After Hours
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A "smoking hot"* erotic romance novel that will have you up all night... Erin Coffey has been a nurse for years, but nothing’s prepared her for the physical and emotional demands of her new position. Needing to move closer to her dysfunctional family, she takes a dangerous job at Larkhaven Psychiatric Hospital, where she quickly learns that she needs protection—and she meets the strong, over-confident coworker who’s more than willing to provide it. Kelly Robak is the type of guy that Erin has sworn she’d never get involved with. She’s seen firsthand, via her mess of a sister, what chaos guys like him can bring into a woman’s life. But she finds herself drawn to him anyway, even when he shows up at her door, not eager to take no for an answer. What Erin finds even more shocking than Kelly’s indecent proposal is how much she enjoys submitting to his every command. But he can’t play the tough guy indefinitely. If they want to have more than just an affair, both will have to open up and reveal what they truly need. “The sweet, smoking hot, standout erotic romance you’ve been craving.”—*New York Times bestselling author Beth Kery
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The characters in this book were interesting and caused me to rethink certain ideas I had about personal agency However, I never fully got on board with the hero. He constantly ignored certain boundaries that the heroine had set and I never got over that. I really hated that he confronted her sister's ex despite her pleading with him not to. I hated moreover that it was later presented as a relatively good thing because the hero was capable of physically intimidating the ex while the heroine wasn't, and the hero felt like helping the heroine out. I understood the point being made but I am never on board with going against somebody's explicit wishes. It never sits right with me. In reviewing [b:Give It All 22668806 Give It All (Desert Dogs, #2) Cara McKenna https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1419610900l/22668806.SY75.jpg 42170995] by the same author, I remember complaining about the heroine's lack of openness with the hero and after reading this book, I think that Cara McKenna's characters may just not be my cup of tea. She writes characters who are often not nice, and I fundamentally think that at least when I read romance, I want the characters to be if not nice people, then at least kind and thoughtful to each other.
For some reason, I was initially resistant to Kelly's charms but I ended this book feeling like he won out. This is a little bit of a gracious 3 stars, but only because I think I've seen Cara McKenna do better. The psych ward helps it get up to that third star.
