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Bravo Family #58
Expecting the Boss's Baby
"Sex is absolutely off the table."
So this was Dax Girard's hiring policy. Well, it might not be conventional--but then again, all admin-assist-wannabe Zoe Bravo wanted was a job. And her prospective boss, Dax Girard, was so gorgeous that he'd clearly had to beat them off with a stick before. So she calmly agreed to the mogul's terms--even throwing in a fake fianc� for good measure! A strictly hands-off policy was fine with her....
But was it fine with him? Because the more no-strings-attached Dax swore he was as immune to Zoe as he was to your average beautiful woman, the more he started envisioning a future that had her in it. And, in nine months, a little someone else, as well.
So this was Dax Girard's hiring policy. Well, it might not be conventional--but then again, all admin-assist-wannabe Zoe Bravo wanted was a job. And her prospective boss, Dax Girard, was so gorgeous that he'd clearly had to beat them off with a stick before. So she calmly agreed to the mogul's terms--even throwing in a fake fianc� for good measure! A strictly hands-off policy was fine with her....
But was it fine with him? Because the more no-strings-attached Dax swore he was as immune to Zoe as he was to your average beautiful woman, the more he started envisioning a future that had her in it. And, in nine months, a little someone else, as well.
216 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 2010
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About the author
Christine Rimmer
719 books429 followersNew York Times bestselling author Christine Rimmer has written more than one hundred contemporary romances for Harlequin Books. She has won Romantic Times BOOKreview’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for best Silhouette Special Edition. She has been nominated seven times for the Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award and five times for Romantic Times Series Storyteller of the Year.
A California native who first longed to be an actress, Christine earned her theater degree from California State, Sacramento and then went to New York to study acting. Later, she moved to Southern California, where she began her writing career with short stories, plays, and poems. Her poems and short stories were published in a number of small literary journals. Her plays were produced at The Back Alley and Group Theaters in Southern California and have been published by Dramatists Play Service and West Coast Plays.
She now lives in Oregon with her family and two very contented cats named Tom and Ed.
A California native who first longed to be an actress, Christine earned her theater degree from California State, Sacramento and then went to New York to study acting. Later, she moved to Southern California, where she began her writing career with short stories, plays, and poems. Her poems and short stories were published in a number of small literary journals. Her plays were produced at The Back Alley and Group Theaters in Southern California and have been published by Dramatists Play Service and West Coast Plays.
She now lives in Oregon with her family and two very contented cats named Tom and Ed.
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May 9, 2013
I really enjoyed this book! This was not the typical, She got pregnant book. An office romance was a deal breaker. Zoe knew if she fell for her boss, she would be fired from the job she loved. Everything changed when the plane she and, Dax went down in the rain forest, and they had to survive. I love the statement used, what happens in the rain forest, stays in the rain forest. Zoe used her first aid training to patch Dax up, she also took care of him for days when he had a fever with chills. Zoe was thankful that Dax had the forethought to pack everything he had on the plane , like freeze dried food, and flash lights.
I was a little frustrated that Zoe was so stubborn the last few chapters of the book. I loved how Dax finally got though to Zoe, but it shouldn't have taking that long.
Sample from chapter 6
She took a small puddle of the shampoo in her hand and gave him back the bottle. Then she circled around behind him and went to work. Her hands were careful, firm and knowing. “Tip your head back.” He did, and closed his eyes as she shampooed him, working up a lather, massaging his scalp in a thoroughly pleasurable way. It was good, to have her hands on him. Almost as if his flesh had memorized her touch, through the days he was so sick, when she tended him so carefully – constantly. As if his skin had learned the feel of hers by heart, and now craved the contact it no longer received. He wondered if she might be feeling anything similar. Proprietary, maybe? She had been all he had for five days, his comfort, his only hope of survival.
I was a little frustrated that Zoe was so stubborn the last few chapters of the book. I loved how Dax finally got though to Zoe, but it shouldn't have taking that long.
Sample from chapter 6
She took a small puddle of the shampoo in her hand and gave him back the bottle. Then she circled around behind him and went to work. Her hands were careful, firm and knowing. “Tip your head back.” He did, and closed his eyes as she shampooed him, working up a lather, massaging his scalp in a thoroughly pleasurable way. It was good, to have her hands on him. Almost as if his flesh had memorized her touch, through the days he was so sick, when she tended him so carefully – constantly. As if his skin had learned the feel of hers by heart, and now craved the contact it no longer received. He wondered if she might be feeling anything similar. Proprietary, maybe? She had been all he had for five days, his comfort, his only hope of survival.
May 10, 2011
Awesome simple cute story,good read
Dax-Zoe are such adorable couple,both have lots of things in common and they understand each other very well and know what they want from their relation but when Zoe is pregnant,there is a little fight but all is well and they have their HEA
Zoe is one strong woman for once i was so happy cause like many other harlequin books the heroin is shown to keep career as her first priority but as soon as she falls in love it take back seat but here nothing of that sort happens Zoe falls in love and yes she gets pregnant as these 2 things are so important to her,her job is also important it does'nt takes back seat she wants to prove to everyone she is not a free spirit and knows what she wants from her life
Dax is also adorable man,sexy confident and great business man with one failed marriage behind now he has sworn off marriage and children but soon that also changes once he realises and accepts he loves Zoe so much then he gets along to win her back make her his wife be a father to his child and we get our happily every after
the secondary characters were great and story went ahead with good pace
Good read
Recommend it
Dax-Zoe are such adorable couple,both have lots of things in common and they understand each other very well and know what they want from their relation but when Zoe is pregnant,there is a little fight but all is well and they have their HEA
Zoe is one strong woman for once i was so happy cause like many other harlequin books the heroin is shown to keep career as her first priority but as soon as she falls in love it take back seat but here nothing of that sort happens Zoe falls in love and yes she gets pregnant as these 2 things are so important to her,her job is also important it does'nt takes back seat she wants to prove to everyone she is not a free spirit and knows what she wants from her life
Dax is also adorable man,sexy confident and great business man with one failed marriage behind now he has sworn off marriage and children but soon that also changes once he realises and accepts he loves Zoe so much then he gets along to win her back make her his wife be a father to his child and we get our happily every after
the secondary characters were great and story went ahead with good pace
Good read
Recommend it
January 21, 2012
I found this book pretty sweet. Zoe Bravo is kind of the free spirit of the family and she doesn't like that tag, yes she's been too many colleges and hasn't gotten a degree but she has a tendency to get bored, then her mother gets her an interview for a magazine run by the super wealthy hero Dax.
At their interview he hires on trial and tells her that there would be no hanky-panky between them, you see his assistants tend to fall for him so Zoe invents a fiancee but it is clear Dax knows he's made up. He wants her but likes the work she does.
Then they take a trip and crash and Zoe saves his life and nurses him and things take a personal turn between them and they decided once they get back to civilization it will end.
They try but they can't stop themselves and start a relationship but Zoe knows that Dax doesn't want marriage or children and then she turns up pregnant and he suddenly wants all of that, she refuses.
I did feel Zoe put his feelings to the test for too long but I enjoyed the book.
At their interview he hires on trial and tells her that there would be no hanky-panky between them, you see his assistants tend to fall for him so Zoe invents a fiancee but it is clear Dax knows he's made up. He wants her but likes the work she does.
Then they take a trip and crash and Zoe saves his life and nurses him and things take a personal turn between them and they decided once they get back to civilization it will end.
They try but they can't stop themselves and start a relationship but Zoe knows that Dax doesn't want marriage or children and then she turns up pregnant and he suddenly wants all of that, she refuses.
I did feel Zoe put his feelings to the test for too long but I enjoyed the book.
September 11, 2017
I found this book for a quarter at a used book sale and bought it as a quick read for a weekend vacation I had planned. Not disappointed. Yes, it was cheesy and predictable, but I totally did not see the plane crash coming. It was a good, quick read for the money I paid.
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November 13, 2021
Good book
November 15, 2024
This actually #29 in the series! I read chapter 10 over and over again! Awesome read!
August 1, 2011
Why do they name these things this way? I can see why people are reading these more and more on ebooks.
Girl takes a job with a guy who has trouble keeping assistants. They get along well with their "hands off" policy. And then they end up crashed in the jungle and things don't go quite to plan.
Girl takes a job with a guy who has trouble keeping assistants. They get along well with their "hands off" policy. And then they end up crashed in the jungle and things don't go quite to plan.
April 5, 2011
Dax Girard was so gorgeous he has to beat women off with a stick and his policy at work: sex is absolutely off the table. Admin-assist-wannabe Zoe needed and wanted the job he offered. The more the no-strings-attached Dax swears he's immune to Zoe, the more he envisions a future with her in it.
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November 15, 2010
Loved this story!
March 29, 2014
Ok little romance
April 25, 2020
Fue entretenido y disfrute leerlo pero no me sorprendió para darle más de 3 estrellas.
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