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About FALLING UNDER YOU
Norma Anders has always prided herself on her intelligence and determination. She climbed out of poverty, put herself through school and is now a chief financial advisor at Pierce Industries. She’s certainly a woman who won’t be topped. Not in business anyway.
But she’s pretty sure she’d like to be topped in the bedroom.
Unfortunately most men see independence and ambition in a woman and they run. Even her dominant boss, Hudson Pierce has turned down her advances, leaving her to fear that she will never find the lover she’s longing for.
Then the most unlikely candidate steps up. Boyd, her much-too-young and oh-so-hot assistant surprises her one night with bold suggestions and an authoritative demeanor he’s never shown her in the office.
It’s a bad idea…such a deliciously bad idea…but when Boyd takes the reins and leads her to sensual bliss she’s never known, the headstrong Norma can’t help but fall under his command.
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Review
What I love most about Laurelin Paige’s Fixed series is that she creates such dynamic characters – hero and heroines who have multiple layers to their personalities that can only be peeled away and shown to the people who understand these characters the most, and in Falling Under You, Paige’s most recent addition to the series, she has once again proven how multifaceted her characters are.
On paper, Norma Anders and Boyd Barrett are not a good match. Norma has a dominate personality while Boyd is her “quiet, subservient” assistant, but all it takes is one moment of vulnerability – one moment where Norma yearns to stop thinking and to let go – for Boyd to demonstrate the strong, controlling man within – the man who wants to own and dominate Norma, not in her domain at the office, but in the bedroom because as Boyd expertly displays from the beginning of their sexual encounters is the fact that he knows exactly what she needs.
There’s definitely a learning curve to Boyd’s domination of a dominant; Norma is used to always being in control and working through each and every scenario like she does at work, but that’s not what Boyd is offering…that’s not what Norma needs either, so their power struggle takes a bit to find a balance, but once Norma truly understands what Boyd is giving to her, she realizes that giving up power and receiving praise is exactly what she needs to be able to take a break and allow someone to take care of her for once…to put her wants and needs ahead of everyone else…to prove to her that she doesn’t always have to hold the reins or think for that matter because Boyd shows her who she truly is and what she truly needs to be complete.
Boyd Barrett is one hot as hell dominant. He’s definitely a giver and knows exactly how to manipulate a woman’s body in order for her to feel the optimum amount of pleasure. I love the two roles that Boyd plays in Norma’s life because he does both so easily, which provides Norma with a sense of calm that she hasn’t felt since before her mother’s death. Boyd is as upfront and candid as he can be with Norma about what he wants out of their intimate relationship, but he doesn’t rush her, which both frustrates and intrigues her. Boyd does everything right in his quest to claim not only Norma’s body but also her heart and I loved watching Norma growl in frustration and purr in ecstasy, reaffirming that Boyd, despite his age and workplace demeanor, is the perfect man for Norma and her needs.
Laurelin Paige is one of my favorite authors because I become instantly enthralled with her carefully crafted world and the multifaceted nature of her characters. Paige definitely knows how to bring the steam as well, adding in sexy encounters that illustrate the connection of the characters as well as shift and balance in power that occurs between the couple.
And, after getting a preview of Chandler’s book at the end of Falling Under You, I can’t wait to see what Paige has in store for the youngest Pierce.
A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 Poison Apples
Excerpt
After that, Boyd and I maintained the perception that Hudson desired, but everything was different. Though we still went through the routine we’d gone through for the past two years and still lived the roles we’d defined for ourselves, we’d reached a new understanding between us. We talked about our future a lot. It was our priority, and things began to change. Gwen got a place of her own, and Boyd officially gave up his apartment and moved in with me. He accompanied me to family dinners—even when Hudson was present. And little by little, I started tidying up projects at work so that I could hand them off to someone else if necessary.
Still, time went by. Thanksgiving came and went. The Monday after the four-day holiday, the annual executive Christmas party invitation arrived via intra-office mail.
“You can toss that,” I said to Boyd as he laid it on my desk.
“You aren’t planning to go? It’s at American Cut. Hudson’s rented out the entire restaurant. You love that place.”
I looked up from my computer screen. “I know. But it’s not as fun when I can’t take whom I want to take.” The year before I’d gone to the event and barely lasted an hour before I’d rushed home to Boyd and had a very different kind of party.
The corners of his mouth bent into a frown. Quietly, so no one passing by might hear, he said, “I hate that I’m the one standing in the way of you enjoying all the perks of your hard work.”
“It’s not really a perk. It’s one night. I’ll live.” But, the truth was, it was more than one night. My job required me to attend several events throughout the year. Time and time again I’d gone alone. I could ignore the looks and office gossip about my perpetually single status, but I despised not being able to share those occasions with Boyd. Sometimes I’d take him with me as my assistant, which was almost worse. At least at the office, I had work to distract me from pining for his glance or his touch. In social settings, it had gotten harder and harder not to brush my arm against his too closely, not to reach for his hand, not to behave too familiarly with him.
“Okay, then. If that’s what you want.” Boyd reached for the invitation, but I placed my hand on his wrist to stop him.
“You know what? It’s not what I want. And I’m tired of living like this.” I pushed my chair back from my desk and stood up.
About Laurelin Paige
USA Today and New York Times Bestselling Author Laurelin Paige is a sucker for a good romance and gets giddy anytime there’s kissing, much to the embarrassment of her three daughters. Her husband doesn’t seem to complain, however. When she isn’t reading or writing sexy stories, she’s probably singing, watching Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead, or dreaming of Adam Levine. She’s also a proud member of Mensa International though she doesn’t do anything with the organization except use it as material for her bio. She is represented by Rebecca Friedman.
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