Unlawful Temptations

The Star-Crossed Series, Book 1

By: Alexandria Lee

Narrated by: Kelsey Navarro Foster

Breaking the rules is never without consequence. That's what Dominic Reed was to me—a devastating consequence.

It seemed harmless when we met. He needed a nanny, and I needed a job. Badly. I was the only thing keeping food on the table and lights on in our not-so-happily-ever-after home.

I thought working for Dominic Reed would be easy. I thought very wrong.

It was the exact opposite of easy. In fact, it was impossible when he was my boss, and I was his employee, and fate decided it didn't care about professionalism or boundaries. It didn't care that I was ten years younger. It didn't care that I'd built the entire foundation of my adult life on the fact that love was poison and men were the devil.

And it certainly didn't care about the wedding band around Dominic's finger, either.

No matter how off-limits he was to me or how wild and rebellious I was to him, our chemistry was heroin, and it demanded our submission despite how hard we scrambled to stop it.

I needed to stop it because it wasn't just my heart in jeopardy if I fell in love with Dominic Reed. It was my life.

©2021 Alexandria Lee (P)2023 Podium Audio

BRATTY, BRUTAL TO FINISH, AND VERY LONG TO GET TO THE POINT

The story is a good fresh look that's not the normal man is rich or the cliche dominate man. This was a fresh story. HOWEVER, just my opinion, I cannot do the bratty, constant attitude with the constant defiance throughout the story. Yes she's young which is something many younger adults do, but it was waaayyy to much of it throughout the story and constant just her thoughts.

Kelsey is a great narrator as she's one i listened to when I first started doing audible books. But the constant drawing out the last word of every sentence was toooo much. and the bratty constant voice. Which she did very well of course but it was to much.

Sorry writer

Yes, bring on the second one!

Umm, yes please! I started this series because it was free on Audible, but I will continue it because I AM HOOKED!

This book is sexy and intense! I am ready for book two!

waiting to read/listen to more

I am so grateful to have gotten 1 of 3 ALC for this book because my attention span for slow-burn romances is NOT great, lol. This book - or rather trilogy - is about Kat and Dominic, who meet when she interviews with him and his wife to nanny his daughter. The slow burn is definitely worth it, though Dom is still married by the end of this first installment. He has asked for a divorce. Kat takes care of her five-year-old sister and loses her previous job because everything in her interferes with it. Her decisions are questionable, and even if she is the "adult" in her household, she is still childish at times (which is understandable because she's young).

I will admit that Dominic was the better character in this book. I'm still waiting for Kat to grow as a character and be more mature. Dominic did everything to save his marriage before finally realizing that it had no return. He loved his daughter so much and showed it. He wants Kat to be safe, especially now that the criminal he's after is targeting her. Kat did make it difficult for him, but he persevered. Another character who made this book for me was his mom. Even when she discovered them making out and all, she saw that Kat was probably the better option as opposed to his wife. His wife is so detached from everyone and everything. she doesn't even take care of their daughter. Literally, she only made drama when she saw that Dominic and Kat liked each other.

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Thank you to booktok - age gap taboo - the nanny.. and heartfelt story! So unexpected.. and yummy

The story and emotions

An absolute pleasure to listen to. The book came to life. Worth the listen and reread.