WAKING UP WITH THE BOSS – Sheri Whitefeather
Billionaire Brothers Club , Book 1
Harlequin Desire #2466
ISBN: 978-0-373-73479-5
August 2016
Contemporary Series Romance

Los Angeles, California and a Caribbean Island – Present Day

Carol Lawrence has always maintained a professional relationship with her boss, Jake Waters, but when she's invited to accompany him on a couples only weekend she wonders if she'll be able to hide her attraction to him. Things start out quietly—and platonically—but while at a party that turns sensual, they begin to notice each other. Carol and Jake decide to take their relationship a step further and become intimate, if only for the weekend. It turns out to be a sexy romp between them and an experience neither expected. Once back in Los Angeles, however, it is business as usual, until Carol discovers she's pregnant with Jake's child.

Jake never envisioned himself marrying or having children after losing his entire family in a car accident. But now that he's about to become a father, he needs to make sure the child—and Carol—stay close. She turns down his offer of marriage, but agrees to temporarily move in with him until they can find a house nearby for her. As they finally get to see each other on a daily basis outside of the office, they get to know one another a lot better. Carol begins to fall in love with Jake, but he makes it clear he'll never give his heart to any woman. Will this be a deal breaker for their relationship?

Getting involved with one's boss can mean problems, and in WAKING UP WITH THE BOSS for Carol and Jake it's a faulty condom that leads to a pregnancy. For years they've worked companionably together and preferred to keep it that way, but the atmosphere at the party they attended on the Caribbean island got the vibes going between them. A mutual decision to give into the lust turned into one hot weekend between them. Things returned to normal back in California, but soon turns into an anxious game of waiting to see if she's pregnant. Now that they're about to become parents, Carol and Jake need to reassess their lives, since the baby is about to change it for them.

Both Carol and Jake were in foster care after losing their parents. Jake and two of his friends, Garrett and Max, vowed to become as rich as possible after being raised together in foster care. The three friends (and now billionaires) form the basis for the Billionaire Brothers Club by Sheri Whitefeather. In the first book, WAKING UP WITH THE BOSS, we may get a hint of who Garret's future heroine will be. Losing his family so young, Jake has trust issues in letting himself fall in love for fear of losing again. Will Carol change his mind—and become the woman who claims his heart?

Much of the sensual heat in WAKING UP WITH THE BOSS comes early in this tale as it then focuses on Carol and Jake getting to really know each other. We learn about their pasts and see how it has shaped their present. An emotional and enlightening journey for both, don't miss picking this up on your next book shopping trip.

Patti Fischer