By: Maxine Henri
Many thanks to The Author Agency for the gifted ARC!
After leaving art school in Paris, Lottie goes to New York to her brother’s place. He has to leave town and asks Nico to look after her and made it clear that she’s off limits. She moves in with Nico for and within days, he’s asking her to be his fake girlfriend to help his reputation; he needs a cleaner image to be able to expand his business. The more time that they spend together, the more that they are drawn together and the hotter the chemistry gets. Lottie wants one thing – freedom. Nico feels the need to protect her all the time.
I read this book in a few hours. It’s very easy to read and so interesting that you just keep reading.
I LOVED Nico. He’s a fantastic character. He is cold in the beginning, but the longer that Lottie was around, he changed – except when it came to her protection. I absolutely understood why he was the way he was and why he felt the need to protect Lottie. Oh and his nickname for her, Hazard! I loved it! I fell for Nico hard.
The chemistry between the two was off the charts good. I especially loved the lead up to them actually crossing the line. The angst, the banter, the push and pull of between them, it was all written so well.
The focus of this book was definitely the romance, but I did also enjoy the plot line as well. Especially Lottie rediscovering her art. After what happened in Paris, she stopped creating art, and Nico helped her start creating again and then supported her, it made my heart really happy.
This was my first book by this author, but it won’t be my last!
Publish Date: November 12, 2026
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