spent together she thought Brooke was a ice queen but she could tell there was heart at the way she looks at her son.

Cassie takes the job because she needs the money and give her a chance to focus on her classes. As she and Noah bind she starts to help chip at the wall Brooke has up and you see a kind person underneath.

I like Cassie even though she young, I like how she open up to everyone she didn't hide anything. Love her relationship with her Nana how her Nana doesn't sugar-coated her words.

This was a good romance I like that it slow burn you got invest it in their relationship. Even though I knew Cassie and Brooke would end up together if it didn't go that route I saw chemistry with the other two women that are frequent in Noah life his teacher Trina and his violin teacher Nataile. I wouldn't had mind if Cassie ending up with one of them.

I rarely give 5 Stars to books only when i honestly feel something beyond just joy. this book has so much love. Heck i even liked Gwen. I could not not give it 5. it's such perfect story. emotional and very realistic. the only thing I would've like to see was more development from Cas side of the family. i was so disappointed around the end of it. Nana should've met her! she did not even get to see the Apart as she was promised. her whole side was not that involved. Also hated cas as friend, :d. wonderfully written and absolutely enjoyable read

I was given this in exchange of honest opinion
to the author and her team , thank you for giving me such trust

You will love this book if you like any of these things:
*books by Kris Bryant
*books written in first person
*age gap romance
*workplace romance
*rich girl/poor girl romance
*crazy family dynamics in at least three different families at once
*plot twists that make you laugh, cry, and be shocked
*curt single nods
*the 80%-through conflict that is finally worthy of being an 80%-through conflict
*love scenes that are varied, interesting, not-standard in any way, and hot AF

Imagine if you like all of these things, or any combination of these things.
Yes, you will LOVE this book.

Received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for a honest review. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

These are two of my favorite tropes, age gap and boss/employee.
The age gap thing wasn’t really touched upon but the nanny/boss thing was done well. I loved the build up in the story. Loved the chemistry between Cassie and Brook. Loved the relationship between Cassie and Noah. Loved the supporting characters like Erica and Nana. The story was perfectly paced. The sex scenes were well written. I loved the book. I laughed, I cried and I enjoyed myself.

Thanks to the author and Bold Strokes for a copy

This gorgeous and sexy cover immediately captured my attention, but it’s the content that won me over in ways I didn’t expect. Giving into the temptation of falling for the hot mom is only the beginning for Cassie. Her delightful playfulness is bolstered by the fierce loyalty to Brook and her son. The three of them didn’t know what they were missing until they grew into the family unit that they never knew they needed until it was gifted to them. Their story meanders through good times and not so good, but it’s Cassie’s complete and utter playful dorkiness that had me laughing frequently. I found it impossible to not adore her, or this book, in every way. I received a copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.