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From Wall Street Journal, BookTok, and #1 Amazon bestselling author T L Swan comes the sizzling story of Gabriel Ferrara and Grace Porter.
Grace Porter has the perfect job, great pay, a beautiful office, everything she ever dreamed of, if not for one small detail.
She's utterly and hopelessly in love with her boss.
Gabriel Ferrara is tall and handsome, and most days she wants to stab her eyes out with a pencil, anything to stop her seeing his perfection.
How any female could work in these conditions and not be completely besotted with him is beyond her.
Then he opens his mouth and she remembers why.
He's bossy and sarcastic, with a wit so sharp it could cut glass.
Every weekend is the same . . . while he's off living his dream life, she's counting down the days until Monday when she sees him again.
But enough is enough.
Grace is tired of organising his glamorous and exciting life, instead of living her own.
Determined to find true happiness, she hands in her resignation.
Furious, he won't accept it, and rages like never before.
Desperate to keep her, he offers her a Bonus . . . one she never saw coming.
Finally . . .
It's Grace's turn to be the boss.
Authors note. . . . Includes exclusive ebook Bonus scenes from Gabriel Ferrara.
Grace Porter has the perfect job, great pay, a beautiful office, everything she ever dreamed of, if not for one small detail.
She's utterly and hopelessly in love with her boss.
Gabriel Ferrara is tall and handsome, and most days she wants to stab her eyes out with a pencil, anything to stop her seeing his perfection.
How any female could work in these conditions and not be completely besotted with him is beyond her.
Then he opens his mouth and she remembers why.
He's bossy and sarcastic, with a wit so sharp it could cut glass.
Every weekend is the same . . . while he's off living his dream life, she's counting down the days until Monday when she sees him again.
But enough is enough.
Grace is tired of organising his glamorous and exciting life, instead of living her own.
Determined to find true happiness, she hands in her resignation.
Furious, he won't accept it, and rages like never before.
Desperate to keep her, he offers her a Bonus . . . one she never saw coming.
Finally . . .
It's Grace's turn to be the boss.
Authors note. . . . Includes exclusive ebook Bonus scenes from Gabriel Ferrara.
555 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 13, 2024
About the author
T.L. Swan
32 books19.7k followersT L Swan is a #1 Amazon best-selling author and a professional daydream believer. Based on the scenic South Coast of NSW with her husband and three kids, she's seen her books take the romance world by storm with multiple #1 best sellers and translated editions of her books in over 20 languages.
Best known for "The Miles High Club" series, all of her books exist in an inter-connected universe that exudes luxury and desire. Her mission is crafting steamy, tender, and unforgettable romantic stories that stay with you long after you’ve closed the book.
Best known for "The Miles High Club" series, all of her books exist in an inter-connected universe that exudes luxury and desire. Her mission is crafting steamy, tender, and unforgettable romantic stories that stay with you long after you’ve closed the book.
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August 13, 2024
Girl wtf did I just read
August 14, 2024
Well there goes one of my most anticipated reads this summer🙄
spoilers incoming.
I was excited for Gabriel and Grace since i've read so many reviews praising his groveling and comparing this book to The Takeover and i freaking love that book. but comparing Gabriel to Tristan??...oh nonono, the audacity to put Tristan in the same sentence as this waste of space idiot manwhore.
Both main characters Gabriel and Grace were so unlikeable. Gabriel is the biggest manwhore who fucks everything with a pulse but is secretly obsessed and in love with his assistant Grace.
Grace is a spineless idiot who worked and pined after him for seven years hoping he'll finally notice her. Seeing how he'll never change she FINALLY decides to quit her job and move to a different city but not before they have sex in his office after what he humiliates her. she then forgives him, again they have sex all night at his place after she literally tells him she'll not move, she'll find another job and they should date. So what does Gabriel do?
What a great man, truly🥰🥰🥰
Oh well, then the endless drama stared when Grace finds out she is pregnant with twins, tries(and tries is a loose term) to tell Gabriel about her pregnancy, some misunderstandings happen and seven years later Grace is raising the twins, Gabriel doesn't have a clue and he's engaged to be married to a nice Italian girl who can cook pasta as same as his Italian mama like he always wanted🥰
He finds out completely random that Grace was pregnant at that time and tracks her down when oh surprise he sees his two kids who btw are replica of him.
LIKE SERIOUSLY T.L SWAN WHY ARE YOU SO CRUEL?
after the initial shock, he acted like the asshole he was , yelling at Grace (yes Grace you should've tried harder to tell him) yelling at his children!!( dude they literally saw you screaming at their mom), not telling his fiance or his family about his kids bc they are not Italian, his family would never accept them. THE BLASPHEMY.
Grace gives him an ultimatum, he can tell the kids that he is their father if he can be in their life forever and act like a real father or get out. So what does Gabriel do?
He spends one day with his kids as mommy's friend, fantasize about grace every damn second even with his fiance at home and then leaves them again!!!
The way this man justified leaving his own children after meeting and spending time with them forever blows my mind.
I hated how Claire was the one who tried to knock some sense into him about regretting leaving these two poor innocent children.
And if you're wondering about the groveling, there isn't any.
Grace was so infuriating and while the kids were innocent and didn't deserve to be treated like trash she was not. She needed to take responsibility for keeping the kids a secret for years.
Then she transformed into a blubbering idiot who forgave him about every offensive word way too fast and went and had sex with him again!
There wasn't much of a storyline and how the same author who wrote Tristan and Harry and Fletch ended up butchering every damn character here. 🤯
Even the family moments with the kids were boring, the dialog felt incohesive and very fake and robotic.
What was with the constant giggling and snapping?
Every conversation between Gabe and Grace was how horny they were. No meaningful connection or conversations.
The book already starts with instalove/lust but fails to deliver later. you just can't convince me they were so in love and that Gabe just happened to change his mind out of nowhere and immediately started love bombing Grace.
You can't treat her like shit, threating her but then forgive her for keeping your kids from you for seven years, breaking your engagement to another woman and then proclaiming your undying love to the same woman you haven't seen for seven years i repeat. how can you be so sure that's the same person, people change every day but seven freaking years??
the endless stupid drama went on and on and why this book had 400+ pages when nothing in reality happened. 🤯🤯
seriously i want the hours i spend reading this shit back. I'm never trusting reviews again.😭😭
“I’m the worst person on earth. I’m deserting my own children because I know I can’t not want their mother.”
spoilers incoming.
I was excited for Gabriel and Grace since i've read so many reviews praising his groveling and comparing this book to The Takeover and i freaking love that book. but comparing Gabriel to Tristan??...oh nonono, the audacity to put Tristan in the same sentence as this waste of space idiot manwhore.
Both main characters Gabriel and Grace were so unlikeable. Gabriel is the biggest manwhore who fucks everything with a pulse but is secretly obsessed and in love with his assistant Grace.
Grace is a spineless idiot who worked and pined after him for seven years hoping he'll finally notice her. Seeing how he'll never change she FINALLY decides to quit her job and move to a different city but not before they have sex in his office after what he humiliates her. she then forgives him, again they have sex all night at his place after she literally tells him she'll not move, she'll find another job and they should date. So what does Gabriel do?
“My heritage is very important to me. It is expected that I deliver a strong bloodline; my children’s first language to be Italian.” He thinks for a moment before adding, “I need an Italian wife.”
"It’s the twenty-first century, Gabriel. Why would you think that you need to marry an Italian?” I snap as my anger rears her ugly head.
“Because I want to, Grace,” he snaps. “Because I want to.”
What a great man, truly🥰🥰🥰
Oh well, then the endless drama stared when Grace finds out she is pregnant with twins, tries(and tries is a loose term) to tell Gabriel about her pregnancy, some misunderstandings happen and seven years later Grace is raising the twins, Gabriel doesn't have a clue and he's engaged to be married to a nice Italian girl who can cook pasta as same as his Italian mama like he always wanted🥰
He finds out completely random that Grace was pregnant at that time and tracks her down when oh surprise he sees his two kids who btw are replica of him.
LIKE SERIOUSLY T.L SWAN WHY ARE YOU SO CRUEL?
after the initial shock, he acted like the asshole he was , yelling at Grace (yes Grace you should've tried harder to tell him) yelling at his children!!( dude they literally saw you screaming at their mom), not telling his fiance or his family about his kids bc they are not Italian, his family would never accept them. THE BLASPHEMY.
Grace gives him an ultimatum, he can tell the kids that he is their father if he can be in their life forever and act like a real father or get out. So what does Gabriel do?
He spends one day with his kids as mommy's friend, fantasize about grace every damn second even with his fiance at home and then leaves them again!!!
"You still have feelings for her?” she whispers.
“It’s like she never left. She’s all I think about, I’m dreaming of her. I nearly called Ariana by the wrong name while having sex the other day because in my head I was with Grace."
The way this man justified leaving his own children after meeting and spending time with them forever blows my mind.
I hated how Claire was the one who tried to knock some sense into him about regretting leaving these two poor innocent children.
And if you're wondering about the groveling, there isn't any.
Grace was so infuriating and while the kids were innocent and didn't deserve to be treated like trash she was not. She needed to take responsibility for keeping the kids a secret for years.
Then she transformed into a blubbering idiot who forgave him about every offensive word way too fast and went and had sex with him again!
"Never has there been a more addictive lover, Gabriel Ferrara is the ultimate.
Hung, experienced and intense.
The power oozing from his body is all-consuming.
Every woman’s fantasy."
There wasn't much of a storyline and how the same author who wrote Tristan and Harry and Fletch ended up butchering every damn character here. 🤯
Even the family moments with the kids were boring, the dialog felt incohesive and very fake and robotic.
What was with the constant giggling and snapping?
Every conversation between Gabe and Grace was how horny they were. No meaningful connection or conversations.
The book already starts with instalove/lust but fails to deliver later. you just can't convince me they were so in love and that Gabe just happened to change his mind out of nowhere and immediately started love bombing Grace.
You can't treat her like shit, threating her but then forgive her for keeping your kids from you for seven years, breaking your engagement to another woman and then proclaiming your undying love to the same woman you haven't seen for seven years i repeat. how can you be so sure that's the same person, people change every day but seven freaking years??
the endless stupid drama went on and on and why this book had 400+ pages when nothing in reality happened. 🤯🤯
seriously i want the hours i spend reading this shit back. I'm never trusting reviews again.😭😭
Shelved as 'not-for-me'
July 23, 2024Self note:
- Second chance
- Secret babies (twins)
- Manwh*re H
I can't remember much, but, Gabriel and Grace's story was part of "His Christmas List". It has a workplace romance (boss and assistant) trope, and this is their full-length standalone book. All the things I'm going to put here were based on what I remembered from their novella.
She used to see him sleep with so many women, as she's been working for him for years (can't remember how long). I think she also sends them flowers once Gabriel is done with them. What a gem, right? 🥴
He couldn't or wouldn't cross the line with her because she's his assistant. Yet despite him sleeping around, apparently he has feelings for Grace, and she's the only woman he's ever loved. Sure, buddy, whatever you say. It was a mutual attraction, btw.
Then she filed for resignation because she had enough and couldn't handle seeing him with many OW. She wanted to have a life outside of work, and working for him won't give her that chance.
So on her last day, he gave her a bracelet (he never gifts any woman and I can't remember if this has a sentimental value), and they had sex that led to her pregnancy. 🤦♀️
He didn't pursue her after that because, by then, he had decided to find a suitable Italian woman to marry and she's not it. But of course, he still loves her, but he cannot marry her. 🫠
This is probably where the second chance trope will kick in; based on one review, she had twins, and they're now 6 years old. So almost 7 years of separation is quite a long time.
And knowing this author, I bet that Gabriel either married that hypothetical OW or he wh*red around. And I'm assuming Grace, on the other hand, might probably barely surviving with her babies. I won't be surprised if this has some OWD too.
Idk, I could be wrong. Anyway, not for me.
- Second chance
- Secret babies (twins)
- Manwh*re H
I can't remember much, but, Gabriel and Grace's story was part of "His Christmas List". It has a workplace romance (boss and assistant) trope, and this is their full-length standalone book. All the things I'm going to put here were based on what I remembered from their novella.
She used to see him sleep with so many women, as she's been working for him for years (can't remember how long). I think she also sends them flowers once Gabriel is done with them. What a gem, right? 🥴
He couldn't or wouldn't cross the line with her because she's his assistant. Yet despite him sleeping around, apparently he has feelings for Grace, and she's the only woman he's ever loved. Sure, buddy, whatever you say. It was a mutual attraction, btw.
Then she filed for resignation because she had enough and couldn't handle seeing him with many OW. She wanted to have a life outside of work, and working for him won't give her that chance.
So on her last day, he gave her a bracelet (he never gifts any woman and I can't remember if this has a sentimental value), and they had sex that led to her pregnancy. 🤦♀️
He didn't pursue her after that because, by then, he had decided to find a suitable Italian woman to marry and she's not it. But of course, he still loves her, but he cannot marry her. 🫠
This is probably where the second chance trope will kick in; based on one review, she had twins, and they're now 6 years old. So almost 7 years of separation is quite a long time.
And knowing this author, I bet that Gabriel either married that hypothetical OW or he wh*red around. And I'm assuming Grace, on the other hand, might probably barely surviving with her babies. I won't be surprised if this has some OWD too.
Idk, I could be wrong. Anyway, not for me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 17, 2024
It seems like the author forgot to delete the story after writing it.
September 12, 2024
3 Stars
I'm of two minds about this book.
I really loved a lot of elements...and yet found some others very off-putting. This left me not wholly satisfied with the book as a whole, sadly. I still liked it; however, if I could remove those aforementioned off-putting portions (all of which I felt were unnecessary and did nothing to drive the story forward), this would have been a solid 4-5 star read for me.
I'm of two minds about this book.
I really loved a lot of elements...and yet found some others very off-putting. This left me not wholly satisfied with the book as a whole, sadly. I still liked it; however, if I could remove those aforementioned off-putting portions (all of which I felt were unnecessary and did nothing to drive the story forward), this would have been a solid 4-5 star read for me.
August 14, 2024
I’m done
T.L. Swan used to be one of my favorite authors. I have waited two years for this book. I have never been more disappointed and I have never hated a hero more. I was absolutely disgusted by him.
T.L. Swan used to be one of my favorite authors. I have waited two years for this book. I have never been more disappointed and I have never hated a hero more. I was absolutely disgusted by him.
August 19, 2024
I'm going to start by saying that I used to be a huge fan of TL Swan... unfortunately, that's changed. The last two books I've read of hers were honestly just a mess.
1. These two characters were horrible. The FMC was annoying, whiney, and lacked any real depth. The MMC was an ASSHOLE. Don't get me wrong I love a good asshole. But this guy never grew on me. He was just overall a dick.
2. This reads like a Spanish telenovela. I kept being like... surely no more drama could happen. And then BAM! More chaos.
3. Her best friend needed to be kicked to the curb! I love an honest best friend. But this one just didn't seem to have her back! She kept routing for the MMCs. And the whole time I was like WHERES THE LOYALTY!
4. The beginning 40% of this book was cringy. I kept getting secondhand embarrassment for the FMC.
5. There are so many parts that stuck with me and I wanted to list them... but spoilers. So I'll just use one example.
She was asked on a date (not by the MMC) and seconds after he asked her on a date they were making out in the parking lot of his work.... he dropped some super cringy pickup line and she just melted... 🤢 I physically cringed! This is just one example above many.
I will end my review by saying... the last 20% of the book was bearable. The characters never grew on me. But the kids were adorable. Mark was hilarious. And the overall plot, which didn't seem like it was written for a Spanish telenovela, wasn't that bad. I wish I had something better to say because I used to love her work. Our Way has been one of my favorite books for a while... but this one was just a miss.
1. These two characters were horrible. The FMC was annoying, whiney, and lacked any real depth. The MMC was an ASSHOLE. Don't get me wrong I love a good asshole. But this guy never grew on me. He was just overall a dick.
2. This reads like a Spanish telenovela. I kept being like... surely no more drama could happen. And then BAM! More chaos.
3. Her best friend needed to be kicked to the curb! I love an honest best friend. But this one just didn't seem to have her back! She kept routing for the MMCs. And the whole time I was like WHERES THE LOYALTY!
4. The beginning 40% of this book was cringy. I kept getting secondhand embarrassment for the FMC.
5. There are so many parts that stuck with me and I wanted to list them... but spoilers. So I'll just use one example.
She was asked on a date (not by the MMC) and seconds after he asked her on a date they were making out in the parking lot of his work.... he dropped some super cringy pickup line and she just melted... 🤢 I physically cringed! This is just one example above many.
I will end my review by saying... the last 20% of the book was bearable. The characters never grew on me. But the kids were adorable. Mark was hilarious. And the overall plot, which didn't seem like it was written for a Spanish telenovela, wasn't that bad. I wish I had something better to say because I used to love her work. Our Way has been one of my favorite books for a while... but this one was just a miss.
August 13, 2024
Well, here we are again. I tried *one more* new TL Swan book. I said I wasn't going to, but this pretty pink and shiny book drew me in. Plus, I was very curious about Gabe & Grace. I've been thinking about them in the background for years. So, in I went. I had low expectations but I hoped that would be a good thing.
First off, there were some hidden tropes/plot points to this book that I didn't discover until the day before I started this book. But I already had a physical copy gifted to me and I didn't want to back out on reading it. This trope is almost ALWAYS a hard no for me. Very few authors pull it off in contemporary romance for my satisfaction.
This is a Secret Baby book.
KILL ME NOW.
I really wish this wasn't hidden, or maybe I just didn't read between the lines, since I didn't want to know *too* much... but, for goodness sake. Aren't we past hiding these type of things?
I legitimately would have side-stepped this, no matter how pretty it was, if I knew.
But even WORSE than that, it's the WORST kind of secret baby. The kind where the heroine makes the absolute minimal effort, one time, to tell the hero about his child. When she can't contact him, she takes it as a brush off and NEVER TRIES AGAIN?! Are you actually kidding me?
Okay, I'm gonna calm down. I actually have a full 15 minute rant on my youtube channel: https://youtu.be/b4NO57VKgwk
So please feel free to watch that for more coherent and detailed issues I have.
If you can't tell, Secret Babies are a trigger for me. I don't have to apologize for that. I think it's wrong. I think Grace betrayed Gabriel. I don't care if he's a playboy. He's a freaking billionaire and he would have been a supportive and loving father right from the beginning.
Grace just didn't try hard enough because SHE felt rejected. And as Gabriel put it, that wasn't her choice to make. He can reject her as a partner and still want his KIDS! Seriously, the stuff she does is what a lot of Other Women do in books. The kind of stuff that makes us hate the OW and wish for better things for the hero.
Okay, got that off my chest. Moving on.
As for the rest of it. Once we get to the present situation I was at least able to enjoy myself a smidge. Which is why I didn't rate this lower.
I liked seeing Gabriel try to get to know his kids. I liked that his son gave him a hard time and was protective of his mother. I liked Gabriel moving to the town and deciding to give them a real chance. I of course, loved seeing his mother taken down a peg. (She has always annoyed me.)
I wish Grace had done a bit of grovelling. I feel like Gabriel made 90% of the changes. Though I didn't like him coming in threatening (even though I obviously understood his anger), he doesn't know his kids at all, so demanding to have them equal time... well, that ship has sailed. We have to ease in.
I loved the peek of Claire, and her pep-talk. Loved the mention of my man, Tris. I do like how connected her whole universe is. So those were some bright spots. I would have loved if this ended at a Christmas party and all of our favorites were there, though I get the logistics could have been a lot. Haha!
But yeah, didn't mean to write so much. I obviously had some FEELS. I've been reading TL Swan for 7+ years, so I shouldn't be surprised, I guess I just need to move on.
3.5 stars (rounded down)
3 on the spice scale
CW: Secret Baby, hospital scenes, manipulative parent, OW drama
*Thank you to Arndell Books and TL Swan for an ARC of this title.*
First off, there were some hidden tropes/plot points to this book that I didn't discover until the day before I started this book. But I already had a physical copy gifted to me and I didn't want to back out on reading it. This trope is almost ALWAYS a hard no for me. Very few authors pull it off in contemporary romance for my satisfaction.
This is a Secret Baby book.
KILL ME NOW.
I really wish this wasn't hidden, or maybe I just didn't read between the lines, since I didn't want to know *too* much... but, for goodness sake. Aren't we past hiding these type of things?
I legitimately would have side-stepped this, no matter how pretty it was, if I knew.
But even WORSE than that, it's the WORST kind of secret baby. The kind where the heroine makes the absolute minimal effort, one time, to tell the hero about his child. When she can't contact him, she takes it as a brush off and NEVER TRIES AGAIN?! Are you actually kidding me?
Okay, I'm gonna calm down. I actually have a full 15 minute rant on my youtube channel: https://youtu.be/b4NO57VKgwk
So please feel free to watch that for more coherent and detailed issues I have.
If you can't tell, Secret Babies are a trigger for me. I don't have to apologize for that. I think it's wrong. I think Grace betrayed Gabriel. I don't care if he's a playboy. He's a freaking billionaire and he would have been a supportive and loving father right from the beginning.
Grace just didn't try hard enough because SHE felt rejected. And as Gabriel put it, that wasn't her choice to make. He can reject her as a partner and still want his KIDS! Seriously, the stuff she does is what a lot of Other Women do in books. The kind of stuff that makes us hate the OW and wish for better things for the hero.
Okay, got that off my chest. Moving on.
As for the rest of it. Once we get to the present situation I was at least able to enjoy myself a smidge. Which is why I didn't rate this lower.
I liked seeing Gabriel try to get to know his kids. I liked that his son gave him a hard time and was protective of his mother. I liked Gabriel moving to the town and deciding to give them a real chance. I of course, loved seeing his mother taken down a peg. (She has always annoyed me.)
I wish Grace had done a bit of grovelling. I feel like Gabriel made 90% of the changes. Though I didn't like him coming in threatening (even though I obviously understood his anger), he doesn't know his kids at all, so demanding to have them equal time... well, that ship has sailed. We have to ease in.
I loved the peek of Claire, and her pep-talk. Loved the mention of my man, Tris. I do like how connected her whole universe is. So those were some bright spots. I would have loved if this ended at a Christmas party and all of our favorites were there, though I get the logistics could have been a lot. Haha!
But yeah, didn't mean to write so much. I obviously had some FEELS. I've been reading TL Swan for 7+ years, so I shouldn't be surprised, I guess I just need to move on.
3.5 stars (rounded down)
3 on the spice scale
CW: Secret Baby, hospital scenes, manipulative parent, OW drama
*Thank you to Arndell Books and TL Swan for an ARC of this title.*
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 13, 2024
Unbelievable and disappointing.
With disappointment, I write this review.
****Spoilers ahead****
I can’t understand how the main male character was written. He was a nasty, egotistical human being that treated his staff and peers like dirt with vapid words and bullying actions. He was described as ‘the world’s most eligible billionaire’….really!!!! How could such a man love anyone but himself and the main female character clearly had such low, self esteem and value to believe that his actions were worthy of love. Her thought processes were ridiculous and unbelievable. What a pitiful state he made her feel. She should have told him of the pregnancy and allowed him to be the deadbeat father that his personality was depicted in the story and be allowed to love a better, more superior human being. It wouldn’t have been difficult! The amount of years this debacle continued for was too far fetched and to top it all I have to believe he loves her and she was never far from his thoughts when having sexy times with other women and his finance……what hardships he had faced, but, do not fear, he treated her like dirt because he has Mummy and Daddy issues, past and present.
The writing was clunky and the conversations between all the characters lacked substance and soul. I have felt more chemistry operating my microwave than what the main two characters had.
The last couple of books by this author depict the same red flag males being portrayed as rich, self-serving, redeemable characters that treat women as sex objects. The two main characters had internal, childish thoughts that made me cringe. The last 20% of book focused on showing that he was a misunderstood, better man, however, it falls totally flat.
There will be no future reads of this author, thereby, saving everyone my negative opinion but honestly, I can read far better books, with strong characters that have all the feels, including strong,successful women knowing their true worth and successful, strong men whom know their way around the bedroom without having to be a total douchebag.
Really sad!
With disappointment, I write this review.
****Spoilers ahead****
I can’t understand how the main male character was written. He was a nasty, egotistical human being that treated his staff and peers like dirt with vapid words and bullying actions. He was described as ‘the world’s most eligible billionaire’….really!!!! How could such a man love anyone but himself and the main female character clearly had such low, self esteem and value to believe that his actions were worthy of love. Her thought processes were ridiculous and unbelievable. What a pitiful state he made her feel. She should have told him of the pregnancy and allowed him to be the deadbeat father that his personality was depicted in the story and be allowed to love a better, more superior human being. It wouldn’t have been difficult! The amount of years this debacle continued for was too far fetched and to top it all I have to believe he loves her and she was never far from his thoughts when having sexy times with other women and his finance……what hardships he had faced, but, do not fear, he treated her like dirt because he has Mummy and Daddy issues, past and present.
The writing was clunky and the conversations between all the characters lacked substance and soul. I have felt more chemistry operating my microwave than what the main two characters had.
The last couple of books by this author depict the same red flag males being portrayed as rich, self-serving, redeemable characters that treat women as sex objects. The two main characters had internal, childish thoughts that made me cringe. The last 20% of book focused on showing that he was a misunderstood, better man, however, it falls totally flat.
There will be no future reads of this author, thereby, saving everyone my negative opinion but honestly, I can read far better books, with strong characters that have all the feels, including strong,successful women knowing their true worth and successful, strong men whom know their way around the bedroom without having to be a total douchebag.
Really sad!
August 19, 2024
Yay!!!
If you like spice..... this is for you
Haba haba 🥵🥵🥵
A lot of skipping 🫠🫠
Grace is in love with her boss, who also happens to be a jerk!
After a passionate night that leads to heartbreak,
She has to now move forward with an unexpected surprise
When jerk comes back into the picture
Grace has to figure out if forgiveness is the way forward
Or letting the past stay in its place.
Solid 4.5 stars!!!!
If you like spice..... this is for you
Haba haba 🥵🥵🥵
A lot of skipping 🫠🫠
Grace is in love with her boss, who also happens to be a jerk!
After a passionate night that leads to heartbreak,
She has to now move forward with an unexpected surprise
When jerk comes back into the picture
Grace has to figure out if forgiveness is the way forward
Or letting the past stay in its place.
Solid 4.5 stars!!!!
August 15, 2024
DNF at 39%
this book was literal trash. i don’t know that i’ve ever read a more unlikeable MMC. he had a miserable meeting with his twins (at one point, he called his six year old a prick) knowing that he had no plans to stay in their lives and then returned home to his fiancee, and we had to read about how she was one of the most beautiful women on the planet. this was on top of descriptions of him fucking other women before falling in love with his fiancee and deciding that he would rather marry and have children with her than be a father to the twins he had with the FMC.
this book is for masochists only 🙂↔️
this book was literal trash. i don’t know that i’ve ever read a more unlikeable MMC. he had a miserable meeting with his twins (at one point, he called his six year old a prick) knowing that he had no plans to stay in their lives and then returned home to his fiancee, and we had to read about how she was one of the most beautiful women on the planet. this was on top of descriptions of him fucking other women before falling in love with his fiancee and deciding that he would rather marry and have children with her than be a father to the twins he had with the FMC.
this book is for masochists only 🙂↔️
August 9, 2024
DNF @ 25%
This book was not it for me… I used to love this author’s writing and would binge her books. So I was really excited to jump into this one! However I found the writing really cringy and found myself wanting to DNF within the first couple of chapters.
I saw a lot of potential for the story line, it’s everything we’re used to with TL Swan’s books… however, this one just really did not live up to the hype.
This book was not it for me… I used to love this author’s writing and would binge her books. So I was really excited to jump into this one! However I found the writing really cringy and found myself wanting to DNF within the first couple of chapters.
I saw a lot of potential for the story line, it’s everything we’re used to with TL Swan’s books… however, this one just really did not live up to the hype.
June 28, 2024
I was so thrilled to finally read The Bonus! From the snippets we’ve gotten I already knew I adored Grace. I felt for her and I connected with her. Grace was intelligent, had grit and sass. She was no doormat for Gabriel which I really liked about her. I thought I knew what I was in for with Gabriel. He was a grumpy head strong boss man in all aspects of his life. Truthfully, I didn’t think I was going to like him. I was so wrong. He swept me off my feet and I still haven’t touched the ground. The chapters from his perspective were some of my favorites. Their love story charmed my heart while feeding my soul. It’s irresistibly spicy and undeniably witty. Grace and Gabriel are endearing characters with an emotionally driven and relatable love story that TL Swan excels in writing. She weaves her magical, sexy and evocative words into our hearts and makes us fall in love over and over again. The Bonus was definitely worth waiting for and then some.
August 20, 2024
I will preface this by saying that reading is subjective. What’s a miss for some may be a hit for others.
These two characters are insufferable. I love an alphahole who redeems himself in the end. Gabriel is not that. He’s been a jerk since we first met him back in the Miles High series, and he only gets marginally better in this book.
And Grace. I get that she was upset with Gabriel. She had a valid reason, but there was very little growth of her character. I can’t get into her character too much without giving away spoilers. Suffice it to say that she is whiny and could do with a healthy dose of self-reflection.
The timing and pace of this was off putting as well. There are time jumps with no notice. One paragraph is now and the very next paragraph is sometime in the future. How far in the future? Who knows? We are rarely told how much time has passed.
Look, I loved the Miles High series and the Mister series. I had high hopes for this book, but was a miss for me.
These two characters are insufferable. I love an alphahole who redeems himself in the end. Gabriel is not that. He’s been a jerk since we first met him back in the Miles High series, and he only gets marginally better in this book.
And Grace. I get that she was upset with Gabriel. She had a valid reason, but there was very little growth of her character. I can’t get into her character too much without giving away spoilers. Suffice it to say that she is whiny and could do with a healthy dose of self-reflection.
The timing and pace of this was off putting as well. There are time jumps with no notice. One paragraph is now and the very next paragraph is sometime in the future. How far in the future? Who knows? We are rarely told how much time has passed.
Look, I loved the Miles High series and the Mister series. I had high hopes for this book, but was a miss for me.
August 13, 2024
I am officially done with Swan's books. It's always the same shit.. The hero treats the heroine like shit, fucks everything that moves, hurts the heroine soooo badly... and he doesn't grovel. I just never want a happy ending in her books. I want the hero to suffer and watch the heroine have her hea with anyone but him.
Grace deserved so much better than him. I'm done this time.
Grace deserved so much better than him. I'm done this time.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 10, 2024
4.5 Stars
"My name is Gabriel Ferrara and I am utterly and hopelessly in love with Gracie Porter."
"I loved him, but more than that, I love to hate him."
Wow, this took me by surprise. I picked it up by chance, not thinking much would come of it. I've been either DNFing or skim-reading a lot lately, just giving books a try, hoping something will stick. Well this one definitely did. I was instantly hooked by they main characters and the story. I loved their funny banter and wit. Highly entertaining (maybe a bit childish and OTT, but I don't care because it worked for me in my current mood). It was addictive. The angst was just right and the hero was deliciously alpha. Of course, I'm a sucker for the secret baby trope, and Ms. Swan pulled it off here. I connected with Gabriel and Gracie. Normally, I pass on stories where there's a long separation between the main characters, but the 7 year separation wasn't a deal breaker. I must say, however, when there are secret kids involved, it's a bummer to see so much time wasted. Gabriel and Gracie wasted so many years they could have spent blissfully together. If I recall correctly, it was 14 years in total. The 7 years she worked for him where they both hid their feelings for one another. Then, the 7 years where they were separated with no contact.
"From the moment I met her, I knew she was the one. My heart ached for what I couldn’t have. So I loved her from afar."
It was clear they both loved each other very much and belonged together. I felt their connection, and their chemistry was sizzling. I was exceedingly happy to see them reunited (he goes to find her in Chapter 10; @ 24%). His groveling was absolutely enjoyable to see. How the tables turned. She did not make it easy for the fool. He went all out to win her over. Their twins were cute and endearing. The secondary characters weren't dull or annoying or got in the way of the story (which often happens!). Was this perfect? No, but I'd still call this a winner. I know I'll come back for a reread.
A few negatives or observations:
Some repetitive phrases and descriptions. And I noticed the main characters sometimes expressed themselves too similarly. They used the same turn of phrase, for instance. I've seen this in other books and it always breaks the spell, pulls me out of the story momentarily, even if it's for a split second. Because I no longer see the character, I see the author behind the character, failing to differentiate her characters. But what do I know, I'm not a writer.
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"My name is Gabriel Ferrara and I am utterly and hopelessly in love with Gracie Porter."
"I loved him, but more than that, I love to hate him."
Wow, this took me by surprise. I picked it up by chance, not thinking much would come of it. I've been either DNFing or skim-reading a lot lately, just giving books a try, hoping something will stick. Well this one definitely did. I was instantly hooked by they main characters and the story. I loved their funny banter and wit. Highly entertaining (maybe a bit childish and OTT, but I don't care because it worked for me in my current mood). It was addictive. The angst was just right and the hero was deliciously alpha. Of course, I'm a sucker for the secret baby trope, and Ms. Swan pulled it off here. I connected with Gabriel and Gracie. Normally, I pass on stories where there's a long separation between the main characters, but the 7 year separation wasn't a deal breaker. I must say, however, when there are secret kids involved, it's a bummer to see so much time wasted. Gabriel and Gracie wasted so many years they could have spent blissfully together. If I recall correctly, it was 14 years in total. The 7 years she worked for him where they both hid their feelings for one another. Then, the 7 years where they were separated with no contact.
"From the moment I met her, I knew she was the one. My heart ached for what I couldn’t have. So I loved her from afar."
It was clear they both loved each other very much and belonged together. I felt their connection, and their chemistry was sizzling. I was exceedingly happy to see them reunited (he goes to find her in Chapter 10; @ 24%). His groveling was absolutely enjoyable to see. How the tables turned. She did not make it easy for the fool. He went all out to win her over. Their twins were cute and endearing. The secondary characters weren't dull or annoying or got in the way of the story (which often happens!). Was this perfect? No, but I'd still call this a winner. I know I'll come back for a reread.
A few negatives or observations:
Some repetitive phrases and descriptions. And I noticed the main characters sometimes expressed themselves too similarly. They used the same turn of phrase, for instance. I've seen this in other books and it always breaks the spell, pulls me out of the story momentarily, even if it's for a split second. Because I no longer see the character, I see the author behind the character, failing to differentiate her characters. But what do I know, I'm not a writer.
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August 30, 2024
Feeling rather disappointed as i used to like most of TL Swan’s books (ofc there were hits & misses), but something fell flat in her latest one. The pace of the book was choppy, and the chapters ended rather abruptly 🫠 Annnnd not to mention, Gabriel and Grace seem to be hollering at each other throughout the entire book…
August 16, 2024
This book was an absolute rollercoaster of emotions, and I loved every minute of it! TL Swan did an incredible job bringing this story to life with a beautifully written storyline. I laughed, cried, and swooned my way through the pages, and I never wanted it to end!
Gabriel, the charmingly infuriating billionaire, totally won me over, and seeing his softer side was a treat. Grace, on the other hand, is one of my favorite female characters—strong, sassy, and fiercely independent. Their chemistry was off the charts, and I loved every moment of their journey together. The drama kept me hooked from start to finish and I found myself completely immersed in their world.
The narrators did an excellent job bringing the characters to life, making it feel like I was watching a movie. This was my first TL Swan book, and I'm definitely a fan now! If you’re looking for a book that’s a total page-turner and makes you feel everything, this is it!
Read this if you like:
✨ Italian billionaire MMC
✨ Strong independent FMC
✨ Second chance romance
✨ Pining
Gabriel, the charmingly infuriating billionaire, totally won me over, and seeing his softer side was a treat. Grace, on the other hand, is one of my favorite female characters—strong, sassy, and fiercely independent. Their chemistry was off the charts, and I loved every moment of their journey together. The drama kept me hooked from start to finish and I found myself completely immersed in their world.
The narrators did an excellent job bringing the characters to life, making it feel like I was watching a movie. This was my first TL Swan book, and I'm definitely a fan now! If you’re looking for a book that’s a total page-turner and makes you feel everything, this is it!
Read this if you like:
✨ Italian billionaire MMC
✨ Strong independent FMC
✨ Second chance romance
✨ Pining
August 16, 2024
I can’t stop reading this book. The couple are really lovely.
It’s a great story but I think it doesn’t need to be so long.
It’s worth reading
It’s a great story but I think it doesn’t need to be so long.
It’s worth reading
August 4, 2024
I wanted to like this, I really did. I loved the Miles High series, but I feel like this book was written by a different author. I have no idea how this book has so many 4 and 5 star reviews. This will be long, but I practically never rate a book so low so I want to explain myself.
First, it felt very familiar in the beginning. I thought it was maybe a novella that was made into a full length. After reading another review, apparently that was the case. Here were the problems; Grace and Gabriel were both incredibly immature and selfish. I wasn't even rooting for them to be together. There was nothing redeeming for the longest time. I honestly debated many times on whether to finish. After loving Miles High, I felt like it had to get better and I pushed myself to keep going.
The author is clearly not American (nothing wrong with that!) Except she apparently hadn't done any homework on American English. Grace was supposed to be American, but there was so much British/Australian words and phrases, it was distracting, I don't know how this could have happened. I started highlighting examples until it was just too many. I've not read any other series to know how this one compares. The Miles High I did the audios, and I dont remember the language being an issue, just the non American English threw me so much, it was hard to get thru this one.
I've never seen a grown woman giggle so much. It got to be annoying and I actually checked. Giggle was used 44 times in the book.
There were many sex scenes in the book, and I ended up just skimming them to get thru. I just couldn't get into these two as a couple. They weren't good for each other. She was flat out ignorant to him so many times, and so petty. He was no saint either, but he finally was coming around to be a decent human being towards the end.
I almost forgot about the time jumps! Some were just random within a chapter and you didn't know how much time had passed. It was confusing more than once, like, wait, what? I don't mind a time jump, but we need to know, a month later, a year later, something.
I truly feel bad rating it so low, I pretty much only read authors I know I love, and this one was just disappointing.
First, it felt very familiar in the beginning. I thought it was maybe a novella that was made into a full length. After reading another review, apparently that was the case. Here were the problems; Grace and Gabriel were both incredibly immature and selfish. I wasn't even rooting for them to be together. There was nothing redeeming for the longest time. I honestly debated many times on whether to finish. After loving Miles High, I felt like it had to get better and I pushed myself to keep going.
The author is clearly not American (nothing wrong with that!) Except she apparently hadn't done any homework on American English. Grace was supposed to be American, but there was so much British/Australian words and phrases, it was distracting, I don't know how this could have happened. I started highlighting examples until it was just too many. I've not read any other series to know how this one compares. The Miles High I did the audios, and I dont remember the language being an issue, just the non American English threw me so much, it was hard to get thru this one.
I've never seen a grown woman giggle so much. It got to be annoying and I actually checked. Giggle was used 44 times in the book.
There were many sex scenes in the book, and I ended up just skimming them to get thru. I just couldn't get into these two as a couple. They weren't good for each other. She was flat out ignorant to him so many times, and so petty. He was no saint either, but he finally was coming around to be a decent human being towards the end.
I almost forgot about the time jumps! Some were just random within a chapter and you didn't know how much time had passed. It was confusing more than once, like, wait, what? I don't mind a time jump, but we need to know, a month later, a year later, something.
I truly feel bad rating it so low, I pretty much only read authors I know I love, and this one was just disappointing.
August 31, 2024
This review is gonna kill me to write.
Let me preface: I am a TL Swan STAN okay? I love her.
I did not love this book. I honestly tried so hard to even LIKE this book and I couldn’t.
The writing, the characters, the story… literally none of it jived with me. There was not a single character in this book I enjoyed.
Ugh I wanted to love this one but it was not for me. However, I will still be reading her new Kingston Lane book the second it comes out 😂
Let me preface: I am a TL Swan STAN okay? I love her.
I did not love this book. I honestly tried so hard to even LIKE this book and I couldn’t.
The writing, the characters, the story… literally none of it jived with me. There was not a single character in this book I enjoyed.
Ugh I wanted to love this one but it was not for me. However, I will still be reading her new Kingston Lane book the second it comes out 😂
August 24, 2024
4 I f#*ked myself with your computer mouse stars!!
Grace is desperately in love with her billionaire boss Gabriel Ferrarra. She is finding everyday a struggle, watching him go through women like they are disposable, organising his over the top life and realising she'll never be a part of it. So she decides to quit and leave New York, buy a house in Maine and start over.
All ready for her new life, Grace attends the work Christmas party for one last goodby. Boy did she get more than she bargained for when Gabriel gave her a special 'bonus'. I am at a loss for words with the one liner that came out of Graces mouth while Gabriel was going down on her. "I fucked myself with your computer mouse" is not something you expect to come out of your lovers mouth. I am thinking the author threw it in for a laugh as it made me giggle. Regardless of that the desk scene was HOT!
After one hot night together Gabriel turned into an asshole (of course), so race leaves to start her new life in Maine, little did she know she was moving with two additional passengers.
Gabriel has no idea about this and just gets on with his life while Grace is doing everything solo. As more time goes by the more scared Grace is of Gabriel finding out as he has the means to take everything from her.
This is a really hard one for me to rate, the first part of the book made my eyes roll so much BUT the second half of the story was better and saved it for me. I really enjoyed the overall story.
Grace is desperately in love with her billionaire boss Gabriel Ferrarra. She is finding everyday a struggle, watching him go through women like they are disposable, organising his over the top life and realising she'll never be a part of it. So she decides to quit and leave New York, buy a house in Maine and start over.
All ready for her new life, Grace attends the work Christmas party for one last goodby. Boy did she get more than she bargained for when Gabriel gave her a special 'bonus'. I am at a loss for words with the one liner that came out of Graces mouth while Gabriel was going down on her. "I fucked myself with your computer mouse" is not something you expect to come out of your lovers mouth. I am thinking the author threw it in for a laugh as it made me giggle. Regardless of that the desk scene was HOT!
After one hot night together Gabriel turned into an asshole (of course), so race leaves to start her new life in Maine, little did she know she was moving with two additional passengers.
Gabriel has no idea about this and just gets on with his life while Grace is doing everything solo. As more time goes by the more scared Grace is of Gabriel finding out as he has the means to take everything from her.
This is a really hard one for me to rate, the first part of the book made my eyes roll so much BUT the second half of the story was better and saved it for me. I really enjoyed the overall story.
July 14, 2024
4.5 Stars
Ok I would have given this a 5 star rating however there were some things that always just irk me about this authors books. NOW DONT GO GETTIN YOUR PANTIES IN A TWIST😜The plot and the direction she takes all of her books is always on point it’s the phrases that cause me to have the twitchy eye! This is not necessarily a bad thing but when I constantly try to find a different way of saying “the lump in my throat” or “I screw up my face in tears” etc there’s a problem. Also this is just some constructive criticism!!! It doesn’t lessen the enjoyment of the book per se, it’s just a little annoying. I hope if you are reading this review Tee, you understand what I’m trying to say and understand that this is coming from a place of love and not hate by any means!
On to the actual book…I really feel that this author is totally in her romcom era! These characters that she writes, even though they are billionaires and alpha men she is leaning I to the comedy side of them and I’m here for it!!
Gabriel made me laugh so hard! His inner dialogue was so freaking funny, as was Gracie’s. This was a total miscommunication trope! If they had taken the time to listen to one another they wouldn’t have ended up where they did! The sexy times were smokin hot and the love they shared was so beautiful to read.
The secondary characters were precious especially Deb and Mark and don’t even get me started on the second epilogue (yall know im a sucker for an epilogue)
I can’t wait to read more from this world! I’m actually looking forward to Deb’s story and I really hope she gets a book! Alessio is also a womanizing alpha that is gonna be in trouble when he meets his match!!!
All in all this was a precious book and I will always be one to read her books!!!
Early copy sent by the author for review.
Ok I would have given this a 5 star rating however there were some things that always just irk me about this authors books. NOW DONT GO GETTIN YOUR PANTIES IN A TWIST😜The plot and the direction she takes all of her books is always on point it’s the phrases that cause me to have the twitchy eye! This is not necessarily a bad thing but when I constantly try to find a different way of saying “the lump in my throat” or “I screw up my face in tears” etc there’s a problem. Also this is just some constructive criticism!!! It doesn’t lessen the enjoyment of the book per se, it’s just a little annoying. I hope if you are reading this review Tee, you understand what I’m trying to say and understand that this is coming from a place of love and not hate by any means!
On to the actual book…I really feel that this author is totally in her romcom era! These characters that she writes, even though they are billionaires and alpha men she is leaning I to the comedy side of them and I’m here for it!!
Gabriel made me laugh so hard! His inner dialogue was so freaking funny, as was Gracie’s. This was a total miscommunication trope! If they had taken the time to listen to one another they wouldn’t have ended up where they did! The sexy times were smokin hot and the love they shared was so beautiful to read.
The secondary characters were precious especially Deb and Mark and don’t even get me started on the second epilogue (yall know im a sucker for an epilogue)
I can’t wait to read more from this world! I’m actually looking forward to Deb’s story and I really hope she gets a book! Alessio is also a womanizing alpha that is gonna be in trouble when he meets his match!!!
All in all this was a precious book and I will always be one to read her books!!!
Early copy sent by the author for review.
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August 26, 2024Dnf @23%
August 13, 2024
Bu kitap çok yıprattı beni. Konuya bakınca az çok tahmin edilebilir bir konu bekledim ama çok yanılmışım 🙄Patron-asistsn teması. İşte bizden olmaz, gizli saklı ilerler falan filan. Değildi.
Daha 100 sayfa olmadan bir dünya olay yaşadık. Yazar asla sakin bırakmadı kurguyu. Her yerden bir aksiyon sıkıştırdı araya. Ya en son sahnede bile çok alakasız bir şey eklemiş. Ah kadın buna ne gerek vardı diye düşündüm. Tüm tuşlara basman için biri yazarı tehdit falan mı etti?
Peki tüm bunlara rağmen ne vardı biliyor musunuz? Çok hızlı okudum 😳 öğlen başladım akşam bitti. Bir romansa göre uzundu da 😂
Gabriel Ferrara çok nadir anlarda sevimli ve şapşaldı. Ama çiftin o ilk samimiyet anlarında zayıf bir karakteri vardı bence. Yani inandığı şeyler ile hisleri arasında kalıp mantıklı olduğunu düşündüğü yoldan gitmesi...Ama yıllarca bu kararından pişmanlık duyması. Boşa giden onca zaman, üzücü yani. Bir de salaktı hani.😒
Grace Porter ise beni yer yer sinir etti. Yani ne istiyorsun sen ben anlamadım ki 🙄İlk başlarda ki konularda kendisine hak verdim. Ama sonrası biraz gelgitliydi.
Hızlı okudum ama çok yordu beni. Bu yazar pek bana göre değil anladığım kadarıyla 😂
Çok ama çok fazla olay vardı. Biraz gereksiz olaylar yaşandı.
Mark ve Debbie'ye de bir kitap gelir sanırım. Ah bilemedim. O da sorunlu olacak gibi 😅
Daha 100 sayfa olmadan bir dünya olay yaşadık. Yazar asla sakin bırakmadı kurguyu. Her yerden bir aksiyon sıkıştırdı araya. Ya en son sahnede bile çok alakasız bir şey eklemiş. Ah kadın buna ne gerek vardı diye düşündüm. Tüm tuşlara basman için biri yazarı tehdit falan mı etti?
Peki tüm bunlara rağmen ne vardı biliyor musunuz? Çok hızlı okudum 😳 öğlen başladım akşam bitti. Bir romansa göre uzundu da 😂
Gabriel Ferrara çok nadir anlarda sevimli ve şapşaldı. Ama çiftin o ilk samimiyet anlarında zayıf bir karakteri vardı bence. Yani inandığı şeyler ile hisleri arasında kalıp mantıklı olduğunu düşündüğü yoldan gitmesi...Ama yıllarca bu kararından pişmanlık duyması. Boşa giden onca zaman, üzücü yani. Bir de salaktı hani.😒
Grace Porter ise beni yer yer sinir etti. Yani ne istiyorsun sen ben anlamadım ki 🙄İlk başlarda ki konularda kendisine hak verdim. Ama sonrası biraz gelgitliydi.
Hızlı okudum ama çok yordu beni. Bu yazar pek bana göre değil anladığım kadarıyla 😂
Çok ama çok fazla olay vardı. Biraz gereksiz olaylar yaşandı.
Mark ve Debbie'ye de bir kitap gelir sanırım. Ah bilemedim. O da sorunlu olacak gibi 😅
September 20, 2024
T. L. Swan Hates Women, The Way TL Swan Punishes Her Heroines, Cunt, Tender Stories, TENDER STORIES
Small mercies she's no longer marketing herself as a Clinical Psychologist, the fucking psycho.
Remember ladies, he is not toxic like this because he is mentally ill and needs saved, saving him over and over, makes him like this.
He does not need saved from himself.
Narcissists only love you, when you have one foot out the door.
He's toxic.
She's toxic too.
She calls women he slept with before her, "bimbos".
What a toxic bitch.
Hard to be on her side.
But then, she fantasizes about fuck a member of the largest group of genociders, the world has ever seen.
The Landed do love enslaving the Landless.
Do T.L. Swan heroines ever not compete with the women their heroes dehumanise before?
Bitches.
Green Pilled Patriarchial Parable of Toxicity.
A parable for all the landed and owner class to snap their fingers and slay.
Remember, bosses don't need to be humanised, they humanise themselves before you.
They just perform otherwise.
T.L. Swan, running to save the patriarchy, one shamed psycho, unseen, unloved and unfucked white woman at a time.
Abled Bodied Landed Women have three personalities, and they stole them all from disabled women, black women and poor women.
She irresponsibly chose not to evacuate what he irresponsibly ejaculated inside her.
Reading this terrible mother with her children is chronic. Gets to do whatever she wants. Ugh what a toddler.
This book was the last straw.
I used to give T. L Toxic Swan three stars, its one star for her stalker toxic men from now on and her competitive white women.
Fuck them.
"I pulled out for three months." I can NOT with these people.
Hahahahahahaha
Hahahahahahahahahahah
He's so awful.
He's like a cartoon and she's just a fucking Pick Me.
"I planned for this after being miserable with you for years."
There is NO reason for me to believe he wants Grace more than Ariana.
Like none.
Just nothing about these people demonstrates personality.
Small mercies she's no longer marketing herself as a Clinical Psychologist, the fucking psycho.
Remember ladies, he is not toxic like this because he is mentally ill and needs saved, saving him over and over, makes him like this.
He does not need saved from himself.
Narcissists only love you, when you have one foot out the door.
He's toxic.
She's toxic too.
She calls women he slept with before her, "bimbos".
What a toxic bitch.
Hard to be on her side.
But then, she fantasizes about fuck a member of the largest group of genociders, the world has ever seen.
The Landed do love enslaving the Landless.
Do T.L. Swan heroines ever not compete with the women their heroes dehumanise before?
Bitches.
Green Pilled Patriarchial Parable of Toxicity.
A parable for all the landed and owner class to snap their fingers and slay.
Remember, bosses don't need to be humanised, they humanise themselves before you.
They just perform otherwise.
T.L. Swan, running to save the patriarchy, one shamed psycho, unseen, unloved and unfucked white woman at a time.
Abled Bodied Landed Women have three personalities, and they stole them all from disabled women, black women and poor women.
She irresponsibly chose not to evacuate what he irresponsibly ejaculated inside her.
Reading this terrible mother with her children is chronic. Gets to do whatever she wants. Ugh what a toddler.
This book was the last straw.
I used to give T. L Toxic Swan three stars, its one star for her stalker toxic men from now on and her competitive white women.
Fuck them.
"I pulled out for three months." I can NOT with these people.
Hahahahahahaha
Hahahahahahahahahahah
He's so awful.
He's like a cartoon and she's just a fucking Pick Me.
"I planned for this after being miserable with you for years."
There is NO reason for me to believe he wants Grace more than Ariana.
Like none.
Just nothing about these people demonstrates personality.
September 13, 2024
What an obnoxious, spoiled brat of man Gabriel was!! And also, what woman falls in love with a guy that only treats like trash??? Search therapy, Grace!
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So this book starts out with Grace being crazily in love with her boss and her boss treating her like garbage. She quits working for him, he finally let himself bang her and then discards her like she was nothing. Literally!
“He gestures to the elevator. “Let’s go.” He walks to the elevator, seemingly unaffected. “I have to get back to the party.” “Oh.” He’s just going back to the party? What the hell? That’s it? I get into the elevator beside him and we turn to face the doors. He straightens his tie and twists his neck as he stares straight ahead. My mind is racing a million miles per minute, what the hell is going on here? I glance over at him, and rather than make eye contact with me, he looks down and fiddles with his cuff links. He’s hard and cold. There’s no banter, no conversation. Nothing.”
Grace gets pregnant that night, moves to a different state. She tries to tell him she is pregnant but he brushes her off and she never get to, so 7 years go by of them being with other people, but they "love" each other and think about each other but completely move on? 🙄 At this point I just couldn’t read any more of this garbage. I cannot even think I actually payed for this.
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So this book starts out with Grace being crazily in love with her boss and her boss treating her like garbage. She quits working for him, he finally let himself bang her and then discards her like she was nothing. Literally!
“He gestures to the elevator. “Let’s go.” He walks to the elevator, seemingly unaffected. “I have to get back to the party.” “Oh.” He’s just going back to the party? What the hell? That’s it? I get into the elevator beside him and we turn to face the doors. He straightens his tie and twists his neck as he stares straight ahead. My mind is racing a million miles per minute, what the hell is going on here? I glance over at him, and rather than make eye contact with me, he looks down and fiddles with his cuff links. He’s hard and cold. There’s no banter, no conversation. Nothing.”
Grace gets pregnant that night, moves to a different state. She tries to tell him she is pregnant but he brushes her off and she never get to, so 7 years go by of them being with other people, but they "love" each other and think about each other but completely move on? 🙄 At this point I just couldn’t read any more of this garbage. I cannot even think I actually payed for this.
August 14, 2024
ARC Review
The day has finally come where this book is finally out, I swear I feel like it's been years since I've been waiting just for the book to be announced. It's been a while since I've read a book by TL Swan but I loved coming back to her writing, it truly has a way to bring you into the story and it feels very immersed, especially this book. It's very realistic on how relationships are ever changing and I think this just does a great example of showing how human these characters are.
Now to the story, it has everything that I love and it's been a while since I've read an office/boss and assistant romance book but I absolutely loved this and with a sprinkle of . The angst is very heavy in this book and I seeing their arguments just made me feel that both of them were valid in their emotions. Gabriel with his anger and resentment was completely understandable since he lived his life without knowing about this secret. However, I will 100% defend Grace because in that moment, she can't grant Gabriel this secret as her full protection must be for her children. I do think that the progression of the finding out and trying to make a relationship was so well written. You can see just the extreme resentment but also the care that both these characters have for each other.
I do wish we got a bit more in the ending just because it did feel a bit rushed. There were some things that I would've enjoyed to have been flourished a bit in the ending but it's not a bunch where it's a problem but just a preference that I would've enjoyed. The overall story was really spectacular and a breathe of fresh air since the dynamic of these relationships are truly dimensional and that includes side characters too.
I'm not sure if this book is strictly a standalone but I'm really hopeful that we'll get another book from this group since there are side characters that I would love so much to know more about. The chemistry those two other side characters had were literally rivaling Gabriel and Grace.
The day has finally come where this book is finally out, I swear I feel like it's been years since I've been waiting just for the book to be announced. It's been a while since I've read a book by TL Swan but I loved coming back to her writing, it truly has a way to bring you into the story and it feels very immersed, especially this book. It's very realistic on how relationships are ever changing and I think this just does a great example of showing how human these characters are.
Now to the story, it has everything that I love and it's been a while since I've read an office/boss and assistant romance book but I absolutely loved this and with a sprinkle of . The angst is very heavy in this book and I seeing their arguments just made me feel that both of them were valid in their emotions. Gabriel with his anger and resentment was completely understandable since he lived his life without knowing about this secret. However, I will 100% defend Grace because in that moment, she can't grant Gabriel this secret as her full protection must be for her children. I do think that the progression of the finding out and trying to make a relationship was so well written. You can see just the extreme resentment but also the care that both these characters have for each other.
I do wish we got a bit more in the ending just because it did feel a bit rushed. There were some things that I would've enjoyed to have been flourished a bit in the ending but it's not a bunch where it's a problem but just a preference that I would've enjoyed. The overall story was really spectacular and a breathe of fresh air since the dynamic of these relationships are truly dimensional and that includes side characters too.
I'm not sure if this book is strictly a standalone but I'm really hopeful that we'll get another book from this group since there are side characters that I would love so much to know more about. The chemistry those two other side characters had were literally rivaling Gabriel and Grace.
August 14, 2024
I'm not sure I've ever said "he's such an ass" so many times while reading a book. The Bonus was not my usual type of read, but I really enjoyed it, even with Gabe being such an ass (lol). At times I wanted to reach through the pages and punch Gabe in his face but I learned to love him. He's really just very caring and doesn't quit know how to express that at times. This book had me laughing, angry with both Gabe and Grace for their questionable choices, and I think I shed a few tears. This second chance romance between a CEO and his (former) assistant was a rollercoster of a ride. This was my first TL Swan book and definitely won't be my last.
August 11, 2024
I usually get super excited for any of Tee’s release books. However the bonus for me felt like it was missing something, unique and different. I absolutely adore the miles high series, and loved every single brother. With the bonus, I felt like I was reading the same thing over and over again, it was like I was reading a book from her mr series. I did get really bored… not to say, I don’t love tee books because I really do. However this was just not it for me, I felt like I rushed to finish it and it wasn’t that satisfying. It did make me a little sad, as I really wanted to love this book.
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