Machlin Saddler.Uber asshole, real estate mogul, sexy as hell and CEO of Saddler Enterprises, where I now work. Heartbreaking circumstances thrusts me into motherhood, and on the plane ride home, I break down, kissing a total stranger and the angel offered me a solution; Saddler Enterprises. I’ve climbed the ladder and worked my ass off for months, and in walks, Adam, our intern. I try to keep … to keep things professional but all of a sudden, I start to find him funny and charming. His kiss electrifies me but that’s precisely when shit really hits the fan.
Suddenly, I’m on the mysterious Machlin Saddler’s radar. Big, bad CEO that never makes his way to our floor, now makes it his new stomping grounds. He lights my body on fire like no one has before. He’s alluring and gorgeous and I’m being pulled in two different directions. Only the new intern isn’t who I think he is. He’s the perfect stranger from the plane I took to start my new life with Kenzie. The perfect stranger I kissed. The perfect stranger I hate.
Genevieve Langston
The breathtaking woman I haven’t been able to keep my mind off of, has been my downfall. I need her like a lion needs prey but I can’t screw up the plan. She’ll hate me, hell she already does, but the line between love and hate is very, very thin.
This is book 1 in the Saddler Series. Intended for 18+ for mature content.
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5 Top Secret Stars for Saddler’s Secret
OMG! Ladies (and Gents) prepare yourselves for your next amazing romance series by the swoon-queen Nicole Rodrigues. She’s got another set of dynamic characters guaranteed to have you falling in love.
Genevieve Langston has just lost her best friend… Now, she’s heading back home to Arizona on a flight with a three-year old child that isn’t hers by blood and she trying so very hard to keep it together.
Enter MJ who instantly becomes her knight in shining armor on the plane ride from NY. He calms Mackenzie so easily, comforts Gen, and recommends her for a job in Arizona not far from where she’s going to be living. It’s as if all the cards have aligned in just the right way. He’s the perfect guardian angel that Gen needs in her time of sorrow.
As the months pass, Gen flourishes at Saddle Enterprises alongside co-owner and sister, Rochelle Saddler, of the head honcho himself, Machlin Saddler, whom Gen originally admired from afar as an absolute genius entrepreneur. But upon meeting Mac, he’s nothing but an arrogant chauvinistic womanizer, one Gen wants nothing to do with following her embarrassing confrontation with him.
With new intern Adam starting at her company and feeling an instant connect, Gen must fight off Machlin’s persistent advances, all the while balancing the life of a new mom, befriending the comical Rochelle, trying to keep her mother from drowning in her own sorrow and maintain her sanity. But now she’s working side by side with Machlin and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to avoid his intriguing gaze.
This book was so well-written; it’s hilarious, emotional, sexy, swoony and totally unexpected. You’ll love Gen’s feistiness–she reminds me of my female character Jordan a lot–and you can completely relate to her and her plight, and Mac is a man you’ll love to hate and grow to love for he’s not quite what he seems. The whole Saddler family was introduced in this book and each of them is uniquely lovable in their own way. Rochelle is a total hoot and I can’t wait to read her story.
Nicole leaves you feeling gooey, surprised, and shows you that things aren’t always what they appear to be in this wonderful start to a series that I’m super excited about. And you should be too. Saddler has a big secret… Don’t you wanna know what it is? 😉
Book one in the Saddler Series is a rollercoaster of emotion! #allthefeels- The book hits the ground running as we meet Genevieve who’s fallen on hard times and a generous stranger.
Genevieve is outspoken– never meek. Machlin is a man of many faces, but that of the cocky asshole is the one he shows Genevieve most. This is an enemy-to-lovers romance as Genevieve pushes Machlin to the edge of willingness to show restraint.
Rodrigues does a good job of connecting all the dots. I really feel like the character’s connected on an emotional level and a smoking hot physical level.
The book ends with a HEA for the Genevieve but leaves you asking questions about Victoria, Machlin’s sister, so book two, here I come!
I.LOVE.ENEMIES.TO.LOVERS!! This book had everything I look for in this type of book. The heroine and hero were both sassy, demanding and lovable (in their own ways of course). I loved the feisty banter and the steamy passion but also the venerability and the extra twists that were thrown in along the way. I fell for every character in this book and can’t wait to read the next one!
Saddler’s Secret is the first book in a new series, and I can’t wait to read more!
Genevieve Langston just had her world turned upside down. Flying across the country to her childhood home in Arizona, she meets a kind stranger who offers her a job and a chance to kickstart her new life. Months later she’s making her way up the real estate ladder at Saddler Enterprises and trying to create a new normal for her & Kenzie, her best friend’s daughter. But she can’t stop thinking about the stranger from the plane, even with her new intern as a pleasant distraction, and her boss as an extremely unpleasant one.
Machlin Saddler is the CEO of Saddler Enterprises, working alongside his brother & sister. He comes off as arrogant & rude, but deep down just wants to take care of everyone. With the weight of the company & everyone else’s well being on his shoulders, he refuses to believe he can have his own life or happily ever after. And then he meets Genevieve, who gets under his skin like no one else.
I loved these characters! With banter that’s more foreplay than anything else and insane chemistry, the steam was basically rising off the pages. They both have demons they refuse to confront, and use each other as an outlet to forget. But you can only forget for so long before things come back to haunt you and feelings get real.
This book has a little of everything! Enemies to lovers, single guardian, boss-employee, best friend’s brother – all my favorites wrapped up in one perfect bow. I loved the story and the characters, and I’m so excited to get more of this family in the upcoming books!
This was my first book by this author and definitely won’t be my last!
Saddler’s Secret was a FANTASTIC start to a whole new series by Nicole Rodrigues. I completely DEVOURED this book in a single sitting. I was hooked from the very start. The story and the characters drew me in and I fell in love with the entire Saddler family.
Genevieve is heading back home after the sudden death of her best friend. She is travelling with a three year old, she is feeling all sorts of emotions and she just needs a miracle. Enter the handsome stranger, who happens to sit next to her on the plane. He helps with the adorable Kenzie and also gives Genn a job lead in Arizona. Machlin is the oldest of the Saddler squad, CEO and all around alpha male. He feels like he needs to sacrifice everything ot make sure his siblings are well taken care of and that they are okay. This man was like an onion. There are so many different layers to him and the more they are peeled back the more I like the man.
The banter between Genn and Mac was fantastic and hilarious at times. I love the sassiness to Genn throughout the story and she can definitely handle herself in tough situations. Their chemistry was OFF THE CHARTS!
This book quickly become one of my favorite office romances. It is a MUST READ and I can’t wait for more of the Saddler squad in the future books.
Great dynamic and witty banter between Genevieve and Machlin making this enemies to lovers workplace romance fun to read. I loved the relationship between Kenzie, Gen and Machlin. It added an element to the story that made them relatable and sweet. If you’re looking for a creative, fun and steamy read, this one checks all the boxes.
This is obviously not my first read of Nicole’s for me. She is a one click author and I will read anything and everything she writes!
I was so excited she was working on a new series and needed to get my hands on it! Especially Saddler’s Secret, all her teasers have been killing me.
Machlin Saddler is the big, bad CEO and all sexy Alpha too. No one wants to get close to him or on his bad side as they are afraid to get bitten. Mac is the oldest of the Saddler clan, so he takes that as a big responsibility. He thinks because he is the oldest that he needs to take on everyone’s problems and help solve them, workplace and family problems. Then he just happens to sit next to a beautiful sad looking woman and a small child on a flight heading back to his hometown.
Genevieve had nowhere left to go and was out of options as to what do with her new life now. Her heart was breaking after such a loss, so she thought what better place to go to start over is home. Little did she know on that flight home she would meet a kindhearted man that would give her a big opportunity that she couldn’t pass up. But could she handle working with the sexy A-Hole CEO?
Like always Nicole wrote an incredible book that broke my heart, made me cry and gave me chills with the HEA. Even with all the twist and turns I just loved every minute of this book. But HATE ha omg to wait for book 2 now!!
Total recommend this book!!
5⃣
Very very steamy!!
Genevieve Langston is headed back home with a tiny human in tow. Thrust into motherhood, she is heading back home to try and figure it all out. She never expected the person who sat next to her on the plane to be the person who could change her life, and offer her the solution to some of problems. She’s worked hard at Saddler Enterprises to work her way up the ladder and prove her worth. The few times she’s met Machlin Saddler he has left less than a stellar impression on her. Machlin is the CEO of Saddler Enterprises, and his alpha personality knows no bound. There’s no denying the two have wicked chemistry, but they can’t stand each other. It’s a fine line between love and hate, which side will Gen and Machlin fall on?
This book was everything, funny, heart wrenching, sexy, swoony, you name it, this book is it. From the first page to the last, ‘Saddlers Secret’ will have you on the edge of your seat needing to know what is going to happen next. I love all of Nicole Rodrigues’ books, she is a phenomenal author who really puts her heart and soul into her books. This was a different genre than the sports romance I’ve come to love from Nicole, and I couldn’t be happier for her. I also love that she introduces secondary characters and sets them up to get stories of their own! She gives you just a taste of what is to come, and leaves you begging for the next book! I am sooooo ready for book 2 in the Saddler’s Series!