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Work Wife
“She joked that I’m your ‘work wife.’ Funny, right?” I say. I’m not sure how he’ll take this.
“Well, in that case. Here. Let’s make it official.” Emmanuel holds the ring up to me with eyebrows raised in expectation. “Iris? Will you be my work wife?”
Iris Faldon is at Norgate & Carr to work. Period. Despite knowing almost nothing about architecture, she landed a job with one of the top firms in the country. Iris is still recovering from a divorce and wants to stay away from relationships for a while. Too bad her new boss Emmanuel is attractive, intriguing, and seems to notice her, not just for her design talents.
Emmanuel Carr wishes he could forget the last work romance he had, the one that left the office criminally damaged. But he's connecting with Iris, the new office assistant, so well that he's starting to re-think the no-dating policy he helped put in place at the firm. The staff is beginning to wonder what's going on between him and Iris. To be honest, he's wondering, too.
This is a laugh-out-loud workplace rom com with lots of chemistry, but things are kept PG.
“Well, in that case. Here. Let’s make it official.” Emmanuel holds the ring up to me with eyebrows raised in expectation. “Iris? Will you be my work wife?”
Iris Faldon is at Norgate & Carr to work. Period. Despite knowing almost nothing about architecture, she landed a job with one of the top firms in the country. Iris is still recovering from a divorce and wants to stay away from relationships for a while. Too bad her new boss Emmanuel is attractive, intriguing, and seems to notice her, not just for her design talents.
Emmanuel Carr wishes he could forget the last work romance he had, the one that left the office criminally damaged. But he's connecting with Iris, the new office assistant, so well that he's starting to re-think the no-dating policy he helped put in place at the firm. The staff is beginning to wonder what's going on between him and Iris. To be honest, he's wondering, too.
This is a laugh-out-loud workplace rom com with lots of chemistry, but things are kept PG.
- GenresContemporary
254 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 30, 2022
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January 10, 2023
Disappointing and a bit juvenile
This is a clean, slow no burn, only two kiss (one on the hand, one on the lips) book. It started off well enough and I was enjoying their corny banter/chemistry, then it just went downhill after Ch. 17. As soon as the crazy ex gets added, the storyline goes to heck. In addition to the crazy ex, the author adds what our FMC sees as competition, although the author does nothing to give the impression the intern is even interested. This is where there is the juvenile avoidance behavior of our FMC and the classic clueless male behavior of our MC that totally ruins the story. She’s reminded of her ex, he’s reminded of his crazy ex and it just gets ridiculous. The author throws in some stalking behavior of the ex which is never fully explained besides she’s mentally unstable and one final (disappointing) act of the ex as she enters the building during a meeting. Then our lead characters finally talk after a grand gesture (that was actually pretty awesome) and HEA. Things didn’t flow well for me and the kiss was like a Hallmark movie in the last five minutes with no real fanfare cause everyone is thinking “Finally!” I’m grateful this was a kindle unlimited do I didn’t spend anything on this but I think our author could revamp the second half and it could be awesome but as is…not impressive
This is a clean, slow no burn, only two kiss (one on the hand, one on the lips) book. It started off well enough and I was enjoying their corny banter/chemistry, then it just went downhill after Ch. 17. As soon as the crazy ex gets added, the storyline goes to heck. In addition to the crazy ex, the author adds what our FMC sees as competition, although the author does nothing to give the impression the intern is even interested. This is where there is the juvenile avoidance behavior of our FMC and the classic clueless male behavior of our MC that totally ruins the story. She’s reminded of her ex, he’s reminded of his crazy ex and it just gets ridiculous. The author throws in some stalking behavior of the ex which is never fully explained besides she’s mentally unstable and one final (disappointing) act of the ex as she enters the building during a meeting. Then our lead characters finally talk after a grand gesture (that was actually pretty awesome) and HEA. Things didn’t flow well for me and the kiss was like a Hallmark movie in the last five minutes with no real fanfare cause everyone is thinking “Finally!” I’m grateful this was a kindle unlimited do I didn’t spend anything on this but I think our author could revamp the second half and it could be awesome but as is…not impressive
December 9, 2022
It was kinda good, kinda too riddled with distracting typos and repetitive words
Honestly did NOT understand what everyone's deal with Emmanuel was. The way the staff at N&C acted, I expected an ogre and got a...normal dude? Were the events with his crazy ex (what an anticlimatic end THAT had) and his niece the reason behind the whole We-Don't-Talk-About-Emmanuel thing they had going on?
Iris was OK, but that whole Emmanuel-only-smiles-at-me-he-only-likes-me propriety attitude bothered me. And once the new pretty intern got to the office and Iris became a pot of seeting jealousy and began projecting what happened with her ex-husband to this situation, I started to lose interest in the plot and just skimmed the rest.
N&C was the best bit of the whole book for me, to be honest. Why can't every workplace be THAT amazing with supportive colleagues and super understanding bosses is what I want to know.
Honestly did NOT understand what everyone's deal with Emmanuel was. The way the staff at N&C acted, I expected an ogre and got a...normal dude? Were the events with his crazy ex (what an anticlimatic end THAT had) and his niece the reason behind the whole We-Don't-Talk-About-Emmanuel thing they had going on?
Iris was OK, but that whole Emmanuel-only-smiles-at-me-he-only-likes-me propriety attitude bothered me. And once the new pretty intern got to the office and Iris became a pot of seeting jealousy and began projecting what happened with her ex-husband to this situation, I started to lose interest in the plot and just skimmed the rest.
N&C was the best bit of the whole book for me, to be honest. Why can't every workplace be THAT amazing with supportive colleagues and super understanding bosses is what I want to know.
December 13, 2024
This was an clean read based in an architectural firm. Iris has been hired as the new office manager and she is confused when all the other staff comment about the grouchy partner, Emmanuel Carr. She gets on well with him from the start and they share a lot of the same interests and sense of humour, so she's confused about his reputation. They really like each other but he has an ex-colleague stalker who tries to break them apart. I found Iris's insecurities a bit annoying instead of confronting Emmanuel like an adult, she basically sulked and was childish. Emmanuel came across as a clueless male which was a bit frustrating. It was an interesting and well written book but the HEA was not in enough detail. A nice book with no swearing and only kissing.
October 2, 2022
Three and a half stars. The story was good enough. There were lots of typos and double words or words missing.
Emanuel and Iris had a nice relationship. I was expecting more humor as I thought this was a RomCom, but was disappointed.
I think the story could be good with a little editing work and polish. The bones were good, but it’s not one I would reread.
Content. Clean - kisses only. No descriptions.
Emanuel and Iris had a nice relationship. I was expecting more humor as I thought this was a RomCom, but was disappointed.
I think the story could be good with a little editing work and polish. The bones were good, but it’s not one I would reread.
Content. Clean - kisses only. No descriptions.
September 20, 2022
"Guilty of aspirational clothing purchases."
Me too Iris, me too.
I love how relatable the characters were. The flirtatious relationship between Iris and Emmanuel was engaging and humorous.
Me too Iris, me too.
I love how relatable the characters were. The flirtatious relationship between Iris and Emmanuel was engaging and humorous.
January 10, 2023
Cute, clean romance. I enjoyed the two characters. They both had a past relationship that made them wary have a new one, especially when something happens to remind them of their ex. They don't want to make the same mistakes, so it takes a long time to become more than a 'work spouse' situation.
January 17, 2023
Loved it
So happy that all is well at the office and a plan was worked out that Emmanuel and Iris figured out a way to be together without breaking the office rules.
So happy that all is well at the office and a plan was worked out that Emmanuel and Iris figured out a way to be together without breaking the office rules.
January 27, 2023
Fun quick read
Really enjoyed this story. It's relatable and enjoyable. The characters and plot are down to earth. Really love this book.
Really enjoyed this story. It's relatable and enjoyable. The characters and plot are down to earth. Really love this book.
May 30, 2023
Loved it as being flirty and entertaining while building the slow burn romance!
July 15, 2024
Effortful Favor
Iris Faldon works for an Architectural Firm in Tucson, Arizona where she so recently moved to after an harrowing divorce ordeal. The easy factor is she immediately fits in at work, the difficult measure is she’s conflicted in how quickly she is liking Emmanuel Carr (the firm’s partner) beyond the professional borderlines.
There are haunting elements in the story, as new situational sequences seem to mirror the harsh mishaps that hurt the character before—propelling feelings of distress.
There is also a rule-abiding message, where the characters have to lucidly address how they will respond to a constraint or whether they will accept/ignore terms.
Iris Faldon works for an Architectural Firm in Tucson, Arizona where she so recently moved to after an harrowing divorce ordeal. The easy factor is she immediately fits in at work, the difficult measure is she’s conflicted in how quickly she is liking Emmanuel Carr (the firm’s partner) beyond the professional borderlines.
There are haunting elements in the story, as new situational sequences seem to mirror the harsh mishaps that hurt the character before—propelling feelings of distress.
There is also a rule-abiding message, where the characters have to lucidly address how they will respond to a constraint or whether they will accept/ignore terms.
January 13, 2023
A Truly Beautiful Story
Loved it, I laughed out loud. Sweet and funny with a bit of crazy could not wait to find out how it would turn out.
Loved it, I laughed out loud. Sweet and funny with a bit of crazy could not wait to find out how it would turn out.
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