I was signed up to the ARC review of this title but boo hoo, it didn’t download to my Kindle (yes, I have one of those evil things as well as the Sony). So I did what anyone else would do – sulk for five minutes then downloaded a copy to the Sony. I stash-watch for stitching stuff, not eBooks! Besides, Nalini’s are in my must-buy list anyways….

This is the sequel (altho it runs concurrently) with Rock Kiss, the first title in the Contempory Romance series. I enjoy Nalini’s books as there is also a sense of humour running through them (sometimes you just KNOW that she has been sniggering while writing; Ashwini, you must have one of the coolest jobs) but the bonus here is that it’s set in my hometown, Auckland. Apart from the bistro (I didn’t recognise that one), I’ve been to every one of the locations, including hiding in the upstairs coffee bar where G meets his mum, and I worked on the same street in town for over six years.

I devoured this last night/this morning, alternatively laughing and sighing. I’m easy like that. I liked most of the character evolution, and the side characters were also well filled in & moved the plot along. I liked the glimpses back into Rock Kiss so much so that I’ve opened that up again. Hopefully there’ll be more in this series set in Auckland – after all, Schoolboy Choir did take a month off…

Here’s the blurb from the author’s website:

Wealthy businessman Gabriel Bishop rules the boardroom with the same determination and ruthlessness that made him a rock star on the rugby field. He knows what he wants, and he’ll go after it no-holds-barred.

And what he wants is Charlotte Baird.

Charlotte knows she’s a mouse. Emotionally scarred and painfully shy, she just wants to do her job and remain as invisible as possible. But the new CEO—a brilliant, broad-shouldered T-Rex of a man who growls and storms through the office, leaving carnage in his wake—clearly has other plans. Plans that may be equal parts business and bedroom.

If Charlotte intends to survive this battle of wits and hearts, the mouse will have to learn to wrangle the T-Rex. Game on.

Lastly there’s an entry in Best Chapter Heading Ever.