Review

Have I mentioned before I’m a geek?

Well, I am. So Ms. Evie James and her inability to catch a guy or in general appear interesting appealed to me on so many levels. This woman is the part of me that doesn’t feel attractive or capable and when I do feel that way the guys look the other way. Thank goodness for that or my husband would be a little concerned.

When Evie garners the attention of a play boy, Caleb, I wondered how these two would spark together. She’s not a suave conversationalist, but she doesn’t need to be because once Caleb gets her alone these to light the room on fire. I loved how Evie opens up to this man she doesn’t know. In the opposite corner our hero initially becomes a hero because he rescues Evie:

Caleb Anderson had watched the thin, awkward redhead approach three different men and bomb out in the last ten minutes.

It was like watching an overeager puppy try to make friends with cat people. Sad. It was sad.

A page and a half later

The redhead wasn’t boring. She was weird. But she wasn’t boring. Sex with her? He couldn’t predict that. And that interested him.

Sure he’s not trying to be a hero, but his alpha male tendency has him coming to her rescue anyway. If things go from hot, to heavy a couple of hours later I could blame it on his animal magnetism. This story rambles on in much the same way—funny one-liners, unicorn burritos, and plenty of beginners D/s. I said that right, these characters do a little bit of role-playing in the dominant/submissive sector. For readers who’ve never checked it out I recommend this read as a chance to do just that.

Yates displays her continuously impressive writing chops in the short story world with this one as well. Pacing, flow, and dialogue work really well together. My only issue was I wanted the story to be a bit longer for the sake of Caleb’s character growth. Sure he grows a ton during the short course but I felt he needed another chapter to fully wrap everything up.

Overall, I loved this story about opposites attract; probably one of my favorite tropes. A quick read that will keep you smiling and longing for a little office romp too.