Crushes are harmless—unless they involve your best friend’s grumpy, off-limits brother.
Gannon Brewer is the epitome of my type. He’s at least ten years older than me, emotionally unavailable, and highly disagreeable—a walking red flag in a tailored suit. But do I listen to that? No. In fact, when his office plants start dying, I convince myself that I can ignore the pheromones and save the philodendron.
Now I’m in his office every week, dodging sinful smirks and heated stares, reminding myself to reach for the watering can—not him. But one late-night “ivy incident” changes everything. Suddenly, we’re sneaking around, indulging in a steamy, forbidden fling that’s supposed to be nothing more than (a lot of) fun.
After all, he swears he’ll never fall in love. I assure him that I only want one thing, and it’s not his heart. But the closer we get, the more lines we blur, and the harder it becomes to keep our promises…
Especially when the secret I’m keeping threatens to shatter everything.
Carys has been lusting after her bestie’s older brother forever, but Gannon keeps his distance. It doesn’t help that Tate always suggests to avoid Gannon, warning her away from the grumpy workaholic running the Brewer empire. Logically she knows that being in proximity to Gannon will be entirely too much temptation, but she needs the company as a client for her fledgling business and convinces herself this will be fine. She can resist his perfectly chiseled physique and sexy smirk, or so she tells herself. Spoiler alert: She can NOT.
Gannon has wanted Carys for longer than he cares to admit, even to himself, but he’s not going to give in, or so he tells himself. For a man who is unfailingly controlled and composed in every other aspect of his life, being in a room with the woman of his dreams shouldn’t be a problem, but it’s a huge one. She is all he thinks about, day and night, driving him to the point of distraction. When they finally give up and give in to the attraction, they agree this is purely physical and there’s no room for feelings, but things don’t go according to plan.
Carys and Gannon are one of the best couples Adriana has ever given us and that’s no small feat. Gannon comes off as broody and grumpy to everyone around him, but he’s completely different with her. For Carys alone, he turns into a complete golden retriever and I was here for every bit of it. Their story is funny and sweet, with plenty of steam and lots of emotion. I loved everything about it. I’d like to thank the author for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Oh, I loved the two of them right from the start.
I’m a huge fan of Adrian Locke & I think they may be my favorite of her couples!