Review: Forbidden Hearts by Corinne Michaels
About the Book
First rule of being a nanny? Don’t fall for the single dad, even if he is smoking hot.
But that’s exactly what happens when grumpy small-town sheriff Asher Whitlock reluctantly hires me to take care of his daughter for the summer. Neither of us is thrilled with the arrangement, but he’s desperate for help, and I need the money for grad school this fall.
All we need to do is keep our distance and remain professional . . . turns out, that’s easier said than done.
Instead of focusing on my future, all I see is the strong jawline, crystal-blue eyes, and rock hard body right in front of me. We try to resist each other, but we end up crossing every line until I’m in his bed.
I tell myself it’s just this once.
Okay, twice.
All right, every night.
But it’s got to end–he’s fourteen years older than me, with a kid and a stressful job. Have I mentioned my dad is his boss? Then there’s the past I’m trying to forget. Secrets aren’t easy to keep and mine are getting too big to hide.
Walking away is never simple but when I do, I can’t look back.
Even if it means leaving behind the man I was never meant to love.
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Review
Forbidden Hearts covered quite a few tropes- Single Dad/Nanny, age-gap, forbidden (boss's daughter), grumpy + sunshine. I guess you could throw small-town in there, too, since they live in a little town called Sugarloaf. The town name just didn't fit the atmosphere of the story for me. It's more befitting of a cutesy Hallmark-style movie, and Forbidden Hearts doesn't have that feel.
I thought the development of Asher and Phoebe's relationship was appropriately paced and believable up until a point. I enjoyed their dynamic, though their steamy encounters felt a little forced. Now, where I say their relationship started to move too rapidly, was at the point of the plot twist. After that, it seemed rushed, and because I didn't care for the twist either, I became less invested in the characters.
In the end, I thought the story was ok, but I didn't love it. I did, however, love Asher's daughter Liv the whole way through. She was cute and sweet, and it was nice to see her growing attachment to Phoebe.
I won't be rushing to read the next book in the series, but I won't count it out either.
*TW/CW: mention of statutory rape + grooming of a secondary character
About the Author
Corinne Michaels is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of romance novels. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love, and she enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak before finding a way to heal them through their struggles.
Corinne is a former Navy wife and happily married to the man of her dreams. She began her writing career after spending months away from her husband while he was deployed—reading and writing were her escapes from the loneliness. Corinne now lives in Virginia with her husband and is the emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun-loving mom of two beautiful children.
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