Colden ‘Cold’ Jackson is as cold as his name. He has one purpose in life, to clean up the mess his father left behind and give his younger sister a better life. That is until Penelope shows up, piercing him to his core with her warm smile and soft innocence. She makes him long for things he never knew he wanted.Penelope’s on the brink of being homeless. With only a few dollars left in her pocket … her pocket and nowhere to go, she takes a job that sounds too good to be true. She soon discovers the only position her boss will accept is her being his wife. Colden can’t let go of her warmth, and she wants to trust him with her heart. He only has to convince her that she’s changed him forever.
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This book, while I think it’s older and one of her first, is just like every other Darling book I’ve read.
Insta-love
Virgin
Alpha Hero
Naïve & Innocent Heroine
While I’m okay most of the time with this kind of formula…there’s just sometimes the books are just too sweet for me that I don’t enjoy them as much.
With this one, I kind of wish we would’ve had a bit more drama with the twins and the Mayor. I mean it was kind of made out to be a big deal, kind of like Penelope’s mom, but nothing came from any of it.
When Penny loses her job due to her mother’s handy work she has no where to go. Little money and one suitcase that holds all her belongings. She’s down to her last few dollies and knows if she doesn’t find a new job soon she’ll be living on the street.
Landing a job as a personal assistant to Colden she’s not sure what it entails but she’ll take it.
Colden or Cold as he’s known for us arrogant and pretty ruthless the only person he shows affection to is his sister Rochelle. But when he spots his new personal assistant that all changes. She’s his missing person. The other part of his soul.
If your after insta love that’s well written and has a story you can’t put down then you need to jump on board. Throw in an ALPHA male who’ll stop at nothing to claim his angel then your set. Brand new author for me and one I’ll be checking out.
I loved this story. It was very entertaining and enjoyable. The characters were interesting and likable with an exception. I really liked when Colden let her know that she wasn’t in control and that he was prepared to do what was necessary if she chose not to back off. Colden cracked me up with how drawn he was to Penelope even before he met her. After meeting Penelope, Colden was all-in and just had to figure out how to get her on the same page as him. Penelope was sweet and kind while being out of her element with Colden. I loved their relationship. Penelope and Colden had a wonderful happy ever after. I definitely recommend reading this book.
A cute love story. Took a bit to get moving, but it was good. Colden realizes Penny is for him and does not care about her past. 3 stars
This was my first book by Lucy Darling. I must say, I found this to be a miss for me. The plot was fairly underdeveloped for me. Things moved too quickly for me (Colden smelled Penelope’s perfume in the room, and was instantly attracted to her, despite never having met- or even seen- her). There were character trait/name mix-ups, too; The woman that Colden was supposed to go out with at the beginning was first named Paisley and had red-hair, then was named Savannah with brown hair.
Despite that this was a miss for me, I would consider other books by Lucy Darling. And those that love the insta-love and short books may really love this.