A quick read with lots of steam and great characters.

Laurel is looking for summer work until her teaching job starts in the fall, tired of being overlooked her roomate makes a suggestion.

Micah Crane leads a double life but really needs to find care for his daughter so when his sister suggests the perfect person to watch his child, he agrees. However, there are a few rules. Stay with him. No boys. No friends. She's never to be left alone.

What happens when the chemistry between them is off the charts and they can't deny their attraction? Will Laurel run when she discovers how the bills actually get paid?

A scorchin hot read.

LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED this story!!!!

Micah....gosh you end up feeling so much for him. You want to hate him (often), you want to love him and you even want to laugh at him.

Laurel...I felt for her and the tough position she was in. Here she only wanted what was best for the little girl but every time she tried to help Micah saw it as she was saying what he was doing was wrong.

I appreciated the realness that the author gave the characters, especially Micah. His back story, his current job and how he feels about that and his undying love for his daughter. My only complaint was I wanted a little more to the story of how he ended up with his daughter and whatever happened to her mother. It felt like it was unresolved.

But I still loved this story and can't wait to read more by this author.

Overall I found the story to be well-written with an interesting set of characters.

3.5 Stars -
If you enjoy contemporary romance, chick lit style, here is a good read to check out. This is the first story I have read by this author and while the writing was great, the story took some great leaps. Things heated up with an Insta-Like situation pretty quickly.

The story was engaging and Micah was a hulk of a guy with plenty of issues to go around. With a love/hate vibe going on, the insta-Like/love got me by surprise. I had to read it again, thinking I was missing something.

Overall, the story was enjoyable and entertaining. Not overly deep, but a refreshing read with some sweetness and some a bit of darkness for a change.

Great story and Micah is over the top. He needs a nanny for his child, enter Laurel who needs the money until school starts in the fall. Meanwhile Micah is juggling his bar and his little side job as an enforcer. Micah scares the heck of of Laurel, his responses at times make me wanna shake him. But it soon becomes obvious this man needs her. For Laurel, Micah makes her feel things she's never felt before. Eye opening for her. She doesn't quite know what to make of him, admittedly at times I didn't either. All in or all out. That was Micah. Overprotective, overbearing, over the top. This was a well written story, it's a roller coaster so if you're looking for a smooth ride, pass..but this book is well worth reading. It's got it all, packed into a short story. Brooklyn did a great job with this and I look forward to reading more from her.

**arc from NetGalley and Entangled**

This was just an okay read for me. The sex scenes were hot, but I had difficulty connecting with the hero in this book. I just didn't really like him all that much. The story just didn't really grab me.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.

No review on any outlet. I DNF'd the book at about the 70% mark.