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by L.A. Witt (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 697 ratings
Holden Russell let his job consume his life for too long, and it took his wife leaving for him to realize it’s time for a change. His marriage is over, but he’s determined to do right by his kids, starting with fewer hours at work and more with them. Except it’s no longer the kids competing with his job for his attention. It’s Holden competing for their attention… with their new live-in nanny. Their very hot male live-in nanny.

Porter Blake never saw himself becoming a nanny, but okay. After burnout and PTSD drove him from his job as a paramedic, he’s desperate for something new, and it turns out the nanny gig isn’t so bad. The pay is decent, the stress is manageable, the kids are great, and their mom is cool. It’s the ex-husband he’s not so sure about.

The situation is awkward enough when Porter and Holden are butting heads. When they find some common ground and their mutual attraction becomes too much to ignore, things are bound to get complicated.

And unless they want Porter to lose his job, they’re going to have to fly under the ex-wife’s radar. Except secrets like this have a way of coming out…

This standalone novel is approximately 115,000 words long.
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  3. Publication date
    June 12, 2019
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07SD6CV9P
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 12, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.5 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 107097126X
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 697 ratings

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L. A. Witt

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L.A. Witt is a romance and suspense author who has at last given up the exciting nomadic lifestyle of the military spouse (read: her husband finally retired). She now resides in Pittsburgh, where the potholes are determined to eat her car and her cats are endlessly taunted by a disrespectful squirrel named Moose. In her spare time, she can be found painting in her art room or destroying her voice at a Pittsburgh Penguins game.

Website: http://www.gallagherwitt.com

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Customers find the book's story engaging, with one noting its interesting twists and wonderful ending. Moreover, the writing quality receives positive feedback, with one customer describing it as a feel-good light read. Additionally, the characters are well-developed, and customers appreciate the humor throughout the book.

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29 customers mention "Story quality"25 positive4 negative

Customers enjoy the story of the book, particularly its wonderful ending, with one customer noting how the twists keep them engaged throughout.

"...The characters are lovely, relatable and very intriguing. Despite a few bumps along the road the HEA counts for all of it...." Read more

"...But it was worth pushing through to the wonderful ending to this story. I listened to the audio version and it was very well done." Read more

"...The complexities of the situation were handled well and everyone putting the kids first all the time was nice too...." Read more

"...I always know it's a good story when I go through the rainbow of emotions while being too engrossed to notice until it's done...." Read more

25 customers mention "Readability"25 positive0 negative

Customers find the book enjoyable and loveable, with one customer noting it's a feel-good light romance.

"...But it was worth pushing through to the wonderful ending to this story. I listened to the audio version and it was very well done." Read more

"...They were very compatible. The kids were cute and complex, I liked that...." Read more

"Enjoyable, though slow paced, very domestic, main characters all likeable- it’s nice that everyone who’s an adult talks to the other adults like..." Read more

"...But this...This hit me where I needed it to today. A wonderful and inevitable love story that made me smile so hard my cheeks were hurting but also..." Read more

13 customers mention "Character development"13 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the characters in the book, finding them lovely, with one customer noting how they pull readers in right away.

"...The characters are lovely, relatable and very intriguing. Despite a few bumps along the road the HEA counts for all of it...." Read more

"Enjoyable, though slow paced, very domestic, main characters all likeable- it’s nice that everyone who’s an adult talks to the other adults like..." Read more

"...I loved the characters and how they learned to work with the kids and each other." Read more

"This is what it says on the tin. The characters are sweet, they try to be good to reach other and the kids, and their problems are mostly things they..." Read more

12 customers mention "Writing quality"12 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, describing it as well done and wonderfully written, with one customer noting it's a real page turner.

"...I listened to the audio version and it was very well done." Read more

"...She genuinely cares about Holden and Porter. It's a great book; long but great." Read more

"...💞 ✌ ✌ love the author. One of my favorites.. Must read 😁 and definitely worth reading all of her other books.. You will not be disappointed!!..." Read more

"...Set in USA this book was a real page turner and entertaining. Loved it." Read more

8 customers mention "Humor"8 positive0 negative

Customers find the book humorous and entertaining.

"All sorts of feels and kid mischief with a clueless dad and an ex-wife with a manny...." Read more

"...Set in USA this book was a real page turner and entertaining. Loved it." Read more

"Dual POV. Decent amount of sexy M/M scenes. Good amount of humor. Some typos and repetition but nothing catastrophic. Loved the end." Read more

"If your looking for a book that has; drama, love, laughter, angst and hot sex? Look no further!..." Read more

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  • M.C.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely, amazing book
    Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2022
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    I've always loved L.A. Witt's writing and this book shows why. The characters are lovely, relatable and very intriguing. Despite a few bumps along the road the HEA counts for all of it. I love it and will read once or ten times again.
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  • Katy Beth
    4.0 out of 5 stars Family Matters
    Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2022
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    This seems like a case where family matters in a completely different way. Everyone in this story cares about the kids but they don't always agree on what that needs to look like. I got frustrated at times on how their personal relationship was run over by others. But it was worth pushing through to the wonderful ending to this story. I listened to the audio version and it was very well done.
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  • Kat T
    5.0 out of 5 stars Age Gap Manny
    Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2022
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    4.5 Stars. I liked how Holden strove to be better. He knew he wasn't a good dad in the past and was determined to be better, even if it meant swallowing his pride and learning from Porter. I liked how they slowly went from dislike (on Holden's side) to love. They were very compatible. The kids were cute and complex, I liked that. The ex wasn't the typically evil woman character; she wasn't bitter or mean because Holden failed as a father/husband in the past. She does get a little crazy about the "don't date the nanny/my ex" thing though. She genuinely cares about Holden and Porter. It's a great book; long but great.
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  • Stanford
    3.0 out of 5 stars just ok
    Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2022
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    Enjoyable, though slow paced, very domestic, main characters all likeable- it’s nice that everyone who’s an adult talks to the other adults like adults, and I liked that the many children of the large blended family all have distinct and easily pictured personalities, especially since they have so much page time. The complexities of the situation were handled well and everyone putting the kids first all the time was nice too.

    I keep using the word “nice” instead of “great” or “amazing” which is why this book gets a solid 3 stars from me. Suffers a but from telling instead of showing all the way through but especially at the beginning with some rather tedious infodumps. Nothing groundbreaking here, but all the usual tropes about mutual pining and secretly dating are managed well. I just found myself speed skimming through a lot of repetitive inner voice monologues about the same old same old same old low stakes angst - tediously covered twice because each character had to go through their entire (basically exactly the same) mental hand wringing in their subsequent individual chapters -and, I’m sorry to say, the sex scenes, which were pretty average, standard fare and after a while just felt like extra filler.

    I’m not sure the employee/employer potential power imbalances were given the screen time they likely deserved, but in the end the biggest conflict would ultimately be how the kids would manage if things went badly, and that did get the level of attention it needed (although it went on way too repetitively and definitely for too long. The book could have done a better story in 2/3 its length).
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  • Jess
    5.0 out of 5 stars I needed this today.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021
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    I love L.A.'s writing. I haven't read a thing I didn't wholly enjoy. But this...This hit me where I needed it to today. A wonderful and inevitable love story that made me smile so hard my cheeks were hurting but also had me on the verge of tears for an hour. I always know it's a good story when I go through the rainbow of emotions while being too engrossed to notice until it's done. Will definitely reread this...a lot.
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  • Karla
    4.0 out of 5 stars Adorable Book
    Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2021
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    All sorts of feels and kid mischief with a clueless dad and an ex-wife with a manny. I loved the characters and how they learned to work with the kids and each other.
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  • zvi LikesTV
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, simple story
    Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019
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    This is what it says on the tin. The characters are sweet, they try to be good to reach other and the kids, and their problems are mostly things they've done to themselves.

    Content note: Small bit of homophobia against a secondary character by a tertiary character. Separately, a noisy neighbor makes assumptions and is nasty about it, but she gets shut down pretty fast
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  • CC Book Lover
    4.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful love story
    Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2019
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    I loved the relationships between all of the main characters.. Although in the beginning I thought about giving up on the book because it was moving so slow I stick with it and the story picked up and although I didn't really care for Tiffany at one point she did with me over by the end. Porter and Holden were absolutely adorable. Read the book and you'll see what I mean.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars OMG, love this writer
    Reviewed in Canada on January 26, 2022
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    Absolutely love this author. Great job on another well designed story line that keeps you not wanting to put the book down.
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  • Wide Eyes, Big Ears!
    4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet divorcee-falls-for-manny romance!
    Reviewed in Australia on February 22, 2023
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    Divorced, now-single father Holden is feeling usurped when he moves back to re-establish a relationship with his kids, only to find that Tiffany, his ex-wife, has hired a very competent male nanny that has kids adore. While he tries to pick holes in Porter’s care of his children, Holden soon realises Porter is a pretty amazing person as well as a great nanny. I liked the story and most of the characters in this sweet romance but I thought Porter and Holden bought into Tiffany’s fears and demands too much and that didn’t feel realistic. There were some engaging subplots but there was a far bit of rehashing Holden and Porter’s thoughts and while that didn’t rankle too much, cutting it would make the story crisper. Audio narrator Michael Ferraiuolo is a firm favourite and he was perfect here.
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  • Karin Baumann
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
    Reviewed in Germany on January 30, 2022
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    Loved the chemistry of Holden and Porter. The Kids and the nanny were hilarius.
    Big surprise at the end. (:
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  • Noel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Complicated, unconventional, eventually perfect
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2022
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    Screwiest family dynamic that just gets odder, even to the end, with a memorable proposal. Just when you can’t see a way to resolve all the problems, they do, in style. Liked this a lot.
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  • TinTenHertz
    4.0 out of 5 stars Wenn Kinder mit in der Gleichung sind...
    Reviewed in Germany on June 28, 2019
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    ... und Menschen versuchen, verantwortlich damit umzugehen... Natürlich nicht immer ein realistisches Setting, war es doch glaubhaft, wie schwierig es ist, alle Interessen, Gefühle und Bedürfnisse unter einen Hut zu bekommen, wenn Kinder mit in der Gleichung sind. Sympathische Protagonisten + intensive Gefühle.
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