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A review by linnareads
Forbidden Hearts by Corinne Michaels
4.0
Forbidden Hearts by Corinne Michaels
Phoebe returns to her small town after something happens during her audiology graduate program hoping to take a break. Turns out the small town cop who is also a single dad, needs a nanny to help with his daughter. Phoebe ends up being the one stepping in to help given she knows American Sign Language (ASL) and his daughter is Deaf. Asher doesn't trust Phoebe but feels he has no other choice. Phoebe and his daughter quickly become close while Phoebe and Asher try to keep things professional. That's easier said than done and once they cross the line they can't stop. The thing is that they are 14 years apart, her dad is Asher's boss, and she plans to go back to graduate school soon.
Corinne has been an author on my to read list for awhile now and I have no good reason for not picking one of her books up sooner. I absolutely adored this book and will definitely be reading more by her soon. There was a good balance of tension, banter, sweet confessions, and spicy moments.
I loved the little it of found family aspect with Phoebe and Asher's daughter, Olivia. Those two were so sweet together and loved messing with Asher which was hilarious. I really like the Deaf representation as well and the use of ASL throughout the book and how it wasn't seen as something that limited Olivia. At the start I had mixed feelings on how much I liked Phoebe but she grew on me throughout the book. Her reason for coming back to her hometown was terrible and I felt so bad for her.
Asher was hot. He's the classic grumpy, small town guy but was super protective of his daughter and had a huge soft spot for her. I loved the internal battle he had with thinking he can't be with Phoebe but doing it anyway. I love how protective he is of the ones he loves.
There was a trope that was snuck in there that I thought was interesting, but I'm not too mad about it. I just was not expecting it.
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Phoebe returns to her small town after something happens during her audiology graduate program hoping to take a break. Turns out the small town cop who is also a single dad, needs a nanny to help with his daughter. Phoebe ends up being the one stepping in to help given she knows American Sign Language (ASL) and his daughter is Deaf. Asher doesn't trust Phoebe but feels he has no other choice. Phoebe and his daughter quickly become close while Phoebe and Asher try to keep things professional. That's easier said than done and once they cross the line they can't stop. The thing is that they are 14 years apart, her dad is Asher's boss, and she plans to go back to graduate school soon.
Corinne has been an author on my to read list for awhile now and I have no good reason for not picking one of her books up sooner. I absolutely adored this book and will definitely be reading more by her soon. There was a good balance of tension, banter, sweet confessions, and spicy moments.
I loved the little it of found family aspect with Phoebe and Asher's daughter, Olivia. Those two were so sweet together and loved messing with Asher which was hilarious. I really like the Deaf representation as well and the use of ASL throughout the book and how it wasn't seen as something that limited Olivia. At the start I had mixed feelings on how much I liked Phoebe but she grew on me throughout the book. Her reason for coming back to her hometown was terrible and I felt so bad for her.
Asher was hot. He's the classic grumpy, small town guy but was super protective of his daughter and had a huge soft spot for her. I loved the internal battle he had with thinking he can't be with Phoebe but doing it anyway. I love how protective he is of the ones he loves.
There was a trope that was snuck in there that I thought was interesting, but I'm not too mad about it. I just was not expecting it.
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