The Negotiator (A Hot Romantic Comedy)

Avery Flynn — 2017

Wanted: Personal Buffer Often snarly, workaholic executive seeks “buffer” from annoying outside distractions AKA people. Free spirits with personal boundary issues, excessive quirks, or general squeamishness need not apply. Salary negotiable. Confidentiality required. Workaholic billionaire Sawyer Carlyle may have joked he needed a buffer from their marriage-obsessed mom, but he didn’t need a waiting room filled with candidates to further distract him. (Thanks, bro.) But when a sexy job applicant shooes his mom and the socialite in tow out of his office, Sawyer sees the genius of the plan. And the woman. In fact, Miss Clover Lee might just get the fastest promotion in history, from buffer to fake fiancé... This free-spirit might look like hot sunshine and lickable rainbows, but she negotiates like a pitbull. Before Sawyer knows what hit him, he’s agreed to give up Friday nights for reality tv, his Saturdays for flea markets (why buy junk still baffles him), his Tuesdays and Thursdays for date nights (aka panty-losing opportunities if he plays his cards right). And now she wants lavender bath salts and tulips delivered every Monday? Yup, she’s just screwing with him. Good thing she’s got this non-negotiatable six-weeks-and-she’s-gone rule or Sawyer may have just met his match. Each book in the Harbor City series is STANDALONE * The Negotiator * The Charmer * The Schemer

Reviews

Danielle Crain@bellafoxygobble

Aug 29, 2021

I read as part of the collection of books found in Love in the Dark: 12 Book Boxed Set Clover Lee is hired to be a buffer for Sawyer Carlyle whose mother is constantly trying to fix him up to get him married off. She poses as his fiance and the shenanigans begin. Clover is much more intelligent than she shows on paper and ends up being a perfect buffer/partner for Sawyer. I found myself cheering for her the whole time. This romantic comedy was seriously laugh-out-loud funny. Many times gratuitous sex drives the plot lines for contemporary romances which is why I don't read them nearly as often as historical-romances, but I found myself skipping over the squirmy parts so I could get on with the plot. This was definitely more steamy than my usual reads, but the plot keeps it going. Its funny and entertaining. I rated it a solid 3-stars. I'm trying to get a copy of the 2nd book about Hudson, but its not on KU or through any of my library cards). Hoping it will turn up somewhere. My Ratings: 5*****I loved this book, consider it an all time favorite 4**** Thoroughly enjoyed the book and will recommend it 3*** I liked it well enough, 2** Brain Candy - It was okay. Writing mediocre, will keep/re-read if part of a series 1* didn't like/possibly not finished.