Loverboy

The Company, Book 2

De: Sarina Bowen

Narrado por: Joe Arden, Emma Wilder, Vanessa Edwin

Secrets, desires, and exquisite pie. It’s all in a day’s work at The Company.

Growing up, I was the rough guy from the wrong neighborhood who couldn’t catch a break. Posy was the pampered girl I tried to impress. But I managed to steal only a single kiss before I had to skip town.

Now I’m back, and the tables are turned. Posy runs a struggling pie shop. I’m the VP of a secretive billion dollar security company.

Not that I can tell her.

There’s a murderer on the loose in New York, and he seems to spend a lot of time at Posy’s shop. I can’t let on that I’m here to bring him down before he can harm a hair on her pretty head.

Going undercover as Posy’s new barista wasn’t my idea. I don’t even drink coffee. But now I have to call her “boss” and do everything the curvy perfectionist asks of me. I’d forgotten how much we infuriate each other, and that she somehow fills me with both irritation and desire in the same breath.

There’s nobody more skilled at stealth ops than me. I can bring this killer down. Right after I take a cold shower. And just as soon I figure out how to make a skinny peppermint latte with milk poured in the shape of a kitten....

©2020 Sarina Bowen (P)2020 Sarina Bowen

Entertaining Romance with a bit of suspense

Clever dialogue with some amusing scenes where KEY partner and coffee hater Gunner poses as a barista in college rival Posy’s coffee shop and bakery. Of course they have strong chemistry and he has to hide that the real reason for applying for the job is surveillance. Interesting characters- we learn more about their team- and some exciting action. Some of the parental issues are very predictable but the romance eventually turns steamy. The story moves at a good pace, is well written and nicely edited, and has great narration. Not everything gets settled at the end - this is book two in the series- but most of the couples story is removed and there was no cliffhanger. Worth a credit!

Definitely hungry for pie! and more of this series!

Loverboy, the second book in Sarina Bowen's The Company Series is an addicting story full of suspense, mystery, humor and a TON of heat. I loved this book so much and the intense, passionate characters. The story-telling is stellar and impossible to put down.

Posy Paxton owns Posy's Pie Shop and is in desperate need of a coffee barista. She is running the shop on her own and just cannot keep up any longer. Out of the blue Gunnar Scott randomly shows up in her shop asking for a job. She reluctantly agrees to hire him even though they have a history and even though he is the worst coffee barista EVER! There is also the fact that he is really working undercover but he REALLY turns on the charm to convince her. I loved Posy. She has a sweet side but also a fierce and protective side as well. It doesn’t take her long to figure out that Gunnar is keeping something from her that isn’t adding up. I loved how she follows her instincts and her heart where Gunnar is concerned.

Gunnar Scott is one of my most favourite heroes Sarina Bowen has ever written. He is the FULL package. A huge heart, insanely charming, sexy and irresistible. Max has just hired Gunnar to join his team at “The Company”. He is in need of some intel and undercover work in order to catch a dangerous criminal that is lurking from Max’s past.

Posy and Gunnar have an undeniable connection but they also some unresolved feelings to sort through due to a lack of communication from their past. I really liked how that was all handled, it was not at all drawn out or handled immaturity like sometimes can happen in a second chance love story. Their chemistry and banter I could not get enough of.

Joe Arden's sultry voice as Gunnar sucks you in from beginning to end, and Vanessa Edwin voices the sweetest Posy. Their chemistry was fabulous. I loved how easily their voices complimented each other. Incredible performances! I am now more eager than ever for Max’s story! Fingers crossed he and Scout are next up in this amazing series!

*Advanced audio review copy received in exchange of an honest review.

Great Romantic Suspense Story

Gunnar is a Company man. He's gruff, sexy, and dislikes coffee so it's only fitting that he takes on an undercover assignment as a barista. Posy owns a struggling pie shop and after her last barista left without notice, well, you know where this is going. Oh, and Gunnar & Posy have history and can't stand each other. Let the fun begin!

There is so much fun going on in this story- espionage, suspense, danger, and so much humor. I absolutely loved Vanessa Edwin's internal monologue, which was voiced as her hormones. She and Joe Arden had great comedic timing. Will definitely be adding this to the favorite list.

Hold my coffee while we figure this out;)

I love a good mystery especially with some romantic suspense. I was right there with Gunn trying to figure out WTH the Plumber was!

I will never look at another portafilter without giggling again😜

Joe, Emma & Vanessa were flawless:)

Sexy Suspenseful Romance

Gunnar and Posy knew each other way back when. Gunnar was the bartender at Posy's family bar and both of them were duking it out for the bar manager position. After a steamy hot kiss, Posy never saw Gunnar again. Until he shows up at her coffee shop asking her to hire him as a barista (?!). Something doesn't add up, but Posy is desperate enough to hire him on.

Gunnar thought he was done with the East Coast and New York in particular. Having moved to California he helped Max run The Company from the West Coast. Max asks Gunnar for a favor and when Gunnar finds out that there's a murderer on the loose in New York and one of the common threads always happens to be Posy's coffee shop he agrees to an undercover operation. But can Gunnar and Posy's close proximity rekindle feelings they both once had?

I really enjoyed Loverboy! Having read Moonlighter first, I was ready for the next book in The Company series and it did not disappoint. I love a great second chance romance and Gunnar and Posy had such great banter! And the adventure and suspense had me hooked. I looked down at one point and realized that I had almost finished the book because I was so sucked in to the story. Sarina Bowen is a master story teller and these books are so complicated, but I always understood what was happening and I couldn't stop reading!

As always, the steamy scenes in Loverboy were STEAMY, but also with a lot of heart. Both Posy and Gunnar are so vulnerable - neither of them willing to let the other in completely. I appreciate it how they decided to go slow with their relationship. I definitely enjoyed this slow burn. I can't wait to read Max's story next!!!

Audiobook:

Story: 4.5
Narration: 4
Overall: 4.5

I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook of Loverboy. The audiobook was narrated by Joe Arden and Vanessa Edwin. I feel like these two did a wonderful job narrating Gunnar and Posy! I've listened to Joe Arden in the past and really enjoy his narrating. Vanessa Edwin is a new to me narrator, but I enjoyed the way she was able to portray the different emotions that Posy was feeling. This was a fantastic audiobook!

If you're looking for your next sweet and sexy romance filled with amazing suspense pick up a copy of Loverboy!

I received a complimentary advance copy of the book and audiobook of this title from the author.