From the day he meets her in the conference room, Noah has his sights set on Ginny. But he’ll need to pull out all the stops to win her over in this delightful office romance short story from #1 NYT bestselling author Lauren Blakely!
Strong Suit is a book I never thought I needed and it was everything I wanted. I loved Noah and Ginny in Birthday Suit and now we get a glimpse of what was happening with them from the beginning. One year before Lulu came back into Leo’s life. I loved it. Even the kale talk and I hate kale. But, maybe if it was Noah feeding it to me, I might give in.
This is a short story full of flirt, questioning, and paper airplanes. A build-up to what’s to come.
Quotes:
He was a freaking twenty-five-year-old family man. Thanks, universe, for the temptation.
“Noah, are you about to say something vastly inappropriate about electric toothbrushes?”
“Would you let me do some chores for you?”
She waves her hand in front of her chest, like she’s heating up. “Please. You can’t say such seductive things in the office,” she whispers.
Author
helenc
3 years ago
I love all of Lauren Blakely’s books. I love this one to, I just wish all the books was in 1 book. I like it more when the authors put the complete book together instead of in different books. Still this is a wonderful story and now I want to read more about Ginny and Noah. Thank you for the wonderful story.
Author
mkupcs
3 years ago
Strong Suit is a Birthday Suit Short Story about Noah and Ginny.
Noah and Ginny are both highly attracted to each other. What can go wrong. Why haven’t they been together or at least gone on a date yet? Well, Ginny is 10 years older then Noah and they work together. They exchange a few flirty text messages and he’s always sending her paper airplanes at lunch. Will they both decide it’s worth a shot and go out sometime?
I can’t wait to read Birthday Suit for more of Noah and Ginny!!
Author
ddiem56
3 years ago
Strong Suit by Lauren Blakely is a very, very short contemporary almost romance. It’s more of a pre-romance. The beginning without the end. A tease. But it’s an awesome tease. Ms. Blakely sucks you into Noah and Ginny’s story and just as you start to cheer this couple on. It’s over. It’s a fantastic lead up to the next book, Birthday Suit. Will I read the next book? I’m not sure. I fear cliff-hangers because I hate them. This book is not a cliff-hanger. It’s just a very short story. Does it make you want to read more, oh yes it does. It’s hard to review books that are this short, so I’ll just say, it’s well-written and a smooth read, the characters are outstanding and lovable, and now I’ll shut up.
Author
beccazsurkán
3 years ago
I guess I just got my wish – more Noah and Ginny. It was such a fun read!
Author
jm328
3 years ago
This is a novella that precedes Blakely’s book, Birthday Suit. It is really short–like a 20 minute read. The book sets up the story of Ginny and Noah. Ginny is a 35-year old single mother who is the Director of Marketing at a chocolate company. Men have a history of disappointing her and she’s not looking for romance. Then she meets Noah, the 25-year old that is hired to the be Director of Sales at her company. They immediately hit it off but Ginny is wary of dating, especially a man that is 10 years her junior. But Noah is not giving up…..
That is pretty much where the book ends. It is a great set up of Ginny and Noah’s story. The reason I only gave this 3 stars is because I was disappointed in how their story plays out in the next book, Birthday Suit. They definitely exist as secondary characters in the next book but there’s not a lot of attention given to them or the development of their story. At the end of the next book it does mention they are together but there’s no real satisfaction in that. This book is like a delicious tease that leaves you hanging and unfulfilled.
Author
cali
3 years ago
This was a very quick yet highly entertaining laugh out loud adventure that made me smile for hours…. I was great getting to see how Noah and Ginny first get to know each other. Just loved it!
Author
deborahperry
3 years ago
This was a lot of fun to read!! As a side novella to Birthday Suit, we are given the background on Ginny and Noah! I loved all the interaction! It made Birthday Suit and these two characters much more rounded!
You do not have to read this prior to Birthday Suit, but if you do, make sure you read it to continue Ginny and Noah’s story!
Author
shamaria
3 years ago
Great prequel to the full story
Author
marybethhiggins
3 years ago
Fast, fun, flirty and oh so sweet! I absolutely adore Noah & Ginny and was so happy to get more of them after having met them in Birthday Suit!!! It doesn’t matter how short or long, Lauren Blakely’s style and flair makes it great!!
Author
brougher
3 years ago
4 stars
I purchased a copy of the Strong Suit: A Birthday Suit Short Story by Lauren Blakely and this review was given freely.
Lively and easy flowing but a bit of a tease. This is an introduction to Ginny and contains her flirting with a 10 year younger coworker Noah. Covering the same time as Birthday Suit, it hints at the promise of a relationship but ends just as the couple might begin to date. Best if read before Birthdate Suit where you get a vastly different opinion of Noah’s personality.
Author
karengagnon
3 years ago
What a fun peek into the prelude of Noah and Ginny’s connection. I first met them in Birthday Suit where Noah was looking for everyone to help him win her over. This short and sweet story gives us Ginny’s thoughts when they first meet as well. I thought they were so adorable in Birthday Suit but this helps me to understand and love them more. I would definitely love to read more about this hard working single mom Ginny, and the sweet, flirty, sexy, younger man Noah who sweeps her and her daughter off their feet! *hint hint* 😉 Thank you Ms Blakely for this delightful gift!
Author
sharonabreau
3 years ago
Great short back story on how Ginny & Noah met and how they interacted before we see the rest of their story in Birthday Suit, available now!
Ginny is a single mom working hard to provide for her 10 year old daughter, the last thing she needs is an immature guy paying attention to her, been there done that. She’s ten years older than Noah, but should that stop her from enjoying some time with him?
Loved this short story, grab it now and then read Birthday Suit which you will love too!! 5 stars for this one! Thanks Lauren for giving us Ginny & Noah’s start in this book!
Author
sandys
3 years ago
STRONG SUIT is the prequel novella to Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult BIRTHDAY SUIT erotic, romance storyline. STRONG SUIT focuses on two secondary characters and co-workers at Heavenly Chocolate, Noah Rivera and Ginny Perretti.
NOTE: Some of the premise overlaps and runs parallel to the events in BIRTHDAY SUIT.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Noah and Ginny) STRONG SUIT follows the building friendship and tentative relationship between co-workers Noah Rivera and Ginny Perretti. Ginny is a single mother and struggles with her attraction to co-worker Noah Rivera, a man ten years her junior, but a man who persists on capturing Ginny’s attention. As Noah continues to flirt and fuss over Ginny Peretti, Ginny appears oblivious to Noah’s attention.
STRONG SUIT introduces some of the background and history between Ginny and Noah’s mutual attraction, an attraction that has yet to come to fruition. A sweet, novella length story of captivation and denial, STRONG SUIT will leave you wanting more from Noah and Ginny.
Strong Suit is a book I never thought I needed and it was everything I wanted. I loved Noah and Ginny in Birthday Suit and now we get a glimpse of what was happening with them from the beginning. One year before Lulu came back into Leo’s life. I loved it. Even the kale talk and I hate kale. But, maybe if it was Noah feeding it to me, I might give in.
This is a short story full of flirt, questioning, and paper airplanes. A build-up to what’s to come.
Quotes:
He was a freaking twenty-five-year-old family man. Thanks, universe, for the temptation.
“Noah, are you about to say something vastly inappropriate about electric toothbrushes?”
“Would you let me do some chores for you?”
She waves her hand in front of her chest, like she’s heating up. “Please. You can’t say such seductive things in the office,” she whispers.
I love all of Lauren Blakely’s books. I love this one to, I just wish all the books was in 1 book. I like it more when the authors put the complete book together instead of in different books. Still this is a wonderful story and now I want to read more about Ginny and Noah. Thank you for the wonderful story.
Strong Suit is a Birthday Suit Short Story about Noah and Ginny.
Noah and Ginny are both highly attracted to each other. What can go wrong. Why haven’t they been together or at least gone on a date yet? Well, Ginny is 10 years older then Noah and they work together. They exchange a few flirty text messages and he’s always sending her paper airplanes at lunch. Will they both decide it’s worth a shot and go out sometime?
I can’t wait to read Birthday Suit for more of Noah and Ginny!!
Strong Suit by Lauren Blakely is a very, very short contemporary almost romance. It’s more of a pre-romance. The beginning without the end. A tease. But it’s an awesome tease. Ms. Blakely sucks you into Noah and Ginny’s story and just as you start to cheer this couple on. It’s over. It’s a fantastic lead up to the next book, Birthday Suit. Will I read the next book? I’m not sure. I fear cliff-hangers because I hate them. This book is not a cliff-hanger. It’s just a very short story. Does it make you want to read more, oh yes it does. It’s hard to review books that are this short, so I’ll just say, it’s well-written and a smooth read, the characters are outstanding and lovable, and now I’ll shut up.
I guess I just got my wish – more Noah and Ginny. It was such a fun read!
This is a novella that precedes Blakely’s book, Birthday Suit. It is really short–like a 20 minute read. The book sets up the story of Ginny and Noah. Ginny is a 35-year old single mother who is the Director of Marketing at a chocolate company. Men have a history of disappointing her and she’s not looking for romance. Then she meets Noah, the 25-year old that is hired to the be Director of Sales at her company. They immediately hit it off but Ginny is wary of dating, especially a man that is 10 years her junior. But Noah is not giving up…..
That is pretty much where the book ends. It is a great set up of Ginny and Noah’s story. The reason I only gave this 3 stars is because I was disappointed in how their story plays out in the next book, Birthday Suit. They definitely exist as secondary characters in the next book but there’s not a lot of attention given to them or the development of their story. At the end of the next book it does mention they are together but there’s no real satisfaction in that. This book is like a delicious tease that leaves you hanging and unfulfilled.
This was a very quick yet highly entertaining laugh out loud adventure that made me smile for hours…. I was great getting to see how Noah and Ginny first get to know each other. Just loved it!
This was a lot of fun to read!! As a side novella to Birthday Suit, we are given the background on Ginny and Noah! I loved all the interaction! It made Birthday Suit and these two characters much more rounded!
You do not have to read this prior to Birthday Suit, but if you do, make sure you read it to continue Ginny and Noah’s story!
Great prequel to the full story
Fast, fun, flirty and oh so sweet! I absolutely adore Noah & Ginny and was so happy to get more of them after having met them in Birthday Suit!!! It doesn’t matter how short or long, Lauren Blakely’s style and flair makes it great!!
4 stars
I purchased a copy of the Strong Suit: A Birthday Suit Short Story by Lauren Blakely and this review was given freely.
Lively and easy flowing but a bit of a tease. This is an introduction to Ginny and contains her flirting with a 10 year younger coworker Noah. Covering the same time as Birthday Suit, it hints at the promise of a relationship but ends just as the couple might begin to date. Best if read before Birthdate Suit where you get a vastly different opinion of Noah’s personality.
What a fun peek into the prelude of Noah and Ginny’s connection. I first met them in Birthday Suit where Noah was looking for everyone to help him win her over. This short and sweet story gives us Ginny’s thoughts when they first meet as well. I thought they were so adorable in Birthday Suit but this helps me to understand and love them more. I would definitely love to read more about this hard working single mom Ginny, and the sweet, flirty, sexy, younger man Noah who sweeps her and her daughter off their feet! *hint hint* 😉 Thank you Ms Blakely for this delightful gift!
Great short back story on how Ginny & Noah met and how they interacted before we see the rest of their story in Birthday Suit, available now!
Ginny is a single mom working hard to provide for her 10 year old daughter, the last thing she needs is an immature guy paying attention to her, been there done that. She’s ten years older than Noah, but should that stop her from enjoying some time with him?
Loved this short story, grab it now and then read Birthday Suit which you will love too!! 5 stars for this one! Thanks Lauren for giving us Ginny & Noah’s start in this book!
STRONG SUIT is the prequel novella to Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult BIRTHDAY SUIT erotic, romance storyline. STRONG SUIT focuses on two secondary characters and co-workers at Heavenly Chocolate, Noah Rivera and Ginny Perretti.
NOTE: Some of the premise overlaps and runs parallel to the events in BIRTHDAY SUIT.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Noah and Ginny) STRONG SUIT follows the building friendship and tentative relationship between co-workers Noah Rivera and Ginny Perretti. Ginny is a single mother and struggles with her attraction to co-worker Noah Rivera, a man ten years her junior, but a man who persists on capturing Ginny’s attention. As Noah continues to flirt and fuss over Ginny Peretti, Ginny appears oblivious to Noah’s attention.
STRONG SUIT introduces some of the background and history between Ginny and Noah’s mutual attraction, an attraction that has yet to come to fruition. A sweet, novella length story of captivation and denial, STRONG SUIT will leave you wanting more from Noah and Ginny.