The Allure Of Dean Harper by R.S. Grey Review
5 Smooches
Synopsis
From: LilyNBlack@Gmail.com
To: JosephineKeller@VogueMagazine.com
Subject: You’re a flippin’ idiot
Good morning my dear, naive friend,
I hope you’re enjoying a breakfast of regret and sorrow.
Why?
Because you sent me to work for Dean Harper, aka a control freak in a tailor-made suit. Sure he owns the trendiest restaurants in NYC, but c’mon Jo, his ego makes Kanye West look like the Dalai Lama.
He’s the type of guy that only hears the word “no” when it’s followed by “don’t stop.”
Working for Dean Harper would be like selling my soul to the devil…and before you say anything, I don’t care if the devil has punch-you-in-the-gut brown eyes and an ass to match. My soul isn’t for sale.
Love,
Regretfully yours,
Lily
The Allure of Dean Harper is a full-length standalone romance with overlapping characters from The Allure of Julian Lefray. Both books can be read separately. Chronologically, The Allure of Julian Lefray happens first.
Review
“I hate you.” “You bring out the worst in me, you know that? I’m only an asshole around you.”
I am a huge fan of R.S. Grey, her quick wit and amazing storytelling have me constantly coming back for more and more. The Allure Of Dean Harper is by far one of my favorite books she has written. Fun and fast paced it was impossible to stop reading and by the end I had a light happy feeling in my heart.
“Lay back,” “I still don’t forgive you for what you did earlier.” “Maybe you’ll find forgiveness after I’m after with you.” “Never.”
Lily loves the restaurant industry and after moving to New York after culinary and bartending school to love with her best friend Jo, she is ready to make a name for herself in the food world. After landing a job in a new hot spot restaurant she is ready to take on NY head first. One problem, her boss ( and the best friend of her best friend’s boy friend) Dean Harper. Dean is the mean man of my dreams and Lily takes absolutely no shit from him. AHH I loved them so much. Constant bickering banter mixed with instant chemistry and sizzle made for a scorching hot yet hilarious read.
“I had the world to conquer and Lily would only stand in the way of that . . .”
I was so wrapped up in the story and just inherent heat of this book that I didn’t even notice that the sex scenes were not overly graphic and some even fade to black. That says a ton for RS Grey’s ability to write a captivating story that doesn’t just rely on erotic scenes to lure you in. Instead stellar writing, dynamic characters and some of the funniest one liners imaginable to create a book that feels sexy and fun.
“I’d pushed away every distraction that had come my way in the last two years, yet somehow Lily had seeped through the cracks. like a poison. I just had to find the antidote.”
Just taboo enough to peak my interest without being high drama or high angst, The Allure Of Dean Harper is a boss/employee romance that will hook you from the start and make you want to re-read it again and again.
~miranda
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