Megan Carter’s spent the past five years nannying for a pint-size boss–the adorable Charlie–while also navigating her full-size boss, his somewhat grouchy, way-too-methodical dad, Adam. Now that she’s finally moving on, helping Adam find her replacement should be easy…except he doesn’t want another nanny. He wants a wife. Adam’s been burned by love in the past, so of course he believes … believes finding someone who can be a partner in raising his son is all that matters. Too bad the woman helping him search is the biggest believer in love at first sight and happily-ever-after he’s ever met.
Even as Adam’s funny, charming, and–who would have thought it?–super-hot side starts to come out, Megan knows that without love, a family would never be complete. But convincing Adam of that might be harder than she thought.
Each book in the Love Unexpected series is STANDALONE:
* Let It Be Me
* Never Expected You
* Story of Us
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Adam is almost likeable, almost.
Too predictable.
This is the first book that I’ve read by Ms Holford. As soon as I read, “Megan Carter’s spent the past five years nannying for a pint-size boss—the adorable Charlie—while also navigating her full-size boss…” in the blurb I knew this one had to be fun. It was!
Megan got her job as a nanny for Charlie when she was nineteen. She’s grown to love the kid like her own. But now it’s time for her to move on. She’s graduated with her teaching degree and has landed her first job. She conflicted on leaving, she doesn’t want to leave, Charlie doesn’t want her to leave. Alex? Well, he doesn’t really want Megan to leave, but that’s more for convenience’s sake. At least at first it is.
Alex was burned by his ex-wife and he knows that love is an illusion. As he is faced with the reality of Megan leaving, he realizes that she does mean more to him than just a fantastic nanny. However, he knows that Megan is looking for it all and he definitely knows that’s unrealistic, but he knows she deserves it. He also knows he can’t offer it to her.
It’s fun to watch the evolution of Alex. There are times I wanted to scream at him and other times I wanted to cheer him on. Let It Be Me is a quick, fun, entertaining read with engaging characters and a fast moving storyline.
A single dad, a nanny, and a slow burn made this book a delight to read.
Adam was burned by his marriage and doesn’t have any interest in taking that road again. He’s doing everything he can to be as successful as possible so his son will never know what it’s like to go without like he did growing up. Unfortunately, those experiences have skewed his priorities a lot. But luckily, Charlie has Megan, his nanny since his mom left. The love that Megan has for Charlie was felt through every piece of this story. Even though she was planning on leaving her position as his nanny, she was pushing to show Adam that she would never leave her position as Charlie’s family.
I would have loved to see more interaction between Megan and Adam but I what I did see of them, I felt the chemistry that they had. They are pretty much perfect for each other, the balance that the other needs. I loved all of the characters in this story and am keeping my fingers crossed that Stella and Declan will also see their HEA.
**I received a copy of Let it be me from Entangled Publishing and Net Galley in exchange for a honest and voluntary review**
Let it be me by Jody Holford was a pleasant surprise but my only wish would be a bit more heat between the H/h. Other than that you’ll fall in love with Parker and Garrett, Stella and of course Charlie. I’d give the book a solid 4 stars total. This is the first book that I’ve read by Jody Holford and look forward to reading Stella and Parker/Garrett’s stories in the future I hope.
Adam Klein has been burned by love before but he loves his son Charlie so much. Little does she know when his nanny, Meg, for the past 5 years announces that she’ll be leaving at the end of the summer that he’ll ask to her to find her replacement and wife. I was bit amazed that he’d ask this of someone who was always there when he left suddenly on business trips and took care of his son. Don’t get me wrong he loves Charlie very much but because he’s a driven account manger at work (who takes advantage of that) that he’ll soon realize that he must chose between work, Charlie and yes, Megan.
Megan loves her boss and Charlie a little pint sized seven year old who will soon wrap his little arms are your heart. But now that she has her degree and wants to start teaching, she’ll be leaving the home where she helped raise Charlie and fell in love with Adam. When he breaks her heart it will be her brother Parker and his boyfriend Garrett and her BFF Stella who will gather her in their arms (while threatening to hurt Adam) until Adam realizes that he can love again and that person is Megan.
Exceptional story! This book is wonderfully written and the story just blew me away. I loved these characters and it was fun to see them change their view of not only what they want in life but each other as well.
Being nanny for little Charlie was the greatest job Megan Carter could have had while going to school and completely her education degree. Now she’s finished with school and ready to move on in her career. Unfortunately leaving the two people who have become so important to her isn’t going to be easy. Even worse Adam has asked her to help him find her replacement. Only this new person won’t be just a nanny. No Adam has decided that finding a wife is the way to go. No love required, just someone to be there and help him raise Charlie.
You’ll want to read this book to experience the journey of Adam and Megan as they both come to realize exactly what is most important in life. I highly recommend this book!
Oh, you guys, Let it Be Me was such a treat! I wasn’t sure what to expect going into it. I mean, not really. There are certain things I automatically expect from Ms. Holford’s books: authenticity, heartwarming interactions, and a certain sweetness threaded throughout the story. Those things are all present here, but I felt like there was a bit of unexpected edginess in this one. A hero who was frankly unlikable at first, giving me pause and causing me to wonder how he could ever be redeemed. And then…he was. And masterfully so. How she took a hero I could barely keep myself from skimming over, and turned him into someone who completely owned my heart by the end of the story is nothing short of magic (witchcraft!).
Honestly, if you like your heroes…not particularly nice, but with a fantastically heartwarming redemption story attached to them, you’re going to love this. LOVE this. And I did. I loved Adam – for all his stodginess, he made laugh and – seemingly against all odds – swoon like cray. I adored Megan like crazy. I loved her kind spirit and plucky personality. And I loved how little Charlie fit into the whole picture. Their story unfolds slowly – which means that the burn is slow, and drawn out, but it kept me on the line and always hungry for more. The whole story was just incredibly rewarding and there were moments (especially toward the end) where I literally felt my heart flutter at the sweetness of it all.
I’ve been reading Ms. Holford’s books for a while now, and I feel like each one is a little more polished, a little richer, and pulls at my heart a little more insistently. Let it Be Me is a fantastic addition to her collection of work – it’s every sweet and satisfying thing I’ve come to expect from this author – and then some. Definitely recommend!
In matters of the heart, it’s the clueless that make the perfect match. Jody Holford puts her heart in her stories and Let It Be Me in my opinion shows the most evidence of that. The romantic and the Scrooge is a common theme in romance, but add in an adorable pint sized matchmaker and you have comedy gold to add to the adorable factor. Megan wants to find love, but has been looking in all the wrong places. Adam wants to avoid love at all costs and ends up landing in the middle of a mine field when Megan walks into his life. Will he discover his true feelings before she walks back out again? Losing your heart is a given when Ms. Holford lands on your ereader.