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The Bachelors of Blackwater Lake #2
One Night with the Boss
It's not business. It's personal! Teresa Southwick delivers a sexy office romance in this brand-new installment of her Bachelors of Blackwater Lake miniseries!
For years, executive assistant Olivia Lawson has been faithfully holding a torch for her hunky boss. But she doesn't need a memo to see she's stuck in the friend zone! Olivia decides she needs to look elsewhere for love. So she invents a long-distance boyfriend—the perfect excuse to quit her job and move away—and gives her two-weeks notice.
Tycoon Brady O'Keefe is stunned by the extent of emotion that Olivia's resignation releases! He soon discovers Olivia's boyfriend is a sham, but rather than tip his hand, Brady decides to romance—and seduce—her into staying. Now Olivia must choose whether to stick to her guns—or follow her heart into the arms of the man she loves!
For years, executive assistant Olivia Lawson has been faithfully holding a torch for her hunky boss. But she doesn't need a memo to see she's stuck in the friend zone! Olivia decides she needs to look elsewhere for love. So she invents a long-distance boyfriend—the perfect excuse to quit her job and move away—and gives her two-weeks notice.
Tycoon Brady O'Keefe is stunned by the extent of emotion that Olivia's resignation releases! He soon discovers Olivia's boyfriend is a sham, but rather than tip his hand, Brady decides to romance—and seduce—her into staying. Now Olivia must choose whether to stick to her guns—or follow her heart into the arms of the man she loves!
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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Teresa Southwick
445 books50 followersA four time National Readers Choice award finalist, Teresa Southwick is the author of more than 65 romance novels. She's also been a finalist for Romance Writers of America's prestigious Rita Award and a winner of Romantic Times Book Reviews Magazine's Reviewer's Choice award for best Silhouette Romance.
Teresa grew up in Southern California, one of six children--four of them boys. That gave her a lot of experience with the male point of view and has served her well in her writing career. Living in Las Vegas which she considers just a little east of her childhood stomping grounds, she loves to hear from readers and can be contacted at www.teresasouthwick.com.
Teresa grew up in Southern California, one of six children--four of them boys. That gave her a lot of experience with the male point of view and has served her well in her writing career. Living in Las Vegas which she considers just a little east of her childhood stomping grounds, she loves to hear from readers and can be contacted at www.teresasouthwick.com.
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March 29, 2014
Very good book. Olivia has had enough of waiting for Brady to notice her as a woman, submits her resignation, and prepares to move away. She's tried twice before and he has always managed to talk her into staying, so this time she invents a boyfriend to help show him she's serious. Brady can't believe she's actually going to leave this time. He tries everything he can think of to get her to stay, but has no luck. When he discovers that the boyfriend doesn't exist he decides to try romance and gets more than he bargained for.
I really liked both Olivia and Brady. Olivia has been in love with Brady for years and living on the hope that he would eventually notice her as a woman, not just a friend. After five years she's ready to give up. She wants a home and family of her own and she realizes that she'll never get it with Brady. She has little confidence in her ability to stand up to him on her own, so she invents "Leonard", a man she met on a business trip to help make her point that she's leaving. She feels guilty about lying, but she's desperate to get away. She thinks she's finally got him convinced until he kisses her during one of their discussions. She finally got one of her dreams fulfilled, but there's still no indication that he wants something lasting. I loved the way that Olivia was so good at standing up to Brady in most things. She was aware enough of her own weaknesses where he was concerned that she knew she needed some kind of backup plan to resist his efforts to keep her there. It was fun to see her try to make things up as she went along, forgetting that Brady knew her well enough to suspect that there was something weird going on. I loved seeing her take what she wanted after the employee celebration and ached for her as she gave up on her dream.
Brady has kept a lid on his emotions for years, equating love with loss. He lost his father to a massive heart attack his last year in college and his best friend soon after that. He and Olivia have known each other all their lives and she has been the best assistant he could ever have. He hates change, and when she has tried to quit before he has always been able to talk her into staying. He is stunned when she insists that this time she will leave whether he likes it or not. I loved seeing him try to delay her departure by refusing to hire a replacement and seeing her thwart him at every turn. He's really surprised by her claim of a boyfriend since he's never heard her talk about Leonard before and is a bit suspicious of her refusal to tell him anything. I loved how he got caught snooping. Brady doesn't understand why he's suddenly so irritated by the thought of Olivia with a boyfriend or looking at her as something other than a friend. I loved seeing his pride push him into kissing her to prove a point and totally losing control of himself. Discovering that Leonard doesn't exist made him decide to try to seduce her into staying, thinking if they could sleep together and get it out of their systems everything could go back to normal. He's blown away by what happens between them and retreats in fear of the strength of his emotions. I loved seeing his confusion as he tried to deal with it all. I loved seeing his sister try to explain things to him and had to smile when he finally got it. The ending was pretty sweet.
I really liked both Olivia and Brady. Olivia has been in love with Brady for years and living on the hope that he would eventually notice her as a woman, not just a friend. After five years she's ready to give up. She wants a home and family of her own and she realizes that she'll never get it with Brady. She has little confidence in her ability to stand up to him on her own, so she invents "Leonard", a man she met on a business trip to help make her point that she's leaving. She feels guilty about lying, but she's desperate to get away. She thinks she's finally got him convinced until he kisses her during one of their discussions. She finally got one of her dreams fulfilled, but there's still no indication that he wants something lasting. I loved the way that Olivia was so good at standing up to Brady in most things. She was aware enough of her own weaknesses where he was concerned that she knew she needed some kind of backup plan to resist his efforts to keep her there. It was fun to see her try to make things up as she went along, forgetting that Brady knew her well enough to suspect that there was something weird going on. I loved seeing her take what she wanted after the employee celebration and ached for her as she gave up on her dream.
Brady has kept a lid on his emotions for years, equating love with loss. He lost his father to a massive heart attack his last year in college and his best friend soon after that. He and Olivia have known each other all their lives and she has been the best assistant he could ever have. He hates change, and when she has tried to quit before he has always been able to talk her into staying. He is stunned when she insists that this time she will leave whether he likes it or not. I loved seeing him try to delay her departure by refusing to hire a replacement and seeing her thwart him at every turn. He's really surprised by her claim of a boyfriend since he's never heard her talk about Leonard before and is a bit suspicious of her refusal to tell him anything. I loved how he got caught snooping. Brady doesn't understand why he's suddenly so irritated by the thought of Olivia with a boyfriend or looking at her as something other than a friend. I loved seeing his pride push him into kissing her to prove a point and totally losing control of himself. Discovering that Leonard doesn't exist made him decide to try to seduce her into staying, thinking if they could sleep together and get it out of their systems everything could go back to normal. He's blown away by what happens between them and retreats in fear of the strength of his emotions. I loved seeing his confusion as he tried to deal with it all. I loved seeing his sister try to explain things to him and had to smile when he finally got it. The ending was pretty sweet.
December 30, 2016
Too Boring!!!
August 21, 2025
Keeping His Distance
Brady O'Keef decided never to let anyone close enough to hurt him if they disappeared from his life. Olivia, his personal assistant, wants his love, but has given up on getting it. This is a tale of how Brady finds out that living without love isn't really living.
Brady O'Keef decided never to let anyone close enough to hurt him if they disappeared from his life. Olivia, his personal assistant, wants his love, but has given up on getting it. This is a tale of how Brady finds out that living without love isn't really living.
August 21, 2017
Olivia has worked with Brady for years. Had a crush on him, but he never sees her as anything other than a worker. Tried to quit a couple times, but would talk her into staying. But this time decided all she could take, needed to get away.
A fast read book.
A fast read book.
September 7, 2017
3.5 stars
November 15, 2014
I'm giving it a 3.5 stars.
I felt for Olivia. Taking matters into her own hands, she "lies" to her boss (that she's in love with) she has found someone and is leaving. Quite funny that that was the only thing that caught his attention. Good on her! Definitely not a doormat! But then he starts to notice her and yay when they finally 'get together', she is happy that he has finally noticed her. That bothered me. But like all these books, the Hero always has all this emotional baggage that makes him incapable of love. Typical story, but the author has entertained us with humorous dialogue, a lovely setting with characters we easily fall in love with. :-)
I felt for Olivia. Taking matters into her own hands, she "lies" to her boss (that she's in love with) she has found someone and is leaving. Quite funny that that was the only thing that caught his attention. Good on her! Definitely not a doormat! But then he starts to notice her and yay when they finally 'get together', she is happy that he has finally noticed her. That bothered me. But like all these books, the Hero always has all this emotional baggage that makes him incapable of love. Typical story, but the author has entertained us with humorous dialogue, a lovely setting with characters we easily fall in love with. :-)
December 7, 2015
I liked this story. The hero and heroine have known each other most of their lives, given their moms are best friends. The heroine has worked for the hero the past several years and has tried to quit the past two Januarys (Januaries?) in a row because of her crush on him. He's hopeless, refusing to see her "that way", and she is seriously determined to quit this year. She needs to get away from him and meet someone new. So, to keep herself from giving in to his manipulation and pleading yet again, she makes up a boyfriend. And the shenanigans begin. The humor is very light and sweet, very hometown. It's a cute little story and I enjoyed it.
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January 12, 2016"The dialogue shines and the love scenes are smoking in Southwick's Bachelors of Blackwater Lake story (RT Book Reviews)". 4 stars
Miniseries: The Bachelors of Blackwater Lake
Miniseries: The Bachelors of Blackwater Lake
November 12, 2015
A typical in love with boss but he has no clue story but was cute and sweet. A nice rainy day read.
January 17, 2016
One night was a great story. I loved this dynamic duo. The progression was smooth and well written. A truly enjoyable romance.
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