#15 Rock Hard by Nalini Singh

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 I’ve read her paranormal romances but not her regular romance books but after reading a sample on her website I requested to read the review copy of this book.  The setting is in modern day New Zealand with a shy records clerk that gets a sudden promotion to the new CEO’s personal assistant when he finds out the previous one has been dumping all her work on Charlotte.  Gabriel is a former rugby player now hardnosed businessman known for turning around failing companies.   Both are attracted to one another but Charlotte has almost a crippling fear of men due to her past and her current boyfriend falls squarely in the friend category instead of lover.  Gabriel is patient testing and prodding Charlotte to become more active and forthright at work hoping at some point she will become the self assured woman he can see hiding behind meekness.  True love wins in the end and even if this is the second book in the series you don’t have to read the first one to enjoy this one.  I liked this that not every problem with Charlotte’s past was solved with a kiss.  A nice HEA story.

Digital review copy provided by the publisher though NetGalley