He’s a billionaire single dad who needs help.
She’s a sassy single gal who needs work.
Live-in nanny? What could go wrong?
Remington Key: I left the Navy, scored a billion in tech, got married, and had a baby. I did everything by the book. Happily ever after, right?
Fast-forward four years, and I’m alone, raising my daughter, caring for my mother-in-law, and trying to keep my stuff together. How … mother-in-law, and trying to keep my stuff together. How did this happen?
I was clearly drunk the night I offered a gorgeous girl in a bar $500 a day to be my live-in nanny. Or maybe it was my dick talking.
So what if I’ve been alone since forever? I’m focused on launching my new business, not bedding the sexy siren who sleeps down the hall.
At least that’s what I keep reminding myself…
Ruby Banks: Remington Key is distant, brooding, and ridiculously sexy. And when he scoops up his adorable four-year-old daughter Lillie and blows raspberries on her tummy while she squeals with delight, my ovaries literally explode.
Bumping into him at our local pub that night slightly drunk and overly frustrated was a total accident. He needed help, and it was the Christian thing to help a man in need. Right?
Only, Remington Key does not make me feel very Christ-like… No matter how committed I am to being a responsible employee.
(A STAND-ALONE CONTEMPORARY Romantic Comedy.)
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I received a review copy of the book before release for an honest review.
This is a new author for me and I absolutely LOVED this story. I do like boss/single dad/nanny stories and this was a really well done one that had some original aspects to it.
It stars Ruby who is a private therapist in her mid twenties who is single and at a crossroads. She has no clients and she is not sure she wants to be a therapist anymore. She lives with her mother and is half Korean and lives in a small town.
One night she meets Remi at a bar.Remi is a single dad who lives with his mother in law who sorta drives him and his daughter bonkers. He comes up with the idea of hiring Ruby as his nanny to try and get rid of the mother in laws influence.
It works out really great but with Ruby as the nanny and being paid, she refuses to get romantic with him.Ruby has a lot of integrity and she knows she lives in a small town and she does not like gossip about herself so Remi has to work hard to get her to have a relationship with him.
This was a really great story and super romantic and I LOVED the daughter Lillie. If you love nanny/boss stories you will love this story.
4.5 Stars
Review by Elizabeth
Late Night Reviewer
Up All Night w/ Books Blog
Tia Louise has been on my radar for a while now so I figured I would start with Make Me Yours. Be prepared to laugh your behind off at Ruby, Remington, and Lillie.
Widowed Remington has been letting his mother-in-law, Eleanor, raise his daughter for the past four years. He has been reluctant to hire a nanny but, when he meets Ruby he cannot help but offer her a job.
The chemistry between Remington and Ruby is undeniable to the point that even the monster-in-law, Eleanor, can see it. I liked the bond Ruby and Lillie seemed to fall into when they met. Lillie has been raised by Eleanor so long that Ruby lets her actually be a child. Not a mini adult. I also like that nothing felt forced between the characters. It is like they had an instant bond from the beginning.
Overall, Make Me Yours is a book I would highly recommend. If you love Billionaire/Nanny romance, this one is for you.
Tia Louise has done it again! I didn’t think anything could top Make You Mine but sure enough, she blew me away even more with Make Me Yours!
Remington and Ruby’s story was nothing short of phenomenal! The chemistry, the compassion, the affliction. It all came crashing together to become the most wonderful and unlikely love story between a broken, widowed, workaholic man and a spirited, single, floundering woman. And at the center of it all was beautiful 4 year old Lillie. She would become the glue that held this pair together, professionally and emotionally.
Make Me Yours was a total page turner, filled with hilarious banter, heart breaking confessions of pain and loss, sassy confrontations and steamy companionship. Every emotional imaginable was cast in this read. I devoured it from beginning to end! I wanted nothing more than for these two characters to find their happily ever after despite all that stood in their way.
Tia Louise is one of my favorite authors for a reason… well, several reasons really!! Her writing has a way of making it impossible for me to do put down and carry on with life. Louise creates some of the most amazing characters. I end up feeling a bond to at least one of the characters. Make Me Yours is no different… I was seriously entranced in Ruby and Remi’s lives. Louise’s characters are always the first thing I fall for but her writing is right up there! She writes with this whimsical and romantic feel that you can’t help but love every – gorgeous- word!!
Ok, so now that I’ve gushed about all my love for the author and her mad writing skills, let’s talk the book… just a bit as this is one book every fan of single dads storylines must read!! Ruby and Remi both try to fight the attraction for a while but the desire is too strong and the will to fight is quickly loosing its steam. I feel like I say this with every book with Tia Louise on the cover but you just must read this story of second chances at love! She brings her adorable humor to the pages and grabs the reader with her realist feeling quick wit. I really enjoy Make Me Yours!! It was over way too soon and I was left with this goofy grin on my face. It left me with this warmth of happiness in my heart! I can’t imagine a reader finishing this book and not feeling contentment that I felt!! Keep the stories coming Miss Tia Louise!! I am loving what you are producing!
I received an ARC of this book with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that… my opinions.
MAKE ME YOURS
By Tia Louise
3.5
Make Me Yours is a cute book. Widower, Remi meets Ruby one night and makes her an offer she can’t refuse as she is in the midst of soul searching. Remi offers Ruby a position as his daughter’s nanny comes at an opportune time.
“Come work for me…Be Lillie’s nanny.”
There is an instant attraction between the two but both fight their urges as Ruby doesn’t want to be the nanny who gets paid to sleep with her employer and Remi is still fighting the guilt of moving on from the death of his wife though, Ruby is the first woman he has been attracted to since his wife’s death.
“Everything about this night is different, special. I’m sure it won’t happen again… like it’s the second chance I can’t let slip away.”
“I want her to want me. I want her to come to me and say make me yours…”
The moments between Ruby and Remi’s daughter were so sweet. It’s a quick read and overall adorable. A story about taking chances, moving on, nanny falls for employer, with the sweetest little girl will have you feeling good.
I didn’t want to let go of Remi and Ruby and little Miss Lillie. They were funny from beginning to end. Ruby had her issues with how her upbringing was with her dad but that didn’t take away from how awesome she was. She was bullied by the school witches that grew up and continued their bullying which affected her at times but she lived her life. Remi was just swoony. He was a widowed single dad that was attracted to Ruby from afar when she had no idea that he existed, lol. But when time came to make his move these two were wow. Their banters will have you laughing during the entire book and the things that Ruby says hilarious!!!
There was Remi mother-in-law that was the worse and I disliked her but Ruby always put her in place. Ruby was Lillie’s nanny and their relationship was beautiful which warmed Remi’s heart. Her bff Drew was amazing and her mother had her moments but was good.
Tia Louise is one of those authors I pretty much always 1-click. She writes witty contemporary romance with just the right levels of angst, sass, and feels. And then there’s also the smokin’ hot chemistry between her characters to consider. (We’re talking SUPER hot, lemme-fan-myself chemistry, y’all) I’m pretty sure I’ve never read anything of hers that didn’t work for me, and I’m pleased to say that Make Me Yours was no exception. Here’s what I loved:
The heroine:
Ruby is smart, sassy, and proud of her half-Korean heritage, even though some of the small-minded people in her town try their best to make her ashamed of it. And while she knows exactly who she is as a person and is comfortable in her own skin, she’s still trying to find herself professionally, so I didn’t find it at all unbelievable that she’d take Remi (the hero) up on his offer to act as a live-in nanny to his little girl, Lillie. Everything about her character made sense to me, and that made her relatable. To me, the ability to create relatable heroines is on of the things that separates the great authors from the crappy ones in Romancelandia.
The hero:
Remi is a dirty-talking (in bed, anyway), jealous kind of guy, but he’s also a great dad and never treats Ruby with anything but respect. He’s alpha, but he’s in no way an alphahole, and y’all know I abhor alphaholes. Remi is perfect. (And the fact that he’s willing to get up and sing Kenny Rogers karaoke in an effort to impress Ruby is just a bonus.)
Other odds and ends:
Lillie is all kinds of adorable and acts age appropriate (if a bit precocious). She’s a genuine part of the story, and I really appreciated that. I can’t tell you how many times I run into kids in romance novels that don’t act like real kids and only exist to forcibly and clumsily move the romance forward.
Ruby’s friend Drew is also great, which reminds me that I must’ve somehow missed the release of her story. I blame Facebook. But I’ll be 1-clicking Drew’s story VERY soon to thwart Zuckerberg’s evil plan to shorten my TBR list…
So, all in all, it should surprise exactly no one that I highly recommend this book. It can be read as a standalone, which is yet another bonus. Happy 1-clicking, y’all! You can thank me later.
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5 cupcake stars!
The way to a mans heart is not food, it’s their kid. Boy is that true. Ruby and Remi are an odd couple and with a completely annoying former mother-in-law in the mix who is as controlling as ever, poor Lilly couldn’t be herself. That’s were Ruby comes in. As a nanny she teaches her about all the colors that life can have while you toss away the rules. Ruby is the change that Remi didn’t even know he was waiting for, but when her morals get in the way, and gossip gets to them, what will win? I loved this story and I love the banter and push. Keep em coming!
Laura – Alphas Do It Better Book Blog
I’m completely melted away from the sweetness and hotness that flows from the pages of this book! Tia Louise has created such an affectionate story that after reading it I’m one big puddle of feelings. Really. I feel as if my heart is about to burst from overload of cuteness!
Remington Key is a widower and a single father who’s raising his 4-year-old daughter Lillie. Ruby Banks is a single woman who’s looking for independence. Although during their first meeting chemistry between the two could be cut with a knife they eventually ended up as an employer and employee. Remi decided to hire Ruby as a live-in nanny. So how are they supposed to maintain the standards of professionalism with unrestrained desire between them? And do they want that at all?
Be still, my heart! I have a total weakness for heroes who are single fathers. And Remi is the father like a champ! His moments with little Lillie made me completely fall in love with his character! But apart from being a father, Remi is first and foremost a man. Devilishly sexy, sweet but also stubborn and possessive. Ruby is a great girl. Living in the world of fake she remained real, sassy and simply good. She has immeasurable amount of love that she’s ready to give to who will make her his. And little Lillie is just an angel among children! She’s so adorable and wonderful that you can’t not love her! Reading about these three, the thought ‘yes, this family is perfect’ immediately comes to mind.
Read this book. In addition to the incredible dose of sweetness Tia Louise has intertwined the pages of this story with a fight between mind and heart, as well as a few word misunderstandings that add character to the story. I recommend with all my heart !!
Tia Louise just captured my heart with this beautiful story. Make Me Yours is a standalone contemporary romance about Ruby’s and Remington forbidden love.
I love this kind of sweet romances with a pinch of comedy which was so refreshing, I love a little bit of drama as well where I could feel whole rage of emotions.
And OMG this tension between Remington and Ruby from the very first page was out of the charts and my hopeless romantic soul was in reading heaven. I had a feeling that they were meant to be together, like two soulmates hit with sudden thunder, but there was so many things which stood in their way to happy ever after.
Remington was every woman’s dream come true. Handsome billionaire, kind but a little bit possessive and delicate at the same time. All wrapped in former military sexy body. He was single dad to four year old Lillie (she was so adorable). After his wife’s dead he was living and raising his daughter with his mother in law. His love life was empty and he was deepen in grief…. until he meet Ruby.
Ruby’s childhood life wasn’t easy, but that makes her stronger with very assertive attitude. She knows exactly what she wants in her life but everything changed when for the first time she met Remi. Now, she need to consider her main goals and decided what she really wanted.
This is another book from Tia Louise with very charismatic and expressive main characters. They were perfectly created and it was so easy to fall in love with their story. I was so addicted and wanted to savor it and stay in their world forever.
Author enchanted me with her amazing words. I love every single character she created because they made this story whole. Make me yours was written from dual perspective that’s why we could see a point of view from both characters at the same time. Sometimes it was a lot of fun to read their funny/joking thoughts or take a look how their feelings evolve in the story. I’m highly recommend it for every hopeless romantic as I am.
Oh, Tia… How you know your way to my heart. Once again you have delievered a love story so strong, so insanely amazing, and flawlessly, I am in complete awe of you.
Make Me Yours focuses on two main characters, Remington Key and Ruby Banks.
Remington Key, is a tough nut, an alpha, but with a heart of gold. He left the navy, scored big in the tech industry and got married, had a child, just like most normal people do, right? You think it sounds like a happily ever after kind of marriage but it was short lived. Jump 4 years a head and he is left raising his young daughter and caring for his MIL. His sanity is being tested as he tries to keep his life on track, to keep his sh** together.
One drunken night he offers a beautiful girl he met in a bar $500 a day to be his live-in nanny, and she takes the offer. I mean how could she not? He’s sexy as hell, got a face and body that makes you swoon and weak at the knees plus $500 is pretty damn good money
The man is craving the touch of a woman, and when this lovely, gorgeous woman comes to work for him and is literally only a few metres away every single night of the week. He is finding it almost impossible to keep his mind on his upcoming launch of his new business.
Ruby Banks: Beautiful, sweet, lighthearted and all around a loving person, someone that loves to help, someone that will go out of her way to help. She becomes more than just a nanny to this single dad, she becomes someone he can talk to, and the closer they get, the more the bond between them grows unbelievely strong, the harder it is getting for them to resist this temptation. Will Remingtom beable to keep things professional? Or will they both give into their desires?
This was such a lovely story, and it still managed to hold a fair bit of heat to it.
I loved it. But I had no doubt in my mind that I wouldn’t!
Bravo, Tia Louise.. Once again you’ve warmed my heart and captured my mind with this incredible plot.
First of all, I didn’t know that there was another book that Ruby appeared in, Make You Mine which is Ruby’s best friend Drew’s story. I usually like to read books that other characters make an appearance in, in order but with that being said I didn’t feel like this book was lacking AT ALL!
Make Me Yours is one of those books that you read when you are on angst overload, it’s full of sweetness and good vibes and just enough steamy scenes to give you a touch of spice.
Make Me Yours is Ruby and Remi’s story!
Remington Key a billionaire tech genius, lost his wife and the mother of his child, Lillie, 5 years ago. Since then his mother-in-law Eleanor has been living with him helping take care of Lillie. But now Remi is ready to get back out into the business world again.
A chance meeting out at a bar one night a dark-haired woman catches his eye and when that sassy woman comes up and introduces herself he gets more then he bargained for. There’s just something about her and before she leaves the bar he propositions her (mind outta the gutter you guys!) with a job! To become his live-in nanny.
Ruby Banks is the kinda girl who dances to the beat of her own drum. She’s everything that Remi and Lillie’s life have been missing. There’s something about Ruby that makes Remi feel and want things that he never thought he would again.
Even though there is a bit of push and pull, Ruby doesn’t want to be seen as “that” girl that’s sleeping with her boss, Remi doesn’t give up in his quest to make her his.
Eleanor (the mother-in-law), that woman was such a pain in my ah..hmm. She wasn’t very nice to Ruby at all but watching Remington stick up for Ruby made me swoon for him even more!
Lillie is just the cutest little thing! I hate to say it but I usually read really steamy books and kids aren’t usually in them. Well, that little girl changed my whole attitude! She made the story and the love factor just that much more. Plus the relationship between her and her Dad just made me swoon over him even more!
Tia Louise writes a happily ever after like nobody’s business! If you need a sweet read in your life, this is the book for you!
*I voluntairily reviewed an advance complimentry copy of this book.
What a wonderful book filled with humor, romance, and spice, as well as wonderful, memorable characters!
Ruby and Remington are such dynamic characters. Remi is a successful businessman and seems to have it all. Underneath the surface is a man who suffered a great loss. Now, he is a single dad and living with his mother-in-law. Little does he know, one night in a bar will change his entire life when he offers Ruby a job as a nanny for his daughter, Lillie. I loved Remi…he is the whole package. His love for his daughter is what really made me fall hard for him.
Ruby is a sassy, independent, and beautiful girl. It appears like she exudes such self-confidence, yet underneath her beautiful facade, she is still dealing with not measuring up to what her parents think she needs to be. She is so good with Lillie, and she brings lightness into hers and Remi’s lives, even Eleanor, although she would never admit it.
The storyline was emotional and romantic, along with some pretty good steam. I could feel the pull Ruby and Remi had in their first encounter. I felt the same thing when Ruby met Lillie. I always love a love story when two characters who deserve happiness finally find it. I have always been a fan of Tia Louise’s, and it’s books like these that will always make me love her!!!!
Make Me Yours written by the talented Tia Louise is a sweet, stand-alone heartwarming romantic comedy. I enjoyed reading the story of Ruby Banks and Remington Key plus one little cute 4 year old named Lillie. A must read!!!
He’s a billionaire single dad who needs help.
She’s a sassy single gal who needs work.
Live-in nanny? What could go wrong?
Omg this books gives me all the feels. Remi & Ruby will definitely pull on your heartstrings but Lillie is a show stopper. Beautifully written and once you start reading you won’t want too stop. From page one I was hooked and the ending, perfection. Tia has become an author that no matter what she writes, I’ll always one click and never be disappointed. Truly an amazing read that will have tears in tour eyes and also a smile on your face. Another 5 Star read that everyone must read.
Tia Lousie stole my heart by Make me Yours. However it shouldn’t suprise me – this author on the cover can assure every reader – |This book will be THAT good.
Mrs Lousie hold me tight with her story since the begining, from one page to another she prooved again how amazing writter she is. She cerated great characters, with pretty good tension between them. Obviosuly it could make story only better, everything was mixed perfectly. What I liked the most??? Make Me Yours is heartwarming, and very sweet, in typical romanic way. I couldn’t put this book down from the very first pages till the last one.
Remington and Ruby captured my heart from the begining. The are my EVERYTHING what I like to have in romances. They made me laugh, they made my cry, they made my face blushing hard… Pure Prefection.
Remington, sassy alpha with good cash in his pocket… Of course he’s also handsome, and a little comanding man- I’m tellin You, he’s full packet. And SPUPRISE he’s also signle daddy after his wife passed away. Gosh… Panties Melting Alert, Ladies, right??? I was happy that Ruby stand on his way. She’s tough girl, because her life wasn’t always easy, but Remington and his sweet little girl changed her plans.
I’m sure that every reader, who like romantic story will like this book. It’s addictive, sweet, steamy and emotionaly without too much drama in the background !!!
Highly recomended title.
The latest from the amazing Tia Louise!
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Make Me Yours
Tia Louise
It was really need nice to see a half Asian woman in a book. She could have been 100% Asian, but let’s not be picky.
Things wasn’t always easy for Ruby, and that made her strong. But she was still vulnerable and was affected by people’s cruelty at times. Which makes her even more likable.
Remi is a nice guy, but there were times when I couldn’t understand him.
I already knew Tia Louise but had never read one of her books, albeit being a little bit obsessed over Make You Mine (I still haven’t read it, but I will – mark my words!).
Tia is talented. Make Me Yours is a well written book. I’d say, give the book a chance.
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Foi muito legal ver uma mulher meio asiática num livro. Ela poderia ter sido 100% asiática, mas não vamos ser exigentes.
As coisas não foram sempre fáceis para a Ruby, e isso a deixou forte. Mas ela continuou sendo vulnerável e, às vezes, era afetada pela crueldade dos outros. O que a torna ainda mais gostável.
Remy é um cara legal, mas eu não consegui entendê-lo às vezes.
Eu já conhecia a Tia Louise mas nunca tinha lido nenhum de seus livros, apesar de ser um pouquinho obcecada por Make You Mine (eu ainda não li, mas lerei – marquem minhas palavras!).
A Tia é talentosa. Make Me Yours é um livro bem escrito. Eu diria para darem uma chance ao livro.
Agradeço por ter, generosamente, me fornecido o ARC em troca de uma resenha honesta.
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I love all types of romance, erotic, contemporary, historical . . . but there is something about romcoms. The laughter, the joy and the fun of couples finding their way to love. And of course, we always look for that HEA!
What happens when you put together a sassy female, a hot daddy and an ex mother-in-law from hell? All the laughs!
Ruby is fierce and undeniably, unapologetic for who she is and what she wants. Remi is hot, sexy and the best dad to Lillie. Aww, Lillie! She is about the cutest thing on the planet. When the three of them combine it’s the start to the building of a great family. Except there are always things and people that get in the way. Exes, and in-laws, and friends and . . . does anyone ever want anyone to be happy?
This book was refreshing, fun, comical and just feel good.
Sweet.
Remi and Ruby are the perfect balance of fun and lust; their chemistry is off the charts. Tia Louise makes you fall in love.
Remi is sweet, sexy and rich who need someone to bring him back to life.
Ruby is sexy, smart and sassy. She doesn’t back down from a challenge–especially when it can finally bring her the happiness she’s always wanted.
Make Me Yours will have you laughing and crying. A great story with wonderful characters you’ll love.