She said and did the most horrible things and I kept waiting for something awful to happen to her, but nothing did.

The heroine was eighteen when the OM made a move on her- and he was MARRIED! To her cousin! Also, the cousin, Elaine, is AWFUL. I was also fine with the heroine being in love with another man, but I hated the grooming element of it- something which the hero, surprisingly, points out. I was fine with the dub-con but I didn't like that the hero slapped the heroine afterwards. This would have been a five star read except for a few things. Sophie is honestly one of the best Harlequin heroines I've ever encountered, past or present, and I seriously adored this woman.

When he tries to make her jealous with another woman, she's just like thank you, next. So is Sophie, and the best part of the book is seeing her act as a professional obstruction to Alex, and seeing him clearly not know how to deal with her. The last two secretaries apparently fell prey to his charms and Madame is sick of it. Alex is a control freak in all things and is constantly trying to horn in on his mother's finances. One of Sophie's duties is keeping the son, Alex, out of his mother's affairs.

Madame is charmed by Sophie's straightforward nature and dry humor, and offers Sophie a new role- as her secretary- which Sophie accepts. One day, she almost gets run down in the street by a fancy car: surprise, surprise, it's the Greek mother of the CEO, Madame Lefka. Sophie has an administrative position at a business office, working for a creep boss. So many of Charlotte Lamb's old books are out of print now, so I had to make an effort to hunt this one down, but it was SO worth it. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice.

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Savage surrender by charlotte lamb