Secrets have a way of coming out…
Amy Cartwright isn’t sure who she’s supposed to be anymore. Her family thinks she’s flighty, her ex believes she’s a walkover (the bastard) and her friends think she’s plain crazy. But there’s a different side to her that nobody sees, nobody but the cool, sexy Scotsman who just happens to be her boss.
Callum Ferguson isn’t looking for excitement; he’s had that … excitement; he’s had that and it almost ruined him. He likes things calm and predictable – everything that his new PA turns out not to be. But from the moment she walks through his office door it’s as though the light has come back into his life, and he can’t get her out of his mind.
Fighting against the inevitable, they both try to ignore the attraction, but the flame of desire is too bright. They’re soon drawn into a steamy love affair that they have to hide from everybody, knowing the revelation could cost them everything they’ve worked so hard for, as well as each other.
Author note: Canada Square is #3 in the Love in London Series, but can be read as a standalone novel.
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This was a fabulous story. I loved Amy and Callum. I loved their story and how their past heartbreak collided with their present. They’ve both faced a lot in their past and deserve a HEA. If you like a straightforward contemporary romance then this is a book for you.
Canada Square
4 stars
I purchased a copy of the steamy second chance romance Canada Square: Love in London book 3 in the Love in London trilogy by Carrie Elks and this review was given freely.
Continues the theme of drug use related tragedy as well as mental and physical abuse but adds a forbidden office place romance gone wrong in this novel where Alex’s youngest sister Amethyst” Amy” Cartwright leaves an 8 toxic year relationship with her cheating boyfriend Luke, takes a paid internship in a London American based financial company, and struggles with her autonomy and feelings for her boss. Through the supportive counseling of her sister-in- law Lara and with the protection of her alpha brother Alex and loving sacrifice of everything ends happily.
18+ recommended for abuse content and steamy scenes.
**long satisfied sigh**
I really enjoyed this book, it’s my first read from this author and I can tell you it won’t be my last.
Canada Square is book 3 in the Love in London series and I haven’t read previous two books BUT I didn’t feel I missed out on anything, this is a Standalone story. I have to admit though I loved Amy’s brother Alex and if one of the books is about him I will be reading it.
Onto this book Canada Square, aptly named as this is where Amy gets her Internship.
Amy is a fun character she’s been a bit of a doormat and settled for her long-term boyfriend as it was easy and better the devil you know – well maybe not. She has friends and is busy studying at university.
Amy makes an impression on her first day, she is nervous about starting an internship and maybe doesn’t react well to meeting her new boss. I wasn’t sure about Callum at first, was he stuck up and privileged? Amy definitely thinks he is and has no trouble saying what she thinks, I found it very amusing.
Over time though it becomes obvious that these two like each other and one way they try to hide it is to throw slight insults at each other, this can only go on for so long and eventually they have to give in to the attraction they share, and their lips then do the talking. <3
Callum has a history, which makes him the man he is. He is 33 so 10 years older than Amy, but they are perfect together and their attraction and feelings for one another radiate off the pages.
Was there anything I would have liked to see... I would have liked to see Sophie's nose put out of shape somehow, she was no friend, as a friend would never tell you to stay with someone who treats you badly.
I loved how the author built the anticipation of the first (not drunk) smooch. Mixed into the romance is some mystery, which really intrigued me and added to Amy's story. I wish I could say their relationship all goes swimmingly, unfortunately, there's some angst, bad angst - it hurt, but I also had a feeling what was happening and was thrilled when I was right.
Would I recommend this book- Oh yes, it's a book to read in one sitting.
I got an ARC from the writer in exchange for a honest review.
I got the chance to read this book from Carrie Elks, a new writer to me. I haven’t read the first two books in the ‘London of love’ series but it wasn’t a problem for reading ‘Canada square’, that’s the third book of this series. But after reading this book and enjoying it so much, I will definitely read the first two books of this series too.
Being the youngest of three children isn’t easy , just ask Amy Cartwright. Her older brother Alex (whose story is told in ‘Broken chords’) and her older sister Andie will always see her as the baby of the family. And the fact that Amy’s boyfriend has been walking all over her for the last eight years didn’t help her family thinking any better of her! But this time things will change! Amy has fought too hard to go to college, to have a degree to throw it all away for a cheating boyfriend who never supported her decision to go studying again. So Amy decides to end her relationship with her boyfriend and to show everyone that she can make it on her own. But to do that she has to get her degree first. The only thing left to do is this intern job and Amy will finally have her degree. Her big chance to make a new start in life.
What Amy didn’t count on was her new boss, Callum Ferguson. Callum isn’t only a sexy Scotsman but he’s also very cool and irritant. He makes Amy so mad at times, he makes her do things that she didn’t think she could do, like stand up for herself, speak her mind. There’s something about Callum that make her do just that. There’s an attraction between them but acting on that is impossible. Because their firm isn’t a believer of romances on the work floor.
Amy hopes that things will get better when she gets a different project in the firm but the attraction reminds and even gets stronger between them. They really try to fight this attraction but sometimes things are just meant to be and this is one of them!
The only thing that they can do after giving in, is to try to keep their affair a secret but that isn’t always so easy when you are so attracted to each other. But Amy has to be careful because she made some enemies on her workplace and they would love nothing more than to get her sacked.
Can Amy have everything? The man she loves and her degree? Or will she has to choose between the two of them? And if so, what or who will she choose? Love or security?
I really enjoyed this story very much. I love it when a writer surprises me in a story and Carrie Elks did this to me with ‘Canada Square’. After reading the blurb I didn’t really knew what to expect from Amy but I liked her very much. She got more confidence during the story and you can say that she grew into herself. I loved the way that she stood up against Callum. I love the interaction and the chemistry between Amy and Callum and the way that their ‘relationship’ blossomed between them. But it’s also a story about Amy’s friends and her family, how they see her and her ambition for becoming more in life.
For people who has read the first two books in this series, they will see the other couples again, which is always a treat.