✰ Bianca ✰ Janeane ✰ 
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4.5 Stars
4.5 Stars
An all new flirty, lighthearted, standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg guaranteed to make you swoon.
Blakely Foxx is having one of those years.
Her divorce may have been finalized a few months ago, but her ex is already engaged to someone half her age. Her younger boss is determined to sabotage her chance at getting the promotion she rightly deserves. And to make matters worse, she's closing in on the big 4-0. There isn't enough wine or ice cream in the world to convince her things will turn around.
When Blakely meets Slade Henderson, she's left wondering why an early-thirties, hotter than hell, cardiothoracic surgeon would take an interest in her.
She's been warned that he'll break her heart, but she's willing to take the chance. Not only is he helping her get that promotion, but in the process, he's encouraging her to find the parts of herself she's lost over the past few years.
Blakely and Slade.
She's 39 years old. Has been divorced from her husband for seven months now. He's about to get married to a girl almost half their age. Plus Blakely's boss Heather is a major ... b-word person, who thinks Blakely's too old for the trendy job.
Slade is 31. A heart surgeon on a not exactly voluntary sabbatical.
Blakely and Slade meet at a bar.
And suddenly he's kinda her pretend-or-not-pretend boyfriend for the company's bonding retreat.
LET THE FUN TIMES BEGIN ....
She's 39 years old. Has been divorced from her husband for seven months now. He's about to get married to a girl almost half their age. Plus Blakely's boss Heather is a major ... b-word person, who thinks Blakely's too old for the trendy job.
Slade is 31. A heart surgeon on a not exactly voluntary sabbatical.
Blakely and Slade meet at a bar.
And suddenly he's kinda her pretend-or-not-pretend boyfriend for the company's bonding retreat.
LET THE FUN TIMES BEGIN ....
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH BLAKELY + SLADE?
WILL THERE BE A HAPPY END?
READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT ☺
WILL THERE BE A HAPPY END?
READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT ☺
Adorable! And funny.
I really enjoyed reading this.
Such a sweet and fun romance.
A kind of finding-yourself-again self help book. LOL!
For most of the story we're at the company retreat at a cabin lake resort place.
So we have lots of fun adventurey moments. And lots of angry-at-the-boss moments.
I really loved reading this.
Slade is so adorable and somehow the grown-up in this whole story.
It's a bit as if he's a guardian angel here to help Blakely find herself again ... and then he'll disappear after he's done his job. But of course we want him to stay and get that happily ever after!
I wouldn't mind getting a spin-off for Blake's bestie! She's a hilarious single mom!
Flirting with 40 was such a sweet & adorable & funny age-gappy adventure love story. READ IT!
Also - Slade is mine - so you need to get your own book!
ARC received for an honest review
From flirtation to serendipitous meeting, Blakely and Slade are just too cute. I couldn't help but smile as I was reading.
This was like a guide to finding yourself again. From work issues to moving on after divorce, Blakely is dealing with it all.
And Slade is just the guy to help her through it all, even when he is dealing with work complications of his own.
It is a good thing Slade is a cardiac surgeon, because he had my heart beating out of my chest. Palpitations I tell you!
There are some great secondary characters, and I feel that I need to get the story of Blakely's bestie.
And I need to find a Slade of my own.
I look forward to more stories like this from Ms Bromberg.
♥ EXCERPT ♥
♥ EXCERPT ♥
“The way I look at it, you owe me one.” His voice is just
loud enough for me to hear over the din of the restaurant.
“I owe it to you?” I sputter.
“Mm-hm.” He nods resolutely as he puts more space between
us, and my lungs find a way to breathe. “You ran out the other night without
giving me a chance. I could be the best thing that ever happened to
you—platonic or otherwise—and you might have missed that opportunity if we
hadn’t run into each other on the street this afternoon.”
Or otherwise?
He’s talking nonsense but is doing it so convincingly that I
try to talk myself out of what he’s successfully talking me in to. “I don’t—”
“Does my age unnerve you?” he asks.
“Your age doesn’t matter.”
“Exactly.” He smirks. “So, why are you making it matter?”
I walked right into that one.
“We’re at different phases of our lives. You’re in your
residency. I’m a divorcée with baggage—”
“Everyone has baggage. It just looks different from person
to person.” He leans back in his chair. “What are you afraid of? Getting to
know someone new? Taking a chance? Stepping outside of the box for once?
Finding yourself again?”
His words root deep into me and take hold. “I appreciate you
trying . . . but we’ll never pull it off.”
“Yes, we could.”
“No one would ever believe it.”
“Quit letting them—whoever they are—put you in a mold,
Blakely. Make your own damn mold. You might surprise yourself in the process.”
His dimples deepen, and his eyes are as unwavering as his resolve.
“How do I know you aren’t some Ted Bundy in waiting?”
His laugh is throaty and rich and draws the stares of those
around us. “I’m in the business of saving lives, not taking them.” He takes a
sip of his beer. “Next excuse?”
“I’m . . .” I’m at a loss, and a small thrill of adrenaline
shoots through me. This isn’t something I’d ever do, and yet, the idea of it is
invigorating, almost freeing. I chew the inside of my cheek as I contemplate
agreeing to Slade’s crazy scheme.
“What do you say?”
Say yes.
“It isn’t a crime for a younger man to think an older woman
is attractive.”
I bite my bottom lip as the smile creeps around it.
He is drop-dead handsome.
“We go as friends. I help you out. No strings attached.”
The answer is yes.
“When’s the last time you threw caution to the wind? When’s
the last time you did something unexpected no matter how small?” he asks.
It’s always yes.
“I can’t believe I’m saying this,” I mutter.
“Saying what?”
“Fine. Yes. Okay.”
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New York Times Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes
contemporary romance novels that contain a mixture of sweet, emotional, a whole
lot of sexy, and a little bit of real. She likes to write strong heroines and
damaged heroes who we love to hate but can't help to love.
A mom of three, she plots her novels in between school runs
and soccer practices, more often than not with her laptop in tow and her mind
scattered in too many different directions.
Since publishing her first book on a whim in 2013, Kristy
has sold over one and a half million copies of her books across eighteen
different countries and has landed on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall
Street Journal Bestsellers lists over thirty times. Her Driven trilogy (Driven,
Fueled, and Crashed) is currently being adapted for film by the streaming
platform, Passionflix, with the first movie (Driven) out now.
