Nothing Personal

Karina Halle

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Release Date December 27, 2018

Nova Lane is having the worst week possible. Her latest relationship ended while on her much-needed vacation, then upon her first day back at work, she learns that her beloved boss has quit – and despite having worked so hard for it, she’s not being considered for his position.

Who is being considered for the position is none other than Kessler Rocha. Her ex-coworker and ex-lover, Kessler’s the man who broke her heart five years earlier and the reason she moved thousands of miles away, switched jobs, and created numerous voodoo dolls in Kessler’s (very burly, very handsome) liking.

Yup. Worst week ever.

New in town and on her turf, Kessler promises he’s not the same man he was – and considering he’s now a single father to a precocious toddler, he’s telling the truth.

But he’s still an arrogant, devilish and dangerously intelligent man who’s taking over the position Nova feels she deserves. The fact that he’s gotten even more sexy over the years doesn’t help either.

Now Nova and Kessler have the choice to let bygones be bygones, or fight with each other every chance they get, with unresolved sexual tension only adding fuel to the flames, creating a fire that might just burn down the whole office.

In the corporate world they say it’s just business, nothing personal.

Nova and Kessler are about to show just how personal things can get.

Nova Lane's life seems to be taking a downhill turn. And the icing on the cake is that her beloved boss is gone and being replaced by a new one...well with someone not new to her at all...someone who broke her heart and caused her to run halfway across the country to avoid five years ago. Yes, that someone named Kessler Rocha. So now he has stolen her dream job, invaded her work place, and her life.

Him and that cock...y smile, those abs, that charm, that sense of humor. They fuss, they spark, they fight, and they seem to be enduring a series of unfortunate events together. But if Nova was closed off then, she is even more guarded and cautious now. And Kess has his own reasons for needing to make this job work.

They have feisty and flirty banter and an attraction that fires between them. But their past is a big fat mark against them. And their present requires them to be able to manage a working relationship. But that temptation, lust, and unresolved feelings won't just disappear by wishing it so.

This is a story about choices and about figuring out what you truly need to be whole and happy. It had me laughing out loud in places especially in relation to Kess and his run ins with fowl and smaller creatures. I love seeing a strong alpha have a vulnerable side. And Nova was a force to be reckoned with, but under that outer shell  she had a soft core too.

This is a fast-paced, fiery, and fun rom-com with a lot of heart. They both had some things to work through and also had to deal with their shared past. I enjoyed getting both of their points of view. I liked the Hawaii setting and side characters. I read it in one sitting and it had me smiling and swooning.

Karina Halle is a former travel writer and music journalist and The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of The Pact, Love, in English, The Artists Trilogy, Dirty Angels and over 20 other wild and romantic reads. She lives on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband and her rescue pup, where she drinks a lot of wine, hikes a lot of trails and devours a lot of books.

Halle is represented by the Root Literary and is both self-published and published by Simon & Schuster and Hachette in North America and in the UK.