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A review by yazthebookish
The Nanny by Lana Ferguson
5.0
5 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“This is crazy,” he whispers again.
I let my hands slide back down to the firmness of his chest. “It would be crazier if you kissed me.”
“Can I?”
Whew. All that pent-up sexual tension exploded in one instance and it did so beautifully and I can finally breathe. It gave me intense blue balls in the first half and then I was left hot and bothered for the remainder of it. No complaints here.
I needed something after a dark fantasy series sucked me dry emotionally and it turned me into a vessel of the person I once was. I knew a good spicy rom-com would stir my soul and bring me back to life.
The Nanny is a single dad romance but this daddy is a CHEF and an absolute sweetheart with an adorably grumpy encanto-obsessed-pancake-loving-9-year-old who lovingly burns him at every chance she gets (in a literal sense), I guess that's why he comes off so humble—and of course we can't forget the Nanny who is about to change their lives.
Cassie is a 25-year-old in her third year of Grad School for Occupational Health. After losing her job as a therapy assistant in a Children's Hospital and having to downsize her living expenses, she is seeking a job to balance her schoolwork.
And the golden opportunity presented itself in an ad:
“Wanted: full-time live-in nanny position. Experience with children is a must. Free room and board. Serious inquiries only.”
Oh, she also used to be an OnlyFans creator who goes by the name Cici, but she quit because [spoiler].
31-year-old Aiden Reid is an executive Chef with an extremely busy schedule and a adorable 9-year-old she-devil of a child who ran off her the last 4 nannies. Aiden struggles between making time to take care of his daughter and running the kitchen at the fancy restaurant he works at. He's hopeful the next Nanny will be the one.
And dear reader, I leave it up to your imagination as to what is likely to happen when two attractive single adults live in together under one roof (with a child).
I'll insert another [oh] for emphasis, because while Aiden is basically a golden retriever in human form, but looks can be deceived because the words that come out of this guy's tongue in bed are positively filthy.
“Because I shouldn’t be thinking about you as much as I do.”
What else is there to say? I loved this book. I devoured it. I would've finished it in one sitting if I didn't have to go to bed early because it's Sunday.
The characters and side characters were wonderful and this book had some excellent banter that had me smiling and giggling the entire time.
The sexual tension between Aiden and Cassie is like the most decadent chocolate and the payoff is definitely rewarding. It left me hot and bothered.
My baby Sophie was the star of this book. She was quite the character and I'm always worried in single parent romances that the child is pushed in the background but definitely not in this one. I loved the bond formed between her and Cassie, it's so precious.
Wanda manages to steal the limelight at every scene I absolutely adore her!!
There are some decisions by the characters that made me go "meh" but it didn't bother me much. But thank god I did not have to suffer through the miscommunication trope that is often present in other rom-coms, I wouldn't say there is lack of it here but the characters do open up to each other like the adults they are.
If you're looking for a swoon-worthy romance that'll make your love butterflies flutter, this is the one!
Tropes:
— Single Dad (31) x Nanny (25)
— Sunshine x Sunshine
— Chef x Occupational Health grad student
— Ex-Onlyfans Creator
— Parent of a 9-year-old daughter
— Rewarding Slowburn
— Spicy
— Close Proximity
— Fun Banter
Content warning: includes explicit scenes and mention of death, grief, child neglect.
“This is crazy,” he whispers again.
I let my hands slide back down to the firmness of his chest. “It would be crazier if you kissed me.”
“Can I?”
Whew. All that pent-up sexual tension exploded in one instance and it did so beautifully and I can finally breathe. It gave me intense blue balls in the first half and then I was left hot and bothered for the remainder of it. No complaints here.
I needed something after a dark fantasy series sucked me dry emotionally and it turned me into a vessel of the person I once was. I knew a good spicy rom-com would stir my soul and bring me back to life.
The Nanny is a single dad romance but this daddy is a CHEF and an absolute sweetheart with an adorably grumpy encanto-obsessed-pancake-loving-9-year-old who lovingly burns him at every chance she gets (in a literal sense), I guess that's why he comes off so humble—and of course we can't forget the Nanny who is about to change their lives.
Cassie is a 25-year-old in her third year of Grad School for Occupational Health. After losing her job as a therapy assistant in a Children's Hospital and having to downsize her living expenses, she is seeking a job to balance her schoolwork.
And the golden opportunity presented itself in an ad:
“Wanted: full-time live-in nanny position. Experience with children is a must. Free room and board. Serious inquiries only.”
Oh, she also used to be an OnlyFans creator who goes by the name Cici, but she quit because [spoiler].
31-year-old Aiden Reid is an executive Chef with an extremely busy schedule and a adorable 9-year-old she-devil of a child who ran off her the last 4 nannies. Aiden struggles between making time to take care of his daughter and running the kitchen at the fancy restaurant he works at. He's hopeful the next Nanny will be the one.
And dear reader, I leave it up to your imagination as to what is likely to happen when two attractive single adults live in together under one roof (with a child).
I'll insert another [oh] for emphasis, because while Aiden is basically a golden retriever in human form, but looks can be deceived because the words that come out of this guy's tongue in bed are positively filthy.
“Because I shouldn’t be thinking about you as much as I do.”
What else is there to say? I loved this book. I devoured it. I would've finished it in one sitting if I didn't have to go to bed early because it's Sunday.
The characters and side characters were wonderful and this book had some excellent banter that had me smiling and giggling the entire time.
The sexual tension between Aiden and Cassie is like the most decadent chocolate and the payoff is definitely rewarding. It left me hot and bothered.
My baby Sophie was the star of this book. She was quite the character and I'm always worried in single parent romances that the child is pushed in the background but definitely not in this one. I loved the bond formed between her and Cassie, it's so precious.
Wanda manages to steal the limelight at every scene I absolutely adore her!!
There are some decisions by the characters that made me go "meh" but it didn't bother me much. But thank god I did not have to suffer through the miscommunication trope that is often present in other rom-coms, I wouldn't say there is lack of it here but the characters do open up to each other like the adults they are.
If you're looking for a swoon-worthy romance that'll make your love butterflies flutter, this is the one!
Tropes:
— Single Dad (31) x Nanny (25)
— Sunshine x Sunshine
— Chef x Occupational Health grad student
— Ex-Onlyfans Creator
— Parent of a 9-year-old daughter
— Rewarding Slowburn
— Spicy
— Close Proximity
— Fun Banter
Content warning: includes explicit scenes and mention of death, grief, child neglect.