Passion, surprises, heartache, witty banter, hot screens and love will keep you company in this fast paced fantastic story. I always look forward to the next book in the series coming out by this author. Fantastic story by a brilliant author.

After comboys and Sheikh's I found this one on Netgalley from Leslie North. And yet another time she surprised me. Gio is a skilled tattoo artist who tries to uphold his father's legacy the Thorn Tattoo shop. But whereas he can create wonderful designs on human canvas, he just can't turn the constant losses into profits.

Enter Riley, a sassy young lady, who is hired by Gio's older brother to help Giovanni turn the tide. With a degree in finance and a smart mouth she should be able to help to get the shop back into the black figures.

But Gio's pride is wounded and every time Riley suggest a change, it feels to him like she is stomping on his heart with those gorgeous legs on heels. So he basically hates her guts and this is likewise. Too bad their bodies have a mind of their own, because they are definitely attracted to each other. This creates a lot of hot and messy tension in the shop.

And then there is the reason why Riley wants to help turn this tattoo shop around. Will the guys at the shop respect or resent her, when they find out what is Riley's motive?

A wonderful read, full of tension and sparks and of course some plot twists to keep you reading. Four out of five stars from me. And I'll be keeping an eye out for more yummie tattoo stuff from Leslie North. With a special thank you to Netgalley for providing the arc.

Talk about an enemies-to-lovers book! Gio and Riley butt heads right from the start, although I gotta say that Riley is able to give all that attitude right back that Gio is constantly throwing her way. I liked how Gio's temper would sometimes get the best of him and some of the scenes he caused had me giggling out loud. But there were also moments we got to see how cute G & R could be when they weren't engaged in a Battle Royale. I'm looking forward to more books for this series.

Rose
By: Author Leslie North
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Let me start with I loved it!!! Just wish it was longer.

Riley and Giovanni's story is so passionate I was hooked from the beginning.

When Gio meets the strange woman in his tattoo shop talking like she works there he doesn't know what to make of her, when he gets to talk to Riley he finds out his brother hired Riley to co-manage the shop with him to help save the busines. What Gio finds infuriating about Riley is she doesn't back down from him and he wants everything done his way so fight Riley at every step it is. What he never expected was the feels to start to make him think of Riley a lot.

These two have amazing chemistry and is easily a five star read, this story flows so incredibly well that the next thing you know your 80% into the book and loving every second of it. The believable way the characters interact is perfect. Run, Hop, Jump or use your (1 click) finger to do whatever you have to do and get this amazing book. It'll break your heart, you'll want to scream with frustration and it'll let you discover that love just might conquer all. The chemistry is steamy and sweet and oh so romantic.

Thanks you Netgally for letting me read and review.

Giovanni DeRose is the smart mouthed suave suite wearing co-owner of Thorn Tattoos. His brother Marco is supposed to be working alongside him but he has other ideas and doesn't want to be tied down to the family business. Antonio, Giovanni's older brother has decided the business is losing money to he brings in a Co-Manager, unbeknownst to Giovanni.

After a ruckus at the front counter, Giovanni finds himself face to face with Riley Byrne having a verbal altercation with an unhappy customer. He confronts the customer and evicts him from the shop only to be left with a seething Riley and her outburst about the way to run his business.

He didn't know it then but it doesn't take him long to come to the conclusion that his life and shop will no longer be the same, especially when he finds out what Riley can really do for the business.

Enjoyable read and good start to a new series.

Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review.

This is one of Leslie North's best books yet. Giovanni's not happy that his brother hired a manager to help the tattoo shop out. Riley meets the bossy boss, and falls for him. A must read.

Hmm. Rose was a good story with good dialogue. Interesting.

Giovanni is living his dream and at a tattoo studio. However, it isn't turning a profit and may very well be in danger of closing. Enter Riley, a surprise for Gio who is hired by his brother to help save their shop.

This is the first book I have read from Ms North and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed it. I found Giovanni and Riley to be interesting and entertaining characters with chemistry. Riley is a kickass, take charge kind of woman so I must admit I love her characterization. I also must admit that Gio was a bit more difficult to like at first.

I'm not a fan of Insta-love type of books so I'm glad this wasn't like that. The two often butt heads and their love felt more genuine than most romance stories I've read. I would definitely recommend this book.

This was a great quick read, Gio and Riley were awesome, love how hot and alpha Gio was but his sensitivity totally balanced him out making him the total package. Rileys character was awesome the more the book progressed and her character evolved the more I loved her. The premise of the story wasn't something new but it was so well written that I really enjoyed it.

This novel was not something I expected or was interested in. I did not finish the novel, and was expecting more from the fantastic blurb that was given. Thank you for allowing me to read and review this novel.

For the most part I usually enjoy Leslie North’s books, but this one by far has been my favorite. Riley is strong-willed and more talented than anyone knows. Gio is hard-headed and thinks he knows what is best for the tattoo shop. He fights her every step of the way, all the while craving her. Riley is a talented business woman who is there in memory of a friend who taught her her about art and tattooing. Her experiences at Thorn Tattoo draws her back into the world she loves and gives Gia a glimpse of what she is truly made of.

It was a nice book, a little longer than her recent sheikh books. I loved the chemistry between them and the epilogue was incredibly sweet. I'm glad that they got shares of the business.

4 and a half *tattoo* Stars!

I loved this book from the start. I felt like you could relate to the characters. It wasn't instant love. They grew together. It had an amazing story line. He's is an alpha male in and out of the bedroom. But the few bedroom scenes it had he went full blown alpha on her and I loved it. Would definitely recommend this book to friends. Can't wait to see if there are more in this series.

This was a book was a quick read with an insta-love feel to it. The characters Gio and Riley were well written and as they fought their attraction to each other the tension between them was palpable. It was a quick moving story but well done. I enjoyed this book from page one and would recommend it to others.

This was a cute book. The characters were really likeable and their situations were also believable. Another good one from Leslie North.

Brilliant read! Loved every bit of it,highly recommend reading it ❤️

overall great read. Gio was something else. Love him

Tattooing is in Giovanni's blood, he manages Thorn Tattoo the shop his late father built from the ground up. Giovanni's passion and skill lies in tattooing not so much the management side of things and he's no idea just how much the shop is struggling.
Gio's brother Antonio owns the shop and brings in Riley Byrne in a last ditch attempt to save it but Riley and Gio butt heads at every turn and while they are both incredibly attracted to each other physically that's where the attraction ends.

Giovanni resents Riley being there, he considers her salary a complete waste of money, money which could be spent on another tattoo artist which would actually bring much needed money into the shop.

Riley tries her best to work with Gio but he's just not interested and unless something changes the shop will go under.

I really enjoyed this book the more time these two spend together the more they realise the other is so much more than they first thought.
Riley is such a great female character she's strong intelligent as well as beautiful and she remains that way throughout the book.

I loved both Gio and Riley although it did take me longer to warm up to Gio.

I voluntarily read a review copy kindly provided by NetGalley and Relay Publishing.

This is a voluntary review of an advanced copy.

I really enjoyed reading this story about Gio and Riley as they try to help the struggling Thorn Tattoo studio try to stay in the black. It was pretty funny that Gio really had this love/hate feeling going on with Riley! If I was Riley, I don't think I could have handled him just going ahead and making decisions without working together!

I loved how they were attracted to each other yet didn't want to act on that attraction. Gio and Riley really had a great chemistry and it was fun to watch them move closer and closer to giving in to their feelings.

Along with the romance, there were some twists that made the story really intriguing! Things that Gio didn't know about Riley, something Riley didn't know about Amanda, and lots of drama as they try to figure ways to save Thorn. They were so perfect together and I loved the scene when Gio practices for his workshop and all the guys try to get Riley to attempt a tattoo, that was so funny!

I hope that there will be more stories to come with Gio's brother as the main character.