Does anyone dream of becoming an au pair? For Sarah Williams – it was a way to explore a new town and all of the joys that come with city life. Those dreams fizzled a bit when she took a job with a family in her homeland of Australia. The dream of living in New York a memory until fate stepped in.

After a glowing recommendation from her former employer, Sarah was swiftly sought after as an au pair in New York. Without a clear understanding of how many children she would take care of or just whom she would be working with, Sarah threw caution to the wind and jumped at the chance to explore the bright lights of New York. Then she meets the Worthingtons……

Hurdle after hurdle is thrown Sarah’s way. It begins to leave her wondering what kind of job was she accepting. Then she meets the ‘Ice Man’ himself – Ben. Apparently there are secrets the Worthington’s are keeping, and no one is bothering to enlighten Sarah. All Sarah can be certain of is she is in charge of caring for Ben’s daughter Grace. Nothing about this job is as it seems. Causing Sarah to wonder what she has walked into by accepting this job.

As Sarah spends her days caring for Grace, she begins to question where the love is from Ben. Secrets lurk beyond the surface, and their unraveling will shock Sarah to her very core.

New York Nights is the second book in the Heart of the City series by CJ Duggan. It’s a journey that Sarah leads us on during her trip to the city that never sleeps. I can’t imagine that being an au pair is ever easy. For Sarah – it is a bit more complicated and exhausting being thrown in the middle of a saga that she never understood the dynamics of. Working for Ben was exhausting and time consuming all while laced with a sprinkle of lust.

What are the secrets that the Worthingtons are trying so hard to keep hidden? (To think I had them figured out…ha) Will Ben ever act like the father to Grace that he should? So far Sarah has had the determination of a bull, but will it hold out? As the realization of those secrets leak out, Sarah questions just how deep her feelings for Ben really are.

As always, CJ has written a fun quick romance that engages you from beginning to end. While this book is part of a series, it can definitely be read as a standalone. I recommend it to any reader looking for a hard fought romance that is tinged with some really unexpected secrets that will leave you rooting for this unique pair.

I love this new series from C.J.Duggan!She's a really great Aussie writer and I first fell in love with her writing in the Summer series.The Heart of the City series consists of standalone novels, each set in a different city, with different protagonists.
New York Nights focuses on Sarah an au-pair, who has just come into NYC for an interview.The family of Worthingtons who hire her are a weird and secretive bunch, quite snobbish at times.
And when she finds out she is to be the au-pair for Grace, the daughter of Ben Worthington, who is quite the broody and distant guy, her curiosity increases.In addition to that, he is handsome and sexy, causing the tension between them to evolve into attraction.
She can't understand why Ben spends most of his time working and avoiding home even though he seems to love his daughter.His family also keeps butting in and there are a hoard of secrets that they seem to be keeping.
Will Sarah manage to keep her job and heart safe?

I loved Sarah in this novel.She is normal and isn't anything special, but has her own set of strengths.Her caring nature, dedication to her job and persistence had to be admired.Ben was quite the tortured hero.It took a lot of time for him to let Sarah in.Even though their relationship was beautiful, I just felt as if something was missing.Maybe we could have spent more time developing it.
I also loved how the book took us around NYC.The secondary characters were mainly Ben's family and they added a lot to the story, but I think I wanted more page time with Ben and to know about Sarah's family.
Grace was a really sweet child and Ben's love for her could be felt through the pages.I also loved the ending!It was just perfect!
Though I think I loved Paris Lights more( Claire & Louis <3 ), New York Nights was just as great!
Can't wait to read Kate's story in London Bound!!

I think my of my opinions will be colored by the bias I have against tone of narration in first person. Combine it with a romance book, and it becomes extremely disconcerting. While the story had potential, all the characters and plot appeared flaky and disjointed at beat makinng it an uncomfortable read.

I received this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Ok, this book had twists that I didn't see coming.  Turns that were unexpected and a brooding alpha that was entrancing  Ben's life looks perfect from the outside but the inside is a tornado of emotions.  

Sarah is a young vibrant woman that has been an au pair for years.  Trading dreams for children's happiness.   Yet years of being an au pair in Australia, had put her dream of going to NYC on hold.  Given the opportunity to be an au pair in NYC leads to an assignment with a veil of secrecy surrounding it.  When the clients say "ASK NO QUESTIONS" you know that whatever they are hiding is huge.    

Gracie is a beautiful infant that instantly grabs at the heart strings of Sarah.  But will her overwhelming need to protect her be tested by the secrets being hidden?

Well written story that will take you on an adventure thru NYC.  Vivid imagery jumping from the pages.  Passion, angst, betrayal, and curtain reveal that all things are not what they seem.

I am really enjoying this series although they definitely can be read as stand alones, in this story we meet Aussie girl Sarah Williams whose dream has always been to go to New York but she ends working as an au pair in her small country town but things look up when she makes it to Manhattan New York to take on a position of au pair there and boy is her life about to change.

Ben Worthington might be rich, handsome and have a beautiful daughter as well as a couple of homes but he also has secrets that cause anguish and heartache and pain and a family that help keep these secrets. But when he meets this Aussie girl Sarah something grabs and he hires her on the spot to look after his baby daughter Grace. Is Ben about to meet his match someone who will stand up to him?

Sarah is gobsmacked at the hurdles she has to go through for this job but you know here she is in the place she has always wanted to be surely life is going to be good to her but Ben is a hard man to talk to and she is not overly impressed with his parenting skills or his mother for that matter but she is determined to get things done and done properly but she needs to keep control of that spark that is lighting up her life.

This is a story that will have you laughing smiling and jumping up and down I loved both Sarah and Ben but there were times I could have yelled at them their journey to a HEA is a rocky one but so worth it in the end. MS Duggan made me feel like I was there in New York with Sarah the setting and descriptions bought a lot of TV shows to life for me also. I did very much enjoy this story it let me feeling very good and look forward to the next one.

This is the first book i have read in this series or by this author and it wont be the last.I just loved it had a great story line and held my interest all the way through just loved that Sarah was not a walk over and would stand up and do the right thing for little Grace.I did not like Ben to begin with but he did grow on me a super read can't wait to read more

** 3.5 - 4 Stars **

I received this book from Netgalley and the publisher/author for an honest review - thank you.

Before I started reading this book I read Paris Lights (which I gave 5 stars - see separate reviews) but although this book is number 2 in the series, they don't have to be read in order as they are standalone.

I found the storyline of this book quite similar to Paris Lights; a girl from Australia leaves her hometown to find work (and therefore love) in a different country with ups and downs along the way. I did enjoy this book and storyline but I did feel it was lacking something that the first book had, and I'm not actually sure what that is.

That said .... I really do enjoy this authors style of writing so I will be moving onto book 3 in the series and I will also download more from this author in the future.

ARC received for an honest review

This is the second book in the Heart of The City series but completely standalone

New York Nights is a light, sweet romance with a lot of heart.

I love that Sarah has taken the leap to leave Australia to live and work in New York.  I adore her gumption in going for it, talking life by the short and curlies and actually living.

Ben  - oh Ben. He is quite a prickly one, but then when you meet the rest of his family, it is not hard to understand why he is like he is.  And as the story progressed he did thaw out a bit.

I LOVED that Sarah had the balls to stand up to Ben and his -mostly- horrible family.  She wasn't afraid to ask the questions, tell them how it is, throw some punches, call them on their BS - and there is plenty of it!

I adored the relationship Sarah has with Ben's daughter Grace, and loved seeing Ben with her.  This little bub really is quite the scene stealer.

The fact that Ben and Sarah didn't become the clich`ed "dad boning the babysitter" story was a plus too!

New York Nights is sweet and charming, and has given me a whole new list of places to visit when I hit New York later in the year!

Now I am impatiently waiting for London Bound.

*will go on blog, amazon etc when live

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I seriously loved that Sarah contained some lady balls, 'I met Ben’s gaze dead on. ‘You’re right. It’s not about me, or you … it’s about Grace. And if you want to build a new world for her, then you are probably going to have to make sure that you’re in it.’ I have to say Ben confused me at times, well maybe confused isn't the right word, the d*** man gave me whiplash, but I loved the moments where he showed his caring side, ‘oh, ****, sorry,’ he said, turning the light off straightaway. I felt the dip of the mattress as he sat on the edge. ‘Jesus, Sarah, are you all right?’ He placed his hand on my forehead, then my cheek. ‘Mom told me you left her place unwell. I came back as soon as I heard.’ I loved this book, Ben was a hot then cold, back hot type of man, hence the whiplash but thankfully the man funally removed his head from his butt.

This light heartfelt romance follows au pair Sarah Williams as she leaves her family and friends behind in Australia to go and work in The Big Apple for moody (but sexy) architect Ben Worthington. Dealing with the Worthingtons is not easy, Sarah is told not to ask questions.  That's easier said than done!  She has to deal with Ben's stuck up mum, Penny, and sister, Emily, along with all the Worthington secrets.  So many secrets, hence she seems to be jumping to a lot of conclusions, not necessarily correct ones either.  All is not always as it seems. Told from Sarah's POV we watch her fall in love with a beautiful baby girl Grace, and her complex, yet loving father. Her only friends are Ben's estranged brother Alistair and his pregnant sister Nikki.  Can she navigate the minefield that is Ben Wothington and still keep her heart  intact?  Another winner from CJ Duggan.
I was provided with an advanced copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.