Quick review for a quick read. So disclaimer before I go too deeply in this review - I'm not really into interoffice romances/erotic romance and so I'm probably not the audience for this particular novella for spice or appeal. Still, I figured I'd give this a try. Considering I typically enjoy seeing what Megan Hart does even in her short fiction, I'd picked this up to see what she would do with the characters and relationship building. I find that even for stories where I can't really get into the scenario, such would still vibe with me with the attention to detail and steady burn.

I wasn't disappointed in the least for this novella; it was decent for a quick read, though not as deeply intimate and spicy as some of her other short works of fiction. Caite and Jamison work in the same office, Caite having worked for the company for eight months with Jamison being her co-boss with Elise. I enjoyed being able to see their day to day and the attention to the larger cast of characters alongside the main ones. I thought that it would be far more contentious for drama than it actually was, but the establishment of the characters, the clientele they worked with, and their steadily building relationship was organic and well fleshed-out for the short read. The intimacy scenes were brief and hot, though it was waiting for the other shoe to drop to show them in a compromising position that tested whether or not their relationship would continue after. I liked it for what it offered in the brief read. I also liked that the pearls showcased on the cover actually play a part in the story too. (I'm a pearl woman, myself.)

Overall score: 3/5 stars.

Note: I received this as an ARC from NetGalley, from the publisher Harlequin.

I have loved author Megan Hart's books for years, sometimes it takes a little to get into them and this one was like that for me. I didn't enjoy this one as much as I have her others, but it wasn't bad, it just didn't flow as much as her other books do.