Three and a half Stars for ‘Anyone But Nick’ (Anyone But Series, Book 3) by Penelope Bloom

Many thanks to NetGalley, Montlake Romance, and Penelope Bloom for an ARC in exchange for an honest book review of ‘Anyone But Nick’ (Anyone But Series, Book 3). My thoughts and opinions are 100% my own and independent of receiving an advance copy.

Synopsis: “The third novel in USA Today bestselling author Penelope Bloom’s Anyone But… series sizzles with a sexy and hilarious story about letting go of the past to chase the love of a lifetime.
Seven years ago, I swore I’d never date Nick King. Ever.

Now I’m supposed to work under him—and no, despite the way he glares like he wants to strip me bare, I mean he’ll be my boss. But what better way to prove I’m really over him, right?
I was a nerdy overachiever in high school, and Nick was my hopeless crush. I even laminated a note he passed to me; granted, I had a thing for laminators, but that’s beside the point.
Now, my only shot at getting my life back on track is to crawl to him on my knees and pray I nail the interview. Maybe I should pray that’s the only thing that gets nailed in his office—especially since he looks like he wants to devour me.

Nick broke my heart once. But hey, I’m still pretty handy with a laminator. Maybe I could run my heart through one before I take this job.”

The last book in the series is a bit of a slow burn compared to the other books as Nick and Miranda take some time getting to know one another again and working together before anything happens. Miranda is the perfectionist of the group. She lets everyone believe her life is perfect but that is far from the truth. The story begins with Miranda having just dumped her boyfriend and losing her job and being surrounded by her lovey-dovey friends. She ends up going in for a job interview only to have Nick buy the company before the interview even begins. Nick has always been attracted to Miranda and has never been able to figure out why they didn’t end up together. He decides to put his attraction to her aside so they can work together and she can pursue her dream of becoming CEO of a company. This promise takes some bumps as they fight their attraction to one another.

Nick and Miranda aren’t as entertaining a couple as the crazy Cade and Iris or as romantic as Kira and RIch but their slow burn is worthwhile and completes the story of the King brothers and the three women who took an oath to never date them no matter what. The epilogue is sweet as they all swear another oath and the story comes full circle. A fun, easy read that completes the Anyone But Trilogy.

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