BLACKBURN
Series: Standalone (Special Forces: Operation Alpha)
Author: Brynne Asher
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: June 26th, 2018
She’s my employee.
I’m her boss’s boss. Hell, I own the company.
Pursuing Lillian Burkette was a line I shouldn’t cross.
Until a work trip from hell changed everything.
I didn’t just step over the line. I annihilated the damn thing.
When it comes to her, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do. I’d even kill for her.
When they say the corporate world is a jungle … they have no idea.
Warning: This book is not appropriate for readers under the age of eighteen.
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5 ‘Adventurous Love’ Stars
WOW… Talk about finding love in the most unexpected of places… And Situations!
Brynne Asher is knocking these novellas out of park. From an amazing love story to an added suspense and plenty of steamy moments, they have it all!
Blackburn is an unconventional office romance story, that gets you hooked from the very first page to the last!
Lillian finds herself in the middle of Central America with her boss – or better, her boss’s boss – Gabriel Black Burn, who she thinks can’t stand her.
Oh, shoot. I think I just felt-up my boss. Well, my boss’s boss.
What she has no idea is that his behavior is result of months fighting his immediate attraction to her.
He’s been struggling with it for so long, and in such manner it just makes their interactions more delicious to see through is eyes, and Ms. Ashers gave us a spectacular view of his inner battle through his POV. I loved being inside his head, and witnessing his inner battle.
What’s not to love? She’s perfect.
Which is why I’m in utter, fucking, hell.A night with Lillian Burkette.
I had no idea I could fall deeper into hell, but here I am.
Their chemistry is impossible to deny, as his both their struggle with it, but they find themselves alone and in an unforeseen and dangerous situation, those barriers they so carefully built stand no chance. All the perfect elements for a ‘forbidden’ office romance.
So, I listen but focus on Gabriel Blackburn. My boss’s boss, the person who I pray can get us out of this mess, and the man I’m seeing in a whole new light.
I just ADORED both these characters, Lillian’s snaky humor, her fire but also fragility that were a perfect match to Gabe’s sarcastic lines and protective nature. We could just feel that amazing built up blossoming and I enjoyed every second of it!
“If listening to you snore means I get to sleep next to you, baby, my ears are open and willing for as long as you’ll have me.”
Not only the physical attraction played a role, but you could feel their feeling growing and their relationship developing. The difficult circumstances just gave them the little pushed they needed.
For all of Gabe’s initial (self imposed and pretended) standoffish attitude towards Lillian, I never doubted how much he wanted her from the get go. He proved to be the definition of swoon worthy Hero, and every way!
“I’ll make you see what I know. Swear it. I’ll do anything for you,”
If she’s my prey, then she’s running straight into the lion’s den.
“Lillian.” He gives my hair a little pull and I open my eyes to look at him. “I’ll be the one holding your hand.”
The love story really was the core of it all, the romance the forefront of all the fast paced storyline.
I truly adored this story from beginning to end. The humor, the adventure, the steam and the LOVE were all present in this enticing story with a superb writing. Ms. Asher sure knows how to give us all, no matter if novella or novel length and after this PERFECT little story, I’m already counting down the days until we get more Brynne Asher’s delicious and memorable words.
“I’m a strong man, but you could break me, Lillian. Only you could bring a man like me to my knees.”
I put my lips to his neck where my face is pressed and where I never want to leave. “I’d never break you, Gabe. Never.”
“But you could,” he murmurs in my ear and presses his cock into me one more time. Fisting my hair, he holds me steady and looks straight into my eyes. “And that makes you the most powerful woman in the world.
ARC kindly provided by the author for an honest review
Brynne Asher grew up in the Midwest and now lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, three children and her perfect dog. When she isn’t creating pretend people and relationships in her head, she is running her kids around and doing laundry. She enjoys cooking, decorating, shopping at outlet malls as well as online and is always seeking the best deal. A perfect day in “Brynne World” ends in front of an outdoor fire with family, friends, s’mores and a delicious cocktail.