Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781720387534 |
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| Publisher: | CreateSpace Publishing |
| Publication date: | 05/26/2018 |
| Series: | Running Mate , #2 |
| Pages: | 268 |
| Sales rank: | 1,029,541 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d) |
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Office Mate
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: 3.25 stars--OFFICE MATE by Katie Ashley is the second instalment in Katie Ashley’s contemporary, adult, erotic romance series focusing on the Callahan siblings. This is thirty-one year old, US Army veteran Thorn Callahan, and twenty-nine year old, financial investor Isabel Flannery’s story line. OFFICE MATE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Thorn and Isabel) OFFICE MATE follows the building romance between thirty-one year old, US Army veteran Thorn Callahan, and twenty-nine year old, financial investor Isabel Flannery. Now that his father was elected the President of the United States, US Army veteran Thorn Callahan has been pulled from active duty in an attempt to keep any potential enemies from targeting our story line hero. What Thorn never expected was to be named Vice-President of his father’s Wall Street investment firm-Callahan Corporation-a position originally intended for someone else. Enter Isabel Flannery, scorned co-worker, and the woman with whom Thorn would fall in love. What ensues is the enemies to lovers relationship between Thorn and Isabel, and the potential fall-out as their relationship goes public, and is in direct confrontation of the corporation’s no fraternization policy among executives.
Isabel Flannery is beyond pissed that the promotion for which she had been groomed was now going to the President’s son-president of the corporation as well as President of the USA. Unable to persuade management that she was entitled to the vice-president position, Isabel begins to sabotage Thorn Callahan, hoping the repercussions would push Thorn out of his current position. Thorn Callahan never thought about leaving the military but when his last mission went all to h*ll, and his father was elected to the highest office in the USA Thorn found himself the new vice-president of Callahan Corporation. But things start to fall apart, rather quickly, including a sudden illness that pulls Thorn from the job at hand.
The relationship between Thorn and Isabel is one of immediate attraction but Thorn’s attraction is tempered by the knowledge that Callahan Corporation has a no fraternization policy. In order to remain distant and aloof, Thorn becomes a demanding a$$hole pushing Isabel to retaliate in return. The $ex scenes are limited but erotic and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
The colorful secondary and supporting characters include Thorn’s brother Barrett Callahan and his fiancé Addison (Running Mate #1), as well as their sister Caroline. We are introduced to Thorn’s bodyguard and secret service agent Ty, and Isabel’s roommate Mila. Ty and Caroline’s story line is next in Roommate.
OFFICE MATE is a slow building enemies to lovers/office romance story line. Isabel Flannery’s acts of sabotage were immature and in one instance, dangerous and bordering on assault. In all honesty, Isabel’s behaviour was unethical, and thusly proves she was ill-prepared for the position she did not receive. Insubordination and reprimands were necessary to negate her verbal outbursts but her behind the scenes sabotage were concerning and wrong. There was nothing funny about our heroine’s behaviour, and I struggled with my overall enjoyment due to the nature of the acts. The premise is engaging; the characters were charismatic; the romance is spicy and hot.
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This wasn't the book the blurb explained! Different characters... Very disappointing
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This is definitely one of those slow burn romances. I loved Thorn and I kinda loved when he was being an A-hole to Isabel...I mean, come on, what girl doesn't secretly love a guy that is an A-hole? Of course, he has to have a good heart to match it, but call me a glutton for punishment, because I like d-bags... sometimes anyways haha.
I was definitely sucked into this book and I was cracking up at Isabel and her sabotage. It was totally unprofessional, but I couldn't help cracking up at it either. He kind of had it coming to him...the last one tho...yikes! At least she put an end to it, and I love how she admits to him what she did. It was embarrassing and pretty entertaining. It does take quite a while for the two to bump uglies, but I love the way they came together.
Aside from the humorous parts, there were also some tender moments that had me crying. For Thorn and what he had been through and the aftermath of it all, and Conan, ugghh...talk about feels. I really enjoyed this book. It kept me thoroughly entertained and had me completely in love with Thorn. I'm a newbie to this author, and really like that she has a nice flow to her writing making it very easy to read and I will definitely be checking out her other works.
#B2BKristina
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Usually love your books. This was a good story but the characters were waaaaay too young for the story. Reading this book I could not picture 16, 17, and 18 year olds doing what was done; or parents allowing it. What adult tells a 16 year old her mom had an affair. Really weird with Emmet holding her hand too long; eww.
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It's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. Cliches are dime a dozen, but this one is rooted in truth. Katie Ashley takes those words to heart and has a bit of fun along the way. Office Mate begins with a love, hate type of relationship. Thorn is a wild card. He has the looks, was born into the name, yet is more than just the gun toting playboy, he's assumed to be. In a world where image is everything, he's a lost little boy struggling to find his footing. Isabel is his ticket to the big time. She has the brains to make things happen and the looks to stop a man in his tracks, As woman, working her way up in a man's world, she has a lot to prove and will let nothing stand in her way. That is until she gets to know the man behind the ego and loses her heart in the process. Office Mate removes the kid gloves and gets to the main event. Ashley is quick with the wit and sends up the sparks in a tempting bundle of love.
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