This was OK. I liked Oren, didn’t warm to Grace so much.

There really wasn’t too much of a story, I felt the investigation took a back seat and the result not too much of a surprise.

There was a HEA.

Thanks to NetGalley for the copy.

Insider by Rebecca Crowley.
A London Phoenix Novel. Great character development and storyline.
A new to me author that I'll be checking out more books by.
Looking forward to reading more in series and by Rebecca Crowley.

3.5 Stars

Grace Reilly is a doctor working in the ER or as the Brits call it, A and E, in London. She is very dedicated to her patients especially after an ex-boyfriend sent her into a tailspin. Grace meets Oren Brody after a presentation and unaware of his agenda, has a steamy encounter. Oren and his two brothers recently bought a nearly defunct newspaper, the London Phoenix and hope to make it rise again like its mythical counterpart. A tip to the paper of improprieties and the loss of their mother at the same hospital send the brothers on a mission to uncover what is going on at St. Hilda’s.

Grace has had it with sneaky men so once she finds out Oren was not forthcoming, he has a lot of work to do to prove his sincerity plus he desperately needs Grace's help. Their mutual attraction with fits and starts to a relationship are the main part of the story. Grace’s romantic history coupled with parental issues make her very relationship adverse. Oren has his own issues in that respect plus two brothers to work with proving being in business with one’s family is always a challenge.

Big Pharma plays a role in this story as well as doctors who have lost sight of their ethics and oath to do no harm. This book has steamy scenes interspersed with two people trying to overcome past and current misunderstandings and learning to trust each other while their growing attraction intertwines with the investigation. This looks to be a trilogy, the next story, UNDERCOVER features Oren’s brother, Asher, and Grace’s American flatmate, Ada.

A romance between two strong, guarded individuals flourishes throughout a medical suspense plotline in “Insider”, by Rebecca Crowley.
Crowley’s independent, mature heroine is a pleasure to read and I liked the way Grace is so confident about her sexuality, this only aspect making her such an attractive, modern woman.
Both Grace and Oren are likeable characters and both come with emotional baggage. I liked how they tried and sorte the issues between them.
The story has a lot of sex scenes, most of all I’ve skimmed through.
I felt that Oren as a journalist was not as convincing as Grace as a doctor.

Rebecca Crowley's “Insider” was an overall pleasant read in which was unexpected. I love the overall storyline and the chemistry of the lead characters despite how much I disliked the dynamic of the relationship. It was obviously sexual and for “feelings” to suddenly catch on was deem too unrealistic and to be quite honest, I wasn't a huge fan of their relationship at the end. Everything happened too quickly but I guess you can't win them all. Overall this series was good read and I look forward to reading future editions of this franchise.

****Insider introduced this reader to British author Rebecca Crowley. The story focuses on a suspected hospital drug scandal and the lust between an investigative reporter who is part owner of a newspaper and a female doctor he hopes will give him insider information. Outside of their outstanding physical pairing, because of past involvements these two have a pull-me push-me relationship that keeps one or the other ending things and then showing back up. The investigation aspect of the story is interesting and kept me reading in spite of the significant sex scenes. The author has defined her characters well and the introspective angst isn’t overwhelming to this reader who hates angst. The story flows, the writing is excellent and it wasn’t a bad way to spend the afternoon. I just wish there had been less lust and more investigation, but will be watching for the next book in the series, which promises more information on the drug scandal. I received a copy of this from NetGalley. My review is voluntarily.

Thank you Netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was a pretty good erotica romance. Oren and Grace have a steamy first encounter when he meets her at the hospital he is investigating. They meet again when he reaches out to her about the case. She doesn't immediately trust him since he uses her for information but they have undeniable chemistry that makes it difficult to ignore each other.
I wasn't crazy about about the way Grace commanded their sexual encounters but I understood her fear of being hurt. By the end of the novel they solve the corruption that was occurring at her hospital and they find a way to overcome their fears of being in a relationship.

I received an advanced reader's copy of Insider by Rebecca Crowley from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was the first novel that I had read by Rebecca Crowley, but after reading, she is an author I would look for in the future.

Overall, I enjoyed this novel and I found it to be engaging. The primary characters' romantic start seemed a little awkward (not believable or smooth), but it improved quickly. Where I think the novel struggled was pacing and setting setting things up so the reader understood how the story unfolded rather than jumping to things that seemed a little out of left field and sort of leaving the "how/what" dangling.

Grace meets Oren at the hospital where she works, but he isn't who he says he is. Can she trust him, especially given how she has been let down before?

Looking forward to the rest of this series!

This was a 3 star book. It centers on 3 brothers trying to save their newspaper and the heroine who is a nurse working at a hospital. I feel like it skipped a lot of relevant stuff but the writing itself wasn’t bad and there was a sexy scene that I liked. Thank you to netgalley for the ARC!