Charmed and Alarmed

Daddy Issues, Book 3

By: Cleo White

Narrated by: Savannah Thomas, Lee Samuels

I dedicated my entire life to ballet, and what did it get me? A limp, an intact v-card, and zero job prospects.

Squatting in my sister's apartment, watching game shows, and feeling sorry for myself seems like an ideal way to pass the time until I figure out what to do next.

Unfortunately, my father doesn't agree. Thanks to him, I'll now be spending my days stapling pieces of paper together at his architecture firm, under the watchful eye of his business partner.

Holden Ellinger is the last person I want seeing me at my lowest. The man might be obscenely attractive, but he's also a conceited playboy with too much money and a pathological fear of commitment.

The one silver lining in this situation? My new boss really, really wants me and, as it turns out, I really, really like being a tease.

Charmed and Alarmed is book three in a series of interconnected standalones, and can be enjoyed without having read previous books. If you like short, spicy novellas with a reformed Playboy who has it bad for his business partner's daughter, this is the book for you!

©2025 Cleo White (P)2025 Podium Audio

Best of the three

“He hadn’t counted on that pencil skirt.”
All good romances need friction and this one, with eternal ladies man Holden, provided an entertainingly different angle compared to the previous two age gap romances. Against his normal instincts, Holden can’t stop obsessing over Lenora. I also liked Lenora’s deeper backstory. Because I felt the chemistry, the sex scenes were sexier and the HEA was more heartfelt. It was a buzzkill that every couple, even a random one getting a mere cameo, featured middle-aged men and twenty something women. That got a little too close to creepy in what was otherwise a sexy listen.