A romance about two troubled souls, both nerdy and brilliant but wit troubled backgrounds and difficult family relationships. She is an engineer and a lawyer, (girls please note this possibility), and he is an IT engineer.
They work together and office rules say no romances with co-workers but.. a nice story with good characterisation.

Zoe is a high-powered patent attorney known for her strong litigation skills in the courtroom. Despite appearances, she has been hurt badly in the past and is emotionally vulnerable.

Connor is a millionaire, who is rather socially inept. He has also been badly hurt in the past. Despite having secretly been in love with Zoe for years, he doesn’t believe he deserves to find happiness or have a permanent relationship.

Zoe and Connor agree to have a no strings “fling” believing that their sexual chemistry will eventually die out. However, they begin to realize that the sparks have not only not died out, but very real feelings have also entered the picture. Can two somewhat broken people learn to trust another person enough to find real love?

When I started this book I was in need of something that would lift my spirits and remind me why I enjoy escaping into a book so much. Fortunately, Temptation was just what I was looking for. The book tells the story of Connor, who has been in love with Zoe since he first met her. The only problem is that he's rubbish with relationships and she is a lawyer with the company that deals with his company, which means that she's off-limits. After an accident on an e-scooter Connor and Zoe find themselves spending more and more time together and the attraction is not just one way.
Both Zoe and Connor are great characters. They both have issues with relationships from their past and their upbringing, but in many ways, it is this that makes them perfect for one another. Connor is very sweet and caring, despite thinking that he's not. I have to admit that I do love a caring hero in these kinds of books, so he was onto a winner already. Of course, their issues mean that it's not smooth sailing, but that's what we come to expect and want from these books after all. There was nothing insurmountable and I was left completely satisfied by the end.
The secondary characters are great, particularly Connor's mother and her friends. Who wouldn't love a group of geriatric female physicists who play bridge? This is the second in a series and while I think that the couple from the first book appear, I don't' think it mattered that I hadn't read their story. I also assume that a future couple already has a few sparks flying between them in this one.
This was an enjoyable read and exactly the kind of book that I was looking for. Great stuff.

Temptation indeed! Did I ever love Zoe in this book and I learned a lot about whiskey drinking, thank you Connor very much! Come in and enjoy Connor and Zoe's story, it's a little forbidden, a little klutzy, a splash of curmudgeon, a shot of lust and some super swirl romantic moments. Toss in Connor's wacky mom's bridge club and it's the perfect foil for Zoe and Connor's tale.
Zoe is an attorney with the group that works with Connor's company. He and his two partners have taken Livend into the public eye. Connor is the quiet introvert who prefers to stay behind the scenes, he's uncomfortable in social settings and doesn't like making small talk. He's also been crushing on Zoe for as long as he's known her.
When Zoe is testing out a clients scooter and sees Connor and ends up hitting a light pole, Connor insists on taking her to the hospital and doesn't leave her. He also takes her home after and looks after her. Zoe isn't known for her physical grace, despite her beauty, she's a bit of a klutz and a wee bit short. That means she doesn't get asked to play basketball with the guys on the weekends where informal deals are often made. Zoe is trying hard to build up her own client base and wants to go after a business that the owners rep is one of the "boys club" so she asks Connor for his help brushing up on all the things this owner seems to fancy, whiskey, basketball and of course the new electric motorcycle that his company just developed. Zoe is not just a patent attorney but has a degree in engineering as well, so she's no dummy. She's just not well versed in the world of the boys clubs.
The author does a great job weaving that into the story without it being overdone. That's not what the story is about, but it's a great subplot. Connor agrees to help Zoe if Zoe will help him spy on his mother, he thinks she's experimenting with cold fusion in her garage and refuses to let him see what she's doing in there. Makes him highly suspicious so under the guise of a 4th needed for Bridge, she agrees. Zoe has a great time playing cards with Connors mom and her friends and she feels like she has friends. Zoe's history isn't great and neither is Connor's and these two have an uphill battle along with the two of them hiding their relationship. Or they think they're hiding it, but are they really.
Connor drove me a little nuts at times, his negativity and undermining things with Zoe made me want to slap that man-child hard. Angry and annoyed I was. Right in there with Zoe. Even after his friends talked to him, Connor the ostrich.
I loved this book and am loving the series. While I thought this was a little slow in places, it still works like a charm and in the end that's what it's all about. Yes you should read this. Inara writes a great story!
4.5 stars
arc from NetGalley and Entangled for an honest review

2 stars
This book was not for me. I am not sure why, maybe because I didn't read book one.... but I couldn't get into it.

***I received an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley, Inara Scott and Entangled Publishing LLC***

4.5 stars

Inara Scott's Temptation is the second in her Bad Angels series and I liked it even better than the first. Connor’s had secret feelings for Zoe since they met, so when he bears witness to her fall, he insists on taking care of her. They’ve always been friends, but they grow closer, close enough that Zoe asks for his help and he asks a favour in return. Increased time in the other’s company makes their chemistry impossible to ignore. They both know getting involved is a bad idea for multiple reasons, not the least of which is their professional ties and the fear of losing the other person’s friendship. But they’re both adults. Both believe they are capable of a casual fling without risking their hearts. Believing and doing are not always the same thing.

Zoe is my favourite kind of character. She’s strong while still vulnerable. She’s giving, thoughtful, understanding, whip smart, a tiny bit snarky, and completely unafraid to tell it like it is, even if she knows it might be hard for the other person to hear. She’s got integrity, empathy, and drive, and she’s not willing to let anyone tell her she isn’t as capable as any man. She may not understand her worth when the story begins but she sure as heck does by the time the story’s done. That said, I fell in love with Connor too. It was incredibly easy to relate to some of the things he struggles with: making small talk, schmoozing, big parties and other overwhelming social situations. He is the kindest soul; he coaches youth basketball, bakes and delivers scones to his mom every Saturday, buys 2 extra recliners so his best friends don’t steal his favourite chair. He’s introverted, but that makes him a good listener, and when you can get his attention, he gives you all of it. I really liked that he balanced his work persona—with its’ intensity, busyness and high stakes—with a private life that his 2 business partners don’t know about.

Now Zoe and Connor together? Nuclear meltdown with all of its alarms and buzzers and warnings. This wasn’t a slow burn in the sense of waiting forever for our couple to get together. The chemistry is there from the first pages. Every forbidden touch seems to jump off the page with its preciousness. The lines that are crossed are done so with caution and thought. Yet somehow Scott seems to keep the sizzle between them hot and constant. The reader gets to watch their unacknowledged feelings develop and deepen with each chapter. Their connection is undeniable despite Zoe’s and Connor’s insistence that it’s only sex.

If I could change anything, it would be that Connor’s growth came a tiny bit more quickly. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Zoe’s lightbulb moment and her utter acceptance with zero hesitation, but I certainly wasn’t expecting the same thing from Connor. It would have been totally out of character. I cherished the moments when he allowed himself to wonder about a future. I guess I wanted just a tiny bit more introspection, a little more fight—not physical but emotional—rather than silence or quiet acceptance we often got. That makes it sound like I wanted Connor to be different. I really didn’t. I just wanted to be more in his thoughts while he figured out his feelings.

I would recommend this book to everyone. It was a great read!

I’m loving these Bad Angels, who are the so bad at all. Connor and Zoe both had pasts they were letting define their present, and it took a lot of love to heal and move forward. Romantic love, friendship love, and some family love too. Just a really great book!

Zoe and Connor are two people who should not be together, and they both know this. A lot is at stake, like careers and hearts. Zoe has a bit of an accident and a subsequent concussion. Connor tends to her during this time. They are obviously attracted to each other, but a relationship is a stupid idea, unless it's a no strings attached kind of thing. Those always work out so well. Seriously? It's obvious where this is headed. The question is whether or not Zoe and Connor will survive the head on collision intact. Even though a bit of predictability is present, this is still a worthwhile fun read. It's light, charming and entertaining. Definitely a must read for romcom fans. Thanks to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

Conner has had a "thing" for Zoe for quite some time. Zoe is a partner in the law firm that represents Conner's company and that means that it would be a bad idea to get involved withher...especially given his track record!

Conner happens to witness Zoe's scooter accident and takes on the task of making sure that she doesn't suffer from a concussion. Together they make a plan to help each other out with problems. She, to be able to speak intelligently with a client she wants to woo, and he, to figure out what kind of experiment his scientist mother is hiding in her garage.

Inara Scott creates characters that readers will fall in love with!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Thanks #NetGalley #Entangled #Temptation

Temptation is the first book I have read from Inara Scott and I really did enjoy it, despite not being my usual genre. This is part of a series but I didn't feel like I lost out on anything by not reading the first.

This is the 2nd book I have read by this author and I absolutely loved this as much as the first. Her characters are so well developed and so are the supporting characters. Zoe was a great heroine who I couldn’t help but love. She is a pint sized dynamo lawyer, with sass and alit of determination. Connor is the sexy/nerdy self made millionaire. Connor gets wrapped up easily in work and forgets about work events and dates.

Connor and Zoe have know each other for 3 years. Zoe is a partner in a firm with Rafe and Luke. They represent Connors business LiveEnd Capital that he has with his friends Mason and Nate.

The story line was believable, funny and sweet. This book is wrote with dual POV. I can’t wait for Nate’s story in the Bad Angels Series.

I received an advanced copy for an honest review.

Zoe is an attorney and works mostly with patents. Connor is a tech genius and he and two friends own a company. Zoe works for the law firm that represents them. Connor is introvert, works a lot, and forgets special days. He has liked Zoe for years but never thought he was good enough for her. When Zoe wrecks a scooter, Connor sees it and takes her to the hospital. She stays with him because she has a concussion and needs to be woken up every so many hours. They decide to have a ‘secret’ fling and to have no expectations of each other. But when Zoe reveals her feelings, will Connor screw it up or acknowledge his feelings?
Good story with romance, secret relationship, and a geriatric bridge club. First time reading this author and I really enjoyed it.
* Voluntarily read and reviewed this for NetGalley *

Inara Scott is a new to me author, and I didn't read the first book in this series, but I feel like you didn't really need to. The couple in that book do appear in this one, so I might go back and read their book at a later date. This book focuses on Zoe and Connor, good friends who have hidden how they feel about each other because of the complicated nature of Zoe being one of lawyers for his company. If you like both friends to lovers and forbidden romances, this one might be for you.

The friendship that starts in this one really is what made me believe in Zoe and Connor. But my heart totally broke for Connor, because he is a guy that self-sabotages because he's so afraid of getting hurt. Oh, poor guy! The two start hanging out with each other more because Zoe is trying to woo a client who is very "boys club" so she wants to be able to speak his language. In exchange, Connor wants Zoe to spy on his mother for him and make sure she is not going to blow her house up with her science experiments.

Can we talk about the GPGs or Geriatric Physicist Grannies?!? Connor's mother and her group of fellow retired scientists who play bridge together call themselves this. They are kind of the best! Especially Clara who has no shame and makes everything about sex. I loved that thirsty old lady. LOL! They are all very eccentric, but I so totally loved them and they made the plot of this super interesting.

The whole forbidden romance thing was fine for me, because techincally Connor wasn't her client, but it seemed like there was a big deal made about it in the beginning about how they can't get involved but by the end it wasn't really an issue at all. It just felt like it was built up to be a huge thing, but at the end when Connor and Zoe were fighting about what they were doing, it's such a non-issue. It felt like that could have been handled better.

Despite a couple issues with the book, I did enjoy it and thought it was a fun friends to lovers book.


*I received an eARC copy of this book via Netgalley and the publisher Entangled publishing. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Title: Temptation

Author: Inara Scott

Length: 400 pages

Publisher: Entangled Publishing

Genre: Romance, Fiction

My rating: 4/5

Summary:

The story is about Zoe, a lawyer by profession and Connor whose company happens be to a client of Zoe’s company. As per law, they cannot have a relationship due to professional relationship. However, they still go ahead and have flings without any expectations. Their relation becomes complicated when they both start feeling more for each other

My Take:

I would like to thank Netgalley and Entangled publisher for providing me with an ARC of this book for reading and reviewing. I further state that the opinion on this book are my own and I am not paid for this review.

I’ve been on a light reads reading spree and this book came across this book and decided to lay my hands on it. To briefly summarise it, the story is very similar to the movie No Strings attached. The story is written from a third persons pov. The book is part 2 of the Bad Angels series and m sure to pick up the first one some time too.

The characters of Connor and Zoe are attractive. They both have their previous baggage which makes them sceptical to fall in love but they are perfect for each other. The chemistry between them is outstanding. The characters have the required depth in them. They are very believable. The book also makes it clear that while in a relationship, people might feel nobody knows but in reality everybody knows.

The descriptions of different brands and tastes of whisky depicts the research that has gone while penning this book. I loved the fact that the female protagonist is displayed as a strong character, having her own opinions and eagerness to learn anything new.

I loved the climax part. An apt ending to this beautiful tale. The book did start on a slow pace but picked up the pace eventually. I fail to understand that why did Leticia hide the harmless secret from her son on her experiments. That could have been avoided but since was required for storyline and a happy ending it was put it that way.

Overall another great light read. If you want to have some smile on your face this is one of the books to be picked up which is releasing today.

I loved this book! I have never read anything by this author before or the first book in this series. The chemistry was off the charts and I absolutely loved every single character. Thank you to netgalley for the Arc!

This is a sweet love story that begins with a scooter accident that throws Zoe and Conner together. They're attracted to each other, but have a bit of a forbidden issue as well as a lifetime's worth of fears that interfere with them developing a relationship.

I enjoyed the characters and especially loved the author creating strong female characters that are able to find a way to be successful in both a STEM career and relationships. A female engineer turned lawyer is a great example for young women.

If you enjoy contemporary romance, you will want to read this book. It's the first novel I've read by this author and I enjoyed it. I'm giving it four stars because while it's an entertaining story, it moved a bit slowly and seemed to lag at times.

This is my first time reading this author and this is book 2 in the series. It easily stands alone.

It brings together two groups of friends and work associates:
Zoe, Luke and Rafe run a law firm and their biggest client is a company run by Connor, Nate and Mason.

Book one featured Mason and this story features Zoe and Connor. C has had a huge crush on Z for 3 years but she pretty much doesn't see him. Until one day she is riding a scooter and sees this hot guy and finds its C. The crash is pretty epic in many ways and it opens her eyes to C but she is prohibted from having a sexual relatonship with a client and so the story is a bit of a forbidden relationship.

One issue between the two is that they are good friendsand both are terrible at relationships and so its a gamble for them to date. Add in the no sex with clients room and these two have lots of hurdles to follow.

I enjoyed this story and all the characters. The forbidden aspect seemed pretty silly to me. You can always find a new lawyer, client or job but it takes a special person to fall in love. This story did move very slowly. I tend to love faster moving stories but this was still a fun and enjoyable story.

Temptation by Inara Scott a five-star read that will tempt you out and go down like a fine whisky. This is the second story in the Bad Angels series, but they can be read as stand-alone as they each deal with a different set of characters from the same group of friends. I have been dying to get to know Zoe Riva better as she is a firecracker through and through, I imagine if you cut her in half, she would have firecracker wrote through her like a stick of Blackpool rock. She really does rock, there was something about her that just appealed to me, she made me desperate to know more about her and when I found more, I just wanted to know more. Connor is much the same, so much more than you imagine going on beneath the surface and what a mum, she gives Zoe a run for her money in the rocker stakes. Inara Scott just gets better and better with each story I read.

This is such an incredible series. I fell in love with this group of characters in the first book but in the second book I fell in love with them even more. Inara Scott has done such a wonderful job of making you feel so much a part of what is going on in the story line. I picked up this book yesterday and started reading it and I honestly could not put it down. I was reading it everywhere and even when I should have been doing something else. Connor is my is my new book boyfriend. He feels like he is so much less then he actually is. When you put him with Zoe they both become so much more. They are so attracted to each other and they both think they can have a physical relationship without it involving feelings. They were both wrong. Feelings become involved and everything starts to fall apart. I am so sad that this book had to end. I love everything about it. When you added in Connor's mom and all her friends the book became that much more. I am really looking forward to the next book in this series. I hope the wait is not that long. Thanks Net Galley. I voluntarily reviewed this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is Zoe and Connor’s book, Zoe is an attorney and a tech genius, Connor knows they can never get involved! Zoe is a patent attorney and when she’s test driving a scooter for one of her clients, an accident on the scooter lands her in the arms of none other than Connor! Seeing as how Zoe might have a concussion Connor makes her stay overnight! Things start heating up with these two but both of them think it’s best if they just stay quietly friends with benefits! Zoe knows that she can’t afford to take any chances with her heart not with her career on the line. Connor with his background knows he can’t have anything long-term! I was pleasantly surprised that this book was really good I read the first book in the series and I liked a lot also! This is definitely a great series! It’s definitely worth reading, I highly recommend it! Thank you netgalley and the publishers for sharing this book with me!