The Harder They Fall #3
Elliot & Catherine
You know how you should always leave the best for last? Then, that’s what this author did when she wrote about this trio of friends, Weston, Luca, and Elliot. As I was reading the previous stories, Levi always shone as the serious, collected, very efficient in a very cold manner type of guy. You only knew he had feelings when his sister Eloise appears and gets married to his best friend Weston. You discover he has feelings, he’s generous, he loves his sister above all things. But, he’s always logical, cold, almost like a cyborg. I actually thought that he might be in the Aspergers spectrum, since he’s brilliant and way too literal. Then later in the book we discover the reasons why he needs to live in such an orderly existence.
When Catherine appears at Levy Developments to interview for a job, she collides with Elliot and accidentally spills her coffee on her blouse and his shoes. She tells him she’s coming to interview but her clothes are ruined, he challenges her to overcome the problem and she would get the job. And she does! You need to read the story to find out her brilliant solution! And she ends as Elliot Levy’s executive PA. And then learns how exacting and demanding a boss he is.
Catherine is in a jam; she bought a house to flip, spend a lot of money on the property and contractor, she’s accidentally pregnant by her friend, and he abandons her with everything. So, she needs this job badly, and she needs to deal. She does, by writing little notes everyday, expressing how she feels about her cranky boss, then hiding them.
We are subjected to a beautiful story, we get to see the non-cyborg side of Elliot, we see his love for a beautiful baby girl that’s not his, but he treats as though she is, even celebrating her big burps, his generosity and protection for Catherine. He’s still a little too logical and I got some laughs at his bloopers. He’s new on this wooing business, after all! The blooming relation between them is beautiful to witness, how he takes over the care of an infant in such a studious manner, investigating all aspects before diving in. The author brings us a tender view of a man who needs order in his life, but can effectively open his heart and his life to the chaos that a baby brings, a woman who is a firecracker, and loves everything involved.
“Having you as mine has calmed the storm I was unaware had been left behind by my past.”
Be prepared to have your heart melted, moved by the intense feelings behind Elliot’s cyborg manner, feel compassion for Catherine’s feelings of being unwanted, be charmed by her friends Davida and Raymond, who claim their place as the baby’s “daddies”, and Elliot’s friends who so staunchly stand by their friend, ready to defend him from unwise decisions. It’s completely charming and riveting, and Elliot definitely melted my heart!
PS: I’ve seen a lot of Miles through all the books and he totally improves on each story. I’m hoping he gets his own book and it should be a hoot, since he is a hoot.
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About the author
Julia Wolf writes sexy rockers, broken bad boys, snarky heroines, and bad ass women. She's a firm believer in happily ever afters, no matter how rocky the road is to get there.
Julia lives in Maryland with her husband and three crazy, beautiful children. When she's not writing romance, she's reading it. Some of her favorite things are, in no particular order: goats, books, coffee, and Target.
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