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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
I loved the first 2/3 of the book.
Then, there came the plot twist. And I lost it. It made me lose interest.
So, the book was great, I finished it, but the ending was just not it for me. Too predictable, like I really saw this coming from the start, but I just hoped I was wrong. Turns out, I wasn’t.
Still, the characters were good, and this little girl was adorable.
Then, there came the plot twist. And I lost it. It made me lose interest.
So, the book was great, I finished it, but the ending was just not it for me. Too predictable, like I really saw this coming from the start, but I just hoped I was wrong. Turns out, I wasn’t.
Still, the characters were good, and this little girl was adorable.
I couldn’t resist this book… age gap, small town romance, AND she’s the nanny. This was my first book by Corinne Michaels and it is not my last. The love Asher has for his deaf daughter (I LOVE the ASL inclusion so much) is heart warming. The character development is amazing. I simply could not put this book down. There was only one character in this book that I didn’t like and you will figure it out when reading. Otherwise all of the characters were amazing, the plot was perfect, and the spice in it was great. I cannot wait to read more by Corinne!!
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Forbidden Hearts
ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
ꜱᴘɪᴄᴇ: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
💘𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚎 𝙳𝚊𝚍 𝚡 𝙽𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚢
💘𝙶𝚛𝚞𝚖𝚙𝚢/𝚂𝚞𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚎
💘𝚂𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚕-𝚃𝚘𝚠𝚗
💘𝙰𝚐𝚎 𝙶𝚊𝚙 𝟹𝟾𝚢𝚘 𝙷 & 𝟸𝟺𝚢𝚘 𝚑
💘𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚡𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚢
💓ᴘᴇᴛɴᴀᴍᴇ: ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛ
"𝙎𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚—𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙮, 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜, 𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙮, 𝙞𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜"
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘣𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘧. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 (𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴) 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘚𝘓 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴, 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭…
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪.”
Asher Whitlock is my first Daddy of 2024 and it will stay up the list for a while. He’s grumpy AF, but he’s such an amazing father and brother to all of his siblings. As a typical oldest sibling, he’s got a lot of responsibility and rarely had any fun, until Phoebe comes around. There are so many factors that should stop him from wanting Phoebe, but we know in the end nothing can stop him. I’m glad there’s no OW drama with Liv’s mom Sara, their co-parenting arrangement is cool, and their scenes together are hilarious too!
“𝙊𝙝 𝙢𝙮 𝙂𝙤𝙙, 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙪𝙮 𝙄’𝙢 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤. 𝙃𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙝𝙞𝙢, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙠.”
Phoebe is just so funny and witty, everything she says just cracks me up, just as Asher said, her mouth is trouble. I love how she loves and fiercely protective towards Olivia and their friendship is beautiful. What happened to her is horrific but relatable, she’s young and very vulnerable, and the only thing I wish is more damage done to that jerk to satisfy my anger, seriously Jonathan is a piece of shit. Their relationship is slow-burn and full of push and pull because the hesitation comes from both sides. And all of their banter at the beginning? Top tier, so funny, especially that scene at the grocery store, I was laughing my ass off🤣
"𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧"
I enjoyed this read so much, I was in a slump and just could not commit to a full-length book, but I decided to pick this up for the first read of 2024, and it did not disappoint! At this point, I will pick up every small-town single dad x nanny romance and I will be a happy girl. It has now cemented its place as my Ride or Die trope, and written by Corrine Michaels? AMAZING! She and Melanie Harlow wrote the best small-town romance and this one just gives everything I love in this genre. The only thing that stops me from giving this book Infinity Stars despite not having a third-act breakup is the third-act conflict, I had a really hard time accepting that last-minute twist initially. But Asher’s reaction was everything I would ever hope for and I recommend this to everyone who loves this trope.
"𝙄 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩."
ᗯᕼᗩT YOᑌ GET Iᑎ TᕼIᔕ ᗷOOK:
✅𝙶𝚛𝚞𝚖𝚙𝚢 𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚏 𝚆𝚑𝚘 𝚃𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚜 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙷𝚒𝚜 𝚆𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗
✅𝚂𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝙱𝚞𝚛𝚗-𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝙿𝚞𝚜𝚑 & 𝙿𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝙷𝚘𝚝 𝚂𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙰𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍
✅𝚃𝚘𝚙 𝚃𝚒𝚎𝚛 𝙱𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛 🤌🏻
✅𝙽𝙾 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚛𝚍 𝙰𝚌𝚝 𝙱𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚞𝚙!!!
⚠️ᴛᴡ/ᴋɪɴᴋꜱ⚠️
- ᴍɪꜱᴄᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ, ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴄʏ, ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴀ (ꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ)
ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
ꜱᴘɪᴄᴇ: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
💘𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚎 𝙳𝚊𝚍 𝚡 𝙽𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚢
💘𝙶𝚛𝚞𝚖𝚙𝚢/𝚂𝚞𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚎
💘𝚂𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚕-𝚃𝚘𝚠𝚗
💘𝙰𝚐𝚎 𝙶𝚊𝚙 𝟹𝟾𝚢𝚘 𝙷 & 𝟸𝟺𝚢𝚘 𝚑
💘𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚡𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚢
💓ᴘᴇᴛɴᴀᴍᴇ: ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛ
"𝙎𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚—𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙮, 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜, 𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙮, 𝙞𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜"
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘣𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘧. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 (𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴) 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘚𝘓 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴, 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭…
“𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪.”
Asher Whitlock is my first Daddy of 2024 and it will stay up the list for a while. He’s grumpy AF, but he’s such an amazing father and brother to all of his siblings. As a typical oldest sibling, he’s got a lot of responsibility and rarely had any fun, until Phoebe comes around. There are so many factors that should stop him from wanting Phoebe, but we know in the end nothing can stop him. I’m glad there’s no OW drama with Liv’s mom Sara, their co-parenting arrangement is cool, and their scenes together are hilarious too!
“𝙊𝙝 𝙢𝙮 𝙂𝙤𝙙, 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙪𝙮 𝙄’𝙢 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤. 𝙃𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙝𝙞𝙢, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙠.”
Phoebe is just so funny and witty, everything she says just cracks me up, just as Asher said, her mouth is trouble. I love how she loves and fiercely protective towards Olivia and their friendship is beautiful. What happened to her is horrific but relatable, she’s young and very vulnerable, and the only thing I wish is more damage done to that jerk to satisfy my anger, seriously Jonathan is a piece of shit. Their relationship is slow-burn and full of push and pull because the hesitation comes from both sides. And all of their banter at the beginning? Top tier, so funny, especially that scene at the grocery store, I was laughing my ass off🤣
"𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧"
I enjoyed this read so much, I was in a slump and just could not commit to a full-length book, but I decided to pick this up for the first read of 2024, and it did not disappoint! At this point, I will pick up every small-town single dad x nanny romance and I will be a happy girl. It has now cemented its place as my Ride or Die trope, and written by Corrine Michaels? AMAZING! She and Melanie Harlow wrote the best small-town romance and this one just gives everything I love in this genre. The only thing that stops me from giving this book Infinity Stars despite not having a third-act breakup is the third-act conflict, I had a really hard time accepting that last-minute twist initially. But Asher’s reaction was everything I would ever hope for and I recommend this to everyone who loves this trope.
"𝙄 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩."
ᗯᕼᗩT YOᑌ GET Iᑎ TᕼIᔕ ᗷOOK:
✅𝙶𝚛𝚞𝚖𝚙𝚢 𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚏 𝚆𝚑𝚘 𝚃𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚜 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙷𝚒𝚜 𝚆𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗
✅𝚂𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝙱𝚞𝚛𝚗-𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝙿𝚞𝚜𝚑 & 𝙿𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝙷𝚘𝚝 𝚂𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙰𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍
✅𝚃𝚘𝚙 𝚃𝚒𝚎𝚛 𝙱𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛 🤌🏻
✅𝙽𝙾 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚛𝚍 𝙰𝚌𝚝 𝙱𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚞𝚙!!!
⚠️ᴛᴡ/ᴋɪɴᴋꜱ⚠️
- ᴍɪꜱᴄᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ, ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴄʏ, ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴀ (ꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ)
Content Warnings
Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Pregnancy
ꜱᴜʀᴘʀɪꜱᴇ ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴄʏ
emotional
lighthearted
Loveable characters:
Yes
This book was so good! Loved every minute of it!
Ughhhhh. The first 70% was hot, tense, fun, flirty. Like it was riding a solid 4-star level. And that’s even with me excusing some rather cheesy dialogue and kinda side-eye-y moments.
But then the PLOT TWIST. The freaking plot twist happened and it changed EVERYTHING. The entire dynamic of the book shifted!! And not for the better!! Gawddddd, it felt so forced! I was immediately disinterested. Nope. That was wholeheartedly unnecessary.
So basically I skim-read the last 30%. I am grumpy. And disappointed. And who approved this?!
But then the PLOT TWIST. The freaking plot twist happened and it changed EVERYTHING. The entire dynamic of the book shifted!! And not for the better!! Gawddddd, it felt so forced! I was immediately disinterested. Nope. That was wholeheartedly unnecessary.
So basically I skim-read the last 30%. I am grumpy. And disappointed. And who approved this?!
Is it hot in here?
I am so glad this book was recommended to me. It was funny, sweet and best of all, SPICY! I absolutely fell in love with the characters, and felt what they were feeling at times. I highly recommend this read and can't wait to read the next in the series!
I am so glad this book was recommended to me. It was funny, sweet and best of all, SPICY! I absolutely fell in love with the characters, and felt what they were feeling at times. I highly recommend this read and can't wait to read the next in the series!
I am a total sucker for a single dad/ nanny romance. Throw in a small town and local sheriff I am even more in love! While I love and adored Asher and Phoebe, I won't lie and say I was in love with Olivia from page one. This girl is so sweet, spunky and she made the book! Sometimes with single parent romances the kids are an after thought, even with a nanny romance. Not with this book, Michaels wove Olivia in this book amazingly well. Add in Olivia's communication through ASL and how those around her communicate with her, I was giddy each time she was on the page!
Asher might have taken me a minute to love because he is so so grumpy! But he gets a pass because he is a great dad that loves his daughter more than anything! And his need to protect those that he loves is so strong. I also appreciated how Phoebe put this man in his place and eased into her new role as nanny so well! She was a natural with Olivia. When Pheobe and Asher finally gave into their desire for one another, holy cow! And man oh man these two cannot keep their hands off each other. And friends, Michaels knows how to write steamy scene!
This was my first Corinne Michaels book but it for sure will not be last, because I am absolutely 100% in love with the Whitlock family and I cannot wait for more of them!
Asher might have taken me a minute to love because he is so so grumpy! But he gets a pass because he is a great dad that loves his daughter more than anything! And his need to protect those that he loves is so strong. I also appreciated how Phoebe put this man in his place and eased into her new role as nanny so well! She was a natural with Olivia. When Pheobe and Asher finally gave into their desire for one another, holy cow! And man oh man these two cannot keep their hands off each other. And friends, Michaels knows how to write steamy scene!
This was my first Corinne Michaels book but it for sure will not be last, because I am absolutely 100% in love with the Whitlock family and I cannot wait for more of them!
Forbidden Hearts is the first book in the Whitlock Family series. This book is about Asher and Phoebe, and is told from both of their points of view.
When Phoebe has a rough time in college she returns to her home town. Asher is now the sole responsible parent to his daughter while her mom is off on a trip for work. They aren't together, and he needs to help care for his daughter who is deaf.
Phoebe's dad asks her to help Asher out since she is going to school for that. Phoebe is going through some hard times so she takes the job.
So much happens in this. I fell in love with all of these characters, especially the little girl. I loved the conflict these characters went through, and how they were resolved.
I'm super excited to continue on with this series, and to see where it goes from here!
When Phoebe has a rough time in college she returns to her home town. Asher is now the sole responsible parent to his daughter while her mom is off on a trip for work. They aren't together, and he needs to help care for his daughter who is deaf.
Phoebe's dad asks her to help Asher out since she is going to school for that. Phoebe is going through some hard times so she takes the job.
So much happens in this. I fell in love with all of these characters, especially the little girl. I loved the conflict these characters went through, and how they were resolved.
I'm super excited to continue on with this series, and to see where it goes from here!
Great start to the series!
This book was great. Grumpy Asher and his daughter stole my heart. Phoebe was a great match for him! Can’t wait for the rest of the crew!
This book was great. Grumpy Asher and his daughter stole my heart. Phoebe was a great match for him! Can’t wait for the rest of the crew!