RATING GUIDE:
5 – A keeper!
4 – Very good
3 – Passable
2 – I’d rather read
a telephone book
1 – An absolute bomb.
Read at your own risk!
I’m usually icked out by romances that happen between a
female and her male boss. I find myself
cringing whenever I read stories where a female is pursued by her male boss and
gives her all sorts of expensive gifts to show her he “cares”. Somehow, these types of stories remind me of
gold-diggers who sleep with their bosses to save them from their (usually
financial) problems and be part of high society. However, this story really surprised me, for this is the first
boss-subordinate romance that didn’t gross me out.
“The Nanny Who Saved Christmas” is the story of Nicola,
who gets dumped by her fiancé close to their wedding. To make matters worse, Nicola is dumped in favor of her (gasp!)
best friend! How bad is that?
In an attempt to escape her heartache, Nicola takes on a
temporary job as nanny. Her boss is a
gorgeous and rich businessman named Cade, who can’t understand why Nicola is so
guarded towards him yet very loving to his children.
In time, Nicola and Cade open up to each other about their
sad love stories. Nicola learns that
just like her, Cade was also betrayed by the love of his life. Meanwhile, Cade learns about Nicola’s
backstabbing fiancé and best friend, and agrees to help her in her
makeover/revenge scheme by helping her lose weight and being her fake date to
the wedding.
Unlike other romances that seem more like Lifestyles of
the Rich and Famous combined with sex tutorials, this is a romance that
actually seems very real. The
characters can be anyone we know, including ourselves. As for Cade, while he possesses attributes
that make him a typical romance hunk (rich, gorgeous), it is actually his
character and personality that make him very lovable. Aren’t you just tired of romantic heroes who do nothing except
flaunt their looks, their wealth and their sexual prowess? I am.
It’s truly a breath of fresh air to read about a rich, gorgeous hunk who
is also sensitive and generous.
Douglas’ story just affirms that a good romance doesn’t
really require a whole lot of passion and hot sex, just a whole lot of honesty
and heart. A must-have.
RATING: 4 1/2
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