One scorching night I’ll never forget.One life-changing secret I have to keep.The big deal I need to land.All roads lead back to him.My dad needed the deal with Duncan’s company.But dad got sick, and I took over, ready to seal it.Face to face with Duncan in a boardroom,We fought the attraction as long as we could.One hot night we gave in. We blew the deal all to hell.I had to leave Chicago. I … deal all to hell.
I had to leave Chicago. I didn’t look back.
Five years later, I need his help.
A deal with his company will save my father’s legacy.
If can pull this off and keep my feelings out of it.
Forget the history… our short but sweet past…
Duncan and I can work together, start over as friends and colleagues.
But the sparks are still there, flashing ever so brightly.
We fit together. It’s so easy but so hard, and feels so right but so wrong.
Everything seems so perfectly imperfect.
Until he learns about the secret I’ve kept.
My shy little girl with Duncan’s eyes.
Knocked Up by the CEO is a full-length office romance full of secrets and surprises and a whirlwind of forbidden naughtiness, all wrapped up with a beautiful and sweet HEA sure to make your heart soar! This book is part of the Office Romances series but stands alone. Books do not have to be read in order.
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Vince is a hardworking man with a passion for gaming. A dedicated business man with dreams of taking the U.S. market and more by storm. When an opportunity presents itself Vince jumps in wholeheartedly! Chloe not only loves Chloe she eats, breathes and sleeps gaming. Working in the family business Chloe is provided an opportunity to observe her father and learn the business from him so that when he retires she will take over. One of the best ways to learn is to observe and take notation when it comes to contract negotiations and corporate mergers. As Chloe and Vince meet during a potential mergers Vince was under the impression he would meet with Chloe’s father but due to extenuating circumstances Chloe takes the lead for her father.
However, this was no ordinary meeting. The sparks went off from the moment they met and it was kismet. After spending time together Chloe returns home leaving their budding relationship in limbo.
Vince is a grown man and his business partner Kent has shared some astounding news that pulls on Vince’s memory of a time spent with a beautiful woman who completely rocked his world. Chloe is back in town for business ready to start life anew. So much has changed but both are just as dedicated to their business endeavors as ever… the only thing is the lines of communication have been burnt, fried and buried 6ft. underground. A chance meeting, revived memories and awkward interactions compounds the miscommunication between the two plus Chloe has not been as straight forward as she should be with Vince.
I understand where the story was going but Chloe was a bit much to take. Relationships can be a lot all by themselves and that’s when both parties are moving in the same direction. There’s more to a relationship than sex… there’s communication, honesty and trust and that’s just the top three. Vince is a good dude but enables and Chloe is selfish but Juniper is a real treat and her siblings, Victor and Memo are sooo cute!
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Knocked up by the CEO is a wonderfully written story that will have you on an emotional roller coaster through the character journey to find love and happiness.
Chloe and Duncan’s relationship is hot, fiery and passionate, but to the misunderstanding, jealousy and hurt feelings they let time pass and secrets form before all is revealed.
This is a great book that was hard to put down.
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Chloe and Duncan were working on a merger for their respective companies and after an awesome night together a misunderstanding changed everything. I did not care much for the characters.
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Secrets of the Heart
Duncan Campbell and Vince Harper were both in the business of games, gaming software and gaming arcades. Both were associated with strong, well-respected companies. So, it was natural that companies might seek to establish a business relationship, and so the two CEOs scheduled a meeting to explore working together. But, when Vince had a personal conflict with the scheduled meeting with Duncan Campbell, he asked his daughter, Chloe, to represent the company in the negotiations. And, Chloe was thrilled—her dad was sending the message that he trusted her to represent him and the company. But what neither Campbell anticipated was that Vince’s personal conflict—a doctor’s appointment—would cycle into a terminal diagnosis and, within a year, his death. And while the anticipated negotiations between the Duncan and the Chloe concluded with a deal, the deal mysteriously fell apart for no clear reason. The only reason Duncan could conclude for the failed deal was that the last night of the negotiations which ended in a passionate, scorching romp for Duncan and Chloe, was spoiled the next morning with the unexpected appearance of a man whom Duncan could only think was Chloe’s lover, resulting in insults and accusations of betrayal from Duncan, tears and silence from Chloe, and ultimately no business deal.
Now, 5 years later, Chloe is moving the business from Memphis to Chicago, and the move makes sense. Picking up the reins following her father’s death, Chloe has decided to grow the company, and Chicago provides a natural and well-located base for expansion. So, Chloe, her widowed mom, Holly, and Chloe’s 4-year-old daughter, Juniper, become residents of Chicago, the base for several gaming connections, including Duncan Campbell’s. But, Chloe is nervous—will she be able to fulfill her father’s dreams of expanding the company and will she be able to avoid Duncan Campbell’s ire over the dropped deal in the past and the existence of his unknown daughter.
Annie J. Rose is a masterful writer who engages the reader’s emotions and mind. She captures well the constant concerns of a single mom who knows that every decision affects not just the adult, but also the child. Rose powerfully captures the emotional challenges that a mom faces when she struggles to right the sins of omission of the past by introducing her former one-night-lover, her child’s father, into her small family which will touch not only her, but also her child. Rose handles these emotional issues with gentleness and awareness, making the romance not only a sweet story, but also a thoughtful reflection of a single mom’s struggles. This is a novel that not only entertains, but also provokes the reader’s contemplation of these tender family relationships.
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Communication breakdown delays HEA
Knocked Up by the CEO is the second book in the Office Romances series and is the story of Chloe and Duncan. These two have a night of amazing and steamy sex when she is sent in her father’s place, as he is sick, to have a business meeting with Duncan. As she is from Memphis and flew in to Chicago for the meeting Duncan takes Chloe out to dinner. Their chemistry is off the charts and everything is looking up for between them and also the business deal. But the next day there is a miscommunication which splits them apart and ends the business deal also. The only issue is that she goes back home with a little bonus and nine months later a beautiful little girl is born who Chloe names Juniper.
It is now five years later and Chloe moves to Chicago to expand the family company. She brings Juniper and her mother Holly with her also. Chloe and Duncan cross paths again but she decides to keep Juniper a secret until the beautiful little bundle cannot be any longer. The issue will be how Duncan reacts to finally learning that he has a daughter who is four years old? Add in the fact that can he trust Chloe?
This is a nice second chance story with a secret baby added in. I am not going to lie and say that I really liked the fact that Chloe kept Juniper a secret from Duncan but it is a romance story so there has to be some drama and that is the center of it for this book.
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Loved this book.
This is a heartbreaking and heartwarming love story. Duncan and chole were to merge their gaming companys five years earlier but one night changed everything. Now choles back and holding a secret. Will duncan be able to forgive her once he finds out or is it to late?
I loved this book because it starts out sexy and then there is a dramatic hook! And you have to get the the rest of the book to find out why something happened with no explanation! I hadn’t had that happen in a long time I a book and I loved it!!!
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I totally loved this book it was heartwarming and full of love. I really enjoyed the characters and how they dealt with the situations thrown at them. I’m ready for the next installment to see what happens next.
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This is a great story that although i felt it started a bit slow once I got into it I couldn’t put it down. I felt sorry for Chloe at times because she missed her dad & then how Duncan had treated her when they last saw each other 5yrs ago but then when she was back in Chigago & spoke to Duncan again & he explained the reason he behaved the way he did & that he really cared for her seeing a future for them I hated her when she didn’t tell him about Juniper being his daughter that she had never told him about. Duncan’s reaction was justified he was hurt when she eventually told him but am so glad that they worked it through & became together not only as parents to Juniper but to being with the love of their lives & happy ever after.
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When I first started reading this story I thought it was going to be another one f those “I got pregnant by a billionaire” stories. I was pleasantly surprised after I was done reading though. This is so not that kind of book. I loved this story and full heartedly recommend you to read it too!!! It is touching and be prepared to cry..lol It is an emotional and exciting read!!
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Instantly drawn to each other
This was a second-chance romance story about Duncan and Chloe. They met serendipitously to finalise a deal between his company and her father’s company. Chloe’s father asked her to step in and take the final meeting to hash out details, because he was in ill health. This change surprised Duncan, but it wasn’t an unwelcome one. There was an instant attraction there, one that might be explored further.
After this meeting Duncan asked Chloe out to celebrate with him and the rest of the team. After an enjoyable evening of celebration, one thing lead to another. Their night together was full of passion and plenty of steam. But an unfortunate misunderstanding and lack of communication at the final meeting the next morning had everything imploding – both personally and professionally.
Five years on, Chloe moves to his home town to further develop her career and company. She also has a big secret she’s kept from him, one that she’s not willing to let out of the bag. Their accidental first encounter after all these years had her panicked and doubting some of her decisions. But working in the same industry will undoubtedly have them seeing more of each other, and rather quickly.
I don’t want to spoil this for other readers, so I’m not going to go into any more specific detail. The story is full of drama, emotion, GREAT characters, sweet moments, adorable kittens , delicious baked goods, wonderful friends and family, as well as love, passion and HOT $ex!
I loved the ending, but wish it hadn’t ended so soon. I give this book four and a half stars, and highly recommend it!
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I enjoyed Chloe as she skirted around Duncan, and he waited for her to come around. Once they finally started talking rather than, well anyway, that is when things started to click. Juniper is too precious for words. I love their story.
Chloe and Duncan meet in Chicago when her father’s Memphis company is locking down a business deal with Duncan’s company. Their connection soon transforms into a night of passion, after which Duncan loses his cool due to his assumptions about Chloe. With the deal torpedoed and Chloe’s worries about her father, she leaves Duncan; they don’t speak for five years. Fast forward five years, Chloe moves to Chicago with her mother and 4 yr old daughter, Juniper, in tow. Duncan is still a hothead, Chloe is still upset enough to keep her secret, and Holly, Chloe’s mom, is the only one with a cool head.
Spoiler alert!
The inevitable reveal occurs, along with some discord when one of Chloe’s clients gets too friendly. This makes Duncan realize that Chloe and Juniper need to be with him forever. Cooler heads prevail.
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Duncan is the CEO of a gaming company and is set to make a merger with another gaming company and is supposed to be meeting with Vince Harper, but he is shocked when he arrives to see a beautiful woman there instead. Chloe is Vince’s daughter and she is stepping is because her father is sick. Duncan and Chloe spend several days together going over things about the merger and of course develop feelings for each other and wind up spending the night together. The next day when they are supposed to close the deal things are said and the deal never happens. 5 years later Chloe’s father has since passed away and she found out right after she ended things with Duncan that she was carrying his child. Chloe decides to take her mom along with her daughter Juniper and move to Chicago to try to expand the company and of course she runs into Duncan. What will happen when they see each other? The feelings are still there and Chloe knows she needs to tell him about his daughter. Duncan is still in love with her, but will this change everything?
This was a well written book by Annie J. Rose good story with strong characters and a nice HEA.
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A well written page turner…I really enjoyed this second chance story notwithstanding the fact that I felt like knocking some sense into the main characters at times. They eventually get their act together, their attraction in & out of the bedroom could not be denied & their daughter gets a daddy she never knew. I received an arc & this is my honest & voluntary review.
Chloe and Duncan are to seal a deal but what they ended up doing was talking into bed with their undeniable attraction. Miscommunication and words have them blowing the deal and separating for 5 years…that is until she needs him. Chloe really irks me…I’m sorry but when a woman hides a man’s child from them that’s just wrong on so many levels. Now that she needs Duncan she moves back to Chicago BUT will he help her out especially when he finds out about his daughter? Will their undeniable attraction be worth a shot?
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Author has written a second chance, secret baby-now toddler romance that takes place in the gaming business world. One of which I knew nothing about but didn’t seem to interfere with the storyline. Jerks are jerks in every business niche, right? Right.
Duncan and Chloe are unique in that they are only children who are now successfully running businesses related to each other’s. At times Duncan comes across spoiled and entitled. Thankfully he has a friend who brings him back to reality whenever he needs it. Unfortunately Chloe has no friends except for her mom, thankfully.
How will they handle the surprises that await them? Those around them are there let’s hope advice is heeded.
Recommending this book for your reading enjoyment.
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It was suppose to be a deal to set two company’s together. A meeting between Duncan and Chloe’s father but he sees Chloe instead. Due to illness. Chloe is smart, beautiful. Duncan is attracted to her. Later they go out and have dinner which leads to an amazing, high intense, night of their lives. Next day Duncan and Chloe have the biggest miscommunication ever and she walks away!
Chloe is running her father’s business since he pasted away. Duncan is thrown for a loop when he sees Chloe is back. It’s been years since he saw her. How will he feel when he finds out what she’s been hiding? So many emotions are running high, this story will keep you entertained until the end.
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Duncan and Chloe met five years ago to seal a deal between their companies. Do to a misunderstanding the next day Duncan lost control and blamed Chloe for espionage. Feeling betrayed Chloe left without completing the deal. Now they meet again after Chloe moves to Chicago with her daughter and mother. Keeping her secret is harder than ever
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I will start by saying I highly recommend this book. The characters, as always for this author. are in depth and believable. The story line was a great mix of angst and love with a happy ever after. I really enjoyed this book and will happily read again.
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