Hired by the Single Dad (The Single Dads of Seattle, #1)
Whitley Cox
He needs someone to work with his son, she needs a job. They need to keep their hands to themselves. Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Dads of Seattle. Ten sexy single fathers who play poker every Saturday night, have each other’s backs, love their children without quarter, and hope to one day find love again. This is Mark's story … Single Dad of Seattle Dr. Mark Herron can’t believe anyone would celebrate their divorce. The dissolution of his marriage left him and his son with a huge hole to fill in their home—and their hearts. So when he overhears a lovely stranger and her friends celebrating the end of her marriage, he’s mystified—and then intrigued—by her determination to put the past behind her. But when he learns that Tori Jones needs a job, he knows this can’t be a coincidence. Tori might be telling the world nothing’s got her down, but the truth is she’s hit rock bottom. Her husband didn’t just cheat on her, he took all her money, including her college fund, which means her marriage is over, and so is her dream to go to grad school and help children with special needs. So when a handsome stranger offers her a job caring for his special needs son, she knows she can’t turn it down— Even if what she’s feeling for Mark is far from professional. Now Mark’s finding it hard to keep his hands to himself and Tori’s struggling to keep her thoughts from straying to dangerous territory. Will they be able to keep their distance from each other or will being hired by the sexy single dad be Tori’s biggest problem of all? **Note: This book can be read as a standalone. It includes lots of steamy scenes, cursing, and of course as with all my books, this has an HEA and no cliffhanger or cheating. If you like single dads who take charge, this book is for you.
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A single dad romance with an age gap. Not my normal read, but oh how I have fallen down the rabbit hole known as Whitley Cox’s Single Dads of Seattle Series.
This is the first book of a ten-book series, and I am happy there is more to this single dad world. There is banter with the guys that is undeniably amusing and a smoldering heat to every steamy scene. And with the character’s themselves having amazing chemistry, it is easy to forget the age gap between them. I guess love really isn’t measured by age.
The characters in this book meet by chance, when Mark overhears a group of girls celebrating a recently divorced friend. Something he could relate to. And when he steps over to the table, he finds an instant attraction to the newly single Tori and can’t believe that her husband would be such a douche to a woman like her. Then he does something crazy after learning of her profession. He offers her a job in which she would be taking care of his friend’s son who is on the autism spectrum. She calls the supposed friend (actually Mark) and instantly falls for Gabe, his son. She’s hired on the spot. But, with an employee/boss relationship between them, it gets messy when they decide to act on the attraction between them.
I enjoyed this book a lot with the easily relatable characters and an easy-to-follow story. I also really love the bromance banter with the single dads. You can tell they are a chosen family, friends that understand the struggles and heartaches of one another. And I love that each one stands out on their own even with such small cameos and knowing there is a book about them later in the series.
The dynamic between our two main love interests was seamless and welcoming. They had a flow to them was on point, finding myself forgetting they weren’t technically together. It was remarkable how Whitley Cox gave them such chemistry to make me forget that they hadn’t even done anything physically romantic yet. My only complaint was Mark a little later in the book when an incident happened. I did understand where he was coming from, but I was also disappointed at the quick forgiveness factor of Tori. But, regardless of that small fact, I liked the book overall and made me want to read the others in the series.
Whitley Cox lives up to her brand when she says her romances are Funny and Fabulously Filthy. I think she plays right on the line where sweet meets smolder. And I am here for it. Who doesn’t want to have a love that’s sweetly dirty? I know I do! That’s why I give this book 4.5 phases and I plan on reading more of this series.
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