{"id":39371,"date":"2018-12-28T08:22:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T13:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=39371"},"modified":"2018-12-28T09:30:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T14:30:55","slug":"arc-review-nothing-personal-by-karina-halle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=39371","title":{"rendered":"ARC Review: Nothing Personal by Karina Halle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Synopsis<\/b><\/h4>\n

It’s just business, nothing personal.<\/em><\/strong>
\nUntil you have to work with your ex.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nothing Personal, an all-new standalone romantic comedy by New York Times Bestselling author Karina Halle is live!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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 \u2013 and despite having worked so hard for it, she’s not being considered for his position.<\/p>\n

Who is being considered for the position is none other than Kessler Rocha. Her ex-coworker and ex-lover, Kessler\u2019s 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\u2019s (very burly, very handsome) liking.<\/p>\n

Yup. Worst week ever.<\/p>\n

New in town and on her turf, Kessler promises he\u2019s not the same man he was \u2013 and considering he\u2019s now a single father to a precocious toddler, he\u2019s telling the truth.\u00a0 But he\u2019s still an arrogant, devilish and dangerously intelligent man who\u2019s taking over the position Nova feels she deserves. The fact that he\u2019s gotten even more sexy over the years doesn\u2019t help either.<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0 In the corporate world they say it\u2019s just business, nothing personal.<\/p>\n

Nova and Kessler are about to show just how personal things can get.<\/p>\n

Download your copy today!<\/p>\n

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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

4.5 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

Another great read from Karina Halle! Fun, funny and sexy with fantastic characters and a sweet, swoony second-chance-enemies-to-lovers-romance, I loved this one!<\/p>\n

Nova works in marketing for a Hawaiian-based hotel chain and after learning that her boss has unexpectedly resigned, she is expecting the promotion that she has been working so hard for. But that\u2019s not the case, and she\u2019s horrified and enraged to discover that the new guy who will be her boss turns out to be the man that broke her heart five years earlier.<\/p>\n

Kessler was the man I never quite got over.
\nMy level-ten heartbreaker.
\nAnd he\u2019s now my motherfucking boss.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kes is an ex-NHL player who previously worked for the same hotel chain as Nova, and the last time the two of them worked in the same office they started a steamy affair. Nova fell hard for Kes, but he was clueless to that fact and wasn\u2019t ready for an actual relationship, and after he left her shattered she moved to Hawaii for a fresh start. And now he\u2019s back\u2026 with his three year old son in tow, and from his first glance at Nova, he knows that it was a mistake to ever let her go.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s just let bygones be bygones and pretend you and I never happened.\u201d
\n\u201cThat\u2019s not going to be easy,\u201d I tell her.
\nBecause I don\u2019t want to pretend we never happened.
\nI want to do the opposite.
\nI want\u2026I think I just want a second chance to see if things can work this time around.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love this set up! And the story gets off to a great start when Nova makes it clear that she\u2019s not happy to have Kes back in her life. Getting over him was the hardest thing she ever did, and though he\u2019s looking better than ever, she is determined to protect her heart and that means staying away from him as much as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hate you,\u201d I hiss at him.
\nHe smirks. \u201cYou only hate that you want me.\u201d
\n\u201cSame difference.\u201d
\n\u201cI don\u2019t think so,\u201d he says.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Karina Halle writes wonderfully real, flawed characters. They aren\u2019t perfect, they\u2019re relatable, they make mistakes and they sometimes say the wrong thing, and that\u2019s what makes them so much fun to read. And she\u2019s done a great job with Nova and Kes. I love them individually, and together they are an absolute powerhouse, with fantastic chemistry, great banter, and so much emotion between them. The sexual tension sizzles off the page as they argue and bicker, and you can feel all of that passion from so long ago effortlessly rebuilding until it reaches boiling point, and with their feelings and lust for each other all twisted up, it just gets better and better.<\/p>\n

Nothing has felt hotter, the slick sounds, the way he\u2019s exerting himself, grunting with each powerful thrust.
\n\u201cCome for me,\u201d he bites out. \u201cFucking come for me.\u201d
\n\u201cFucking make me,\u201d I tell him through a moan.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s hot, sexy, and a little dirty, and it\u2019s absolutely fantastic! They have their ups and downs, but it\u2019s all very believable, and watching them follow their hearts and figure out the journey is funny, gorgeous, and beautifully swoony.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not your enemy. Okay? You can go on thinking that all you want but it\u2019s not true. I am not your enemy. I\u2019m barely even your boss. I am your equal and you are mine.\u201d
\n\u201cI am not yours,\u201d she says but her words falter.
\n\u201cYou very much are.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Every cell in my body is begging for her, wanting to know what it\u2019s like to have her heart. I want her heart, to possess it, to protect it and never let it go.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is such a great read with lots of laughs, heart and steamy time and just the right amount of drama to keep things interesting without bogging the story down. Karina Halle writes great sexy rom\/com, and I loved this one!<\/p>\n

4.5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Meet Karina<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"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<\/a>, Love, in English<\/a>, The Artists Trilogy<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Connect with Karina:<\/p>\n

Facebook\u00a0 <\/a>|\u00a0 Amazon\u00a0 <\/a>|\u00a0 Instagram <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Website\u00a0 <\/a>|\u00a0 Join her Reader Group<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Stay up to date with Karina by signing up for her newsletter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Check out our Karina Halle Author Spotlight<\/a> for more awesome reads<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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