Titel: Decidedly Off Limits
Series: By The Bay #1
Author: Stina Lindenblatt
Publisher: ?
Format: Kindle, english, 284p
Synopsis: GoodReads
Best Friend Rule #1: never want the guy’s sister.
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Trent Salway is one of San Francisco’s hot up-and-coming-under-thirty bachelors. A highly successful mutual fund portfolio manager, a workaholic, and a ladies’ man, he’s got everything he could possibly want…except one thing.
Physical therapist Kelsey Quaid dumped her ex-fiancé six months ago because she was tired of not even being a distant second to his career. Which is why despite secretly crushing on her big brother’s best friend for as long as she can remember, there’s no way Kelsey can go there. One workaholic in her life is more than enough, thank you very much.
Before Kelsey’s brother leaves on his Navy SEAL mission, he asks Trent one simple request: make sure Kelsey isn’t dating any assholes while he’s away. As Trent does his best to do just this, he and Kelsey spend more and more time together. Sparks fly, as do a few items of clothing, and the next thing they know things are getting physical between them. Now, Trent has to decide what to do about the woman he’s falling for—the one whose brother would take him down faster than he takes down the enemy. And Kelsey will have to decide if Trent is just another workaholic or if he’s decidedly off limits.
Warning: Contains naughty uses for silk ties, forbidden sex, and enough profanities to make a sailor proud.
Oops.
Trent Salway is one of San Francisco’s hot up-and-coming-under-thirty bachelors. A highly successful mutual fund portfolio manager, a workaholic, and a ladies’ man, he’s got everything he could possibly want…except one thing.
Physical therapist Kelsey Quaid dumped her ex-fiancé six months ago because she was tired of not even being a distant second to his career. Which is why despite secretly crushing on her big brother’s best friend for as long as she can remember, there’s no way Kelsey can go there. One workaholic in her life is more than enough, thank you very much.
Before Kelsey’s brother leaves on his Navy SEAL mission, he asks Trent one simple request: make sure Kelsey isn’t dating any assholes while he’s away. As Trent does his best to do just this, he and Kelsey spend more and more time together. Sparks fly, as do a few items of clothing, and the next thing they know things are getting physical between them. Now, Trent has to decide what to do about the woman he’s falling for—the one whose brother would take him down faster than he takes down the enemy. And Kelsey will have to decide if Trent is just another workaholic or if he’s decidedly off limits.
Warning: Contains naughty uses for silk ties, forbidden sex, and enough profanities to make a sailor proud.
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After a few not-so-good reads and even a dnf I was really happy to find this book. I really enjoyed reading it and it was an all-around good book.
I really liked both characters and their chemistry. I felt with them right from the start and rooted for them. Not that there was any question about them getting together.
Kelsey is really down to earth and enjoys her work as a physical therapist, yet she isn't uncomftable when surrounded by wealth. Which is just as well, as Trent is highly successful and enjoys a wealthy livestyle.
I loved all their interactions, especially after the cooking class! It was heartrenching to see them both denying their feelings, so sure the other doesn't feel the same.
And I loved it when they became "exclusive" "firends with benefits", it was a lot of fun watching them pretend it was "just sex", but then be exclusive, cook for each other and generally act like a couple.
Although I have to say, the one thing I didn't quite understand was how suddenly they went from friends to friends with benefits. Considering the characters and their history it feelt somewhat rushed.
The plot wasn't especially novel, but it was still interesting and I had a lot of fun reading it. I can't wait to read more of this series and rated this book four stars.
