It's my first book by this author and I have nothing but good comments for the novel.
Gemma and Jack's story was scorching and tender, I cried at the end because I just knew how strong Gemma is to make the decision she made, which in the end paid off for both of them.
Jack is this intelligent, sexy than sin billionaire who is broken and damaged after losing his wife to cancer. The sexy billionaire goes through woman to fill that void (Don't you love this stereotype already) because he knows he won't ever forget his Lucy. And Brilliant, confident Gemma working two years for Jack knows all about his issues. She fights like hell the attraction they have together and it's spectacular to watch. The best tease for a reader. She doesn't just want to heal him but help me believe in something better again. You can see the struggle each characters has from the beginning and when they finally collide it's 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
I found myself laughing at their quirky banter and eager to see more of them. I'm so sad the book ended ughhhh. Can't wait for the next one!

I've often wondered if the pain is worth the end result when it comes to falling in love. Gemma's pain is so real, throughout the book she knows that she needs to keep her heart out of what they're doing. But come on, Jack is so hot and sensual. Off Limits, is an awesome work place romance.

This storyline was a little cliche, but still a good read.
Pros-
*Once they got started, the sex was not lacking in occurrence, however there were some things that just weren't to my taste which I will list in the "cons" section.
*Enjoyed the writing style and the ability of the author to input the background of the characters without having it be spelled out in a pages-long slow down, like many do.
*The sex scenes were realistic and I like that both characters tend to have a dominant side. NO whiny, weak lead characters here.
*As I am always hesitant to read an author new to me, due to some terrible narrative during romance scenes, this author did a good job of language use that didn't seem juvenile or have any one-word scene killers, as some do.
Cons-
*I did feel like the sex scenes were lacking lead-in or build up, which I enjoy but doesn't matter to some. The characters go from the thought of "off limits" to "I need you now" in the course of a sentence or two, no matter where they were at the time; and although there was some descriptive time spent on the foreplay, the actual sex itself, felt rushed and lacking narrative for me.
*I also felt that the ending was rushed. Instead of a realistic time apart to work out conflict, it was a matter of a couple of days. It does have an HEA, and I am not a fan of months long separation between in-love characters to build story, but felt the a little more length of separation would have made a more believable ending.

Because of what I felt lacked in some scenes, which again, is my preference, I didn't give this book 5 stars. That being said, I would definitely read more by this author and will say this book is truly worth a read!

Wow. I have been looking forward to the new Harlequin Dare series. Off limits was everything I expected from Harlequin. Jack is Gemma's boss and he tried hard not to get involved with her. He was still mourning the death of his wife. So they decided to just have a fling. But Gemma feelings for him emerged. A must read if you are Harlequin junkie.