For The Taking by Brenna Aubrey

So I married my nemesis…

My new life in the States and dream job as a game tester just hit a massive snag. If I don't want immediate deportation on my to-do list, I need help, stat. Quickest solution—marry Lucas Walker, my cranky and oh-so-annoying co-worker.

Still, this can work. We’ll have rules and have to stick to them. I won’t think about his muscled arms or how stupid handsome he is even while he pushes all my hot buttons. It’s a marriage on paper only. I need to remember that.

Player two, press start.

When that exasperating Canadian, Katya Ellis, asked for help, I agreed because she was willing to help me in return. She doesn’t need to know it’s in my best interest for her to stay in the country. Nope, this is a business arrangement through and through. Which means I’ll set aside all those involuntary fantasies I’ve been having about her shapely body pressed to mine…

What could go wrong? Welp… as it turns out, just about everything.

Caroline's Review

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Top Read 2020

God! Seriously loved this book! One of my favourite books of the year!

"She was the perfect mix of tough tomboy gamer girl and dazzling feminine beauty."

Katya Ellis and Lucas Walker are work colleagues who have a prickly work relationship. When Katya's job is threatened due to legal reasons, she inadvertently puts Lucas on the spot. Fortunately, he wants something out of their arrangement, too. They only have to play pretend for a few months. However, their ruse - and their undeniable and unacknowledged mutual attraction - is sorely tested.

"Something inside me was moving, changing, melting. The walls I'd built around those deep feelings to keep me safe trembled just slightly."

I loved this book hard!!! OMG! Katya and Lucas had hella hot chemistry. All their snarky banter equated to some serious, tense foreplay. I'm telling you that it took a while for them to get to boiling point - but not for want of trying! *fans self* They both had secrets that they were reluctant to divulge but I absolutely adored the support they showed one another. Kat was feisty but sweet and loyal. Lucas was grumpy but had moments of lightness, as we watched them enjoy a game of one-upmanship. I loved watching Kat break down his defensive walls. This was such a hot, amusing, heart-melting read. Totally loved it!