Honestly this was zero stars for me but I’ll give it the benefit of being a decently written story. This was pretty much a DNF but I did skim through to see how it turned out. I started skimming from the very beginning where the first 10-15% is nothing but boring conversations and inner dialogue. His were all about work and what a grouch he is. Hers were about her past failed relationships and how she is currently an unemployed 25-year-old virgin loaded with college debt and forced to move back in with her parents. 😴😴😴
Eric (the sort-of but not really hero), is forced to take on childcare for his now deceased sister’s one-year-old daughter. He had a terrible father and a horrible experience with his nagging snob ex-wife, who is still a thorn in his side. He has 100% NEVER WANTED KIDS….EVER…and at 40, he’s pretty much stuck in his ways/ ideas. While he’s more than willing to hookup with his hot 25-year-old virgin nanny, that is all it could ever be for him- a hookup. Needless to say, heroine has to not only beg him to be more than a fling (he doesn’t even want to commit to being bf/gf…even though they live and sleep together…), but she can’t even convince him that he needs to step up and be more of a father-figure to his niece. He pawned his niece off to everyone he could since the moment her mother died and even contemplates ditching her completely. (Real charmer, this guy)
The sweetheart heroine spends the entire book convincing him to try to be a better guy while he just tells her to mind her business and go back to taking care of his niece (and keep putting out to him with zero commitment). This book had NO spice, like no sexy times at all, so I’m not sure when we were supposed to fall in love with this guy but it never happens. He finally decides to give the girl a chance at dating but by then she has another roadblock to tell him (guess what it is based on book title…). Do they get together because he’s stuck or for love, you decide. I would not have wasted so much time trying to beg and convince a guy to stay with me but we all have our limits….